Faults:

Nothing major at all.

When warming up temperature gauge goes slightly past the middle line. After 10 minutes it is on the middle line, presume thermostat replacing.

Vibration/steering wheel shimmy at 60-100mph. Believe this to be brake related, not wheel balance.

Boot is very heavy to lift - perhaps the gas struts are past their best.

Original wheels a bit corroded. Goes through brake discs quickly.

General Comments:

For a couple of grand and a loyalty card at your local petrol station, you can't go wrong really.

Good looking (in my opinion, especially with the 18" sport wheels), refined and fun to drive.

0-60 in the high 8's, which although I believe, would imagine the petrol gauge to move as quickly as the tachometer needle if you tried it. The 3.0 engine (detuned version as found in the NA Toyota Supra) is a very smooth and quiet engine, but it still makes a nice growl above 4000rpm.

The automatic transmission shifts smoothly and seems to listen to the throttle pedal a lot more than certain other automatics I have driven do.. if that makes sense.

Insurance for a 24 year old was very reasonable, perhaps due to the old man image?

Not exactly a family car which is what I bought it to be - the boot is tiny when you consider the size of the rest of the car.

Interior wise, the heated seats are of high quality leather and are very comfortable. The climate control/radio are excellent, but they look a bit 'Toyota'... which figures, I suppose. They have a green display whereas the instruments are white/red. Doesn't really match!

Steering is very light, this is an extremely easy car to drive once you get used to parking it. Absolutely in its element cruising down the motorway with the cruise control on.

Returns around 30mpg on a run, if you keep the speed down. Late teens around town, ouch.

These cars really are bargains. If you can get a well looked after one, it'll serve you well. Nobody believes that mine is almost onto its third time around the clock!

Faults:

The car had a dashboard light that had blown when I collected it. This was replaced by Lexus for no charge.

General Comments:

Car is seven years old and still drives as new. There isn't a single cabin rattle or squeak. Once the engine is on you can barely hear it.

The car has electric everything, seats, windows, sunroof, steering column, 12 CD changer, full leather seats and dash, illuminated dashboard, the only thing I think it lacks is a fuel computer (which you need). The leather is of a high quality - mine is still in excellent condition after seven years.

Driving experience is smooth and refined, the car is a bit of a pussycat in economy mode, but once you switch to power mode, and let the variable valve timing have a go it flies - the car just will continue to go and go.

Fuel economy is OK, you don't own a car like this and worry about the costs of petrol, just enjoy all the glasses you will collect from the privilege points you amass at the petrol station.

I bought this car as an approved used car from Lexus, even at this age and miles they will approve them, the warranty is the same as any new Lexus, it is to manufacturers standard so if anything goes wrong that isn't a consumable and they will fix it. Even once I had bought the car, in the pre-delivery check they decided that the car needed two new tyres (they weren't illegal by any means). At £150 a piece I was more than happy. With the exhaust being stainless steel I'm only expecting bills for brakes and tyres.

Faults:

Heated front seat matrix needed attention at 30,000m. Front suspension rod damp and brake caliper sticking at 27,000m.

General Comments:

Easy to drive fast, even round the twisties. Auto gearbox nowhere near as refined as M-B, BMW or Jaguar; clunky and rough when cold. Supposedly this has been addressed in the latest version of the GS.

Faults:

When new the indicator ticking used to come out of a rear speaker, but the dealer fixed this.

It once cut out in traffic but restarted immediately.

That's it.

General Comments:

With 73,000 miles in 4 years this 94 Lexus was magnificent except for sluggish performance below 60mph, the stereo and air conditioning were the best I have ever encountered. No matter how far I drove I always felt as fresh and relaxed as when I got in.

Just purchased the 1998 model, which sorts out the main flaws in the car. It has a 5 speed auto box, a practically sized boot and better headlights.