Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

Foxhole Norman

GvidoR wrote: »

I would have gotten rid of that as quick as humanly possible.

Sacrilege!

GvidoR

*runs away*

Joe 90

The car


The engine

Sh1tbag OToole

GvidoR wrote: »

I would have gotten rid of that as quick as humanly possible.

I put one on one of my cars just for funsies, the vrs had one on it when I bought it. There is also a cancer support sticker on the boot lid that I refuse to remove for superstitious reasons

Interslice

frozenfrozen wrote: »

the one thing worse than a padre pio is a padre pio half scraped off but they gave up because it was such an effort. then they're left with padre absolutely pissed sitting on the windscreen just egging them on to crash

This must be counteracted by adding 5 more padre stickers . Never got to see how many was on the front windscreen.



...my current mode of transport.

YbFocus

Joe did you have an is250 previous to this?

GvidoR

Nice Focus, Sliceman. It needs a bit of love though.

Joe 90

YbFocus wrote: »

Joe did you have an is250 previous to this?

Nope, an Exige S1. Old dear next door has an is 250 though. She thinks I'm a reformed cahracter getting a nice sensible family car like hers.:)

Had the Exige for 12 years and fancied a change. Considered Boxster/Cayman but have seen too many with blwn engines at the place where I use to get the Exige serviced.Considered M3 but too many stories about big unexpected bills. Evora very tempting but the huge doors would make it even more awkward than the Exige.

Finally thought of the ISF. In fact although I knew that it existed I did not start to do research seriously until someone here mention it.

Performance similar to M3, the later ones have a proper diff and better handling and a reputation for no unexpected big bills. Says the man who was happy with a VHPD for a dozen years despite it's reputation for blowing up in your face.

Only have it a few weeks so far but seriously happy with the way it goes althou I still don't have a clue what most of the switches do. The seat has more switches than the Exige had in total.

beertons

Who owns that merc behind the Toyota fancy pigeon? Does it go?

GvidoR

Joe 90 wrote: »

The seat has more switches than the Exige had in total.

Not always a good thing. :P

fancy pigeon

beertons wrote: »

Who owns that merc behind the Toyota fancy pigeon? Does it go?

I haven't seen either of those cars since about February...!

Interslice

GvidoR wrote: »

Nice Focus, Sliceman. It needs a bit of love though.

It does. A few ideas but for the moment though the only love it's getting is a fill of diesel. Finding it hard to warm to it but it is a steady workhorse so I might keep it. Finding it hard atm to convince myself to get rid a car that only sips diesel and has no mechanical problems when it's replacement is a tempermental petrol eater!

GvidoR

Interslice wrote: »

It does. A few ideas but for the moment though the only love it's getting is a fill of diesel. Finding it hard to warm to it but it is a steady workhorse so I might keep it. Finding it hard atm to convince myself to get rid a car that only sips diesel and has no mechanical problems when it's replacement is a tempermental petrol eater!

I think those Focus estates look good. The interior however might take some getting used to. Give it a wash, get a new set of wheel caps that cover the steelies entirely and it'll look much better for a total cost of no more than €25.

Toyotafanboi

That's a very familiar roadside there FP, good luck with the Corolla

Hachiko

YbFocus wrote: »

Joe did you have an is250 previous to this?

several chaps over on the LOCUK had is250s prior to a ISF, not that you would know any wiser.

Hachiko

Joe 90 wrote: »

Nope, an Exige S1. Old dear next door has an is 250 though. She thinks I'm a reformed cahracter getting a nice sensible family car like hers.:)

Had the Exige for 12 years and fancied a change. Considered Boxster/Cayman but have seen too many with blwn engines at the place where I use to get the Exige serviced.Considered M3 but too many stories about big unexpected bills. Evora very tempting but the huge doors would make it even more awkward than the Exige.

Finally thought of the ISF. In fact although I knew that it existed I did not start to do research seriously until someone here mention it.

Performance similar to M3, the later ones have a proper diff and better handling and a reputation for no unexpected big bills. Says the man who was happy with a VHPD for a dozen years despite it's reputation for blowing up in your face.

Only have it a few weeks so far but seriously happy with the way it goes althou I still don't have a clue what most of the switches do. The seat has more switches than the Exige had in total.

Its no different inside than a is250, the Engine and Transmission make it what it is.



A Lotus is never going to have all them fancy electric seats that you get on a Lexus. A mechanical diff was introduced in 2010 to the F series.

I think there are 2 ISFs in Ireland but one chap in Galway i think is selling up.

high horse

Hachiko wrote: »

several chaps over on the LOCUK had is250s prior to a ISF, not that you would know any wiser.

Not this sh1t again!!!

MuppetCheck

Was behind an ISF this evening, black 08 with a Galway reg. Nice burble off it to be fair.

Dia1988

high horse wrote: »

Not this sh1t again!!!

I know!

This Hachiko guy is making himself out to be such an arrogant gob ****e!

And I'm a massive Lexus supporter!

Hachiko

high horse wrote: »

Not this sh1t again!!!

Its no $hit though, I dont get the aggro with this. People moving from one series of car to another within the same marque, f*** me sideways.

Hachiko

Dia1988 wrote: »

I know!

This Hachiko guy is making himself out to be such an arrogant gob ****e!

And I'm a massive Lexus supporter!

How am I an arrogant gob ****e, please do tell.

Hachiko

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Was behind an ISF this evening, black 08 with a Galway reg. Nice burble off it to be fair.

white?

MuppetCheck

Hachiko wrote: »

white?

Nope.

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Was behind an ISF this evening, black 08 with a Galway reg. Nice burble off it to be fair.

Hachiko

I like this reg, These cars do shift if the price is right. This sold within 2 weeks, had my eye on it

Hachiko

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Nope.

need specsavers......

thought it was this wan

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lexus/is/lexus-is-f-5-0-v8-417hp-pearl-white/4646981

YbFocus

Too bland in silver, loses its appeal and looks to normal.

You can't beat joe's colour on them!
Great choice Joe, you just gotta come to a meet now please

MetzgerMeister

YbFocus wrote: »

Too bland in silver, loses its appeal and looks to normal.

You can't beat joe's colour on them!
Great choice Joe, you just gotta come to a meet now please

Joe's location: UK :pac:

That's the same as Gvidor and him going to meets!

Hachiko

YbFocus wrote: »

Too bland in silver, loses its appeal and looks to normal.

You can't beat joe's colour on them!
Great choice Joe, you just gotta come to a meet now please

I agree, I was not sure on silver. White looks bad ass on a ISF, Blue also is cool.

Id take the OMG plate tho...

YbFocus

Ah crap! Well if gvidoR can come then why can't Joe make the effort

GvidoR

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Joe's location: UK :pac:

That's the same as Gvidor and him going to meets!

Well to be fair, I was at one boards meet and I would have been to the last one as well if I didn't already have plans that day.

I've also met 2 other boardsies at 2 different meets, so I'm not exactly in UK. :P