Just got my luxury sport edition a few weeks ago, 170,000kms with some aftermarket treats (coilovers, sports extractors). What an awesome car, so much fun to drive, going to be a treasure for some years yet. Took several months to hunt down a manual but well worth it.
Have a 2004 Sportcross, owned it for 4 years, now 90,000 miles. Power steering pump has been the only failure in that time. A very reliable, solid car. Engine is not particularly fast but is very smooth and purrs nicely. Only complaint is the manual gearbox is a bit close-ratio, I find 1st doesn't go far enough and generally changing gears too often. Also terrible fuel consumption on short journeys but what the hell, I knew that when I bought it. Fine on the motorway. Quality motor.
as a bmw 323i e46 owner with about 130k kms when i bought it, i can agree to what you said about them exploding... i have owned my bmw for about 2 years and driven about 40k kms and here were the issue i had before i got tired of fixing them and had it sold: -2 dead fuel pump. - coil packs died on me twice as well - expansion tank exploding on me 4 times leaving me stranded on the side of the road all 4 times, - thermostat not working 4 times and had them replaced which caused the engine to over heat and destroying my expansion tanks - sun roof stuck on open and we had to put an umbrella above it when it rained with it stuck open, - radiator leaked at about 140k kms. this was not the original bmw radiator as i was told by the previous owner. was supposedly replaced at 115k kms at bmw... doubt it since he said he did not have the receipt for it. Don't get me wrong, i love driving it when it worked, but my god was it expensive to keep running. though im probably never buying another again
Don't let my comment decide for you. i recommend people give BMW a test drive as they are really fun to drive especially the e36 and e46 imo. You might just be lucky and get a really good running one which if you do, you would want stay with a bmw for the rest of your life because they are that much fun to drive. I was just really unlucky.
Right now I drive a BMW Z3. Dont get me wrong, it is a hell of a lot of fun to drive! But it gives me a lot of trouble too. Maybe if the previous owners looked after it a bit more it wont be such a pain in the arse. Its not only your comment but a common thing that BMW´s are not the most reliable cars...they even seem to be more on the unreliable side.... One of my main requirements on a car is reliability and since this is a Toyota in a Luxury shell and there are no real complaints about it (unlike the E36 or even other BMW´s) i just think it would really make sense to get a IS200...
130,000 miles , original radiator and hoses still in decent condition, I replaced the auto box at 122,000, I've put a new thermostat in and it's been properly serviced (although not in the dealers after the first 2), it's 18 years old , looks and drives like a new car. The best car I've ever owned by a country mile even if the fuel consumption isn't the best.
@@kiwanypatrick5350 I don't have it anymore as I live in the ULEZ zone of London and it would have cost me £12.50 per day. The mpg in London was pretty bad, around 21/22, a bit better out in the country, around 30.
I've just bought an 80k manual with FSH including all MOT's confirming the mileage, sweet as a nut and only needed 2 front tyres, drives like a dream, excellent quality car.
It's a Sport model with a LSD. .best one to have..in manual. .a car with less than 160bhp...riding on all round double wishbone. .backed up with..LSD & Traction control..very few cars can keep up with an IS on a twisty country road..it finished 4th behind a Supra and 2 Porsches in Targa Tasmania. ..a tough road race in Australia. .it's like Nurburgring on a Public road...the whole state is like that😂...
i got one lined up, 250k km, manual, sport trim level, and the cleanest 250k car i have ever seen. dealer's selling it with a full set of spare wheels and winter tires, and new summer tires, freshly serviced, for 5k. the odometer is kinda off putting, but the inside looks like new. i think i gotta go for it.
@@vilemerchant yep, 285k km now, had to do brake disks and pads, the front lower control arm ball joints, and serviced it twice. apart from that, flawlessly reliable car that's a ton of fun to drive. it's been through most of europe on holiday already, never missed a beat, and it's a really good long distance cruiser. less thirsty than i feared too. gonna drive this car until they ban ICE engines alltogether i think.
@@givemeajackson hahaha you and me both. I am never giving mine up. 243k km for mine. I just did the timing belt service so it's good for another 100,000
lovely car but that Airfilter is the biggest bullshit ive ever seen i also think the Rockercovers look a bit bad i think beauty is also a bit important its so unorganized in there :(
This is my all time favourite Japanese car, and I really wanted one soon, only if my insurance goes down as thats the problem in uk. But these cars are strong and reliable. Yes they have their own isses but there no car that dont have isses. But these are still modern looking cars even though they are 20 years old already first came in 1998 and last 2005, so that was quite modern for the 90s.
