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Dirty mass air flow sensor or loose intake tube can cause that when the engine isn't fully warmed up.

Second gear is an overdrive of first. Many of the early IS300's were recalled for an ECU reflash to fix the hesitation. Most still show the hesitation as the OP described. My 02 had a sticker under the hood that stated the recall had been done.

Yes! I had forgotten about this, and forgotten to check with the dealer on mine, deffo done in the US and you have a sticker...I want one !!!

The dealer had put the sticker showing that the recall/reflash had been done. You could have them check their computer for your car's history and see if it was done.

Does the IS200/300 have an adaptive box and can the values be reset?

yes it is adaptive. Its on the IS200/300 spec sheet on this website and also when top gear tested it they tell you about the adaptive tranny. im guessing just a ECU reset will reset the values? My wife doesnt drive the car much but when she does she complains about the auto box! i tried to explain its learnt my habbits!

Does the IS200/300 have an adaptive box and can the values be reset?

yes it is adaptive. Its on the IS200/300 spec sheet on this website and also when top gear tested it they tell you about the adaptive tranny. im guessing just a ECU reset will reset the values? My wife doesnt drive the car much but when she does she complains about the auto box! i tried to explain its learnt my habbits!

Is there any information out there about how the tranny "learns" our driving habits?

I'm very interested in the subject.

What exactly does it "learn"?

Argento

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/engine-and-drivetrain/54203-how-exactly-does-the-ecu-work/

Second gear is an overdrive of first. Many of the early IS300's were recalled for an ECU reflash to fix the hesitation. Most still show the hesitation as the OP described. My 02 had a sticker under the hood that stated the recall had been done.

There are clear disclaimers in the owners manual about the sunglass holder. One in particular is that the glasses might melt if the car is parked in the sun.

Cross posting what I put on the USA forum.

You can go to this site and for $10 download and browse for 24 hrs. They have the service manuals and should have the part numbers.

http://techinfo.lexus.com/

Pardon my ignorance but that £34.5K converts to about 61.2K USD. I figure that car would cost between 35K and 40K USD in the US. I'm curious as to what adds so much to the price in the UK.

Interor is quite nice - but get rid of the wood - its an IS not an LS!

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you DISLIKE the wood?

what would you rather see?

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Cars should be made with metal, rubber and plastic. Wood went out with buggy whips.

I wonder if there is any chance of folding rear seats this time round?

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It's a saloon car not a hatch

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Saloons are for drinking. Plenty sedans have folding rear seats.

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My is300 is european version as well.. coz i live in australia.. i didn't know that the speed has such dramatic difference.. there must be something they put extra on the US IS300s. I wonder what is it.

We could compare RPM at a certain speed in top gear. That would tell us about the overall gearing.

What light is it that you call rear fog lights?

Got me thinking this did - thought I'd try a few timings.

Best 0-60 in "D" (fully auto) with ECT PWR set to OFF was 7.48s. Interestingly the same run with ECT PWR turned ON was worse - 60mph came up in 7.70s..??

However, I admit my technique was very unscientific! Just me, a quiet, flat, dry road, ¼ tank of fuel, no pasenger, and the stopwatch function on my Nokia 6100 phone! :winky:

Didn't try eShift or semi-manual modes, would probably have dropped the phone & crashed while fumbling around for it! :duh:

It appears to me that the ECT makes the slippage, delay, or whatever it is in the 1 to 2 shift worse. I seem to get the best runs with the E shift engaged and just letting the transmission shift itself. (my 2002 has had the ECU reflash, by the way).

Putting regs on pollution, which reduced gas mileage, then turning around right away and imposing mileage standards was a really dumb move by the governments. That put a lot more money into the price of cars for sure.

Well before the Magna Carta. Hahaha Maybe king John enforced emission controls for horse poop. :D

That's what I get for using the top row number keys this early on Sunday morning.

UltraViolet,

Thanks for mentioning that Honda Civic from the 1070's. (oops 1970's.) That prompted me to search. It jogs my memory and now I remember Honda advertisements of their CVCC engine cars. Here's an article I found.

"In 1970, the U.S. passed the Clean Air Act of 1970, which set the scene for emissions standards and emissions control equipment such as the catalytic converter. In Japan Soichiro Honda of Honda Motor Co. introduced the CVCC stratified-charge engine, which not only met the U.S. emission standards without a catalytic converter but also met the stringent Japanese emission standards."

The rest of the article is here:

http://www.sae.org/automag/bestcar/08.htm

Another article of interest:

" In 1975, Honda introduced its first high-fuel-economy, low-emissions achievement, the Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion (CVCC) Civic. It was the first vehicle to meet the 1970 Clean Air Act standards without using a catalytic converter, while running on regular gasoline. "

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive...vic/print.phtml

The first emission controls in the US were crummy, exhaust gas rebreathers, etc. They also lowered the compression ratios. There was a transition period of a couple years before catalytic converters started being fitted. The result was engines that knocked, were slow, and got very poor gas mileage.

Catylitic converters fixed most of those problems and allowed the engines to be better tuned. That, along with electronic ignition and such.

But come to think about it, car engines just aren't safe. If they were, people wouldn't be able to commit suicide by running their car in a close garage.

If you put on a body kit with spoiler won't that sort of ruin your "stealth" look when you get the super charger? Just my thoughts, if I were going to build a "sleeper" I'd keep it looking pretty stock.

I hit another bike and I was only doing 70 MPH. Suffered from the injuries ever since. Retired from the highway to woods riding after that one.

Maybe there is a sensor in there that compares seat temperature to butt temperature. ;)

When I park down at the big supermarket for about half an hour, my car thermometer reads within one degree F of the thermometer on the big ole siign out by the big highway.

They were popular in the 1960's but these days I think only pimps drive them.

It depends on which Dunlops you have. Usually the more agressive tread, the more noise. If you go to www.tirerack.com an select your tire size, the ratings for different tires include "road noise". Usually a lower performance rated , straight groove, small block, summer tire will be quieter.

You can also go to www.goodyear.com and select your preferences as to the most important criteria. I think you can do the same on tire rack. Just put low noise as your highest criteria and rate performance lower. I think you'll then see in the pictures, the treads that give the lowest noise.

This makes me glad we only have a small rear plate and no front plate in Alabama.