I Bought The CHEAPEST LEXUS IS200 In The World! (Test Drive and Review)
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Great car! People don't realize how underrated these cars are, so its good to see someone making content about it. Keep up the good work!
I've had one for 18 years , it doesn't break down , it's incredibly smooth and comfortable and still drives like a new car, best car I've ever had.
Most reliable car I’ve ever owned....crazy reliable
I did something stupid with mine. I sold it :(
There was one near me, in that colour, for decades. I kept waiting for her to sell it but she never did. Proper build quality.
I had a 2001 wiht 70K on it, ran it for 4 years and swapped to a new IS220D - so miss that 6 cylinder engine
Is250 here. Beautiful drive. 82k on the clock still like new.
£100!? That’s amazing! 20 years ago, I remember teaching a bunch of managers who worked for Saab and they all had Lexus IS200s...
well, at least they have no shame in buying good cars
why? saabs are (or were lol) better cars
I had one of these for almost ten years. Got it at 85k when it was ten years old, and racked it up to 167k with it barely skipping a beat. Never let me down, never left me stranded, and never failed and MOT while I owned it. Outside of regular maintenance it only needed a few bits here and there. Wonderful car, just juicy as hell to run and the tax was a killer.
Also, the funny part of this video is the wheels on it are stupidly rare and worth about five times as much as you paid for the car 😆
Love the attitude! You rock! This is my favorite thing about Lexus, I've been looking at the ES but I hope I find one of these.
Like the videos mate. Theres a bigger audience for more relevant used cars like this. Supercars are dull
Thanks! I've never really been into supercars. They're too out of reach
@@HighPeakAutos where do you find such bargains?
@@almond765 my point exactly 👌👌👌
100% agree...I avoid ferrari, lamborgini stuff as much as I can...Love a good bargain. The Lexus IS 200 2000 was my first Lexus...got it brand new, manual with sunroof (like this one)...loved it. Since then had 1999 RX, 2000 GS, 2005 GS, and now 2016 NX and just got 2020 IS300h F-sport+ a few days ago...Got it for the price of base 300h. All reviews say its lazy, but I love it...and actually fun to drive, and never miss any horsepower (much). Had my fair share of fairly powerful cars, like 91 928S4, and 2005 M3, so I know how that feels. Keep coming with these great bargain videos :) Best of luck from CZ..
Kit-Kat holder! Splendid!!!!
Just watching your 2nd video, after your recent 4th anniversary video.
This has the hallmarks of a 'great youtuber in the making'.
You have a lot of knowledge on cars and been in the industry for years.
So you definitely know what you are talking about Matt.
A simple review, down to earth presentation, a northern sense of humour and a little joy from getting a bargain. 😂
Keep up the fantastic videos Matt.
You'll hit a million subs, sooner than you think.
Thanks!
Pick one up while you can.
The young drifting crowd have finally caught onto these cars, they'll all have welded diffs & be wearing Rota wheels before you know it.
Zerofightervi guess what i'll be doing when i get one in two weeks 🤦♂️😂😂
Always factual bro 🙏🏽 your realistic, cars you can actually go out and buy.
Thanks!
Brilliant! Really like this car.
Came with one and a half keys 😂
Mine came with 1 and 3/4 of a key 😀
Great video fantastic to see you reviewing affordable to everyone cars, I love cheap, decent motors and If I bought one of those and had to spend a few hundred pounds I wouldn't feel cheated; plus you get the famous Lexus reliability and tons of kit for your money. What isn't to love?
I bought a black x reg is200 sport when I was 22 and loved it. I then traded it for an 06 A4 4 years later and instantly regretted it when the oil pickup got blocked and wrote the engine off, lost 8k on the car. I now drive an 05 is200 auto.
You are so right about some of these youtubers. Love your channel mate.
Clifton Leake Haha Thank you! 😉
This is a great video please make more like this. Yes we are fed up with million pound car reviews
An old guy who comes into my shop has a S reg Altezza version. Great car!
