Lexus CT200h : good or bad

[anonymous-user]

Looks like this car is the car for my missus but
A) i know fk all about it
b) i don't know any tips
c) is it even good?

I'm looking for helpful, honest advice here from preferably someone who is knowledgeable about it.
My budget is 10k.. Is a SE-L worth it over the F-Sport?

Thanks

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Ilovejapcrap said:

I don't know but my dad swapped mums is200 for a is250.

She wanted something smaller but when they tried the ct he said the ride was far to hard and they got another is instead.

I've not driven one but have been in one I loved the interior set up

Thanks

Do you parents live in a city? The car would be driven around town for basic commutes then left at home for everything else. It would still do a lot of mileage, though

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krisdelta said:

I've heard several times the ride is very hard, sorry not a huge help.

Anything is appreciated!
I think i'll have to test drive it my self to experience it. I have a RX for this job and its extremely wafty but just terrible at fuel economy

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Swoxy said:

We bought a well spec'd F Sport a month ago to fulfil similar duties, having never been in or driven one - it's used for commuting around London.

Yes, it has a firm ride. It also corners well, staying remarkably flat at speed. It had a fantastic drivetrain which is well suited to start stop driving and is very refined in terms of NVH.

Get a well spec'd one and it's like a mini luxury car, we have started using it for local runs instead in preference to our CLK and E Class ..

Edited by Swoxy on Sunday 29th May 00:16

I'm looking at a SE-L Premier;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

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Vyse said:

It wont be as fast as a Polo GTI.

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shake n bake said:

Like a Prius just with a harsher ride, smaller boot and 25% more expensive. Better finish inside marginally but the pious is a more comfortable ride by far.

Wouldn't be seen dead in a Prius, that's the point

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The Wookie said:

A mate had one, one of the worst cars dynamics wise out of any modern car I've driven. The rest of it was nice enough though.

He got sick of the ride after a year or so and bought a new C-Class

hmmm.. have to see for myself. Is it as bad as a Golf 1.6 IV?

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Matt UK said:

There's one in our work car park. The lady who runs it doesn't seem to like it all based on the uncomfortable ride and the crap fuel consumption on the motorway.

What's the fuel consumption? Anything over 10mpg (our RX) is good for ua

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Swanny87 said:

But extremely dull, where as the Lexus has something going for it...

Been driven in one these on a road trip. The ride is quite firm, road noise is good, very well built and can get high 40s MPG on a run. Stereo's not that good though.

the one I'm looking at has the 13 speaker Mark Levinson speaker upgrade.

Besides, the wife's friend has the Auris hybrid

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The Wookie said:

allroad one said:

hmmm.. have to see for myself. Is it as bad as a Golf 1.6 IV?

At least they ride alright

That's why I'm attracted to the Golf VII. See other thread including A3 and Golf

[anonymous-user]

Looks good, lets see If i can find one for 10k

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Swoxy said:

Swoxy said:

We bought a well spec'd F Sport a month ago to fulfil similar duties, having never been in or driven one - it's used for commuting around London.

Yes, it has a firm ride. It also corners well, staying remarkably flat at speed. It had a fantastic drivetrain which is well suited to start stop driving and is very refined in terms of NVH.

Get a well spec'd one and it's like a mini luxury car, we have started using it for local runs instead in preference to our CLK and E Class ..

I liked it so much I bought another one and sold the E Class.

I ended up buying what the wife wanted... check my garage. shame on me but I felt the CT was too small for us.