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GY08GBE but I know the new owner but his private plate on it and I haven't a clue what it is now. If any of you lads are thinking of selling....... don't!!!!! I regret it and wish I still had it.

Put a deposit down on this beauty today. Ive been reading through this and other forums for the past few weeks deciding whether to take the plunge, ive struggled to find any negative opinions from owners and after considering the usual alternatives (C63/M3 and XF-R) it almost seems the sensible choice (If a 5L V8 could ever be classed as sensible!). I'd be interested if anyone on here has any previous knowledge of this car? Few bits of info, 18k via Private seller, CK11OMG, 83k miles, white leather, Full history etc.. To be honest Silver wouldn't have been my first choice but after seeing the car in the flesh it looks really classy, the mileage was also a little bit higher than i would have ideally liked but its in tip top condition and i gather these cars wear miles well anyway, It felt really solid and drove great. It's also got 2 services left on a service pack so it seemed like a pretty decent deal for a later model car. It's going to eventually be a daily driver, replacing both my leased Citroen C1 commuter and my supercharged MX5 weekend car (owned 17 years!) which i never seem to get any time to use. Im hoping it will tick the boxes for me, the noise alone gave me goosebumps, what an engine! Would be great to come to some meets in the future, i should be picking it up in the next few days so ill post up a few new pic's when i do.

Hi folks. Warrington Guy is right, I did own a mesa red one until June last year. I sold it to a guy from Kent. I've just been in touch with him and it's not my old car that's been written off. There were only 8 mesa red ones left in the country (so I'm told)...... only 7 now. :-(

Yes, I need to get some, here is one for now.

@Flytvr Yeah Dav where is and what is the start time.................answers on a postcard addressed to.............. 'Baseball bat blue' 1 Angry Drive Chippenham Wilts 😬 🐀

Whilst trying out some scaffold boards under my jack/stands at the weekend (gravel drive) I decided to clean up the OSR arch/suspension before slapping on a good coat of rust converter. I applied some to the tired rear disk bells earlier this year, didn't coat them with anything else and they've stayed nicely protected. I hope to get all of the undercarriage cleaned, treated and under sealed before too long. Anyhoo whilst I was rummaging around the OSR tail pipe I found that a heat shield fixing had corroded through. I managed to remove the nut and add a penny washer back only to find a second fixing had also failed but in a more awkward position on top of the rear box. This nut wouldn't budge but still had enough thread for me to add a spacer and washer which nipped up the heat shield properly. A bonus of this find/fix is that the rattle I thought was the rear parcel shelf/boot has now gone

and he bought that car off ebay this week for a grand ,the guy selling it said there was a bloke on his way from birmingham offered a grand without viewing it .

Looking forward to my new ISF, Mesa red 😉 “obviously”.......😂🤣

@Warrington guy Dave the lengths some blokes will go to get there 'Hit' count up 😂 🐀

SO ! If you're center console goes dead. IT'S A FUSE ! Located above the passenger side foot well.

Nice looking car, love the wheels, the silver ones are around 50bhp down on the Blue ones.......................ask @Flytvr and one or two others on here........................

Looks like the Meet is going to be a good one The record is 8 fs so we must be close . Flytvr . Where is it again

Have the engine bay a good clean the other day as it was dire. The pictures don't do it as much justice as I'd hoped but you can see there difference! (Last pic with a feature from 10mm socket [emoji23]) Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Let’s see your Fs gleaming

Big rat.pauls looks better on the gleaming thread tho .

Good job it’s my bottom n not my undercarriage 😂🤣😂

Small world. I'd dealt with Seb a couple of times. He left earlier this year.

@Womble72 Hey Paul you’ve got a dirty bottom mate 😂 🐀

@Warrington guy Dave if I tell you I’d have to get @Mark G to kill you 😂 🐀

Flytvr . Waste of money . White is the best

Dave you should wrap yours!!!!!

Not a chance, LoL I'm a big believer in GSI. Get someone in. It works !

Hilux are expensive and hold they're money well so I'm not surprised. Lot of Navaras are snapping in half At the risk of going off topic this is my idea of a proper pickup and would love one from Oz. Still a V8 but diesel unfortunately.

@mike m Yep I posted that a little while back its a beauty shame it's only a one off, the noise it makes is just filth 😂 🐀

I'm assuming that 61.885 is a typo? As you say, and as I understood it, the 2JZ-GE and 2JZ-GTE are the same, but if swapping bits about, you'd need to get the correct bearing based on the numbers on the block, crank and rods. Maybe the crank has been "worked" before and the bearings not replaced? If its still under the max tolerance, its probably ok, but I'm sure there are probably folk on one of the supra forums that might be more in the know.

