GibletPH

Common sense has prevailed, going to give the ex plod car a wide berth. Are there any concrete figures on the number of ISFs sold? Any breakdown on number per colour? I rather like the blue and the dark grey cars. I recall seeing your old car advertised on Pistonheads a month or so ago and it looked great.

Thanks for the welcome and the advice. I've been reading through the old threads in the ISF section over the past few days. Part of me is still tempted to stick a bid in for the ex humberside one on eBay despite the potential niggles. Clearly I'm not right in't head :outforcount:

No mention of MOT in the advert, a quick check shows that it is due soon! Ad shows two different mileages. 68k at the top and 65k in the description. It had done 67,753 the last time it was tested (18/11/14). Hmmmm

Greetings folks. As the title says I'm a newbie and here to research the ISF. I'm looking to replace my current leftfield Japanese saloon (1999 Mitsubishi Galant VR4) in a few months and the ISF is on the shortlist of possible replacements. I've been longing for another V8 ever since the day I sold my 1998 Jaguar XJR. Granted that was only a 4.0 but the supercharger gave it a bit more poke. I looked at an Evo X initially as a logical upgrade from the VR4 but the boot is too small for my requirements and I would only regret not buying a V8 engined car! The ISF seems like a lot of car for the money, earlier examples seem to be advertised from £15-19k depending on mileage and condition. Are the running and servicing costs quite steep? With the VR4 I'm used to 6 month oil changes (using premium grade stuff). It does 16-18mpg on V Power but I had it converted to LPG last year so the price per mile has dropped to half that of petrol. Would probably look into having the ISF converted later down the line if I do buy one. Other cars on the shortlist are the E90 M3 saloon and the C63 AMG. Both are more common than the ISF and a fair few grand more so I would be stretching my budget to the max if I went for either. The C63 has a cracking exhaust note but it seems to be driven mainly by idiots. The ISF is way more discreet/stealth than the other two as well which is a bonus. The only downside for me is the lack of a middle seat in the back but I could live with that. Are there any known issues or weakpoints on the ISF? I'm hoping they live up to the usual Lexus reliability stereotype. I've read that the facelift models have a mechanical rear diff amongst other upgrades. Have any owners driven both the pre facelift and the facelift and if so is the difference noticeable in every day driving?