briano74

I might take a test drive next Friday in the IS and see for myself. My Civic garage car is getting 80mpg. No big ar will ever match that lol. I think the fuel for a push bike would be more expensive to run!

I think I will benchmark the Lexus and accord type s 180. The pros to a petrol is a much simpler engine. Whether Honda service cost is less for me isn't as important as how much it will cost me after June when the warranty runs out knowing there is possibly a problem going to arise which they have attempted to fix three to four times now. Loosing Count.

I wish I could say the same about the accord. I had an 09 type s and the fuel pump went while under warranty. After a battle Honda replaced pump. Then changed to current 2012 type s 180. I love the car from a driving perspective. Cut out last Sept aftee purchasing in June. Since then it has has multiple problems which all seem centered around injectors and fuel pump. After the struggle with the 09 i purchased a diesel test kit and I ckeck the diesel which I only buy from 2 garages now before I fill up. I alas keep the receipts as proof of purchase. So now there are no excuses. However the car was taken for a week. Got it back and cut out again while on the road. Towed again and now in a garage car. For 30K it's been in the garage more than on the road.

Pretty pricey. Is the 60K and 100K mandatory content. What cost are they

Pricey servicing. I am guessing 60+ = 60K miles Is that a mandatory service then intermediates after?

The Honda is 20k kilometres For first while then 15k kilometres. I guess though there is less in a petrol to go wrong. No DPF, no injectors etc. All high dollar items to fix. I love the extended warranty. Well worth the cash.

That's what I would have guessed. Just need a dependable service and a good reliable car which is compfortable and has decent fuel economy

Agree totally. With Honda though they consistently try to blame fuel for all of the problems the car has had. An injector failed and they left me without the car for two weeks as they were sampling the fuel. Then when it was all clear they told me the injector was replaced. Only for same error to reoccurr a few weeks later. Again fuel was sampled. Car was towed last Thursday for injector fault last thur so at this point I just want to get as far away from Honda as possible. Lexus have a great reputation for customer support hence the thread. Just want to be sure it's the right car as I do quite a bit of driving.

I wonder if there are any warranty limitations. I have a Type S 180 Accord which is giving engine problems and Honda wont cover if they find bad fuel etc. Also some engine parts are not covered. Hence the reason for change to the Lexus. Planning on making the change this summer to the IS300H if the feedback and reviews prove good.

5 yr unlimited warranty sounds like what I need. Is this only on from new or will Lexus provide on a 2014?

Hi All I am strongly thinking of buying an IS300H I do >50000miles per year. Just some of the main questions I have that I would really appreciate your views on: 1. Is the reliability good (any problems with engine etc) 2. General MPG for motorway (75mph) driving 3. Warranty period (yrs/miles) 4. Battery warranty (time period) 5. Honest opinion of the car Many thanks in advance.