I BOUGHT A CHEAP LEXUS IS for £750!
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Matt going on a date: “Before we go any further let me do a vehicle history check”
😂😂😂💙
And lift the bonnet and check the dipstick
@@josephwoolley685 if she has a dipstick it aint a she
@@thedandy6765They can be whatever they want to be identified as 😅😅
The chassis and rear end need a refurb
I went on a blind date once set up by my mate, when I asked what she looked like he said she was just 'ok'. I married her 2 years later...
Better to under promise , and suprise with the outcome
I hope you thanked your mate and bought him a drink, unless you are now divorced, bitter and penniless
@@curtisj2165 Still married and she's still amazing!
Mates always set up mates well. Girls on the other hand, never trust their set ups. They could not chick is bat sh*t loco but will pretend they do not know.
Glad she didn't have lots of problems like the car 😆
“I had a Lexus IS for 37 years and all I had to replace was the fluffy dice hanging from the mirror”
Love your work 👍
This looks like a car that would end up being rewarding for the person that eventually buys it. You are giving it the love it desperately needed.
Looks like a nice car. Most cars made in the mid 2000s still look good especially premuim/luxury cars
If it were petrol yes. It's a diesel turbo = money pit.
@@TB1M1how so? I mean specifically how so?
@@contorta960 They are not money pits. If oil changed good. But head gasket will go sooner or later. Just the design on the engine.
Wouln't touch the is250 either though, worst lexus engine ever made
@@chrismcgowan5180 Yeah 4GR-FSE (petrol) was so bad that Lexus kept putting it in multiple models over the span of 10 years, while they used 2AD-FHV (diesel) in only one model for 4 years. I'm obviously being sarcastic. The only reason people think 2.5 petrol was "bad" is because of Americans, who don't know how to take care of direct injection engines and because they never had diesel as an option. Hence the myth of 4GR-FSE's "unreliability". The only thing 4GR-FSE suffers from is the carbon build up, like every other direct injection only engine ever, if not maintained properly (even so, carbon build up won't blow up your engine, and you can always fix it relatively cheaply). Diesels on the other hand suffered from carbon issues too, and then some... And we are talking only engines here, not taking into account all other crap that goes wrong on a diesel. A quick look at any European used car market tells you all you need to know about the desirability of IS250 vs IS220d. In my country any petrol is gone in like 2 days, while diesels keep siting there for a year until owner doesn't drop original price by a half...
Love these cheap car videos. Keep 'em coming.
Glad you like them!
Really you just show me when you bought a cheap car and made a few bob Honestly ??? This young man is a good presenter but the format is now dated He is in the trade thats why he gets cars at well lest say drop down prices and then makes a bob or two claiming this is how he got to where he is now "as always a load of bollocks " Not married no mortage etc etc and if I am wrong I am sorry for making those remarks ??
@@allanhughes7859 two mortgages actually but I don’t see how that is relevant
@@allanhughes7859 you okay hun? Text me xxx 😂
Personally I like the mix of flash cars and a few dogs thrown in for good measure. Unfortunately not all of us can afford those gorgeous Bentleys. I also like the older Land Rover’s, so more of those please Matt! 🙏
@@HighPeakAutos Whoops think i have hit a nerve did not mean to honest you are a good presenter but need to change tack at times some poor sod thinks they can do the same and make money when in true terms they can not because they are not you ??
The VSC, engine and traction engine lights usually mean a fault with the EGR system. Also, I have a Toyota with the same engine, and the problem with lack of pull was due to faulty diesel injectors. Once they go bad, they're really expensive to replace ( here it's like 700 EUR for a brand new one ( 1 piece! ), 200 eur for a used one). However, when this diesel is well maintained, it's one of the smoother ones, and has a very good amount of torque.
Less lack of maintenance on this one for sure
Best route with that is have them refurbished for a fraction of the price.
It's a junk, horrible from day one rattler.
My friend worked in a Lexus service department when these were new. His job became much more stressful when they stated fitting the 220d engines
Hope you get it sorted Matt. It's such a shame when people have nice motors but don't look after them 😔
expensive to maintain?
