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I have a eLSD and find it gets off the line really well, it helps the torque curve is well suited to launching, you wont have any complaints in that department.

Its not the price its the market. Surely WBAC will give you more than that?

The main difference between the main dealer and independent in my experience is 100+ point inspection they do as part of the preparation. This involves them changing tyres, brakes etc if they fall below a minimum level which an independent would try and avoid or replace with cheap parts. I once viewed a BMW pre multi point inspection and agreed to buy it. The dealer rang me later to say after inspection it was going to need 4 new tyres, brakes all around, and a new splitter and it was no longer viable for them to sell under their approved used scheme. It went through auction and a week later turned up at a local garage being sold with the same tyres and brakes BMW had rejected and a cheap repair on the splitter.

Looks a good price to me, these cars dont sell quickly unless you get lucky as they are quite niche. If you need a quick sale maybe try motorway.co.uk or look to see if any local car dealer will list it for you for a commission? Some people are put off private sales. Otherwise I'd continue to enjoy it whilst you still can and it will sell as it looks a good car for the money.

Who did the manifold work? Just in case my manifold ever goes since you are local be good to have someone who has done it before.

When I was looking to change mine, someone warned me off the RR racing one as more suitable for track work than daily driving.

I dont think there is a better sounding engine than these, a gransport is on my list at some point.

Pah I just used the standard attachment feature on a post 🤷‍♂️ Try this one instead https://we.tl/t-ChvyUXDqWT If you want to come and compare noises thats fine by me. If you need to have a manifold fabricated, these fellas are worth a call http://www.pipewerxcars.com/

I have used this garage a lot over the last 10 years with various cars and cant recommend him enough. https://grinspeed.co.uk/ He is an ex WRC mechanic and also worked for a jap specialist before going solo. Just follow them on facebook to get an idea of the standard of their work. My ISF has been a couple of times but this was to fit an exhaust and a fast road setup, I had warranty until recently so was still having the car serviced at Lexus to retain that, but they will be looking after my car for everything going forward.

The engine does have a ticking noise by default. This is the best example of the cracked manifold noise I have come across. 902408383_ISFCrackedManifoldNoise.MOV

You cant visually inspect as the corrosion happens internally to the radiator, there's a theory about what's been used to top up the radiator being the culprit. Just dont want you thinking you are safe and then facing a large bill. Lexus Bolton did mine for approx £600 all in

08 plate 100k ISF's are sitting around the £20k mark these days so I think this price looks ok to me, considering its has the diff and DAB. I think that RCF was more a one off and most have tended to be around the £35k price point?

The ISF might have gone up more than the market average but less so than its peers imho so I still think it represents good value. A year or so ago I was looking at putting in 15k to move to a 4.0 C63 and now that move will need closer to 20k.

I think this is a prime example of why it sometimes gets called the dyno lottery. I find it very hard to believe just a cat back exhaust has gained 50bhp on a NA car. 10 would be a good result and 20 a shock, the cats are still in place so there has been very little restriction removed.

I'd have one!