Buying a is300h Luxury

[Harfat]

Hi I would welcome any advice.

I have seen an is300h luxury in Rainham Essex at an independent dealer Carsea which has  a lot of Lexus and Toyota stock

The vehicle is £17990 2019 59,918 miles one owner full Lexus history and several services.

As a first time Lexus buyer should I play safe and wait for a Lexus approved car? The spec seems good.

It is literally the other end of the UK from me. My nearest Lexus dealer is Cardiff

Thanks

[Duggie B]

12 minutes ago, Harfat said:

Carsea

Not sure I'd want to buy a car from a dealer who's name conjures up thoughts of a building site convenience 🤣

[Notamech]

35 minutes ago, Harfat said:

Hi I would welcome any advice.

I have seen an is300h luxury in Rainham Essex at an independent dealer Carsea which has  a lot of Lexus and Toyota stock

The vehicle is £17990 2019 59,918 miles one owner full Lexus history and several services.

As a first time Lexus buyer should I play safe and wait for a Lexus approved car? The spec seems good.

It is literally the other end of the UK from me. My nearest Lexus dealer is Cardiff

Thanks

See if they can do a video walk through so that you can see the actual paint condition small scratches dings seat wear or anything that would be a deal beaker for you before you make the trip. Also look through the reviews of the dealership.

The only benefit of buying from lexus directly is that they provide a 1 year warranty. However, given it was serviced at lexus last it will be covered under the 10 year relax warranty anyway. If the car is good and you like it i would say go ahead. In my experience these family based dealerships are much better to deal with than corporates and buying from lexus a similar spec / age / mileage car will cost more.

Also chances of things going wrong with the is300h are very slim. Its a great proven reliable car with no major issues so your risk of buying a lemon are extremely slim. Just do the usual car history checks etc that you would before buying any car.

[Harfat]

Thanks for the advice. I see some owners recommend changing the lower control arm bushings to ISF parts to reduce toe in inner tyre wear. Is this a common concern?

[Notamech]

1 hour ago, Harfat said:

Thanks for the advice. I see some owners recommend changing the lower control arm bushings to ISF parts to reduce toe in inner tyre wear. Is this a common concern?

Some do it. Most dont. I personally didn't. You should still get a decent 20k+ out of your tyres. The original bushings cause some premature inner tyre wear but not something you would fail your mot for.