Mincey

It's all summed up rather nicely at BarryBoys.

And getting a boot full of snow unless you clear it all off the lid before opening it.

Toyota do too. The company I work for has regular Kaizen events and there are books written by Toyota people dotted around the place.

I had no issues with mine at all today. I was quite looking forward to seeing how it coped after several experiences in my IS200s. The only snag was making a complete fist of the handbrake turn onto my driveway (my first attempt with a foot "hand" brake). Other than that, there were no dramas at all.

Yes, drive them both and see what you think. Leicester let me test drive a IS220D in the morning and a IS250 in the afternoon. I loved the 220D but when I got into the IS250, it only took a few yards to tell me that it was an IS250 Auto for me.

I bought two new Toyos for the front for £95 each including fitting at Apex Tyres in Peterborough this week. The last pair did 28k.

I'm on it. I just like to stand around and dance all the time!

Thanks for the tip - I'll get some ordered. I've just noticed that the offside rear one has disappeared.....

Yes, you've leant on the open button on your key fob. I did exactly the same thing about three times last year (once when it was tipping it down with rain...) and got the dealer to deprogram it at the last service.

This is very interesting. Mine make a noise when stopping after reversing. Could this be the same problem?

Seconded!

I've had a D40X for about a year now and I love it (although I am lusting after a D90 body....). I bought a 70-200 lens to supplement the kit lens and then got frustrated at the Festival of Speed because I always had the wrong lens on. An extra £400 later I've got the 18-200 lens and life's great. I would like a macro lens though. Have a look at www.dpreview.com

DOH! My bad. I've just checked on askmid and the car is indeed a Civic. That one took me right in. Why not just buy an IS instead of all that ****ting around on a Civic???

Barry has been at it again - ruining what was probably a perfectly ok IS. Scroll down a few lines to see the full horror.

What does fitting a short shifter for a 250 auto involve and is it worth it?

Nearly had mine a year now. Love the looks, toys, comfort, economy, performance. The only complaint I have was regarding the windows going down if the remote was sat on. Leicester fixed that at the last service so I've got nothing to moan about now (touch wood).

Funnily enough, he gave it 5 stars (out of 5) in his article in the Sunday Times last week.......

That should have read "Give me the smoothness, refinement, comfort, ECONOMY and performance of the IS250 any day".

I was trying to think of any reasons to go back to a IS200 and I'm afraid I can't! Give me the smoothness, refinement, comfort and performance of the IS250 any day. That said, I am an old fart and have got a pipe and slippers on my Christmas list.

If it is the A1 outside Peterborough, Max Power brought a Japanese driver over with a special set of wheels who gave it a lot of stick in the early hours just after the new 4 lane stretch opened. I seem to recall he was going at a fairly rapid rate. I've googled for Max Power Peterborough Japanese A1 but can't find anything. I'm old, so the memory might be playing tricks on me.

Wasn't that on the A1 just south of Peterborough? I thought I recognised the turn off for Yaxley and the Town Police Station....

I keep an eye on BarryBoys.co.uk as it's generally good for a laugh. However, this appeared yesterday afternoon. Is anyone feeling guilty here?

And for the second season running, he's left his brain behind for the last few races. Perhaps it's some big conspiracy with Bernie to take it down to the wire, but Lewis seems to be doing everything he can to lose the title. Again. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see him win the championship and I'm a huge Ferrari fan.

It's a great car, don't worry. Most complaints in this forum are for older 220D's (pre 57 plate I would say), new ones like mine don't have any problems (so far). If yours is a non-Sport version, it will take you some time to get used to the long gear ratios. I had a courtesy 220D non-Sport for a few days, and at the beginning it felt weird, but after a few miles you get used to it, you just need to change your driving style. You will also feel the gearbox is not very comfortable at the beginning, but after you do a couple of thousands of miles it improves a lot, and so does fuel economy (in my case at least). I've got a loan 220d Sport at the moment. To be honest, I'm quite impressed. I've driven a non-Sport before and the Sport seems better behaved at 70 in 6th. I like the woof factor when it's floored going up a hill. The rear view mirror does vibrate "a little" though....

My IS250's in for service next week and I'd like them to sort out the rattle which comes from around the seat belt fixing on the door frame. I've read on here before that there's a technical service bulletin for fixing the seat rattle, but I'm concerned that if I take the car in and ask for them to be fixed as per the TSBs, I'm going to be either looked at as if I'm from Mars or given a good fobbing off. Does anyone have any TSB refs I could blind them with? Many thanks in advance.