I Bought The CHEAPEST LEXUS IS200 In The World! (Test Drive and Review)
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Great car! People don't realize how underrated these cars are, so its good to see someone making content about it. Keep up the good work!
I've had one for 18 years , it doesn't break down , it's incredibly smooth and comfortable and still drives like a new car, best car I've ever had.
Most reliable car I’ve ever owned....crazy reliable
I did something stupid with mine. I sold it :(
There was one near me, in that colour, for decades. I kept waiting for her to sell it but she never did. Proper build quality.
I had a 2001 wiht 70K on it, ran it for 4 years and swapped to a new IS220D - so miss that 6 cylinder engine
Is250 here. Beautiful drive. 82k on the clock still like new.
£100!? That’s amazing! 20 years ago, I remember teaching a bunch of managers who worked for Saab and they all had Lexus IS200s...
well, at least they have no shame in buying good cars
why? saabs are (or were lol) better cars
Like the videos mate. Theres a bigger audience for more relevant used cars like this. Supercars are dull
Thanks! I've never really been into supercars. They're too out of reach
@@HighPeakAutos where do you find such bargains?
@@almond765 my point exactly 👌👌👌
100% agree...I avoid ferrari, lamborgini stuff as much as I can...Love a good bargain. The Lexus IS 200 2000 was my first Lexus...got it brand new, manual with sunroof (like this one)...loved it. Since then had 1999 RX, 2000 GS, 2005 GS, and now 2016 NX and just got 2020 IS300h F-sport+ a few days ago...Got it for the price of base 300h. All reviews say its lazy, but I love it...and actually fun to drive, and never miss any horsepower (much). Had my fair share of fairly powerful cars, like 91 928S4, and 2005 M3, so I know how that feels. Keep coming with these great bargain videos :) Best of luck from CZ..
Came with one and a half keys 😂
Mine came with 1 and 3/4 of a key 😀
I had one of these for almost ten years. Got it at 85k when it was ten years old, and racked it up to 167k with it barely skipping a beat. Never let me down, never left me stranded, and never failed and MOT while I owned it. Outside of regular maintenance it only needed a few bits here and there. Wonderful car, just juicy as hell to run and the tax was a killer.
Also, the funny part of this video is the wheels on it are stupidly rare and worth about five times as much as you paid for the car 😆
Always factual bro 🙏🏽 your realistic, cars you can actually go out and buy.
Thanks!
Kit-Kat holder! Splendid!!!!
Pick one up while you can.
The young drifting crowd have finally caught onto these cars, they'll all have welded diffs & be wearing Rota wheels before you know it.
Zerofightervi guess what i'll be doing when i get one in two weeks 🤦♂️😂😂
I bought a black x reg is200 sport when I was 22 and loved it. I then traded it for an 06 A4 4 years later and instantly regretted it when the oil pickup got blocked and wrote the engine off, lost 8k on the car. I now drive an 05 is200 auto.
Just watching your 2nd video, after your recent 4th anniversary video.
This has the hallmarks of a 'great youtuber in the making'.
You have a lot of knowledge on cars and been in the industry for years.
So you definitely know what you are talking about Matt.
A simple review, down to earth presentation, a northern sense of humour and a little joy from getting a bargain. 😂
Keep up the fantastic videos Matt.
You'll hit a million subs, sooner than you think.
Thanks!
Love the attitude! You rock! This is my favorite thing about Lexus, I've been looking at the ES but I hope I find one of these.
This was my first car, an automatic transmission though. Loved it!
They're great cars. Massively underrated
£100 in Singapore can only buy you a 1996 Toyota gear knob!
Having just watched this video - I’m so glad you’ve got much much better at them and give more interesting info on the vehicles and a bit of banter. This was almost painful to watch having seen your more polished stuff of today
I’ve come a long way
I have an 18 year old Peugeot - just saying!! 2 litre hdi with over 200k on the clock and it pulls like a train is super economical and brilliant to drive! Can't get rid - turn the key and it fires up everytime first time!
To be fair, that 2.0HDi Peugeot engine is bulletproof - that will run forever
Have a 20 year one with 86k on the clock, manual love it to bits
You still have it mate
@@mccaul0530 Yep she still running
@@Supernovaeh she still forsale been looking for a nice one for a while
@@mccaul0530 Nah sorry I was the same took awhile to find a 1999 one manual with low mileage, I'll keep it running as long as I can as I hate this new electric stuff
@@Supernovaeh yeah same you need to hear the car roar lol, is it a sport or se
An old guy who comes into my shop has a S reg Altezza version. Great car!
