john99t-reg

89447 miles, doesn't seem that cheap to me, but low miles for a 99 but mine has 82k

put some heat on it?? may damage valve or alloy though, also might not be a bad idea to keep an eye on pressure anyway as there maybe a problem, think it's not been topped up for a while hence caps stuck on.

tyres first, the police don't like bald tyres so keep an eye on them and you need to be safe, the brakes next but they will probably be ok for a bit and wear steadily, then sort exhaust on cheap from breakers yard a blowing exhaust etc shouldn't be that critical, some heat sheild can be removed without too much problems but depends on the design and what it's protecting

my mates dad had the 225 on a 51 plate s-line and that was pretty fun, the cars are not boring as such, just grip far too well and very easy to drive quick, too composed and reassured for my liking, i found you have to drive like a looney to be involved and have to correct anything as the car just deals with what you throw at it, it made my ex bird think she could drive so it must of been good.

advice on tt if mk1, i could never see out of it, out of the windscreen was poor, side front windows bad and anything past b pillar forget it, also prone for cambelts snaping so look into that, a lot quicker than lex, no turbo lag, very solid grip from quattro etc. found it boring to drive and not as enjoyable as is200, audi very expensive to service etc. 180bhp quattro 52 plate a few years back

cheers everyone, got the tax sorted yesterday, they say emmisions were not recorded on v5 so goes on old system above 1.4 £190 for 12 months (not bad for 2.3t) handed in old disc to dvla etc (40 mins in queue). it's all fine now, wasn't running the car after i found out about tax problem a couple of hours after buying so it's had it's first proper run today. in the first few years it seemed to do a fair few miles but in last couple not done a lot to balance it out. still got is200 it's parked up sorn at minute(will always keep this, probably let the mrs have that and sell her cougar).

plans for the t5 are

1 cosmetic work inside/out,

2 remap + induction/filter + service + v-power etc.

should be 225 bhp standard but will service and v-power and rolling road to check, then induction and remap.

done some research and standard internals and turbo with this should be 300bhp, which is what i will aim for,

although with uprated turbo the internals can handle 400bhp

tbh don't fancy more than 300 in fwd car for cost and don't think it will make the most of it,

3 needs new discs anyway so sort them

4 sort tailgate open error on dash, just a £2 switch in tail gate, it the sensor moves out of position sometimes and needs pushing back or fails with repeated use.

just wanted to say i will be off on t5 club now (john 02v70t5) but thanks to everyone on this club, too many to mention but especially ormi (true legend), sparkystav and dj wozza etc. still will mod the is200 which is one of the best pieces of engineering i have ever owned. thanks

just bought v70 ex police from private auction on saturday( but came straight from humberside police from new), has 4 months tax and mot 13-03-2010, 141k, bit tatty holes in roof, sticker residue, poor inside etc.

1. tax disc says police on it and nil cost, i assume i have to change on the log book tax classification to plg from police and pay for new tax, thinking about using to end of february and pleading stupid if stopped, or can i use police tax until end of feb???

2. with those details does it seem like a good buy?????, cambelt done 84 k in jan 05, plugs 118k, turbo and engine and box seem ok.

3 hoping ormi can ask his mrs for advice for me, cheers

it sounds like you are burning the clutch out, although it may possibly be something different. It's difficult to reverse up steep hills without doing this or stalling or shooting off like a rocket etc. Try driving forwards up it and then rolling back using the footbrake to then reverse out, instead of how you're doing it, not always possible for safety/visibility issues etc.

eBay item numbers, don't know if these are any good. 120373582240 or 250520314892

its a conspiracy.......

do u think merc own the trollies?

new job all the way, you're only benefit in the old one is comfort zone, don't think any better of the old firm as you can't progress properly, only did anything for you when you were leaving, more to regret staying than leaving. not everything lasts for ever and sometimes things just run the course. once your in the new one after 6 months and fitted in and know what you are doing will be best move you ever made.

also car looks like it's been driven by a right chav,

not sure i would buy from a shoe sniffer. don't understand what i mean, check what he may have bought from mistress-bossy-boots (yes i know she lives in donny same as me before you all start) was just checking his feedback to see if he has sold car before and saw that and had to have a look what she sells. lol

sat nav

link now working properly, lots of good info by some very clever people, i can't understand any of it.

right an se has built in amp, with a car with/without nav firstly remove the glovebox when you get a chance by looking underneath on the hinges, there are two plastic pins that come out, don't lose them and use a flat knife or screwdrive to pop them out, very tough by hand. once removed you will see the amp on the left handside, should have a couple of plugs in it, basically the amp can be removed and a plug that used to go in the amp now goes in your new iso lead, the other end then goes to the stereo, the lead is quite long about 2-3 foot, it's not one of those 6 inch iso's that you and i are used to. item 380162983931 from eBay eg. SECONDLY AS YOU HAVE SAT NAV YOUR SAT NAV WILL NOT WORK properly (no sound i think)without a different or other cable so you may not want to proceed, there are a few topics on here and a guy called fargo made his own wires which solved the problem, i just took my nav out (sold it)and replace with normal shelf (bought it)when i replaced the head unit. search is your best friend from here in this section or help from other members who have the nav option, not ideal advice i know but it puts you in the picture a bit more. have a play taking glovebox out and do some searching and you can see at least what your up against

firstly do you have an s or se or sport etc, the se and sport have small 6x6 inch amps near glove box on left but glove box needs to be removed first to view that means you need a special long lead called amp bypass cable if you want to check eBay. but you need to let us know which is200 you have first.

left over back gate?

alright mate, the modding bud won't stop there, would finish it off with a 30-40mm drop and drilled/grooved brakes. Take it you're happy with the fit then with 35et and 215/45/17,

i can honestly say that is one of the best mods i have ever seen on any car ever imho. if i had a 250 that would be the must have first mod, superb effort mate.

they maybe closer together at 5x100 not 5x114.3

head gasket on a rav4 2.2 d4d you get 17 hours to do!!!!engine out.

no worries mate, some jobs when they should be simple are nightmares and costly, i believe like ford cougar wishbones take hours more labour due to subframes etc, and i also think a-class merc starter motor change is engine out job, as also i think clutch on volvo t5 etc.

BS???, never implied i was any expert or gave that impression, just advised it MAY be not so simple due to the job that bolt is doing, but i am glad it is, as i say lexus can advise what was the cheapest part (turns out a just a bolt) and i would advise someone local and cheap to sort, appears probably only a five min job but probably book half an hour. just done some research 10 mins ago on honest john and they advised similar on a fiesta.

if you ring lexus they will know what you mean and be able to advise on the cheapest part to supply to sort the problem, i'm not sure it is simple as replacing the snapped bolt (if it is then great should be able to dismantle easy enough but don't ask me lol). if it looks simple when/if you get the part then have a go yourself but make sure you don't mess anything up as a decent mechanic should sort in 5 mins for £20.i'm guessing as that hub is responsible for supporting 1/4 of the cars weight on 5 little bots then it maybe a larger more robust and costly fix.

type in is200 hub into eBay, if buying used there are a few on there ranging from 25ish to 130ish, these appear to be entire assemblies though, ring lexus to find out the cheapest price for them to supply new only and then compare with local motor parts places, and scrap yards etc, then get someone cheap to fit it. as for driving it depends on you, i drive 70mph 200 miles per week and i would not drive it. but what else can you do, it should be fine BUT, WHAT IF pulled by cops or have an accident.some people will say it's perfectly safe some will say no, if you intend to drive it slow your speed/check for any vibrations/take a wheel brace to keep checking etc just be sensible