@@peppermeat8059 don't buy it then. Buy something you can maintain.
@@peppermeat8059 Out of “luxury cars”, Lexus are usually the least to maintain. If you service at a dealer, they can be costly.
Even then, a usual service is approximately $300 cheaper (Aud) compared to the euros.
Champagne lifestyle with lemonade money
@@sks6763 That's a problem with some toyota/lexus owners, they just buy them and never maintain since theyre lexuses and toyotas.
Hope to see a follow up on this. Interested to see if the fault was eventually fixed and what your overall costs were.
Hi Matt, check the fuel filter again for contaminents, if so might be corrosion inside the fuel tank, usually when people only put a couple of gallons in rather than filling up.You did reckon its been run on a tight budget. Just an idea !
Matt you did the impossible and broke down in a Lexus 😂😂😂 just absolutely shows you can’t rest on your laurels and neglect a car because it’s supposed to be reliable!
Looking forward to another follow up on this one. Car looks superb after its clean up Fingers crossed it works out well for you.
I test drove an IS220D a few years back, all was going well until I came off the motorway and it blew black smoke all up the exit ramp. This diesel engine was not Toyota's finest hour!
Toyota's finest hr ,that would be in the 70s
Ooo, it has the Mark Levinson surround-sound hi-fi upgrade. That’s a pricey extra, sounds epic, too.
Here’s a fun fact: Mark Levinson designed the sound system for the original Woodstock festival.
They are great, until the amp goes and you have to pay £££ to replace it. It went in mine.
As a former IS220d owner I can confirm the stereo was fantastic and absolutely essential while waiting for the AA tow truck to take the car back to the dealer for each engine change.
@@oldblueshirtguy oh yeah, ML sound system is great!
worst engine in that Lexus...everybody knows that the Lexus IS250 petrol engine V6 is by far the best in that model
It's a great engine, smooth and quite reactive but I wish it had a bit more power, The car drives so well and sounds good it just feels like it should be more powerful.
@@metube2907 try the 2.2 i-ctdi in the honda accord.. More powerful
@@flexinutrition3744 I meant the 250 is a great engine btw. I drove the diesel lexus is when looking for mine and it was really shit. Never going diesel again anyway.
Horrible car the 220d hence they stopped making it fairly sharp. Terrible egr. Awful 5th injector that feeds diesel in to the DPF to clean it and both of them fail often. Gear ratio was also messed up. 6th struggled at anything under 70-75.
Probably the worst car I ever owned. I’m 100% positive it’ll be something to do with 5th injector, egr or Dpf or a combination of all 3. Nothing will come up on code reading either.
Cracking video, Matt, I really enjoy the old cars and what you have to do to them to get them sorted, it gives us mere mortals a clue as to costs and complications. Keep up the grate work.
I hope you get it sorted Matt, alot of people just don't look after their cars, it makes me cringe when I tell people that I clean my car mostly every week and service it fully every 10,000 miles and they say I haven't cleaned my car in years or I haven't done an oil change on it for years!
Yeah. People's priorities aren't straight. Lets be real, people wake up and get up without making their beds or sorting their rooms out
@@WavScorn259 we usually hvae stuff to do. Cleaning every week is stupidly timewasting. Changing oil, do mine every 8k.
It’ll be worth the effort (hopefully) Matt,it’s a well specked car and someone will love it 👍🏻
Don't know how Brittain generaly faces Diesels, but here you couldn't sell a Diesel if you give it away for free.
Just a heads up, having lenses in the headlight doesn't always means they're xenon or HID.
According to EU regulations, HID or xenon headlights should always have headlights washers and be self leveling. Having the little rolling dial for the headlights leveling means they're not HID
Funnily, in Iceland we have no regulation for it, which means you could slap xenon headlights onto a car not equipped with it and be totally fine as long as they are aligned lol
On recent laws, Xenon or HID no longer need headlightwashers.
@@x6land really????
Did this get fixed in end !??
not changing the fuel filter every 2nd oil service is probably what bricked the fuel pump, by time you changed it damage was already done.