This is a great video please make more like this. Yes we are fed up with million pound car reviews
I remember when the is200 came out I was still at primary school. Some bloke had a silver 3.0 one. Sounded lovely. Still look great and the clocks look cool even today. As for the age, let's face it a fiat or peugeot wouldn't get to 18
Brilliant! Really like this car.
I've had 3 is200's and they are bulletproof. One of them was an estate and I drove it all over Europe. Never missed a beat.
Theyre great cars
A man after my own heart ....
Great video fantastic to see you reviewing affordable to everyone cars, I love cheap, decent motors and If I bought one of those and had to spend a few hundred pounds I wouldn't feel cheated; plus you get the famous Lexus reliability and tons of kit for your money. What isn't to love?
Nice. Who needs a BM 3 series.
You are so right about some of these youtubers. Love your channel mate.
Clifton Leake Haha Thank you! 😉
I've been driving for 10 years now, and this was my first car. Still got her, and she's going strong. She drives beautifully, looks great, is really comfortable, and has a nice little roar.
She was as good as new until about 2 years ago when 3 little scrotes decided I didn't need a cat, so they'd take it off my hands. She was vandalised and was off the road for 6-8 months, and I've had a few damp problems and electric problems (as a result of the scumbags) while getting her back on the road. Since she's been back on the road, I had to get the sills welded (rusty sills seams to be fairly common on these), and a pipe on the coolant system has burst. But other than that, she's almost back to her original self.
Honestly, if these cars are properly maintained and not vandalised, they'll probably run forever.
I absolutely adore the IS200, the last of the analogue old school obtainable driver’s cars sadly tarnished by the Alan Partridge factor. Provided you keep the dreaded tin worm at bay these are bomb proof, engaging solid cars even now some are knocking on the door of 25 years old. As this chap mentioned many of these have fallen into the hands of the roundabout drift masters who thrash and modify them to an inch of their lives so try and go for a solid example owned by a pensioner with plenty of history.
Yet another great review & I think you really got a bargain. I drove one of the first Lexus that came into the the country back in 1989. It was an LS400 & I thought it was brilliant for the time. Just one question, did it come with a tissue box on the parcel shelf! All the best & keep these brilliant reviews coming..........
Buying one of the 2000ish Lexus' is very much on my agenda. I always have a good look when I see them.
Love an IS200 I'd buy one as a run around, school runner, shop trips
100 quid in latte really got me 😂😂😂
Brilliant video
Great review as always. However my daughter has 20yr old peugeot 206 1.1 petrol and is faultless/ rustless, no toys at all. Had it 10 yrs. i have serviced it 86k-150k needed nothing but consumables. She had it as a student and loves it to death and will only go when it gives up. There is not a speck of rust on it. Still does 50 mpg on a run paid £1800 10yrs ago. Guess just lucky with that one. Keep up the fab work for “ ordinary car drivers”. Best reviewer on utube
That's very lucky
I bought an ex demo IS300 Sportcross back in the early 2000’s, it sticks in my memory as one of the best cars I ever owned. 0 - 60 wasn’t particularly fast at 8.6 secs, but 0 - 30 it seemed to be able to beat anything off the line, particularly amusing when I had an M3 next to me at the lights! Only ever got around 24mpg out of it; changed it for a 320d Coupé which was quicker and did twice as many to the gallon. Never really liked the BMW though ...
They're massively underrated aren't they. Especially the Sportcross, they're very rare. They're great fun to drive, and have some charm about them. I cant think of any cheaper car thats better
Is it a 2 litre 6 cylinder?
I had one of these and absolutely loved it. It was bomb proof and never, ever broke or let me down. Lexus are a bit plasticity but I couldn’t afford to run anything other than a Japanese car! Great channel by the way
Thanks!
I've had 2. A 99 V reg and a 02 plate. 99 plate never broke (apart from the CD Changer) and the 02 I had for 5 years and only ever had a back box and a rear caliper (got 1 for £20 from a breaker). Servicing was cheap too. The oil filter is the same as a 1.3 Nissan micra and Ford Ka If I remember correctly less than £2
Watching in 2023, cracking vintage Matt!
Haha thanks. I like to think I’ve improved since these days
Always liked the 1st gen is. Prefer the styling to the later models. Lack of performance means you'll have to rev the 6 to get the most out of it and that is no bad thing. Think they actually drove better than the newer ones too.
