Naz

Hi Guys,

A question for all you IS250 drivers out there. How is the fuel milage on this car? I presently have a IS200 AUTO and manage to get around 550K out of a tank of PULP which costs around 87 to fill. How are you guys finding the IS250? How much to fill and how many k's do you get? I am a little worries the way prices are going up these days!!!

Also I do a ton of k's for work, so was wondering can you put the E10 fuel in this car? and what do you do when there is no PULP? Can you put normal ULP? There have been quite a few shortages for PULP around Sydney in the last few weeks.

Hmm tough call, I think for peace of mind I will get them from here, I am tossing up as I am going to get a black car, to go with either the IS250 Sports Rim or the Is250X Rim hmmm

Any thoughts from you guys as to which looks better?

I was told the scuff plates are around $832.00 in Sydney. You could always check with Melb City Lexus www.citylexus.com.au, contact their parts area they should be able to give you pricing for Australia + Delivery to Sydney. However the US price seems wayy cheaper. Do you know if there are wires already in the car for the scuff plates? I know the stock ones in the 250X don't light up. I am going to get a Prestige so would be keen to know if I can install it myself, I know nothing about wiring but if there is a wire in the door and I all I need is to plug it in then I am happy to do that :) Let me know.

Hey Maehara, yeah they did a fine job, I could not tell the difference. I am sure they can do the same for you too :) Just give them a buzz and ask them who they send their rims to and you could organise it yourself otherwise just get them to do it when you take your car in for service. :)

Ok, something happened today, my mother took the lexus out and put damages on the driver side rim by driving it close to a kerb, does anyone know it can be fixed?

Hey Maehara,Sorry to hear about the rim damage :( however you can get it fixed!, when this happend on my old car, I told the guys when I took it for service at lexus, they pulled the rim out and I used the spare for a week. They got it fixed for me and cost around 340. I have heard there are people that can come to your home and fix too, but I am not sure how good they are.

Hi Guys,

I am upgrading to a new car, if anyone in Nsw is looking for a black IS200 which is still under warranty with Black interior. Please PM me :)

Thanks

Also guy's what tyres do you suggest going for as alternatives. So far I have the Dunlop Sports Maxx as an option. Costs are:

WHEELS FRONT - Front Tyres $690 - Dunlop SP Sport Max 225/40/18

WHEELS REAR - Rear Tyres $1,060 - Dunlop SP Sport Max 255/40/18

I don't want to compromise on ride quality, but I am sure there are equally good tyres out there for cheaper ?? or am I in the wrong here? What do you guys think?

Hey JML,

That's awesome news, it's bad how the everyone tries to scare you out of getting it from overseas. I have just been told the dealers here can supply the new graphite wheel for $3674.00 inc GST. Personally I am a big fan of the OEM wheels rather than the aftermarket ones, just because there is so much trouble with trying to fit aftermarket rims and then worry about rubbing etc.

I am going sleep on it for a little I think :)

So far I am thinking of other things I need to get if I get an ivory interior. I think the clear mats might be a good option ;) OOh and the IPOD kit looks good wonder if it does video too?

Hi JML,

I have finally decided on a black with ivory, took the IS250X for a drive this weekend and darn those 18's make a big difference to the steering. The car steering is so much better than the service car with 16's I was driving. Unfortunately the 73K price tag is out of my budget. I think I am going for a prestiege with enhancement pack. So far I have a deal of 64K on a 07 model, but thats with no wheels. So for wheels and tyres looks like thats going to set me back around 4K. So all up around 68K. I am looking to buy in the next month or so. Just need to sell off my old IS200 :)

Thanks Mahera :)

Danggg mann that looks veryy nice!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wowee that a tough choice between sports rim and X rim. What does everyone else think?

Pricing I have from Melb Lexus for Rims with no tyres:

The Sports alloys $2650.00. The Blade alloys are $2156.00

Not sure which rims to get hmmm

Sorry to hear about your stone chips, do know which clear bra you are going to get? is it a 3M or are there any others around nsw? I was looking at http://www.ozicozi.com.au/ but not sure how good they are. Where are your chips? mainly on the bonnet?

As for the paint, I suggest some paint proteciton, my current Black IS200 has the Paint protection from www.infinityauto.com.au. It works wonders when it comes to looking after the paint, real easy to wash and after 4 yrs the car looks like new, people always comment on that.

As for Rim damage a lot of people suggest tyres with curb protection. Not sure how good they are any opinions anyone??

Guys!

