kenney

just because your from shetland dont try to take it out on innocent posters,dude.

all those replies are what i love about this site, as it turns out i didnt get the car (hpi was unsavoury to say the least) the search continues!

^^^ exactly what i was wanting to hear. thanks.

sorry, its an IS200 SE, gunmetal grey. cant get pics yet but should by the weekend.

body work is sound. interior spotless. the only concern i have is the high mileage (116k) it has mostly lexus service history but not all, would this put anyone off buying this car?

still looking for a lexus IS200 but getting impatient, been looking at... HONDA ACCORD TYPE R, MITSI FTO, MAZDA RX7 and HONDA INTEGRA TYPE R

^^^ ha ha yeah that too!

good stuff, yes i will thoroughly check the areas mentioned before i purchase. the other thing putting me off about the audi is its just basically a golf.... and vw's and audis seem to be the new chav car up here. stick some 18's on and a few stickers and hey presto. whereas a lex looks so much classier. lexus it is! i swear, thanks for all advice. now back to the forum history! im up to page 199.........lol

^^^^ or is it? im searching through the threads from last to first.... im up to page 218, there seems to be a worrying amount of faults, wheels,easily stone chipped,dodgy gearboxes etc etc

true true.... looking through the history of this site there are some quality hints n tips, the blue dash conversion looks class. my final choice was a lexus or an audi A3 1.8T but lexus is miles ahead now after looking on this site.

the IS200 sounds a better bet for me personally.

i do have another quick question, i see a few people on here drive altezza's im assuming this is the import? whats the pro's and con's of driving an import car? apologies if these answers have been posted a million times already.

many thanks, just the kind of things i want to hear, i used to do 100miles per day, hence the TDI but now im lucky if i do ten a week!!! so wanting the lexus as its my dream car. cheers noel and dan

hi, after driving a VW golf TDI for two years i finally have saved up enough for a lexus IS200, now its great to see all the fantastic cars people have on here it really is but the lexus's i will be looking to buy are going to have higher mileage (70k+) and be a few years old. i would like advice from lexus owners, will i be wasting my money? do lexus engines last with care and attention? what kind of things should i look for? which is the best IS200 model? etc etc thanks in advance for all responses, all help will be greatly appreciated.