ScoobySti

Cant help on the speedo issue mate, but could it just be something as simple as a spring for the gearlever? My subaru had the same symptoms and it turned out to be a large spring underneath the car that connected the gearshift linkage to a bracket on the underside. IIRC this springs only purpose was to return the lever to the central position. Hope this helps.

Once again Thanks for the replies chaps. Got a good quote from Osbourne (Cheers Scott) £560 fully comp. Need to get me finger out and put the scoob up for sale. Once I am a bit nearer to buying I might give u a bell Scott, just to chew the fat a bit about whats available for what costs etc. Cheers Dougie

AAAAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh! Just what I didnt want... a conflicting review :winky: Think I need to test drive both before I make up my mind. Getting impatient like u say Oli. Have u driven the tip Altezza? Was there anything that annoyed you in particular about the fto's box or was it just general driving? Not really bothered about the drop in performance to be honest pretty much accepted it, but wont miss the horrendous fuel bill every month either. Thats the same as I was quoted by Adrian Flux as well! Dougie

Will do Scott thanks.

Cheers lads, tried Adrian Flux and they quoted me 620 fully comp. As for the Tesco thing the Altezza does not come up on their website so thats why I chose the Lexus import then followed it up with the phone call. Agree with you all it sounds a bit iffy and would deffo make sure it was Rs200Zltd on the docs. Any others with negative or positive feedback about the tiptronic box? Cheers Dougie

Thanks Scott, Do you think it is worth waiting for the model reprt for the manual? How long do you expect it to take? Will prob be about jan/feb time before the car i choose will be here anyway, so I'm wondering if it is worth just going for a manual, bit of a risk tho' I suppose. You seem to know ur stuff bud, so I'll pik ur brains on somethin else if thats ok? ;) Got a quote from Tesco online for circa £500, but it only lists IS200 import (chennile), so I phoned them up and explained it was a tezza RS, she talked to her supervisor who said that as far as they were concerned it is the same car and the quote would be ok, does this sound right to you? Cheers Dougie

First post on here so be gentle please! I'm looking at bringing in an Altezza RS200Zltd but due to changes in the import laws it looks like there is only a model report for the tiptronic versions of the car. Just wondering if anyone has any experiences of this system, whether it has any reliabilty issues or if its basically any good for day to day driving. Seems like a great toy when you look at it from the "playstation" point of view, but have never owned an auto before so any info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Dougie