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  1. ColinBarber
    I think most of the 4.0 soarers have the reversing camera and tv screen. I think the 2.5TT is the way to go though. But test drive an MR2 T. Even just to elliminate it, you will always wonder otherwise.
  2. ColinBarber
    Not heard of this problem before. As for repairing it. It depends if the thing can be taken apart for a start. Should be able to do component testing against common devices (transistors, logic ICs etc) but if there is a problem with a custom chip or a programmable device then you wouldn't be able to get the replacement part. Worth a go though as it's an expensive device.
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    For normal servicing work I would think you will only get people within a 30 mile radius. If people travel any more distance than that then any savings in servicing costs would be wasted on time and fuel. Will you be able to get enough customers within that radius especially since most Lexus cars on the road are company/leased owned and will use main dealers? It's only when you do specialist work, like TDi, that people will travel large distances. As there are more and more people modifying Lexus cars I think this is the area to look into.
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    Looks much better. I have placed a bid to get things moving.
  5. ColinBarber
    Lexus will launch in 2005. Probably at the same time as the new IS model. Now will the new IS be a Toyota or a Lexus? http://www.lexus.co.uk/news.php?page=article&id=japan
  6. ColinBarber
    Do IS200 S have sunroofs?
  7. ColinBarber
    Should be under 3-year warranty, probably not under used car warranty.
  8. ColinBarber
    Yes, the Racelogic traction control is very good plus you can get options (launch control, full throttle gear changes, adjustable slip control etc) http://www.racelogic.co.uk/traction.htm
  9. ColinBarber
    Are you sure your headlights were on when trying the washers?
  10. ColinBarber
    The Hulk
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    I have heard that some injector cleaners contain an octane booster so you notice a difference in performance and think that it must have done a good job in cleaning the injectors! Loz, have you tried Redline fuel system cleaner? http://www.redlineoil.com/frames/fueladd.htm http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/si1ti.htm
  12. ColinBarber
    Do they do their own bodyshop work? The dealers I know don't do it themselves, just use a third party.
  13. ColinBarber
    Nice!
  14. ColinBarber
    I think some dealers put them in when you have a service, mine never has though.
  15. ColinBarber
    The plugs are different which is why they go to 100K not 63K but I don't know about the belt, probably nothing. The service interval also changed from 9,000 to 10,000 miles. Every other manufacturer is extending the interval between services and so is Toyota. It was the same in 1993/1994. The service schedule changed from 6,000 to 9,000 miles with nothing changing on the car. One month they need servicing at 6,000 and then the next month they can go another 3,000 miles. In the US the cars have much shorter schedules but use the same parts.
  16. ColinBarber
    Try a search on www.google.co.uk for 'calais to dover price'. That should give you a good starting point.
  17. ColinBarber
    This is not from BMW but an Autocar report.
  18. ColinBarber
    There is if this current solution is not current sensing. Unless it is I wouldn't recommend anybody using it as you could end up with very large repair bills if your motors/gearing fail in a year or two after installation.
  19. ColinBarber
    It's been floating around in emails for the last couple of years.
  20. ColinBarber
    Many of you may have already read this, however even if you have it's worth another read. Possibly the funniest email I have even been sent. http://www-jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk/~mpj23/jok...kes/builder.htm
  21. ColinBarber
    Is there a real chance of a group buy for these boot liners? I want to get one and will hold out for a group buy if one will happen in the near future otherwise I will order one from Chris.
  22. ColinBarber
    Or put them on your next IS :D
  23. ColinBarber
    Excellent. There seems to have been too many bad stories recently, it's nice to hear a good outcome.
  24. ColinBarber
    I would take the mods off and put it back to standard. I doubt a Lexus dealer would sell a car that is modifed, other than parking sensors etc, and they would probably give a lower trade-in so they could cover the costs of making it standard again. That's just my thoughts, not based on any experience.
  25. ColinBarber
    Do you have an idea on price? Provided the system switches off power to the motors within a second of the window/sunroof closing, to prevent long-term damage to the motors, I would be interested.
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