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well, I sold my scoob a few months ago and thought I would go down the road of "trouble free motoring" and so got myself a Lexus is200 - fsh, 1 owner, 60k on the clock. "Can't go wrong with this" was the words ringing in my ears - how f**king wrong I was Was on my wat to the match last night, nips on the motorway for one juction, then it all went wrong - noticed the engine light was flashing, temp gauge had dropped to zero, and the traction control light was flashing like a good 'un! first thought was, it can't be the head gasket, these things are built to last - must be an electrical fault? So, I turned the heaters on to hot, and all I got was cold air Pulled off the motorway instantly, popped the bonnet, and oil p**sing out from the gasket! Gutted isn't the word! Car is at home at the minute, but going in for a inspection tomorrow - I'm assuming the water pumps gone, and it's overheated? Has anyone else heard of these going? Went on a Lexus forum this morning, no bugger on there has seen a gasket let go before I'm just curious to see if anyone else has had similar problems before - and a rough price to sort it???

classic Subaru Si

Oh dear, jus me then

scoobywrxwagon

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Sorry to here this fella, One of the belts may have snapped causing ut to over heat then blow. Neva heard of a is200 going.

classic Subaru Si

Nope me neither, s**t happens I suppose! Looking at a few quid to sort out though!

The Trooper 1815

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From a Dealer or Private?

classic Subaru Si

Private mate

rossyboy

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Didnt exactly give long for people to respond though did you? Just over an hour? Do you think people are logged on to here 24 hours a day just so that they can respond to any random Lexus query that pops up?

Razorwrx1

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I've never heard one go. Hope you get it sorted soon mate.

classic Subaru Si

Why bother even posting - tool

Gear Head

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He has a point! I would have said, yes, I do think Lexus is supposed to be a reliable make. But far more important is the previous owner and how they treated it. Also, I wouldn't class the IS200 in the same group as say the LS400 and GS300. They were proper Lex'I'!

jayallen

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In some cases yes!..

rossyboy

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Did you not see the at the end of my post? That meant I was making a friendly point rather than having a proper go at you

If I was having a proper go at you, I'd have called you a "tool" in my first post.

The Trooper 1815

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Buying private is always a bit of a minefield. Do you have any info from the seller or contacted them with the issues?