Raymond.

Took this on the way back from picking the car up. WARNING shocking content!

Just seen it. I'm on my phone in the pub so it's not as easy navigating.

They look awesome Chris! The Aeros looked rather good too but there's more shininess to these. 18" flavour too. Nice!!

Ooohh, what have you bought? B)

Sorry, double post. WiFi is a bit flakey here

Winter wheels are in the shed. I paid £160 for the tyres and £80 for the alloys. Alloys are not upto scratch but look OK from a distance. Not sure wether to scrap the alloys and keep the tyres and get some Merc alloys to stick them on and keep it as a winter set for the misses. 1 tyre needs replacing as it has an egg on inner wall

The blue that you can get the Aero's in is very similar to the Lexus blue so very nice. I looked at a black Aero which was lovely but something wasn't quite right with the engine. I know quite a bit about these and had a 900 vert before. This 93 I have now has a couple of issues I need to sort but I got it very cheap. Only has 51K on B) Not really comparable with the IS but here goes Plus points on the IS 6-speed manual box VS 5-speed manual Better handling. The 93 is a bit of a wobble barge with no roof Simplicity makes it easy to work on I don't think they can break down? 4-doors. Definitely better with two kids! Lexus manufacturer hasn't gone bust Plus points on the 93 Full leather on any model Fast as F (this is a 2L Turbo 185BHP) The Aero HOT is 210BHP Solid build quality + little things like gas struts on bonnet and boot etc. Full OBC showing everything and bits that I don't even know what they are Insurance is £295 compared to £456 36+ MPG rather than 18-22MPG I put my IS200 on eBay and it was sold within a day. 2001 Y-plate Sport 98000 miles and I stuck it on for £1595 I never paid more than £2500 for a car hence calling them bangers.... I had some nice company cars but they weren't mine obviously.

Cheers Ian, Chris. Yeah, will be staying round and hope to make the meet and otherwise the next meet. They're lovely looking things and it would be ace to see 22 of them lined up! B) Ian, the black pillar plastics and the black parcel shelf I bought of you a while back can be picked up free of charge if anyone wants them. Not trying to sell them bypassing Gold, just offering them free if that's OK. Must be collected though. Oh and the black carpet you gave me too.

Hi Pete, Only have one picture from when I picked it up and still mucky. We're coming back that Sunday so it depends on what time we get out but I'll try and nip round for the meet for a short while. The F10 is an unrecorded write-off. I think it'll sell in bits. It certainly wouldn't be a keeper. I don't spend lots of money on cars. They just depreciate and your money is gone. I just drive cheap bangers. The IS has gone to Birmingham and might pop back up here. Bloke's called Alan. The Saab is not a keeper neither I think as i really want an Aero but they don't come up often so this will do. I'll get some pictures when we get back next week.

Yeah, the IS has gone as of past Friday. I was going to keep it but there's just too many cars on the drive. Beautiful looking car it was though! Couldn't really get on with the discomfort of it. Went to see a 93 Aero HOT vert Saturday night but the engine was knackered so I was left with no car so bought an SE turbo last night. F10 is turning up next week so the drives are full again.... I might get another IS next time we get some snow. I had fun!

On the last day of ownership I've done this! Quite impressed to say the least!

^^ Buy her a new car. That seems to work a treat.... Don't know for how long though.....

Are you on about the passenger side mirror dip or auto dimming?

IanS200 installed a BMW mirror in his. Well worth it I'd say!

Does look good when the screen pops up at IGN. Sadly just removed the lot today. Even my 5 year old is disappointed with the tray thing that has gone in it's place. Might go back in though as misses allowed another car so the IS might stay as a daily and a new car for weekends!! It's not all bad eh

No, funny noise is still there and pressure goes up and down more than 0.2. Bring your hammer next time you're round...

Ill tell 'em to reset the trip-o-meter and clock it Ian....

What? Like flying in from Menorca?

I might be able to do an aerial shot of the meet depending from what direction we're flying in.....

Ray, do you think that you will be able to fit me in to have my hair styled...... :winky: Haha and feck off! Boiler seems to behave OK BTW

and what colour would it be Ray? let me guess, Blue? It'll be blue yeah

I'm thinking of the old shape 2003 model Aero HOT or a Viggen but they're getting a little old now. Had a 2.3 900NG years back and I liked it.

I like N/A cars but the MPG and fuel prices seem to dictate nowadays. I have better thing to spend my money on i.e. kids. I have had two V8's and the sound they make is satisfying but 16-18 MPG isn't. It'll be funny telling your grandkids that you were driving V12, V8 and V/L6 cars as they probably only know 400cc Turbo or electric cars by then :( I'm on the lookout for a Swedish ragtop for the summer. Turbo obviously! 1+ bar will be a right laugh B)

Bi-turbo is so '00 Pete They're all going to Tri-turbo now.... Bet that's a right laugh with turbo failures at £700 a pop

Only just noticed this thread Chris. Bad luck, bad luck indeed. You might drop on another Aero single wheel. You never know when luck turns... I'd stick with it and mainly because you mentioned an Audi. They are not as good as they used to be, same for VW, BMW and Mercs. It's a lovely looking car (should have been blue tho) so think twice before getting rid! Thinking of selling mine just because I don't like the ride and interior. Absolutely love the look of the exterior. Timeless design. Looks like another 9.3 vert for me for a bit. Good luck with the wheel drama. they might be able to repair it anyway! B)