You just made me nostalgic for my old is200! I upgraded recently to the is 250, which is definitely a better car, but I can't help but miss the old is 200. I dunno what it is but it's got something special about it, lots of character, I still love the interior, like it more than the is250 interior. The seats were lovely as well.
Hi, I agree! The IS250 is technically a much better car. Much more refined and more luxurious. But there was something about the old IS200. It definitely felt sportier and had more character than the 250.
I am sure you miss the dials which replicate an expensive watch. They are special. And the smooth 6cyc
Watching this because I'm thinking of getting a second hand IS200 as my first car. this car just looks too good to be true
I just bought one in Australia as my first car it's good fun
MAN that shot of the bee in ghe back window was fucking cracking. First ever car I bought had 3 dead bees in that very same spot. Never bothered them. I am personally alergic to them haha!
You should be on the TV a lot better than Top Gear really enjoy watching your show cheers
Beautiful car
Wow i was honestly considering getting one of these before viewing this. I love them. Sport model is best option as it comes with a LSD. Great video keep it up.
They're great cars
I love good cars at bargain prices and that one was astonishing.
Best car I've ever owned. Sold it for a 6 month old IS220d sport, which was great but the 200 was the best, most fun car I've ever owned. Man now I wish I never sold it 😪
I had the Toyota badged version of this car when I lived in New Zealand. It had a straight six Yamaha engine too but was automatic. The UK models usually had the four cylinder engine.
My parents have had 2 Lexus
2008 Lexus RX350 SE 1 of 200
2014 Lexus RX450h
Both of which were great cars. 65000km was done in the 2008 and 72000 in the 2014. Had the 2008 until 2013 and had the 2014 until 2018 and nothing ever broke on either. We took them both from our home in Sydney to Queensland and nothing went wrong and everything was perfect. We sold the 2014 for a 2018 Audi Q5 and within 35000km and the wiring harness needed to be replaced. Thank god we still have the 3 year warranty🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Just got into your channel. I like your laid back style. Some great cars and reviews. £100 is a steal. Is it true you are getting cheap cars because they are trade in deals? If so makes me want to be a car dealer...has why didn't I do it when I was younger?? Maybe because I'm not mechanically minded and didn't have the money..but i love my cars though!
Thanks for watching! This was a trade in. I only got into this job because cars were my hobby
I've been driving the is200 sport for nearly 14 years, hope to keep it for as long as possible. I haven't been tempted to buy anything else . If you ever listen to Terence McKenna, he calculated that the best car to buy was an old luxury car and to drive it forever. My car finished depreciating about 10 years ago, it's 19 years old now. The engine is perfect, only real maintenance is ball joints, calipers, the odd oxygen sensor. All electrics are working perfectly .
They're really great cars aren't they
Not only is it a 6 speed rwd, but a I6
Cracking video, really good to look at the unusual, and the impossible- £100 is just magic.
Just discovered your channel today, great videos! Love Lexus, can't wait to actually learn to drive and eventually buy myself one. Are you able to get a GS300/GS450h to review?
Callum Mccubbing Thanks for subscribing! Yeah they’re great cars! I’ve got one planned actually with an old GS300
Oh fantastic! The Mk2 Or Mk3?
You failed the driving test! one hand on the steering wheel and one on the gear stick,
My Mazda 6 is 20 years old and still going strong.
Love the Alan Partridge bit. Your videos are great because you aren't a poseur
Thanks 👍
MOT History is a fascinating way to spend time if one is bored. This car is still going strong whereas the cheap E46 323i in another video is long dead...
That’s interesting. I’ve not checked for a while
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I agree!
Try to buy one that had turned on its side from the insurance company n/s damage but smoked excess oil due to accident damage insurance classified as a breaker should have been repaired.
Love these! Only issue is the mpg
Thsts why mine is LPG
The IS200 briefly turned into a boy racer car. I remember seeing a few about 2010 time with bodykits, big spoilers and those anti-social exhausts they like.
the is250 f sport looks similar to the is200. I prefer the is 250 now over is200
ive had my 2003 2l petrol mondeo 5 years. 150k on the clock never let me down. only paid £850 for it! i must have had the only good one hahaha
Haha cool, still on the road this with mot until october. £100!
Pursuaded my mom to swap her rust bucket broken yeti for an IS300 Sportcross. Straight swap with the trader. Technically that’s free! She’s loves it
That coffee joke was brilliant mate. Almost spilled my flat white (is that less or more pretentious than a latte?)
