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Probably because they look better in the marketing material and brochures? Look better in the showroom too? We’ve all been brainwashed! To the point where I look at older cars with 14 or 15 inch wheels and tall profile tyres and think that doesn’t look right. I still look at my NX and think the wheels are too small and the tyres too tall. Then when I drive it round the roads where I live I feel the benefit and don’t worry about uneven roads the way I used to. Also getting on a bit now so maybe I prefer a less jarring ride! 😂

Only problem I find with touch screens is that you have to continually wipe them over to get rid of finger prints. Easier to use though, agreed.

So unsuitable for our roads, agreed. Been this way for some time now. I’ve had a few damaged alloys down the years.

I don’t need to find it, I know this to be the case. If you don’t believe me, fine, up to you. I don’t really care. 😀

Yes, an F-Sport has sports suspension as standard. AVS was an option on the F-Sport as far as I remember.

Guitar

Jettison

Good to hear these cars run well out to this sort of mileage 👍

Make sure you test drive a few. You’ll get to feel what is a good car and what is a bad car. Also try an F-Sport back to back against a non F-Sport so you feel the difference. The F-Sport has sports suspension and 18” wheels. I didn’t like my 2014 250 F-Sport, I thought it was way too firm. The Premier has 18” wheels but standard (comfort) suspension. All other models except for the SE have 17” wheels and standard suspension. I’ve owned three pre facelift (2017) IS cars and I think the sweet spot is 17” wheels with standard suspension. Just make sure you try a few to get a feel for what you want yourself because it’s a personal choice.

It’s a Premier and I can see it on Autotrader. Personally, I would go for a 2104 Premier with half that mileage. Could probably pick up a decent one in good condition up for £13k. Might even get one which still has an extended warranty. Might not be an approved used car but if it has a warranty and you do your homework it’s relatively risk free. The trouble with a 4 year old car with 92k is that in 3 years time it probably has close to 130k miles. For me, 92k miles also means the suspension bushes, dampers, steering, wheel bearings etc are all nearing time for replacement. Of course it does depend upon how many miles you do, how long you will keep the car for and whether you are bothered by how tight a car might feel on the road. These are good quality cars so mileage in itself isn’t such an issue. I’d want to see the full service record for the car to see what work outside of servicing has been done. Has anything else been replaced. When I first read the OP’s post I thought it sounded expensive. Looking at available cars shows it’s priced about right from a franchised dealer which surprised me. I doubt you will get £1500 off it because in these days of internet advertising dealers tend to price quite keenly, you might get it for 14k though. What Car valuation is £14k if in excellent condition and from a dealer. Start at £13.5k with a view to paying no more than 14k perhaps. If a service is due within the next 3-6 months I’d negotiate a free service too. I’d definitely prefer a 2 year older car with half the mileage though. Put a private plate on it and it would look like new if it was good condition. Good luck!

Anglers

Gigantic

Doors

+ a few brave pills I would think 😀

It’s really quite hard to understand why this aspect of a Lexus is so poor. You’d think that with the might of Toyota behind them that this would be better.

Agreed. Always felt the same.

Some nice bikes here. Never had one myself but I understand why people love them.

To be fair it’s probably a convertible now

I’m not sure of the purpose of this thread. I did wonder whether it was just a thread to justify Linas’s choice of his car. It’s a great car you have bought Linas but still a surprising choice given your previous longstanding criticism of the engine and gearbox. I stand by this and nothing you say would ever change my mind. I’ve enjoyed the banter but I won’t be posting about your car again. Enjoy your car and who knows in time you may come to love it 😀👍

With loads of flags on the back too 😂

I like this idea! Got me thinking Mustang too then!

They did two versions of the 5 litre engine, one a naturally aspirated version developing 385BHP and the other the supercharged version developing just over 500BHP. I’d have the naturally aspirated Portfolio version because I’ve always found that 385BHP was enough 😀. It’s an award winning engine capable of amazing economy returns when required but also capable of massive performance. When I ran an XF 5.0 v8 with this engine I could regularly get 32 mpg on a long run. Imagine that Linas, a 5 litre v8 that gives better economy than your RC200t 😉

Some feat that! 😀

Yes John

It would still be my choice. I’d bend my criteria to accommodate it. As opposed to creating a massive set of fussy criteria where the only answer was an RC200t, a car with a drivetrain that I really hated 😂