Well its passed the emissions & noise tests and today the normal SVA part of it.

Papers sent to the Southampton DVLA for registration etc

Will be ready for collection in next 5 - 7 days

Will miss the TSS event but will hope to make the Nurburgring trip on the following weekend

Little reminder of what she looks like.............

Good news Dave now who was it that said you can't do it ???

May i ask what kind of power is this putting out?

very good news Dave looking forward to seeing it at last

Have to say, you have been very patient over this

350+ bhp

Errrr no he's not

MMmmmm nice motor dave be good to see it in the flesh....dont fancy swapping do ya?
how much is it to buy?

Its 352 bhp and 390 lb foot of torque


Can't say what it would cost on here as I'm not allowed to sell anything

OOOppppsss soz..

wow thats 529 Nm..... ,very nice





anyone with the readies would be on the blower anyway .... not something you buy through email alone


come on Lotto no's ...

Hey there Dave,

Great to hear it'll be with you shortly. It's certainly been a wait but I'm sure well worth it once in your palms

All the best,
Jamie

looksw like first time i drive it hard will be on the Nurburgring

Delightful

J

Great! Nice car! I look forward to seeing it in the rear view mirror on the autobahn once I convince Raj to let me have a go in his souped up Schnitzle M3! hehe

naaaaaaaaaaaah....we will be in silence............ratttle free..............smooth ride.................

looks well cool dave

Wow! This car sounds like a beast. I mean 390ft/Lb torque from a petrol is unbelieveable - thats way more then the RS4 or M3 or M5..................still not quite as much as my oil burner however

Seriously however WELL DONE!

So is it possible to get the dash centre console screen/MM changed to english and how does the Sat Nav work? Will you be able to just fit a UK screen/centre console from an IS250?

This looks absolutely awesome Dave and i cant wait to see it at the ring next week.fancy a RACE!!

Looks awesome mate,

cant wait to see it in the flesh.

Stav

Shame you not had a drive yet have you Dave

hoping the UK sat nav disc will work...if not will get something clever....also has TV

Now that's what I call a proper IS G2

i dont think this car exists !
spoke to my mate Tom, he has never heard of it
notice all the pics are from japland
i think dave is having one over on us all
he has just been winding us up for months on end

when is april 1st

No no Bazza, ive been shopping in it

Yeah but you could be in on it too.........

it better not be,ive been really looking forward to seeing this car.

ok the wife and kids came shopping in it toooooo

gord went shopping ......with the wife ........and the kids !!!!

see what i mean ...........unbelivable

its a fairy tale i tell ya

Ok, its behind you

Well its here………….on my drive………….

Had a nice drive back from the SVA centre who did a top job.

Car is awesomely fast seems as quick as the Aristo Vertex (not sure at 120 mph plus though) picks up well and the 6 speed auto transmission in tipronic mode is very good.

Got most of the gadgets working as well…………

Congratulations DAve! Car looks lovely on the drive

Car looks great.....bet your chuffed after all the delays

oooh happy days in S.E. London

Well done Dave, bet you are chuffed to bits !!

Am pleased..............

Next one will be easier now I've done it once

Congrats mate,

glad you got it at last.

Stav

anyone with a MM IS250 ? is it one cd at a time ?

I also have a hard drive.............wtf........what do I do with that ?

isnt the hard drive for the nav unit

not sure as you have cd or aux if you select aux it says HDD and you get loads of choices of music...........also a little box thingy in the glove box which has something to do withy it.............there are 20 pages of instructions on the HDD but my Japanese is a but rusty

nice one dave!

Nice one Dave, come on now, tell me what size the wheels are ????

Looks fantastic, glad it's all finally sorted........I must say it's very tempting indeed......

When you say the gadgets are working, which ones are you talking about? Is the radio, satnav, etc all working fine? Are there any bits that are still stuck in Japanese?

well done Dave, i think you have shown all the sceptics a thing or two




...........now when are you bringing it round

Nice one Dave,

I look forward to seeing it

Do you need me to change another fuse, then test drive it

too small




sat nav is jap but am working on it rest is all sorted




no need for a fuse change John pop over and feel those 352 gee gees

@ bazza -- sooooooooooooon

Sounds like you have an HDD unit fitted to the auxiliary. My ML MM also has a 60 gig one, but it's an iPod ...comes up on the screen as a secondary CD drive with the Lexus iPod integration unit. I haven't tried to run an additional drive through the Aux port under the central armrest as well as the iPod which is now in the glovebox.

The onboard disc changer is a six slot for DVD or CD. The Nav unit runs off a separate DVD unit, not a hard drive, and all you should need is to get the latest European DVD to stop it talking Japanese. Dave.. PM your email address and I'll scan and send the disc removal instructions.

Hi, Dave are those wheels on your is350 the Toms vp-8 19 inch as shown on your site

Nice one Dave look forward to seeing it mate it looks quite at home next to the Aristo

they are indeed.

should be 8.5 at front and 9.5 at rear...........i have 8.5 all round

Very nice Dave