Introductions

[aido]

Aidan, 25 and living in the midlands..

Most days and nights I'm at work - yet another IT company, one of the big outsourcers, we're pretty big but not many people have heard of us :D

Got the IS at the backend of September and don't think I'd ever go back - very happy with the purchase as I'd always wanted one ever since the first time I saw one! Now I've got one I just want a bigger one!

[Andy Freeman]

Andy 23 live in Merseyside, near Southport

Works for Nichols Plc- The Vimto drink ppl

IT/Systems Admin

Got me IS last friday and am loving it.

And i have just decorated my house so now i live at Santa's Grotto

[AltezzaScott]

Scott 26

Live in Warrington, Cheshire

Own company ( to do with the magnificent Altezza )....as well as another job

1 blue eyes lil boy called Morgan ( 2 in May ) who is absolutely car mad already

Trying for another... ( so if i`m not on here as much as i should be..... you know why..

Married to Cathy for 2 Years

On my 3rd Altezza which i have had for about 8 months....

Lost count of how much money i`ve spent, but its all worth it..

[shotwood]

Bernie

born & bred in Norfolk

Married to Alison with step son Rick.

44 year old Analyst/Developer at Anglia Healthcare Systems (Oh ***, IT again...)

My Lexus is a Altezza, but not yet in this country. (Importing from the Land of the Rising Sun)

(Found out about 'em from you guys. Cheers :) )

Mods: TOMS ecu (I hope...) Lightened Flywheel, Let you know about the rest when I've got it :winky:

Hobbies include Motorbiking, Cars, Lawn Bowls and Science.

Current car: Corolla Verso (soon to be bequeathed to wifey)

Current bike: Honda VFR 800

[Stu]

Well, spose i'd better add my piece to the pie!

Stu (aka chippiestu4)

22 (nearly 23) years old

girlfriend Becky 22 (works for same company as me)

No children (did get a scare a few days ago :o , but it was only a scare! :) )

Work for my old man's company in the private healthcare sector as a member of the Training & Development Dept. at the Norwich Unit (have worked at the other 4 units as well), the company looks after adults with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours.

I have had the lex for nearly 6 months now (only know coz the tax is due!), paid £12,200 for it, and in that time i have spent about £1200 on it!

So, thats me in a nutshell!

stu :P :P

[tony_hetherington]

Well hello everybody,

My stats....

-Tony,

-23,

-Single (by choice....or that's my excuse anyway)

-Had my IS200 since 1/2/03 (1-2-3....get it!?!? ok, getting coat now)

-Only mods are bulbs and parking sensors

-Previous cars have been modded Escort Cosworth, and Pug 205 1.9 GTi

-Live on St Mary's Island in Kent (used to live in Rainham, Kent)

-Work: Physics (work for company called Emerson Process Management, who make/sell control valves, DCS systems etc. etc. throughout the world to oil/gas, pharmaceutical, food, chemical indsutries] )

[japanese lowrider]

Whats a suit then?

Alex 26 years old

Electrician that works national (white van man by day)

living with girlfriend

Got an 98 Aristo Vertex had it for 6 months

no mods doesn't need any

Hobbies are goin on the p1ss and lowriders hence user name

Other car is a 1980 Nissan President which i have recently fitted full hydraulic suspension to, 4 hydraulic pumps and 8 batteries in the boot and a hydraulic ram on each corner 8" front 10"rear instead of shocks that allows it to hop and drive on three wheels like in the rap videos which so far has cost a fortune just need to finish it.

Try to go to as many car shows throught the year as possible

[RedLexus]

Only got my 1st suit lately ....bloody weddings!

Tristan , with (obviously) Red IS200

Single , by the choice of all the girls I know, :P

24yrs old , Self Employed-ish in Family Business selling Motorhomes

On the road to personalising my IS ,

Interests include hapless females , Rallying , Reading , Classic Cars and Auto Forums ,

Other cars in the family include Lancia 037 Rallye , FIAT 131 Abarth , Renault Alpine A110, 2xFord Escort Mk 1's , Rav 4 , M*rc E-Class

Previous cars include Xsara VTS , Citoen ZX , VW Jetta and other undesirables...

All Lexus models are still fairly rare here in Ireland , compared to other premium brands , Thats why I've mine B) :winky:

[WhiteUCF20RedAE102]

New member from the States...

-Brandon Wade

-Single

-18 years old

-Barista (fancy name for coffee maker) at the local Starbucks coffee house-- soon starting at a local auto parts store...

