ChrisIS200SportTTE

Welcome :)

Love that colour! :zee:

Hi welcome to LOC :)

Nope, same as everybody else, never seen that before.

Also this was built as a show car and was not somebody's daily driver. (May be now, I don't know)

I don't think speed bumps and other practicalities entered their thinking on this build. They just wanted a unique F that nobody else had :)

Yeah I followed the build of this car. A few years ago now.

Mounting the turbos there because there's no room under the bonnet. Also a turbo works by recycling the exhaust gases to spin the turbine so having them mounted there makes perfect sense. All that's needed is pipe work to then carry the compressed air to the engine bay and force it into the engine. As long as there are no leaks in the pipes it'll boost just as well as if the turbo was mounted under the bonnet. Guys in America seem to mount turbos under the car a lot on a lot of makes of car. Easier than trying to make room under the bonnet when there really isn't any.

The gauges are to monitor the boost to make sure it's boosting properly and more importantly not over boosting and blowing up the engine lol

I don't see the point of these vehicles. The Beemer x3, x5 and x6, Audi Q5, Q7, and now Lexus are entering the "I don't know if I'm a 4x4 or saloon car market"

It's like car manufacturers invented a gap in the market that wasn't there.

What is the advantage of a car that rides as high as a 4x4 yet isn't a 4x4?

all it's gonna do is ensure it'll kill that kid at 30mph whereas if hit by a saloon car the kid would go up on the bonnet and fall off (this happened to me when I was 11) if one of these cross breed cars had hit me it would've just smashed my skull to pieces!

So please somebody explain to me how this car is advantageous over the new IS or GS or any other family sized saloon car.

Or if you want a 4x4 buy a landy or range rover.

Just my opinion guys :)

Ahh sorry mate, I've caused total confusion here...my eyes are shocking and also that's the fuse box from my IS300 as I've just realised. Don't have a pic from my 200

So a complete waste of your time on my behalf. Apologies lol. Unless you want me to find out what they do when I get back tomorrow. And also a 300 has a few more things such as VSC and etc power so could be them but just guessing know.

It was on discovery turbo. Old wheeler dealers are always on there. I just record the lot and then eventually I got the 2 episodes with the LS :)

I randomly had a photo of my old IS200's fuse box on my photo bucket lol

You're not missing anything mate, my old car didn't have those fuses either.

All I can think of is they're there for US market 300's (I'm sure Toyota/Lexus used the same parts such as fuse boxes on 200, 300 and Altezzas) as US market IS300's have DRL's and orange side market lights. Or it'll be something like that anyway, a fuse our cars in the UK don't need goes there to run something we don't have :)

Thanks for the kind comment. It's a 300, sold my 200 sport to get it :)

Anyway... Yes indeed those codes are related and normally come together. It is indeed to lean (too much oxygen detected)

Normally this points to a dirty MAF sensor but as the 200 doesn't have a MAF sensor it can't be that lol.

Possible cracked vacuum or PCV line/connection Faulty or stuck open PCV valve Failed or faulty oxygen sensor (bank 1, sensor 1) Sticking/plugged or failed fuel injector Low fuel pressure (possible plugged/dirty fuel filter!) Exhaust leak between engine and first oxygen sensor

That's the info I have on those codes^ in my obd2 code book thingy lol. Good luck :)

Also do you think the Sunday would be better got people? (8th)

It's just I have to work 1 Saturday a month and I bet Sod's law dictates that in June it'll be the 7th

It's quite central as well if coming from the wear/South west :)

Dunstable would really suit me, I have family not too far away in Milton Keynes. I could stay there. :)

I won't make blue water guys... I used to live near there in West Kingsdown, its 4-5 hours from me and it's right around the M25, so sorry but sod that!

Depending on where you guys meet, I'd be up for this. Nobody ever seems to do meets down South. I normally drive 2-3 hours to meets as we never have them down here in the South West

If you buy a CT over an IS300 you'll regret it every time you see another new IS ;)

The IS300h is a million times the car the CT is in my opinion.

The S model is the base model. You don't want that, no leather etc. some call it poverty spec

The LE (limited edition) was only available 04/05. Basically they had a unique colour (Kodiak sky) and were fully loaded. Full leather as opposed to half leather... Basically every toy/extra that could be fitted to an IS was fitted to these.

Another limited edition was the yellow rose. Only 50 of these made, they were sport models with full TTE aero kit, aero alloys and they were all yellow!

Hi.

There is a guide on here for new buyers.

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/69388-what-problems-would-you-advise-others-when-buying-a-is200/?fromsearch=1

In owning two IS's the most common probs I found are:-

Sticking callipers... Prob one of the most common...Check for excessive heat from the wheel after driving and vibration in steering wheel under braking from 50mph+

Lower ball joints... These are a weakness and if they go your wheel literally rips off taking the wing with it and depending at what speed this happens.... well you can imagine... If the car has no history of ball joints being replaced and the mileage is up over 70/80k.. Change them!

Steering wheel vibrations:- vibrations between 45-60mph would normally indicate a wheel balance prob (no biggie) but trust me when I say it can be more than that. My first IS had awful steering wobble... I did balancing, new tyres, new alloys, new lower control arm bushings, new callipers, new brake discs and pads, new track rods... I couldn't cure the steering wobble on that car completely and many others complain of this!

Apart from that they are very good cars. The reliability reputation comes from the engine. If it's been serviced and maintained properly then they're bulletproof. :)

I've been to two of these.

It's just a marketing gimmick.

Ok so arrival you get greeted with either freshly ground coffee and muffins or Buck's Fizz and canapés depending on if you go AM or PM. There's usually a short presentation including a video etc....

You get access to the cars, always somebody to take you on a test drive but be warned, once you've had the canapés and a nice test drive, the hard sell comes.

Welcome :)

Welcome to LOC :)

Enjoy your new car

Get it scanned again. :)

Also my good mate jack, who's just qualified as an MOT tester a few months ago, says as long as the aftermarket HID's are not too blue and as long as the don't point in the direction of oncoming traffic, he'll pass it without levellers or washers.

Also my old honda had afternarket HID's. Passed two mot's (2 different garages), no mention of the HID's and I did not have auto levelling or washers

"Aftermarket HIDs will still pass an MOT if they have a good beam pattern. Levelling and washers are NOT required, but if you do have them, they must work (section 1.7, page 1)"

Copy and pasted from VOSA website. Still a bit vague but there you go :)