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do you have chrome rims? I have seen a girl driving a blue IS200 with chrome rims on Parramatta Rd a few times on my way home.

Thank you.

Items or work covered under warranty are free and this included labour. It probably doesn't hurt to check before hand though to avoid any nasty surprises when you pick up your car. The other main problems you might look for if you want them fixed before your warranty runs out, are rattles from the dash, rearview mirror and side pillars as well as the engine knock on start up.

I agree with Bluey, I think a modified ride is a little harder to sell, if you think about it a prospective buyer would probably want a stock car to do with what they please not one that has already been heavily modified.

Solirossi, The Alcantara seats are a suede like fabric which you can find on some IS200 and is only available on the Sports IS250. The Sports Luxury comes with leather seats. The Legana edition of the IS200 was a limited edition run and as such you might be able to get a good price if you sell privately or trade in. I have a Sports Luxury model and when I get a loan car from my dealer it's usually a Prestige and if you get one with the enhancement pack you will not really be missing out on anything that you can't live without. The main difference for me would be, the HID's (which you can get kits for anyway), and the forward facing sensors (useful if your missus drives the car). Apart from that unless you have kids the rear sun shade is useless, the radar cruise control I find annoying as on the motorway it will never let you get up close to someone as it slows you down to their speed and they then never move out of the way. The headlight washers, I have never used. The illuminated door sills only light up if you have the inside light set to turn on when you open the door. So my advice would be get a Prestige with the enhancement pack and add things to the car you want, i.e. exhaust, wheels etc.

It is a terrible driving experience akin to riding in a horse and cart, definitely better off in a Hyundai

Hey, Thanks but the wheel has already been fixed as a freebie by Curran's in Auburn. The 2" rule, does that mean that your can't fit wheels more than 2" bigger than what your car came with? If that's the case then theoritically you could go as big as 20" since the Sports version comes with 18" wheels.

Second day back from overseas and I collected a curve with the front lip. Thankfully just that and a tiny scratch on a wheel but nothing that can't be fixed cheaply. Yours was much worse from the looks of it.

14th of Feb? don't you guys believe in Valentine's Day? If I have my car back I'll be there.

I've always used Shell V-Power in my car since new and when V-Power was unavailable earlier this year I tried the Mobil 98 Octane and found it quite good but i still got slightly more mileage from V-Power.

Does anyone know which US colours correspond to the Aus colours? I like the IS-F spoiler much better than the normal one...

Cool thanks for that.

That would be great...

Not yet ship arrives on Saturday, by the time the container clears customs etc I should have it by the end of next week. Will probably have a go at installing it over that weekend.

Trust me people abuse our cars, I was sitting having breakfast at a cafe this morning and a P-plater driving an IS250 felt compelled to put on a show and drive like a d**khead in front of everybody. I felt sorry for that poor car getting thrashed like that..

I will definitely come if someone does this... http://video.kenblockracing.com/flash/play...p;video_id=9183

I'll come and meet you guys after if you do something but unfortunately 6.00 is too early for me to help you out on the formal run. Sorry.

Spotted a black IS250 with BBS wheels around Burwood Westfields last night. Wheels looked really nice.

I paid US$398, I run a import business so there is no shipping charge as it is coming in one of our containers we get from the US. Shipping, depending on how soon you want will set you back about another US$400. That to me is too much as you are looking at around AU$1200 or so by the time it arrives. Incidently, K & N have a similar cold air filter for around $800 plus GST. I went with the F-Sport for the simple reason it's made by Lexus, (I assume anyway) and I pay nothing for shipping.

i've got a short ram fujita intake and did that myself. done in about 30 minutes but i have taken it out and put back in a few times for service and i can now do it in about 12 minutes. so not very hard, just a bit of a pain the first time as you look for all the bolts etc. it's just a matter of taking stock one out and f sport in. if u're in sydney i'm happy to help. Cool thanks I will give it a go when it arrives.

I know some of you have the F-Sport Air intake, how hard is it to install? I've ordered one and I wanted to know if it's an easy install or am I better off taking it to Lexus to install...

The address is 7 Rawson Street Auburn. Ask for Sam the owner as he might give you a better deal than the guys that just work there...

It depends on what they have to do. My IS200 was black and had a lot of swirl marks and a fine scratches which they took out and it set me back around $400 from memory. Best bet is to go and let them see the car then they can tell you the price. The owner's name is Sam Movizio, he is a nice guy and honest too so they will tell you what they can and can't do. I've since taken my IS250 there when I got hit by flying debris on the M4 and they gave me back my car as perfect as it was when I picked it up from Lexus.

About 4 or 5 hours. I dropped it off in the afternoon and picked it up about midday the next day. Ended up like new again though, everyone that saw it kept asking if it had been resprayed no one believed it was just a detail...

Curran's in Auburn are really good. Prior to selling my IS200 I took it there and it came back looking like new.