dougie175

Yeah I'm glad its staying on the forum. I won't lie I'll be gutted with every new picture that appears when it isn't in my drive but that's life. I'm getting there slowly done a couple of jobs to make it a bit more "me" not going to lie it isn't half the car the Lexus is but it is more suited to a baby or 2! Plus the wife likes being sat up high in it. It's had the emissions recall done though and after speaking with the local master tech at the dealership that will be coming off and it would be rude not to remap at the same time!

I'm sure others will agree it's a great decision. Fingers crossed you get the all clear on the surgery soon.

Well today is a very sad day. Stuck the Lexus up for sale this morning and sale agreed less then 5 hours later with a deposit taken! Happy to say it is going to someone who happens to be a forum member so at least I know it is going to another enthusiast and you can all follow the progress further if the buyer makes any changes! I will miss this car so much it has been by far the best car I have ever owned all hope is not lost though as I do aim to find myself in an RX or NX in the future just can't afford one at the moment!

Yeah there is obviously no difference in the brakes on the IS but can completely understand why they would be different on the hybrid, basically the was I would describe the PWR button is that it just suits the way I like to drive

I'm guessing its more than just the gearing ratios on your car unlike the IS250 but I always leave my IS in "PWR" mode its a much better drive in my opinion with no negative effects on fuel economy as long as I drive the same as with PWR off

Nice work mate, looks a tidy car especially considering the mileage very impressed! You obviously don;t get the same weather as I get in the Lake District!

Now this is what I call a build thread, top work! Look forward to watching the progress!

Yes you will need to let every policy know you have had an accident. Let me put it to you another way, you get a speeding fine next week, will you be just letting the insurance company of the car you committed the offence know or all the insurance companies you are insured for? If you have had an accident, anyone who insures you is interested your fault or not

The lack of knowledge about responsibilities and obligations upon an insured driver worries me. The next time you take insurance cover you will be asked "Have you had an accident or claim in the past five years?" to which you MUST now answer Yes there is no way out of that I'm afraid

Was about to write the same thing, you are legally obliged to tell them even if it not your fault. Even if you go through a none fault credit repair service, you still need to inform your insurance company and the credit repair company are legally bound to do the same. Also you must answer yes to if you have been involved in a fault or none fault accident on insurnace quotes for the next 5 years!

Hehe you could certainly offer the service to others I'm sure! Most on here seem terrified to touch their car but would like a credit card key in the UK!

Definitely! You at least know it can be done with a normal key and how to do it, if you can boss this everyone can follow who wants to ideally!

This is revolutionary news! I can see the price of second hand credit card keys for Lexus going up in value very soon!

Not yet mate there's every chance I'll dislike the Tiguan and just sell it for profit. But even then the IS in my opinion is sill too small for 2 baby seats. Fine when they get a bit older and sit in a seat properly i imagine and stint come with travel systems and more bags than i would take on a weeks holiday! I cannot fault an IS as a car though it is phenomenal different league to anything else I've ever owner

Great diagrams and very interesting but in real life it makes quite a difference, the wife has a newer shape Seat Leon and she has a lot more room with the same baby seat behind her in the Leon than she does in the IS. I think the bolsters on the seats and how padded and bulky everything this is in the Lexus probably doesn't help to make it "feel" more cramped when you cant pull the seat back as much as you would like

Yeah don’t use G1 on your windscreen mate I wish I had never touched the stuff, works a treat on the sides and rear screen though. If you want a gtechniq none permanent solution to try on the screen G5 is a much better ideal

How do you drive with the child's seat wedged in behind you forcing to sit so far forwards? At the moment the baby sits behind my wife she has her knees touching the dash and head touching the roof lining. When we have a second 1 its not like i can do that and drive.

Ok well took the wife to see the car lastnight and it does fit the "family car" needs well, so I have agreed to buy it, next week I will sort the Lexus and transfer the insurnace over and begin using the Tiguan. Very difficult decision as the Tiguan inst really a car I want its just a car that ticks the boxes for having a baby and possibly a second and I know the Lexus is a better car, the only car Lexus honestly mate that would be ideal for me is the RX, and we are talking a different league of money far more than I have and more than I would currently want to have sat in a car that is depreciating! Even if I don't like the Tiguan, they have great residual value and I can easily use the increased value over what I am paying for it to swap/upgrade to something I prefer if I hate it, 2 thing it is missing are a reversing camera and cruise control strangely! But being a VW approved bodyshop we have the diagnostic equipment and links to buy the upgrade items and get both fitted for reasonable cost!

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Financially and space requirement wise it does seem to make good sense, it will also be quite a bit cheaper to run each week.

They do Im an estate fan but their days seem to be coming to an end! Yes I could pick this car up this evening, drive to webuyanycar and be over £3k better off at this point, even running it for 6 months I would still be in positive equity. The GS has really grown on me, the wife not so much unfortunately she has no taste.

Yeah an Estate IS would be the dream for me, I'm a bigger fan of an estate than I am of a MPV type 4x4 anyway, however the Tiguan R-Line is a good looking car in my view. RX would be a fantastic car if I liked the look of them for the age they are quite a bit too dated for me personally, I would be looking at something around 2007 and 80,000 miles for the same type of money! I would be in a position for a short time at least be able to purchase the Tiguan and keep the IS250 SORN whilst it sells, however the IS would be worth quite a bit less than the Tiguan so will cost a bit to upgrade still, finding the right buyer for my car wont happen the next day I am aware it has a limited market but for something looking for that type of car I know they will buy it as it has no faults! Difficult descision, Im tempted to buy it, run it for a bit see if I fall for it, if so the IS goes up for sale and I enjoy my bargain, if I dislike it I stick it up for sale and work out if I want to go back to the Lexus or change cars completly. Basiclaly my IS is essentially a faultless car for me other than space at times, the interior is a little cramped with the baby seat behind the seats which forces the people in the front to have to sit quite far forward. My family is only going to expand at this point so space is going to become more of a requiement. I genuinly adore my Lexus though, like no other car I have ever had, every time I see it I think its such a cracking looking car and it drives amazingly, but needs change in life I guess!

Just need a bit of advice I have a feeling I know the answer. A 63 plate low mileage Black VW Tiguan 2.0 TDi R-Line 4 Wheel Drive DSG came into work a few weeks ago, very tidy clean nice car. Basically to cut a long story short the customers father has stopped driving, they are a very wealthy family and have offered me the car for £5,450 less than retail value/ £3,700 below clean private value just to make life easier for them without dealing with webuyanycar and the similar!! Having recently had a baby 8 months ago and the wife hinting she fancies another 1 this would be a more suitable car than the IS250 to be honest. Going to take the wife for a test drive tonight and see how she likes it with a view to possibly buying, am I mental? It's a lovely car but I know first hand working in a VW approved bodyshop just how many engine issues VW can have on their engines especially the diesels, but I also cant afford to upgrade to a Lexus or similar spec and size without spending a lot lot more than the price I have been offered this at! Looking at it from a financial point of view it is that cheap I could buy the car and drive it to webuyanycar a hour or so down the road and come out with money in my hand! When we had it on site we got a pretty good luck at everything and know it a genuine very good car, but wish it was made by the Japanese and not the Germans personally!

Nice little read and some great shots of your car. DC2 seats were superb, they were even better in a DC2 by the way hehe ;-) Little disappointing a Jap nut wants an Italian car made by the Germans though!

I will do some research on it, don't think I will remove the Fusso as it is a superb product was just wondering what your thought were on these type of products. In my head they are also like another coat of very tough lacquer to go over the top of the lacquer on your car