texisportcross

Happy New Year from TEXAS! YEEEEHAAAWWWWW!!!! Be careful out there.

WOW! That is a really fine setup. I came over hear via a link on is300.net. I haven't visited your forum in a while but I can see this in my Lex for sure!

How about a picture! The passenger front seat folds forward too, you could put a really long object in this baby. :D

Turned 35 last week.

No front plate

I have access the Lexus Owners Anchor here in the US. Does anyone in the UK use or have access to this? You can view your owners manual online, track your vehicles mileage, look up special service issues and even "name" your car.

Thanks for all the welcomes... I am working on getting a picture of the interior.... Tex, That interior is seriously cool B) and as dangerous as I expected. Cool caws it looks awesome B) , dangerous caws I've got kids.......... Chocolate Ice cream and tan leather..... Oh NO! Haha! Yeah, I have kids too. They are not alllowed to speak or to have any food or drink in this car. EVER! They are not allowed to touch anything! They are required to sit still with their hands in their laps and their feet are to touch the plastic mats only. This has worked for a month now with very little protest. I don't expect it to last for ever but I am going to milk it for all it's worth. ;) Thanks for the compliments on the interior. I thought about all the things that could go wrong with a light color but my only other option was black and it gets over 100 degrees here in the summer. So far, no marks on the upholstery. She has a whopping 996 miles on her so far. :D

This car is being discussed on the IS300.net forum as well. It seems that the owner doesn't know that his car is being sold on Ebay. It is a SCAM. Someone has taken the photographs from the owners website and is pretending to sell it to get cash. Look at the terms of the sale. Terms of Sale: Car is sold as is. Buyer must send a non- refundable deposit of $3000, has 10 days to complete transaction. A $3000 non-refunable deposit is rediculous and is not normal. The TRUE owner of this car is trying to get Ebay to stop the auction. I've seen this happen 3 times so far but I'm sure it happens even more often than that. Carpe Diem!

Of course EVERYTHING is bigger in TEXAS. Including but not limited to, hail, tornados, hurricanes, number of idiots per area code and the list goes on. As for the interior, it's half leather, half sueded leather. Full leather is/was available but I have never seen one in person. The SportX is pretty hard to get here and if you want a special configuration, well, you probably won't ever get it. Mine is the Leather-Escaine Sport package that includes the interior, moonroof, 6 cd in dash changer, subwoofer, cargo net, luggage compartment mat, e-shift 5 spd auto trans, rear storage shade, rear spoiler and locking wheel nuts. I also got the limited slip differential. It will be interesting to see how the suede parts of the seats hold up over time.

We have 4 vehicles in the family and they all have names. 03 SportX = Donna 95 SVT Lightning = Dana 95 Infiniti G20t = Gertrude 72 Cadillac El Dorado Convertible = Mr. Cad what's the reasoning behind the names? None whatsoever.

Wow, you've got a good eye there. No, the clear plastic mats are not Lexus ones. The carpeted Lexus ones are underneath. It's been raining here a lot and I want my carpeted ones to stay clean so I got these cheapo mats to protect the Lexus mats when the weather is bad. The Lexus logo on the factory mats shows through the clear plastic. It may look odd but it serves a purpose. Today we had a wicked hail storm. Is there hail in the UK? Anyway, the SportX was in the garage but my Infinti was not and it suffered quite a bit of body damage and the windshield is broken as well. A person from my Insurance company will be looking at it soon. :( The SportX is nice and polished in the Garage. :D

Finally, I got around to taking a photo of the interior. Also, somebody asked about the tint. It's 20% all around and 35% on the front doors. 35% is the maximum that's legal here on the front door glass. Here's the Ivory Ecsaine Leather:

I used to think 30 years old was ANCIENT. I would think to myself that I couldn't possibly live that long. Well, obviously I was WRONG, I am still alive way past 30. I do however spend a LOT more $ on maintenance. :(

Yep, white is the coolest. ;) You are all very lucky to have the choices you do. Altezza, 200, 300, etc... Rarely will I see an imported "used" Japanese car. It's extremely costly to bring one over and a lot of modification has to be done to the car to meet federal safety and emmisions standards. If it was easy I would have a Skyline R34 in my garage. Anyway, you are lucky in the UK. B)