Or at some point it’s had some petrol.
The exhaust are known to rot out quickly on these but other than that they are solid. I've owned 2 250s and a gs430 of the same age and thats the only problem I've ever had on them.
Also if it has the xenon headlights and the bulb is gone it's usually the headlight ballast which you can get for about 40 quid.
Have you ever wondered why the IS220/200d were the only diesel models ever produced? I wonder why Lexus were replacing engines under extended warranty? Mind you I’m only an armchair LOC moderator but I’d limp it to the nearest scrapyard 😀
@@lexrus7786 That is true!
I never knew about the engine replacements. Mind you its something I have experience with JLR. My pals F Pace is currently in getting a new engine (under warranty thankfully)
@@RevLexus The engine was literally a service item. 4 engines in 3 years on mine before I managed to part ex it (they extended the warranty to 7 years but only 110k miles).
@@oldblueshirtguy that is nuts, it is know that this engine was their worst product.
@@oldblueshirtguy In saying that I think Mclaren was the same with the mp4-12c. I have heard & seen owners on their 2nd or 3rd engine within a short period.
I've taken 2 IS300h out for a drive and they're lovely cars. Super economical too for a 2.4L. On the comments you made about the 220d being a bad choice for the IS range, I agree.
What specs of IS 300h where you looking at?
As long as you go for the gasoline, you'll be fine. In France almost all of that generation is equipped with the 2.2 d4d, which is a nightmare.
@@notme-y1m that is!
@@notme-y1m I was just about to get a diesel one here in France. Now I'm not so sure
My mate had one of these- I'll bet my bottom dollar the check VSC light is the EGR valve.
Hi ya, did cleaning it help or did you get a new EGR valve ?
Just subscribed Matt. I’m really enjoying your videos. From the cheap to the very expensive cars. Great work 👍
I like his variety too
You won't see mayo on Toyota and could still have a blown gasket.
I have a 2.2 T180 Avensis 2008. Just do oil and filters change every year and my only concern is turn the key and put fuel. No problems at all.
I have this same model of car with 180 000 km and it's doing great. It's not the engines fault, it actually runs very smoothly. This cars break down if they lack maintenance. Mine has all services done in time and the only thing that needs replacement is the clutch after 16 years on the road. The only other fault is the dashboard, it melts on the summer sun because Toyota didn't make them right back then, although if you knew about it and went tot the dealer back then, they could replace the dashboard and all doorpannels free of charge.
(EDIT) Regarding the people who had had the engine replaced on this car and other Toyota diesel models. It was a matter of luck, a bunch of theese were faulty from factory, but if you ddin't get one from the bad bunch, it was sure to last forever.
The diesel never saw the light here. Must be similar to Avensis 2.2D engine. The 350 is brilliant though. Very smooth, nippy and sounds excellent!
The IS 220d model should be avoided like the plague, Toyota messed up big time with this engine. The IS 250 is the one to go for but in reality, it is too slow and thirsty for what it is. Far better off with a GS 430 or 450h or IS F if you want the power.
Don't panic Matt, I had one of these for 4 years and all that ever went wrong is the problem you're having with this one. Hoover out the egr valve, lots of vlogs on TH-cam and add a bottle of dpf fluid every 3 or 4 months and it will run forever. These are a great workhorse but need a blast down the motorway regular.