Yet another great review & I think you really got a bargain. I drove one of the first Lexus that came into the the country back in 1989. It was an LS400 & I thought it was brilliant for the time. Just one question, did it come with a tissue box on the parcel shelf! All the best & keep these brilliant reviews coming..........
Having just watched this video - I’m so glad you’ve got much much better at them and give more interesting info on the vehicles and a bit of banter. This was almost painful to watch having seen your more polished stuff of today
I’ve come a long way
I had one of these and absolutely loved it. It was bomb proof and never, ever broke or let me down. Lexus are a bit plasticity but I couldn’t afford to run anything other than a Japanese car! Great channel by the way
Thanks!
Just discovered your channel today, great videos! Love Lexus, can't wait to actually learn to drive and eventually buy myself one. Are you able to get a GS300/GS450h to review?
Callum Mccubbing Thanks for subscribing! Yeah they’re great cars! I’ve got one planned actually with an old GS300
Oh fantastic! The Mk2 Or Mk3?
I remember when the is200 came out I was still at primary school. Some bloke had a silver 3.0 one. Sounded lovely. Still look great and the clocks look cool even today. As for the age, let's face it a fiat or peugeot wouldn't get to 18
Cracking video, really good to look at the unusual, and the impossible- £100 is just magic.
Great video and car, I just picked up the IS 250
Keep putting out great videos like this.... Good to see content with vehicles that ordinary people can afford.
Thanks, will do!
Wow i was honestly considering getting one of these before viewing this. I love them. Sport model is best option as it comes with a LSD. Great video keep it up.
They're great cars
£100 in Singapore can only buy you a 1996 Toyota gear knob!
This was my first car, an automatic transmission though. Loved it!
They're great cars. Massively underrated
A man after my own heart ....
Always liked the 1st gen is. Prefer the styling to the later models. Lack of performance means you'll have to rev the 6 to get the most out of it and that is no bad thing. Think they actually drove better than the newer ones too.
I had one back in the day as a demo in a kind of BRG metallic. I liked the car very much but they do like a drink. They can be a little bit difficult to handle in the wet and unpredictable. But in the dry they stick to the road like glue.
I've had 3 is200's and they are bulletproof. One of them was an estate and I drove it all over Europe. Never missed a beat.
Theyre great cars
Nice. Who needs a BM 3 series.
Love an IS200 I'd buy one as a run around, school runner, shop trips
I've been driving for 10 years now, and this was my first car. Still got her, and she's going strong. She drives beautifully, looks great, is really comfortable, and has a nice little roar.
She was as good as new until about 2 years ago when 3 little scrotes decided I didn't need a cat, so they'd take it off my hands. She was vandalised and was off the road for 6-8 months, and I've had a few damp problems and electric problems (as a result of the scumbags) while getting her back on the road. Since she's been back on the road, I had to get the sills welded (rusty sills seams to be fairly common on these), and a pipe on the coolant system has burst. But other than that, she's almost back to her original self.
Honestly, if these cars are properly maintained and not vandalised, they'll probably run forever.
Amazing to think that when it was released in N. America, it was quite controversial styling wise. Those "Altezza" lights in particular, followed by wrist watch styled dials. I personally hated it, but now as the time passed by, I think it's quite nice.
100 quid in latte really got me 😂😂😂
Brilliant video
Looking at getting one of these, do you recommend the manual over the automatic? Cheers
I had the Toyota badged version of this car when I lived in New Zealand. It had a straight six Yamaha engine too but was automatic. The UK models usually had the four cylinder engine.
I love good cars at bargain prices and that one was astonishing.
Love these! Only issue is the mpg
Thsts why mine is LPG
Fair enough but what was wrong with it, how much leg and how much to put right?
thank you now ill go and buy one!
I've been driving the is200 sport for nearly 14 years, hope to keep it for as long as possible. I haven't been tempted to buy anything else . If you ever listen to Terence McKenna, he calculated that the best car to buy was an old luxury car and to drive it forever. My car finished depreciating about 10 years ago, it's 19 years old now. The engine is perfect, only real maintenance is ball joints, calipers, the odd oxygen sensor. All electrics are working perfectly .
