Robrs2

I hope to get to Castle Combe next year as i haven't been there for abut 4 years. May not have the RS there if i do the trackday as i will have the XR4 24V twin turbo out :D

It is a standard 2.0 EFi engine i fitted from a Granada. Bolted a T3 on it retarded the ignition by 4deg and set the boost at 8Psi.

The best run on the rollers it did 162 Bhp at the wheels the torque was a bit higher. Its quick, it keeps up with my m8s Focus RS.

Chips,

A lot of people say that they wished they had never sold there mk2's so your not alone.

Me on the other hand, i didn't .Got the red one in 1989 the first car i bought.

Done several rebuilds on it ovr the years then gave it a power boost 2 years back and fitted a turbo on the pinto engine :D . Then last August i Won the white one at the RSCO national day raffle So i now have 2 It cost me £10.

As for the Sierra its not a Cossie. Its an imported 1990 XR4i 3 door. As far as i know there are only a few in the uk. This is my track car.

It has been fitted with the V6 2.9 24 valve Cossie engine from the Scorpio. Full 6 point cage, coilovers, full adjustable suspension tops and tca's. Its a nice trackday toy.

As for the IS300 havn't looked at them yet but may give them the once over too. And no Autos for me like gears can be more fun.

Thanks

Rob

Thanks for that. Sounds like i should have done the move to one years back, oh well.

Need to know about towing though.

Rob

Hi All.

Thought it a good idea to find out about how these cars are before getting one.

A little back ground first. Current car is an MG ZS 120+. I got this car when it was 6 months old and loved it, that was until Rover went tits up and the car was worth sod all over night. So i have a Car that is 4 years old cost me £12,000 and is now worth part-ex £2500 at best.

I don't want to be hit like this again so in come the Lexus.

What i'm after is some info on the 200 mainly the sport version. The standard lsd does it for me :D

What are they like to run as an every day car?

Fuel consumption?

Insurance easy or hard to get the MG is a pain as they want a tracker.

Parts costs i.e. pads, filters, etc.

And the main one for me is what are they like to tow with, as i need to tow my trackcar about. I don't do long runs and the MG being only a 1.8 seems to cope ok.

Thanks

Rob