1999 Lexus IS200 Sport from UK and Ireland - Comments

Well done on a good response above. You appreciate a good car which is being a little different. As mentioned elsewhere, most rear wheel drive cars could spin if in the wrong conditions. Good grief, I even managed it on a couple of occassions in my first car - a Volvo 340 1.4!!! I learned some lessons with that and have had to tame myself recently in a BMW 330 worried that the same could happen again. Therefore, in comparison with both cars, power is not the important factor. The original reviewer could have had dud tyres!!! You can't drive a rear wheel drive car the same as a front wheel drive one - especially in corners!

First sory for gramer my english #^#&^%$#@*.

Is200 is a driver car if you can't go in a corner on understear don't drive this car it is not for you learn on something chiper or you will CRASH and posinle get kill someone. this is not toy!

My 2003yr IS200SE and have experienced similar problems with loss of traction.

The car lost grip whilst I was half way through an exit on a roundabout, whilst the conditions were wet. I certainly wasn't playing the boy racer and over accelerating on the bend.

Whilst I had no problem correcting the slide, and in fact enjoy the driver input, the loss of traction was totally unexpected at such low speed, and would cause me great concern if it were to happen again.

This car is exceptional in every way I can think of, so it pains me to say that I and others do not feel safe with its handling.

In relation to previous comments about loss of traction on straights; I have also felt the loss of traction momentarily, but only in wet conditions.

Would a limited slip diff help? Answers on a post card.

Hi.

I have just bought an IS 200 SE auto 51 plate, so far I am over the moon with he car and the fact that it is a rear wheel drive never worried me, until now.

I live in Oldham and get snow every year so I will be definitely using the snow button and will be able to post back the results.

Hey hey hey, you all seem so negative about your Lexus. Cheer up, I am only 18 and I've bought an is200 sport model, they're wicked cars, leather and sat nav, come on you cant go wrong - if you don't know how to drive one, don't buy one...

I bought a new IS200 Sport in August 05. So far, I've had the front discs replaced twice and the discs skimmed once, all due to unexplained warping, admittedly all under warranty.

I see from comments from a few years ago that similar problems have been experienced. Is there anybody else experiencing such problems?