We call that an “Italian tune up”.😂
@@cindybetten7573the motorway blast? 😂
I had one of these for about 5yrs a few years back. It wasn't unreliable, but these are fundementally flawed vehicles. Check vsc usually means emission control issues. In mine, if you fed it anything but premium diesel, you got emission control problems and vsc+limp. The gearing is far too long or maybe the turbo is just too big. These engines simply don't pull below 2000rpm at all, but pull like a train in 3rd, once the turbo is going. The dual mass flywheels become shudder prone, 6th gear is useless below 80mph, the egr valves & dpf clog causing the symptoms you see, coolant tends to blow/leak from the expansion tank vent (head gasket, no doubt), the engine throws huge clouds of black smoke when cold and accelerating (ALL is220ds i have seen do this), clutch release bearings squeak, injector seals go. There's a 5th injector that dumps fuel in the exhaust for dpf burn off - probably what causes the ecu triggered smoke when cold. They don't do it all the time, just when the ecu decides. The LUK flywheel on these is over £1000, just for the part. The egr is easy to clean - the rear bolt is a little tricky, but it might sort the vsc code. Fuel filters are awkward to change. Unfortunately, I don't think even a perfect is220d is worth more than £1500. The engines do have a timing chain. If the head gasket is leaking, it probably needs at a new cylinder head and maybe block. They are alloy, and tend to deform/move on each other. This car should have been recalled for a whole new powertrain. It's simply unacceptable quality, even for a cheap brand. Personally i'd scrap it, but will be interested to see how it goes if you keep throwing money at it.
This channel is important because it offers a focus on real world motoring issues for many (the majority?) of hard pressed drivers on a limited budget.
Bought a new one in 2007 .. I’m a Toyota man wouldn’t say a bad word about them but my god was my is220 a ball of dung .. engine went porous at 32,000km just inside warranty..3 months later turbo went just out of warrenty but fought it because of the porous engine issue a few months earlier Lexus stud over it .. full service history and all that .. then got some wire gremlins and in the end I just traded it with 40,000kms on it to our local dealers and bought a year old 250 that burned oil .. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️it also had a full service history but sold that and bought a new rav4 no issue with that rav or the one we have now either
Love the video as always. Hope this car is ok. I recently had to get rid of an IS220d. Sadly least reliable and worst car I’ve owned. So many issues. The worst was the engine. Constant egr valve and turbo issues. AC was great though. Comfy too. Wish I’d bought the is250.
Interesting, my dad had a 2008 IS220d, bought it in 2013 and kept for 7 years the only issue was the DPF which led to us selling it other than that it was fine.
@Scimmia i suspect fuel economy?
Mine was great I did have to do the head gasket and I blanked egr as that was a nightmare
what have you replaced it with?
@@RevLexus 2009 BMW 325i convertible. Pretty different. Absolutely love it.
I don’t like the beep sounds when you press the buttons sounds like a nissan almera i had years back! Loved the car secretly haha
Hi Matt, fantastic videos - well done. Some background if you're interested:
I worked as a slimy salesman when these were released. As you know, Lexus were very popular in the USA but were struggling to capitalise on the UK company car market as they didn't have a diesel option. Luckily, they were able to pinch the diesel lump from the Toyota Avensis (we weren't meant to mention this to customers). It was only offered in combination with a manual transmission which we were told to tell prospective customers was because the engine produced too much torque for the auto box to cope with. I suspect the real reason was actually emissions.
Similarly, emissions were the reason that you need to be doing 80mph+ for 6th gear not to bog down. Which made for some interesting discussions with geriatric test drivers....
Funny how the IS250 is ranked one of the most reliable cars you can buy and the IS220D one of the least reliable! Toyota and Lexus (Mazda also) sacrificed their reliability reputation badly with their diesel cars. They were playing catch up in the 2000s compared with the Germans and French who'd spent years developing diesels. Now they're hybrids normal service has resumed !
I agree
Landsail tires are awful, even my local tyre fitter doesn't recommend them, even when he's got Landsail promotional signage on his walls.
well... diesel on those never should have happened according to Toyota and Honda.
late nineties japan was penalising diesels for exactly the same reasons as we do now in europe in 2022. japan was heavily taxing diesel at this time to make it unattractive for private customer just to phase them out of the market. that`s why they started developing hybrid with priuses to start with. Japanese manufacturers at this point are convinced this end of the road for the diesel, there is a need for new technology just to prevent human health. they are not focusing on diesel at this point, they are not developing them anymore, this is a dead end road, they will be stopping diesel very soon. remember we`re around half way through `90ies at this point.
meanwhile in europe 1998 fiat is starting common rail diesel revolution with alfa romeo 156 1.9jtd and 2.4jtd -diesel is just as fast as petrol or maybe sometimes faster but it`s using as much as old slow, stinky diesel. soon after mercedes is introducing cdi engines and others have to follow just to keep up with the market. europeans are ecstatic with new engines, finally they got best of both worlds: performance and fuel economy. european governments, european union (with german car manufacturers at the forefront) recommending buying diesels as perfect form of transport for average Mr Smith or Mr Schmidt knowing there sooner or later will be problems with diesel particles or NOx particles.
