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Hi all, My name is Scott. I'm 22 and currently an electronics engineer for Zetes UK. I'm looking at getting a new car and an IS200 seems to be it. I was originally looking at EK Civic VTI but the money they seem to go for and the fact they all have been raced about has put me right off. I'm fed up of driving around in £500 1.0/1.1 sheds and a VIP style IS200 seems just the ticket! :) This is my current car which will be sold once I've acquired a new car. I've had it since Dec 2011 and will be very sad to see it go! Won't be tinkering with the IS200's engine much, I'm not much of a mechanic...more of a geek eh :) HSD MonoPro Coilovers will be my first choice, expensive but I've had cheap coilovers before and they're awful! http://www.driftworks.com/hsd-coilovers-lexus-is200-and-gs300-dualtech-monopro-sxe10-jzs141-and-jzs161.html I'm going to have a browse around the forum now, but if you have any tips for buying or tuning just let me know! Thanks all, Scott

Not yet found one to buy. Money is there, insurance money is aside. Just finding the right one.

I kinda liked you until I read the last bit. Like most, extremely narrow minded. Yes it's a Micra. Yes it's a 1.3 on a 1.0 g/box with a light flywheel. However being lightweight with a smaller rolling radius it can reach 0-60 in about 10.5 seconds. My friend's 160HP 1.3 turbo can do it in under 7 seconds. It's comments like yours that will put people off.

I had same issues in past, but could not believe that playing with gizmos drains the battery. Re-charged battery and all okay for a while and then alarm kept going off for no reason. Turns out battery was developing a failing cell - recharging half sorts out the failing cell - and eventually when cell failed (about 2 months later) a new battery got me all ship shape. Then was able to sit in car for hours without engine running and no problems. Mind you the fan on for about 1 hour at top whack will probably go someway towards eating the battery's charge

I'm looking for 2 of the above, any help greatly appriciated, 2 of mine are beyond repair after an accident:( luckily no damage to the car.