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I will have mine for sale in the next week or two when my new car arrives. Bought new in September 2013 sport luxury, silver/black interior 53k ks .The car is as new, never damaged or painted. I'm in Sydney pm if interested.

You won't get import approval unless the car is 30 years old as they are sold new here.

It depends on your driving style, can be very frugal in stop start compared to none hybrids, not a lot of difference on the open road to another car with similar size engine. On a loan IS300h when I picked the car was showing 5/100 after about 100 k's she went up to 9/100. Take one for a drive you may not like it because they feel funny.

I think you will find the IS350 is good for 13 second pass, I don't know what the GS will do.

Your headlights are always clean no reason to go on.

You will find the tyre speed rating and size in your cars placard. For your info my IS350 has 225x40x18" front and 255x35x18" rear , identical to my old BM335I.

I'm ex 335I owner. If you like driving, handling and turbo power go the BM at the expense of much higher maintenance, oil leaks etc... I prefer the BMW's handling, ZF gearbox because the converter is always locked, and the turbo power. On paper the is350 has more power and should be at least as quick but in reality it is slower, BM goes around corners a little more neutral than IS. The H/light washers look stuppid on the IS. On the plus side much cheper with many more features some you can't even get as an option on the German car ( well not German built, SA built). The leather is much better on the Jap car unless you option up the BM, fit and finish better on the Jap, service way better on the Jap. Over 4-5 years ownership Lexus will cost much less but you don't have the propeller on the grill. Why not go to your local BM dealer and ask them to give one for a long test and do the same with the Lexus, You can be the judge. If fuel consumption is an issue buy the BM, lexus uses at least 10 maybe 15% more fuel.. Both good cars , you will be happy with either. Let us know what you end up with.

I replaced my 335I with a 350 sport luxury, very happy with the choice. Service from Lexus is outstanding even well after you part with your money they even give me a free car wash once a month for as long as I own the car. I would assume they are much more reliable than the Germans, much more features for a lot less money. I have to say I prefer to drive the BM, she was quicker and better handling car but the IS is not far behind. As for discounts, I don't know about VIC but you can get good discount in Sydney, I bought mine when they first came out and still got a hefty discount off the normal retail price. Don't trade your current car, sell it on carsales.

Good outcome, how is the colour?

Before you decide on the aftermarket warranty make sure you read all the fine print so you know what it covers and the limits poer item if any. I have seen some warranties that have so many exclusions and limits , they are not worth it. If you are concernd that the car uses a lot of oil why not have a compression and a leakdown test done before you buy . Leakdown test will show the condition of pistons and rings as well as valves, a comp test will not show if rings are a little warn because the oil takes up the slack and you can have perfect copm but slightly warn piston rings . Of course you can expect some maintenance issues with a 6 yo car and anything you do on these cars is not cheap, that goes for any luxury car, like on the above post $2k for a water pump!

Well you can't get anything from a bankrupt !! I don't know why you would take your car to a jo-blows car wash. I can get one free cae wash per month from my Lexus dealer as long as I own the car, thye do it while I'm having free coffee on them. I don't intend to use their service, I prefer to wash her myself.

If thats the case well and good. Fair trading judgement is final and binding on all parties.

I wouldn't go through insurance if I was you, they may just not bother with the carwash and you will end up paying excces and may loose your no claim bonus, very costly! Get a letter from Lexus to say in their opinion it was damaged by using acid, armed with this ask ( in writting) the carwash to pay for them to be repaired, DON'T give the wheels to them to repair. If they refuse or don't reply your next step is fair trading, it will only cost you $50 for the claim. Your only other option is a Lexus warranty claim, assuming its still under warranty. Good luck and let us know how you go .

As long as you don't touch the phone it can be anywhre safe, like your pocket, glovebox etc.... I always have mine in my pocket.

I don't get it with you guys. Lexus servicing is 12 months or max 15000 kms, that is dealer servicing and it doesn't mean you don't have to do other ( none dealer) stuff yourself or if you don't like to get your hands dirty get someone else to do it . These include but not limited to: Check oil level on a weekly basis, Check tyre pressures on a weekly basis: Check engine coolant level. Windscreen washer fluid level. Check all lights : I'm sure if you read your book all the above and more will be listed there . DON'T wait to get an oil warning to check the level, what if something fails and you don't get the warning? Goddbye engine!! Just because you have to top up the oil it doesn't mean you need to change it more often, sure do it if you want or if you lots of hard driving, very short trips etc.. and always after a track day. The quility of oils these days is so that you can have 15 ks and 12 months service, not the case 30 years ago, some Euros specify 25 k k's service under normal conditions, I don't think I would let oil in my engine for 25 k's unless I was driving 1000 ks per week on the freeway. MR2QIK,Oil use is not unique to Toyotas, all engines will and should use some oil, it's normal, some will use more than others, a lot depends on how hard you drive them too.