Very informative vid..👏👏👏..got my IS200 Sport LSD equipped with 146k miles 2 lady owners..changed Rad. Water Pump..Cambelt at 170k...and got new NGK iridium plugs with new coils😂...194k miles...not out👏👏👏..
How does the IS200 compare to the IS250 in terms of reliability? There are loads more used IS250's near me (UK) then IS200's, but I don't know if that's because they're even more reliable, or less desirable, or were just bought in larger numbers?
Hi i got an used one 2004 sitting at 165ks had a timing belt done 10ks ago however i can see the coolant pink crust residue on the water pump housing however the coolant should have been changed at the last few services with the belt. The car runs well i think it might have been having a few overdue services leaking valve cover and a bit of white smoke on morning start. Is it worth it to replace the waterpump and coolant soon or is there a sign to look out for when they start to go bad? Regards
TehImpreza got an is200 with turbo running about 260-280bhp, automatic with only 45000miles, black and up for sale if interested with gold scratched 18"inch bola rims and coilovers
Where I’m from every Lexus is200 is thrown sideways around every roundabout every corner of the road and every cross road in the country. Only people from my country will know what country I’m from.
This guy clearly knows what hes talking about. Im thinking of buying one of these, so your info is very helpful. Cheers.
Just got my luxury sport edition a few weeks ago, 170,000kms with some aftermarket treats (coilovers, sports extractors). What an awesome car, so much fun to drive, going to be a treasure for some years yet. Took several months to hunt down a manual but well worth it.
Have a 2004 Sportcross, owned it for 4 years, now 90,000 miles. Power steering pump has been the only failure in that time. A very reliable, solid car. Engine is not particularly fast but is very smooth and purrs nicely. Only complaint is the manual gearbox is a bit close-ratio, I find 1st doesn't go far enough and generally changing gears too often. Also terrible fuel consumption on short journeys but what the hell, I knew that when I bought it. Fine on the motorway. Quality motor.
as a bmw 323i e46 owner with about 130k kms when i bought it, i can agree to what you said about them exploding... i have owned my bmw for about 2 years and driven about 40k kms and here were the issue i had before i got tired of fixing them and had it sold:
-2 dead fuel pump.
- coil packs died on me twice as well
- expansion tank exploding on me 4 times leaving me stranded on the side of the road all 4 times,
- thermostat not working 4 times and had them replaced which caused the engine to over heat and destroying my expansion tanks
- sun roof stuck on open and we had to put an umbrella above it when it rained with it stuck open,
- radiator leaked at about 140k kms. this was not the original bmw radiator as i was told by the previous owner. was supposedly replaced at 115k kms at bmw... doubt it since he said he did not have the receipt for it.
Don't get me wrong, i love driving it when it worked, but my god was it expensive to keep running. though im probably never buying another again
I was thinking about getting a E36...but i guess i changed my mind haha
Don't let my comment decide for you. i recommend people give BMW a test drive as they are really fun to drive especially the e36 and e46 imo. You might just be lucky and get a really good running one which if you do, you would want stay with a bmw for the rest of your life because they are that much fun to drive. I was just really unlucky.
+Sombody You Dont Know love bmw
Right now I drive a BMW Z3. Dont get me wrong, it is a hell of a lot of fun to drive! But it gives me a lot of trouble too. Maybe if the previous owners looked after it a bit more it wont be such a pain in the arse. Its not only your comment but a common thing that BMW´s are not the most reliable cars...they even seem to be more on the unreliable side.... One of my main requirements on a car is reliability and since this is a Toyota in a Luxury shell and there are no real complaints about it (unlike the E36 or even other BMW´s) i just think it would really make sense to get a IS200...
That's why Bmw stands for Big Money Wasted.
Best car I ever owned. Missed dearly.
mines 18 years old next month,only just turned 89 k,had it nearly 5 years and its bullet proof,
130,000 miles , original radiator and hoses still in decent condition, I replaced the auto box at 122,000, I've put a new thermostat in and it's been properly serviced (although not in the dealers after the first 2), it's 18 years old , looks and drives like a new car. The best car I've ever owned by a country mile even if the fuel consumption isn't the best.
How’s the mpg?
@@kiwanypatrick5350 I don't have it anymore as I live in the ULEZ zone of London and it would have cost me £12.50 per day. The mpg in London was pretty bad, around 21/22, a bit better out in the country, around 30.
I’ve recently bought one 05 plate 90k and it’s amazing didn’t know much about them previously but it makes motoring a joy.
I've just bought an 80k manual with FSH including all MOT's confirming the mileage, sweet as a nut and only needed 2 front tyres, drives like a dream, excellent quality car.
