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This is one main factor that bought me back to a ISF. . How cheap the parts are compared to the German rivals.

I just missed out on that one.. keep us posted when its back, i want to get a set of pads n discs for the front for when i need them.

I got a call from lexus Birmingham today and got it booked in at the end of this month. They offered me a full service for 275 whilst it gets a airbsg done, great price tbh. . But i just serviced it myself a few weeks ago otherwise i would have got it done. Anyway i will post my experience with these guys soon.

Park on a dry surface and monitor every it for leaks.. ideally take of any understays it might have on. If there is no leak i think it may have been low level of coolant or a airlock which has fixed itself.. sounds to me it was low level of coolant tbh.. air locks usually last longer until the air is passed out the system. Main thing is your all ok.. and btw welocme to the elite club of ISFs.

Offset on them are 25. Make sure they will not onky fit but not rub on your suspension.. or poke out way too much.

Plaenty more on the AT now.

Congrats.. lovely motor. That is defo one for me when the price is at a reachable level. I love my GS300h i have now and im sure id very much enjoy the GS-F one day too.

I also voted without reading the full part, oops.. i did vote white.

Thats not a bad price.. the £550 for 2 itmes is no longer available. I have saved the 3 itme on ebay... thanks. I think its a nice simple mod to give it a aggressive looks.

I went there on a AMG meet once and it is a good spot i must say.. i would be down with that.

Great turn out guys, hopefully we get more to join in next time.

All serviced and ready to go.

I dont know if i mentioned this before but im sure my car feels quicker then my last but more louder (just right). So i decided to have the car checked out by Lexus (free visual safety check). First thing is yhat all was good.. no red warning, a few ambers on tyres and discs (for me its green for now). I was sent a video of the check and discovered the exhaust resonator has been deleted.. no wonder it sounds louder then my last stock ISF, it sounds great. It was somrthing i was going to do anyway.. so saved me a bit there. I'll see if i can get a video up soon.

Update: had the car for 2 weeks now and i have ordered the parts from Lexus: Oil, oil filter, air filter, pollen filter and sump washer.. all for £108. I was not willing to pay £595 for a 100k service which mainly consists of a majority MOT check and coolant change.. i rather do all these with satisfaction its done properly. At the same time i managed to get the GS300h parts for £110 too... again same story of £595 for a 100k service. Gona get my hands dirty on Sat.. cant wait.

It looks like a car that has a infected alien inside ready to burst out the cover.. take that as a compliment.

Oh btw.. welcome to the silvia club.

I love the drop.. i was thinking of doing the same.. drop us a link of the springs you bought.. beacuse i saw some on ebay for 168£.

@mrfunex i like the idea of a central meet.. would be great if one of the dealers could host it.. id be up for that.

When ever i read a article about ISF with postive comments it puts a smile on my face.. just beacase i have the thought of "i told you so". This car was very under rated back then.. slated for the exhaust, slated for a 8 speed box, slated for the fake air intakes.. but guess what, it looks like the japs set the expectaions back then and only they knew why. . . and those who own this beauty know why.

Any car over 600bhp is monster...period. I must admit its a crazy mod for 10k, and the cost sounds very good for a common performance car like audi, bm or merc. But to do it on a very rare car like the ISF which lets face it probably zero performance specialist in thr UK would have touched is imho very good price. @Peter P18correct me if im wrong, im guess you must of paid about 1.5k in duty? I would love to see it toe to toe against the likes of a nissan GTR Remapped etc. Will be watching this post closely.

@Peter P18 what gains are you hoping to get from it and if you dont mind me asking whats the cost involved for this excercise, Sorry if i missed it if it has been mentioned.

Id agree.. under warranty id stick with dealers as i plan on doimg this with my GS300h. But on the ISF i have no warranty on and tbh i have no intention of getting it serviced by them unless they give me a big smile discount. My car has been looked after by toyotec in Lincon for the last 6yrs of its life after couple of Lexus visits, and their prices would you believe are same as Dealers , otherwise i would have gone to them again (mainly for a stamp). My dad all his life worked on Toyota's and ive picked up invaluble experinece. Im planning to do all the services myself and keep the receipts to prove the work has been done at a fraction of the price dealers charge. I noticed people value receipts more then a stamp in a book. Some may disagree. Sorry that was slightly of topic.

Welcome to the club... excellent choice you will not regret it. They are Half the maintainance cost compared to the german rivals and much much more robust. Light interior should deflect the sunlight, so you car should be slightly quicker lol.

I remeber that meet at bluewater, i had a good chat with Gary @finchy40. I had my white ISF then. I loved his cars exhaust note and had a little spin in it. I wasnt a fan of messa red till i saw his.

@Big Rat agreed on the silver lining Best thing about silver is you will never notice small imperfection on/in the paintwork, and even when its dirty it looks clean lol. I've had all the other colours in different cars and they are a nighmare to stay on top of to keep clean.. especially black! Thinking if it white is good too .