Mike's Is300 M/t

[RoadRash]

Hi mates,

I've been away from UK Forum for a while..... but now I'm back with news.

Yesterday I received my new ride:

US-Import Lexus IS300 with manual transmission

Colour: TCM

Year: 2003

Mileage: 50.000mil

Some pics...

Yesterday I got it in Belgrade (Serbia) and got serbian numberplates,

so I can say Good Bye to our TÜV and can do what I want with that car.

Well here Pics from yesterday in Belgrade in front of Police Station

The car did a long run, from USA to Germany to get EURO-Carpapers,

a friend of mine from Serbia who imports cars, took it from Germany to Serbia,

I had to pay toll and tax a second time :duh: (maybe I can get it back in AUT),

now I received it back from toll and tax agency.

Tomorrow I will get on my way home to Austria.... B)

[janey]

Congratulations Mike :D

I'm sure we are all looking forward to hear & see your plans for this one :winky:

[sparkystav]

Bloody hell lot of work.

Glad your happy with it.

Stav

[Dave-Ellen]

Look forward to seeing the conversion you have planned !!

[Rikos]

Congratulations on the new car, looks really nice mate

[A-LEX]

Congratulations on the new car, looks really nice mate

No way!!! What's the deal with the import to Serbia? I know that you can not get registration done from America or import cause I live here... You must have some good connections!!! Well Congratulations anyways! ;)

[Bazza]

well done Mike

i know you have waited a long time for this

? .....how many manual IS300 are in Europe = 1 :D

[yemgi]

It took a long time but I bet you are very happy with it in the end :)

[Unregistered_User]

Hey there Mike, congratulations on the purchase! I can imagine you are delighted!

Hopefully we will see you at next year's JAE with this manual IS300 and not your friend's Audi?!

All the best,

Jamie

[RoadRash]

Congratulations on the new car, looks really nice mate

No way!!! What's the deal with the import to Serbia? I know that you can not get registration done from America or import cause I live here... You must have some good connections!!! Well Congratulations anyways! ;)

Zdravo!

Erm... you will know that connection is everything in Serbia.

I'm doing my job here in Serbia, have my own flat and Visa, --> tablica može, rezumeš? :winky:

Sada ja sam u Čačku ali idem u Beograd danas.

Reason why to import to Serbia:

- compete tax and insurance fees from AUT and SRB B)

- no rules for car modifications (legalisation) can be enforced on my car any more,

I don't care about TÜV and entries into my car papers any more B)

- radar trap bills go to nowhere :P

THX for all, but it was really a bloody job to get the car here and finish everything,

seems Serbia doesn't have fixed rules, nobody knows anything, every information is just a suggestion,

you can't believe 100% any information, everything is flexible,

so you really need connections to good people here.

Well tuning steps will follow as soon as they begin!! :winky:

[RoadRash]

Hi folks,

last THU i drove my new ride to Austria,

so I did 800km and more on weekend.

Wow, that thing pulls not bad, there is no competition to the A/T model.

If any IS model could compete with the IS300 M/T then it would be a good modified

Lexus IS200 Turbo, but nothing else in the old or new IS row, except the IS350.

A Lexus IS200 TTE S/C wouldn't have any chance against the IS300 M/T,

as like the IS250 too.

Wouldn't want to know how that thing pulls with a turbocharger, must be awsome.... :shutit:

This ride feels very sporty, short shifting, high torque so you don't need to shift all the time

to redline as on the IS200, you can do 60kph in 4th gear and then just get on accel. and it screws up

the speed.

Very good to drive, no kidding!

It came with a custom intake, so the sound is amazing, sounds like a high modified Supra inside the car.

Fuel consumtion is not much as long you don't put the pedal to the medal,

but when you do, it's pretty thursty.

All in all the IS300 M/T is like an IS should be like!!! :winky:

I took the right choice.

[Unregistered_User]

I really enjoyed reading that, Mike. It's good to have an understanding of the the IS300 is like - especially as yours is a manual as well!

All the best and keep on rolling and enjoying it!

Jamie

[Adie]

Congrats Mike. Glad to hear you've finally got your hands on the car and by the sound of it you're very happy with it too. It must make up for what happened to your old IS. :D

Are you still planning on the mods to it you were talking of earlier in the year? I hope so and look foward to pics and write up. :winky:

[RoadRash]

Congrats Mike. Glad to hear you've finally got your hands on the car and by the sound of it you're very happy with it too. It must make up for what happened to your old IS. :D

Are you still planning on the mods to it you were talking of earlier in the year? I hope so and look foward to pics and write up. :winky:

Thanks bud,

yeah finally I got it, I have lost many nerves until I received it.

Yeah for sure I will continue with mods, or did you think I imported an IS300 M/T just

to drive it?!?

[Adie]

Yeah for sure I will continue with mods, or did you think I imported an IS300 M/T just

to drive it?!?

Fair play to you mate, look forward to seeing the progress :winky: