Martin F

In my view 0-60 is not that important unless I am considering two cars of very similar spec. However for a performance car I do have an expectation in this day and age that it would be <5secs. Just my two peneth worth...

Errrr but the OP just did !

It's only fitted if you have the memory seats.

Be quick, they are starting to appreciate

Yes, but i've yet to see a stick on number plate mounted vertically. Is yours vertical? I couldn't see any pics in your build thread.

The MOT test does not check the legality of a vehicle, it only checks that it is in a roadworthy condition at the time of the test. As an example it's illegal to use red diesel in a road car unless you have proof that the relevant duty has been paid, but does the MOT tester know about this or even check for this? Nobody can expect an MOT tester to know all the in's and outs of type approval and what is a legal or illegal modification to a car, they are just testing that it is in a roadworthy condition as described in the MOT manual. The relevant wording in the case of stick on plates is: vertically or, where that is not reasonably practicable, in a position as close to the vertical as is reasonably practicable, and Obviously on our cars it is possible to mount vertically because Lexus make this possible from the factory. I'm sure we can all guess the reasons why plates need to be mounted vertically and what you could be accused of trying to evade if not mounted vertically. Don't get me wrong I'm not preaching or jumping on the soapbox here, especially if you look at some of the mods on my other cars, it's just this subject comes up from time to time on car forums and actually the law is quite clear.

Sorry it's not legal, stick on number plates never have been and just because it passed an MOT means nothing. Take a look at 6.3.A http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/part/II/made Although the chances of you getting pulled are slim, but if you came across an arsey copper then he could book you for it.

Sounds like yet another scam from the insurance industry 😞

I'm only about 15miles away and more than willing to pop over sometime. However I'm out of the country for a couple of weeks so will drop you a PM when back and see if we can arrange something.

Maybe that was the problem, all that pushing from the RWD and not enough pulling from the front wheels?

That is going to be loud 🙉

Agreed, it's still possible to work on modern cars albeit you may need to invest in some code reader software and a dongle (<£50) and sometimes modern diagnostics can make things easier, i.e. they log when intermittent misfires occur and which cylinder. However there does sometimes come a time with system faults when you need to diagnose through the process of elimination and that can become expensive.

Have you ever actually removed an ABS wheel sensor? Believe you me if its metal and the two different metals have reacted it takes more than 30 mins !

Time for a change The other week I was in our Polish office and one of our customers had given the team some gifts. Not sure if there would be any copyright issues, but I didn't care as they tasted great 😄

Don't forget to order the suit as well if you do go ahead.

That will be a carbon wrap then

Yep, I have replaced this on mine. Once you have the seat base up (just pull) then it's a bit of a faff but you can remove the cup holder with some fiddling.

I think it's an issue with the front wheels not pulling enough through the corners

In that car, I think the colour of the dashboard was the least of the owners worries Why in the LC they could not do the same cream coloured door inlays amazes me.

I'm curious, why would this be an issue? Afterall it's a rear wheel drive car and nearly all of them have a transmission tunnel that intrudes the full length of the interior.

Nice and subtle, I like it.

Did you see the date on that article? 😉

I had one of these for a couple of years before my IS300h. They are great cars, totally different kettle of fish to an F car, but they let you have a lot of fun at lower speeds. It had the most comfortable seats and seating position for a stock car I've ever sat in, although that's not masses so there maybe something better out there. They would make a great track car, and when the prices come down low enough (my track cars have to be disposable.....just in case ) I may chop in the MR2 and get another one. I still have my personalised registration on retention GT06 BYE...... You can guess where the screw head goes.

So neither moderator knows anything about the advertising policy on LOC, or are you saying adverts have increased in line with TV channels? Also could you clarify if Gold Members are supposed to see less adverts or the same as regular members, some confusion here on that one.

It would have been good to have had some feedback on this one from a moderator, but it seems not 😞