Hahaha it sounds more masculine than a latte
These crazy down-juiced car RUclipsrs mostly became professional fart-inhalers in my view. They started fun and natural. Then they became toxic for the next hunt of hypes. Totally not in touch with the regular peeps.
I totally dig channels like yours. You do it for fun and not begging for "likes" or "subs" like a fart-sniffer.
And the cars you decide are a gem! Would love to see a video where you review a Rover 75!!! Do a research fine sir. You get one for bargains and you get a lot of car with low budget!
Please do your thing and stay natural. No script or mic. Do your thang and stay healthy, Sir.
Thanks for the comments! I do this for a hobby so I don't need to try and sell the audience anything. Just to share interesting cars. I've not had a 75 for a while. I'll try and get hold of a nice one.
How nice answering that quick. Thanks, Sir. Yeah, when it is a hobby and you do it for fun, the passion comes automatically. Also you have really nice cars. Loved the video of the Skoda Suberb, Jaguar XF and XJ for example. You get a lot of car for less money. People these days buy brand-new cars, just to sit on cheap seats and a lot of plastic elements in the interior. Try a Peugeot 607, Citroen C6 or a Rover 75 for example. Leather, cruise control, etc. Many gimmicks.
If you can, try a Rover 75, Sir. Of course a good one. You will laugh, what you get for a grand or 2.
Cheers.@@HighPeakAutos
Crypto Power I agree totally, I think You Tube was created for people with a hobby, but it seems now that it’s being used to make a living, I don’t like it when people say “Don’t forget to subscribe” like as if I have to, and people using legal means to beg, that puts me off.
But High Peak autos, I like your informative videos..keep up the good work.
Keep putting out great videos like this.... Good to see content with vehicles that ordinary people can afford.
Thanks, will do!
Agree! Bought mine off my daughter when her family left for Canada. Great little car. Now I have 2, 19 year old cars! The other is a Range Rover.. now which is the most reliable? ..But I love them both.
A P38? :)
Perfect for taking Jill to the owl sanctuary.
Or the Longstanton Spice Museum
@@HighPeakAutos Or The Derwent Pencil Museum....
Have they closed the stapler museum?
I'm thinking about buying an IS200 currently but they are a lot more popular than a few years ago. Manual ones seem to be rare and quite expensive now as the moddy drifty crowd are into them. What do you think of the automatic transmission version on these? I've seen it's a 4 speed manual and it also means the car comes with cruise control (unlike on manuals) which is a bonus. Ive never had an auto car before but I'm seriously considering it as there are a lot more out there and some 04 05 ones in decent nick for under 2k. Tempting! Just worried I wouldnt enjoy it so much compared to the 6 speed manual...
You should do on how you source and buy your cars! Because you don't half find so bargains.
Say what you like about Alan Partridge he had good taste in cars! :) I have a green SportCross, cream leather, 3litre engine, it had a little rust patching, apart from that I cant find much wrong with it. Well-serviced and clearly loved by its former owners. Superb car. I enjoy the relaxing automatic mode, and switching to the fun PS4-esque button shift mode for more spirited driving.
Great car and vid.
Your dead right about the youtubers. I want to watch views on cars I'm able to buy, or ones I grew up with. It's the reason why I tend to only watch ones like yourself, car throttle and regular cars and car wow and car buyer for new cars.
Well done margin of the Century I think.
A 100 quid?! I don't live in the UK but that is what i smoke away in like 2 months brahh! It doesn't matter in what condition it is in the, it is worth it for the steelprice and parts alone!
i have a 2002 is 200 in red manual its done 3.88000, still pulls fine change the oil every 10,000 hammer it every now and then just give it a blow out and its fine ..
Good choice! Great cars
are you highpeak near the golf course into buxton god i use to deliver there years ago when i was at white arrow im sure land rovers and range rovers .,
Nope that's not me. I'm not actually in the High Peak area any more, I just kept the name
I had one back in the day as a demo in a kind of BRG metallic. I liked the car very much but they do like a drink. They can be a little bit difficult to handle in the wet and unpredictable. But in the dry they stick to the road like glue.
The sills rusted on mine. Followed by the whole underside. It wasn't even very old.
Have had one for last seven years (2004 model) - bought for 3k! - just the greatest car, nippy in town and holds its own on the motorway - breaking my heart to part with it but handbrake cable has snapped amongst other things and my mechanic says it will cost me too much to get though forthcoming MOT. Stumbled upon your reviews and love them - on your advice considering an IS250 or an IS300h now. Keep up the good work!
