Epic marketing FAIlL

by FirebirdPhil, 05-10-2019, 06:38 PM

When you announce a new car - make sure your direct competitor doesn't trump you from the beginning:

http://blog.caranddriver.com/chevrolet-a...amaro-zl1/

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2013-fo...-info-news

MR2 kit cars suck - this is worse

by FirebirdPhil, 05-10-2019, 05:15 PM

So you want people to think you drive a Ferrari but are a cheapskate so you get an MR2 and ruin it with a fake Ferrari body kit.....

So what do you use as a base if you want Eleanor? A Capri, Celica, Supra?

No what you want is a Smart car!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.d...AGB%3A1123

Hello from Rev Magazine (we covered your last Ace Cafe event!)

by desmogolf, 04-10-2019, 03:34 PM

Hey all!

I'm James and I contribute freelance for Rev Magazine (http://www.facebook.com/RevMagazine). We're a Singapore-based magazine but I regularly contribute UK content because I am based here.

Anyway, I turned up for the Ace Cafe meet of the Outlaw Japanese Club on the 29th of October and wrote an article about it. Thought you guys would appreciate reading about and seeing you cars on print! I'll post the PDFs of the writeup (we are a free distribution magazine) soon but meanwhile I've attached previews.

Hope to see you guys again. I'm very interested in swapping my Mk2 GTI for a MR2 Mk2 Rev3-5 so I'll be needing lots of advice! In fact, have already met a few friendly Mk2 owners over at the meet. :wink:

Cheers!

What's your winter car?

by longsh07, 04-10-2019, 12:16 PM

Apologies if its been done already but as the title says what's your winter car for when it gets all icy/snowy (if you have one)?

I know I plan on going most places sideways in my MR2 (providing I can actually get off the drive) if it gets bad as I don't have any alternative except to scrounge a lift off my mother and her Mazda 2.

Would be interesting to see what you guys n girls use to get around. Might even give me some inspiration in case I ever have to get a winter hack (could be quite likely as im after a 350z next!).

Oh and :ttiuwp:

Matt.

punctures and tyre repairing

by is300_dino, 03-10-2019, 09:02 PM

found a screw in my driverside front tyre when i left my mates earlier, so swapped it for the one in the boot, got home and the spare was flat, but it didnt feel deflated like the original tyre that flapped when i first left, so ive pumped it back up checked over it cant find any objects in it so i hope its not punctured, as the spare is brand new and the fronts are less than 6 months with lots of tread! so can tyres be repaired to a decent level safely these days? both are pzero rosso's so i hope i dont need 2 new ones again and only one needs repairing/replacing and that then can stay in the boot :cursing::Sulk::cursing::Sulk::cursing::angry:

my is200 se

by davidjamesbattersby, 03-10-2019, 06:51 PM

well bought my is200 in aug with the intention of keeping it standard. Its a W reg in platinum ice with 55k on the clock and i picked it up for £2000, full lexus service history and the only advisorys on the previous mots have been for tyres so thought i have got a bargin.
First mods where new head light bulbs and fog light bulbs and folding key

Little update

by Just-Phil, 03-10-2019, 02:59 PM

Well since i was last on iv had a few problems

my lexus



well shortly after coming back on here a foreighn lorry driver decided he would like to re-shape my passenger side. the front door, rear door, and rear arch were a mess, after the insurance company having it for two months i finally got it back.

Then two weeks later the diff decided it would like to **** itself so i really started losing love for the car.

And then..... last week someone thought they would drive into the side of my rear bumper in a carpark and leave a big scratch, funnily enough they didnt leave a note....

I need to find the love for my lexus again.... much work is needed

LOTS of IS200 questions.....

by Mr Reman, 03-10-2019, 01:45 PM

I asked this on "The Other Forum" before I realised my error. It seems that the few people who wanted to reply over there only did so to tell me about their IS300 sportcross auto (When my questions were asked about manual IS200's) or to point out that there was currently one (That's going to be outside of the price range I mentioned in the original post) for sale on there...... Bunch of useless munters ! :tongue_smilie:

No one actually tried to answer my questions there, But I've quite a strong feeling that my queries won't be ignored here.:thumbup:

Anyway, Here's my original post (Edited slightly) asking about early IS200's......

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]I've been looking at them on Ebay and can't understand why nice '00 to '02 reg ones only go for around the £2000 to £2500 mark, But the asking price for '03 and '04 cars seem to jump by well over a grand? Was there some sort or minor revision or update around that time that makes them more desirable? Unless the reason's something major I think I'll keep looking in the two to two and a half grand range.

Also, After reading the (other) sites "What to look out for" guide I can't believe that the handful of reasonably minor problems mentioned are the only (Model specific) stuff I should be looking out for. Is there anything in particular to watch out for on an '00 to '02 plate IS200?

As I drive a van for work, My MX5 only gets used for weekend trips to see friends, Blowing out the cobwebs on twisty roads and the occasionally shopping trip (I only do about 1000 to 1500 private miles a year...... Compared to the 100,000 or so I do in the works van). Would it be likely that weeks of inactivity could cause problems (I need to free up my MX5's callipers for pretty much every MOT)?

Besides suspension, What other factory upgrades does the Sport model have over the bogo standard one?

Am I right in thinking that when I see one listed as a "IS200 Navigator" it just means that the car has satnav?

What sort of price would I be looking at for a major service, And how often (Time rather than mileage) does an IS200 need them?[/COLOR]

On top of that I now have a few more questions,

As standard my MX5's suspension geometry can be moved all over the place, it's totally adjustable front and rear (if you want it to safely under steer, No problem! If you want to go drifting, half hour of tweaking and your good to go! All out track car? Fine, just remember that when you finally step over the limit of grip, you'll probably be off the track..... Backwards.... At speed! cared So, I'm wondering how tweakable the IS200's setup is? I'm sure I read somewhere that, Like the MX5, it's another all round double wishbone setup, Is this right?

EVERY car has some failings, Be it design compromises due to cost cutting, Or something that's not particularly well thought out in the first place, So, What's the biggest problems with owning a 2000 to 2003 IS200? (Under the heading of "If something looks too good to be true, Then it probably is", I currently feel like I'm being kept outside of a huge conspiracy to make the IS200 look better than it could possibly be. :blink

Are any problems ludicrously expensive to fix?

I've never liked having garages do work on my cars (Bad experience From my Capri days when some plonk that was younger than my car managed to f**k up all three minor jobs it was taken in for. :cursing, So, Are IS200's "Home mechanic" friendly, Or do you need 2000 quid worth of specialist tools just to change a cam belt?

Failing that, Does anyone know of a good "Non franchised" (Ie, Cheaper) Lexus friendly garage for servicing anywhere near the Bristol area?

Thanks in advance for any help that can be offered,

Scotty B.

Laptop FAIL!

by Dan_Turism0, 03-10-2019, 01:17 PM

Just been handed this at work by a member of staff....apparently it was run over, what's peoples thought's should buff out right I mean with a bit of T-Cut? :lol: