2000 Lexus IS200 SE from UK and Ireland - Comments

I crashed it! Admittedly this was my own fault but the way the car skidded out of control on snow at 60mph whilst travelling in a straight line was outrageous even for a rear wheel drive...

My biggest complaint is the time (2 months) taken for parts to arrive from Japan. Promises made every week (..it will arrive on thursday) were just aggravating.

Car is comfortable and good value but not if you have to pay for a hire car for 2 months whilst Lexus ship parts from Japan.

I doubt the parts actually took that long - that is an excuse every garage uses when it is over stretched and has not finished repairing a car.

Driving at 60 mph on snow... what did you expect!!

Don't think I've ever been above 20mph on snow!

Many rear wheel drive cars will suffer oversteer on ice or snow when the driver lifts off the power. The engine braking causes the rear wheels to lock up and the car will spin. This is more common with high power cars or those with a high compression ratio. Best avoided by slowing down or maintaining power, if the real wheels begin to slide, depress the clutch.

Are you a Rally driver?

What sort of fruit and nut drives a big lump of a car like the IS200 at 60mph on snow.

If it was up to me, I wouldn't of let you back onto the road in the dry never mind the snow.

There is a lesson to be learned here, I think!

I DON'T AGREE WITH THIS GUYS!

I have driven not only 100 km/h on snow, but even 160 km/h with max. 50 m vision (VW Passat 4x4 TDI in Finmark). As long as it is a straight way it's no problem. I know this since I live in Norway.

In the upper parts of Norway, where the sun never shines in the winter, its NORMAL and no hassle. because the only problem is police controls not the weather. Some roads you don't even meet a car for an hour.

Anyway: If you drive max. 50 km/h wintertime in Norway you could lose your license, since you could be considered a dangerous driver.

Driving 60mph in snow...that's a no brainer for a start... if your foolish enough to be doing that sort of speed in snow you my friend need to have your license revoked as you are either going to kill yourself or some innocent person as a result of your stupid driving.