Hi John just making sure that I stay on the gearbox topic i'm sure everything is fine the shifts are really quick and precise. The e-shift was really the reason the I bought the IS300 as I no longer wanted to drive a manual car. As I understand it its the same 5sp transmission used in all 6/8 cylinder lexus's up to 2005 so it must be strong box if its good enough for the V8's. With reference to the ISF i'm in a bit of a dilemma, my plan was to throw 5/6k at the IS300 getting to the way I want it i.e wheels/suspension styling mods such as LED's, DRL lights etc possibly even a colour change respray as I think the silver is bland. I would end up with great car and no doubt be very pleased with it. But with the purchase price of 4K, I would have invested about 10k into car that is still only going to be worth 4K. O.K they enjoyment of doing it would be great and it really interests me, but is it sensible? Or do I just bite the bullet and buy an ISF with the used values now dipping 25K its looks tempting. Yes insurance/petrol even road tax are a massive issue but if you want to drive a 400bhp car then you've got to pay for it. I'm not a wealthy guy, far from it, but I am seriously thinking about it. One other really massive issue is where do you actually drive the thing!!! I live in the Southampton area and live 2 miles from where I work. With police/speed cameras and busy roads do you have to wake up at 2am and just hope you don't get caught! I've honestly not really had a chance to push the limits on the IS300, i've certainly not had it up to top speed or anything like that. Anyway about that gear box thing!! Staying on topic of course ha ha!