rich1068

Here we go.

I've got some other splendid professional shots from the day itself that were previously embargoed and I'll post those up shortly.

Out today and a few shots of the article.

In the end they obviously went with the E30. But would/could you daily a £5k E30/E36/E46 for 5 years and barely spend a penny on it?

Answers on a postcard please 

Out 15th June. Here's a taster...

I'm told the feature will be in the August issue of Classic Cars magazine.

17 hours ago, b4u2 said:

 

In the new book 

11 hours ago, steve2006 said:

I was referring to Bill Murray who played the main character in Ground Hog Day, Phil the weather man. 😀

Ah! Got you. Sorry, bit slow on the uptake there Steve.

Well I've no idea who Bill is but I've got the car back off long term loan to my father. He's been driving around in it for the last three years but unfortunately he's having to give up driving and I've always said it was a keeper so I'm err... keeping it 

It's now on 71219 miles and feels as tight as the day I picked it up. Just treated it to new tyres all round and a four wheel alignment. It's lovely.

In other news, it's also due to feature in an upcoming edition of Classic Cars magazine. More on that as I get it.

I appear to be back in a Lexus.

(Same car, different registration) 

11 hours ago, steve2006 said:

Is that the one I did some work on for you, if it is it was a mint example.

It is. 

On 1/13/2022 at 10:12 PM, Infexiouslexus said:

Hey all,

Currently i drive a 2009 honda accord idtec 2.2l.

Im looking to get a lexus is200 instead as my work place is only 4 miles away, and apart from shopping i dont drive much, but i like to be able to have fun when i can fit it in, and my accord just doesnt have that excitement.

 

Ive read and researched a ton about the is200, ive heard problems with rust, the obvious mpg, etc. Even after that i still would really like one, any advice folks?

 

Thanks!

I know where there's a good one not a million miles from you. Metallic green with the beige interior, 1999, auto, 90k miles and the sills have been done.

Give me a shout if you want more info. The current owner is thinning his fleet but isn't on here. I think he wants £2k.

Just chatting to Geoff about something else and it went for £8.5k 

On 1/4/2022 at 2:10 PM, Razor61 said:

Bought a 1998 LS400 Mk4 last week...

Good to hear you finally got one! 

The mileage is exactly as stated in the ad. Not entirely sure why you think otherwise.

You can ease off the conspiracies Malc. It's my old car.

I think Geoff (G&M Motor Company) is being a little ambitious with the price but if he gets it then fair play to him.

For sale: 4x Davanti Wintoura 225/60 R16

Item Condition: Used

Price and price conditions: £120 cash on collection

Extra Info: Decent budget to mid-range winter tyres originally fitted to my LS 400. Hardly used. Were on the car roughly 4 months and a couple of thousand miles at most. No longer required now as I've sold the car.

Pictures: If you need pictures let me know. They're currently tucked away in storage

Contact Details: Message via LOC

Location: Sheffield

Delivery & Conditions of Delivery: n/a

2 hours ago, PCM said:

Does anyone here smoke the occasional cigar?

I don't ( don't smoke ) but quite fancy trying one...  ( mid-life crisis? )

The previous owner of my LS certainly did.

In a previous life I smoked pretty much anything. If you fancy taking it up Piers then fill yer boots as they say. You will go green and then puke all over said boots but perseverance is the key. You're lucky that you've never smoked cigarettes because if you had your first reaction would be to inhale which you definitely don't want to do with a cigar. See previously mentioned puking plus coughing a lung up.

I fitted a set to my 400h. Purely for looks. But found them noisy and removed them after only a week or two.

I think I'll stick with the manuals!

Fresh ticket (with no advisories) for another 12 months so went for an unnecessary drive early this morning. Haven't done that for ages! Told myself I was popping to the shops, left at 8am and went via Hathersage, Bamford, Ladybower, Snake Pass, Glossop, Woodhead Pass, M1 South and then back into Sheffield. Pulled up at Waitrose just as they were opening at 10am. You've got to put the effort in for quality soffritti 

Photo taken as I was just heading back over the Woodhead.

The one listed by Haynes seems to be something from their "Autofix" range. Not entirely sure what that is but it's certainly not the regular repair manual they're known for. 

Regarding the online repair manuals, I've bought a couple of the last few years (Saab and Volvo) and find them much better than the old printed versions. The pictures are in colour for a start!

19 hours ago, Lexiguy said:

Hi Rich, why buy genuine Lexus parts?

11 hours ago, Neil E said:

The genuine Lexus aerial mast is designed to work with the car and the ML system. A manual replacement from your favourite car shop will work okay but won't auto adjust for FM and AM radio.  

By all means use a non-electric aerial, at full extension it'll work just fine. But if you want to make use of the motor the genuine Lexus replacement mast and belt are a better quality alternative to those on eBay etc. The Lexus motor, mast and belt work quite hard for what they are. Constantly up and down depending on which frequency is selected on the radio.

Ah, out of ideas then I'm afraid.

Got to be the most satisfying Lexus fix there is. A bit of messiness dismantling the motor and removing the broken nylon toothed belt but reinstalling the new mast and belt is great. If the OP does decide to fix rather than replace then buy genuine Lexus.

19 hours ago, Herbie said:

I don't see why not. There's nothing 'Lexus-specific' about a radio aerial. As long as it physically fits in the hole and has a coax lead, Robert is your mother's brother.

Replaced the broken electric aerial in the MR2 with a manual one from Halfords. About a tenner iirc.

I'd say there's no real best way. Most important has to be knowing the engine layout, specifically where the air intake is. On my Subaru I'd also be mindful of the plugs (flat four). Other than that, slow and steady would be my approach but there aren't many cars I'd tackle those depths in.