Jgtcracer

Remember you can choose where the car goes if they're approved and within the allowed distance. If it goes to Lexus they will just get someone else to do it anyway Marcus

Have you managed to have a better look, you mentioned that initially you may need a bumper and wing. Marcus

No it's not. I've got a separate little controller. Never use it as the digital signal is so poor in the borders

Us Mesa red boys need to stick together. Every one that dies makes the others a little rarer mind! If it was a silver car then that would be a different story, loads of them about already!!lol. Marcus

Yea, assuming it's a comprehensive policy, both cars will be repaired and the guilty party's insurance company will get the bill. If you have protected no claims then you won't lose any no claims. I'd be suprised if they cat C it but it's not the end of the world. You used to get the market value for the car and you had the option to buy it back also.

You probably could of done if you hadn't put it on the forum! Lol Who you insured with??

I had protected no claims so that wasn't an issue but it has put my premium up by £100 this year. You might find it's not as bad as it looks. You are in an awkward position from an insurance position because the second you tell them you have had an accident, even if you repair yourself, they will put your premium up. You can't even find out the insurance repair cost so you kind of have to commit if you go down that route as once you ring the damage to your policy is already done!

Really gutted to hear about this. Without sounding too negative there's a few thousand in damage there, if an insurance company do it anyway. They won't cat C the car though, the ISF is worth a bit. Up to yourself but to repair right your bill might well exceed your excess value. I got a Badger in the summer, it cracked the bumper and inner wing cover and by the end of the claim the bill was £2.4k Marcus

£4k is a lot for what you get. I'd either but 2nd hand or spend the £4k on headers, exhaust, remap. I have no issues getting the back end out in mine, if your going sideways in an ISF in the dry then your going mental quick. Marcus

My 2009 ISF came with DAB as a dealer fitted option, one of those DAB tuner boxes. Works really well. You can easily fit DAB to the car, wouldn't make it a deal breaker personally Marcus

As a regular user of lightroom, I couldn't agree more!! If it looked like that, I'd definatly buy it. (And I do own a red one!!)

Sunny Scottish borders

And they say money can't buy taste!!

The ISF is identical to standard IS, only difference is the 'F' in the boot badge. It even shares the same the type of fuel as the IS220!!!! Lexus shouldn't of been so lazy Marcus P.s. welcome to the forum, I don't think all the range have heated and folding mirrors so if you don't get an ISF set them be careful

It is a rather fetching colour, though I'm not a fan of the interior with it. Looks a little too "Alan Partridge" for me. Reminds me of a Rover!! Marcus P.s. Got your PM big Rat, watch this space!!!

It would be brilliant having one of these, particularly if you were a seat in the Swedish volleyball team's mini bus!! Marcus #metoo

Theyre worse!???!!??!!?!!!

I was thinking more about MOT time. If a filter in the exhaust is causing a power drop then should be easy to reverse mechanically. Wonder about a remap though. If fitting an aftermarket exhaust removes it and you can't remap the ECU then that's a bit of a worry for new owners wanting an exhaust. Marcus

Mark is right though, it's the wrong direction. NA V8s are dead me thinks!! Wonder what would happen once we leave Europe though, would be cars still need to be compliant?

When I first saw that picture I thought that there was an African bloke just out of shot. I looked at it and though "there's no way the mods have let porn on here!!"

Good little write up, looks good in white too! R32 GTR had them knobs long before the LFA but they controlled lights and stuff if I remember. Did you get any attention in the car? Did you miss the GSF whilst you were away?

Agreed, a car is to be enjoyed and modern cars can deal with the salt and grime on the roads fine. My car is a daily driver and never get any bother with it. I'm 31 and rarely get any attention in it, even with muffler delete. Car park dings and stuff can easily happen in the summer too so just live a little. Is this the first big powerful car your have had??

I'm slightly biased but genuinely think if any do, it will be the ISF. It may not of been a game changer for the industry but certainly was for Lexus. Previous to the ISF there was nothing. Could the RCF and GSF ever have existed without the ISF that went first?? I bought a fresh import R32 GTR 3yrs ago for £10k, had it a year and sold it. Due to the American import market, try getting one for £10k now!! It's all a big if however. I still worry about the F brand. Lexus just don't push it like they could. There's still a real chance Lexus might one day kill the brand. As we live in a consumer society, classics only become classics because there is a genuine appreciation for that particular car and a want to purchase it Look at it this way, in my eyes a classic is a car that you look at and think "I wish I had one of those" or "I wish I never sold that". I have never heard of a story of someone that has bought an ISF and not fallen in love with it. Even to you guys that have moved away from the ISF to a GSF/RCF, I bet the ISF will always be special to you and have that little something you can't replace!! I regularly think about my 1st, problem is I married her!!! Marcus

I don't know the specifics of the ISF conversions but generally I would think you would have more heat issues compared to a supercharger due to increases in boost temps and because it's driven by exhaust gases. Turbos generally need oil/coolant supply also and they will add heat to the respective systems. With regard to a blow off valve, you will either need a dump valve to atmosphere or a recirculating type but without either then compressor stall can occur when coming off throttle. This increases wear on the turbo. Superchargers tend to run lower boost that turbo set ups so may be a little more gentle. Similarly, the install can be a little less complicated to complete. Running higher boost tends to need a change of compression and block work which isn't needed for the supercharged route initially. We all know you can get 600bhp+ from supercharger set up so can't see you needing much more than that. Added to the fact it's proven reliable then your can't go wrong. The 420bhp the car already has is more than enough for me where I live, any more is a waste. A guy I that lives near me had a C63 with around 500bhp and he can't catch me on the back roads as he just wheel spins. All just my opinion obviously but I bet you bust the car somehow if you try to turbo. Marcus

There is no such thing as a reason not go get an LFA