pompei Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Mrs P has a 12 yr old Lexus is250, 80 something thousand miles. I hadn't driven it for ages but took it to Sheffield yesterday during which time, 1. The judder when pulling off in 1st was horrendous 2. The gear change is generally awful 3. Given that it's a 2.5 6 potter, it's as slow and un-torquey as a road roller 4. There is a horrible burning smell when navigating the city's several hills (7?) The Lexus interweb pages suggest it is probably borked clutch and/or DMF. If online diagnosis is to be believed, is this a huge cost to repair or is it effectively game over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 You're correct on the 7 hills thing.A quick look on eBay says that a new dmf kit is the wrong side of £500, so maybe that answers your question. It's probably a case of do you want to do it yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I though all Lexi were autos...Sheffield is bad for them though showed up low auto box fluid in ours. Sheffield is like Rome because it's built on 7 hills not because it's full of Roma... Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 The mantra on the Lexus sites seems to be "all Lexus manual gearboxes are shite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I though all Lexi were autos...Sheffield is bad for them though showed up low auto box fluid in ours.Sheffield is like Rome because it's built on 7 hills not because it's full of Roma...Yeah, Birmingham is like Venice, except better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Yeah, Birmingham is like Venice, except better.Identical if you squint while stood by one of the canals, except with better curry houses in my experience.... pompei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Apparently the IS250s have a bit of a poor reputation. I eyed them up before I ended up being a knobhead. The six cylinder engine feels underpowered, the manual gearbox seems to be even notchier than the one Volvo bunged in the S60, and the autobox is ponderous and saps even more power away. A shame, otherwise they look cracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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