Paul, Have asked Ryo to help me as it’s all in Japanese, will let you know as soon as I hear from him, Pail

Ill be honest with you, Ive had all the RXs bar the 1st gen and Ive never bothered to put winter tyres on any of them. I find them quite stodgy and the feel of the car is altered. I've also never been stuck and I live in the hilliest area in England! If the RX was an RWD then yes, but its FWD with an effective snow mode and Ive never had any troubles. I ran All season tyres on my 3RX and they were better in the rain than OEM but then it could be that they're just better tyres. Its not the tyres that will save you, its the mushy thing between the ears - stick to main roads, grit your driveway etc etc and don't be stupid - goes a long way in the winter but many people lack a simple thing called common sense

Bloody Hell - Frighten!! is the right word to those of us who are less mechanically minded. Last time I saw one of my cars looking like that, it was an Audi with a huge bill at the end of it. Surprisingly swift progress - certainly shows they know their stuff & great that they are documenting it so well for you. Keep us posted Pete & be great to start a thread on this.

Hi guys thank you for your replies everyone. just shown the wife those videos and it's a no brainier 👍🏻 Winters tyres all round, I'll keep an eye out for a spare set of alloys for 450 so I can just swop the set myself at home. many thanks also reading off the forum, I've ordered some LED reverse bulbs to help when reversing in the dark as the normal bulbs don't help when looking through the camera, you can hardly see anything. cheers

Flytvr. Look at all the beauty gleaming on this thread😀

@Shahpor, thank you :) @sorcerer sounds like a good idea. However i will dig deeper and try to find a pair of OEM headlamps from the 200d model. Then I'll manage with an electrician's helps to have the DRLs permanently on. I wouldn't have the option to switch them off, but i see no reason for that. I will also try to find a wiring diagram for the two models and compare the two. Things should be more clear then. Thank you both for your help.

Hi and welcome to the LOC. We are a friendly bunch so please don’t hold back asking questions big or small should you have any problems with your car. We always welcome ideas on how to overcome problems with our cars but as they are the finest cars in the universe they don’t go wrong that often. Good luck with your hunt for a Lexus, there are plenty of good genuine cars out there just need to be patient and one will come along. Happy Lexus Motoring. Mike.

If you don't fancy swapping them over twice a year go for some all seasons.

Picked mine up last week, it's good to hear about another new convert to the car. Really looking forward to the get together on 19th and to meeting other owners and seeing the cars

Congratulations 👍👍👍

Hope that’s the only hiccup. As you say at least it was found early with no damage caused. It’ll be more than worth it when it’s all fitted

Next person to ask where and when will be presented with a special title (and will be asked to append it to their login name) Sunday 19th November 10AM RAF Cosford Museum See you there. All welcome, IS-F or not!

It’s a good job she inst my misses

So he might! But did you win your car in a free raffle? I guess not and I know I have worked damn hard to get mine so if some Jeremy Kyle contestant wants to treat it ( my property) like dirt then it is probably gone end up with us both rolling around on the ground and getting a few scratches to say the least, straight after an exchange of expletives has taken place. Sure it ain't gonna fix anything but I'm gonna sleep a whole lot better and mr tricycle might think twice in the future.

Think we can all agree that black isf's are the cleanest judging by this thread 😎

@Warrington guy Dave I heard through the grapevine that @Flytvr was at the service reception of Cheltenham Lexus pleading on bended knees for them to fit @Mark G old system 😂 🐀

I double checked this and you're right. Battery itself is 3 year guarantee. Works 12 months

Hell of a conspiracy there Linus. I've no idea what you mean with your scapegoating comment but it appears you've just met one of society's many dickheads. A sub-culture that seems to be on the increase. And they can be motorcyclists, cyclists, motorists, pedestrians or people wearing hats. Makes no odds. Individuals who clearly just don't give a toss about anyone else. My commiserations, it's a shame about the dashcam footage. The only thing we can do in situations like this is to take a deep breath and make more of an effort to treat people how we would like to be treated.

thanks for all your support guys, much appreciated. At least I know other people also agree with me that Lexus are being extremely harsh with the way they are treating me. I have been on Twitter to vent my anger and Lexus have contacted me straight away and asked for my registration and claim number and stated they will get someone from customer relations to contact me. I have also emailed Paul Van Der Burgh and Richard Balshaw raising my concerns.

I imagine the only underwear we will be signing would be Y-Fronts.....

Big rat . Looks like it’s a 3 day week for you this week . Car in Wednesday, and it’s against the law for builders to work Fridays