-I don't own the family LS400, so mods are kept to a minimum... I'm just in charge of maintaining the porker... Anyway, my parents purchased the car new in April 1996, and have owned it ever since

-I own (and drive, of course) a 1993 Corolla 1.8 saloon (in the family since new, I bought it in April 2002) with 135,000 miles and counting. I've spent the equivalent of around £700 in mods for it thus far, but I keep a healthy savings going for whatever the future holds. My favourite mods include rear disk brakes and my British number plates... :D

[xantiaSX]

Hi,

We've just ordered our 2nd LS430 and will be "Xantialess of Thame" just as soon as it arrives. No kids to mess up the back seats. No hobbies as life is too short to do anything but work and Sleep.

Looking forward to enjoying your forum though, seems exciting!

[stevebish]

Hi guys,

My name is Steve (Surprise surprise!), I'm 26 and an LOC Forum-a-holic!

I'm a Technical Support Engineer for Britannia Airways at Luton Airport, the fiancee is 27 and works for the wonderful company that gives us 3 free crates of Stella Artois every two months, Interbrew UK!!!

I got the 'Sport' from Lexus Oxford on 9th August 2003 and it is currently standard.

My hobbies were (the last few years I have been a contractor and spent many months out of the country and lots of hours at work, so hobbies have kinda gone to pot!) canoeing (was about 30th in country at slalom C1) canoe surfing, normally in Woolacombe only a couple of times a year! Also like driving, music, mountain biking and computers.

Previous cars include Mondeo 1.8 Zetec, Peugeot 306 TD and 306 XSi and old (G) Micra 1.0L!!

[Dodgy]

Hi, I'am Paul (35)

Married twice, liked it so much the first time i'd thought i do it again. This time to the other SISTER. :o

1 Daughter Kayleigh 7yrs (going on 17)

Job, yes i am a Policeman working for Northumbria Police, in South Tyneside (nr Sunderland)

Car, IS200SE. purchased Apr '03 (sh) with only 12900k on the clock. mod's sofar........... Car mats, but iam saving up

[Fever]

Man I'm slack for not doing this sooner..

My name is Neil, I'm 23 and live and work in the Twickenham/Richmond area for a global telecommunications company called SITA. I work in a flight planning division as an Implementation Co-Ordinator (IT, networking, legal and contractual related).

I have been with my beautiful girlfriend Lindsay for 2 years now (no kids!!!). Owned the Lex for 2 years. Total spent on mods....somewhere in the region of...."cough" "cough"....nevermind!!

Hobbies include, gym, swimming, american football, basketball, PS2, LOC...oh and beer!! :D

[johnboy]

Hi everyone,

my name is john (johnboy1) i am 39 years young ,divorced once and living with

my girlfriend in Harlow Essex (someone has too)

i was in the motortrade most of my life starting as a motor fitter on bedford trucks , i moved around a few different garages including working in toyota/lexus dealerships as a workshop controller.

i am now a production engineer for a large manufacturing company,

anyone bored yet ?

and i love cars

bought my first lexus in sept 2003 an is200 se and have spent £1000 on it

that was fun :P

john

[Keith Bowler]

Keith

Chartered Quantity Surveyor.

Live in Bromley, Kent

Married with 3 boys aged 12, 18 and 19

Graft on a daily basis as a director of a property consultancy in Croydon, but I love it really.

Have owned a 65,000 mile 1995 Mk1 GS300 Sport wannabe for just over a year, nearly up to original Sport spec now. purchased for the princely sum of £6,000, have spent about £1,500 and it's probably only woth £4,000!. Great car though.

Also run a V6 Rover Vitesse (Honda powered skateboard with 200BHP used for fun) and motorised shopping trolley aka Renault Clio 1.2.

[nilpoints]

28 and live in Nottingham. I am a construction lawyer who flicks between a sensible GS300 and wanting my old Supra back (looking for a UK model as we speak).

I live with my fiancee (a corporate lawyer) and have no kids.

Into golf (a bit), guitar (a lot) and history.

[newlexus]

hi all paul 37 just put my deposit down for a new se march 1 st so im not quite a lexus owner yet i need to decide what color fby the weekend so what do you lot think is best at the mo its a toss up between platinum ice and Scarlatti Red but then again the blue looks good lol help

[teabag]

Hi names Ken

circa 48 married 25 years, 2 kids at Uni 21 & 19 (no they aint drivin it)

work as frelance mechanical design and development engineer, 3D CAD, specializing in factory automation/ manufacturing R&D etc.

Spent a lot of time working on teabag making machines this year

Had is200se auto 2001 for 2 weeks

[R1nG@]

Hi I'm Matt from Stevenage, Herts.

