mike m

I might not make the nc500 trip but would be great to meet some of you lads if you're pit stopping anywhere near Perth and heading up the A9. Would be an interesting convoy.

A healthy supply of Monte Cristo's will sort the midges out :-) 

Or a flame thrower.

2 hours ago, Big Rat said:

@robbyg Pleased for you on that matey, along with the many other positive attributes that an isF has, we are pleased to announce self healing to the list 😂

🐀

Self healing paint was on the list first 😉

They suit the car plus much easier to clean all that brembo dust off every five miles.

1 hour ago, Paulo Correia said:

I currently own a 2008 Lexus IS-F and I love it to bits, best car I have ever owned, and only gives me confidence in the brand that I will stick with throughout the years, and hopefully pick up a GS-F or RC-F in the next couple of years.

But for now, I am really debating on swapping mine for a 10/11 model, and paying the extra bit.

I am wanting one in that Blue being one of the main reasons, but also I have heard they added LED headlights, a Slip Diff, hard drive based sat nav and Bluetooth music streaming? Is there anything else? I also want those new wheels that are more meshed.

Has anyone else done this?

The later models have LED daylight running lights that you can turn off if you want. The headlamps are HID.

They do have a hard drive for recording your CDs to and Bluetooth. 

The dash clocks are different as well with one big rev counter and a small analogue Speedo. Digital Speedo is inside the rev dial.

Pretty sure those wheels were an option but I've seen a few for sale with them.

Oh and the blue is a great colour and gets noticed but it also shows up everything lol.

8 minutes ago, J Henderson said:

Was a member of one of the facebook groups on his way to Loch Lomond. He noticed you waving. 

Ahh cool. Cheers for that. :-)

I know mate. I'm interested to see how the LC holds its value. 

Would love the gsf maybe in the future but more than happy with the isf just now.

I think I'd be terrified to park it the LC anywhere.

That looks stunning. 

4 minutes ago, Mark G said:

I had a white GSF out a couple of weeks ago along with an RCF and an LC500, all great cars.

Nice, i've only had a seat inside the GSF in the showroom. LC500 i thought was something else to drive though just completely different. Strangely though i love the look of them in yellow.

2 hours ago, Mark G said:

I have only seen one in 18 months of ownership, I came across it on the M6 earlier this year, he was running with an Imprezza STi in the nearside lane at around 60 mph!!!!

We stopped at Stafford services for a quick chat, real nice car in white, I asked why they were travelling so slowly, they said it was to stop the Imprezza coming on boost as it drank fuel...............!!

I think white is the holy grail of ISF's but i dont think i'd swap my blue one. I love that colour even in the rain where i think it glows brighter.

Now a white GSF hmmmmm

1 hour ago, Flytvr said:

See them all the time around Kemble. Common as muck, especially the blue ones 😜

And all have superb taste in colour 

Finally passed another Isf. Nice looking grey one passed me in the opposite direction yesterday when I was heading towards Tyndrum. He managed a quick flash of the lights but I was too shocked and only managed a wave lol.  I did notice the private plate with V8 in it which was cool.

I've only seen a silver one that turned up at lexus Edinburgh for the LC preview but never passed one in over a years ownership.

29 minutes ago, mrfunex said:

I found the standard pads to be fine on track. That being said, I'd like to give Ferodo DS2500s a go next time, just for a little more initial bite; I don't know if they're available in the right size though. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferodo-DS2500-Front-Brake-Pads-for-Lexus-ISF-MK2-2007-Brembo-Models-FRP3100H-/322545529170

Found them but the price is abit high for me.

20 minutes ago, Jgtcracer said:

I used yellowstuff pads all round on GT4 and we really good!

 

Marcus

I used to have them on an FN2 type r civic an they transformed the braking feel especially the initial bite. But they are more than double the price of pagid or Brembos pads.

Just for a laugh lol

I can honestly say the ISF's brake discs are the biggest I've ever seen in my car history. I burst out laughing at them. 35% off at ECP can't complain but I couldn't decide on pads. I'm thinking ebc yellow stuff from previous good experience on other cars.

i was quarter the way alongside a carrera 4 yesterday but a car appeared at the end of the straight so i pulled back and kept my distance. (didnt want the front getting chipped) They are pretty quick, fairly even until higher speeds then the IS gained fast enough for me to attempt a cheeky overtake but sadly denied lol

18 minutes ago, DAW said:

 

I understand your point regarding looking at like for like options but I suspect Lexus will always lag slightly behind the German cars in that respect if they continue putting testing & reliability 1st with the extra expense that incurs, while the German manufacturers are happy to put relatively untested parts into cars at the customers expense.   

I completely agree. One example of this is the electric handbrake which only the new lexus models are starting to lose the foot operated handbrake. Renault's have had electric hand brakes for years and go wrong. I'm sure I read most lexus models take five years of development before being released.

Another example that comes to mind is the standard auto box instead of using a duel clutch setup, how many DSG boxes have gone wrong in VAG motors? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands?  Then you still have to replace the clutch plates, crazy.

And to think silver normally hides the dirt well 😊

I gave in and washed it this afternoon. That blue is nearly as bad as black to keep clean.

Lol yeah now that's pure filth.

Thought I'd add a manky ISF pic instead of all the super shiny ones 😁

Lexus Edinburgh will be getting a yellow Lc500 in July sometime.

The 10 speed box was quick in manual mode but not sure about figures. I thought it was quicker downshifting and liked how it had a real reluctance to drop into 1st by itself in manual mode when crawling unlike the isf where 1st gear is always a lumpy downshift. 

They sound even worse on cold startup. I'm not a big fan of some of these turbo charged supposedly greener engines. Can't deny the fact they are quick but the sound puts me off. The M2 sounds better mind you.

8 minutes ago, Jgtcracer said:

The new M3/M4 is seriously quick!

Sounds like a diesel with a big exhaust though. 

5 hours ago, G10RRE said:

Wow! 

 

What was was the performance and handling like compared to the ISF I am contemplating an LC500 one day. 

Were you impressed I left wanting more ?

Unfortunately it was ****** with rain, heavy traffic and on roads I'm not familiar with but I did manage to open it up through 2nd into 3rd a couple of times. I think it put it's power down better than my ISF but i didn't notice it feeling any quicker. I couldn't get over how distant feeling that V8 felt, not even a bit of vibration off it and very quiet.  The seating position was much lower but very comfortable and the suspension made the whole car feel silky smooth. 

I found the dash displays overwhelming , way too much to take in plus the guy was flicking through the driving modes so I wasn't getting a chance to take it all in properly.

I'd love to own one but I'd be terrified to park it anywhere, I'm bad enough with my ISF which hides in the garage most of the time. Probably why I've been thinking about replacing it with an imported FJ cruiser.

I know where your coming from with the I8. I had a chance to get a good look at a white one the other day in the works car park and I didn't like the back end on it. Like everything it's personal preferences. 

They had a sonic red LC500h with alot of beige leather. Wasn't sure about the interior but the colour looked great.