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Thinking back to the episode of the "wrong badge" car, and his public admittance of having driven it back from Reading with no MoT (if my memory serves me correctly) and hence no valid insurance: Surely this offense should also have been taken into account. I reckon he got of pretty lightly - all things considered, and his history. Unfortunately his type have no shame, they don't learn, and inevitably resurface in a different guise.

I had the ML set up in my previous IS250-SEL saloon. Yes, it's very good. I have the "standard" sound system in my IS250 convertible. It's very good too. Like bobmc, I'm a bit of an audiophile too. My conclusion is that both systems are more than adequate for music reproduction in the noisy environment of a car travelling along the road. As Mrs ledzep drives the car a lot too, memory seats is far more important to me than the sound system.

what bobmc means is, he is happy with his ML audio. I think unless you get to hear a 10 speakers system vs ML (13 speaker) side by side, you wont know what you are missing. Much like if you've never had a proper 5.1 home theatre compared to a 5* soundbar, you wont know until you experienced it. I doubt you live in the car so i would look for the other gadgets and maybe ML audio as a bonus, for F sport, i think the suspension on the CT will be different (more stiff). The CT is tempting, i might go hybrid for the next car.

Having recently acquired a 2007 IS-250 SE-L with ML audio and having a owned what might be termed a 'decent' home hifi system for many years, I would offer the following critique I was originally quite underwhelmed by the ML audio system as fitted. This was possibly due to heightened expectations on my part - I had certainly made ML-Audio a must-have feature during my search. However, I am now becoming impressed by how the ML audio deals what audiophiles refer to as 'detail' - the ability to resolve not only sound of an instrument, but the timbre as well, the attack and decay of struck notes, vocal inflections and so on. It's also apparent that the system can produce a pretty good amount of bass but only if the volume is turned up pretty loud and the source material contains it. I don't play a lot of bass-heavy tunes so it took me a while to appreciate this. I'm less impressed by the 'spacial' presentation - personally I find the soundstage to quite focused but very narrow.

The 10 speaker system is OK. The ML is better however. The navigation system is actually pretty good. Easy to use and gives clear instructions. Never had an issue with it myself.

I see the NX dropped 11 places to 17 this year, despite a similar score to last year. Which confirms how the SUV section is very competitive and the newer cars often push older ones down. 17 is still good mind. Voted 1st for Build Quality :), 4th for Seat Comfort, 9th for Reliability, 24th for Ease of Driving, 29th for Road Handling, 34th for Ride Quality, 35th for In-Car Tech, just out of top 50 with a 51st for Practicality, 80th for Performance and 107 for Running Costs. I feel the Running Costs poor result is due to the huge difference of Claimed and Real World MPG. Top car was the Tesla Model S. Lexus also had some other good places. 4th IS Mk3, 5th GS Mk4, 6th RX Mk3, 10th RX Mk2, 37th GS Mk3, 42nd CT, even the IS Mk2 still gets a 85th spot. so another good year for Lexus.

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We'd better make clear that 'Lexusman' is not 'lexuschap' now?

Hi Lee, Nice car and welcome to the club. I'm sure time will only improve your view of the car. Had my F for nearly 2 years now and it still surprises me. Enjoy!! Pete, looking forward to the video and hearing your revised H&S exhaust!!.

That does look a good one. No car that old will be perfect. Personally I would not bother with the heated seats but would want to get the ariel sorted. Seems a genuine advert. If I was still looking I would be paying a visit. I would imagine it will sell quickly if it is as good as the advert says. Keep us posted if anyone on here ends up buying it.

Hi I have a 2011 SE L Premier with the Nav and ML sound system. As said the Nav is great and very easy to use. The sound system is awesome I think. I've never heard anything like it before. I'm very impressed at the way there's no distortion at any volume with the music I play. Well worth getting a CT with both of these. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi there, As the owner of a brand new 2016 CT200h F-Sport with Premium Navigation I can confirm that it is a cracking car with awesome ride quality and a very responsive firm chassis that is rather fun to drive! I'm a novice 1st time Lexus owner and therefore, I cannot give you a detailed comprehensive review like others have. I've had my car for a month now and the Prem sat nav is spot on! 😃

That is a fantastic review

Yes it is worth noting that the suspension on the CT F-Sport is jarring. Its pretty stiff even on standard suspension.