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I think it’s about time Lexus clarified what is covered and what is not, I am fed up with “this is covered for 7 years” “this for 3 years” “ this for 60k miles”, this is covered but this is not, I think they just make it up as they go along, we want to know How long is the Hybrid system warranty for? Time and or millage? What is covered under the Hybrid system warranty and what is not? Time and or millage? How long are the batteries under warranty for? Time and or millage What does the hybrid health check cover, for how long, time and or millage? and what does it not cover? Come on Lexus lets sort this problem out.

I had a is200 Sport for a few years, then a 220d and now the 250 auto. I'd give a defo thumbs up over the is200. The auto box is sublime and the paddles are fun if you want to get back to the feel of a manual every now and then. Compared to the 200 you'll find the door panel height greater and correspondingly the glass shorter in height, but you soon get used to that. The front windscreen pillars are quite large as are the mirrors. So be careful at junctions...keeping a special eye out for bikes/bikers....again you will soon adapt...it's just that it's different. Same applies to the rear pillars. I personally find the seats much better in the 250. The front end will feel longer..but again you adapt. Let's face you will find differences in whatever else you get. Mpg wise...I get 29/31 on my short run to work and typically 36 on a decent run. I've even had close to 40mpg on a very flat m-way run using cruise control at about 65mph. I'd say go for the facelift version if you can. Top of the pile is the SEL MM with the Mark Levinson stereo/surround sound. You will also get the USB port in the armrest and the full postcode entry on the sat nav (not important to everybody). You also get the flashers in the side mirror body and the flip up mirrors on locking the vehicle. I could prattle on for pages.....you need to go and audition a few and see for yourself. There quite a few recent posts relating to getting a 250....search them out and read them. Good luck and hope you get one...don't think you will regret it for a minute. They are lovely cars and also stand out from the vanilla crowd all around.

Hi Doog, I had my IS200 Sport for 8 years and loved it. I always lusted after the IS250, looked at one in 2010 even, still a bit expensive then. This year was feeling a bit better financially and took the plunge. I found a lovely '56 IS250 SE-L with all the bits, (except the sunglasses holder :P) an low mileage for around 8k, and fell in love on the test drive. It rides smoother and you have more of wafting along ride, altho sporty enuff, the old 1 was the sport so a little harder, but i do love the extra toys. A beemer of this age I wouldn't touch and the mercs look dull and aged. Try not to go for less than SE-L auto and Sat Nav, you won't regret it. The '250 has been a little heavier on fuel than the '200, but that's to be expected, about 300 miles per tank, got around 360 with the '200. Hope that helps. James

the battery is located in the engine bay, near the washer filler. You just need to disconnect the black -ve battery connection. If you will leave your vehicle for weeks at a time more than once or twice a year then a deep cycle battery may be a good idea - optima do one of their yellowtop batteries in the correct size.

;) More the merrier chaps! :) Will happily help get these installed for you lot. Can show off my latest mods as well. ;) Car now has the red TRD push button starter, carbon badgeless front grill, carbon OEM style boot spoiler, and the rather lovely Cusco front strut brace with modified engine covers either side. :) My anniversary present to me was getting these fitted by Rob today! ;) Will do some photos when I get a chance. Cheers all. :)

You know the way some small dogs get ideas above their station and start sniffing the bottoms of bigger dogs?

the 12v battery capacity is quite small on the 400h, and on most hybrids because it isn't needed to start the engine, therefore it doesn't take much to drain it and if you have an old battery which has lost some of its usable capacity then the situation is worse. If the battery has been deep-cycled, which is easy to do due to its small capacity, then that will accelerate its ageing - which ends up being a self-defeating cycle as with less capacity it is even easier to deep-cycle it. Lexus advise the battery to be disconnected on all their hybrid vehicles if leaving for 4 week or more and the latest manuals for the IS300h etc have many warning about not using electrical systems without being in 'Ready' state to avoid deep-cycling. If your battery is over 5 years old then it might be time to replace it, and replace it with the Bosch equivalent as that has slightly more capacity than the OEM battery.

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