Brought home a tester IS today, looking to purchase it and need some advice.
11-02-11, 08:20 PM
#18
1) The car emits a lot of thin smoke, kind of like on a freezing cold day. However it is like 70 degrees outside.. should I be worried about such thin smoke? My mechanic told me they could have 'flushed' the oil when changing it.. whatever that means
Should I be worried?
2) The front passenger window only goes up automatically; it does not go up manually when I lift the window button half-way. Cost to fix this?
Should I be worried?2) The front passenger window only goes up automatically; it does not go up manually when I lift the window button half-way. Cost to fix this?
Take the car in to a dealer and have them fix 1) the window issue, 2) the windshield molding, 3) the smoke issue if there is one, and 4) have them do a general pre-purchase inspection.
11-03-11, 12:54 AM
#21
It also is missing ML. It's just a stock base one. So all this car haz is premium package, with Nav.
11-03-11, 03:43 PM
#23
Holy crap you guys are amazing. I wasn't expecting this much help, especially within like an hour of posting.
Vroomin - Not yet, but I plan to check both tonight when I get a little bit more free time.
p0lo8 - TSIBs? And how do I check for sure if the car is still under warranty? It doesn't tell me on the lexus website even though I registered the car already.
Vroomin - Not yet, but I plan to check both tonight when I get a little bit more free time.
p0lo8 - TSIBs? And how do I check for sure if the car is still under warranty? It doesn't tell me on the lexus website even though I registered the car already.
11-03-11, 04:43 PM
#26
seems like a good deal since you can get things still fixed under warranty but ill point out two things seeing as how I have an 07 IS, if you plan to spend alot of time on here get an 09 or an is350...09 has more features like the turn signal on the side mirrors and i think thats when the USB input started and even the updated tail lights. Other members chime in if it started in 2010. The is350 is a much better engine. However if you dont care about speed/pick up the is250 is a fine car as well...i try to tell myself I dont care lol. But an 08 probably gets you tons of bang for your buck since the 09+s are probably holding their value best after some minor modifications by lexus.
11-03-11, 06:13 PM
#28
11-03-11, 08:42 PM
#30