Here are some pics I found on the net with those new wheels. What do you guys think?

http://www.leasetrader.com/2008_Lexus_IS_2...an_130549.xhtml

Does not look too bad on a dark car! hmm :)

I wouldn't mind taking pictures of the car but I have no time for that until the weekends! Can you wait or unless you really want to see it, I live in the city so you can easily see it.

All Good :) I can wait till the weekend maehara Thanks :> can't wait :)))

How do you find keeping the black nice and clean? Did you get any paint protection on it?

Hey Chappy :) thanks for the heads up.

I am thinking of going for a black or blue so the new sports wheel will look good with it. Do you guys know what tyres are best to run on these. I was talking to my dealer today and he was saying becarefull as the wheels may not fit properly on the car here etc, Do you guys think it's safe not to worry about that, considering they are from lexus in the US? I know melb city lexus is doing the wheels quite cheap aswell but they are not in the graphite finish. They quoted be around 2600 for the sports wheel plus 1600 for Dunlop tyres. Where as dealers in Sydney are saying it will cost around 5200 with tyres!

Also I dont get what you mean with setting up an account at sewell, do I need to setup a seperate account with fedex to get it here? or just create a account on their website?

Has anyone else see any pics with the graphite wheel anywhere? I would be keen to check these out. What wheels does everyone else have on their cars.

The IS250x rims are very nice JML it has that polished look and melbourne lexus said you can get the rims for around 2100 without tyres and add some for delivery. I am thinking the sports alloy with the new finish would look nicer though if we can get it here. The graphite colour rocks, I was thinking of that colour too but I really like the ivory interior and they won't do one with Ivory :( hence me opting for a blue or a black possibly. Have you got any pricing yet? if so how is it?

Btw JML or anyone, do you guys know what happens when we import stuff here from the US? Do we have to go and clear out of customs and pay a duty or does it get shipped to your home? How does it work? Because I am thinking of getting the wheels sent over from sewell but not sure apart from paying them for the wheel and shipping if I will get hit for some tax and also if I have to go somewhere to get it cleared from customs...

I was thinking about the door plates butt worried about wiring and warranty etc :)

Btw what do you guys think is the most popular colour for the IS250?

No heated and cooled seats on the IS250X? No wonder when I saw the interior pics of the X that is floating around the web I couldn't see any climate control seat dials near the gear center console area. I guess that's why they also only mention 'smooth leather seats' for the X.

As for the 18" Sports Alloys, I think that there is a new colour out there, the Carbon Metallic and you can check it out from Sewell Lexus Parts http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/parts.asp...80&pid=1270 as mentioned on previous posts in this forum.

My budget is also for the Prestige model with emv but would love to have the factory HIDs, but Lexus doesn't have this as an option on this grade. Oh well... looks like it's going to be, good bye HIDs and hello 18" wheels instead :)

Hey JML :) Thanks for the pic, looks awesome, I wonder if we can get that new finish Rim here, I will have to check with the dealers. Otherwise I have already emailed sewell and they can send it over but shipping costs apply not sure about warranty etc. What RIMS are you looking at? What colour car are you going to get?

On the IS250X the sales guy told me Lexus pulled that out to save on cost as they were giving you other extras like RIMS, new sports suspension and metalic scuff plates etc. I asked how much the sports pedals were, can you believe they are 895 here!!!! You can get them in the US for 295 but their ones won't fit here because we are right hand drive :(

I have a black X, however I have never taken any pictures of it ever since I got it.

OOH please take some pics, I want to see what it looks like in Black pls pls :), I stopped by a showroom today and saw the artic blue, it looks veryyyy nice, but not sure what the resale will be on that in a few years, but right now it looks very classy. Also it appears there are no heated or cool seats on the IS250X. Why do us aussie buyers always get jipped on this stuff, the price on the road is around 73 with not much room to move, my budget is around the prestiege model so I am thinking that will be the way to go with a nice 18inch wheel and emv.

I am thinking of putting the sports alloy 18 on there, what do you guys think? I have been told its around 3K for the rims and around 2K for the tyres, any suggestions for tyres? Also do you think it's worth lowering or will it look allright stock? if lowering is required how much to lower and where to go in Sydney metro? any suggestions?

Also how hard is the ivory interior to look after guys?? I was thinking of a black or blue with ivory, not sure which will have a bette resale? I have a 200 thats black (ext) and black (int) but the black exterior is a lot of work to look after but looks awesome! :)

Hi Guys,

I have heard there is a new IS250X on the way, does anyone have any nice pics of the last one to check out? I have seen a few around the Internet but was keen to see pics of ppl that already owned them, I really keen to seel the wheels and the interior :)

Also what do you guys think is a good price these days for a IS250 Prestiege with Nav + Roof on the road?

Thanks guys