Lexus IS200

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:41 pm

Good choice mate, very nice cars to drive although I would agree that they are bit slow

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:43 pm

Good choice mate, nice birthday present to yourself

Tk · Post by Tk » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:50 pm

looks nice mate , will certainly be a comfy car for daily duties

warboys · Post by **warboys** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:02 am

I had a very early, '99 Sport, with the right tyres it was great. Sprinted it at North Weald and Curborough a few times and did a couple of track days.

Post by **Ben** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:07 am

cor I go away for a few days and you buy a new toy

- nice

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:12 am

Look at you going all sensible (well almost

)

Looks like a cracking car mate. Much more appropriate to be rocking up to your appointments in.

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:40 pm

warboys wrote:I had a very early, '99 Sport, with the right tyres it was great

What were the right tyres then? The ones that are on there are.........er, a bit, er.......shite.

Been out for a proper drive tonight and a few observations

A) Woohoo; headlights!!

B) Dashboard reflection like having a painted white dashboard. Can you say 'flocked'

C) Really nice exhaust note and the engine is so smooth, I'm not sure it has pistons. Maybe it's had a rotary swap?

D) It's pretty much Imperial Blue. Under lights like the those used at the petrol stations, it's a much brighter blue. Chuffed with that.

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:59 pm

See what a really decent paint cleaner and wax does for that finish mate.
Glad you're enjoying the new found civility. Should be a nicely balanced car, with enough handling to enjoy without spoiling a decent ride for 8/10 journeys.
Fancied one of those for ages but that is a bargain compared to most of the "Ilford Massive" spec ones round here.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:20 pm

Nice choice sir

I spend my days MOTing the cars from Ipswich Lexus and having previously worked there for 3 years know the IS fairly well, So if I can help with anything...

Andy916 · Post by **Andy916** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:53 pm

Very civilized, Mr Staples! Looks great as a daily driver. If they were a touch smaller I would have tried persuading Lucy along those lines instead of the Alfa 147 2.0 (which has now done 8k miles in 7 months with perfect reliability, touch wood!!)

Andy