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Btw mine is Sel and Sel is heavily loaded almost as s class so definitely kills the Merc c class ..With lexus you might get less fancy named techs but the one it have work spot on even after 20 years
I'd be honoured to have an IS350 on the channel. The next video to drop on the channel will be the ISF so keep an eye out for that so it would be amazing to complete the trio. Please send me an email at carnitty@gmail.com or drop me a DM on Instagram!
It needs those exhaust mods to allow the noise to be free. It's crazy how muted these are from factory. How many middle aged men drive these not knowing what they have under their right foot?
@@CarNitty new Toyota supra. 😅 Most of the lexus built in exclusive factory in Japan. Some lexus built in Toyota city and Canada. Check the sides of your car door. 😁 If your car built in Japan, that is one of the best Lexus high quality built. Most of the engineers there are the best engineers of Toyota. 30-40 years experience. This is the model built there. LFA GX LC LS RX ISF IS 350 IS 500
There was nothing like hosting a rev battle with Yan lining up with this at our events. Nothing like hearing this car bounce the limiter. This car will be missed!
I have 220d SE, alcantara seats, 6-speed manual Sport gearbox (shorter gears) with DPF off and EGR off, remapped to 210 WHP and 475NM torque. Hard driving in the city gives me 9.5 l/km...
thats true.. with gutted DPF and muffler delete, after 3k rpm it sounds like the devil is mad and there is a tornado comming 😀. But yea, the petrol one sounds really good - no doubt!
Fantastic comparison. As a owner of one of these they are absolutely fantastic to drive. As much as I like the front after market headlights not a big fan of the rear. I think Yan should install the leather seats as they come with heating AND cooling seats which will give his car a fantastic look of course it will require little bit of modification.
Most people in uk who buy this Car are age 66 like me.ive 07 plate one.Love it.most young people buy Mercs BMWs as Faster.But Lexus is a Better car cheaper to Run.This car in video is real Loud Man.mine is Stock.im geting 30mpg. I want to use premier petrol Because you have to do that model.Love ya Video.
I owned a 55 plate manual is250 for a year but needed to sell it due to a change of job meaning traveling more so need something better on fuel. It was only on 91k miles had FSH had it for sale for weeks and only got £2100 in the end. This was only 3 weeks ago 😭
The manual gearbox definitely made it less desirable although no doubt it made the car very engaging to drive that was a very cheap price you let it go for. Let's hope the new owner looks after it!
The manual has 460 road tax it's also the worst transmission on Lexus those two make it a lot less desirable ..it's cruiser so it's really made for auto
Solid cars! The only weak point is the Calipers. The slide pins seize up easily and the whole caliper needs replacing. Greasing the slide pins once a year solves the issue. Pretty much bullet proof other than that (with regular maintenance) Carbon build up isn't really an issue in the UK like most people think it is especially if you use premium fuel and drive it hard every so often. Only thing that'll compete with this sound wise for a similar price is the Mk2 Honda Legend, but they're quite thin on the ground these days and running costs are higher.
Beat this. I got an is250 phase 2 this one for £2600. Single owner from day one at 83,000 miles. 0 issues. All maintenance cost on my end with failed calipers.
Someone with a Japanese import IS350 reached out to me in the comments section of the IS250. Let's see if we can make the trio a reality and yes, night and day difference between the V6 and V8 here
@@CarNitty the 350 definitely won’t let you down in the acceleration department, it makes great use of its 4.08 gear ratios so you can use them all the way to redline
Unfortunately the person with the IS350 has upgraded to a newer generation IS250 so the hopes of making that video a reality seem bleak. Let's hope someone is kind enough to offer theirs to me
3:50 lol mate wtf "not the best looking cars"? No offense, that's just you having a "peculiar taste", to put it politely. They are league above your German trio in the looks department (which look outdated already), there's no bad angle on that car. It's genuinely beautiful car, if you had one, you would know that's the first thing people comment about it (especially if its in pearl white or granite dark gray color). Also, you are contradicting your self by saying that you can "make it look this good" by just doing the lights and wheels upgrade. If car did not have good body lines already, those mods would not do anything...
The main issue with the XE20 from factory is the lights have aged badly. By upgrading them, they look sleek and modern and shave almost 10 years of the actual production age. The wheel options were also quite boring
@@CarNitty Ok yeah, you do have a point here. The pre-facelift lights do look outdated (and post-facelift look kinda "girly" imo). I guess that's the issue, body lines are like decade ahead of those lights lol. Agree about the wheels too, all the stock options are boring, except the optional F-sport forged wheels, but good luck finding those...
