Rory

unless it was done by a proper amateur, and to me (maybe just paranoid) the main reason to replace the steering wheel on the cheap would be to cover up the deployment of airbags?

im not an idiot ,i just enjoyed going to the meets seeing rare/nice sought after cars and talcking to people seeing who actually owned a car like that ? know what i mean ? paint jobs standard "island green" in log book but id describe it as british racing green type myslef ? must be the light ... the wheels are great arent they gun metal grey lazy man alloys still look good when there dirty lol thanks for the complements! good good, where abouts in wigan are you? i'm surprised i've not seen your car before given u've had it a couple of years, I always seem to notice others especially if they are green as my old one was green

they all disappeared off the cruise scene cos theres too many idiots bringing it into disrepute, hoping your not one of them is that paint job custom or is it just because of the way the light is shining on it, my last IS was green but never looked like that...? I know a few members from the cruise scene but i'm not a cruiser myself also i'm after a set of wheels like yours so if you decide to go for bigger ones in the future i'll happily buy your current ones from you...? Welcome :D <---------- Look lol

google IS200 engine bay images, one will come up, they do look empty tho, room for a supercharger......

Tried the LE grille on the car today so here's a quick photo, it needs re spraying so its coming off again but in the meantime the original grille has been slightly modified and a pic will go on tomorrow and opinions will be appreciated:

makes a big difference tho doesn't it, my 200 had no spoiler on for the entire 3 years I had it and the 300 I just got has one and it makes a big difference from such a small change, looks very nice, the hiding of the 3rd brake light in the window is a good idea too

I'm undecided what alloys to go for yet, I think probably the Anthrecite 11-spoke IS wheels, but then maybe 18s in a similar colour when I have more spare cash..? My 200 was auto also First thing I did :D Already onto this one, I put £25 (at 109.9p) in half a mile after my light came on and reset the counter straight away, I will have an update by weekend hopefully I was used to getting between 20-25mpg in the 200 Auto but only town driving

Gave it a wipe over today as its my first day off since collecting the car last week, thought i'd grab a couple of pics before it goes dark, first pic is the one from the day I collected it but the rest are new today, apologies on the average photo quality, opinions welcome :D I have an LE grille going on soon, just needs re spraying... The Wheels are on the list of mods as those are corroded :( Chrome Exhaust tip and TRD Kit is also in the list... Notice the steering wheel logo has been changed :D First mod!! Compared to my 200 I can't get over how tidy this interior is, some will remember the marks and scratches on the green one I had before I will add pics as the car evolves :D

russell upload them to an image hosting site such as photobucket and then u can post the links on here

put slightly bigger tyres on

if that don't work just take the sensor back out and blow it (worked for me) and stick it back in properly

yeh Part Ex against this, very reasonable deal too, altho I forgot to take my air freshener out, DOH! it was a nice one

Picked up this afternoon, just the one pic as i've been in it all afternoon and now its dark, I will get some more pics next chance I get, as it is now before even the smallest mod gets done... the drive is so much smoother than the 200 and the power is so easily noticable, been grinning all day :D :D

ah did someone hit new topic instead of add reply?

is the sportcross not big enough?

is there more to this thread that I can't see?

may be a little bidding war cos I want those ones too :P

I read it the same, just advice for his mate, not for the lex

i'm more patient at the moment tho with the snow and ice here i'd rather drive my nice new (to me) IS300 when theres a little more traction :D

still haven't picked it up lol, had work today so gonna ring tomorrow and check if the plate transfer is sorted or it'll have to be thursday I think :(

sounds very reasonable

water pump was £100 + vat when I bought one direct from Lex

get some pics up, I've just done the same but i've not collected yet, i'm gettin impatient now tho lol

I have a Limited Edition Grille for it, never been a big fan of the sport grille the car has new tyres all round so i'm not sure whether the geo is right but i'll be having it done properly if the tyre wear is uneven :D

mpg won't be an issue for me as i'm currently in a 200 auto and i've never understood why they only stuck a 4 speed auto box in it, i'm used to gettin around 20-25 mpg, its down to my local town trips and the way I drive, tho, I know I could easily get a few more mpg if I tried :P I only do 7k a year tho so I don't mind