Is300h f sport vs executive/advance

[Hamza_2803]

Hi everyone, my name is Hamza and I am new to Lexus.  I hope someone can help me decide.  

I have decided that it is a Lexus is300h I am going to buy, but just cant decide on the spec.  I am totally in love with the F sport and everything that comes with it.. the lfa style dial.. wheels.. oh and the rose leather interior!  

Now the big dilemma for me is that I work as a taxi driver.  How comfortable would the sports suspension be and the low profile tyres for passengers sitting in the back? As everyone knows, we have been blessed in this country with a fair amount of potholes.  So is it bareable or would they want to jump out as quickly as they jumped in.

Now common sense would say and still keeps telling me to get an executive/advance but I am just in love with the f sport!  

I hope someone can give me the slightest hint of hope!

 

 

 

[ColinBarber]

2 minutes ago, Hamza_2803 said:

Hi everyone, my name is Hamza and I am new to Lexus.  I hope someone can help me deside.  

I have decided that it is a Lexus is300h I am going to buy, but just cant decide on the spec.  I am totally in love with the F sport and everything that comes with it.. the lfa style dial.. wheels.. oh and the rose leather interior!  

Now the big dilemma for me is that I work as a taxi driver.  How comfortable would the sports suspension be and the low profile tyres for passengers sitting in the back? As everyone knows, we have been blessed in this country with a fair amount of potholes.  So is it bareable or would they want to jump out as quickly as they jumped in.

Now common sense would say get am executive/advance but I am just in love with the f sport!  

I hope someone can give me the slightest hint of hope!

Get something with 17" wheels, possibly even 16". 18" wheels + F Sport suspension is not taxi comfortable.

[rich1068]

I'd also suggest that it would be you rather than your passengers who would quickly tire of 18s and "sport" suspension.

Welcome btw 

[Hamza_2803]

Thank you for your replies.. what about the premier? I realise it also comes with 18" but without the stiff suspensions.. would the ride quality be better?

[rich1068]

I might be talking out of the back of my neck here because I own a much older IS but Lexus do seem to be set up for comfort and if your heart is set on the 18s I suppose standard suspension would be a better idea. Regardless, I'd say that whatever you go for won't be as crashy as the German marques.

[ColinBarber]

5 hours ago, Hamza_2803 said:

Thank you for your replies.. what about the premier? I realise it also comes with 18" but without the stiff suspensions.. would the ride quality be better?

I owned an F Sport for over three years and had a couple of Premier loan vehicles - they definitely are more comfortable and probably a good compromise. The 17" wheel models improve things further.

[Hamza_2803]

You're right about German cars.  I do about 1000 miles a week and its quite shocking the number of mercs I see broken down on the side of the roads waiting for recovery. In my job, the most important thing is reliability.  I own a prius at the moment and apart from the usual service, i have had no issues.  It has 170000 on the clock and the thing just wont die! Thanks for the advice.  I have to make a decision now between a is300h premier on a 16 plate or the new facelift advance model 2017 for the same price

[J Henderson]

Suspension aside, what about the space (or lack of it) in the back of an IS? I'd be more concerned about that in terms of it being a good choice as a taxi. I need to have the seat positioned almost as far back as it will go, which leaves barely any room in the rear. I've got a Mk2 IS, but I don't think it's that much more spacious in a Mk3.

Most cabs around here are usually Toyota Avensis diesels, or Auris Hybrid Estates.

[Hamza_2803]

56 minutes ago, J Henderson said:

Suspension aside, what about the space (or lack of it) in the back of an IS? I'd be more concerned about that in terms of it being a good choice as a taxi. I need to have the seat positioned almost as far back as it will go, which leaves barely any room in the rear. I've got a Mk2 IS, but I don't think it's that much more spacious in a Mk3.

Most cabs around here are usually Toyota Avensis diesels, or Auris Hybrid Estates.

As for leg room in the back, should be fine.  I have been driving a prius for a while now and no one has ever complained.  I have also been a passenger in the back of a lexus and although not the most spaceous, I wasnt squeezed in.  My main concern is just the stiffness of the ride which from what everyone in here is saying, it wouldnt be ideal for a taxi :-(

[st4]

As for leg room in the back, should be fine.  I have been driving a prius for a while now and no one has ever complained.  I have also been a passenger in the back of a lexus and although not the most spaceous, I wasnt squeezed in.  My main concern is just the stiffness of the ride which from what everyone in here is saying, it wouldnt be ideal for a taxi :-(

It can’t be much worse than the Prius.

Most journeys are quite short in taxis and you’ll get paid regardless of whether the rides a bit firm or not.

Get the one you want. Life’s too short


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