From What To Lexus ?

[twin]

So what cars did we have before we settled on a Lexus ?

A few of my previous

2002 Mondeo tdci , , got bored

1990 BMW 750il , , 68k miles , looked like new but I wrote it off

1996 LS400 , , stop gap cheapie

1998 jag xj8 4.0 , , great car !

1998 BMW 750il individual , , amazing very rare car , minter , lost £400 in 3 yrs ,,, shouldn't av got rid !!

2000 merc CL500 , , worst , most unreliable car ever ! Love the look and drive etc , but a money pit !!

Current car ..... 2004 LS430 ,,,,, very happy with it !

[Stuno1]

Peugeot 306

Vw golf mk2 cl

Skoda fabia vrs

Mazda 3 mps aero

Mazda rx8

Mitsubishi fto

Mazda 323

Seat leon 1.8 se

Lexus isf :0)

2 motorbike in there as well. Kawasaki ninja 636 and suzuki gsxr 750

[LexIS200Sport]

My IS200 Sport replaced a Mitsubishi Carisma. Alongside my IS, I also have the following:

- BMW 745i Sport (E65)

- Datsun Laurel (C31)

- Nissan Sunny (B11)

- Nissan X-Trail (T31) - though technically it is my parent's now

Cars owned previously:

- Nissan Skyline Passage GT (HR31) - best car I've ever had

- Honda Civic coupe

- VW Golf Cabrio

- Hyundai Excel

[twin]

745i ,,,,,, I was looking at a 745li or LS430 but it had oil leak so opted for the Lexus

My aim is to get a 760li within 12 months ,,, I have friends that have his n hers 760li's think they are both 05 reg

Lovely cars

[LexIS200Sport]

The 745i is a fantastic bit of kit if I'm honest :). The least compromise between ride and handling that I've seen in a car yet.

As always for a BMW, though, full service history is a must must. Mine has had an engine out job and a gearbox replacement by the time it hit 100k miles :P

[twin]

Few 760li's available now with full history ,, gotta be a great buy at around £8-12,000

[Keith_W]

Had all kinds of stuff really: Nissan 300zx, skyline, honda Integra type R, Impreza STi, Evo VI, Mazda 3 MPS (Mk2), Zafira VXR, Escort cosworth and an NSX. My current Lexus tops them all though!

[Rich OB]

Fast Ford fan.

Then

Black Mk4 RS Turbo

Sapphire Cosworth

Mk4 Escort Ghia (RST Engine, heavily modified cosmetically)

Mk2 Orion (Mostly Cosmetic Mods)

Focus ST (Stolen)

Lexus IS

Now

Children

Future

Lexus ISF

BMW 6 Series Grand Coupe

BMW M3

...and so on.

[icalderhead]

Vauxhall Viva

Escort Mk 2

Cortina Mk 5

Vauxhall Cavalier

XR3

Vauxhall Carlton

XR3 "again"

BMW 5 series

Renault 19 turbo diesel

Focus

VW Bora

Lexus IS

[artherdaily]

not going to list them all as there are too many to list over the years

and the lexus RX is a second car

but the last car which the lexus has replaced was a ford ranger pickup

just need to find a van now for work as im damned if im throwing tools in the back of the lexus

[nelmo]

1990 - VW Polo, first ever car - 1981 model. Gave it to my brother with 134k miles on it - 6 months later, he swapped it to pay for a night out!!!

1992 - VW Golf GTI (1988 model) - first car I owned or had driven that could accelerate uphill!

1994 - BMW 525i (1989 model) - lovely car. Bought for £6.5k, sold 2 years later for £6.5k !

1996 - Mazda MX6 - a mistake - fast but dull.

1997 - BMW Z3 - first brand new car - lovely but too limited with only 2 seats.

1999 - Lexus IS200, the year it came out - superb car, kept it for 4 years.

Then....aaarrggghhhh, kids!! So...

2003 - Honda Stream - dullsville but 7 seater and could take all the prams and other kids stuff.

2009 - Hyundai Santa Fe, Mk1 - because we bought a caravan and needed something to tow it with.

2011 - Hyundai Santa Fe, Mk2 - an upgrade.

2013 - Lexus RX - best car since my last Lexus and possibly the best of the lot...

Since 1998, I've also had various motorbikes...currently on a Kawasaki Versys. They are what kept me sane during the dull, post-kids cars...

[Silver Arrow]

1966 BMW 2000 LHD

1979 Pug 104 ZS

1981 BMW 520 E24

1983 BMW 316 E21

1984 BMW 316 E30

1984 BMW 520i E28

1986 BMW 518i E28

1990 Toyota Corolla (wedding, housing ladder etc)

1994 Mondeo GLX (kids)

1996 Carina E (kids)

1999 Pug 406 GLX (kids)

Phew! Finally, kids over!