@@CarNitty When the car is in my care? Yep. It’s in good hands. But when I got it. Oh boi. The engine overheated. Idk what the seller did but it overheated after 2 months. Lol. I learned my lesson since then.
@@CarNitty yes ma brother maximum respect to you, u know its because of watching ur vid on this that im gona buy 1, im a car nitty myself owned over 60 cars in my time so i know my cars an was looking at lexus because i had x2 is200 back in the day n never let me down, had lots of these germans n lost bare money on them, ive had new golf r all sorts but nothing turns me on like an r32... unfortunatly im disabled now on crutches n that so cant work etc cant afford to mess around so gota get sumat real an im gona go for 1 of these next.. i just wana know if i get the exhaust stuff done it wont be an mot failure would it?
Yes my brother u good? I went to see a is250 in leeds didnt do anything for me like i thought it would... ended up getting an R32 yesterday like yours but in a shade lighter blue 08 reg
The IS250 is a more obtainable car for the average Joe so it seems people would rather watch a video on something more realistic rather than a pipe dream
Yep, you're not going to get an LSD on a non full fat performance car and even then some manufacturers give electronic diffs rather than an LSD. Realistically, for the power these push, you don't really need one
3 series bends the IS over in terms of driver enjoyment and vehicle dynamics. I test drove a 335i and IS350 and the 3 was vastly superior. There's no comparison there and that gap has grown wider over the years with the new M3 being a dynamically sound car over the IS500. There's a reason Lexus created the IS in the first place and that was to challenge the 3 series. Yes reliability is not there for BMW but when they're well looked after, the IS doesn't hold a candle to a well maintained 3.
I think BMW has what a sporty driver requires in a car nailed. They've been making generations of 3 series for 60 years. This was Lexus' only second generation of the IS. The brief of an IS is trying to be a Mercedes more than anything in my opinion
@@CarNitty I think you're right. I'm happy with my IS350 and I'm still keen to get a 3 series. Yes I'll probably run into some issues but the brief moment I tasted a 335i in a test drive is something I will never forget. It just felt leagues better. Both are great cars.
I find the materials on the Lexus much better tough bmw feels cheap for what it is .I rather drive dodge charger or Challenger if I want sporty 5.7 hemi is dirt cheap this days
I didn't watch it. I really hope you address the carbon build up problem!! That's the main issue, so I was being polite of not using other words about this specific model.
@@CarNitty I’m sorry man. We have all 3 versions of the 2is here in the US (although IS 350’s and ISF’s are rare finds here nowadays). I bought my 2012 IS 350 almost 3 years ago after I got home from a military deployment, and I’m still in love with it! There’s nothing like a great reliable luxury car, with an engine that will have you flying down the road in no time lol. Your friend’s 250 build is pretty solid man! That sound is bananas!!!
Would you buy the Lexus over one of the German trios? Let me know below!
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I have one is slow but I love the comfort and the v6 but for weekend I will look at infinity 50 s or dodge challenger I miss the V8 growl
Maybe look at an ISF to have everything in one!
@@CarNitty they are very nice but they are aging this days I just prefer FX 50s or the dodge styling .Infinity is absolute bargain in UK right now.
Btw mine is Sel and Sel is heavily loaded almost as s class so definitely kills the Merc c class ..With lexus you might get less fancy named techs but the one it have work spot on even after 20 years
Lexus et Toyota, rien d autre honda civic pourquoi pas
I can confirm the IS350 is night and day difference. I'm very fortunate to be one of the few UK owners of one
No way! You've got an imported IS350? What a crazy experience that must be to own
@@CarNitty it's mint! Happy for it to appear on the channel at some point if you want
I'd be honoured to have an IS350 on the channel. The next video to drop on the channel will be the ISF so keep an eye out for that so it would be amazing to complete the trio. Please send me an email at carnitty@gmail.com or drop me a DM on Instagram!
I also imported an IS350. Definitely need to get one on your channel
My details are in the previous message if you want to see your car on the channel!
This is the best review of the IS250 ever as a car geek I have to say!
I'm glad you like it and I did the car justice!
It’s the exact review I was looking for as I’m shopping these cars. 💪
Glad you enjoyed this review!
@@CarNitty you just earned a new subscriber 🫡
@@WhatsThePoint01 same here man got me a 2010 is250 black sapphire pear with 80k miles
Always loved the way lexus sound once opened up
It needs those exhaust mods to allow the noise to be free. It's crazy how muted these are from factory. How many middle aged men drive these not knowing what they have under their right foot?
