Hi, I'm looking to buy a used car and am considering a couple used 2010 options:

1. acura tsx
2. audi a4
3. lexus hs250
4. lexus is250

All these are about the same price for a given mileage(roughly 30k miles, $25k). I live in the Bay Area and have multiple electric charging stations to choose from and was interested in the HS250, but liked the look of the IS250 more.

1. Are these two lexuses the same car except the hs is a hybrid? If so why are they the same price?
2. Why would a lexus be the same price as an acura? It seems one reason is that acura has better resale value(in 2010 the acura was cheaper, now they're the same price).

 

With a hybrid, the plug-in station is not needed. The IS is RWD unless the one that you are looking into is AWD. The others are FWD. I could not tell why the HS and the IS are the same price.

 

The HS is not a plug in OP

 

I say you buy my car for 26K and you're ready to win! I'm in the Bay Area also. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lex...-show-car.html

 

I second this!!

 

HS250 is pretty much a glorified Prius... IS250 is a V6 Gasoline engine only, no hybrid.

 

I might like the glorified prius though, it's a hybrid so I save money on gas(im guessing since its not plugin it runs on solar energy?) and it's much more luxurious than the prius right?

 

I'll just leave this here so you can read up on the HS250 so you can figure out how it works

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus_HS

 

the HS shares nothing with the Prius. It is off the Toyota Avensis platform and uses the old Camry Hybrid 2.4.....

See my post above, NO PRIUS

 

i rather hav a Prius or CT200h over a HS250 if u want to get a hybrid... lots of dress up parts out there for those 2 but nearly nothing for the HS...

 

HS very nice car but i would rather get the CT if I wanted a hybrid, but the IS250 is the superior from that list. At least that's my opinion

 

No! It runs on energy from the harmony between man, nature, and machine! my little sis loves that commercial

The HS is discontinued, so that's a big minus -- unless you can get one fully loaded with HUD; otherwise it's not worth consideration at all.

 

solar energy... love it. that just made my day.

 

This thread..haha.

 

I took my IS250 in for service today. They gave me an HS250 as a loaner. On it's own merits it's not a bad car, but coming from the IS I kind of think of it as "nerdy". Of course, given that it's doing about 35 mpg, it probably gets the last laugh when it comes to fuel costs.

If you're serious about buying one, keep in mind that Lexus discontinued it after only 3 years.

I owned a G60 Corrado back in the day. Forced Induction + German = Expensive Maintenance or as the service guy once told me, "drive like a sport, pay like a champ". Granted, that's my bias when it comes to the A4. Your mileage may vary.

Which leads me to TSX vs. IS250. FWD vs. RWD. No contest.