Steven9233

For note I gave the car away due to lack of time , they currently have it for sale on their website to quote “ the best example in UK “ quite a big mark up they have put on it . Could have sold it to multiple people at work but then I’d have to see it all the time when back which would likely induce much regret 🙁.

New assignment with work which is sudden and unexpected , I will be away for months , just couldn’t justify leaving my beloved is250 sitting in garage , I did consider storage and keeping hold of it but just didn’t make sense , the car is now 12 years old and as great as it is time to move on , someone is going to get a wonderful buy ! Sold to trade for speed and no fuss . I’ll keep a keen eye on forum. ,plan is to buy another Lexus end of year. If I can find a low mileage super mint newer shape 250 then that will suit , or it may have to be another brand sadly , as I just do not want a CVT box or a hybrid , not for as long as I can avoid doing so. thank you for all the advice .

I replaced the suspect bearing , and test drove to see if that fixed the issue which it did . I ordered two , thus I now have a spare in case the other one fails. Wasn’t in the mood to do the other side when in reality it’s probably just fine

Fitted the new drivers side wheel bearing today , I refrained from making a step by step , many YouTube vids from better DIY mechanics than me hence how I knew how to do it , made a quick vid of findings . Getting old one of is not easy let me tell you , had to beat the hell out of it 4DAA6626-F275-4EF9-89BD-E870AE2C5B07.mov

Just seen this ! I’ve got exact same issue as posted separately , two new wheel bearings on order for fronts . Have no time at all so can’t do this job for weeks yet , but I’m very much hoping this fixes the noise . Never had a wheel bearing fail before and quite surprised at sub 60k . I’m convinced the bigger wheels play a part in premature failure can’t explain that logic but I know it affected older Hondas with larger wheel upgrades . Reassuring to read this

Thank you spock66 , well I’ll fit the two front to be safe in next couple weeks when I get a chance . Just hope it’s the front , the back ones look far more of a pain to fit . but hey ho , if not it’s not mega money wasted just annoying . I’ll be sure to post my findings thanks again all

Jacked car up , spun every single wheel , no noise detected at all ! Maybe as it’s not under load ? I’m still thinking must be wheel bearing , would anyone agree likely front as when steering round left shallow bend the noise gets worse ? I’ve looked at everything underneath all looks good no play in wheels either .

Ahh good shout

Just spent half hour trolling YouTube whilst kids in ball pit zone “living the dream” I’m going to order a set of front hub bearings , I quite enjoy working on car if its relatively Simple which it looks to be replacing front bearings . I will post results with any significant findings . Won’t get round to this for a couple of weeks yet . Just hope if it is bearings it’s the front not back ! My basic logic is suggesting the fronts are under more stress due to steering forces , so I’m assuming it will be less likely to be rears . I have a memory of the 4th and 5th gen Honda preludes both of which I owned back in the day suffered from premature wheel bearing failures if fitted with the bigger wheel sizes ! Mine were fine , but as stated my Lexus has the bigger wheels I wonder if this has contributed to worn bearings at 56k ? Assuming that’s what it is - we will see .

I have a strange issue with my IS250 which I wonder if anyone has an opinion on . on smooth quiet road surfaces I can hear a thumping type droning sound “I think from front “ I’ve noticed it before but only on very smooth good quality roads allowing the noise to become detectable . It has now definitely got worse . It is in relation to speed so the faster I go as does the sound best way I can describe it is as mmm mmm mmm as wheels rotate , I completed an experiment today and found that on slight turning left round corners the sound gets worse ! And when turning slight right round a bend the sound disappears ! The sound is not detectable at slow speed , the tyres are literally only a couple of months old on all four corners and are a high quality brand, and this noise was present before the new tyres ! The brakes are perfect tracking and alignment is perfect , car is meticulously maintained and is on 56k. It does have the 18” Lexus wheels - I’m thinking wheel hub bearings ? But at 56k ?? This wouldn’t make sense to me , had 9 Hondas over the years never had a bulb let alone bearings . suspension is all good no play in anything which is why I can only think front wheel bearings ? Any thoughts much appreciated before I order them. what else could it be ! Thanks in advance

Have to admit I forgot about that special blue , looks awsome

looks nice a 350 ! Getting long in the tooth now but still looks nice couldn’t put up with the jap symbols though

I had a black accord , looked lovely for 3.5 minutes then all I could see was dust and dirt . Otherwise yes I like black when clean looks class , my boss has a RX450 in a lovely high gloss met black looks great - in my humble opinion though the is250 looks pretty dull and taxi like in black unless it is a F sport or something , remember KITT ? From knightrider ! Or are you too young ?cant imagine that car in anything other than black ! I see a Lexus is250 near to where I live in very pale green metallic colour older one ! Looks absolutely hideous I’d have to use a balaclava if I had to drive it , but each to their own . I’d have bought mine in / silver / red / blue or black at a push but not green even if it was free not green .

Agree , in cloud looks very average maroon . In sun comes to life . The Mazda soul red looks good all the time but apparently it chips if you sneeze near it