foxwiz

I purchased a 2010 IS 250C almost 1 year ago. Beautiful car. Red with Black interior but after a few months, the roof had excessive rattles. To make a long story short, I've taken the vehicle back to Lexus 5 times to get the roof fixed. They couldn't fix it. Still rattles.

Today I turned in the car back to Lexus for a full refund (minus some mileage for usage). Enjoyed driving the car during the time I had it but the rattles were not going away.

My wife has an RX400h which we've had for 3 years and it's been great. Toyota has lots of work to do to correct their problems with many different lines of vehicles they produce and hopefully they will become stronger and get the public confidence back soon.

Now, on to my next vehicle.

fknISC808

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sorry to hear that you returned your vert, but what did you expect from a CONVERTIBLE?

my vert does not make a peep on nicely paved roads but once i hit a street filled with potholes and what not, thats when I hear all the rattles. i live with it.

ThaWatcha

what are you thinking of getting next?

foxwiz

They were more than just "run-of-the-mill" rattles. Basic rattles happen in every convertible. For arguments sake, let's say normal rattling was a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. These were around a 7. Since you wern't there you don't know.

Do you know what a hassle it was to take the car back constantly to the dealer? Paying close to $50k for a car and the dealer couldn't fix it, with many conversations with engineers from Japan. It wasn't a decision made lightly.

foxwiz

Probably the Infiniti G37 convertible. Test drove it and it's really nice.

zzang

Dang, not even a year yet and there goes the car. Well, on the bright side, you could another car now, say the IS350 ?

n0th1ng

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sorry to hear man..
lexus does need to work on some fine details but IMO they are great cars.
good luck

fknISC808

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I hear yah, ive seen multiple posts on a couple forums about rattles and what not. I guess the rattle severity is a hit and miss kind of thing.

Paying $50+k and having to take the car to the dealership multiple times to remedy the issue is deff a pain. I guess i just take it for what it is and deal with it. ive never had a vert before so im happy.

GL with your new vehicle

foxwiz

I did think of getting the IS350C because I knew the car, liked the car but there was a big "what if"? If the same thing happed with the new car then I would feel real stupid for purchasing another one of the same! People at work said to buy something else, parents said to buy something else.

I did test drive the IS350C and WOW! What a difference in power between the two cars. I think I'll be happy with the G37 but will miss the Lexus!

shadowman

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Sorry to hear about the car...

All these reading about quality issues with the Lexus IS is starting to scare me. I just bought 2 weeks ago...

SPNinjA

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Well...you can't go wrong with the G37 either, LOL!

DexRox512

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What part of CA are you in? I wanna go to the dealer and buy your used one!

foxwiz

Actually it is now owned by Toyota and when I signed the papers, they put a sticker on the winshield saying that the car will be sold at auction. It's going to be a sweet deal for someone who doesn't mind the rattling. Engine is excellent. I am in the Los Angeles area, close to Los Angeles/Ventura County line.

I'm sure since it will titled as a "LEMON", the price will be very attractive!

DexRox512

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Do you have anymore info on it?

KWang

good luck on your future car ! G37's are sexy as hell