Time unfortunately to sell my car. For full details please click the link below:

My Mk2 V300 Vertex Twin Turbo

£5,500 (South Yorkshire) Tel: 07709-270679

Sorry, but no offers, part exchanges, test pilots, canvassers, or time wasters. I’d be pleased to take you for a test drive, but you will need to produce driver documentation and have full comprehensive insurance to drive this class of car before you can personally drive my car on the public roads – PC Plod, he say NO !!

If i didn't have two cars, i would of had this off you mate nice car + nice price too

Very nice

Whoever buys that car is getting a bargain! Have you seen how much Supras of the same year go for or E55 AMG etc?

If I had cash lying under the mattress, I'd have the keys in a jiffy!

Nice car and nice price,You should no probs getting rid of her.
Pity i already have one otherwise.......£££
326BHP stock? I thought it was roundabout 280BHP stock,maybe i'm mistaken

320 as far as i know

I believe the 280bhp is the "official" Japanese factory statement, but they do indeed actually run higher than that (unless the later Mk2 models changed). When the car was originally brought in and tweeked for the UK and the management software correctly mapped (ie: UK emissions test, readout in miles per hour, delimited, etc) the garage Dyno tested it at 326bhp with just a front decat pipe and turbo timer the only modifications fitted. Since the last MOT I've left the front decat pipe off, so I guess the actual stock car is maybe slightly less at 320 ish, but I've not noticed any difference to drive (the Turbo Timer has no performance value except to protect the turbos by allowing them to cool down before the engine turns off).

Either way it's an amazing flying machine, and the extra performance parts I'm giving away with the car should take it above 400bhp. It's always about power to weight ratio and grip anyway, and the V300 delivers super performance with style and practicality.

In the real world many people may brag they have a bigger one than yours, but it's how your performance is delivered that makes all the difference (so I'm told !!!!)

Good luck with the sale

Great price.

fancy a swap?

if only i had the money!

Sorry, I'm not interested in a part exchange.

Just came across this car on pistonheads funnily enough!

Who do you insure it with? I want to get a quote to see if I can realistically insure one. When I had my Is200 supercharged that insurance was killing me at £1k/year

i'd say at least £1500 PA then...........

Guy I work with is interested (non member) may be in contact

Hi,

If this was black I'd have been very tempted to buy this off you! I still am. Does the logbook say its an Aristo V300 or a Lexus GS300? (Might help with the insurance ) Does it have a sunroof?

Insurance database is down as the true car - Toyota Aristo V300, but the V5 log book just says Toyota, 2995cc, 1997, and VIN number. Best play it by the rules I believe or fall foul of the insurance companies or DVLA !!!

No sun roof on my car, but it has the optional dual side control climate air conditioning (not always standard on the Vertex edition I'm told).

Try Sky Insurance - I've used them for my last few performance cars and they are very very competitive and very helpful. Personal circumstances are always different, but I currently pay under £550 fully comprehensive with business cover as well, and no limited mileage use.

One tip I've always used to get a good insurance quote with sports and performance cars like the V300 (assuming you want it as your second car):

If you are to be the only insured driver of both cars then most insurance companies like to get "new customers" and conseqently will give a good deal and do the following: go to new insurance company (Sky Insurance have always done a good deal for me) and say you wish to insure the Aristo, swapping the full no claims from your everyday car and exisitng insurance company. Maximum no claims on the most "risky car" will give you a better premium. Then you need to ask them to also insure the second car (the everyday car being hopefully a lower insurance group) as a "combined policy" and on the grounds that you can only drive one car at a time. If you want to limit the miles you travel per year then this will also reduce the premium, as will keeping the V300 garaged. Some insurers will give you the same no-claims discount on both vehicles (for one driver and two cars on the same policy), but others will reduce the no-claims discount on the second car or only cover for fire and theft when not being driven.

Check with several import and sports car specialists insurance brokers and shop around - most want to beat competitors on price and many offer introductory discounts. Their prices can be vastly different !!!!

I could be back in a Lexus very soon

If you mean the aristo ? its a Toyota

You basically sit in a Lexus, but drive a Supra - so maybe it should be called a Lexota. Anyway it still performs whatever you call it !!!!

Maybe I could get a Lexota badge made up?

THIS CAR IS NOW SOLD

moving to the archive