At this point diesel market is booming in europe. Japanese manufacturers can`t understand why europeans are resurrecting diesel knowing how bad it will be down the line. they have hybrids: toyota have got prius, honda got is insight and fuel cell: very first fcx, yet they have to do something to stay and compete on for european customer on european market.
they decided, they have to quickly develop diesel engines for european customers just to stay on the market. it`s done quickly and in a hurry. honda is showing 2.2 diesel which we know is very successful, and toyota is coming with family of d4d diesel engines ...which are not the best as we know from the history. they are ok but not the best. on the other hand when vw first introduced 2.0diesel with common rail, they were plagued with catastrophic problems as well for few years.
and here we are today with Lexus IS220 diesel engine. 170bhp. later detuned to 150BHP and apparently that was preventing most of the problems.
i know it was tooooo long, I hope it makes sense, English is not my first language.
P.S.
this one has got Mark Levinson, quite a big thing.
Would never buy a diesel.
Oh dear. Another good looking car let down by a poor engine. At least you managed to minimise the costs. Your wheel trimmer and bodyshop are so skilled in what they do.
I am the happy owner of an IS250. 3 years, just regular maintanance, brakepads/tyres/oil and filter/airco refill. No oil consumption MY2006 and no rust. I love this car! Not the most exciting car to drive but it has all the features you want and with CC on doing 80mph I'll manage 35mpg
I bough one for myself for 1500 euro, discovered later it was flooded in the past since is full of mud under the carpet and some electronics don’t work, but since I do all the work myself I fixed most of the stuff for free and now ordered some parts for the seats (they became noisy because of the flood, the electric motors we’re completely stuck and rusted) from Lithuania since they cheaper there. The check vsc is something that comes up often in this cars because of the Denso ecu and other stuff. I still think it’s a really nice car and really like it, mine needs new wheels and a service, but it has a super clean history, always serviced at a Lexus dealership by the first and only owner every 15k km, it’s what Lexus said but I think should be done every 10k tbh. Plus I don’t know if the gearbox and diff oil have been changed so I will do that aswell. After it’s all done I will insure it and will take it on a long road trip. We’ll see how it goes.
Btw the door sensor is super cheap and a 5 year old can change it himself.
That handbrake looked well excited to see you Matt! I laughed as unusual to see a handbrake pointing to the moon. Seems that’s only the start of your problems 😂
Paint job looks great - to my eye the colour matches perfectly. Nice wheels too. I like these machines !
Matt, not sure if you spotted the irony in the Andy Williams song: the first sentence of the song goes….
“You're just too good to be true”
Yeah, for a manufacturer that made the legendary 1.4 D4D, the 2.2 is a bit..different; not so frugal, not so quiet and not so bulletproof.
Matt I always watch your fantastic videos, thanks for creating them. I was wondering why your colleagues don't plug in the portable OBD Carly device to prospective part exchange vehicles, this would save you the crazy bills and show up any issues before your pockets are emptied before seeing them in the cold light of day?
Occasionally deals are done in desperation
Had an '06 reg SEL with electric sun blinds, blue illuminating door steps, sunroof, full leather...was a lovely spec. It's only Achilles heal was that sodding diesel engine that let the rest of great car down. Drove one day on the motorway until it suddenly switched to creep mode, could only do about 20 mph max. After inspection it was a congealed EGR valve, replaced the EGR valve for £350 and it popped a load of injector seals! Got £4000 scrappage towards a new Mazda at the time. Lesson learnt, should have got an IS250 with the silky V6.
