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Ended up being the discs warped. Had to change all 4 of them!!! NOT good...

I see 3 of em every morning. All downstairs of my office building... chauffeurs waiting for the bosses to be whisked off somewhere! Very nice indeed, although i think the front end looks too similar to a Toyota Camry! I guess you guys over in UK wont have the problem as Camry is not popular there at all...!!

Hmm... well i am booking it into Lexus HK this week, so we will see what they say! Really dont wanna cough up $$$ for another set of discs!

I am having the same problems... shuddering under braking! I only changed my discs during the last service bout 8 months ago. Took it into Lexus here in Hong Kong and m total service bill was HUGE. Could there be any other reasons for the shuddering???

Looks nice, but the grill looks a bit too Mercedes Benz...!?

Gotta admit he does a bloody good job... and what is the cost of the detailing compared to the price of the car?? He uses some pretty fancy waxes which cost a bomb as well... from what i remember on the top gear episode that i saw..

The side shot of the car looks pants!!!

If it said Will, then its a Toyota import. Its a small civic size car available only in Japan and america and uses the same 190bhp engine found in Celica's... http://specs.amayama.com/toyota/will_vs/2002_7/photo/9256/ There are some pics on that website.... its a WiLL VS. There are quite a few imports of them here in Hong Kong

They are both naturally aspirated...

Aido, you beat me to it! I was gonna say the same thing...

I am based in Hong Kong and currently run an ES300 which is doing what it says on the tin. However, i am looking for something more fun to have a play with and have seen a couple of 300ZX's, Mitsubishi GTO's which are going for peanuts now! Which do you think is better? I hear there are some probs with the auto GTO's and that they are quite heavy!

Yeh, i was wonderin what happened to it... the thread just kinda died!

I have just got a throttle repsonse mod for my ES300. It it some electronic thing that plugs under the throttle pedal and improves reponse dramatically. Think it only works for automatic cars, although I dont really know to be honest! haha.. I bought it in hong kong for 250 EUROS. Its called a 'Sprint Chip' Instant improvements...!! Its great!

Another way to quickly improve performance. Add a "Sprint" Chip. Went down to get my car serviced the other day, and my mechanic asked if i wanted to try it out. Basically some computer wizardry which you plug under the throttle pedal, and there is instant improvement. My car accelerates much faster with it and also revs higher!!! Its great fun!

I found a pretty nice SC430 with low miles and full service history. Car is black, with the beige/cream interior. It is a HK car, so its a Lexus rather than a Toyota Soarer, however, the asking price is a little high on $380,000 with some room for negotiation.

Happy new year to you too Peter!!! I still havent really decided what to do! Yeh, I've seen the web page, but I dont know if I want his car... its a nice looking car, but i'm not sure... Depends how low my friend can go in terms of price! haha

Yeh, he bought a BMW 330 convertbile.... I still prefer the SC430. Different league....

Ive seen quite a few driving around in Hong Kong now... they must of received their first shipment.. It looks good... nicer than the 430!

You are right... a few mods can make the aristo look very good... However...there are just as many Aristo's, GTR's, Imprezas, Evo's and Altezzas in HK.. so in terms of being a bit different... it will be quite hard. If my mate is going to sell his Aristo off for a couple thousand quid cheaper, then id defintely consider buying his. Has a nice subtle bodykit on...nice big 20' chromes....awesome sound system... think he spent over 10,000 pounds on the ICE alone... Hi Mark, this aristo you are talking about is it the black one at North Point? cause me and my relative (also aristo driver) went to see it ....very very nice. Since it belongs to your mate I think you should take some photos and show it to the club members. Yeh its that one... its usually in the Encrust Customs garage in North Point... I've been waiting for pictures off him for quite some time... but he still hasnt sent them

Yeh its a very deep maroony/purple... not black black....dont think they have proper black, even though the registration says black. Perhaps im a little colour blind!! Not much difference between Soarers and SC430's to be honest... if u can find a soarer for a good price, its worth considering... just make sure it passes a vehicle inspection etc...

No probs. Some people dont mind it... some really despise it! hehe... but one good thing is that they stay looking cleaner than the black ones!!

When i say deep purple, its more of a deep maroon kinda colour... Although on the vehicle registration it says black... to me its not proper black... Yeh, the one I saw was from Vins motors or something? but they dont have the best reputation amongst dealers... How about White? ive got a contact who told me he has a white one but waitin to get more details off him... To be honest... 2 1/2 months isnt too bad... they are not the easiest of cars to shift in HK...with more local people opting for mercedes benz's or bmw's over a SC430... Let me get back to u on it..

Think its a 2001. Let me ring around my dealership friends and see if they've got anything else. Have u got a preference to colour??

Ive seen a dark purple/black SC430 with cream interior going for 350K.. u looking to finance it?? or pay in cash? If u finance it, they usually give a lower price as the dealers make commission off the finance company?

You are right... a few mods can make the aristo look very good... However...there are just as many Aristo's, GTR's, Imprezas, Evo's and Altezzas in HK.. so in terms of being a bit different... it will be quite hard. If my mate is going to sell his Aristo off for a couple thousand quid cheaper, then id defintely consider buying his. Has a nice subtle bodykit on...nice big 20' chromes....awesome sound system... think he spent over 10,000 pounds on the ICE alone...