Help deciding on a suitable IS250

[F13N]

Hi everyone, I've recently joined to get some advice regarding choosing between two IS250's. Have been chasing IS250's for about 2 months now, seen some good finds sell quickly. 

I have to finalise a car soon since my insurance qoutes don't seem to be dropping with every 2 weeks refresh. Below is a basic comparison between the two, 

1) 2007 Lexus IS250 at 143K miles ( £ 2400 - car ) ( £ 1980 - insurance )

New alternator, Battery, exhaust box, wipers and tyres.

Paintwork looks quite good in photos,  (will see in-person tomorrow). Owner has informed that the Sat-Nav doesnt currenly work, but the other functions do.

 

 

2) 2010 Lexus IS250 at 103K miles ( £ 3200 - car ) ( £ 2300 - insurance )

Front Discs and Calipers changed, new pads and brake lines as well, alternator changed, claims the previous owner before current has changed the water pump and cam belt.

I have seen this car in person, apart from the paint its well maintained. Interior looked spot-on and dashboard didnt have any peel.

 

Any clear choices here, or any advice when it comes to carrying out paid inspections before buying these cars? Thanks in advance.

[J Henderson]

The 4GR engine in these cars is chain-driven, so talk of any cam belt being replaced is false. I guess it's possible they meant the serpentine drive belts, if the water pump was indeed replaced.

I think I would lean towards the 2007 car despite the higher miles. Looks like it could be an SE-L and appears pretty clean with previous/current owner having had it for a while. Nice price too.

The newer car would have more Bluetooth connectivity, but that's about the only real difference of note, apart from the cosmetic changes introduced in 2009.

If the screen and all other functions are still working, it could maybe just need a new map DVD to get the navigation working again. Either way, a replacement nav unit can be swapped in at a reasonable cost. Or, just replace the whole thing with one of the Chinese Android head units that are available.

[Texas]

1st car has got wood veneer trim ( and it is real wood, Highly lacquered and actually made by Yamaha, the musical instrument dept not the motorbikes😂) so is SE-L as it is only IS250 to have this and it should also have rear electric  sun-shade, not even ISF had that👍