Atto

I think dunlops are better than Bridgstone. Was never a fan of Bridestone.

What is the ride like on 18s, does it feel heavier etc. I am looking to go 18s at my next tyre change.

yep i gots the sport luxury dealio with the dunlops treads.

not very noisy at all IMO.

For IS200 you should be able to get at least 600km for a full tank with light to medium foot. So just reset the meter and fill up the tank when it reach 600km, don't be afraid of running out of petrol.

yeh i've just gone through my first tank.

i believe i got between 550 and 570 km's with it

some of which was quite spirited driving, and i also went from canberra to batemans bay (over the clyde mountain) and back again.

perhaps with just calm town driving it could do 600km's /shrug

I have only just bought this car, i'll be going for a nice long drive down the coast this sunday, i will get back to you if i notice anything like what you're mentioning.

so far i've only done city driving really and not noticed anything yet.

my first thought was the cat, but you said they replaced that and it made a slight difference, now i've no idea what the problem could be.

i'm located in Canberra, and purchased my car from the Lexus dealership here.

as i said, if i dont notice any odd sounds on this trip of mine i'll get back to you and we can discuss it further from there.

oh also, mine is a 2003 auto. not sure if this will make a difference if yours is manual or a different year but i thought i'd mention it.

i will call the dealership here and see if anyone knows anything about IS200's having a characteristic resonance.

best wishes

Atto

Atto,

Thanks mate, at present I've booked the car into a Automotive engineer's shop to be assessed.

Hear from you next week. Have a safe jouney

Buzzbomb

well back from my trip, did 400km's so was long enough to get an idea if it made a noise or not.

i think at higher speeds there was just more road noise, nothing hugely noticable, but because i was TRYING to hear things it was probably more pronounced.

i can't say i heard a resonating hum at all.

i have thought of a fix for yours though.

LOUD MUSIC!

:gav:

I have only just bought this car, i'll be going for a nice long drive down the coast this sunday, i will get back to you if i notice anything like what you're mentioning.

so far i've only done city driving really and not noticed anything yet.

my first thought was the cat, but you said they replaced that and it made a slight difference, now i've no idea what the problem could be.

i'm located in Canberra, and purchased my car from the Lexus dealership here.

as i said, if i dont notice any odd sounds on this trip of mine i'll get back to you and we can discuss it further from there.

oh also, mine is a 2003 auto. not sure if this will make a difference if yours is manual or a different year but i thought i'd mention it.

i will call the dealership here and see if anyone knows anything about IS200's having a characteristic resonance.

best wishes

Atto

I've only just purchased mine, but i havn't noticed anything at those speeds.

sorry i can't give you any advice mate.

best of luck sorting out your issue.