Ste.Daley

Hi Guys, New owner here! Ill have million sof questions regarding any things i come across. 

Toms Edition - V300 Aristo with the sunroof. 

Did 150mile trip back home yesterday and it was a breeze. everything works and its built like a tank. 

13 hours ago, mr_s81 said:

I know the one you're talking about @Ste.Daley  I sent him a few messages. It sounded fine on paper but from what I could gather it didn't have a full service history, never mind a Lexus one. The car sounded fine from his description though, but I'm unsure how the lack of a FSH could affect resale once the time came to sell again.

 

Thats true, Ive sent a few messages but never replied on the service history. Still interested though as im over in NI quite abit

There is on for sale in Newry, that i'm in talks with. 

104k miles in black. 

Id be bringing back over the water though! 

19 hours ago, Womble72 said:

I don’t think there is a software update for the early ones, there is a map update BUT that won’t give full postal codes on the system, the early ones won’t even allow a contacts install from an iPhone 🙄.......can only input manually, I normally use my phone or garmin as navigation unless I’ve the full postcode.......obviously the in-house system doesn’t provide live updates either 😔

That doesn't bode well. Is there a system replacement? A few of the 130i that i looked at a while ago had a android system that could replace the idrive. Was hoping for something the same for lexus! 

If not ill just buy a small android tablet and make my own version and mount it on the dash somewhere. 

18 hours ago, MNMJ said:

Watch out; there are a few MY2009 cars on 10 plates. Its not a problem if you know what to look for, but even some dealers get confused.

My view is that you'd have to be seriously tuned into the car to notice the difference in LSDs

I agree, which means i don't need it as much so 08/09 are more my range. 

Ill keep an eye out. 

Thanks Guys, 

a big help tbh as i can't really see why the price varies so much pre and post 2010. 

Ill be using the car as a daily driver, so history will be key, and mileage is never an issue if its been looked after. Most likely a 08/09 with around 70-100k miles will sort me out really, don't want to ruin a low miler! Invoices always are worth their weight i gold! 

the LSD change wont make a huge difference to me, but the suspension could probably do with updating if its very hard. What upgrade options do people normally go for? 

In terms of upgrading the Infotainment system, is there a common route to go? Id love some sort of tablet/android auto integration but if not i can just integrate a tablet separately. 

So I'm looking at purchasing an isf as for me it seems the best of the type of v8 saloon especially at the price. 

However there's a large difference between the prices of the 08/09 cars vs the 2010+ cars. 

I've found various differences but I can't seem to find a comprehensive list of the changes between the two to accommodate the vast difference in price. 

Can anyone help? 

Thanks