32, married in Florida in 2000, 1st baby due in April

Systems Manager in a printers (anyone need anything printed? )

99V IS200 SE since April 02, thinking of changing soon

Not exactly into Modding, just a centre armrest and Armorfend to keep away stonechips.

Love the car, great website

Cheers guys

[mr2point4]

Hi everyone. Name is Paul and joined the LOC last September but only just started getting into it (sorry). 45 years young. married 24 years with two kids - Luke (17) and Rachael (15), gorgeous wife (had to put that - she's reading this over my shoulder ;) )and a dog called Sam - hence 'mr2point4'. Working as Chief Off-Line Programmer at a medium sized Manufacturing Company.

Had my Mk1 (97) GS300 Sport for 5 months and don't have any major mod plans. I'm just happy to have a bit of luxury, a bit of power and a bit of respect. I've not met anyone who doesn't like it and I still get that 'new car' feeling every time I sit in it.

[Craig W]

Craig from Bedfordshire.

Im 20 years old (21 in March).

I've been with my girlfriend for nearly 2 years.

I'm a doorman at a nightclub 3-5 nights a week, and as a day job i'm a Prisoner Custody Officer (i work for Group 4). Basically transporting prisoners in the cell-vehicles and escorting them between prisons/courts etc (i get to use handcuffs woohoo lol). We have to have one driving the vehicle and one sat in the back with the prisoners, i also get to sit in on court cases etc.

As you can imgaine, between both of my jobs, i get to meet some, erm, *interesting* people.

When i have time, i enjoy boxing, kickboxing and the gym.

Ive had my IS200 for nearly a year now, only mods so far are tints all round and a HSK Super Drager. I may look into getting some 19's if i dont decided to sell up in the near future.

:)

[Nodstar]

HI, real name Andrew but not used since I was about five.. Was given the name Noddy by one of my friends older brothers and it kinda got stuck!!! Aged 31 Married to the Beautiful Dawn who's currently at Preston Uni doing a nursing degree (uniform already supplied) We've got two kids.. Kirsty is fifteen and leaving secondary this time and Scott is ten going to secondary this time..Ive been a taxi driver now for about twelve years and I'm now manager with 39 drivers to see too as well as driving my Is200 and getting paid for it I've had my IS for a month now.. done 6,500 miles in it and I'm smitten :winky: Hobbies are mainly music.. Lead singer and rythmn guitar in band and writing songs and music.. Rich one day????????? Who knows???? PS.. I've learned loads about these computer things since joining LOC... :much fun:

[SHAHZ]

Hi All

Im 24 and live in East London. Yeah you guessed it......I work in IT :mat: for the NHS (or more appropriately the Never Helping Service). I graduated two years ago and started working about six months ago. What a pain in the :tsktsk: working life is.

I bought my IS200 around six weeks ago :D, previous cars have included a C class Merc, Honda Prelude, Accords and a Mitsubishi. As you can tell I like my jap motors, and after having a bulky sluggish box called a C class I have returned to the japs for the more sleek, responsive and fast cars.

I have not done any MODS yet but will start soon. Starting with the removal of the head unit. Its driving me mad not having ICE. My setup is just sitting in the shed waiting to be installed again.

I havnt had a chance to take some proper pics yet, and only have one in my garage taken on my phone. Will post more as the MODS come on. :winky:

[Flozzaphil]

As my inventive user name suggests, I'm Claire.

I'm 28, have been married to Simon for 4 years (been together for 12) and have an 18 month son called Kieran and a dopey dog called Sally.

I'm leaving my current company in a weeks time to take on a position as Global Customer Marketing Manager for an IT company based in Maidenhead.

Hobbies - when I get time - include live music (going to watch it, not play it), art and of course most importantly LOC :D

I'll have had my IS for 3 years come March, and it's the first Lexus I've ever had.

Flozza Phil

I live in Nottingham 37 & own an IS200 SE. Standard at min but when i've got time

mods to follow.

Currently single but the ladies love the Astral Black IS so i aint complaining.

The CSA havn't caught me so i take it i aint got any kids.

Run my own small business in retail/ commercial glazing fitting, nationwide.

And drive an Astravan in the week (for my sins), although its LOC stickered up!

Into women, martial arts, women, beer, women.

Must admit i can't grumble....not a bad life

Oh & no shirt & tie for me..... a H-Vis vest more like.

[chrissy boy]

Chris, 32

Live in Boldon Tyne and Wear

Live with Girlfriend and step daughter

Work as Regional Sales Manager for Toshiba Air Conditioning

Bought IS200SE Black in November 2003 its an X Plate 2000, fantastic car love driving it..

Hi to everyone

No mods yet but thinking and looking to upgrade stereo to DAB and MP3