Steve44

69500 miles in 32 months and only one warranty claim for leaking rear shocks, which I hadn't noticed and dealer picked up at service. Given Lexus service the cars every 10k miles, there is really very little to go wrong. round by me the local taxi company is using various Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles as taxis, all of which have greater than 100k miles and none have had serious issues. i would say that economy isn't necessarily the greatest on the IS though, you won't be getting Prius(or even CT) levels of mpg. Around town 40-45mpg is probably as good as it gets if you drive smooth and slow.

Great stuff, now i'm looking at the pics on my laptop, rather than phone, the grille is dark chrome and does look nice against the Graphite Black. My dealer had a Graphite black RX in the showroom and the sparkle and pop from the metallic was stunning under the showroom lights. Are you sure the wheels are different, I thought they were the same as before? Noticed yours has Bridgestone ER33 same as my IS300 currently, demo in dealer had Dunlop SportMaxx. The front bridgestones on mine are at 69k miles and only just needing changed! hard as anything, noisy and poor grip. Hoping mine has anything but Bridgestones. Chrome bit on RR bumper is part of protection pack isn't it? Looks better than the black plastic bit before.

Duncand also check in the radio settings that FM info is turned on. The pics you have in op are for Nav traffic info display using RDS data.

Dunno, but when listening to DAB I've never had an FM RDS traffic announcement. On FM, IPod, Bluetooth, CD you get plenty. My guess is it does have 2 tuners but it doesn't break into DAB programme if it gets one. This is the premium Nav version. it will be interesting to see if the Gen2 system in the new IS facelift has this or not, quite a few other things that are new/different with it.

Is it Lexus Nav or Premium Nav? Have you checked the Voice settings and volume, it needs to be on and turned up to at least 1 or you get no announcements at all. RDS traffic announcements are only if you are tuned to a RDS enabled FM station, BBC radio or Classic FM should do it and then are listening to FM or USB or CD. If you are on DAB you won't get them.

Ooooh that looks good, I've got a graphite black FSport with black leather premier pack ordered and due in about 3 wks too! yours will look great with rose leather. That I'll miss. is the grille surround chrome or dark chrome? Looks chrome there, but the red demo dealer had it was dark?!? any more pics to keep me going for another few weeks?

Just washed mine this afternoon, felt guilty having bought a new one , and it hadn't been washed since before Christmas! It was really filthy, but the grey hides it well. I will be more diligent with the new black one, given its actually mine not a lease, and I need to start investing in some decent cleaning products. Will pass the time till it arrives. The white looks great all polished up, good beading. Mine is flat as a fart!

I wonder if there is a price increase due then, thus the extra cost? Apparently there is a cross the board retail price increase for vehicles due 9th Feb. £750 a car for IS.

Now that service plan looks like something that would be interesting, what I've been quoted (but not taken up yet) is £1001 for 2 intermediates and 1 full service, payable up front or in 20 monthly £50.05 payments. That's about £56 more than just paying for each service?!? Even the salesman said it made no sense and he needed to check with the service manager when he came back in this week.

My thoughts on the MY17 facelift - Newcastle Lexus have a Fuji Red F-Sport with black leather, Premium Nav and protection pack in the showroom, plus a Black Advance as a demo car. Loads of minor changes and all look to fix the criticisms owners have had. Boot lid on the one in the showroom "seemed" heavier to me, less springy and more damped, shut with a more reassuring thunk too! F-Sport leather seats are softer than in mine, style is the same but the bolster edges are definitely softer and more pliable. Kneepads come right up and are padded on all models now. Plastic trim in the interior is much better quality, the clock is easier to read, the centre console is better too, cupholder design etc. driving the Advance, seems much quieter, less road noise. Rides bumps very well and steering appears slightly more positive, heavier. Tech works well, traffic sign recognition worked flawlessly with the std Nav, signs appearing on the centre display, as did the lane departure warning, giving a buzzing on the wheel! Styling - I really think it is an improvement. Close look at the F-Sport and the grille surround and chin spoiler is now dark chrome effect, not black. Looks great, as do lights.

Deal done now, waiting on the ship arriving and hopefully nothing going wrong so it's registered before end of March. LexusCare service plans make no sense. Individual costs of 3 services is 50 quid or so less than the service plan. Any idea what you get extra? Salesmen didn't know either.

