New member - first Lexus

[Everton1878]

Hi all,

Just joined as I have just bought by first Lexus - a 53 plate IS200 Sport in Silver.

It has been bought as a second car to be the daily driver as I also have a Mazda RX-8 which is as you may know, rather thirsty.  The IS will be the daily driver to work and back and can have fun at the weekends in the RX.

I bought it from a work colleague who has owned it for the past 10 years so kind of know it's history.  A few jobs to do in the coming months:

• Front bumper needs a respray and a few scratches/car park dings to sort out
• Poor radio reception (aftermarket headunit so I believe a wire needs splicing to power the antenna)
• Timing belt due for replacement in the next 8000 miles so that will be sorted in a few months
• Full service (oil, plugs etc)
• Alloy Wheel refurb

Other than that, it seems pretty sweet - a comfortable drive home tonight!

[gdh300]

Hi John, welcome to the LOC. It'll be good to get those bits sorted out. The fact someone owned it for ten years shows you what a good car they are but also gives you a nice bit of confidence, after all they aren't getting any younger.

I toyed with the idea of an RX-8 a few years ago, but realised while my normal commute and drives for wok would be fine, my frequent Dad's Taxi runs would have been precisely the thing that would kill it. 

Keep us updated, and look forward to some photos. 

PS, confident in the new manager? 

[Bluesman]

Hi John and welcome to the LOC, we are a friendly bunch and some of us even know how to pull them to bits and put them back together again, with of course the one bolt and washer left over.

We always like to see pictures of members cars so don't be shy.

We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later.

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/

 

Regards Mike

[Si_is200]

Welcome to the club ! Rx thirsty? IS is also fairly thirsty as a daily 

[Everton1878]

On 19/07/2016 at 7:51 PM, gdh300 said:

Hi John, welcome to the LOC. It'll be good to get those bits sorted out. The fact someone owned it for ten years shows you what a good car they are but also gives you a nice bit of confidence, after all they aren't getting any younger.

I toyed with the idea of an RX-8 a few years ago, but realised while my normal commute and drives for wok would be fine, my frequent Dad's Taxi runs would have been precisely the thing that would kill it. 

Keep us updated, and look forward to some photos. 

PS, confident in the new manager? 

I've been driving the IS since Monday and have to say, it's a very nice drive and the engine is silky smooth.  Very impressed 

As for the new manager - I think he'll be a success.  Can't be any worse than Martinez was let's face it!  Goodison was not a pleasant place to be last season with the dire football that was being served up.  With a new manager and backroom staff - and with the promise of big investment, I've confident of a big improvement this season 

[Everton1878]

2 hours ago, Bluesman said:

Hi John and welcome to the LOC, we are a friendly bunch and some of us even know how to pull them to bits and put them back together again, with of course the one bolt and washer left over.

We always like to see pictures of members cars so don't be shy.

We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later.

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/

 

Regards Mike

Thanks Mike.  I've not taken any photos as yet, but I have the photos my colleague took when he put it up for sale last Friday (it wasn't for sale for long!):

As you can see, it's totally factory standard (as far as I can tell anyway!).  It has a few scratches and some Asda rash - and the front bumper needs a respray.  But on the whole, not too shabby.  It's not going to win any concourse awards but it serves me well for what I need 

 

[Everton1878]

29 minutes ago, Si_is200 said:

Welcome to the club ! Rx thirsty? IS is also fairly thirsty as a daily 

Yeah I wasn't looking for an ecobox, wanted something a bit interesting - an the IS fits the bill nicely.  Have ran a few V6s over the years as daily drivers and can live with that.  The RX is another matter - 18mpg around town no matter how carefully you drive it is a bit excessive.  The best I've had out of it was 24mpg on a long motorway run - driving like a nun (it was the most boring drive of my life!).  Anyway, here's a pic of the car in question - currently at a Rotary specialist having a second engine rebuild (under warranty) due to oil pressure problems 

[Si_is200]

Yeah not quite as bad on fuel as the rx! The IS is looking nice looks like you've got the tte front bumper and rear valance which look great, sideskirts on the list? 

[Everton1878]

On 21/07/2016 at 0:47 AM, Si_is200 said:

Yeah not quite as bad on fuel as the rx! The IS is looking nice looks like you've got the tte front bumper and rear valance which look great, sideskirts on the list? 

Hadn't even thought about that - am I missing sideskirts?! 

[gdh300]

On 20/07/2016 at 11:51 PM, Everton1878 said:

I've confident of a big improvement this season 

Well, let's hope so, if only to cheer-up my old man!

Motor looks excellent, I really like those wheels they put on the Sport. I'm not convinced they came with sideskirts as standard though; stand to be corrected by those in the know...

[Si_is200]

Not missing they were optional extras, but seeing as you have the optionals on be front and back he sideskirts would compliment it even more !