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Can't find where I saw it about a week ago - but I'm sure it was IS200d 0-62 in 10.2secs

F-Sport spec is Auto only and has Cruise Control and if specced with MM it has Traffic.

A front page news item today on http://thepassionatepursuit.com/ Bear in mind this relates to the US. A number of details on the 2009 Lexus IS have been released by Lexus in the latest issue of their magazine. New Grille New front & rear bumpers Integrated turn signals in the door mirrors Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management(VDIM) now standard on the IS 250 New color: Truffle Mica Discontinued color: Desert Sage Metallic New woodgrain trim: Dark grey bird's eye maple Discontinued woodgrain trim: Auburn bird's eye maple New 17" & 18" wheels Wallet Smart Key standard on IS 350, optional on IS 250 As I said, bear in mind that this relates to the US. I know it won't - but I wish it meant that we were getting the IS350....

No need to apologise :) The 2 from the 250 badge looks very similar to the 3 from a 350 badge and also it depends how the light catches it in a picture. I'm one of the ones who, when the car was announced, were disappointed that they decided not to market the 350 in the UK. I had done the sums and this time around I would have stretched to a 350. Oh well. But I have a 250 and am very proud of it and I won't masqerade as if it was a 350 :D Yes, filling up the space was my original idea - but I can see what you mean about too much yellow - just down to personal taste. I think that on the lighter car colours it looks good whereas on the darker colour car that you photoshopped it's too much of a contrast. As you say, when you produce cars to be sold in a many countries there are many different plate sizes to take account of. Thanks for all of your thoughts/ideas.

Okay, okay, to save you the bother of copying the image onto your desktop and enlarging it to see if it really does say 350 here is an magnified view of the same picture. I might be sad with a bigger plate but 350 badge....no.

I couldn't make the hyperlink thing work, I hope that I'm ok putting a supplier name here (don't want a moderator to bash me) Supplier -> www.craigsplates.co.uk/shaped-rear-number-plate.html £42.99 for the pair - front and special size rear. Yes, I think you can add Slogans, Badges and Borders. Sold/bought as 'show plates' as these do not require to show supplier details. Since I sent the template they have a 'stock' of IS250 rears and list it on their specials page. Send a template and it can take 3-4 weeks turnaround.

Thanks for all of your comments/opinions - I'm going to give this one last go. :D Straight comparison, same car, same reg no, almost the same angle..... 1st pic is standard rear plate as delivered from Lexus Dealership and 2nd pic is my new, improved, more integrated, finished look........ What do you think?

Just looked up phat on Wikipedia & that’s OK - it’s a compliment. :) No, didn’t do it myself (i'm not even allowed to decorate) – I found a number plate supplier who will make you up whatever size/shape you want provided you send them a cardboard template. I used to have MY 04 LEX on the previous car as well! As soon as you have the letters MY at the front of the plate the DVLA know what people will do….MY LEX, MY JAG, MY BMW….etc…..do a search they are all priced at £799.00. But at least if you buy from the DVLA it's all inclusive whereas any of the other sites are always more than the DVLA. Boticure – love it! Although you are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

There are a lot of these standard rear plates around… Even some of these deeper rear plates…. But there aren’t many with a rear plate that fills the space… For some time now owners of Rover 75, Aston Martin DB9, Jaguar X Type & S Type have had a shaped custom fit rear plate that fills out the aperture perfectly rather than as the pics above. Thought it was about time.....

The D900 gets some good reviews. I spent some time checking out the phones most likely to integrate - I've spent nearly £3k on the the MM - and wanted to get a phone that integrates well to make the best of the system. Pop into/ring a shop - you never know what deal you can get. Off topic - waiting for a 'special' plate will post when recieved.