They're really great cars aren't they
Great video
I now see that cheaper cars can be more interesting👍🏻🙂
Is it a 2 litre 6 cylinder?
Time to get on the classifieds 👍🏾😎
Nice video and review ;D Love the looks of these cars, I'm learning to drive atm but once I pass my test will be getting a 1.3 Honda Civic Hybrid (love the look of those 2 and very affordable with tax _ insurance which is expensive here) but here in Ireland you can get a car 20 years old or older and insure it as a classic car (must have another car for regular use though) so in a year or 2 I really hope to be able to get of these Lexus IS200 and do that or maybe a BMW :D
You can get classic insurance in Ireland for 15 year old cars from Carol Nash insurance
@@Shane-zx4ps Oh really :O thats great :D I'm still just learning to drive atm tho so it could be another year or even 2 before I think about buying a 2nd older car thats 2 litres to insure as a classic and use for roadtrips and car meets and that sort of stuff
Buying one of the 2000ish Lexus' is very much on my agenda. I always have a good look when I see them.
I'm thinking about buying an IS200 currently but they are a lot more popular than a few years ago. Manual ones seem to be rare and quite expensive now as the moddy drifty crowd are into them. What do you think of the automatic transmission version on these? I've seen it's a 4 speed manual and it also means the car comes with cruise control (unlike on manuals) which is a bonus. Ive never had an auto car before but I'm seriously considering it as there are a lot more out there and some 04 05 ones in decent nick for under 2k. Tempting! Just worried I wouldnt enjoy it so much compared to the 6 speed manual...
If you don’t mind me asking how much did you see it for and did you have to do any repairs
I have an 18 year old Peugeot - just saying!! 2 litre hdi with over 200k on the clock and it pulls like a train is super economical and brilliant to drive! Can't get rid - turn the key and it fires up everytime first time!
To be fair, that 2.0HDi Peugeot engine is bulletproof - that will run forever
MAN that shot of the bee in ghe back window was fucking cracking. First ever car I bought had 3 dead bees in that very same spot. Never bothered them. I am personally alergic to them haha!
My parents have had 2 Lexus
2008 Lexus RX350 SE 1 of 200
2014 Lexus RX450h
Both of which were great cars. 65000km was done in the 2008 and 72000 in the 2014. Had the 2008 until 2013 and had the 2014 until 2018 and nothing ever broke on either. We took them both from our home in Sydney to Queensland and nothing went wrong and everything was perfect. We sold the 2014 for a 2018 Audi Q5 and within 35000km and the wiring harness needed to be replaced. Thank god we still have the 3 year warranty🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Good video as usual, next one lexus LS?
I'm always looking for a nice LS. Keep watching :)
I absolutely adore the IS200, the last of the analogue old school obtainable driver’s cars sadly tarnished by the Alan Partridge factor. Provided you keep the dreaded tin worm at bay these are bomb proof, engaging solid cars even now some are knocking on the door of 25 years old. As this chap mentioned many of these have fallen into the hands of the roundabout drift masters who thrash and modify them to an inch of their lives so try and go for a solid example owned by a pensioner with plenty of history.
So how did you manage to buy the car for £100 ? They are 2grand and more. Am wanting one in blue or black / manual 130k miles max and I can't find any am really struggling to locate one
Are you going down the “Hoovie” road?
What website did you buy this from?
Dude some hints on where u purchased it would like one too
Agree! Bought mine off my daughter when her family left for Canada. Great little car. Now I have 2, 19 year old cars! The other is a Range Rover.. now which is the most reliable? ..But I love them both.
