Little ?? Little cars???? They take up over half the bloody motorway! I was driving home one night doing the speed limit on the motorway and I taught it was an Arctic truck coming behind the thing was big and luggy and had so many different lights on It.
Sport versions have a Torsen LSD, it is the way to go, they are quite frequent too. Locks when you wanna skid and does not hop around when you turn. Don't weld the diff.
Hi mate I'd just like to congratulate you on the channel. I am in the market for a new cheap performance motor and I stumbled across your review on the fiesta st. I had one a good few years ago and really loved it. I really like the civics and was wondering what you would recommend as a daily driver I don't mind age but would like some sort of reliability. I watched your video on the 2k price range but I currently have about 4k to spend I was wondering if you had a video lined up to help people in that price bracket. Cheers Matt
I’ve got a IS200 as my daily, factory lsd, 6 speed, sunroof, all the features. Anyway these things are so slow. They handle a corner well but you need to keep it in the last couple thousand rpm to get it to move. A ford laser is faster off the line unless you drop the clutch at 5k
I can’t tell if mines an lsd. It’s an se but was told last owner put an lsd in it, both wheels lock up on burnouts and stuff but sometimes it acts like an open diff. It’s not welded that I know.
I have a light blue (8n6) is200 sport.the sports have a lad diff in them and some other bits.i love them.best car I have had and I dive the shit out of it.i have had it for 3 years now and I will be turboing the car next
Looked at insuring one for my second car at 18, the insurance is only around £1300. Which isn't that bad considering it's like £950 for a 1.2 Corsa D. :)
for younger people wanting a cheap to insure daily drifter imo an e36 touring 316/8 converted to a m50/m52 and if you "forget" to declare the engine that's the cheapest way to run a rwd in the uk, these are bargains though
yup insurance is mad for younger drivers(not so much the age but experience/ncd really) say in my case it'd still be over 2k to insure! where as things like 350z etc are 1600 - in high crime london postcode mind.
I love these cars and most older cars in general. Older cars have so much individual character, they're not recycled boring garbage and most of them have a shitty toxic diesel engine in them. For the same sort of money you can get a BMW 318i or a mazda MX-5 1.8, both are basically 2L engines and they're a little lighter that the IS200 but just like that IS200, they're rear wheel drive too so great for skids if you're still a big kid for stuff like that =P Good video except for the t shirt rambling. Take care
How much did you get the car for? Also it's not the base model because it has sunroof and half leather seats, I believe it's the SE. Watch out for rust on rear arches from the sunroof drain
i had one of these and one thing i had concerns about is when the engine was turned off their was only enough reserved vaccum pressure in the brake pedal for 2 pumps on the brake pedal and no more and the manual stated this. if the engine failed that could be dangerous if you pumped the brake pedal twice there would be no more reserved vaccum in the pedal.
Wat. Yeah the brake pump obviously doesn't work anymore if the engine shuts off...that's happening in every fucken car but you'd still be able to brake! You'd just have to press the brake harder/without assistance from the engine. I don't see your point as this is the same thing in every car.
+Reece Park I had an S60 a few years back. Definite bargain, lots of people want Volvo estates but not the saloons. Unlike the video suggested I think the insurance on a Lexus might not be too bad for a young person as it is not the sort of car that other youngster buy so would be a better risk than a hot hatch or even a 1.0 supermini. I had a Saab Turbo when I was 21 and that was loads cheaper to insure that a similar powered hot hatch.
Great review there. I was abit shocked to hear you only get 28mpg, that's rubbish for a 2.0 car? Mind you is that figure based on you driving it like you did during the video? If so then 28mpg is not bad.
