Lexus IS200 2.0 24v SE 4dr

Choose WHO you buy your lexus from.... - Advantages: Some dealers not as helpful as others, Inconspicous, if you like that sort of thing, Reliable - Disadvantages: Poor value for money, LEXUS famous customer service a total SHAM, Dont buy a lexus from Marsh garages (Devon)

The Japanese, apparently, are fantastic at developing existing ideas into something new but seldom create something original. Invent a calculator, the Japanese will make it smaller. Make a television, they come back with a 42 inch plasma screen that you hang on the wall. All of this is brilliant for cold, functional devices, but how well does it work when they put their minds to something with a bit of soul, a little passion? like a sports saloon. Lexus is the luxury division of Toyota, formed several years ago when Toyota realised that nobody was going to buy one of their cars instead of a BMW 7 series or Mercedes S Class, no matter how good it was. They ...  Read the complete review

For years, I have owned cars like the Renault 5 GT Turbo and the Nissan 200SX; cars which could blast me away from the lights faster than many of my fellows. But why? Possibly because our testosterone soaked egos require us to find a way of being ?superior? to our fellow drivers. Faster, more expensive, more exotic or just plain rare ? anything will do as long as it sets us apart. Despite having been lucky enough to buy several new cars, someone could always out do me on expensive, or even exotic, so fast had to do. The result is that my long suffering family and friends have been ?treated? to spine jarring journeys on rock-hard suspension, with deafening tyre ...  Read the complete review