2002 Audi a4 130TDi

2006 Lexus IS220d

2007 BMW 525dM Sport E60

2012 GS250

[Jesse_TF9]

mk4 astra 1.6 estate

mercedes c class saloon 1.8

mk3 golf vr6 hatch

audi a6 2.0tdi estate

mk1 golf caddy 1.6d

bmw e36 328 msport

lexus is250

[Kevpatel29]

Peugeot 306 1.4

Peugeot 306 Gti6

Peugeot 306 Gti6 Supercharged

Now Lexus IS220d

[gibbsy1]

ill just list a couple or I will wear my keys out.

ford escort 1.6 auto (rubbish)

Volvo s40 t4 (quick but bad computer problem)

golf gti mk4 1.8 turbo, (great car but got bored of it)

lexus is200 (in 4 and half years just had to change 1 bulb, and normal wear and tear things ie brakes, but 1 bulb is astonishing)

golf mk4 r32 (great car 4wd but not as quick as people think because of 4wd system, a badger wrote it off, the little ****)

bmw330 msport convertible, (great drive missus hated the soft top, so had to go)

audi a4 b6 1.8t limited edition auto, (very boxy but nice drive)

now lexus is300 I think I came back to lexus because of reliability, and looks, from the list above the only other car I had for more than 2 years is the r32 and id prob still have it if that badger knew the green cross code lol,

[j200hew]

vauxhall astra mk1 bmw 318 e36

proton (****) Skoda octavia

ford xr2 mk1 (fun) audi a4 20l tdi (**** car)

Peugeot 205 gti (great car) lexus is 250 f sport (great car , very happy) with

vauxhall cavalier

ford fiesta x3

ford xr3i x4

ford rs Turbo mk4 rs2000 mk6

vw golf cab mk1

subaru impreza wrx

lexus is200 great car

[AUFC]

Saxo

Astra

Mondeo

Civic Type-R

Ibiza Cupra-R (242.8 bhp)

Mondeo ST24

Micra

Lexus IS200 Sportcross Navigator (current car)

[bobbyc]

Vauxhall Vectra

Mazda 6 sport

Lexus IS250

[IHgs300]

At the last count since i passed my test i have had 54 different cars. Some lemons like an austin allegro, On the other hand some great one's like MK1 rs turbo and 3 door cosworth. One of the best all rounders was the MK2 Golf GTI 16v.

Now i want comfort the Gs300 we have suits the bill...Still shifts though when you need it to.

[matt-c]

Fiat Uno 1.1 <- First car!

Ford Escort XR3i (mk4, '87)

Ford Escort RS Turbo (mk3, '85)

XR3i (same one as before)

RS Turbo (also a mk3, '84)

Escort/Orion 1.6 (mk5a, '94 I think)

Escort Ghia 1.8 (mk6, '98 maybe)

Rover 214 1.4!!! (think this was a '98 too)

IS200 Sport (52 plate)

I do miss my old Escorts. Don't get me wrong - the IS is by far the nicest thing I've owned, and the Escorts aren't a patch on it for comfort, reliability, spec, etc. But I do miss them, and whilst the IS is fun, they were a different kind of fun. The RST's were also a damn sight quicker!

[dan.white88]

mk 1 vw polo 1lr

pug 1.9 dturbo (swap)

Ford escort mk5 gti (headgasket)

Vauxhall corsa redtop (car was pink)

Proton Satria GTI

Vauxhall corsa gsi (with 19k on clock genuine)

VW Golf GTI

Lexus IS200

[noby76]

• BMW 520i SE

Ford Cougar 2.5 Duratec V6

Nissan Primera 2.0 GT

Rover 45 2.0

Renault Clio

Ford Fiesta 1.6 Zetec-S

Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

Too many to list but mainly Nissan and Honda.

Shoot me down but I still think all the nissans and Hondas I've owned have been more reliable than both my IS200 and IS300, but what can I say, I love the look of the 1st gen IS. :)

[nelmo]

Shoot me down but I still think all the nissans and Hondas I've owned have been more reliable than both my IS200 and IS300, but what can I say, I love the look of the 1st gen IS. :)

I had an IS200 for 4 years and a Honda Stream for 4 years - never had any problem with either of them, so difficult to say which was better

Then again, the most serious car problem I ever had was a broken ABS disk on a Hyundai, so possibly the broken rear wiper blade on the Honda (just the rubber bit) should cause it to be labelled 'unreliable' ?

[HoodRich]

Here are mine (in the order I bought them).

1989 Toyota Corolla 160

1996 Toyota Conquest 160

1999 Toyota Conquest 130

2000 VW Citi Golf 1.4

2002 VW Polo Classic 1.6 (6N)

2005 VW Polo 2.0 (9N3)

1999 Opel Corsa 1.3 (bought this as a second, run-around car)

2011 Kia Cerato 2.0

2006 Ford Bantam 1.3 (bought this as a second, run-around car)

2000 Lexus IS200

I actually bought the IS to be a "weekend car" as I always longed to have one. After a year of using it as my daily driver, I decided to get rid of my primary car (2011 Kia Cerato) as I barely drove it once I got the Lexus. That was just a few weeks ago, so I hope the IS200 serves me well (so far, so good)