What's your average MPG on this? I'm getting my IS200 tomorrow going all the way from Strathaven to Falkirk to collect it, I've gotthe insurance paid off (monthly installments but I'm able to afford the price of 169 per month) I'm 20 years old, moved to the uk in 2016 when I was 17 alone lmao have a Golf 4 1.4l rn as my second car, had a 1.6l golf as a first till the clutch and suspension went (not my fault i swear!) ALSO!!!! It's LPG converted meaning it'll cost me 54 pence per Litre to fill up although it'll get 20% less mpg it'll still save me money instead of petrol, so if anyone can tell me their average that would be great as I'm reading 20mpg and 35mpg (which is a big difference when you're filling up all the time haha )
Would you recommend one of these for a first car, Jamie? I got a quote for £1200 fully comp *without* a black box (I'm 20 years old and had my license for three years in September). My quotes for your usual Corsa or Astra 1.6/1.8 are about £1100
+Omar Gujjar I'm really not keen on the interior for the EP2/EP3 Civics, or some of the styling. I'm not denying that they are fantastic cars (at least the EP3 is) they just aren't to my taste.
I don't get it.. If you had a 1.8 mk2 mx5 made in the same year as an is200. The mx5 only has a few less Hp than the IS right? So why do people as ways call the mx5 slow ?
Great video. I'm sure this is a lot of car for the money you pay but for very young drivers, would you say a Fiat Panda 1.4 100hp would be cheaper considering its insurance costs and the fun you would potentially get? I heard they ride like shit because of their stiff suspension and they're tiny so i'm not sure if they would be safe in a crash compared to the IS200 lol Keep up the good work
How is to drive a welded diff cross country? I mean corners, not motorways. Does it oversteer in long highspeed corners? What about driving in the rain?
Do really like your buying habits, you take advantage of these cheap cars which are cheap because they are so expensive to run. S*it on them and then sell it on before it breaks.
I'm looking into the IS200 and I was just wondering if it's worth keeping the stock 2L Inline-6 and build that or swap it for a 3S-GTE. Is it a good idea (knowing the 3S-GTE can make 700ps when built) to do so since some Japanese Altezzas came with 3S-GEs or no? (Also, a quote came to around £1500 for me. I'm 19 with 1 year NCB and I've been driving since 2017.)
Bob Zed I brought up the 3S-GTE as I wanted to keep the weight of the car down as the 2JZ is heavier and that may hurt the handling. I've also heard (and even seen articles and videos) about the 3S-GTE being good for around 600ps+ after being built up.
Bob Zed The 3S-G*T*E did come with a turbo, you were thinking of the NA 3S-GE variant. Regardless, I'd still stick with the IS200 with 3S-GTE swap due to the weight being far lighter than the the M5 despite the power gap. Besides, I wouldn't be able to insure an M5 and even then, I don't desire one.
@@Icemann336 The Altezza RS is a🤗3SGE non turbo...hence you'd have to add turbo. Unless you mean put a 3SGE in an is200....which would be pricey and cheaper to supercharge the 2.0 il6
Video starts at 1:25
exactly
you did forget to mention that these cars are MEGA reliable!!
They are great little cars especially when they are done up and the noise is just something else
william SULLY acceleration is so slow though! A charger of some description would fix that though
Little ?? Little cars???? They take up over half the bloody motorway! I was driving home one night doing the speed limit on the motorway and I taught it was an Arctic truck coming behind the thing was big and luggy and had so many different lights on It.
And as for the sound it sounds like a hive of bees atleast those fart box civics sound like some bit human fart cans
Sport versions have a Torsen LSD, it is the way to go, they are quite frequent too. Locks when you wanna skid and does not hop around when you turn. Don't weld the diff.
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the sport has a lsd on it that's the main difference
So you wouldn't need to weld the diff for drifting?
I can Confirm with the LSD. Very fun, especially with the Skid button.
great tip for the youngsters on the insurance price and maintenance costs.
it's a bit of a pain, but I love my IS3 after mods.
