Mr Vlad

Ah. There's quite a lot of is300h used as private hire especially in Bradford that I see when I deliver there once a week. Good choice for that job. Keep on top of servicing though.

Seems like a decent place then 👍

Definitely go for it. Mine is blacked out and looks so much better than it being chromed. Just a word of advice regarding stone chip repair. Is the guy just doing spot repairs or the whole panel? Has the repairer got an oven? Does he have a camera that takes numerous digital photos of the paint (paint fades over time and if a brand new colour is used it'll stand out like a sore thumb, the digital camera transmits the Info to a computer which in turn mixes a perfect match to your car). If he hasn't then find a bodyshop that does.

Premium? Whose premium? There's only E5 and E10 available and E5 is the premium.

LOL that reminds me of a super dooper stun gun I had as a kid, the noises that made were just like that

That graph is out of date. Filled my truck today @ 170.9p per litre.

To correct a point made here. The is250 auto Does have a gearbox oil cooler. The cooler is a canister type and not what one would expect. It's located drivers side of the box. Confirmed to me by Lexus Stockport. Therefore by distinction the manual gearbox may well have one. Just for an example of 'racing' the gearbox. I've driven from Rochdale to Leeds in sport mode 4th gear all the way. Ranging from 70mph and if I remember correctly the revs were 4 thousand. And also maxed out in 4th gear for a few miles. No adverse effects or excess heat noticed or smells.

Hi Javed and welcome to the best Lexus forum there is. Excellent choice in the is300h premium, I've had 2 of them. So what made you want to get one? Looking forward to the pics 📸

I'm wondering if anyone has heard of the Chinese car company NIRO. What they're doing in the Netherlands is what should be happening with ALL ev car manufacturers. What's so good about Niro? They never need charging. What they do is go to a local battery storage recharge station, reverse in but its done autonomously. Few mins later a new fully charged battery is bolted to the bottom of the car. Fantastic idea. I've mentioned this before.

There's been talk over the past number of decades about the thing called Big Brother. There's been Sci Fi films where robots rule over humans. There's this electronic GIANT who is on almost everybody's mobile phone that sends you time lines where you were last month. The future EV vehicle will be able to drive itself so basically the occupant is a prisoner in that vehicle. Am I scare mongering? No. What I've just typed is unfortunately true. Hail technology NOT. One thing else. I can put petrol in my car when it's cold enough to freeze the nuts of a brass monkey at the same rate as when it's so hot that the tar onbthe road melts. Yippeeee for petrol 👍😊🍻

I suppose that kind of makes sense.

Eh up Eric. Why did you quote me? I mentioned Gang's tesla because I actually like that car plus teslas charging Infrastructure. I didn't mention build quality at all. Unfortunately I have read numerous articles about poor build quality on teslas which is a shame. As for Lexus own build quality I'd put my 14 year old is250 against any new lexus.

Hi Sean. Its something like Northern Transmissions. Strictly auto box specialist 40 years trading. Guy I spoke with sounded similar age to me (I turn 60 in April) and ultra knowledgeable. Linas. Are you sure dropping the gearbox pan is listed as a 3hr job? Blimey I've seen live videos dropping the pan in under 5 minutes. Plus except using the level plug how else apart from pumping out old oil can you get oil out without dropping the sump? If I remember correctly Stockport told me they dropped the sump.

Sean, the £500 is to change ALL the oil. The £140 is only a sump drop and top up and it doesn't even change the oil filter. As for what mileage to do a gearbox oil change well that depends on how those miles were attained. If all journeys were short then 60-80k miles is on par. If journeys were all motorway then I'd personally say 100-120k miles. My cars on 85k miles. I had the 'cheap' oil job done last August at lexus Stockport but I'll be going full hog this August before its annual service. Yeah £500 is steep but I'll know my car will never need it doing again in my lifetime. Rear diff oil should also be done at around 89-100k miles tho lexus seem to ignore this.