D900 looks a great phone and slim too. Has the slider been ok? . Specs say battery should last up to 14 days on stand by and a talk time of 5 hours. Been giving it some heavy use trying everything out and leave Bluetooth on etc over past 24 hours and battery is about 1/3 left. But to be honest even if the battery life isn't that good - it doesn't matter as I can charge in the office and if necessary get a car charger for when I'm out and about. Thats a small price to pay for a phone that looks so good, at 9mm is so slim and at 71g so light and a huge bonus - it integrates so completely with the MM. I've had my Nk6230 for about 2 years. So on an upgrade I paid £69.99 for SE W880i with £50.00 credit on next bill for return of old phone, so actually paid £9.99! Even for a tight Yorkshireman I thought that that was OK.

Just upgraded to an SE W880i, I believe that it's an updated much slimmer version of the W810i. Lexus.com doesn't list the W880i but has the following list of Bluetooth compatibilty for the W810i. The list below is a cut/paste from the table, hope the formatting doesn't jump about once I've posted this. Based on the below I decided to upgrade and it works a treat! Had a problem sending all the contacts to the MM, but a visit to local Lexus dealer and really helpful technician sorted it straight away. SE W810i BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS Handset will pair to vehicle Handset will place a call through the handsfree system Transfer single number phonebook entries to the handsfree system Transfer multiple phonebook entries to the handsfree system at once Handset reconnects automatically when the vehicle is started Switch from handsfree mode to private mode using the phone's keypad or menu Switch from private mode to handsfree mode using the phone's keypad or menu Phone's auto answer function works properly when connected to the handsfree system Handsfree system displays incoming caller identification Handsfree system displays the cellular network signal strength Handsfree system displays the battery level of the phone Ringing heard through the vehicle's audio system when receiving incoming handsfree calls Calls placed from the phone's keypad are placed in handsfree mode Accept an incoming call using the vehicle's off-hook steering wheel switch Accept an incoming call through the Handsfree system using the phone's 'Send' button Reject an incoming call by pressing the vehicle's on-hook steering wheel switch Reject an incoming call by pressing the phone's 'End' button Dial a number 24 digits long using the handsfree system Dial an international number using the '+' prefix Dial in international number using the '011' prefix Terminate a handsfree call using the vehicle's on-hook steering wheel switch Terminate a handsfree call using the phone's 'End' button Cancel an outgoing handsfree call before the other party answers using the vehicles steering wheel on-hook switch Cancel an outgoing handsfree call before the other party answers using the phone's 'End' button Cancel an outgoing call from the handset before the other party answers using the vehicles steering wheel on-hook switch Cancel an outgoing call from the handset before the other party answers using the phone's 'End' button Transmit DTMF tones using the handsfree system's digit entry with the tones heard through the vehicles audio system Transmit DTMF tones using a stored number from the handsfree system's phonebook with the tones heard through the vehicles audio system Transmit DTMF tones using the phones keypad with the tones heard through the vehicles audio system Transfer single number phonebook entries that contain special characters to the system (p, w, etc.) Switch from handsfree mode to private mode using the handsfree system 'Transfer' button Audio system returns to its previous state automatically if the other party hangs up the call prior to pressing the 'On Hook' or 'End' button Switch from private mode to handsfree mode using the handsfree system 'Transfer' function Brilliant little phone - now it's set up it does the job no fiddles - recommend it.

Ah, silly me - or Daft Yorkshire Lad as some have called me. Thanks Gareth all makes sense now.

Thanks for reply. What's System 2 - do you mean Bluetooth V2.0? Suprised re your comments about Nokia - reading this thread from the beginning it seemed Nokia were 2nd to SE. Where do you manage to get your info from re:minor/criictal errors? I have the spreadshhet by TMTI ltd on behalf of Lexus, but it doesn't give all of the detail in terms of functionality with each phone. If SE W810, W850 and w800 all have good compatibility - where can I find out if SE W880i has good compatibilty?

Thanks Gareth and Oh B****r!

Not exactly an mp3 query but DVD question- MM plays shop bought DVD's fine. On my Panasonic recorder I can burn to DVD-RAM, DVR-R and DVD+R but the MM system doesn't want to read any of them. Any ideas? I am missing something very simple?