It's a Sport model with a LSD. .best one to have..in manual. .a car with less than 160bhp...riding on all round double wishbone. .backed up with..LSD & Traction control..very few cars can keep up with an IS on a twisty country road..it finished 4th behind a Supra and 2 Porsches in Targa Tasmania. ..a tough road race in Australia. .it's like Nurburgring on a Public road...the whole state is like that😂...
My 1.6 Diesel beat an is200 on windy roads any bit of straight riadit caught up but once the windy roads came the 1.6 would cruise away
i got one lined up, 250k km, manual, sport trim level, and the cleanest 250k car i have ever seen. dealer's selling it with a full set of spare wheels and winter tires, and new summer tires, freshly serviced, for 5k. the odometer is kinda off putting, but the inside looks like new. i think i gotta go for it.
Did you get it? These are great cars :)
@@vilemerchant yep, 285k km now, had to do brake disks and pads, the front lower control arm ball joints, and serviced it twice. apart from that, flawlessly reliable car that's a ton of fun to drive. it's been through most of europe on holiday already, never missed a beat, and it's a really good long distance cruiser. less thirsty than i feared too.
gonna drive this car until they ban ICE engines alltogether i think.
@@givemeajackson hahaha you and me both. I am never giving mine up. 243k km for mine. I just did the timing belt service so it's good for another 100,000
Clean dipstick should never be taken as an indicator of regular oil changes as brownish coating of burnt oil on dipsticks can be easily cleaned.
I’m about to check a used car to buy eventually. Thank you for this video.
lovely car but that Airfilter is the biggest bullshit ive ever seen
i also think the Rockercovers look a bit bad
i think beauty is also a bit important
its so unorganized in there :(
This is my all time favourite Japanese car, and I really wanted one soon, only if my insurance goes down as thats the problem in uk. But these cars are strong and reliable. Yes they have their own isses but there no car that dont have isses. But these are still modern looking cars even though they are 20 years old already first came in 1998 and last 2005, so that was quite modern for the 90s.
I literally just grabbed one and I’m 23 in U.K.. insurance is mad high but cheaper than it was for me 5 years ago
@@terminatorkid1997 how much is you insurance on this car now
Very informative vid..👏👏👏..got my IS200 Sport LSD equipped with 146k miles 2 lady owners..changed Rad. Water Pump..Cambelt at 170k...and got new NGK iridium plugs with new coils😂...194k miles...not out👏👏👏..
I’m 17 and looking to get it as my second project car!
@@peterdusha4998 insurance is mad i bet for a 2 letre petrol when ur that age if u were ganna drive it muxh
Sick video. Thanks!
Hi man You tell me when to change the timing belt to a Lexus is 200 automatic from the year 2000. Thank you
How does the IS200 compare to the IS250 in terms of reliability? There are loads more used IS250's near me (UK) then IS200's, but I don't know if that's because they're even more reliable, or less desirable, or were just bought in larger numbers?
had one of these with 300K miles so nearly half mil KM
+Christian amazing
mines at 370 at the moment
@@oldchannotkeep 370k miles?
Hi i got an used one 2004 sitting at 165ks had a timing belt done 10ks ago however i can see the coolant pink crust residue on the water pump housing however the coolant should have been changed at the last few services with the belt. The car runs well i think it might have been having a few overdue services leaking valve cover and a bit of white smoke on morning start. Is it worth it to replace the waterpump and coolant soon or is there a sign to look out for when they start to go bad?
Regards
i bet it's still running the same to this day!
I'm probably buying one within the next half year or so, what would be a useful checklist when buying these?
You just saw the whole checklist
Hi where are you located in Australia? I would love to bring my car to your work shop :)
Based on your knowledge, how reliable is the V6 Amarok compared to other utes?
Good information
So, the IS200 is a car worth buying? I'm considering what to buy for my next car and the IS200 Sport is on that list.
My Channel Lacks Originality yes it’s a really good reliability car and it’s cheap. But the insurance isn’t.
I got one that I might buy from my friend 200k miles one owner clean title for 6k also rebuilt parts all replaced. FOR 6k is it worth it ?
+Edris is Boss yer if all in order. But check it out properly. All can be in order while it's all out of order. As such. But bloody great cars.
6k is a lot I think. Definitely try and get the price down
TehImpreza got an is200 with turbo running about 260-280bhp, automatic with only 45000miles, black and up for sale if interested with gold scratched 18"inch bola rims and coilovers
@TehImpreza you should have bought it, then sell to Edris A for 5k so you both win lol
Is this the 1G-FE engine ?
yes
Love these engines
Where I’m from every Lexus is200 is thrown sideways around every roundabout every corner of the road and every cross road in the country. Only people from my country will know what country I’m from.
New zealand
Uk
Ireland 😂