mike m

I thought it looked stunning in the flesh. The pics don't give an idea of how wide and low the front end is. 

I'm a fan of the I8 but this makes it look abit ordinary. In my opinion of course. 

Went along to Lexus Edinburgh tonight and was offered a test drive of this bad boy, with a professional driver sitting next to me. 

Must admit it looks great and didn't half turn heads when out on the road.

The V8 is very quiet in comparison to the ISF and you can barely hear it running at idle. Much less induction noise above 4k but the exhaust note is abit beefier sounding.  

The professional guy had driven the LC at Goodwood and was keen to show me all the driving modes and tell me off for not holding the wheel properly lol

Anyways I don't think I'll be trading in the ISF just yet. IS feels alot more raw in comparison even if it doesn't have the technology and stunning looks. Nothing to do with the price of course 😁

Think I'd be tempted by one of these IS300 estates.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201704104265610?model=IS 300&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&radius=1500&postcode=ph106jy&make=LEXUS&page=1

Fairly rare beast with the silky smooth 2JZGE straight six.

I've also been looking at Rav4 s to replace my daily runner but unless the yaris explodes I'm waiting till next year. 

43 minutes ago, Jgtcracer said:

Very good choice, can't believe missed it.  And to think you could get 1 for 15k a few years ago

Aye, i absolutely loved the type r version in white but 50k won't cut it lol.

50k? I think I'd have a manual old NSX. 

I've fixed pongy aircon plastercine smells by setting off an aircon biocide bomb can. Usually have the car running with the aircon in full recirculation and set the can off in the back footwell and let it recirc for however long it says.

Halfrauds used to sell the stuff but im sure there's more options online.

Nice job there. I'd maybe just put a layer of car wax on them. Its a bit mad when you use that stuff as the yellow comes off onto the cloth.

Having owned a Monaro and seriously considered a VXR8 i must admit the problems some of the guys on the HSV & Monaro forum were experiencing put me off. Front wishbones last 5k, indicator unit failure seemed common and its behind the dash somewhere. Clutches are weak with the LS7 a common upgrade. Brakes discs were like a grand each from Vauxhall.

Dont get me wrong though the big old pushrod V8 is a character to drive especially a manual, the whole car starts vibrating as the revs rise. I test drove a red Vxr8 LS3 Auto and is was a good compared to the Monaro. Oh and the boot is absolutely massive on them lol

Ive used the Meguiars plastic x stuff successfully on some of my previous cars but the really bad ones like the mother in laws clio i used farrecla G3 compund then the plastic x. 

Not another blue one. Looks like it had some sort of aftermarket spoiler on the boot lid as you can see the paints lifted.

6 hours ago, mrfunex said:

Ha! It was a long motorway journey, I wasn't far through when the person I was visiting asked me to arrive an hour later than planned. I dialled back the speed on cruise to about 55ish, which gave me a better ETA on the sat-nav and just enjoyed the view! I have *never* got anywhere near those two figures again! 

Snow modes cheating lol

2 hours ago, Big Rat said:

@mike m Hey Mike you don't think he got this kinda MPG during that run do you 😏

🐀

Em no lol. Maybe 3mpg.

I've seen 33mpg with mine but only right after filling her up and driving like a granny. However i did get my personal best lowest average of 17.2 at the weekend on a run up to Braemar 

 

Anyone seen this video before? I think its crazy, Pedals mashed into the carpet for most of it lol

4 minutes ago, Arqum said:

Does it also sort the time on your phone call list? Still can't work out where it picks the date up from though?!

Ahh pass , ive never bothered to connect the phone.

Hi mate,

The way i fixed mine as the Nav arrival time was an hour behind the dash clock,  was to go to Settings, Clock, Daylight Saving set to Off. Go into time zone and click Other and manually adjust the hours. Just done mine and clicked + 1hr. Does it in half hour increments. 

Cheers

Mike

I'm amazed at how far the back wheel has come into the cabin pushing the back seat forward. Must have been going some to do that.

Looks like the blue ones just got rarer though......

2 hours ago, Warrington guy said:

Hi guy . Does anyone know the average mileage you will get from a set of front discs. Had my car serviced at Lexus Chester in august last year . 17000 miles at time . But came back as a advisory that front discs had a lip on  and 3 mm on pads . So I've got new brembo front discs and pads for less then £300 from euro car parts £80 fitted from a good friend that's  a mechanic. How much would Lexus charge me ? 

Lexus wanted £985 to replace my front discs and pads due to corrosion and uneven pad wear. Mine has just turned 17k and still on the originals. Service guy said it wasn't urgent. 

Like you i'll be going to Euro car parts and I'll fit them myself.

3 minutes ago, Mattmech said:

Clay mit is the way to go. Much faster and less effort than a clay bar. I was sceptical at first. Just make sure it stays wet, as others have said, a strong solutions of shampoo does the trick.

I'm a fan of Meguires products.  Saying that I'm going to give the poorboys glaze and wax a go on the black paint.

Less chance of dropping a clay mit and scratching the paint lol. i'll see about trying one out next time. Be good to see how you get on with the poorboys stuff, seen some good reviews.

Cheers

Mike

24 minutes ago, DAW said:

Definitely worth all the hard work, car looks stunning!! Still my favourite colour for the car.

I haven't used a clay bar and really must give it a go. I would be interested in any recommendations re brand etc?

I also use the Autoglym Super Resin Polish and finish iwith Autoglym High definition wax which does seem to last better than anything else I've used to date.  Might be worth giving it a go - it also seems to give a glassier finish as the wax ages.

 

Thanks Daw.

I use a Meguiars clay bar and Meguiars quick detailer for em ahem Lube.

Lifted all the tar fairly quickly even if you cant see anything on the paint the clay still turned black.

I remember someone mentioning that Autoglym super resin polish had filling agents so i use this to hide the swirls then wax over it.

55 minutes ago, Big Rat said:

@mike m

Saw this thought of yours a great vid sorry about the music, one of those turntables fit in your garage matey 🤓

 

lol dont tempt me. Would save reversing in all the time. Nice find btw

Aye, feckin sh#te hawks. 

When i used to own my imported Supra the rear fog light stole one of the reverse lights in the cluster and it had one of those flat round rocker switches fitted into the dash with a light on it. 

Link to the wax i'm using.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/r222-carnauba-wax/prod_357.html

It seems to get good reviews but the finish doesn't last that long. I'll probably try something else once its finished but there's hundreds of different makes out there.

8 minutes ago, Mark G said:

At last.............

Stunning job, looks really good, the blue ones are the fastest as well............................

@Flytvr and @Big Rat and a couple of other friends will be along shortly...........................

Silvers a hell of a lot better at not looking dirty 

Cheers Big Rat. I didn't dare take it out the garage to get pics, sleet, rain, wind lol.