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IS200/300 great looking car, sporty chassis, drives really well. IS200 auto is sluggish though in its standard form.

IS250 imho - ugly, lumpy, terrible handling, heavy, dull, boring. Never driven an IS350 so cant comment on that.

personally I think the IS250 is not a natural progression from an IS200, theyre like chalk and cheese and not an improvement. You can see in the IS200 some sporting pedigree and a real desire to create a proper drivers' car.

not so with the IS250. it has air conditioned seats, who the hell needs rubbish like that.....

try Chris Knott Insurance on 0800 917 2274, been with them a couple of years now come out cheapest both years

Oh, the IS200 is useless in the snow- you'll find it near impossible to drive an IS200 in the snow. Why you ask? Low profile/wide summer tyres, RWD and and 17/18 inch alloys are a bad combo in the snow.

Best to get some 16 inch steelies with winter tyres if it snows really heavy where you live.

yeah its very difficult to control in the snow......

I was told its 100,000 miles/10 years as well

Whats your replacement Dazz ?

Either a scooby WRX or STI.....if i cant find a good one then prob be a cheap run about for time being...

Oh and the car will be for sale on here in the next 2 days....

sure you dont want an IS300? ;)

that reminds me, I need a checkup......

wasnt stav was it

i was thinking that aswell.

did the had a privte plate sayin 5tav

could have, unfortunately cant remember the plate.....

Coming down the M74 just south of Glasgow yesterday, I was trying to keep up with you and coudlnt must have been supercharged!!!!

not just talking about speed but acceleration as well, I was in the middle lane and you were behind and shot off ahead on overtaking, no way can a normal IS200 do that between 50-70mph....

I queried Kinghorn Bodyshop on cost. They say their price of £120 is for Check & Adjust, and that they think WIM price is for Checking Only?? Is that the case??

Ta

Col...

For LOC Gold members our fee is capped at £85+ vat, also for Gold members around the uk we will help you find centres and offer our correct calibration positions that stop the dreaded front tyre wear.

WIM price is all-in, and also WIM has checked and adjusted more IS200s and 300s than anyone else so they will have the knowledge to get the best results

in the end i decided to get the service done up the road from me, less than £300

Did you have your timing belt changed? Was there anything else which required any attention?

My IS300 is due for its 70k service and I am opting for local garage and would like to know anything that needs to be looked at this service.

no timing belt is not due until 10 years / 100,000 miles so not needed. nothing else needed doing, the car was ship shape which is pretty good news considering its age! :)

toyota/lexus do build a quality motor!

in the end i decided to get the service done up the road from me, less than £300

my lexus is definitely a survivor, drives as good as new! :)

you have great taste in cars, looks fantastic! :)

Finally got my spring appointment at Wheels-In-Motion yesterday morning, demand for the service is very high and I can fully understand why.

A couple of things had happened to my car to put the geo out a bit, had a couple of repairs to the suspension and so needed a new Geo doing.

What a difference it made! Driving away from the centre in Chesham, I immediately noticed a much more reassuring steering that stayed centred far more positively and the handling is far more precise.

Went on a long drive up into the Chilterns and the car was a pleasure to drive again. Cant recommend WIM's services highly enough, thanks Tony

I throw a redex in the tank every few thousand miles, im assuming it does something good to the engine, or nothing at all, and nothing negative. its a fiver a pop so worth a go to help prolong the engine's life??

just hit 45,000 on an 03, got it with just 2,000 miles on the clock in 03

lovely car!

Had mine since June 2003, lovely motor it is. No major problems, mechanically its been spot-on. First set of tyres only lasted 8,000 miles due to using the original "factory" geometry.

A trip to STS tyres in Watford in November 2004 LED to my IS300 being one of the "guinea pig" cars for the new geometry settings by Wheels in Motion; next set of tyres last best part of 17,000 miles.

Had a few niggles with the interior; cigaratte lighter broke and one of the pins on a seat headrest came loose but all were replaced by Lexus with no quibbles.

Build quality of the Lexus is incredible in short.

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This is on E`bay being sold by dave ellen.( Prolex) for 2jz-gte engine....if not look on prolex website...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Power-Enterprise-kev...A1%7C240%3A1318

nice one!

looked on pro-lex couldnt find one, is there one available somewhere?

Its very different at the moment, it doesn't handle any near as good as the 306 but its not the same type of car. Its good on a cruise, comfy and relatively simple to park. Just wish the fuel economy was a bit better.

Consider getting your geometry done, and if you need them get a full set of 4 good tyres, I did this and it transformed my IS200, I thought the handling was poor at first, now it's pretty good :)

get yourself down to wheels in motion in Chesham, they have the right settings for a drastic improvement in handling

well it was bound to come, the dreaded 60k/ 6 year service for the IS300. I have been quoted over £800 by LExus in Hatfield. What I wanted to know is: does it need a new timing belt as well?

Im sure the IS200 has a new one on this service but wasnt sure about the 300.

also is it worth continuing to dealer service the IS300? after all its not worth that much any more, ive been told a 2003 IS300 sports kit is only worth 7k odd.

so is it worth spending a small fortune to get the dealer stamp in the service book??

similar thing happened to me january 4th, i hit some black ice on a corner at slowish speed and spun round twice smashing into the kerb, my IS300 is in the repairers now, over 4 grands worth of damage.

three new wheels and tyres, whole rear suspension, subframe, rear bumper, rear abs sensors etc.

still havent got the car back yet, looks like its been a realy bad time for IS owners

The IS200 has both

Only the Sport

does the IS300 have a limited slip diff?

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