Yan is the man that Lexus is fire for a budget car under 5k id buy it
I think it's crazy how much bang for buck this car offers
In Ireland there are loads of Is220d which are 2.2 diesel here in UK and Ireland.... I got a is250 and love it 🙌
I'm glad you're loving the petrol life amongst all those diesels!
Bullet proof and reliable.
Aisin transmission and long life transmission.
The best 6 speed transmission.
Name me a Lexus that isn't bulletproof. Apart from the IS220 🤣
@@CarNitty new Toyota supra. 😅
Most of the lexus built in exclusive factory in Japan.
Some lexus built in Toyota city and Canada.
Check the sides of your car door. 😁
If your car built in Japan, that is one of the best Lexus high quality built.
Most of the engineers there are the best engineers of Toyota.
30-40 years experience.
This is the model built there.
LFA
GX
LC
LS
RX
ISF
IS 350
IS 500
@@jhonnypusong6906you forgot rc 😎
@@CarNitty Their diesel IS250 is the worst
There was nothing like hosting a rev battle with Yan lining up with this at our events. Nothing like hearing this car bounce the limiter. This car will be missed!
My R32 could not compete against this car when bouncing the limiter. Only a few cars can stand up to this!
00:00 and 04:44 OMG WHAT A SOUND 😍😍😍
Tell me about it!
@@CarNitty bro i literally just bought a is250 because of this video this week and I had the is200 before this
I'm glad I was able to influence your buying decision. Enjoy your new car!
Bro that sounds awesome 🔥 my next car for sure I love the style,price and reliability
Can't go wrong! Amazing bang for buck
The is250 auto gear box is the best I've ever had.
It's not the best box in the world but it was a good box at the time I must say
Channel is so underrated, you deserve at least six figure subscribers
Thank you for your kind words. Hopefully that's what the future will hold 👊🏼
If only the is350 was available in the UK market, would have been a bargain car for 300bhp
I think they'd be worth around 8k-10k and would be the perfect competitor to the E9x 335i and W204 C350!
I have 220d SE, alcantara seats, 6-speed manual Sport gearbox (shorter gears) with DPF off and EGR off, remapped to 210 WHP and 475NM torque. Hard driving in the city gives me 9.5 l/km...
Glad you're enjoying your 220d. Shame it can't sound as good as the petrol engines!
thats true.. with gutted DPF and muffler delete, after 3k rpm it sounds like the devil is mad and there is a tornado comming 😀. But yea, the petrol one sounds really good - no doubt!
Fantastic comparison. As a owner of one of these they are absolutely fantastic to drive. As much as I like the front after market headlights not a big fan of the rear. I think Yan should install the leather seats as they come with heating AND cooling seats which will give his car a fantastic look of course it will require little bit of modification.
I think that something that would've been on his list had he not sold the car and now ended up with another FN2 Civic Type R
Most people in uk who buy this Car are age 66 like me.ive 07 plate one.Love it.most young people buy Mercs BMWs as Faster.But Lexus is a Better car cheaper to Run.This car in video is real Loud Man.mine is Stock.im geting 30mpg. I want to use premier petrol Because you have to do that model.Love ya Video.
I owned a 55 plate manual is250 for a year but needed to sell it due to a change of job meaning traveling more so need something better on fuel.
It was only on 91k miles had FSH had it for sale for weeks and only got £2100 in the end.
This was only 3 weeks ago 😭
The manual gearbox definitely made it less desirable although no doubt it made the car very engaging to drive that was a very cheap price you let it go for. Let's hope the new owner looks after it!
@@CarNitty yeah strange I thought the manual box would acctually add appeal to the car, it certinally did to me personally.
As a luxury car, it fails in that department with the manual I'm afraid
The manual has 460 road tax it's also the worst transmission on Lexus those two make it a lot less desirable ..it's cruiser so it's really made for auto
@@georginikolov1141 mine was 55 plate so was £330 a year to tax
Solid cars! The only weak point is the Calipers. The slide pins seize up easily and the whole caliper needs replacing. Greasing the slide pins once a year solves the issue. Pretty much bullet proof other than that (with regular maintenance) Carbon build up isn't really an issue in the UK like most people think it is especially if you use premium fuel and drive it hard every so often.
Only thing that'll compete with this sound wise for a similar price is the Mk2 Honda Legend, but they're quite thin on the ground these days and running costs are higher.
Thanks for your mini nugget of information for anyone looking to buy one!
