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onnzo, thanks for that. Re your bugaboo, do you know what the model is? I have seen a few chameleons that look good. Would be handy to know what model you have as then i can be confident that it will fit. I also take it that its a 4 wheeler? Cheers.

Onnzo that is much appreciated. Its great to hear your experiance. Thats what is great about this forum, other wise id be going in blind but i can get feedback from people who are actually dealing with this stuff already. I take it from your post that your lady sits in the back next to the baby? Forgive my ignorance as iv never had a kid but is that what is normally done? I was just under the assumption that you put the baby in the back and then both of the parents sit in the front. However I can see the conveniance of having mum next to bubs in the event that the baby gets upset etc... ALso is your baby in a forward facing seat or rearwards? As for boot space, it fits our bugaboo but it folds up quite compact. With the basinette, it just fits in, but now that bubs is older and we have converted to the seat there is much more room. You can do a big shop and still have room in the boot with the pram car seat Just let me confirm, initially you had the bugaboo with the basinette and it was a squeeze, but now you have the bugaboo with a standard seat as the basinette is no longer required? Its seeming like you can fit the baby seat and related parafenallia in to the car, however there is not much room for much else. So it will be possibly to make it work with the one kid but you will have to make sure that you get the right pram etc... so that it all fits comforatably. Where as a Liberty wagon will be a breeze when it comes to fitting everything in, however on thet daily drive to work where im just by myself etc... i will not be driving as nice a car, will have more power, but also lots of unneseccary space. Man why is this such a difficult decision???

Yeah good point rer making a dedicated thread. Ill just quickly put up another off topic post...sorry. Art I probably didnt say it how i meant all that clear but i basically agree that the new regs will favour Jenson, with his understeery and gentle style. However i think it will be a good test for Lewis to see if he can adapt. If they can both be in harmony with the regs then i cant see jens beating Lewis. As far as Mercedes GP goes, i don thtink they will be all that good. Here is my reason. Brawns 09 car was developed by and with honda money. It was developed in 2 full sized wind tunnels and one 60% tunnel. It was by far the most heavily resourced car on the grid at the start of 09. Now the Merc 2010 car will have been developed, up until now, with no Merc money at all. It will have been developed by a small independant who has been in the heat of a championship battle. I see the 2010 Merc being a midfield car, once Mercedes money starts to influence the development curve then it will improve. Another point that supports this theory, if they were to be a front runner in 2010 they would have a stronger lineup than Nico Rosberg and an empty seat. Jens saw the writing on the wall and abiled at the right time. I also doubt Schumi would race for MGP, he will be looked after at Ferrari for many years to come. I doubt he would jeapordise that for a run around in a f1 car. As lets face it, if he said to Ferrari im good to go they would make room for him, no questtions asked. Either way its going to be a great season and cant wait to see how wrong i am!! ha ha.

Ha yes I remember your misguided views on McLaren!!! ha ha, just kidding. It will be very interesting though as there are 2 things that i think will make Lewis have to adapt in this new season. One is the no refulling, this will mean tyre management will be even more of an advantage and the second is the introduction of narrow front tyres, this will mean you wont be able to lean on the front tyres as much. Lewis arguably leans on his front tyres more than any other driver, case in point Hungary 08 where he had to 3 stop as he could not make his fronts last a race distance with only 2 stops. That said he will adapt and I am pretty confident that even though the new regs should suit Jens, Lewis will come out on top. Either way im just hoping Macca make another shed and RBR have another rocket ship!!! But in all seriousness it should be a great season. I will definatly look at the hack for the dvd when i get mine. I put an offer on a prestige the other day, its pretty immaculate, 32k kms and has emv, he was asking 41k and i offered 35k. He said no but will get back to me. Ill keep my eye out for any others and let you know how it goes. Also great point about mat for under baby seat, very good idea indeed. And the middle seat is probably good as the baby can see the dvd screen from the middle of the back seat as well.

ProjectIS you have definatley made me feel welcome by remembering our previous conversation. And just quickly withouut hijacking this thread, the 2010 season will be great. Webber will be right up there again. I just hope Newey and the RBR boys make another good car. I am thinking we could make it work as a friend of mine has a sc430 and has 2 kids that they take around in it! When it come to roof racks well i was leaning towards a tow bar set up but this is250 aint too bad!! And on the emv. I take it there is a simple hack that allows you to play dvd's when the car is in transit? Or is that a standard feature?