Good video again. The Continental EU countries demanded a diesel as most competitors and 70% of segment sales were diesel. So Lexus fitted the D4D RAV 4 diesel which as you say was inferior to the Lexus 250 petrol variant.. I hope you get the fuel problem resolved.
At that time, here in italy, diesel sells were massive, even in small cars like polo, punto, 207 etc
You should do a review of an IS-F, would love to get your thoughts on it!
that would be cool!! you should see the Lexus cars I film :)
If it has xenon headlamps the front bar cover should a headlamp washer system fitted either side
I had an IS250 and thought it was quite nice. Bought it as a backup car with 300k on the ODO and gave it some TLC ( parts aren’t cheap for these here in Aus) but ended up with quite a nice car in the end. Very nice to be in and quite ok to drive. Quickly became my daily driver.
was it a diesel?
@@wolvestribe6435 the is250 is the 2.5 v6 petrol. The only diesel model they offered is the is220d as shown in the video
I’m really surprised (or maybe not..) that a Lexus owner has not looked after their car. This example has not been looked after at all. Maybe the owner misjudged the ongoing ownership costs.
This is your best video yet; very amusing but also really informative. As someone who knows nothing about cars and in the market for a used car, it's good to see how to evaluate a used car and what can happen and how to deal with issues. Have been watching for a short while now and enjoyed your vids, but will subscribe now as it's well deserved.
Thanks!
I had the same problem with the courtesy light coming on when cornering and it was a faulty courtesy light pin switch. Mine also had to have several factory recalls for airbags I think which the dealer will replace FOC
As a retired airline pilot, I notice you use and know the phonetic alphabet well. I do enjoy your clips a lot. I live between florida and barbados and have recently bought, from my best friend, a 2007 lexus ls460L with 150k miles and in pristine condition. I simply love the car and will use it when in the USA. Keep up the good work and I wish you success in your very competitive business
Thanks for watching. Nice Lexus
Thank you for your response. My son also has a Lexus I S350 about five years old and loves it. 305 hp and it flies!
nah super car for 750 quid throw in a fuel pump, take batt off for a while ecu will reset and hopefully it will be fine
220d avoid avoid avoid
My great gran had a 2001 Lexus GS that outlasted her. Those cars are so dependable
Love this content Matt - real down to earth content for us peasants!
I owned an IS 220d SE-L for 10 years. I loved the car but had EGR valve issues constantly. Every 3 months or so, i would remove it to clean the soot out of it. The manual 6 speed gearbox wasn't the best. And the turbo lag was absolutely terrible.
I sold it and bought an IS 300h f sport. I've never looked back since i've had my new lexus.
@Dave Harriott were you doing regular long runs or motorways in it? That's why I am cautious about getting a diesel car
That interior is just classy. It's got the silvers and Grey's that make it look great.
Used car vertical when buying car for daughter spent about £80 on checking a few cars as people were lying about the cars past found car vertical very good 👍
My sister (we're in the US) has a 2010 IS250 AWD with under 100k miles. It absolutely chews through oil. The car is in great shape, but honestly it's pretty slow, gets pretty poor fuel economy, and just overall doesn't feel up to par with other Lexus models. She misses her 2003 ES300 quite a bit.
Some updates on it? Did you manage to find what's wrong with it and sell it?
I had one of these. The gear changes were sharp and notchy and it struggled to do 30 in fourth. I had to change down to third which was annoying. To cruise on the motorway in 6th gear was only possible if one was doing around 75plus. Anything less you had to change down to 5th.
The gearbox was awful and I got rid of it immediately
I expected better
Mate most cars you need to be in third gear for 20-30mph, that could have been the reason, unless I’m mistaken ofcourse
Surprisingly the is200 is way better when it comes to having a nice linear power band.
im another owner of this car, and i know exactly what you mean, everyones is the same, this diesel engine is the worst, turbo lag, 6th gear is useless, constant dpf regen, the list goes on, i took out my dpf and blanked egr, had a remap from LETO and its a bit better now with (stated) 220bhp, but for a diesel, it sucks
Petrol is cooler with things like that. Diesel are much more touchy, gear specific to speed.