A P38? :)
I've had 2. A 99 V reg and a 02 plate. 99 plate never broke (apart from the CD Changer) and the 02 I had for 5 years and only ever had a back box and a rear caliper (got 1 for £20 from a breaker). Servicing was cheap too. The oil filter is the same as a 1.3 Nissan micra and Ford Ka If I remember correctly less than £2
a quick walk round would be nice
Great review as always. However my daughter has 20yr old peugeot 206 1.1 petrol and is faultless/ rustless, no toys at all. Had it 10 yrs. i have serviced it 86k-150k needed nothing but consumables. She had it as a student and loves it to death and will only go when it gives up. There is not a speck of rust on it. Still does 50 mpg on a run paid £1800 10yrs ago. Guess just lucky with that one. Keep up the fab work for “ ordinary car drivers”. Best reviewer on utube
That's very lucky
Have had one for last seven years (2004 model) - bought for 3k! - just the greatest car, nippy in town and holds its own on the motorway - breaking my heart to part with it but handbrake cable has snapped amongst other things and my mechanic says it will cost me too much to get though forthcoming MOT. Stumbled upon your reviews and love them - on your advice considering an IS250 or an IS300h now. Keep up the good work!
They’re all great cars. I’m a big fan of the IS
@@HighPeakAutos I wanted to get an IS300h but they're just a bit out of my price range at the mo and not many so prices are actually going up by the week!! I wondered what you thought about an Infiniti m 3.5 gt premium 4dr instead which is cheaper and has a full service history? I feel like i really should get a hybrid cos mostly driving round town in London. It's cos of your review i'm considering the Infiniti btw! My fall back alternative is an IS250 - its 2011 and over 112k on clock whereas the Infiniti is 2013 and a few k less mileage. What you reckon? Cheers in advance for any advice.
Say what you like about Alan Partridge he had good taste in cars! :) I have a green SportCross, cream leather, 3litre engine, it had a little rust patching, apart from that I cant find much wrong with it. Well-serviced and clearly loved by its former owners. Superb car. I enjoy the relaxing automatic mode, and switching to the fun PS4-esque button shift mode for more spirited driving.
Best car I've ever owned. Sold it for a 6 month old IS220d sport, which was great but the 200 was the best, most fun car I've ever owned. Man now I wish I never sold it 😪
You just made me nostalgic for my old is200! I upgraded recently to the is 250, which is definitely a better car, but I can't help but miss the old is 200. I dunno what it is but it's got something special about it, lots of character, I still love the interior, like it more than the is250 interior. The seats were lovely as well.
Hi, I agree! The IS250 is technically a much better car. Much more refined and more luxurious. But there was something about the old IS200. It definitely felt sportier and had more character than the 250.
I am sure you miss the dials which replicate an expensive watch. They are special. And the smooth 6cyc
The IS200 briefly turned into a boy racer car. I remember seeing a few about 2010 time with bodykits, big spoilers and those anti-social exhausts they like.
If you can find a good one, buy it! iconic motors. Good review. What's your plans for it?
Have a 20 year one with 86k on the clock, manual love it to bits
You still have it mate
@@mccaul0530 Yep she still running
@@Supernovaeh she still forsale been looking for a nice one for a while
@@mccaul0530 Nah sorry I was the same took awhile to find a 1999 one manual with low mileage, I'll keep it running as long as I can as I hate this new electric stuff
@@Supernovaeh yeah same you need to hear the car roar lol, is it a sport or se
Watching in 2023, cracking vintage Matt!
Haha thanks. I like to think I’ve improved since these days
I bought an ex demo IS300 Sportcross back in the early 2000’s, it sticks in my memory as one of the best cars I ever owned. 0 - 60 wasn’t particularly fast at 8.6 secs, but 0 - 30 it seemed to be able to beat anything off the line, particularly amusing when I had an M3 next to me at the lights! Only ever got around 24mpg out of it; changed it for a 320d Coupé which was quicker and did twice as many to the gallon. Never really liked the BMW though ...
They're massively underrated aren't they. Especially the Sportcross, they're very rare. They're great fun to drive, and have some charm about them. I cant think of any cheaper car thats better
Just got into your channel. I like your laid back style. Some great cars and reviews. £100 is a steal. Is it true you are getting cheap cars because they are trade in deals? If so makes me want to be a car dealer...has why didn't I do it when I was younger?? Maybe because I'm not mechanically minded and didn't have the money..but i love my cars though!
