Psychotic Madman

Just been on my honeymoon to the west coast of Scotland in my IS220d, 56 plate with 119000 on the clock. Did almost 2000 miles in it on a variety of roads, never missed a beat,no smoke at all, drove extremely well and as comfortable on the little single track roads as on the motorways. Drove home yesterday and did 300 miles on half tank of diesel(about £32.00). Did 6th gear most of the way on the motorway at 75/80. No rumbling or whinning from the gearbox, just heaven to drive. Maybe i am lucky and have found one that has been well looked after before i bought it.

Respray, been quoted £250, which seems reasonable. It cant be seen when it is wet, which is 90% if the time here in Lancashire.

Update. I have had a go at it over the last couple of weekends, with no joy. Seems it is a badly painted panel,(well spotted Rayanns). Looks like it has been painted by a roadside artist with a tent, then the tent taken down and damp has got to it before the paint has hardened.

I also have a 220d se. Couple of small problems at first, but all sorted now. Cleaned the egr valve myself, easy job, changed my slider pins as there was lots of knocking when going over bumps, but it stopped if i applied gentle pressure on the brakes. Again, another very easy job. Car is great now and i love it. Its good to hear someone else praising the 220d.

Just done mine in under 45 mins, very easy job.

Been running great since i did it last week. Just found the cause of all the rumbling underneath when going over bumps, turns out to be the calipers, so getting them done next week. I can actually move them by hand, but only just.

I wish.

Oops, maybe i should have said 60?

Hi all. Today i removed my egr valve and cleaned it out, it was'nt as bad as i expected after 118,000 miles. Anyway, on start up after refitting, it felt like i had a misfire, but after a few seconds (probably 20 seconds), and a few kicks on the accelerator, it was running fine. Took it out for a quick blast up the local bypass (80 most of the way), it felt very good and sounded sweet. Just posting to see if there is anything i should be looking out for as this is the first time i have done this. Thanks for any replies. Chris.

Typical, all ready to start and it begins to drizzle. What i wouldnt give for a garage instead of this storAGE ROOM WE HAVE.

I dont want any t-cut anywhere near my car, i have heard bad things about it. Turtle is just something i was looking at, but i am cautious about it. I think i will try thr Mer or Maguiers. i will post when i have used them with my results. Thanks for the replies.

Will look for some tomorrow, i will be at Halfords at 10 in the morning. Thanks for the help.Watched some vids on youtube today, ultimate compound refurbs red paint according to them. Also looked at turtle wax for dark red paintwork, comes complete with a stonechip pen.

Mer?, sorry, never heard of it. I was going to try Maguiers ultimate compound.

Just washed, not even waxed yet. My MX5 is the 1.8i icon, 2001. Just been doing it up over the xmas period for the mrs and me to enjoy this summer.

Hi all. My is 220d has a faded nearside rearquarter panel that is badly faded. I have tried G3 paint renovator, without much success. Can anyone give me some pointers as to how to get it back to the colour of the rest of the car?. Its a red car. Thanks for any help.

Ok. Pics of my car are now uploaded. I am still loving the car, but a few bangs and knocks when out driving, sorting these out bit by bit. Mostly poor fitting tools in the boot and a couple of clips missing from the engine covers, but got the clips now and removed the tools from the boot, so much better now. I think the exhaust mountings could be loose too, so will be getting that sorted this week. Quite a bit of damp in the boot, but i cant find any missing seals, so will have to investigate this further. Fuel consumption seems to be around 31-33 urban. I hve not had her out for a long run yet, but will be going up the motorway for a spin later in the week. Overall, i am very impressed, much more comfort than my MX5.

Thanks for the welcomes, i will post some pics in the next few days when i can get out of the car and into the house for the camera.

Thanks for the welcomes, i will post some pics in the next few days when i can get out of the car and into the house for the camera.

Hi all, just joined. Bought my very 1st Lexus is220d se on friday. Very impressed upto now and i dont really want to turn the engine off. Previously had an Astra sri cdti 150, and wanted to get the same car but a newer model, so off to the dealers me and the mrs went. I had seen the car i wanted but was a little dismayed to find some rust on it when i got there. So i took out a golf 2.0 tdi sport. Dissappointed in that too. Then the mrs said "Come and look at this", it was the lexus, took it for a test and fell in love with it. Bought it there and then. The comfort and spec on this car are fantastic, apart from a few rattles and bumps when i drive down any of our "well maintained roads". I can live with that, and for the age and mileage(118000) it is in very good condition. Looking forward to many miles of motoring in this car and getting to know a few of you and learning how best to treat this thing of beauty. Cheers.Chris.