Excellent photos - So the sun does shine in Crawley! Good shots that show car from different angles and the interior. Interior does look good.

Thanks for replies to my Nokia query - I have been a Nokia devotee for some 12 years now - due to features, menus, style, durability etc... but yes you are right current Nokia's don't offer good integration with the MM system. Someone earlier in this thread suggested taking a look at the Bluetooth connectivity section on Lexus.com. Had a look on Lexus.com and for example they list the SE W810i as able to do the following.. Phone Pairing - Yes Hands Free Calling - Yes Transfer Single Contacts - Yes Transfer Multiple Contacts - Yes Auto Connect - Yes Audio Transfer (to phone) - Yes Audio Transfer (to car) - Yes Auto-Answer Call - Yes Incoming Caller ID Display - Yes Signal Strength Display - Yes Although they make no mention of Battery Strength display. When you compare the same for the Nokia's they have listed there aren't nearly as many 'Yes' answers. I'm coming round to the idea of a Sony Ericsson phone in order that I get the best from the MM. After all I've spent nearly £3k on the MM, I might as well get a phone that integrates best with it. Wow! I have just come across the SE W880i at only 9.4mm thick as opposed to the more normal 20mm. It looks fairly new (and expensive) - does anyone have any experience of this?

Bring it to Yorkshire and take your photos - we have sun up here. Congatulations - pics pls!

Trying to connect Nokia 6230 to MM bluetooth (okay, okay, stop laughing I know its ancient). Connects every time and works to an extent but I'm going to upgrade to somethging sexier/better. I'd prefer to stay with Nokia if I can - Can anyone recommend a Nokia that 1) Allows the transfer of all of your contacts in one go 2) Shows both battery and signal on the MM screen

Have a great day on Monday Rush. I see that you will have the cooled seats as well - you'll need those in your dreamy tropical Brighton - as opposed to us up here in the cold gritty north that's why the Sport model suits me heated but not cooled.

Gareth, Have a great day today - it's sunny here today - hope it is for you. Pls post pics and don't forget to get the step laddrers out to get the double decker bus overview!

All the best with your 220d tomorrow - you won't be disappointed. I know I'm probably boring but both 200's have been and now my 250 is Silver outside and Black interior. I really wanted to have a paler colour interior but thought that both the Lipari and Ischia interiors are so pale that they would start to look grubby fairly quickly. I have loved the shape of both 200's that I have had over the past 6 years. But when you change from a 200 to a 250, even just to sit and move them on and off my drive, it struck me that the new car feels so much more a Lexus, a grown up car, whereas the 200 feels more like a go kart and it belies it's original Toyota heritage. If you look at the 'shoulders' that the new car has from the front to the back it has a brilliant road presence. One thing that I have noticed is that because we both like to drive with a straight up back, that the seat back will not go quite vertical enough - OK for all of you guys who like to 'lie down' to drive - but leaves me not quite supported. I'll have a look at the weekend when I have more time to set things up properly.

Thanks for all your comments. Unfortunately can’t get them both up in the countryside to take some scenic pics, as the leasing company collection man took the ’04 200 away at tea time. I only had a few hours with them both together. Yes I'm really chuffed with the new IS. Sat in it on the drive tonight working my way through all of the menus in the MM. Checked out lots of LEX plate combinations on the DVLA web site and I still prefer the ‘MY’ style. I'm not one for plastering my name on the car, however I think that the cars/brand are great and am happy to do the plate thing that relates to the car. I’ll have to join Gold to see if I can sell the old one. 07 plates only allowed on the road from March 1st – Yes dealer delivered at lunch time today on trade plates and after I had finished the picture session I put it on the drive. You’re not supposed to drive them until March 1st.

New car day today – From a 200 to a 250 - Pics of both below Don’t need to say anymore – today – and only today – “I am the sexiest man on the planet!”