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Cambelt,cambelt,cambelt! Check when it was changed. If there is no sticker or record with the mileage on the cambelt cover then walk. That mileage it should be on it's 3rd cambelt, 60k changeover. Possibly why he wants rid of it,cambelt.water pump and the rest is not a cheap job.

This is one of the best.........let's see yours.

Drop looks good. Keep the Lexus clocks,it's an IS 200,not a Tezza. Spray your OEM rims gold. TRD front lip,rear skirt and sides and you will have a looker.

The best selling off-road vehicle in the World is the Toyota Hi-Lux......and it is built in Thailand.

+1 .... the only cars which have come out of Japan recently that i take I liking to due to thier oriental design and funkyness is the Toyota GT86 , Gen 2 Honda Civic Type R, Nissan GTR and Lexus LFA .. This is what really disappoints me. The Japanese auto houses can produce exceptional and exotic cars to make the World sit up and take notice,but when it comes down to economics the best tend to stay at home. The arithmetic has been worked out and foreign V domestic sales seem to be foremost in their strategy. I'm not talking about Derby,Swindon or Sunderland, rather the best they have, they would prefer to keep at home instead of offering their premium cars abroad and the shipping costs that entail. I would agree if it not for the fact that the UK is known as Treasure Island by the motor manufactures. We pay some of the highest prices in the World for their products & don't get anything like the choice others do. Also we no longer have our own motorshow which is disgraceful considering the prices we pay Japan,whose economy has flat bottomed for 20+ years with no sign of economic growth have decided to play it safe. They are happy to make cars in the UK knowing that they will get a positive return (cash back to Japan) for their investment based on the fact that their biggest sellers are all built here. Less export and import tariffs if they are made elsewhere=money in the bank. Do you know where the No1 off-road vehicle in the World is built?

+1 .... the only cars which have come out of Japan recently that i take I liking to due to thier oriental design and funkyness is the Toyota GT86 , Gen 2 Honda Civic Type R, Nissan GTR and Lexus LFA .. This is what really disappoints me. The Japanese auto houses can produce exceptional and exotic cars to make the World sit up and take notice,but when it comes down to economics the best tend to stay at home. The arithmetic has been worked out and foreign V domestic sales seem to be foremost in their strategy. I'm not talking about Derby,Swindon or Sunderland, rather the best they have, they would prefer to keep at home instead of offering their premium cars abroad and the shipping costs that entail.

I can't comment on the 3rd Gen. If you are referring to the 2nd Gen, then two factory recalls and numerous complaints about dash rattles and squeaks are common. The outstanding factor of the 1st Gen IS and many owners will happily agree that the build quality of that car is bulletproof. There are people driving 10 and 12 year old cars that perform as good as the day they were put on a boat from Japan,not a rattle,not a squeek.....nothing but assured performance. For that alone Toyota/Lexus deserve all the praise in the World. They put all of their effort in to making a 3 Series beater and now they have a captive audience they have taken their eye off the ball.

Sometimes,just sometimes in this World you can never better the original. In this case the defence rests.

Raymond, I stated in another thread they didn't know when to stop when designing this car. They took each and every curve,slip,bulge to the extreme so much so that they didn't realise enough was enough when it was before their eyes. If they had took a look back to the subdued, attractive and appealing curves of the 1st Gen and took some sort of inspiration from that design then maybe we would be hailing a modern design classic. Instead Lexus have kept Mazda and Vauxhall in business for another few years to update their poor 6 and Insignia range respectively.

It depends on what you mean by downhill. Toyota, under pressure from the "world is melting" diaspora, have reacted with a range of vehicles that can ensure Polar Bears in Svalbard will continue to have long and productive lives. This has in some respects negated performance. In this instance, 2013 IS, performance is not being scrutinised, the appearance is what is being brought in to question here.

