domz

Thanks for the info pal, that's great to hear!

thanks Dinho, there's lots of gangster wannabees in this armpit that is London though! hehe , good to hear it's not too tinted, not totally blacked out then

Thanks a lot Sparky, that's good to hear! I'm no mechanic though, I can just about manage changing wheels and bulbs. When I was younger I changed the exhaust and manifold on my Ford Fiesta, but that's it!! I reckon I'd better leave the drive-train to a pro :) Just off the top of your head how many hours labor do you reckon it should take a decent mechanic to do?

Hi there, newbie here looking to buy an is200 fairly soon. Considered a BM 3 series, but I hate the BMW image and fact they're so common these days. Love the look of the IS200, and I hear it does everything well except it's not a rocketship and it does guzzle petrol, both of which I'm not too bothered about. Thing is, I am in a bother about which model to go for. Interior trim doesn't matter to me, but 2 things: I'd like the LSD diff on the Sport, but not the tinted rear windows. So, my questions are, 1) with an S or an SE, would it be possible to purchase an LSD and fit it? If so, what am I roughly looking at for the part and labor? I read somewhere £500 new, poss cheaper at a breakers yard. But I don't know how big a job it is for a garage? and 2) if getting a SPORT, which I read has the LSD, I really hate the tinted boy racer /gangster wannabee look, and obviously the UK isn't tropical, it's not hot or bright enough to warrant them for any practical purpose, so.. are the windows actually tinted through and through, or is it a film that can be removed? Thanks a lot for any helpful pointers or info! Cheers Dom

Hi there, newbie here looking to buy an is200 fairly soon. Considered a BM 3 series, but I hate the BMW image and fact they're so common these days. Love the look of the IS200, and I hear it does everything well except it's not a rocketship and it does guzzle petrol, both of which I'm not too bothered about. Thing is, I am in a bother about which model to go for. Interior trim doesn't matter to me, but 2 things: I'd like the LSD diff on the Sport, but not the tinted rear windows. So, my questions are, 1) with an S or an SE, would it be possible to purchase an LSD and fit it? If so, what am I roughly looking at for the part and labor? I read somewhere £500 new, poss cheaper at a breakers yard. But I don't know how big a job it is for a garage? and 2) if getting a SPORT, which I read has the LSD, I really hate the tinted boy racer /gangster wannabee look, and obviously the UK isn't tropical, it's not hot or bright enough to warrant them for any practical purpose, so.. are the windows actually tinted through and through, or is it a film that can be removed? Thanks a lot for any helpful pointers or info! Cheers Dom