Lovely car but worst engine ever. Had so many problems with mine. Wish i went for the is250.
could be a split boost pipe matt. we get similar thing on our buses, whistle from the turbo, lack of power, usually a split turbo pipe
3500 RPM??? Diesel engines operate most efficiently between 1800 and 2000 RPM. At these RPMs, the engine attains its highest torque and power. Below or above it, you may get lower power output and efficiency.
We bought an is250 se L brand new in 07. Still going strong, auto box and engine still sweet. I drove a is220d and hated it. It was so slow and rough. If only we got the is350 because that was great
It is a shame we never really got any 350 models, ES, GS, last 2 RX models etc. The UK really do get a limited model and engine range from Lexus.
They shouldn't be either if they're running right, the 220d is faster acceleration higher top speed it has 400nm torque as opposed to 250nm in the IS250 and only 15 less hp
@@gillscorner794 For everyone that says the gearing and acceleration on the IS220d is bad, I actually thought it was pretty good. It was also (I think) the only manual Lexus at the time. Of course that acceleration was rather let down by having to stop and change the engine at every service interval, which usually meant a courtesy Yaris or something for a few weeks each time.
when you buy a car, do you buy it WITH plate? or plate is separate ownership?
You always go above and beyond getting g things sorted.
ohhh IS220d, they are worthless for a reason. The diesel engine is something Lexus should have never even tried. Compared to completely brilliant and reliable IS250, IS220d is really bad for the brand and gives wrong impression on what Lexus is, they have all sort of issues, starting from small and annoying - like gearbox just being unsuitable for UK (6ht gear is too long for 70MPH), DMF issues, so much more serious DPF, EGR, blown head gaskets, injectors, turbos... everything that could go wrong with diesel car usually goes wrong on IS220d. And it is real shame, because apart of the horrible engine and rather weird gearbox it is otherwise nice car.
I doubt there is any profit in the car, unless you find somebody completely clueless who doesn't know anything and does not bother to do any research on the car they are purchasing. Go into any forum or just search on internet and everyone will say IS220d should be avoided as plague.
Totally agree with you, the 250 was an amazing car. You would've been a lucky man getting a 250 for £750, pity it was the dreaded diesel. I must say that you and your guys have done a cracking job rejuvenating that 220. Looks superb. I really hope you at least got a grand on your profit for all your efforts mate. As always, thoroughly enjoy your channel and it's content ..👍
250 the worst lexus engine hands down, they said it themselves
"my luck is never that good".. lmfao.. yeah right. A 750 quid car that there's nothing really with. If that was me it would almost certainly have a blown head gasket, broken timing chain, worn rings, cracked head & a transmission that's 1000km away from blowing up completely
Your car taste is improving. 😉😉
the car is a steal if the engine light and the VSC is the only problem i guess... i mean Lexus's aint hard to fix...
Well done so far Matt - really hope the issue is not fuel pump as I fear it will cost a lot more than £200-£300 to fix 😳
'Lexus don't do diesels.' But Toyota do!
Loving the series on bargain cars 🚗 keep up the good work
I got shafted a couple of times on cars that were too cheap to be true. I should have known better but you get cocky when you've had a good run & been lucky in the past. My run was so good I never even realised the vibration on the clutch pedal spelt disaster. Best car I ever got for a bargain price was a 96 2.0i Calibra automatic in mercury silver with lexus lights, stainless steel exhaust etc £650 in perfect condition. I got that in 2003, didn't spend a penny on it in 2 years other than the cost of an mot.. I still think about that kick when you floored it. Sold it for £1500.
Sadly in the UK we don't have the is350 which has a far more reliable engine and is much more fun
I wanted an is350, but they hold their value too well and I couldn't afford one, I got a e90 bmw 328i instead.
@@spicysnowman8886 As long as you have a few thousands left over for repaires you should be ok because BMW's I've heard can be quite expensive to maintain
@@AfjeerOf already had a repair(bad radiator), but luckily I had some money left over after buying so it wasn't a huge deal.