Just looking on the configurator, neither colour were ideal I really wanted Mesa Red or Azure Blue, however I think I would go Graphite Black. The grey is the same one as I have now Mercury and they had an RX in the showroom in Graphite Black and it looked brilliant. Agree the contrast on the front isn't as good, but it does look stealthy. Servcing pack looks like another negotiation point then, reviewing the offer last night, they have also bundled in a "Premium PDI" which adds nearly £1k to the cost, which I think I remember the salesman saying sealed the paint and leather etc. Again something I'm not wanting so more cost reduction! Just a tank of fuel and something for the missus to spring out and we will be there!

Good shout on car2cover, about £60 cheaper than ALA. anyone have thoughts on service pack? Worth having, hassles. It is something I would be haggling over.

So my current Lexus Fsport lease is up at end of March and I need to make a choice on what to do. Car has been great and I don't really want to give it up. I also can't get another one same/similar on company lease as they've changed the rules somewhat for me and it's no longer allowed. Been to Lexus dealer today and asked about purchase of new Fsport with premier pack, and I've been offered one of 2 available before then end of March and with a bit of negotiation got 9.9% discount. Colour choice is Graphite black or Grey both have black interior. As this is first car I've bought for many years and first Lexus by private purchase, couple of questions. Servicing costs. I'm still doing 15k/ year, so what's cheapest dealer service option. Have been offered full price service pack (3 services just) at £1k which I baulked at. I know Lexus servicing is going to be higher than most at 10k intervals. What do others do about GAP insurance. Lexus cost for this is also huge, can see it can be had for a fraction of price on internet. Any recommendations for broker? any other comments or help, probably going back tomorrow to decide.

The servicing bit is typical. Normal users interval is 10k miles. Business users is 12k. Depending on when it alerts and what availability the dealer has it is possible to do a couple of thousand more between booking and attending. Either way as another poster has said, the car is so reliable its nothing to be concerned about. As mentioned post a pic of the wear on the leather. Some members have blagged a warranty issue if it is particularly bad. happy driving!

Looks like there are loads of minor, under the skin mods that Lexus have done. Suspension changes, steering tweaks, drivetrain etc etc as well as the exterior & interior upgrades. http://media.toyota.co.uk/2016/12/focus-style-quality-handling-safety-new-2017-lexus/ Ref the "Premium pack" on the F-Sport for £6250, I bet it is all the options bundled together for no discount. Nav, leather, ML, Protection pack, Metallic Paint, Rear Cross Alert. That should get to the £6250.

If the Sat Nav voice is turned off, you don't get any warnings or directions spoken. You'll still be able to set destinations etc. You need to have the voice set to a volume other than 0 to get traffic. I find reroute notifications are very hit and miss, more miss really.

MY15 Hybrid badges on sills are scripted rather than square, and the premium nav has a shark fin aerial. No changes to performance, ride or handling AFAIK.

If you scroll to the right to settings, you can change what is displayed in the "i" tab and the order too.

At this time of year, low 40's is about right for mpg for an f sport doing high motorway mileage at 70ish. 65k in mine, mostly motorway, and its averaging about 42mpg. Brakes shouldn't be grinding, but the pedal feel takes some getting used to. There is a squeaky, screech sound when you creep which is normal.

The manuals for the new IS MY17 are on the Customer portal site to download too now. A few differences, 10.3" screen confirmed, but would appear to be for the Premium Nav only. Some other minor differences in switch gear and instrument lights. Addition of enter and back buttons on remote touch definite improvement.

They say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This new BMW has more than a hint of Lexus about it, don't you think?

Real world, there is very little in it performance wise between GS and IS 300h. Economy wise probably 5% less on GS too. F SPORT GS comes with AVS as standard though, so ride should still be good o 19" rubber bands. Tight B roads in a GS were IMO more fraught, it is a bigger feeling and driving car than the IS!

USB in the car only supplies 0.5A output, so charges my phone very slowly and not at all if I'm using it with screen on for something like Nav or music. Better to use a 2A adapter from the 12v socket.

By the figures in the brochure there isn't a lot in it dimensionally, but the GS definitely feels the bigger car. Only you can decide if that is what you like/want/need. As you say, you need to test drive to be sure. Ask for a 24hr test drive, not just a run round the block.