Im looking for an is250 at teh moment. However i have one concern about them. The room in the back seats. My wife is pregnant so we will need a baby seat in one. Are the rear seats managable enough with kids? It just seems really squishy back there and I thought this would be the place to find out if people find the rear seats roomy enough and also what the boot space is like with prams and stuff. And also does anyone here transport bikes with their is250? I ride a fair bit and will need to transport bikes so either a tow bar rack or roof racks?? This is the main reason iv been tossing up between an is250 or a liberty gt wagon. I thinkn iv settled on the is250 but your feedback would be great. Im probably looking at a prestige with EMV. Thanks.

Hi All Has anyone here upgraded their non enhancment pack prestige audio system. I am wondering if its possible to get one with out the hmv and put in an aftermarket dvd player and sat nav. Is it easy to integrate it well into the dash? Any help would be great.

Your info is great guys, still waiting to go on holiday and then purchase something on return.... I noticed on carsales yesterday.....06 prestige with 60k's for $33k!! an 06 SL with 100km's was $38k! Both pretty great prices. Cant wait to be able to get one.

In fear of doing the exact opposite of what you have just said ProjectIS...did you get my PM? I sent you one but cant see it in my sent items. Thanks.

Thanks Franky That is a good help with info on the seats. The X does sound like a good option as well. However im yet to see one online as they are probably too new to really be coming up for sale privately.

Hey Art, that is a great help. The rear blind is not such a bad idea in that im in my mid 20's and my wife and I are planning to have a baby in the next 18 months or so...so the blind would be good for that. Also can you confirm for me the seats in the Sports Luxury and the Prestige are identical (except for the heating and cooling function)? Are HID's, they are the high intensity lights? Also calle Bi-Xenon? So I gather the prestige just has standard bulbs then? Would be good to be able to get it a bit cheaper and whack on some new rims and exhaust as well. Thanks for the Legana info, i figured as much but never really knew what the go was.

Hey Guys Thanks so much for the responses and info. Its a massive help. I will likley look to get a 06 or 07 model, mainly due to the fact that it should be a bit cheaper than the newer models....or more to the point, i should be able to get a better spec model for similar money...the downside is it may have 30k kms on it...but Lexus' are pretty bullet proof so i could not see that being an issue. It seems the general consensus is the prestige with the enhancment pack is the best value......the main things ill miss in this option is the 'Alcantra??' seats...they are like ventilated leather right? where as they are in both sports and sports lucury (even if the SL is the only with the heating and cooling) The other day on car sales there was an 06 SL with like 40k kms for $43k, it had the wording 'cheapest spots luxury on carsales' or something. I thought that was pretty good value indeed. I do like the idea of the sports pedals and stuff...but also like the idea of the illuminated door sills, which may only be in the SL. I guess it will just be a matter of keeping my eye online and when i see something that seems really good value just going for it. By the sounds of it the Prestige with the options will be a brilliant car either way. Fingers crossed that in the next 6 months there are a few bargains out there. Iv been so happy with my is200 that upgrading to the 250 was just such a logical choice. I looked at some other options like Honda Accord Euro...new Mazda 6 etc... and value for money the is250 is far superior. Especially as they are not as common on the road (well here in adelaide at least) and they ahve all the fun gadgets etc on them. Might not be the correct place for this post but my is200 has the 'Legana' badging on the front grill...along with a body kit that iv only really seen on one other is200...any one know anything about that particular model?

Hi All, Iv currently got an is200, its been great, had if for a few years. Now looking to give that to my wife and purchase a used is250. Iv been on redbook and looking through carsales to get an idea of what is out there. can you tell me the main differances between the Sports Luxury Sports with enhancment pack Prestige with enhancment pack. I guess what would i miss out on if i got the prestige with the enhancment pack as opposed to the enhanced sports or the full blown sports lucury. Do they also ride the same? Or is the sports the hardest ride? I notice the wheels are differing sizes, the X sounds like a good option but there are no used ones iv seen as yet. Im probably 5 or 6 months away from getting it, so am in the real early stages of working out what to go for. Any other tips you could give me would begreat. Ta.