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That's ridiculous taxation, I'm scared to ask how much a properly expensive car like a veyron costs...... :o

What exactly makes the tax so high? Is it a CO2 thing? Or all cars? Or just import goods in general? That's like 400% tax though isn't it?

It is a general tax on all cars and it has been like that forever. The tax is 180% and then 25% consumers tax which is on all things you buy. I heard a rumour that the Veyron is something like £3,150,000. At the moment electric cars are tax-free but that is probably going to change as soon as the government sees the money opportunity.

Jesus - cant you import one?

No, I would have to pay the taxes to get a license plate on the car and I am not allowed as a danish citizen to drive in a car with foreign license plates in Denmark. :(

I'm well chuffed. It's a Feb '09 in Arctic Pearl Metallic. It has 9700 miles on it and I got it for £38,950 which I think was a very good price. They threw in free gap insurance as well.

What a car. After four M3's, this is a bit of a departure for me. It was like driving a Playstation. When you open the throttle, the V8 absolutely roars. Amazing!

I pick it up Saturday morning and I can't bloody wait!!

DAMN, I envy you guys, the car taxes in Denmark makes cars like this completely out of reach for a normal employee (chemical engineer in my case). £38,950 I can almost pull directly out of my pockets BUT I checked the used car market and found only 1 used IS-F for sale in Denmark. Apr '08, 20000 miles and the price tag is £133,750 .... :shutit: But of course a lot cheaper than the price of a new IS-F £182,500

Are you serious? I shudder to think how much a Veyron costs?

How much do people in Denmark earn to be able to pay that much for their cars?

I have no idea how much the Veyron costs. But I can find the price for a 911 Turbo: £306K

I would gues the lady working the cash register in the supermarket earns £1200 after taxes (that is the minimum wage in Denmark) and a newly graduated master of science chemical engineer would get £1600 after taxes. But we have a very progressive tax system so I am paying ~70% tax on every extra £ I am getting extra now and I am only a chemical engineer with 9 years of experience but still I am in the high income tax range. :(

Well, the car has been officially priced in Denmark now.

Hold on everybody the price for the IS-F standard is: £152K

I think I have to settle for the IS250 Aut. Sport MM which is "only" £77K :shutit:

I just love the danish 180% tax on cars + 25% normal consumers tax. :tsktsk:

I have the same problem on mine but I don't know if it is normal when the auto choke is on. Can't remember if it was like that to begin with.

Would like to know if you/they find a problem with the car.

I have never noticed this but I would say it sounds normal from a logical point of view. When the car is cold there is less lubrication in the engine and thereby higher friction making the pistons or whatever slow down faster. Sorry, I am not a mechanic but I was just thinking out loud

My HU has top loaded CD unit and I have Nokia CK-7W. Mutes fine and sound comes from speakers but I didn't install myself.

Any chance Dr Bones has a brother or cousin with same skills around Denmark?

Switching the traction control off does not change the behaviour of the light. I switched mine off when we had a lot of snow in Copenhagen just to see how hard it was to control the car in the snow The light was flashing all the time when I was going sideways down the streets early in the morning :P

Probably it is not possible to drive it :)

http://mylexus.dk

Well, how did he find 5 doors? :duh:

Does anybody have any experience with a motor heater in the IS200? This is my first winter with the car and I would like the comfort of just getting into a heated car in the morning - should also be better for the engine.

I was looking at a Webasto heater but I don't know if it is possible to fit easily in the Lexus and if it is any good.

http://www.webasto.com/products/en/3115_3422.html

Could also be a neighbour in Japan - Honda S2000 ? :)

A lot of pictures have been released from Detroit Auto Show, it was revealed 3 days ago (on January 8).

http://shows.autospies.com/gallery/2007-De...-Show-50/page1/

And there are some specs here:

http://www.lexus.com/fcv/is_f.html?_ocid=11302

Hi

You should rev it all the way in all gears. The IS200 has a maximum power output at 6200 rpm.

TRC on/off? If you are an experienced driver you could switch if off but be aware the limit for loosing the tail is very sharp. Maybe you should go to a track day and practice before you turn it off on the road wouldn't look nice with a Lexus crumpled around the lamp post in your town

I lost the tail in mine on a frosty morning with the TRC on and there was absolutely no warning whatsoever but at that time I only had the car for 1 week.

Well, it is official the IS-F is being shown at Detroit Auto Show in 2 weeks from now (see link below). Will be interesting to see the pictures they release.

http://www.naias.com/SubPage.aspx?id=506

I have been fighting the same problem in my IS200. This is my first autumn/winter in the car and it took me some time to figure out.

Summer setting: I use Auto position, 20.5C, fresh air and Auto speed.

Winter setting: I use Def/face position, 21-21.5C, fresh air and 2-3 on speed (depending on humidity). When I start out in the morning I use only Def (aircon turns on automatically) and when the car has heated up I change back to Def/face.

It sorted out most of my problems but still the windows mist when it is very humid. I could maybe try to set the temperature to max I would just hate the hassle of stripping every time I had to get into the car :P

PS. My pollen filter is completely new and yes, it does take fresh air in (tested it when I sprayed AC cleaner in the inlet)

They put Shell Helix 5W-30 in mine.

on the topic of services, mines having its full service this week and i said i mite provide my own oil. does anyone know how many litres i need?

I don't know exactly how many litres you need, but I just paid for 4.2 litres on my 60000km service.

I have an IS300 service manual from the internet. It says:

5.1 liters w/o oil filter change

5.4 liters w filter change

6.5 liters dry fill

But maybe there is a difference between 200 and 300?

I envy you guys in UK (and other countries) that can afford a Lexus at the age of 24. Here in DK the prices on cars are extremely high due to a 180% tax. Got my IS200 at the beginning of this year - 4 years old with 33k miles on the clock - price tag £28000.

Now I am enjoying the car and saving for the new IS250 but the price tag is just too high for a "normal" working engineer like me. IS250 auto without any packages is £54000 but I want the MM package since you guys say it is so nice but in order to get that I need to buy a comfort package or sports package first so the price tag on an auto + sports + MM ends up at £69000 :duh: I think I have to save money for 20 years ;)

No I can not buy a car in say Germany and bring to DK. I need danish license plates and to get that I have to pay the 180% tax

Is this some kind of joke? I believe it is the indicator lights you are referring to?

Found this one when searching the net. Look also at related article 2009 Lexus IS Convertible B)

http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2...2008_lexus_isf/

So what does the snow button do in my manual geared IS200?

I never used the button but I also managed to lose the tail on an icy morning when turning on a road that leaned outwards - throttle disengaged automatically and I managed to catch it with opposite lock. B)

I wonder if the snow button would have kept the tail in? I can test it again this winter with the button pushed :P

Hi there

Had my 2002 is200 for about 2 months now and I keep getting complaints from rear-seat passengers about excessive wind noise from the rear window especially above 100 kph. I can actually hear it if I turn my head towards the drivers window in the drivers seat (left-hand drive). The noise seems to be coming from the top of the bar separating the 2 windows in the rear door. There is no draught - just noise.

Anybody else experienced something like that?

Thx for a great forum