JayOne

they are certainly not standard ones... things like that are not worth them listing as they are not Lexus sensors

I would also have them sprayed the same colour as the bumber.

Looks a nice car!

I have the same sensors on my Altezza. Maybe this is an import?

is there english/translated version of the owner manual available? cos is in japanese! or is a hand book the same? i read a earlier message with handbook available for this car. i gather uk spec is200/300 would be different cos the engine certainly is.

i used a owner manual few occasion & found it useful on my current car so i guess a owner manual would be v. useful for the altezza when is mine in few month time (not long 2 go now!)

is a toyota altezza RS200 btw (4 cyl 2.0)

thanx

Hi Mark

Have a look at www.importhandbooks.co.uk. They were very helpful.

Jay

Hi,

Sorry but I am still baffled.

Does anyone know where I can buy an owners manual so that I can figure out all of the buttons, switches, etc. etc.

Cheers

Steve Birchall

Hey Steve

Try www.importhandbooks.co.uk Tel: 01423 885723

Jay

Hi Ken

Welcome to the club! I get my Altezza serviced at the local independent garage. However Lexus Leicester have offered to service mine in the past.

The odometer was already converted but I am sure a lot of the importers provide this service.

Enjoy the car!

Jay

ps Made any good movies lately?

You'll be pleased to know we have chucked Ian Brady into the Black Hole of Calcutta to free up resources to allow you enter the country"

More than a fair trade if you ask me

Couldn't happen to a more deserving human being.

I understand the hole was filled in soon after!

Originally posted by tdiplc

Here's another sickenning experience I had a month ago.

I was chatting with a guy I know very well. He was born in England with Indian parents. Apparently that latest scam by his community is to go back to India and pretend to be a refugee and apply for asylum here, because they know they will get a free house with the right to buy it.

What the H*ll is going on?

As an Indian who came to this country as a refugee from Uganda 30 years ago, I must say I have never heard of this scam.

Me and my family have worked hard over the years and grateful to the British for providing us refuge.

Apart from a few months in the 70's I have not relied on the State to provide for me. In fact we have always paid our dues without complaint. Last year alone 2 members of my family paid over 100k in taxes.

Sometimes it is very easy to dwell on the negative impact of immigration.

Lexus Owners Club please.

Could have been me. I was giving a lift home to my sister near Croydon. (I thought it was later than 6) I have a TRD badge on the rear and Altezza emblem on front grill.:?:

Hey Jinja

Welcome to the club! Curious about your name though. I was brought up in a town called Jinja on the shores of Lake Victoria in East Africa. Any connection?

:?:

Good luck, Zee. Thanks for everything at JAE!

Originally posted by OOJONI

HI THERE GUYS, DOES ANYONE KNOW WERE I CAN GET THE HAND BOOK FOR MY ATEZZA RS200 Z EDITION?:tumble:

I got one from www.importhandbooks.co.uk for £24.50

Give them a call as its not listed on the website.

Welcome to the club!

I have an Altezza too with sat nav and tv. Tried UK cd and did not work. Picks up TV in certain areas.

Let me know if you have any luck.

> TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM:

> · You have two cows.

> · You sell one and buy a bull.

> · Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.

> · You sell them and retire on the income.

>

> AMERICAN CAPITALISM (or Enron-capitalism):

> · You have two cows.

> · You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using

> letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then

execute

> a

> debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all

four

> cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the

six

> cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company

> secretly

> owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven

cows

> back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns

eight

> cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president

of

> the

> United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided

with

> the release. The public buys your bull.

>

> AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows.

> · You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four

> cows.

> · You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

>

> A FRENCH CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows.

> · You go on strike because you want three cows.

>

> A JAPANESE CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows.

> · You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an

ordinary

> cow

> and produce 20 times the milk.

> · You then create clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and

> market

> them worldwide.

>

> A GERMAN CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows.

> · You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a

month,

> and milk themselves.

>

> A BRITISH CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows.

> · Both are mad.

>

> AN ITALIAN CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.

> · You break for lunch.

>

> A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows.

> · You count them and learn you have five cows.

> · You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.

> · You count them again and learn you have 12 cows.

> · You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

>

> A SWISS CORPORATION:

> · You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you.

> · You charge others for storing them.

>

> A CHINESE CORPORATION:

> · You have two cows.

> · You have 300 people milking them.

> · You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest

the newsman who reported the numbers.

A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION:

· You have two cows.

· That one on the left is kinda cute...

Hi Claire

Couple of things to watch out for: Cannot get the navigation to work in the UK (yet)!

Also get a BIMTA certificate, this covers you in case the car turns out to be stolen or a write off. My insurance premium went up by 20% as well.

Hope this helps.

Hi, I got hold of a book from www.importhandbooks.co.uk. May not show on website but give them a call.

Thats better!

This surely has to be reported to the ASA?

Nope. The Audi page comes up with message "This site has experienced a technical problem" with option to go back to home page.

Could be my pc?

I have just tried the link posted and an error message comes up. Do you think the Audi guys are checking these forums!!

With the key in ignition pull down the flap and CD will eject

Originally posted by Rossi1

I've currently got an IS200SE as a company car and think it's great! I want to buy my own car next time and the Altezza looks a great option (especially with BEAMS engine), How do I find out where to source such a car from?:?:

Hi

Have a look at www.neweraimports.com.

I bought my Altezza a month ago and its a great car! There are plenty of importers on the web who will help you out. Good luck

> If you had bought £1000.00 worth of Nortel stock one

> year ago, it would now be worth £49.00.

>

> With Enron, you would have £16.50 of the original £1,000.00.

>

> With Worldcom, you would have less than £5.00 left.

>

> With Energis, naff all.

>

> However,

>

> If you had bought £1,000.00 worth of Stella (the

> beer, not the stock) one year ago, drank all the beer,

> then turned in the bottles for a 5p deposit, you would

> have £107.00.

>

> Based on the above, current investment advice is to

> drink heavily and recycle

Originally posted by lewispv

. . . and while we are waiting for all the stories and some more pics, how about a vote of thanks for all those who put their own time into the organisation. Step forward Zee and all !!

I second that. You guys did a great job.

Thanks!

Originally posted by Zee007

Got Gran Turismo Concept in the post yesterday for the PS2 and have been playing it religously every spare moment i have.

Now, I'm not sure how many other gamers there are out there, but I love my car games and have most of them for the PS2. I hit 90 odd percent on GT3 and was waitig for Concept to be released.

It has proved to be very similar to GT3 however, I have found the cars and play a lot smoother and realistic. Although gameplay is limited, for half the price of a full game I think its worth it.

Any one else care to comment? :tumble:

Got my copy yesterday as well. Have you tried the SC430 yet? Like the idea of the pace car as well as the zoom button on replay.

Jay

Originally posted by mkalim

Thanks for the number. Spoke to a member of the support team, reckons a UK spec CD won't work in it 'cos of the circuit boards being Japanese.... ??? Apparently will be a costly conversion process of re-wriing the whole system and will cost more than the value of the car.... (I didn't tell him how much my car was worth!!!)

And I couldn't borrow a CD either.... anyone up for lending me theirs, don't mind driving somewhere just to find out if it will work.... (in the UK please)

Cheers,

Mike

Hi Mike

I have had same problem with my imported Altezza. Let me know how you get on!

JayOne

Hi

I work as European sales manager for a California based fibre optic company. Took delivery of my first Lexus last week after a couple of years of driving a Merc (Diesel)!!