It was a very sad goodbye to our lovely Lexus GS300 yesterday. 7 months & she never missed a beat. Cost of fuelling a 3l auto was beginning to cripple us tho so we part exed her for an IS 200. Still a 2l but a manual & more importantly the insurance is about a third cheaper which was another major cost factor sadly. Will upload some pics when I've had a chance to make her shiny (if it ever stops raining!)

Hope everyone is well :)

 

got to admit I do like lexus... congrats... hope it's as good to you as the GS300

very nice jane, how much if ya dont mind me asking,

Cool, I`ve always liked them, they are a lot of car for the money, the dials on the dash are very nice :)

Cool wall car.cool wall car.

Lookin good Jane, I went to look at one a few weeks ago same age as that, was a lot of car at £1500 and it was mint.

Thanks all, took it out for a long-ish spin last night and I have to say, its a lovely car to drive. Love the handling, the steering is bloody brilliant. I also love the dials on the dash, can't believe its a 13 year old car, considering the GS was 16 yrs old (and it was looking quite dated I guess)

Stellaz - they took our GS in part ex, and I didn't have to put a lot of wad into the deal to be honest! Hoping the better fuel economy & the considerably lower insurance (with an agreed value of £1900, woohoo!) will justify the spend tho.

I start a 9 week placement tomorrow in Redcar, it'll be the first time I've driven to work in over 2 years! Suspect the travelling will be the best part of the day as my placement is in a nursing home, which I am dreading, lol. I just need to give it one of my deep cleans and G3 it & get the Meguiars on it to make it super shiny. Alloys are a bit tatty but the interior is mint. Well chuffed with it!

Yeah! I loved the dials when I sat in one.

Few iPhone snaps. It's stopped raining so dammit I'm cleaning it!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great car and health to enjoy:thumbup:now get it polished mate:biggrin:

Ahh shiny :)

 

 

 

 

Ha ha, LOVE a bit of Partridge. "Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan!"

Ha ha, LOVE a bit of Partridge. "Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan!"

 

yeah, that episode was hilarious :lol:

Looks nice Jane.

Cheers Daffy. I'm looking forward to my commute in the morning. The stereo in it is awesome!

Its amazing how cheap good cars have become.

Its amazing how cheap good cars have become.

 

Agreed, you can get an awful lot of car for little money today. I think it's due to a combination of expensive fuel prices and the Government scrapping scheme last year.

My mate at work has one of these & they are very nice :)

 

That engine bay is just begging for a turbo conversion however!! :D

They do a turbo one dont they?

Only an import I believe, its a 3l turbo. Thanks for the comments guys, the commute to work today was bloody brilliant. Nothing like a bit of Above & Beyond loud at 7am before a 12 hour nursing shift to get your brain in gear! Shame I got into Redcar at the same time as the olympic torch, I was almost late for my first shift!

They do a turbo one dont they?

We had that flaming torch up here last week, pita !

 

Cracking looking car, great music choice and smiles all round !:thumbup1: Nice to see things on the up J !:biggrin:

 

Alan........

Bloody hell Jane - you change your cars like some folk change their pants......LOL

 

But I understand why you did it; the GS was a nice car but I reckon the IS will certainly be better for you to run whilst studying. And like most Lexi (assuming that is the correct plural term) is should prove reliable beyond expectations....

 

Good luck with your new purchase, I hope it serves you well!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

Bloody hell Jane - you change your cars like some folk change their pants......LOL

 

But I understand why you did it; the GS was a nice car but I reckon the IS will certainly be better for you to run whilst studying. And like most Lexi (assuming that is the correct plural term) is should prove reliable beyond expectations....

 

Good luck with your new purchase, I hope it serves you well!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

 

Asked you not to tell anyone about my pants problem mate.....:lol:

 

and I believe that Lexi is the correct term for two or more :)

Cheers Al! I rather like my music and motor choice too, well happy!

 

We had that flaming torch up here last week, pita !

 

Cracking looking car, great music choice and smiles all round !:thumbup1: Nice to see things on the up J !:biggrin:

 

Alan........

Hey, we had the GS for 7 months! Thats almost a record for us lol!!

 

I cannot believe how crippling the running costs had got with the GS, the insurance doubled since we got it, so when this IS went up for sale locally and we got a decent part ex, it was a no brainer really.

 

Its a shame about Steams knickers tho, thought his fetish was a well kept secret?

Bloody hell Jane - you change your cars like some folk change their pants......LOL

 

But I understand why you did it; the GS was a nice car but I reckon the IS will certainly be better for you to run whilst studying. And like most Lexi (assuming that is the correct plural term) is should prove reliable beyond expectations....

 

Good luck with your new purchase, I hope it serves you well!

 

Richard:thumbup1: