Nomadsz

HI All Going to be purchasing a new set of RIMS for the car and want to keep the original RIMs for winter use and European trips so need to get a second set of Tyre Pressure Monitor Sensors (TPMS) Have spent two nights on-line trying to find an alternative supplier of the TMPS with no luck. My local Lexus dealer quoted £141+vat per sensor...Ouch!! The US sensors use a different frequency so no way of getting a cheaper set which only cost $380!!! Anyone know where i can get a set without have to through the dealer network or do you know a dealer that is prepared to do a deal? Cheers

OK i have purchase a set of NF210 springs from the USA for my 2006 GS300SE and asked my local Lexus Dealer to fit them and they seem unwilling. I am based in Bournemouth and was hoping someone can recommend an independent garage / mechanic that would do a good job and is Lexus savvy and not more than a 2 hours drive away. Any recommendations welcome. Cheers Nomad

Just fitted the new Vaistech SL2Vi and have full Video playback on my Navigaiton LCD screen and full CD emulation on playlists. Sounds great and the videi is sweet. Only took an hour to fit.

has anyone successfully fitted one to a 2006 GS300SE with Navigation??

You may want to offer them to Top Gear as they are looking for a set of seats. After the fire in warehouse in the summer, Not trying to be flippant but they have a need and you have seats. You never know you could get a few tickets to the show and jump the queue.

I am getting rid of the IS220DSE as the fuel economy was really getting on my wick and have purchased a 2006 GS300SE. As i may as well have power if i can't have fuel economy I am now looking at dropping the GS and putting on some 19 or 20 inch wheels as many of our US cousins have already. They are using Tananbe, Eibach or Tein springs. I have used Eibach in the past, however these seem to be the most extreme and would like to get a view of a UK GS MK3 owners who have dropped their rides. As the US driver like their rides a little softer and i would guess their standard spring rate would be different to ours. Also does any one know the Spring rate of the UK/ Euro standard springs on a GS300SE?

Between Christchurch and Lyndhurst . Hence the big run off areas.

As someone who is heavy footed and is an expedient driver and likes to get where i am going in good time and likes to have the Aircon on all the time., The fuel economy stinks for a diesel i had a Mark5 Golf GT TDI company car before this and i would thrash the pants off it and it always return over 40 mpg. With the IS220SE the best i have ever got on a Normal run "80-90" on motorway is 35 mpg and then if i want to overtake the caravan owners club or old dears in the Nissan Micras doing 40 on the A roads on the way home this can drop to as low as 30 on a 150 mile trip to work and back. This car has now done 20K and had the injectors changed as when i first got it it ran rougher than a Massey Fergerson and was getting the same mileage as above. I have never felt i was getting 177bhp and the sixth gear is unusable below 75mph. I was promised sporty performance and good fuel economy (over 40mpg) I had just had the ECU update on wednesday but haven't yet seen if that has done any goods as it is now at the body shop after an accident yesterday. :tsktsk: Crashed it Could of brought a 330D or 530D or Merc320SDI and got the same mileage and the same if not more power. Overall won't be waiting till the end of the 36 month lease before I trade out. Back to Petrol and sod the MPG.

As someone who enjoys their driving and has a mixture of fast A roads and motorway to work and back but even with using that useless 6th gear i still only get low 30-33mpg and even been as low as 28!! Only time i got decent mileage was up to 40 when i was caught in traffic down the M3 and averaged 53mph. compared to my VW 2.0TDI Golf GT Mark 5 this is abysmal i could trash the pants of that all day and still get 40. Something did feel a little off as i drove home Had a look once it went on to the low loader and there are some broken plastics underneath. Hope to know more later once the experts have taken a look and got it on the jig.

about 50mph as i left the road

Well i must be the first so here goes. Enjoying the whether on the A35 yesterday and was so upset by the rubbish MPG my220D was getting so I thought i would teach it a lesson Had to take avoiding action after spotting a car stationary in the road too late and threw the car around the 3rd party and glanced their car and preceded to go off road. Got to say the car was extremely stable when i was throwing her around and was able to avoid a road traffic sign and trees Few pictures. big dent one side and scatched all down the other for getting to close too the scenery

I have had an IS220D SE since March and had the new injectors fitted. covered over 16000 miles and have to say i am one dissapointed individual. Yes it runs smoother after the injectors were installed but saw no real diiffernce in the MPG i always seem to get between 31 and 36 which is also very dependent on the whether you use the AIr con. As after two identical runs up and down the m27 there was a 5 MPG differnce!! . HIghest i have ever had it is low 40's after i had to crawl home between 60 and 70 down the M3. Wouldn't mind if it showed it's 178 bhp but i have to say my freind A4s and my old MK5 Golf with thte 140BHP engines accelerated better. Especially helpful when over taking cravaners in the New Forest. ON the motorway i tend to cruise between 80 and 90 in sixth but as soon as i fall below 70 i have to change down. :tsktsk: Overall IMHO thery should have put in a 3.0 Turbo diesel as i am sure the engive would have behaved better; less turbo lag and the engine woudl of had the capbility to deal wiht that ridiculas sixth gear. And we will probally have seen the same MPG figures.