V1J4Y (VJ)

Hi All

My IS-F is up for sale and I have had lot of interest from the continent. Not much from the UK overall. It looks like Japanese sports cars sell very well and for quite a decent value out there. 

A chap from France is willing to come over to buy the car, this is fine but the main thing is how to deal with the payment?

I have proposed Transferwise but he has another solution in Paycar.fr. Looks fairly genuine and is an escrow service, instant transfer of funds. The price is too high to realistically consider carrying that large sum of cash. 

Does anyone have any experience or how best to ensure the payment is secure in this situation please? International bank transfers take a few days, can be reversed and also hit with quite high fees.

I guess the risk could be on either side, that the buyer starts the transaction before coming over...risk in not seeing the car yet or then the buyer is here and I can't confirm transfer of funds. 

Any help or views would be welcome, thanks in advance.  

The ones with a sunroof are ultra rare on an already rare model. 

Feel free to take a look at mine in the for sale section... the air con is ice cold so you might not miss the sunroof!

Vijay

Hi All 

My IS F is up for sale in the For Sale section of the forums, please take a look and message if you would like any more information. 

Vijay

18 hours ago, giorgoXXI said:

They are reliable, but when they go wrong they can't cost a huge amount.

When my sat nav went, the repair bill to the warranty company was around £5K. A blown speaker was around £800. A DVD changer issue was around £2K. Brake caliper leak was around £1K.

There is a user here who had a gearbox problem and the repair bill was well over £10K.

If I didn't have warranty I would have probably had to live with some of these faults, or find used parts etc. Putting aside an equivalent amount of money wouldn't have covered the cost of these faults.

Its crazy when you see such a list of repairs, nothing on my IS F for the last 2 years except for a set of rear tyres, 11k miles in 2 years daily driver. Is it just chance if a component is on its way out? I went for the Lexus over M3, RS4, AMG combo for this reason alone...much debated over the years on this forum I am sure. 

Few from a cloudy day at Pendeen Watch Lighthouse in Cornwall and some sunny day pics too 😉

Finally had a chance to get out with the car and my camera today. Still looking to scout out some cool locations for a more dramatic photoshoot but these will do for now!

VJ

Well done and welcome to the club, exactly the same colour/wheel combo as mine!! Blue is the best of course haha. 

Had mine about 2 months and loving it, I wish I had the luxury of a driveway, mine lives on the road side :(

Enjoy.

+1 from me :)

Evening All

Spotted a site article and linked thread on Pistonheads today - https://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph-features/v8s-are-great/36375. 

Hopefully I am not breaking any forum rules by discussing another forum but I like the idea of keeping up exposure. If you have an account, a friendly post of an F would be fun!

I have spotted a fellow owner has also posted a picture of a black car which I think I have seen here but can't track it down at the moment, looks awesome. 

I went from £50 to £450 changing from my Civic to the IS F, as per Martin's original post - no other changes apart from car ownership. Maybe it is to do with the rarity and high parts value maybe? (I am with Hastings Direct.....)

8 hours ago, Modern Classics magazine said:

Hello – we're looking to put together a photoshoot for which the Lexus ISF would be perfect. We're aiming for the photoshoot to take place in Northamptonshire.
We'd be aiming to shoot this within the next two months and it's likely to be a weekday. We'd refund your fuel and the car will be fully insured. We won't thrash your car – we'll leave that to people on telly. You'll also receive a selection of images for free offline use and a free copy of the magazine. We usually start at 9am and shoot till 5pm. 

Once we've got a few more cars confirmed we'll be able to give you firmer details on dates. 

Interested? Drop us a line at nathan.chadwick@bauermedia.co.uk.

Thanks,

Nathan Chadwick

Assistant Editor

Modern Classics magazine 

Hi Nathan

I am interested in raising the profile of our IS Fs. My involvement is largely based on the date of the shoot and whether it clashes with work trips abroad in July/August. Can wrangle a day off while in the UK. Also, my car is not in A1 condition in terms of paintwork, only had it for 2 weeks! 

Please send me a direct message if you would like to discuss further.

Vijay

As the title says, just...because - and to bring a bit of Ultrasonic Blue back to the thread haha!!!

I am enjoying driving it for sure! V8 for my daily/only driver! I just missed out on JapFest Silverstone but am hoping I can make it to JapFest Donington on 1st July. I am hoping to share the car with all those who appreciate it too at shows/meets etc if I can make it. 

Once I get more settled I can get some nice photos sorted too. 

I just found "sport" mode this afternoon but haven't tried it with manual mode yet.... plan for tomorrow lol!

4 hours ago, Farqui said:

Welcome to the forum Vijay.

That's a mighty looking 1st Lexus, in the correct colour too  

Well done  and enjoy 

I hope you don't mind me asking but what was your previous steed and what drew you to the IS-F?

Thanks for all the thumbs ups!

Interesting to know about the wheels - seems like they are popular and rare....

Its actually my first real performance car. My last car was a '06 1.8 Civic and previously I had a '00 CLK 230 Kompressor. This is a huge step up for me!

Obviously the F gets compared in the group of M3, C63, RS4 and XFR. I really went for it for the  V8, reliability and the 'big car comfort' that you also get from a Lexus - with mega performance! Also, it is practically fully loaded with things that would be options on most other brands. Its also a lot more exclusive as there are quite a few M3s in the car park at work and I didn't just want to be another one of them. (only 200ish IS Fs on HowManyLeft.com)

My last few cars have been silver and black so the blue really stood out to me personally. 

I am not really thinking about mods at the moment but as it has been a significant investment, I will be installing a tracker next week.  

:)

Hello All, 

My first post and my first Lexus. I picked up my Ultrasonic Blue 2010 F this morning. Its a very impressive car.  Just thought I would say hi to all on the forums and join in when I can. 

I was hoping to pick your brains too, newbie question! I have done a bit of research on these and have not come across any with the same wheels. They have Lexus centre caps but I am unsure if they are OEM/Optional or aftermarket?

VJ