s4jon

yeah all sounds good i got a quote from elephant for the sport at 900 squid which i thought was pretty good considering what i have payed for the 216, so far as i can tell it is only superficial differences between the models, all come with the same engine (which i can see is tuneable) I would be tempted to change the wheels, standard=poo probably wont do the exhaust again, unless it was just a standard upgrade and wont blow my bllx off!! Been there done that twice, lovely sound!!! i noticed that the head-unit looks to be double din, or is it just an oversised standard unit? would probably just swap the speakers over for a half decent set, might be severely tempted to go for some tasty carbon though!!!! So the S is a bit of a No No (why exactly??NOVICE ALERT??) and it is down to the SE and Sport- if it is just the pedals and stuff might as well get the sport!! Are there any problems with them (Bar the alloys)?? i mean like the rovers infamous head gasket problem? Do TRD do any sportie parts for them? Your help is so much appreciated, i'm getting quite excited the thought!!

Right, at present i have a rapidly failing Rover 200 (nice car, good power for a 1600, and massivly hacking me off!!!!) Its time to change and rather than go for another small cheap(ish) car i was thinking about alternatives. So an IS 200 came by, missus liked it (thats a big hurdle) and i was just going to guage peoples opinions as to which years/models to avoid etc. what it is like for insurance and general stuff like that. I dont know whether or not i would modify it, possibly just bolt on styling stuff like a bit of carbon here and there and perhaps a new set of wheels So just general opinions please, bearing in mind that i dont want to be spending a fortune fixing things, and just to add a bit more, what sort of prices do they go for, probably looking to get something with a good history and only a couple of years old. Cheers hope to hear something back soonish!! all very exciting