When I took my car to Stockport foe it's service I asked them to change the gearbox oil. They were adamant it couldn't be done. After some gentle arguing a service tech came out and said it could be done. However all the do is drop the sump and anywhere between 1 and 2 litres comes out. Sump back on and topped up. I was charged £180. Hope that helps John.

The gearbox holds about 8 litres of oil. Lexus Stockport did my car but only 2 litres of oil used. All the did I reckon is drop the sump put it back on and top up. They didn't even change the filter. I gave them some stick for that. £180 was the charge. If you want a Full oil change then it has to be pumped out. YouTube Launch Cat501s. Roughly £500 to do on the is250. As for exhaust downpipes. That looks like it can be repaired but have you considered used?

Eh up Tom and a warm welcome to the best Lexus forum there is and to is250 ownership, great choice. As for a garage to do services I'd use Toyotech in Oldham. My car has full lexus service history from new, I'm it's 2nd owner and I've had it just short of 2 years now so got one more service at Lexus Stockport then it'll be Toyotech after that. For any bodywork then to me there's only one place in Levenshulme. Sean. Excellent car history. I was always a Rover fan the the MG versions then Ford mondeos particularly the titanium x sport versions off which I've had all versions. Out of interest which garage do you use? As for a gearbox oil change then I've very recently come across the Launch Cat501s machine. YouTube it. A place very near me in Rochdale has one but I got more info from northern transmission services my local garage was too busy, I'd just got my car back after having new rear arm bushes fitted, the ones inbthe hub and there was a queue of customers hence a phone call to Launch to find another local stockist and learnt of the place in Leigh. Roughly £500 to flush the gearbox and pump new oil in whilst old oil pumped out. Then sump off for a new filter then sump back on and level checked. Yes a lot of money but still a shed less than a new or recon gearbox.

Hi Sean and welcome to Lexus ownership and, especially the brilliant is250, the best Lexus forum there is. What made you go for the is250? Which spec car did you get? What's its service history like? Where did you get it from? Do you know about the rear brake calipers if they stick or not? They're the only sore point with the car. The slide pins need cleaning and greasing upto twice a year. Is Longsight far from you, I notice you're in greater Manchester. If not I recommend a body shop which I've used a few times in the last 8 years.

https://youtu.be/dxMHwr96qis

If your willing to travel to Manchester then for an extra 7ish miles look up Toyotech Oldham. Great reviews but they won't touch the gearbox, I've asked. I don't k ow if they have a courtesy car or not.

Hi Gary and welcome to Lexus ownership and to the best Lexus forum there is. Search the forum as there is a lot in the 2nd gen IS section regarding exhausts. Where yours have a small hole is the first time I've actually heard of. Getting a new exhaust system from Lexus and having them fit it may possibly cost as much as what you paid for your car. Have you phoned around exhaust places for prices? I noticed you said that your local Lexus dealer did a transmission oil changed. What did they charge you? Was it gearbox oil change or rear differential oil changed?

You have an excellent car Gang. When they came out I fell for them. Fitted my circumstances then perfectly. Great range and with tesla having their own charging infrastructure a no brained to have one. Wouldn't get one coz well n truly out of my price bracket. You ask why would anyone choose an ICE car, but you started with living in the past, over an EV. I'll answer that personally and I think many many others would agree. Living in the past eh? Well I'd go back there If I could. Less cars on the road. Riding my motorbikes without a care in the world, out run any copper in his tin top, oh happy days lol. But my answer is a simple one. The noise of that V6 or V8 or turbocharged 4 cylinders with a tunes zorst. Can't get that in an EV. Oh and another reason. The sound of the hifi is poor and yes I have tested systems in 2 tesla and my brothers iPace with the high spec system. None are better than the ML and definitely not better than the systems I built in the 80's and 90's.

Excellent outcome and thanks for the update. It may well help someone.