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@Hamish2015, Thank you for a nice review. What sort of mpg are you getting in town and on motorways? Which trim you went for, and how quiet is the cabin? Sol

@General Mess: Thanks, well, then I am right in interpreting that NX350h 2WD plus premium pack is the way to go to avoid luxury tax?

Hi all, If I have to drive the NX350h in the morning for a mere distance of 3.5 miles (to journey) , park it for a couple of hour , and then come back (back journey), would the car be running ICE or EV for the 'to' and 'back' journey? I drive everyday like this but do drive long journey around 250 miles once a month. Putting a charger is not an option, so PHEV and EV are ruled out at the moment. My current 1 litre turbo petrol has been giving 45 mpg over 6k miles in such driving conditions. Many thanks, S

Lexus UK website shows FWD model as the entry level model. Add £1000 for the premium pack, then is 39250 and under 40k. Adding any other pack would incur luxury car tax, IMO. I was wondering if you added packs and the price goes over 40k but the dealer discounts to bring under 40k, then would this incur any luxury tax?

I have been thinking like you but won't the price of your 450h+ will be dramatically different (possibly low) in few years as there will be less demand for such vehicles when most people will be looking for EVs?

I take that all of you bought your car from the authorised dealer. It seems I might be able to negotiate a deal with a FCA/Jeep dealer who happened to have an IS300H- may be because someone part exchanged- the Lexus is 15 reg with 45K miles and due for the 5th service with 1 owner. 1) As it seems a Lexus extended warranty costs like £800, so that needs to knocked off. 2) I am asking the guy to get the latest service done by Lexus- which is like £400. Is there anything else I should be worried or check ? Thanks, Solar

Matt, such local garages- do they do hybrid battery checks? I thought that is required for a valid warranty on the battery.

Ganzoom, thank you. Out of curiosity where do you get service and MOT for £200 per year. I thought the Lexus minor serivce costs £395 and major costs £595.

Thank you Colin- how does the car drive in snow? Do you need to change to winter tyres as in BMWs?

Thackeray, thank you- this is very insightful. Just wondering the expensive 60k service is by the miles or the 6th service if the car has not done 60k, assuming 10k service every year?

Matt, Colin and Thackeray, Thank you very much for your reply. I am considering buying a 2014-16 used IS300H with ~50k miles. With my kind of driving, do you think it will last for 8-10 years? Based on your experience, is there anything that I should be worried about? Thanks again gentlemen.

Based on this- if you do 2-4 miles from cold in stop-start traffic, the car never runs in the EV mode? If you drive the car like this, would not the battery die out quickly. Is IS300H (or other Toyota hybrids) are not suitable for such driving?

Dear all, I am considering buying Lexus IS300H and I currently have Golf 1.9 TDI. I am hoping you folks can illuminate me. My questions are: I drive like 2-3 miles in start-stop traffic (max speed 30 mph) a couple of times a day. I am wondering would the IS300H batteries would last with this type of driving or they would die quickly? I I rarely do motorway driving, and my annual mileage will be around 6k to 7k miles. I tend to keep car for long time- historically ~8-10 years. As I understand, IS300H drives initially in the EV mode. Is this true? Would I cover those distance in EV mode? How does this change in winter? What sort of mpg I can expect? MPG is not my most important concern- I do not prefer usual cambelt changes, worn out clutches, brake pads etc. I assume they are negligible with IS300H. Right? While I understand that a plug-in hybrid might be better for me but I hate the idea of charging car every day like mobile phones, and thus like the idea of self-charging hybrids (hence battery concern in #1 above). I can't afford pure electric vehicles. Thanks for helping me. Solar