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Hi Eric, carry oil in the boot ? I think those days are gone , the is250 does have folding mirrors but they are not auto folding unfortunately ... You can buy a kit to do this though, there is a post on here how to do it , enjoy your new motor you will love it. Allan

Very shiny :) Great job and cheap too!

Well the ways things are going are like this. Me and my wife have agreed on this and she is going to be getting a car of her choice on finance first. Shes is looking at a Mini Cooper S automatic. and if you dont know anything about the auto box in the MINI dont dis! they are amazing and fun as anything I however am excited to get a old American classic for cheap with a big V8. doesnt take much to satisfy me! ide much rather drive a old something than a new box on wheels. i will keep you updated. So no Lexus is in the picture atm sorry to say, but depending how reliable the oldie is might need a practical runaround. shame Lexus cost so much over here. A IS300 would be ideal. looking at Dodge Ram or Jeep Grand or similar though. Getting a collection of motor pictures together, some Lexus/Toyota related some just awesome muscle cars etc. will start a new thread when i got a good few together. at Stuarts request btw!

Interesting discussion this one. Personally, if someone is prepared to pay that price then I have no problem with that. It looks a very nice car and, to be honest, £4 - £4.5k for, in my opinion, the best car in the world is a bargain! Yes, you can pick up a newer model for around the same or a cheaper price but I don’t see that being a problem. I personally prefer the look of the MK III over the others and that would be the one I would go for – if I were after another LS! As it happens, I have been in a similar position. I recently bought an Audi S8 that was way, way over book, even after I negotiated a good chunk of change off the list price! Needless to say, the car got many a tongue wagging ‘elsewhere’ – before and after I bought the car! I could have bought a newer model (actually, a much newer model!) but I prefer the look of ‘my’ S8. I know I was paying over the odds but it was the colour, spec, mileage, etc, etc I wanted. I had also missed my opportunity a year before when it was up for sale previously so, after much thought, I bought it! I have no plans to sell it so I am not worried about resale or anything like that. So, bottom line, if this LS is the car someone wants and they know they may well be paying over the odds for it then good luck to everyone. Actually, if it didn’t have the black leather I might have been interested myself (assuming I could duck from the flying objects coming my way from Mrs run132 if I suggested it to her!).

Better make sure you buy that extra baggage allowance Peter you could be taking some extra bits over with you :)

If you press the ODO button just under the dash is has the option of per trip recording. "A" and "B" I think, from memory. Hopefully this is what you mean!