Excellent point
Beat this. I got an is250 phase 2 this one for £2600. Single owner from day one at 83,000 miles. 0 issues. All maintenance cost on my end with failed calipers.
That's an amazing bargain. Amazing car for the money then at market value. That's just a steal!
Good find. 👏 Remember to grease the slide pins at least once a year to stop the Calipers from seizing up.
@@liambrown1216 Thanks
Appreciate the video
Glad you liked it
Great sound on it! Really sings 😎😎😎
Reminds me of the very rare ISF 5.0 V8, there's a leggy one on AT for £13k! Bargain!
Beautifully sounding V6! Makes me think it sounds as good as my R32 at half the value and lower running costs!
For this price I am getting either tundra or titan ..I can drag up to 10 tones with it isf is waste of money
You have to get an IS350 on here now for the full second generation IS trio :) the way it pulls is so punchy compared to the 250
Someone with a Japanese import IS350 reached out to me in the comments section of the IS250. Let's see if we can make the trio a reality and yes, night and day difference between the V6 and V8 here
@@CarNitty the 350 definitely won’t let you down in the acceleration department, it makes great use of its 4.08 gear ratios so you can use them all the way to redline
Looking good to the day I'll finally get that on the channel!
@@CarNitty sadly totaled my 350 2 weeks ago it was such a great car I’ll be waiting to see your opinion on it 🫡
Unfortunately the person with the IS350 has upgraded to a newer generation IS250 so the hopes of making that video a reality seem bleak. Let's hope someone is kind enough to offer theirs to me
is the car lowered?
This was the stock ride height
@@CarNitty wow thats beautiful
The intro sounds top class, What year model is the car in the video?
The car sounds even better in person. This one is specifically a 2008 model
Top review 👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
What is the exhaust setup, any links for the stuff?
Resonator and muffler deleted
3:50 lol mate wtf "not the best looking cars"? No offense, that's just you having a "peculiar taste", to put it politely. They are league above your German trio in the looks department (which look outdated already), there's no bad angle on that car. It's genuinely beautiful car, if you had one, you would know that's the first thing people comment about it (especially if its in pearl white or granite dark gray color).
Also, you are contradicting your self by saying that you can "make it look this good" by just doing the lights and wheels upgrade. If car did not have good body lines already, those mods would not do anything...
The main issue with the XE20 from factory is the lights have aged badly. By upgrading them, they look sleek and modern and shave almost 10 years of the actual production age.
The wheel options were also quite boring
@@CarNitty Ok yeah, you do have a point here. The pre-facelift lights do look outdated (and post-facelift look kinda "girly" imo). I guess that's the issue, body lines are like decade ahead of those lights lol. Agree about the wheels too, all the stock options are boring, except the optional F-sport forged wheels, but good luck finding those...
ISF wheels and VLAN headlights and that's looking like a F3x, W205, B9 competitor
Is 250 gang! 350 is kinda hard to find where I’m at and most of then have very high mileage already. :(
Nothing wrong with a well looked after 250!
@@CarNitty
When the car is in my care? Yep. It’s in good hands. But when I got it. Oh boi. The engine overheated. Idk what the seller did but it overheated after 2 months. Lol.
I learned my lesson since then.
Didn’t know Lexus is250 came wit cloth seats and no sun roof because mine came wit leather seat n sun roof
Plus for us in the USA it’s hard to find a 350 wit good low mileage and good condition
It all comes down to what spec you choose to get
@@CarNittyyeah the one in video isn’t common in North America though
maybe i should get a 2015 model in a few years lol, it sounds amazing
Some tweaks needed but yes, they're amazing cars for the money
Can somebody please point me in the direction of to where to get the Honeycomb front grill from with the badge please !!
eBay and AliExpress would be your best bets. Check out Fast Lane Styling in Romford as well
Also went from went an fn2 and now have a is250 2011 f sport can I ask what exhaust they have in this as that’s what I miss about my fn2 … the noise 😂
It's a backbox and resonator delete setup
Where do i get the exhaust set up for 1 of these then?
You need to go to an exhaust welder and they can remove the components to allow the V6 in these to really sing
@@CarNitty yes ma brother maximum respect to you, u know its because of watching ur vid on this that im gona buy 1, im a car nitty myself owned over 60 cars in my time so i know my cars an was looking at lexus because i had x2 is200 back in the day n never let me down, had lots of these germans n lost bare money on them, ive had new golf r all sorts but nothing turns me on like an r32... unfortunatly im disabled now on crutches n that so cant work etc cant afford to mess around so gota get sumat real an im gona go for 1 of these next.. i just wana know if i get the exhaust stuff done it wont be an mot failure would it?
