I was looking for the same thing as MH and was considering Audi, BMW and Mercedes, but I saw a nice Lexus IS 250 Multimedia going through unsold at BCA in November and took a closer look. So I decided it was in a good price range and called my friend at Wellside Motors in Scotland who said the same thing about fuel. I then bought it at the next auction.

It is a car of superb build and far more advanced design than the BMW 318i I had before. Whereas the BMW had plenty of developed faults despite a BMW FSH, this car seems perfect apart from really gulping fuel if you use the impressive power, but I get 33mpg driving with restraint on the same run from London to Brentwood that the BMW only managed 35mpg, and the car is in a different level of comfort. You would only get the 16-inch wheels on a low spec but they might ride better. So far the only thing wrong is the key battery running low. It's the best car I've had.