Faults:

Front brakes had to be replaced at 20,000 miles.

All four tyres needed replacement at 20,000 miles.

General Comments:

This car is a fantastic motorway cruiser, very smooth and quiet and after adjusting to the seats, can be quite comfortable.

There's a little extra bit of luxury with the baby Lexus which just isn't present with BMW 3 series or Audi A4s. Hard to define, but highly noticeable.

On board equipment is superb, although the climate control is a bit unpredictable. Personally I prefer manual control, as it either gets too hot or too cold, and the fans seem to settle on too high a setting.

Economy wise, for a 6 cylinder engine its quite good, with around 32mpg on a run, and 27 around town.

I'm surprised that the tyres and brakes have needed doing so quickly though, as 60 % of my journeys are on decent motorways, although the 40% spent in traffic in London probably explains the brakes wearing so soon. The front tyres have worn quicker than the rears, but even so, for the cost of replacements I'd have expected at least another 5,000 out of them.

Apart from that, I would highly recommend the IS200 to anyone thinking of buying a compact exec car.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing. The car was delivered new and has totally exceeded my expectations.

General Comments:

The Lexus has been an experience from the minute I stepped into the dealership.

The car is a joy. Fun to drive, great handling, willing engine and yet maintaining an atmosphere of luxury.

Having compared it to the Passat, BMW, X type Jag and small Mercedes the Lexus became my obvious choice.

Faults:

An annoying rattle in the dashboard somewhere.

Dealer will sort it, when I get around to it.

General Comments:

Nice car, looks good, smooth, quiet, every possible extra including the excellent Sat Nav guidance.

Dealer service to date, excellent. Very customer focussed. No problem too small for them.

Would definitely recommend it as a more individual alternative to an Audi A4 or BMW 3 series.

Faults:

Wrong? Nothing wrong. If loving this car is wrong, I don't want to be right. This car is everything any other car could be, including the Americans. I usually bought American until my Mountaineer started its anticipated descent into garbage. This is my second Lexus and fully anticipate it to be as incredible as my first. Also my wife insisted on the IS300 while I leaned towards the Acura TL as better value. I am happy to say that I finally listened to my wife. She does know something about cars. Go figure.

General Comments:

Love the car. Love the deal. Love the service. Wanted a free Lexus watch in the deal but didn't get it. Didn't love that.

As for handling, I think it handles better than my late 80' Mustangs. This car cooks. My wife even said that I look good in this car. Maybe I'll get lucky with that threesome, now.

Faults:

I've owned two IS200's over two years, and nothing has gone wrong with either.

General Comments:

Owned an IS200 S previously, and liked it so much bought a new SE in Silver this year.

Was thinking about a BMW 320CI which has same list price but would cost upto 3500 UK pounds more for equivalent specification. The 320 is a great car but the Lexus is far more unique and BMW 3 Series are very common on UK roads.

The specification is huge with full electrics, leather, and gorgeous 17 inch alloys. It also has great build quality, not a rattle over two years. It makes it an extremely comfortable car to drive over long or short distances.

It handles great with its rear wheel drive chassis, but my only reservation is that it could do with a bit more power, probably 20 horses. It is also quite frugal for a six cylinder engine, something you have bear in mind because of the price of fuel in the UK.

Looking forward to the IS300 when it comes to the UK this year, with 230 horses it should be seriously quick. Hopefully I'll get a pay rise, and I'll be trading in for an IS300!

Faults:

Nothing at all.

General Comments:

What a great car...

Looks good.

Performs quite well, it's not a Ferrari but has more than adequate performance.

Huge specification list.

Masses cheaper than rival cars.