ChrisIS200SportTTE

Everything about that listing is fishy! The first pic is a 4th generation and it's on a 62 plate, rear view pics show a 3rd generation and it on 07 plate. plus one pic of the front of a 3rd gen. Also the seller has 0% feedback. I'd stay well clear of that car(s)

The 5 spokes are the 18" Aero's not TRD. But anyway centre caps are about £25 each inc VAT from the dealer. No the caps from 17's won't fit so I believe but I may be wrong. You'll be lucky to find any anywhere else unless you keep looking for second hand ones on eBay, gum tree etc...

Any garage, parts supplier, eBay, online parts supplier, beakers yards and yes of course the dealers.

What Tigerfish said^ Why does the mechanic think its the pump? I bet the pump is more expensive than just the sensor. I would start with the sensor. Pretty sure if the code says faulty sensor then that's exactly what it is. Oh and by the way.... NO NEED TO SHOUT!

How did this thread go from the OP asking about an IS200 to an LS400 LPG thread?

I had my both ball joints replaced last week. It's cheap and quick to do. Worst case scenario, If a ball joint lets go this will happen. Not worth the risk of not doing it in my opinion.

This thread covers just about everything to look for when buying an IS :) http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/69388-what-problems-would-you-advise-others-when-buying-a-is200/

Well I haven't had clutch judder for a while now. I really can't re call the last time it did it. I think it is worse in cold weather tho. I remember it being quite bad during the winter months.

I went up cheddar gorge the other night for a car meet, and there are 5 IS200's there not including mine. I thought this was a pretty rare car but it seems the young lads are starting to like them now and there's more and more of them being modified!

With regards to the OP's initial statement, 280-300 miles a tank is normal for me regardless of what fuel I use, even 97 or 99. I have achieved overv 400 miles on a tank of normal unleaded once, but I really had to work hard at it and I drove 80% motorway that week

Yeah I'm the same as Matt. My car seems happier in hot weather if anything as well.

I also had a clean licence up until 2 years ago. So I went 15 years with no offences. Shows how quick you can rack up the points nowadays with so many cameras and lose your licence.

I got one of these invites from Lexus Bristol and Lexus Swindon. Might go to one of them :)

I agree with everything you said Stuart except the need for more speed cameras. I'm sorry but I hate them. I stick to the speed limits, but I have 6 points for speeding. (would be 9 if I didn't get lucky and get to go on a speed awareness course for the 1st offence) Now I'm not making excuses but the 3 times I've been caught speeding I have been no danger to anybody. 1st time was 37mph in a 30mph zone at 1am on a dual carriageway and the only car on the road. 2nd time was 71mph in a 50mph. Late Sunday evening and on a dual carriageway sitting at what I thought was the speed limit of 70. The signs were not very clear and I did challenge it but lost. 3rd time a police van was heading towards me, he span around came up behind and pulled me over. Apparently I was speeding. I looked at my speedo when I saw the police and I was doing between 35mph and 40mph in what I believed to be a 40mph zone. Police informed me that it had recently changed to 30mph so as I had admitted to doing between 35 and 40 and there were 2 coppers they issued me with a fixed penalty notice and 3 points! So I would not welcome more speed cameras and I think speed limits need to be changed after a certain time of night in rural areas. Why can't I do 90mph down the M4 at 3am? Or 70 on a 50 dual carriageway at midnight?I'm only going to be endangering myself. I always watch my speed when driving at busy periods and when in traffic etc but after a 15 hour day in a hot sweaty kitchen all I want to do is get home and I don't see how I'm a danger to anybody if I drive at 70mph down a 50mph dual carriageway in the middle of Wiltshire with no pedestrian routes at midnight/1am!! I don't condone speeding, especially at peak times (schools starting and finishing) and if you speed and drive recklessly endangering other motorists and pedestrians then you deserve to be punished but I feel a little hard done by with my speeding offences.

I got an advisory on these this year so thanks for this info. I'll be getting them done. I also had to do my front ball joints to get it through the MOT so looks like we know what this cars weakness is.

The charged 200 would be slightly quicker than a standard 300 and sounds amazing! :)

Mine was advertised as 180bhp, that's standard for an IS200 apparently

Even brand new that engine was never powerful And every 8000 miles is unnecessary, it's 10k by the book for interim (oil) services and 20k for a full service. And we all know that Lexus parts last longer than most other makes so why bother doing it 2000 miles early?

Good news Pete :) I had my MOT last Monday and the brake balance test showed just 3% imbalance as opposed to 24% last year. 2 new callipers for me and what a difference it's made! My mate who MOT'd it said it's better than some cars going through their first MOT at 3 years old! If your imbalance is more than 25% it will fail mate.

One on the grill as in the pic above looks good but I wouldn't put 2 under the side repeaters. Just my opinion mate :)

Pete the handbook is the owners manual not a brochure mate :)

I figured slowing down when being tailgated is the safe option. As if the tailgater does hit me its at a slower speed. Never gone to lengths Matt did to p*#s them off (brilliant btw :) ) but I do love doing 25mph on a 60mph road winding them up, they deserve it for driving reckless imo. Also when I attended a speed awareness course this is how they tell you to deal with tailgaters, slow right down and leave a big gap between you and the car in front. I had a mate who drove a battered Vauxhall Calibra a few years ago. I mean there were more dents and dings in it than straight lines. he used to deal with tailgaters in his own way, he would wait till he pulled up at a red light with the tailgater behind him. Then when the lights turned green he would select reverse and bump straight into them, denting his car (but he couldn't care less) and sometimes doing quite a bit of damage to the car behind but he would then just race off leaving the tailgater stunned and with a damaged car. Now I'm not condoning this but I have to admit it made me chuckle

They'll fit absolutely no problems. :)

Same :)

Rebuild is a lot cheaper. For OEM callipers your looking at £200 per calliper just for the part.