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  1. Does anyone know if any of the 188 IS-F's in the UK have been stolen? I bought (unknowingly) a stolen / recovered IS-F last month so there's at least one. As it was before I bought it, I don't have any details on how they got into it.
  2. No, this is a Mesa Red one bought from a garage in Keighley. The garage specialises in high performance cars, so I thought I would be OK. Turns out they are the most dishonourable people I have ever met. They have refused to take the car back even they are legaly obligated to do so and offered an amount of compensation less than the amount it will cst to bring the car back up to a high standard. Fortunately, it can be repaired, so will take them to court. Hope you found a good one in the end.
  3. Isn't that only in sport and manual mode that it locks up the torque converter after 1st gear? Don't know a huge amount about modifying the IS-F but I'm sure there must be adjustable suspension kits out there for it that may allow raising the ride height slightly - again something maybe the US forums may have more information on. I think if I had bought a good IS-F, towing would not be a problem. I didn't realise that there was anything unusual with mine. It appears I have bought a wreck! Someone has bought a damaged car and made a cosmetic repair. The front crash bar is bent and incomplete, front bumper etc is 10mm too far back and rear wheel is way out of allignment (two rear tyres shredded within 200 miles). The offset on the rear wheels puts the edge of the rear tyres in contact with the arches. I will get my money back from the garage and get another from a Lexus dealer. Thanks for all input and look forward to discussing this again when I have a straight car. I hope you don't have to remind the seller that a car-trader is legally responsible for undeclared faults with the vehicle and not you as the buyer - particularly if the vehicle is unroadworthy which this one seems to be. He can't even hide behind "as seen & without guarantee", "selling on behalf of a third party" or "just selling a few cars on the side" etc. Hopefully you will get a proper refund without having to involve Trading Standards etc. I just suspect a whiff of fraud here, and given that the vehicle may not even be roadworthy; if it has a recent MOT, I would not be happy about that either, particularly if was issued by this dealer or an associate. Thanks Guys, There were after market alloys but not the right ones. I think they are Rimlux, but can't find much info on the web about them. HPI check showed car was clear, but a subsequent check with another (cheaper) car checker shows it as stolen and recovered. I guess it was damaged prior to being recovered, then bought from salvage by the worst and most unscrupulus mechanic alive, who made it look good, without having any concern for the safety of any future owner. Perhaps an MOT would have revealed the extent of the damage, but this car is not yet 3 years old. Hopefully the garage will do the right thing and reverse the deal. I will happily take my Phaeton back and do a deal with my nearest Lexus dealer. If not, I have a very clever web developer, who will create a factual web site showing the quality of cars you can expect to purchase from them. I have plenty of pictures and repair quotes etc. At the moment, I am hoping that the garage made an honest mistake and bought the car unaware. As they are sales only, this could be the case. I am sure that when I meet them tomorrow, how they propose to resolve the problem will reveal all.
  4. Isn't that only in sport and manual mode that it locks up the torque converter after 1st gear? Don't know a huge amount about modifying the IS-F but I'm sure there must be adjustable suspension kits out there for it that may allow raising the ride height slightly - again something maybe the US forums may have more information on. I think if I had bought a good IS-F, towing would not be a problem. I didn't realise that there was anything unusual with mine. It appears I have bought a wreck! Someone has bought a damaged car and made a cosmetic repair. The front crash bar is bent and incomplete, front bumper etc is 10mm too far back and rear wheel is way out of allignment (two rear tyres shredded within 200 miles). The offset on the rear wheels puts the edge of the rear tyres in contact with the arches. I will get my money back from the garage and get another from a Lexus dealer. Thanks for all input and look forward to discussing this again when I have a straight car.
  5. fjcfarrar, thank you for your suggestion, I will post a question on a US forum and try to speak to Lexus US. I am most concerned about the additional weight on the rear of the car, causing the rear tyres to contact the arches. Whilst I don't want to spoil the cars looks or handling, I would like to raise the rear of the car by approx 20mm. It will never see a race track and other than the usual blast up the dual carriage way, it will be driven quite sensibly.
  6. Lexus do not advise towing with the auto box. The lexus is the only one of the fast four (IS-F / M3 / RS4 / C63)that you can fit a towbar to, so was the only option. A 2nd car for towing isn't an option so I will just have to replace the auto box when it fails, as with every other car I have had. I know it's a little unusual, but is there any way to raise the rear suspension by approx 20mm to accomodate the additional weight? for towing with autobox it is advisable to fit an additional oil cooler for the transmission. What are you going to be towing. Dave1, thanks for the suggestion of an oil cooler. I will search for one this week. I have two trailers, one is a light weight aluminium camping trailer and the other is a 6' X 5' X 5' (approx) box trailer which I transport office equipment, so nothing too taxing. The phaeton gearox made it to 150k without a problem. A friend suggested that replacing the standard rear shocks with coil overs may allow me to raise the ride height. Does this seem like a possibility?
  7. Lexus do not advise towing with the auto box. The lexus is the only one of the fast four (IS-F / M3 / RS4 / C63)that you can fit a towbar to, so was the only option. A 2nd car for towing isn't an option so I will just have to replace the auto box when it fails, as with every other car I have had. I know it's a little unusual, but is there any way to raise the rear suspension by approx 20mm to accomodate the additional weight?
  8. Hi Guys, just replaced my VW Phaeton with a 2008 IS-F. I have the car for business and personal use and need to fit a towbar. Has anyone got any experience of this? I don't know if my car is completely standard, but it seems pretty low at the back. Any advice would be great. I've been following the posts on this site for a while now and you guys obviously know what these cars are capable of. Maybe I just need to raise the rear suspension a little. Also my car vibrates at speeds above 50 MPH and pulls to the left. Do you think tracking and balancing? I love cars, especially this one, but have little mechanical knowledge. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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