How could they get it so wrong? That is the question on the upcoming launch of the 2013 IS 3rd Generation in the UK. By trying to move away from the styling and design of their main European competitor they have actually moved closer, rather turned full circle. Every time I look at this car I refuse to believe that this is the same company/firm/design house that launched the BMW ars* kicking IS 200/300 series around the World less than a decade and a half ago......and then I see...disappointment, a need to copy,....."Audi has a large grill, we should do it too.", a need to emulate and out do the latest car on the road with the most outrageous location for their DRL's..."ah, we can go one further....get Nike on the phone." This machine may be the finest mechanical platform out with the LF-A that Lexus have produce to date, but in the beauty stakes it will win few prizes,if any. This car is on to a loser before it is even launched. It is ugly. No amount of further testimony from Jay Leno or any other automotive journalist can save this car now the swirly stuff has been removed. When I first saw the IS 250 at the back end of 2005 my immediate reaction was "good god,what have they done to a design classic?" On the appearance of the 2013 3rd Gen...."what an absolute abomination," I would have used the word "disaster" however, bearing in mind what happened less than two years ago in Japan this is wholly inappropriate. I'm struggling to get my head around the fact that this is the same company who made the LF-A, the same company who previewed the LF-LC concept, two of the most aggressive and aesthetically pleasing cars ever to grace a podium, could ever conceive that this IS would be remotely attractive. This car is doomed,doomed to spend it's life among the rep-mobiles,also-rans and nearly where's of the poor down trodden life of the sales rep. The performance variant may pluck the interest of the Lexus enthusiast and heaven forbid they actually make an IS-F version of this carbuncle. I wonder if the Chief Engineer of the 1st Gen, Nobuaki Katayama, had any part in the design of the 3rd Gen. If not it would be interesting to hear his reaction on how his masterpiece has evolved. Back to the drawing board.

I like what I have seen so far of the interior, although the cup holders look naff.The LF-A style speedo is superb. The exterior is so unappealing. It is like they have tried to produce something new and radical and they just didn't know when to stop until someone in the design team shouted "Enough! We'll go with that." I think once I get rid of my IS 200, I'll move on from Lexus.

Slab sided barn doors, a hideous front end and mirrors (front view they look like two drivers,keep the golfers happy) so large you can see back in time.....I could go on, but what is the point of flogging a dead horse? Chris, I think you may be in the minority.

Raymond,I'm sure it is attached with a double sided pad.A few of those Sellotape Sticky Fixers should do the job.

If they are the OEM type the beeper/speaker is located under the NS C pillar trim. The volume control is located just up from where the jack is. You could also check under the rear bumper as one of the wires may have come loose. Mine are the Toyota Denso OEM type and there are 4 sensors fitted.I had this problem a few weeks ago, an intermittent beep, thought the one of the sensors was goosed,had a look under the bumper and found one of the wires disconnected.

Burning my eyes. What an absolute mess and I thought the 2nd Gen looked like a bag of spanners. Too rakish,too pointy and all the symettry of a pile of abandoned deckchairs. I had hoped that we would see some of the signature body features from the 1st Gen with a modern look. It's only redeeming feature is the LF-A inspired dash. Such a shame.....stand by for the Vauxhall/Mazda lookalikes later this year.

Heads up for body parts..... Later in the year I will be getting my IS resprayed and a new body kit fitted. I will have a FRP Legana bumper (fogs included),side and rear skirts for sale.....all are FRP.! Taking this into consideration i would not be looking for a huge amount of pennies.....reasonable,but not huge. The centre spar of the bumper has been cut to suit the intercooler for the SC. The kit is sold as seen and all parts are in reasonable condition,a slight repair to the sides of the front bumper to make it perfect.and a respray. The rear skirt is attached to a bumper that has reversing sensor holes already cut....if you would want it and the bumper a few extra pounds would suffice. If you are interested pm with a reasonable price and your name will be top of the list when it comes to getting rid.

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What a gorgeous wee lad he is. This is my Cockerpoo, Alfie (6 months) on Christmas day opening one of his presents. http://View My Video

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Part Number for the bracket……58908-53030

Light to dark, I see. Apologies.

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