You can tell this video was 5 years ago the price now is mad
I cant wait to have one of these
Thank you so much! Very honest and enthusiast focused review! I don't care about luggage space. Perfect!
its hard finding these in manual unmolested in america
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Jamie_FYD could you try reviewing a octavia vrs
Just bought a Black on Black t-shirt! can't wait for it to arrive! love your videos!
you should have got a solid flywheel when replacing the clutch, would be a great simple upgrade for a car like this
a dislike just for going on and on about crap looking t-shirts lol
The grey top is nice man might need to pick one up
This dude daily drives a welded diff wow
Must be brave.. 😁
i have 2.0 sportcross. I love this car
Hi mate I'd just like to congratulate you on the channel. I am in the market for a new cheap performance motor and I stumbled across your review on the fiesta st. I had one a good few years ago and really loved it. I really like the civics and was wondering what you would recommend as a daily driver I don't mind age but would like some sort of reliability. I watched your video on the 2k price range but I currently have about 4k to spend I was wondering if you had a video lined up to help people in that price bracket. Cheers Matt
I’ve got a IS200 as my daily, factory lsd, 6 speed, sunroof, all the features. Anyway these things are so slow. They handle a corner well but you need to keep it in the last couple thousand rpm to get it to move.
A ford laser is faster off the line unless you drop the clutch at 5k
Nate Creed is it really? Sucks...
For the price equipment and 170bhp I'd go for a BMW e46 320ci mines put plenty smiles on my face in the wet but it's all done to personal preference.
I can’t tell if mines an lsd. It’s an se but was told last owner put an lsd in it, both wheels lock up on burnouts and stuff but sometimes it acts like an open diff. It’s not welded that I know.
Great video mate your nearly as bad as me product placement love it keep them coming 😉
I have a light blue (8n6) is200 sport.the sports have a lad diff in them and some other bits.i love them.best car I have had and I dive the shit out of it.i have had it for 3 years now and I will be turboing the car next
I've been looking at getting one of these. Cheap motor to have a laugh in and rag about.
lets get a video of you messing about in the lexus but from outside the car aswell as inside :)
Looked at insuring one for my second car at 18, the insurance is only around £1300. Which isn't that bad considering it's like £950 for a 1.2 Corsa D. :)
Cheap to run? hahaha it's thirsty, very thirsty. I spend most of my time filling mine up
for younger people wanting a cheap to insure daily drifter imo an e36 touring 316/8 converted to a m50/m52 and if you "forget" to declare the engine that's the cheapest way to run a rwd in the uk, these are bargains though
Which is also illegal. Don't be that bellend who doesn't declare engine swaps.
+Adam Hansen being a bellend is underrated
Keep the hearing aid brown interior, dark metallic green and dark grey 5 spokes, maybe even a set of bola's??
yup insurance is mad for younger drivers(not so much the age but experience/ncd really) say in my case it'd still be over 2k to insure! where as things like 350z etc are 1600 - in high crime london postcode mind.
I love these cars and most older cars in general. Older cars have so much individual character, they're not recycled boring garbage and most of them have a shitty toxic diesel engine in them.
For the same sort of money you can get a BMW 318i or a mazda MX-5 1.8, both are basically 2L engines and they're a little lighter that the IS200 but just like that IS200, they're rear wheel drive too so great for skids if you're still a big kid for stuff like that =P
Good video except for the t shirt rambling. Take care
What have you done to the exhaust? Sounds great and i want mine to sound just like yours. Great vid as always!
I’m torn about getting one atm. And I think I’m now sold. Plus it’s an inline 6 😅😅
How much did you get the car for? Also it's not the base model because it has sunroof and half leather seats, I believe it's the SE. Watch out for rust on rear arches from the sunroof drain
why are you doing this to me jamie??? now I want an is200!
love your vids
i had one of these and one thing i had concerns about is when the engine was turned off their was only enough reserved vaccum pressure in the brake pedal for 2 pumps on the brake pedal and no more and the manual stated this. if the engine failed that could be dangerous if you pumped the brake pedal twice there would be no more reserved vaccum in the pedal.
Wat.
Yeah the brake pump obviously doesn't work anymore if the engine shuts off...that's happening in every fucken car but you'd still be able to brake! You'd just have to press the brake harder/without assistance from the engine.
I don't see your point as this is the same thing in every car.
I don't mind the car tbh, my dad just got a volvo s60 2.0 with 180bhp heated full leather interior AC every thing works and does 135mph and cost £350!
