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Good shout, mine is a none X pipe catback (retains center cats) and its great, the hooligan in me wants it louder sometimes though!

They really are a surprising car, the handling surprised me too when i first had a proper play on mainly dry roads, was sticking with a friends modified M2 quite easily. It seems to hide its weight quite well too, i was surprised how nimble it felt for a big old thing! Glad it lived up to expectations, enjoy!

You've still got a great deal so i wouldnt feel put out anyway. Hope you enjoyed collection and driving the car over the weekend 😁

Thanks for the reply, i used them about 11 years ago and were fine for me. I notice EBC seem to get a bad rep online now but no one seems to know why 😂

Thanks for the heads up, i may still end up ordering from the US. Im tempted to get some from RR Racing and perhaps get the fancy lower control arm bushings too. I just tell myself whatever it is in dollars it will be in £ and usually avoids any disappointment!

Hi All, I'll be due new disks and pads on the front soon (already sorted Brembo discs) and i'm looking into pad options at the moment. I have no problem with the stopping power but the dust on the front brakes is getting on my nerves! Where have people bought upgraded pads for their ISF's in the UK? Most search brings up a lot of options in the USA but not over here (Stoptech, Project MU, Hawk etc. etc.) Any help appreciated. Scott

Had mine a few months so far (ISF) it's my daily car although now working from home due to covid daily doesn't mean daily any more. I usually want to change within the year of getting a daily and always tend to have something a little out of the ordinary and it usually starts with a 'would you considering selling...' then before I know it I'm in need of a car! No idea what I'd replace the ISF with though, I've hankered after one for years and a really good one popped up local. I really like it so far! Ive got my old modified 1973 BMW 2002tii to use during the summer when it takes my fancy so feel lucky to have a great pair (missus also has a Volvo V50 too!)

Sounds good, I always end up on drives over that way from mine (Hartside Pass is a personal favourite!)

That's a good price and you've got some peace of mind now too! Happy days! Hope yours turns up soon Barry!

Thanks and yes cold starts are rather loud as it is with the secondary cats in place 😂 many have commented now and i've apologised, luckily they've quickly said they dont mind as it sounds so good!

Mines got the standard secondary cat mid section on and none x-pipe rear section. Absolutely love the noise! I think i'd like it a smidge louder in all honesty, removing the secondary cats completely seems like it may be too loud and i note the H&S middle section that removes them has small silencers in place instead. I do intend on getting in touch with H&S to see if i can retro-fit the middle section but only if the small silencers in place of the secondary cats increase the volume a tad!

Excuse the air freshener 😂 IMG_20201201_112742 by Scott Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20201201_112720 by Scott Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20201201_112725 by Scott Osborne, on Flickr As others have said, you cant see it at all from the drivers seat. I didnt know i had one for a good few days after buying the car, thought the chime on start-up was something to do with it being a Japanese car haha

Only on the front in mine, ill get you some pics tomorrow when its light and you can see it better.

I've checked it a few times now, just a simple app on your phone which you connect to and then can view the videos. It seems to save them in 60 second videos. First time i checked it was after i had a run down a dual carriageway against my mate in his Modified bmw M2, i then looked for the settings straight away in the hope you can take the speed off the video, i was glad to see you can 😂

Ive never been a fan of dashcams but when i bought my ISF i realised afterwards that it had a Lexus fit one installed, it really is discrete! Lexus seem to use the Nextbase range of dashcams, i think looking through invoices mine was supplied and installed for around £300 at Lexus.

Welcome! I'm sure you'll be welcome by all on here! I've been buying parts from the below: https://lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/ I think they are active on this forum too. Very helpful and prices are good too. I have bought discs from Autodoc though, much cheaper than Lexus direct for the ISF, im unsure if that is the same situation with the GSF.

I posted this topic below a few weeks ago. The discs were £114 a pair at the time but may have increased again now. Pads front and rear are also on the site. I'll be taking it all to a local garage for fitting soon enough, cant recommend any for your location, it'll only be a couple of hours labour. All in all a lot cheaper than taking it to Lexus and its OEM Brembo parts. Discs and pads at Lexus are extortionate for the same parts.

That was quick! Just had a look at the advert, looks an awesome car! Young lad at work has just got a new m135i, I always wind him up calling it an X2 but it is a nice car, just not for me even though I'm a BMW nut and i couldn't hack paying the amount a month that they are. But I suppose it's all relative if you were paying more on the RCF and it was all about what you're paying out short term! Now we are moving into the cold and wet you'll appreciate the constant traction too!

Glad it was worth a mention 😀

Try GM motors in Harrogate for a price, they bought the carbon edition off here for full whack the other week and seem to be selling an lc500 at the moment too. Onto other cars my mate had a late 350z, the one with the proper nissan engine in, and loved it. He's had alsorts since including an M2 and still just talks about the 350. If you want something slightly new then perhaps the 370z. Failing that you could just get an ISF 😂

The tyre skipping thing sometimes happens on my ISF at very low speed/ plenty of lock scenarios. I did a bit of googling and seems common practice. I was surprised at how much lock the car has to be honest. Funny you mention Ackerman, interesting reading if you're a nerd (i've been reading into it on and off for awhile now as was considering trying a rack and pinion system on my old bmw!)

This is the route i've chosen to take with mine too and i hope it treats me just as well 😂

I think if anything for me it will be secondary Cat removal. I know H&S do these removal pipes with small silencers in, instead of the cats, for the £1400 exhaust but in the past did the center section without them. I think generally it was maybe too loud for most! I think for most keeping the standard center section and putting the rear H&S section on without X pipe will be plenty and it is for me at the moment but i think i'll end up wanting a little more 😂

I'm with Sky Insurance on mine with exhaust declared and it was £650, im 31, 3 points, business use etc. and 12k miles. I've also used A-plan (i use these now on my old BMW) and Greenlight with good results.

Sounds like good man maths for a remap haha who did you manage to find to do it or was it via the remote RR Racing method?