Hello Eveyone!

Just purchased a 2017 Lexus IS 200T for a daily driver and I am loving everything so far! I am coming from having only owned Hondas my entire life so this Toyota/Lexus side of things is still kind of unknown to me. Are there any tips and tricks/ good to know knowledge that I should familiarize myself with when it comes to these cars? Anything is appreciated! I am learning new things everyday about this car and am happy to join the Lexus family.

 

Replace the front lower control arm bushings with the RCF ones to mitigate premature inside front tire wear, which is known to be a big problem.
Not expensive and an easy replacement. There are threads on this forum. I did it as soon as I bought my 16 IS 200t. Enjoy the ride!
I know you are!

 

Not specific to the 200t, but, read the maintenance schedule, outside of the LCA bushings previously mentioned, they are really low maintenance and reliable cars. Drive it and enjoy it, that's what I do with my IS350 F-sport, and why I bought it - low maintenance, reasonably sporty, with great build quality.

 

Tip: 200t motors need sparks changed every 40k miles based on maintenance schedule, I have about 62k miles on mine and only done oil changes, sparks, tires. Pretty reliable so far.