@@spicysnowman8886 Might as well since if your going to spend so much more on a car that hardly looses value your probably better off buying a cheaper used car. Plus the BMW's are more fun to drive than the Lexus's
@@AfjeerOf the manual is fun with the straight six and the great handling, I'm very happy with it, it's a huge upgrade from my previous car.
Hi Highpeak ... you mentioned getting the alloys refurbed I’m in the process of buying a old bmw 3 series only 42k on the clock everything great about the car except for the alloys could I ask where did you get them done please? I’m from the Wigan area.
Check the EGR valve and the breather pipes. I had a 2006 IS220d and had to clean the EGR every 5k. I eventually gave in and bought a new valve. Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
I had that exact same issues with my IS220d.
@@themightywrighty what was it in the end?
@@HighPeakAutos I have no idea. I never did get to bottom of it in the end. I had the EGR value cleaned a couple of times, which improved things for a while. Eventually it got stuck in limp mode, I decided to scrap it.
@@themightywrighty Me too. After it happened 3 times after being cleaned I replaced it. Strange combo of lights but definitely EGR
There's something you don't see every day - a ropy Lexus. Right car wrong engine as you mentioned.
12:30 that sounds like a canal boat! 😂
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Please explain to foreigner, how car (even it is old one with problems, but still driving) can cost as a new flagship smartphone? In our country even such crap cars cost at least 5 thousand USD. Is it because the maintenance and repair will be expensive to buy such old and technically defective car so there will not be much difference in buying newer one?
As you know yourself Matt, the V6 petrol is the engine to go for with the auto gearbox. It's reliable and silky smooth.
I used to own a 2007 IS 250 auto and it would easily get 40mpg. So smooth and filled with gadgets such as keyless entry, cooled seats and a camera.
@@RevLexus 40 mpg, that is better than what I am expecting, at around 32 mpg. Of my new job requires me to do long distance travelling, then I'm very tempted to buy one. The car is what I'm looking for; comfortable, refined, a great engine and a silky smooth auto gearbox.
@@RevLexus Which model did you have which had the cooled seats?
@@VishalGupta-od5mf The SE-L is what you want to look for, mine was a launch spec with every single option ticked. Heated/Cooled seats, auto mirrors all round, keyless entry, electric sunshades, reversing cam etc etc.
@@JamesClimbs Thank you James. I was looking at the Advance spec but will also look at the SE-L too.
Like you say, It doesn't matter the manufacturer, they will al brake
I’m living in Holland and I always cross reference the purchases you make vs the Dutch market and I can’t believe how ridiculously valued older cars are in the UK. Same model, year, similar mileage car here is selling for almost €6,000!!
Aaaaaand now that I’ve seen the video fully I understand why 😂 unlucky Matt
Prices in the UK are much cheaper compared to the continent. Now that I've moved back to Germany, any decent 2nd hand car is so many thousands more here vs the exact same UK equivalent
@@Gunzberg Mostly because there are more LHD countries.
Same in the US our prices are usually over double the equivalent in the UK
You breaking down was classic, then two months later, you've got blonde highlights. That car did a number on you 😂😂
Shame about the fuel fault
It looks a tidy car now 👍🏻
My sister had an 2010 IS 220D company car.....a great big bag of trouble 😣
Your painter strikes me as exceptional value - boot, bonnet and all the other stuff for under £500; bargain!
Someone is going to get a very tidy car when the final running issue is sorted… Just the tyres let it down (but the new owner can choose to rectify that if they wish).
Thanks for sharing as always 👍
@10:14 You'll find imported 350 from 10 grand but unlike the 250 or 220ds, you won't get them cheap.
Thing I’ve noticed is when it comes to Japanese diesels they ain’t really that good. The petrol variants you can never go wrong with them, bullet proof.
I think they are Merc units, are they not?
@@RevLexus Nope, engineered by Toyota from ground up. Although later 2.0 diesels found in Toyotas are BMW units.
@@RevLexus Why would a IS have a Mercedes diesel in it? You see IS220d and suddenly think it’s the same engine as the C220d…