Andy_F
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Many happy returns!
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So it does. The price of that one doesn't really seem that much different to the others in that search though.
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Got All My Stuff Done At The Weekend :-)
Andy_F replied to GAZ-MAN's topic in Modifications & Tuning
As said, that really does look nice. The wheels really suit the car. Didn't think I would like that style of dual exit, but I actually really like it! -
Of course, I always check things like that in public places as a matter of course, just because there are some strange people out there. Or maybe I'm just paranoid.
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I've seen quite a few dealers advertising 200's as 300's, a lot of them don't seem to actually know. I went to one dealer who was adament that his IS200 was a V6 - no matter how many times I told him he still wouldn't believe me that it was an I6. I was out of the door like a flash!
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About 150 a week, cost about 15 quid.
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If there is a needle there, why did the person not see the label before they sat down? Its just chain mail, I got this the other day.
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Quite a few people seem to be getting crummy service recently, its a real shame. Hope you get it all sorted out.
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No worries mate, i'm glad it went to another LOC member. Pics would be cool. :)
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As said, blatent top gear rip off, even more so than before. They even got a studio now, and the sort of car related challenges (getting that harrier pilot to drive the GT). I didn't think VBH looked that bad. Thats my whole reason for watching 5th gear!
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Noooooooo!!!! I had my heart set on that plate! :(
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What Would Happen If Mr Morse Got The Horn....
Andy_F replied to Jiberjaber's topic in Lexus General Discussions
Bloody hell thats loud. -
Basically, its so you can drop a gear and get a smooth gearchange. Say you are going up a hill, the car is slowing down and you need a lower gear to make it. Instead of dropping a gear and immediately flooring it (will result in a jerky gear change) you blip the throttle to rev match the new gear with the same speed you were doing in the previous gear. If you do it quick enough and know what you are doing you can do it perfectly and not even feel the downshift. Its the same with the heel and toe, if you do it right and match the revs properly, you can get a gear change and not even feel it, then get back on the throttle quicker.
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I hardly ever use it during normal driving, but it can help to make your gearchanges smoother coming up to roundabouts or junctions.
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I do both - but only because its fun! :D Double clutching is always useful when going up hill, especially since the IS is so heavy. I do use a bit of heel-and-toe aswell, but only when I'm giving it some stick. Its a little difficult to do though in the IS because the accellerator pedal is so much lower than the brake.
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Fitting Snooper Sr6-neo To Is200
Andy_F replied to hugochb's topic in Lexus Audio/Video/Electronics/Security
Why not just put in on the windscreen next to the main unit? That what I normally do... except I lost the suction cup bracket. -
There were 14 people mate, all anyone seemed to talk about was dogging!
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Bloody hell. At least I know I won't have to buy a stronger clutch when i hopefully get round to s/c'ing mine in a few years. :D I still think clutch would start to smell before the brakes though.
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Well maybe i'm putting my foot in it here then. From most of the things I have read though quite a few people seem to comment on clutch wear. Even though the car is still accelerating, I just don't see how it could affect the brakes that much. Clutches tend to make a nasty smell without too much effort in my experience. Then again, i'm not that experienced!
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Well the clutch on the IS isn't one of the best - by only adding a supercharger many people wear them out pretty fast, and that only a 50hp increase. I know that when I sometimes drive hard and make fast gear changes that after a while I start to get a bit of clutch smell. I thought brakes would be a lot stronger than a clutch, or the clutch in the IS at least.
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= more power! :D You know you want to.
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Welcome mate. Everyone says 'no mods' but always fall to the darkside.
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Not necessarily - under that kind of load its likely to slip - a lot, my guess is that its clutch you can smell. Should stop smelling after a few drives, and it should be fine - unless you already had a pretty worn clutch to start with. You've probably just burned off a few thousand miles of usage, but not really anything too serious. Brakes shouldn't smell like that just by doing one emergency stop unless you brake from about 100mph and stand on them.
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Think about it, what would you really be losing by going back 3 years? Its not like you will be getting an 'old' car since the milage is so low. The dash is pretty much the only difference, as the ECU would almost certainly be changed anyway since it has been so extensively modified. I say go for it. :)
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It just wouldn't be authentic without the non-sensical subtitles now would it? ;) I almost prefer just to have the original with just speech. I may not understand all of it, but its certainly a good laugh. I burst out laughing so many times on Sunday as I heard Tsuchiya and Mana-p going crazy in the background, everyone around me must have thought I was mad!