Thanks for watching! This was a trade in. I only got into this job because cars were my hobby
I just got one! It’s older than me by a year.. haha I am shocked it is that old coming from a 04 V6 Camry to this. Defs an upgrade even though it’s older 💯
As a subscriber for about 2 years (I think the first video I watched was your Love/Hate RR one) I thought I would watch from the start! Also, hopefully me watching these older vids will add a couple of extra pence to your TH-cam income! Obviously the production quality has improved but your presentation style and sense of humour has remained…thank goodness. I was also interested in your comments in this video about the monotony of the super car TH-camrs, not a lot has changed in 3 years, although they are now bolting massive turbos on them! Yawn. Many thanks for the content and long may it continue 👍
Thank you! I appreciate it
Great car and vid.
Your dead right about the youtubers. I want to watch views on cars I'm able to buy, or ones I grew up with. It's the reason why I tend to only watch ones like yourself, car throttle and regular cars and car wow and car buyer for new cars.
What a bargain! Nice buy. You’re right, there’s way to many supercar buying videos now. They’re so out of reach of the average person, and they’re so common that they’ve become uninteresting. Much rather watch videos like this. I bought a 1998 GS300 (mk2) for £470 and it was a great car. Quick and luxurious and had the famed 2JZ-GE engine in, which sounded brilliant. Lexus’ really are a bargain as they’re simply not as well known. Way more unique than a BMW or Merc. 👍
I agree. They're a bit of a left field choice, massively underrated
Hey! Hey! I own a 17 year old Fiat and although it’s had money spent on it this year it’s by no means falling apart! Lol
A 100 quid?! I don't live in the UK but that is what i smoke away in like 2 months brahh! It doesn't matter in what condition it is in the, it is worth it for the steelprice and parts alone!
Hahaha! Kit Kat holder! :)
That coffee joke was brilliant mate. Almost spilled my flat white (is that less or more pretentious than a latte?)
Hahaha it sounds more masculine than a latte
Some way off free bus travel but I do have a hankering for one of these (IS300 SC) when my ZTT gives out. They have a similar old man image yet is a cracking car and has been exceptionally reliable over the last 8 years, handles and goes very well. No, honestly.
They're great cars. Very underrated :)
I just bought one in Australia as my first car it's good fun
I bought a 1996 GS300 for £300 a couple of years ago, lovely car, nice to drive, smooth engine.
Luxury on the cheap!
Yes bargain Lexii can be bought.
Very underrated cars.
Parts are a bit expensive though.
I agree! I had an old GS300 last year and I really liked it. The build quality was superb
Good to see you're paying attention when you drive. £100 - how so? I aim to get aa Lexus IS200 or Toyota Corolla - automatics.
They are nice motors these, I might just go and buy one myself 😁
You should be on the TV a lot better than Top Gear really enjoy watching your show cheers
Haha cool, still on the road this with mot until october. £100!
Try to buy one that had turned on its side from the insurance company n/s damage but smoked excess oil due to accident damage insurance classified as a breaker should have been repaired.
Nice one buddy please can you do a review on a puegeot RCZ
I’ve done one. Check it out 😉
Thanks just seen it
Thanks interesting car thanks Richard
Why was it only a 100 quid? What did you sell it on for?
Imagine if the one with the Beams engine. Superb.
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I agree!
Good cars my uncle had one still going as it is in second hand x reg
how did you buy it so cheap though?
I was always into my German cars, but working in the trade, had to pick up one, I think it was a 3L though, I loved it, took my mind away from German car’s totally.
The Kitkat made me laugh so much
Had my 2004 Sportcross for 4 years now. Passed every MOT. Only needed a replacement front windscreen and power steering belt in that time. Doesn't use or lose a drop of oil either. Fuel consumption could be better but what the hell...
Yeah thats right - you cant have it all. I'd rather put a bit of extra fuel in and enjoy the car :)