Glad you like the videos and you're looking at IS250s now after my review. And the resonator and muffler delete on a car will not fail a UK MOT test
@@CarNitty bang on brother keep up the good work loving all the vids espesially r32 an the lexus ones
Yes my brother u good? I went to see a is250 in leeds didnt do anything for me like i thought it would... ended up getting an R32 yesterday like yours but in a shade lighter blue 08 reg
whats the exhaust set up?
Backbox/muffler and mid box/resonator delete
Oh Yan why did swap this for the Civic 😩
As much as a love a K20 block, even I have to admit how did he give up this V6 😤
Lexus is a great car.
Reliable and luxury. What more could you want?
U need to add the air intake the car sound even better 😎
I think it sounds amazing as it does!
How is this video got more views than the 5l v8
The IS250 is a more obtainable car for the average Joe so it seems people would rather watch a video on something more realistic rather than a pipe dream
@@CarNitty I'm the average Joe but I'd put £15k down on a 2008 to 2010 lexus 5.0 over a BMW equivalent which might be a 550i or something.
I'm very much the same as you but not everyone can financially afford that so an IS250 appeals to the wider masses
Damn did you say open diff ? That's the only down side I can see
Yep, you're not going to get an LSD on a non full fat performance car and even then some manufacturers give electronic diffs rather than an LSD. Realistically, for the power these push, you don't really need one
93 1.6l 16 valve ford laser sedan
3 series bends the IS over in terms of driver enjoyment and vehicle dynamics. I test drove a 335i and IS350 and the 3 was vastly superior. There's no comparison there and that gap has grown wider over the years with the new M3 being a dynamically sound car over the IS500.
There's a reason Lexus created the IS in the first place and that was to challenge the 3 series. Yes reliability is not there for BMW but when they're well looked after, the IS doesn't hold a candle to a well maintained 3.
I think BMW has what a sporty driver requires in a car nailed. They've been making generations of 3 series for 60 years. This was Lexus' only second generation of the IS. The brief of an IS is trying to be a Mercedes more than anything in my opinion
@@CarNitty I think you're right. I'm happy with my IS350 and I'm still keen to get a 3 series. Yes I'll probably run into some issues but the brief moment I tasted a 335i in a test drive is something I will never forget. It just felt leagues better. Both are great cars.
If you're getting a pre 2010 335i, do plenty of research into the N54. Amazing motor but very troublesome
I find the materials on the Lexus much better tough bmw feels cheap for what it is .I rather drive dodge charger or Challenger if I want sporty 5.7 hemi is dirt cheap this days
looks like somebody wants to buy a moneypit (bmw)
I have leather seats and I don't like leather seats at all...I does look better but doesn't feel nice on warmer weather
Luckily it's cold in the UK most the time!
C180 heavy on fuel? Yours only i can assure you
The kompressor w203 and w204 are extremely bad on fuel due to the supercharged engine up top and the sluggish torque converter gearboxes
Best choice between w204 c180 2013/14
this engine suffered a lot during this video
It really didn't. It takes it like a champ! Car is still going strong
@@CarNittyeven if it did it doesn’t matter this car last 400k km
Chuch wow
Seh-li-kah
I'm British so we say See Li Ca
not a good choice.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion
I didn't watch it. I really hope you address the carbon build up problem!! That's the main issue, so I was being polite of not using other words about this specific model.
If you've not watched it, I don't know what your carbon build up is in reference to
Le meilleur choix en v6 essence ,l accu de carbone c est sur toutes les injections directes ,,
Not sure if they’re available in your area, but go for the IS 350. Performance wise, it’s a world of difference from the 250.
Unfortunately we didn't get the IS350 in the UK. Massive shame I know
@@CarNitty I’m sorry man. We have all 3 versions of the 2is here in the US (although IS 350’s and ISF’s are rare finds here nowadays). I bought my 2012 IS 350 almost 3 years ago after I got home from a military deployment, and I’m still in love with it! There’s nothing like a great reliable luxury car, with an engine that will have you flying down the road in no time lol. Your friend’s 250 build is pretty solid man! That sound is bananas!!!
Yeah we really got screwed here with the lack of choice. I hope I'm offered an imported 350 to drive at one point
@@CarNitty Jump on it if you ever are! You’ll love it bro!!!☺️👍🏽
I know I will. I love a beautiful sounding NA engine so no doubt I'd love the 350