Dave_S

Thanks LP. Yes, home of the Manx Cat and the Loughtan Sheep... and the TT Races of course.

Hiya New club member - I have a 2003 IS200 which I've owned for a couple of years. Previous owner was an old boy, so it'd only covered 38,000 miles when I got it, running just over 50,000 now. I'm a fan of Toyotas generally, and previously owned MkI, II and III MR2s, 80 Series Landcruiser (now my wife's) and also run a 2015 Hilux. Overall I like the Lexus, smooth, reliable and seems pretty well built (wouldn't expect anything less!). Not the fastest thing on the road, but not embarrassing either. I've done a few maintenance jobs, inc brake calipers which seized, oh and ripped out the factory CD player which was FUBAR and replaced with a new one, bypassing the factory amp using a kit off e-bay (that was a fun job). I plan to keep it for a while as a DD so just looking into more preventative maintenance and minor upgrades, i.e. maybe change the wheels as the lacquer is coming off mine pretty horribly, and possibly change the suspension to coil overs as the my kids complain about the ride in the back being a bit sea-sicky on longer runs.. I'll be picking your brains hopefully on these ideas in coming months. All the best Dave S

Hi all - sorry another question on this thread... I have a 2003 with just over 50,000 from new (it was owned by an old boy most of its life, from what I can see). Service history is mostly there, but its not entirely clear when the cam belt was last changed. I plan to get it done anyway, including the tensioner, but wondered if there is any point doing the water pump at the same time. Explicitly, my logic is that the existing Toyota/Lexus pump has only done 50,000 miles and is not showing any issues, so is arguably better than replacing with a pattern copy? Any and all thoughts very welcome! Thanks guys.