Lexus ES 300h Takumi 2022 (71) 22000 miles 26,700 Champagne-gold metallic over cream semi-aniline leather. Category S, repaired with genuine Lexus parts, full documentation. You don't really drive an ES 300h Takumi. You settle into it. Press start and nothing happens, because nothing's supposed to: it pulls away in near silence, the seventeen-speaker Mark Levinson system filling a cabin built to keep the outside world outside. The ride irons the road flat. The cream leather is the soft kind that ages well. This is the Takumi, the very top of the ES range with the lot fitted as standard, and a few miles in you stop noticing the road and start noticing how unbothered you feel. Now the honest part, up front, because it's the reason this car is 26,700 and not 35,000. It's a Category S. It sustained structural damage that has since been professionally repaired and fully documented. The rear bumper and parking sensors were replaced with genuine Lexus parts, not aftermarket copies, and I hold every receipt and report for the work. It drives faultlessly, tracks dead straight, and there is nothing outstanding on it. That's the whole trade: you take a marker on the history file, you keep over eight thousand pounds, and I'm happy for you to bring an inspector or run your own history check before you commit. What you're getting for the money is the car Lexus built to embarrass German rivals on refinement and running costs. Officially up to around 60 mpg, and comfortably into the high 40s in normal driving. The hybrid system means no clutch and no DPF dramas, and it carries the Lexus reliability reputation that makes people quietly keep these for a decade. Road tax and servicing are a fraction of what a 5 Series or E-Class costs to run. Takumi equipment includes: * Mark Levinson 17-speaker premium surround sound (Takumi exclusive) * Cream semi-aniline leather, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rears * Sunroof * Head-up display and 360-degree Panoramic View Monitor * Full Lexus Safety System+: adaptive cruise, lane keep, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert * Triple-LED adaptive headlights, wireless charging, power bootlid, rear electric sunshade * 18-inch alloys