HI ALL,
First post here..NEWBIE!
SO....AFTER 170K MILES, MY 06 IS220D SE-L FINALLY BIT THE DUST THIS WEEK. COMPLETE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.
I CAN'T COMPLAIN. BOUGHT IT ONE YEAR OLD WITH 10K ON THE CLOCK. AT 60K, THE HG WENT - FULL ENGINE REPLACED BY LEXUS CHESTER.
LAST WEEK, I OPENED THE BONNET WHEN THE TELL TALE HEATER FAILED - COOLANT EVERYWHERE - LEXUS CONFIRMING THAT IT HAD ANOTHER HG FAILURE.
THE ORIGINAL HG WORK IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 10K / ONE YEAR, SO THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GO.
AN 06 PLATE, WITH 170K, FULL LSH..WOULD HAVE BEN WORTH ONLY £3K AT BEST.
WITH A POTENTIAL REPAIR BILL OF £5-£6K - THE CAR WAS A RIGHT OFF :-)
STILL, HATS OFF TO LEXUS. THEY SAID, THEY WILL HONOUR ITS £3K PRE HG FAILURE VALUE, AGAINST A TRADE IN.
SO....I AM NOW IN THE MARKET FOR A SECOND GEN '12 IS250 ADVANCE.
LOTS OF PEOPLE ON HERE HAVE ONE.
IS250 2012 PROS AND CONS PLEASE?
ANY FEEDBACK MOST WELCOME
ROY
