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Yes, on the motorways its fine but the car doesn't get used on the motorways at all pretty much. On Sunday's it does 45mpg in town as it has a relatively long 10 mile trip. On the school run it only gets 30 mpg, last time I checked it was something like 29.6mpg or something. And that's in Normal mode only, don't really need to use Sport unless I go on the motorway with it.

You can get them from anywhere online and just get Lexus to fit them

No ML on the IS. When I tested the RX back to back, ML and non ML there was a difference. With the IS, the difference is so small that getting the ML in the IS is a waste of money. Its about 95% of the RX ML system. The only difference being that ML is slightly crisper but not by much

Latest info on this matter - BMW X3 20d has been caught emitting almost 12 times the EURO 6 Nox limit by an independent company. Therefore, increasingly likely that other manufacturers are rigging the emission tests. The VW engines affected mainly include the 1.6TDI, the 2.0TDI and the 3.0TDI. These are used in SEAT, VW, Skoda, Audi and Porsche. The UK Government has called for re-testing of all DIESEL cars according to the Daily Mail. This could subsequently lead to higher VED charges if the car is emitting more than it should be.

Thats good I would have thought. The wife (and I) are struggling to get anything over 30mpg atm - had the car for 3 weeks now too. Its not exactly being driven hard either.

1) I thought it was just me but apparently not. However, I dont think its an IS300h "feature". It happens on my RX, CT and RC for some reason. Ive never had the GS or NX in rain so don't know about them. 2) Again, Ive noticed this. It appears to be the reverse camera lens. Its sort of curved at the ends on the screen if you look carefully lol.

Its disappeared now - hasn't shuddered in ages!

I've left my RX450h for 4 weeks and it started first time. It's over 3 years old being a 12 plate with 32k miles. Id be inclined to say that either the terminals haven't been tightened properly or something was left on. I also have a tracker so I assume that's pulling power too

No but you do have to push a bit, no matter what dealer it is.

Yup DAB is awful but luckily I don't listen to it much. I prefer fm. After hearing ML on the IS Premier when I had it on a demo, it wasn't much different in terms of sound quality on USB and CD. Its very subtle. Not sure on DAB though but if I remember right, the 2015 IS has a shark fin antenna which weren't present before

Got to say, pleasantly surprised by the 8 speaker Audio system (pioneer if I recall correctly) which comes with the Premium Nav. I thought ML was great but the 8 speaker setup is 90% there so no need to fork out the extra cash at all. In fact, its very difficult to tell the difference between the 8 speaker IS setup and the 15 speaker ML setup in my RX. The only difference would be that the RX is slightly crisper but not by that much! Having said that, my main sources of music are USB and CD so ML may sound better with other sources like DAB or radio. Compared to standard spec Merc and BMW audio systems I feel the 8 speaker setup in the IS is superior IMO. How's everyone else finding the audio systems in their IS?

Its standard protocol. They don't want to lose any money so don't do anything unless the customer really pushes for it. I don't think your letter of complaint would be useful, the matter has been dealt with and you've got the result you wanted so it's a bit OTT dont you think?

I happened to be in Manchester and went in and saw it there. They had it listed at £50k I think with 2k miles on it but a little chat and £47k was their figure in the end. Id be watching out a few weeks down the line, they don't actually polish the newer cars anymore because they're scared of damaging the paint, instead relying on filler heavy polishes. They've been using Autosmart Topaz and Platinum if I recall correctly.

Update - Woodford are giving almost £5k off new RCFs. Manchester had a used one for £50k. Wasn't long before they came down to £47k!! It had loads of swirls and it had a lot of light scratches though

I've noticed that the front bumper is very low! I end up parking a foot away from curbs in supermarket car parks and don't go in multi storeys. Does annoy me a lot as I don't have to do this in my RX. Aah well

They'll bowl you over with a P/X but worth seeing what they say anyway Obviously private sale is the way to go but Im not too sure whether IS250's are in demand that much, especially with that V6 and the running costs it has. Definitely worth seeing what the dealer says, if its too low see if they'll increase or give a better deal on their car. If it doesnt work out then just sell on Autotrader

Hybrids use regen when slowing down so mechanical brakes don't get used as often

Unlikely as its not written in the service book whereas its specifically in the IS service book. Still worth asking the dealer though. Im surprised you didn't fit in an IS300h, Im 6 ft 2 and still have space to go back or up! :P

Mine must be different then. Car was loaded with TFR to remove all the crap and washed with a mitt (I was shocked!!) and then dried with a blower (again shocked!!). He also used an extractor on my carpets after vaccuum! I was a happy chappy :)

Manuals for the IS say 36psi. Looking at the low profile though anything from 36-38 is OK. Never really tried anything above 38psi because the car ends up feeling like its got wooden wheels.

Nice car - looking good! Be sure to post more pics and a review! If I may ask - after your posts on car protection, whats the plan? Also looks like you have the panoramic sunroof - its something I plan on having on my next car but just wondering how much it eats into headroom and whether there's any extra noise from rain or wind so would love to hear your views on it!

Glad they fixed it, now you can worry about driving the car instead of worrying about what was going to come of it!

I have used the BP Ultimate a few times, only issue is availability. Lots of BP stations do BP Ultimate diesel but not petrol! Argh. I have a feeling it may be stale fuel :/ usually I drop my son off to uni 90 miles altogether on weekends along with daily commuting so end up using a full tank in 2 weeks. He's starting again tomorrow so more fuel will be used from now on. I've had the current fuel in there for 4 weeks and it's still showing 60 miles!

I did try it with mine but deduced that it's coming from the plastic. Touch wood it's the only rattle I've got. Having said that, the new IS feels more solid and has no rattles at all!! Suspension doesn't squeeze it's head off when going over bumps either and seems to have a better ride too.

Car isnt turned off?