They’re all great cars. I’m a big fan of the IS
@@HighPeakAutos I wanted to get an IS300h but they're just a bit out of my price range at the mo and not many so prices are actually going up by the week!! I wondered what you thought about an Infiniti m 3.5 gt premium 4dr instead which is cheaper and has a full service history? I feel like i really should get a hybrid cos mostly driving round town in London. It's cos of your review i'm considering the Infiniti btw! My fall back alternative is an IS250 - its 2011 and over 112k on clock whereas the Infiniti is 2013 and a few k less mileage. What you reckon? Cheers in advance for any advice.
A video on the running costs mpg, tax etc would be great to watch
Hi, yeah I should've done that. Maybe I'll do it next time I get one in stock
between 25-30mpg, road tax 314 quid as the climate change fairy rates it as a polluter, just bought one as a second car for longer runs, it needed 2 new tyres and tracking done which at a mates garage cost me 116 all in. Car has 85k miles on FSH with all mots from new proving the mileage of around 7k per year, cost me 1100 quid and I'm over the moon with it, next timing belt change will cost 169 quid as I'll diy and not for three years at least, built like a tank I can't fault it.
fornicateu2 that's a great buy , mine has 130,000 on it , it's never broken down and I've had it for 18 years. It's also a really nice comfortable cabin and everything still works. I get it serviced every year and to tell the truth I think it will outlast me.
Are you going down the “Hoovie” road?
As a subscriber for about 2 years (I think the first video I watched was your Love/Hate RR one) I thought I would watch from the start! Also, hopefully me watching these older vids will add a couple of extra pence to your RUclips income! Obviously the production quality has improved but your presentation style and sense of humour has remained…thank goodness. I was also interested in your comments in this video about the monotony of the super car RUclipsrs, not a lot has changed in 3 years, although they are now bolting massive turbos on them! Yawn. Many thanks for the content and long may it continue 👍
Thank you! I appreciate it
Had my 2004 Sportcross for 4 years now. Passed every MOT. Only needed a replacement front windscreen and power steering belt in that time. Doesn't use or lose a drop of oil either. Fuel consumption could be better but what the hell...
Yeah thats right - you cant have it all. I'd rather put a bit of extra fuel in and enjoy the car :)
an is300 without an ebay altezza grill is the rarest car in england for sure dude
Haha yes youre right
thank you now ill go and buy one!
The price of used cars in the uk is crazy cheap.
I sold my one is200 4 years ago for £1k now is worth minimum £2k. I was second owner 2005 83k miles full lexus history up to 80k
Nice video and review ;D Love the looks of these cars, I'm learning to drive atm but once I pass my test will be getting a 1.3 Honda Civic Hybrid (love the look of those 2 and very affordable with tax _ insurance which is expensive here) but here in Ireland you can get a car 20 years old or older and insure it as a classic car (must have another car for regular use though) so in a year or 2 I really hope to be able to get of these Lexus IS200 and do that or maybe a BMW :D
You can get classic insurance in Ireland for 15 year old cars from Carol Nash insurance
@@Shane-zx4ps Oh really :O thats great :D I'm still just learning to drive atm tho so it could be another year or even 2 before I think about buying a 2nd older car thats 2 litres to insure as a classic and use for roadtrips and car meets and that sort of stuff
Amazing to think that when it was released in N. America, it was quite controversial styling wise. Those "Altezza" lights in particular, followed by wrist watch styled dials. I personally hated it, but now as the time passed by, I think it's quite nice.
Great video and car, I just picked up the IS 250
I just got one! It’s older than me by a year.. haha I am shocked it is that old coming from a 04 V6 Camry to this. Defs an upgrade even though it’s older 💯
My first car has to be this one
The only real issue you do find is rust. I was offered one for free once but it required something like £2k of welding and so forth, which sadly at the time I didn’t have. Plus it did burn oil. So I decided to walk away. But it was a lovely car to drive.
I would love one of these but the DVLA Road fund licence is way too expensive and a waste of money
Bought my IS200 for $1600 what a rip off! haha, however... i would of paid more! amazing cars
Haha Thats still a bargain! They're great cars. Probably the best thing you can buy for that sort of money
I had the Toyota Altezza version which was tiptronic i wish i still had it.
If you can find a good one, buy it! iconic motors. Good review. What's your plans for it?