+Reece Park I had an S60 a few years back. Definite bargain, lots of people want Volvo estates but not the saloons.
Unlike the video suggested I think the insurance on a Lexus might not be too bad for a young person as it is not the sort of car that other youngster buy so would be a better risk than a hot hatch or even a 1.0 supermini. I had a Saab Turbo when I was 21 and that was loads cheaper to insure that a similar powered hot hatch.
+UniversityOfTurmoil You may be right there. It's about the same for me to insure this as it is for me to insure a 1.8 Astra or 1.4 Corsa SRi
Any chance of a golf gti/R review anytime soon? Would love to see one!! :3
Great review there. I was abit shocked to hear you only get 28mpg, that's rubbish for a 2.0 car? Mind you is that figure based on you driving it like you did during the video? If so then 28mpg is not bad.
Jonathan my 300 is rated 19/21 I work hard to get 25-28....
a gs300 wasn't too much difference from my Ibiza diesel kind of regret not buying my brothers off him
the is200 is good for the money
It's disappointing that all of the powerful models of the Lexus that have RWD and would be good drifters are automatic in the UK.
Late reply but there’s tons of these in manual here
What's your average MPG on this? I'm getting my IS200 tomorrow going all the way from Strathaven to Falkirk to collect it, I've gotthe insurance paid off (monthly installments but I'm able to afford the price of 169 per month) I'm 20 years old, moved to the uk in 2016 when I was 17 alone lmao have a Golf 4 1.4l rn as my second car, had a 1.6l golf as a first till the clutch and suspension went (not my fault i swear!) ALSO!!!! It's LPG converted meaning it'll cost me 54 pence per Litre to fill up although it'll get 20% less mpg it'll still save me money instead of petrol, so if anyone can tell me their average that would be great as I'm reading 20mpg and 35mpg (which is a big difference when you're filling up all the time haha )
Would you recommend one of these for a first car, Jamie? I got a quote for £1200 fully comp *without* a black box (I'm 20 years old and had my license for three years in September). My quotes for your usual Corsa or Astra 1.6/1.8 are about £1100
+Omar Gujjar I'm really not keen on the interior for the EP2/EP3 Civics, or some of the styling. I'm not denying that they are fantastic cars (at least the EP3 is) they just aren't to my taste.
+boy Racer how much is it to run would you say.
sport has drilled pedals colour keyed steering wheel and
modified suspension
what are the best and cheapest cars to mod for a first car respond in the next video
Would you do a long fit polo, like the Ralph Lauren style?
Would be nice if you could get your hands on a JDM Altezza to review. :D
ill be buyin one of them t shirts in a min
So I'm young. Mazda Mx5, BMW 318I any others to think about buying for a racey/drift car??
do you think the is200 would be good for sliding about if the diff wasnt welded?
Is this a gas guzzling 2 litre?
Hi Jamie I saw you in sainsburys on my scooter yellow t shirt! Can I meet u at joshes next to aristo Saturday 21st at 10ish
How much would it be on average for an 18 year old to insure do you think?
God I love that
You should meet up with blackpanthaa and his IS200
Ross Fitzpatrick yeah!
I own that car now
Miss the old fyd! :(
I love this car but worse thing is lack of centre armrest ahahaa
do you have many rs200 altezzas where you are? with the 3sge 4 cylinder beams engine that have 55+ more hp
Sport version is lower, has LSD, has some cosmetic differences.
I like rockstar but it gives me chest pains
There slightly better on insurance than a 2.0 e46 and a few other BMW s so I think it's average expensive
I don't get it.. If you had a 1.8 mk2 mx5 made in the same year as an is200. The mx5 only has a few less Hp than the IS right? So why do people as ways call the mx5 slow ?
〰 AlexTilling 〰 because thats a sports car. The is isnt
The sport has an lsd and usually nicer kit
Lexus IS basically the Japanese version of Mercedes. Nice looking but shitting expensive
The sport model has the LSD :D
you should do a dc2 review
Great video.
