Lexus IS300 Sport Cross
Discussion
Following on from my very recent shot gun wedding to my Lexus, I am pleased to report, it could be love, but not as we know it.....
Due to an impending move to a city, my Beemer 535d barge had to go, the plan being to replace it with a shed. I'd heard Lexus were good; one forum poster summed it up saying he wouldn't have bought an IS300 over a BMW330i in 2004 but, 12 years later the trade is happily reversed.
The Sport Cross was Lexus's idea of an estate. of sorts. My idea of a shed to chuck in weekly Aldi food and a Dobermann pup went out the window when I met the car on the Toyota forecourt for the first time. Love had struck.
And that's where I still am - 72 hours and 350 miles later. And that's the problem. The car has beautiful low mileage pedigree and paintwork to shame cars 2 years old. Can I use it as a shed? No. Am I feeling the custodian of a rare car that deserves weekly TLC? Yup.
I think I have the answer though.....I need to buy a shed!
Due to an impending move to a city, my Beemer 535d barge had to go, the plan being to replace it with a shed. I'd heard Lexus were good; one forum poster summed it up saying he wouldn't have bought an IS300 over a BMW330i in 2004 but, 12 years later the trade is happily reversed.
The Sport Cross was Lexus's idea of an estate. of sorts. My idea of a shed to chuck in weekly Aldi food and a Dobermann pup went out the window when I met the car on the Toyota forecourt for the first time. Love had struck.
And that's where I still am - 72 hours and 350 miles later. And that's the problem. The car has beautiful low mileage pedigree and paintwork to shame cars 2 years old. Can I use it as a shed? No. Am I feeling the custodian of a rare car that deserves weekly TLC? Yup.
I think I have the answer though.....I need to buy a shed!
That is full fat indeed! How many miles on the clock? I'm new to Lexus ownership and have quickly realised they are gems. If I had stayed BMW, I am not sure I would have had the same confidence with an '04 330 or similar.
I am considering LPG on the basis I intend seeing how miles my IS300 will do but finding a decent installer has so far been hit and very miss. Other jobs to do:
- change its boots to Michelin Cross climates
- get the steering geometry sorted by a company down in Chesham (name escapes me)
- retro fit bluetooth, DAB, iPod connectivity, keeping period CD/tape player in place
- gold callipers (sorry - one minor indiscretion of bad taste allowed?)
- undersea the car with a visit to trustbusters up in scalding
- locate the elusive lpg unicorn to sympathetically convert my baby
- fit rear parking sensors
- maybe powder coat the original wheels as they are renowned for rusting up although to be fair the current ones are really good
not much really...
I am considering LPG on the basis I intend seeing how miles my IS300 will do but finding a decent installer has so far been hit and very miss. Other jobs to do:
- change its boots to Michelin Cross climates
- get the steering geometry sorted by a company down in Chesham (name escapes me)
- retro fit bluetooth, DAB, iPod connectivity, keeping period CD/tape player in place
- gold callipers (sorry - one minor indiscretion of bad taste allowed?)
- undersea the car with a visit to trustbusters up in scalding
- locate the elusive lpg unicorn to sympathetically convert my baby
- fit rear parking sensors
- maybe powder coat the original wheels as they are renowned for rusting up although to be fair the current ones are really good
not much really...
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