bartkat

not much classier. Infiniti's got an analog clock in some of their cars... :whistles: ← Lots of cars had analog clocks back in the day, but mostly they quit working after a few weeks. :( There have been great advances in car clocks since then.

I hope you're kidding. :D

IMHO the big assed snowplow type front bumper doesn't do anything for that car either. There's JDM mods and other mods. Some look good and some don't. Stuff like in those pics makes a sleek car loon unsleek. Again IMHO. YMMV. I see they also sell thingamabobs to hang from the mirror. That's just pure ghetto. Or how about a nice $2000 set of tail light lenses? I think I now know all I need or want to know about VIP. :D :D

The analog clock makes it classy.

I think you should reset the ECU, then get an accurate check for mileage on a couple tanks of gas. See what you are actually getting and then go from there. Of course, the brakes need attention, whether it affects mileage or not.

http://www.lexfest.net/

No firm prices yet, but some ballpark numbers are posted on another thread. Pics of real cars showing colors and other features are here: http://my.is/forums/showthread.php?t=262031

PLP is ok, but I prefer the JoeZ gen 2 intake. The tube is only $99 and goes with the stock airbox. You can use it with a TRD or K&N drop in filter and get a really good result for the money. I've had one on for over a year now and I like it. http://my.is/store/customer/product.php?pr...1&cat=10&page=1

If the spare wheel is nice, swap it with the chipped one and put the bad looking one as a spare. No cost.

Evap system is probably clogged, canister full, plugged, etc or the hose has come loose. That might also account for your gas guage not reading full. Ever have trouble getting gas to flow into the tank when filling up? That would indicate the same problem.

Here's a page of owner comments and stuff they've fixed on ES250. http://www.carsurvey.org/model_Lexus_ES250.html

Tire pressures ok? Wearing evenly? I've heard some cars doing that lately around parking lots. Some of the ones I observed appeard to have low tires.

OEM tires are made and priced to suit the auto manufacturers. In most cases their prime consideration is nice ride and low noise. Yes, they get a really good price due mostly to volume. Distribution costs are minimal when you are shipping to car makers. If you look at it from a roundness, balance, comfort standpoint, the tires going to OEM are at the tightest end of the spec. The aftermarket, except for brand loyalty, is quite different. Used to be that aftermarket tires had a wider spec than OEM on ride quality parameters. You could see that difference, for instance, by how much weight it took to balance a OEM tire as opposed to many of the aftermarket tires, as one example. At least one company, years ago, went to a quality standard called "OE or Scrap". They did not let any tires on the market if they didn't meed OE specs. There was some considerable scrap at first, but it didn't take long to meed that standard. Sort of a sink or swim thing for the plants.

They had IS200.

4 = 4 D = O

The reason I say that is that I know people who have tried to fit JDM bumpers, or aftermarket kits, etc and had problems. Don't know about the Eurospecs. , but you might click over to the UK and European LOC's. Those guys seem to be pretty knowledgeable.

700 miles on the car? Not even enough to get an accurate MPG calculation, let alone start looking for problems.

If you don't need all season tires, then go with the second ones. You'll probably like the performance a whole lot more.

There are some guys with much experience at the following forum, if you care to have a look. http://my.is/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=89

It's my understanding tha the Altezza is slightly narrower than the IS300 and the front and rear bumpers and aprons will not easily fit.

The name, Roscoe P Coltrane doesn't ring a bell with anyone? :D

WeaponR is the shizzle. I got 20 HP more on my Civic with one. Only problem was, the way it was made, couldn't close the hood, so had to take it off. Seriously though, the hose that goes to the bottom of the airbox is usually the one that comes from the evap canister.

I'm talking sway bars here, the springy rods that tie to the lower suspension to reduce body roll. Strut tower bars/strut bars tie the tops of the shock towers together under the hood and in the trunk. They add some stiffness to the unibody but don't really do much for body roll. Some of the ones for IS300 will rub on the engine cover, so one must be careful to get the ones that don't. I don't think there's much difference otherwise as long as you don't get the real cheapos. The items that will most affect handling would be shocks/springs, then front and rear sway bars. Here's a series of articles on how auto suspensions work. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-suspension.htm

A number tag that matches the car? I just saw a white car at the grocery store this morning that had a similar thingie on it but no number. Is that because it was at the grocery store?

http://www.caranddriver.com/idealbb/defaul...&referrer=my.IS http://www.caranddriver.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=66963