I'm sure this is a lot of car for the money you pay but for very young drivers, would you say a Fiat Panda 1.4 100hp would be cheaper considering its insurance costs and the fun you would potentially get? I heard they ride like shit because of their stiff suspension and they're tiny so i'm not sure if they would be safe in a crash compared to the IS200 lol
Keep up the good work
Or get a corsa something small for first car haha
***** But you see corsas everywhere, mostly driven by chavs. They're quite dull and slower compared to the Panda 100hp
+smilepermile i got a yaris t sport for my first car, surprisingly quick handles well and is also cheap for me to run.
It's the JennaJulien DINKDINK song!
last year i want have a is200 or is300 but Now i bought an 2003 E39 lol
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the IS200 was released with an LSD?
Only the sport have a lsd as standard
How did he make the 6 sound like a "fart can" thats a first
Thought u didnt like the colour
how about reviewing an mr2?
The Sport has a lsd as standard!
Daily drifter but not 1 drift in this video
How is to drive a welded diff cross country? I mean corners, not motorways. Does it oversteer in long highspeed corners? What about driving in the rain?
I don't know if you've had your answer but it's ok as long as you don't use your shitty burner tyres on the rear wheels when you drive daily :)
Lucas Sanchez-Fusée Thank you. I am still thinking about welding the diff in my E36
Ain't to bad to insure my mate got a is200 given to him, by his dad 700-800 to insure for his fist car and he's 20 yo. 😀😀
In his name completely?
Do really like your buying habits, you take advantage of these cheap cars which are cheap because they are so expensive to run. S*it on them and then sell it on before it breaks.
i"ve had bmw"s but the i.s is so much better,
I'm looking into the IS200 and I was just wondering if it's worth keeping the stock 2L Inline-6 and build that or swap it for a 3S-GTE. Is it a good idea (knowing the 3S-GTE can make 700ps when built) to do so since some Japanese Altezzas came with 3S-GEs or no?
(Also, a quote came to around £1500 for me. I'm 19 with 1 year NCB and I've been driving since 2017.)
If you want more power than 153bhp (actually about 162) then find an is300, they are 2JZ and make about 220bhp.
Bob Zed
I brought up the 3S-GTE as I wanted to keep the weight of the car down as the 2JZ is heavier and that may hurt the handling. I've also heard (and even seen articles and videos) about the 3S-GTE being good for around 600ps+ after being built up.
@@Icemann336 You'd have to turbo it. Plus the insane cost for mega bhp. Would be cheaper to buy an M5.
Bob Zed
The 3S-G*T*E did come with a turbo, you were thinking of the NA 3S-GE variant. Regardless, I'd still stick with the IS200 with 3S-GTE swap due to the weight being far lighter than the the M5 despite the power gap. Besides, I wouldn't be able to insure an M5 and even then, I don't desire one.
@@Icemann336 The Altezza RS is a🤗3SGE non turbo...hence you'd have to add turbo. Unless you mean put a 3SGE in an is200....which would be pricey and cheaper to supercharge the 2.0 il6
I think the IS Sport had an LSD!
Wot are theses like on fuel
It's a nice car but in my opinion you need to boost it
Vu Gamer chip tuning ?
only driven the auto. Sloow. one stage had both an is200 and
e46 325ci, think the lexus is the better car in many ways.
make a gold vinyl
At least it looks better than Theo/blackpanthaa
another cheap motor has to be the Mitsubishi gallant you can pick up a hell off a lot of car for well under a grand
what do you think the insurance would be for a 17 year old un the uk
Its 2.0....
+Jamie_FYD YOU Should get a new exhaust
I have a 6 speed is 200 sport cross if anyone interested
20mpg for 150bhp
cwuzii 2001 IS300 is better it gets 18mpg for 215hp
Change the muffler!
+ Jamie_fyd what made you get into modified car reviews and also shout out for me on your Next vid haha. nice vids as always =]
you should have gotten a is 300, more power and TURBOSS
+jonathan case IS300 doesn't have any turbo's. It has the non turbo 2JZ-GE
+Mark Peters van Neijenhof well i look like a pill
2.0 or 3.0 ?
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