deckie77

Welcome to the club :D

Great username BTW :winky:

The size of the pully is critical as it decides how much boost you have

I peronally know nothing about these but sure i read that - bigger pulley & bigger intercooler = more power

The boot on the IS is crap, It holds lots of little things, the tail lights position restrict the size of what can be put in there, so i doubt a pram will go in, but trust me the pram will only be required for a short time (I never really took it anywhere when my kids were that age), Car seats & that are ok in the IS, no prob there.

Cant tell you what to do tho mate it's all your decision, But if lugging a pram is going to be a prob then big hatchback or estate or jeep it will have to be i would say.

Thats the TTE bumper with sport grille, but looks like the mesh has been changed to silver from standard black

I'm surprised there's not interest on this

I sold my mint 17's with nearly new Kumho sport tyres on to a member on here back in Jan, i had to travel to meet him so we agreed on £250

Where is the paint in the vehicle???????

There was a small lexus pot of paint in the plastic tray over the spare wheel in the boot, i just assumed every car came with one.

Cars are only worth what people are willing to pay, you make a low offer, if the seller really wants to move it on to fund something else & has no one else lined up to buy, then it will be yours.

Is it a SE or sport?? has it had it's timing belt changed??? FSH?? take everything into account

I got a small pot of paint in the boot of mines, didn't everyone??? maybe the previous owner bought it & put it in there.

Your a busy man, Nice job on the lights, Keep the pic's coming, everybody loves pic's

what sort of gain would be from a supercharger, I've had turbo's before but never a supercharger any + sides to it

cheers mate

Should take the car to around 210 BHP, +'s are the noise it makes & low down power, which the IS200 just normally does not have, tried & tested safe / reliable power, but makes a thirsty car even "thirstier", but MPG talk is not allowed round Lexus motors ;)

Oh yeah, check for a 3 button master key, as these can be awkward / expensive to replace :winky:

For me it has to be a sport, tinted windows, lower suspension.

SE maybe smoother ride (only upside i can see to having a SE)

Cant help with the top mount heights as i've just sold mine so cant look for you.

No idea about the auto with buttons, never driven one, cant help you there.

AS for probs, i've never seen a rusty IS200, sure there has to be a couple about tho.

CD player is $hite so budget for a new one, alloy's are a problem with peeling / corroding so budget for a re-furb or change, apart from that, they are bullet-proof.

The only prob with IS200 is performance, they are not slow, but no too quick up the gears & tuning is expensive, £2K for a decent supercharger.

I am not sure but i think the altezza has the same interior as a S model IS200, not as pleasing a place to be as a SE or Sport, but the engine will put a smile on you Face.

For up to £3K, dont expect too much of a car, i just sold my 60K mile, 2002 Sport with TRD kit, Sony satnav & dvd, 18" wheels & loads of extra little touch's for £4.5K.

Happy hunting, let us know how you get on.

Sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong but sport has lower suspension, tinted rear windows with the sport stickers, 2 tone steering wheel, but i think the sport grille was an option so not all have them!!!!!!!

Both SE & Sport have same seats, alloy pedals, Amplified stereo with the nice rear speaker covers,

But S, SE & Sport all have same running gear.

I owned a manual, 1st to 2nd gear sometimes rough, mostly when cold, never got any worse (or better) in 3 years of ownership, but i think lexus have a great reputation for their auto box's (not that i've ever been in one) and another added bonus with auto is cruise control,

Why are you looking for one with over 70K ???? is this so the price will be less????

Sounds exciting, a healthy dose of adrenalin now & then is good for you so i've heard!!!

Joking aside, glad everyone is OK, that ending could have been very different.

Get it done, always an improvement, if you've got the money then coilovers would be the way forward as you can have the exact stance you're after, but if funds are limited, springs will do, i'm pretty sure the folks that have done it are happy with just springs.

Yes & yes, Fargo is the member who made them, dunno if he still does tho?????

Wozza's thread is on another forum but copied what he posted after he got it working (there is a couple of pages before this post)

Well in light of the hassles I have pointed out previously on this thread, I would check, then check again, then check again that there is a 12V supply going to the antenna feed, then also check from the aerial end (not that hard to remove the back part of the headlining to check.

I am hazarding a guess here, but maybe the power feed to the base of the Aerial isn't just a direct line, as I can see no other way for Rabster & myself to

have checked it several times and it was fine, yet no radio reception. Then after everything was re-wired with new connections to the Head Unit, and the

OE wiring returned to standard, all of a sudden it is working fine ? Like I say only a guess, but the Amplified Aerial provides it's own earth, the signal feed &

12V+ leads are the only ones going to it, so all the other car wiring should have no effect on it whatsoever.............(remember I did say should). Either there

is 12V+ there or not ? It was checked endless times with a multimeter.

It's working fine now, but still a puzzle for sure

Hope this helps in some way but i personally have no experience on the subject as i gave up on it after fitting aftermarket ariel amplifier & still no better.

Deckie.

I'm not sure if it's common but i had problems with my radio reception, fitted new all singin all dancing head unit & still no better, as Partiban says Wozza also had problems, changed the whole antenna out & no better either, if i remember correctly he got it fixed and it was found to be a wiring fault.

i bought my car with Apexi lowering springs on, stance was nice, not too firm, but i did have a few scrapes and had to reverse out of a few milti-storey car parks & avoid the higher of speed bumps.

i replaced them recently with ones from e-bay, £100 jobs that make the car sit a little higher, are smoother on the road, and i now dont have to plan a route around speed bumps (i do miss how it sat tho!)

I posted on smokeybaz thread with heights & stuff if u are interseted.

Deckie.

smokeybaz thread

Looks very nice mate, good find

Looks nice Rory, hope you have a selection of little brushes to keep them clean!!!

Welcome to the club mate, i know of a black sport thats coming up for sale soon

Mines have arrived Jason, Look the buisness, thanks very much again.

Whitey has one for sale on here - click

Doubt you will get a really good one for £4K, I know of a 200 coming up for sale soon, 2002, Black, very tidy, £4.5K