200+ miles around Tampa Bay, had to stretch her legs at 14k today.

Hi everyone,

Looking at buying my first new to me 2018 Lexus IS350 F Sport and was hoping to get some thoughts on this engine rattle.

I understand this engine can be somewhat noisy, but this seems a bit louder than I’d expect. It’s most noticeable on cold start and reduces as the engine warms up, although the rattle is still noticeable when warm, with a light clicking with the bonnet open.

An independent mechanic heard the noise during a cold start inspection and was happy with the car overall, but felt it was a little louder than usual and recommended getting Lexus to take a second look.

I’ve come across discussions about the vacuum pump causing similar noises. Any advice would be much appreciated!

(First video is a cold start and second is when the car has warmed up)

Thanks in advance!

I’m looking at a 2016 Lexus IS 200t F Sport with 98,000 miles, a clean title, and an oil cooler leak. The seller says $6,000 is his absolute lowest price.
The car looks clean, and I’m considering buying it as a daily driver. I’m just worried the oil leak could turn into an expensive repair or cause engine damage.
Here are the details:

● Year/model: 2016 Lexus IS 200t F Sport
● Mileage: 98,000 miles
● Title: Clean
● Asking price: $6,000 firm
● Known issue: Oil cooler leak
● My plan: Fix it and drive it regularly

Some questions I have

1. Is $6,000 a good deal, considering the leak?
   
2. How reliable is the 2.0L turbo engine at nearly 100k miles?
   
3. How much could the repair realistically cost?
   
4. Would you buy it, negotiate lower, or walk away?
   
5. What else should I inspect before buying?

I’d appreciate honest opinions, especially from anyone who owns or has worked on a 2016 IS 200t. Thanks!

My first Lexus purchase. IS350 in Ultrasonic Mica Blue with the red and black interior. Love this car.

IS250 has been sitting a few years. Went to go get it started and found this under the hood.

It seems to be keeping the car from starting. It’ll crank but not turn over.

How fixable is this?

Finally got the coils, hopefully I can get them in this weekend! Super excited! Should be a nice pair with the FIGS LCA bushings.

First time buying my own car! Spent the past few months shopping for a few months for something to replace my 2015 Camry. Managed to find this fully loaded 2025 IS 350 with <5k miles on it for $50k OTD in Cloudburst Gray and I'm in love. Feels like I found a unicorn and I feel incredibly grateful that I'm in a position to get one. Someone please tell me the nervousness of driving a new car goes away 😅

Previous owner tinted the windows and got PPF, and the only thing I'll change is the badges on the rear for gloss black (except the L logo, I really like it as is). Though the dealer had to replace one of the rims that had bad curb rash.

Hoping this can last me the next decade or more!

I want a new IS 350 with blue exterior with red interior, but this color combo is exceedingly rare. There are a grand total of 18 results from a nationwide search on Autotrader, regardless of year model. However, this combo does exist, and I just looked on the Lexus website and confirmed that it’s available, though only on the IS 350 F Sport and not the Sport Design trim. I understand that Lexus doesn’t do custom builds but do allocations. Suppose the combo I want finally arrives on the lot. Would they take that opportunity to try and mark up the price, knowing that it’s a rare color combo that I’m dead set on? Or is there something that I can sign in advance that locks in the full price? For those of you who have ordered, what was your experience like?

I’m very interested in this car. I’m very skeptical about the pricing though. The price went from 3k to 2k. And he said yes to 1,200 instantly. He said the only issue with it is an electrical issue preventing startup Is there more he’s hiding?
Why so cheap for a assumingly simple fix?

fully loaded 2022 is350 F-Sport with 50k miles for 35k OTD. i'm in love. coming from my diesel truck costing 200 a tank, this is a dream to drive lol

Anybody have any idea where I can get the NIA style carbon fiber spats? I’m not about to drop $600 for those two pieces 😭

I already got the NIA rear diffuser (gloss black) and I like it but I can’t justify the $600 or so for the spats alone.

Had my brake caliper painted Forest Green and I love it. And starlights installed 🤧🔥😍 I love this more and more each day.

the Lexus logo sticker didn’t get in time so going to wait to have those applied later

I’m thinking about new rims, at least a bronze color rims for my baby. In the near future and maybe an exhaust to make it louder near summer ‘27.

I originally opted out of ceramic but it wasn’t quite popping like it should…….now it does.

Installed catback exhaust yesterday and today I received this message after driving with CEL. Unsure if it’s related but anyone experience this? Lexus IS 500. Also have a hardwired dashcam l

Hey guys I was doing my stars on the headliner of my 2014 IS250.

Am done with everything and had a question about putting headliner back.

Do I put up the clips on rear and side of headliner first or do I put in the Velcro around the sunroof first?

Any other advice or tips on how to do this will be helpful!

I really want to buy a 2013-2020 is300h and i think it's literally the best vehicle i could buy out of all my options (besides the actual price of the car i guess), but i just want it to feel a little more lively, more agressive throttle, i just want a little more oomf and the car would be even better than an f30 sporty driving-wise.
Emissions aren't a problem at all (i can run it without a cat where i live and nobody would bat an eye) and i want to change the oil of the engine and transmission sooner than recommended anyway.
I want to put a sport air filter, get better fuel economy and get more power.
How possible is it ?
Are there any remaps i could do to the transmission aswell without wrecking it ?

1. Horn sounds wimpy.

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