MorrIS200

Noticed what seemed to b a pool of oil under my car after footy before so got it home and inspected it. Just need to no if my assumption is right. When I looked under the bonnet it seems to be coming from a metal block attached to the side of the engine (left side when looking from the front of the car) which in turn has a tube going to the power steering fluid well. Would I be right in thinking the power steering pump is leaking?

As above really. Had mine year an a half now an the only thing I am having done tomorrow is the clutch which is general wear and tear like with any car.

i am 22 and aspire to be rich successful and live in a rather large house with automatic gates, i currently live in a nice place and drive a lexus. i dress accordingly to where i am going, flash suit for the races (aintree races) jogging bottoms for lounging around, football kit for footy, jeans trianers hoodys, jumpers for every other day to day occurance, in my opinion the norm. . . . am i a chav .....no. its all about peoples opinions. My opinion of a chav is a baseball cap cheap tracksuit wearing ***** with a 10 year old clio/corsa/fiesta/punto/saxo with massive alloys a rediculous exhaust and spoilers bigger than the car itself. Is this right, probably not because to me anyone who is not from a city is in local terms known as a "wool" i live no more than 20 mins away from southport where the above mentioned description of a chav is norm to them and their opinion of me in my blacked out lexus am more than likely a chav or whatever. Where i am from most young lads dont mod their cars up. . . some lads my age are dealing drugs and driving round in volvo s40s audis bmws and yes lexus (although i am not a drug dealer) and these are seen as cool cars because of the status that comes with them, although to a girl walking past me in my car in town who was not from liverpool on a night out described my car as weird! its all about opinions! one last thing the bull**** about foglights being certain heights off the floor is absolute nonsense. i can say this knowing little about regulations and specifics because i know a lot about cars. Look at range rovers l200 warriors, land cruisers, X5s, Q7s, MLs and then compare to Is200s or even lower cars 911s M3s etc. . . they are different ride heights! so it is absolutley impossible to determine a fog light based on the distance away from the floor or whatever was stated before! Rant over!

Sprinter that seems about right. i am 22 2 years no claims and am paying £1300 which is £200 dear than last year for no reason. I do however live in liverpool which is an expensive place to insure. as for mods i am unsure about this. i once had an accident(not my fault) in an astra i had mods: wolfrace alloys spoiler tints, smoked rear lights and bmc induction kit. i was paid out but on the insurance report it said "note alloys are WOLFRACE". i was still paid out for the wheel i just took the induction kit off. i think it depends on your insurance company and what came on the car as standard. my current IS has the multi spokes sport grill tints and a lip spoiler and if i was involved in an accident i would certainly not accept an insurance company fobbing me off because the wheels are not the 5 spokes or the grille is not a normal one because its still a standard lexus part and could have been fitted from dealership as an upgrade. i supose it depends on the mods.

i have just put uniroyal rainsports on the back. OUTSTANDING!

I will openly admit i use my fog lights WHEN it is foggy. Even if the fog is not that bad its an excuse to use them, yes i think they look good on, but i dont drive around with them on when its not foggy simple. i dont get that bothered withpeople who drive round with them on when its not foggy unless they are blinding me. As for DRL lights having to be a certain height off the ground, i am unsure beacuse i see ford c-maxs s-maxs, 911s, boxters,merc s classes and so on all having the DRL lights in or around the fog lights. in my opinion they are a waste of time some one cant see a car in broad day light really should not be on or near a road! one last rant although i am not from a council estate myself i find that first statement about the chavs driving back to their a bit stereotypical. If you actually look i would say a good percentage of the people driving around with their foglights on are middle aged or old people who have not took the time to look at their owners manual to see what the buttons or just have not noticed the light on in the dash!

try taking your floor mats out if they are wet. mine where soaking and caused this problem, took them out the next night and no problem.

Mine does the exact same thing but stangely only now and then.

Nice looking car. I love the lights on it both front and back. Where did you get them form or was it a DIY job Joe

they look really good them. i wouldnt mind oaying £25 for them as i expected to pay about that. just to me £35 seemed a bit extreme. Heres the link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEXUS-IS200-IS300-SMOKED-BLACK-MIRROR-SIDE-REPEATERS-/180581646472?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a0b814088

Just wondering what side repeaters everyone has and where they got them from and how much.i have just seen i nice set on ebay black mirrored but they are £35 which i thought was a little over the top. Pics if you have them guys want some ideas. thanks Joe

I want one of these too so i might message stav too

bit late but i got 6ks and have had them for about 8 motnhs. just ordered 10ks on monday nite just to try something diferent. all the talk of getting into trouble is silly as my mate had 15ks on his vectra and never got pulled once plus if yu look at som chrysler 300cs the colour of the headlights on them is around the 15k mark. best bet for anyone else thinking of getting these is to search for hb4(9006 kids on ebay instead of lexus as many places bump the price up because its a lexus.

love the look of the lexus with the kits on what ever they are called. would loveone for mine but just cant justify spending that much to get one

I bought my lexus after having two Astras. I wanted something a bit more up market. It was between the Is200 and an 2.5 jag X-type sport. I atually tried to by the x-type but he had sold it the day before i had cleared my funds so i then went and found my Is200 and am pleased to say i have not looked back. Although i do see a jag now and then and think hmmm maybe next time.