MCV20

i was told by the new owner of my es/windom, the car is now write off....and is heading to junk yard

Bought this car used back in 2001 (1997 model), the fun part of this car is all the item is "HARD TO GET ITEM" =) which made it even more rare.......

for those member in canada, toronto.
please PM me if you want to know which junk yard was at.

BTW, the SC430 rims and tires are up for sale...

Lexusfreak

Very sorry to hear MCV20 .....I remember meeting you & seeing your ride back in May 2005 along with steviej.

What happened?

MCV20

yes, i still remember the old days......you and me are the only person in the meet with MCV Es300......

the owner told me he drive too fast in a corner... where the car out of control and spin > hit a crub > hit a tree.........that is just silly if you ask me.........

Lexusfreak

What a waste.

cyco

That's really sad to hear, reckless driving *sigh*

01LEXPL

iTrader: (10)

that sucks to hear.

I would love to grab that kit off the car, but seeing how it is no more than no point...

It looked good *in its prime*

-Mike

BoostedE21

Wait a minute - is that first picture on a track? I can't imagine that went well...

How did the driver manage to spin the car? I would have expected it to just understeer into oblivion.

MCV20

Thanks for everyone.

BoostedE21:
the accident wasnt happen at the track...........that pic was taken long time ago(while i still have the car).
actually the car was pretty stable at the track(mind you i had f/r sways which really help).

01LEXPL
for the kit....i think the rear should be ok.....

BoostedE21

I guess your wider tires would help too. Mine is on the stock 185's, which just squeal and squeal but don't grip - and I can't manage to stay planted in the stock seats, and the shocks are so old that the car leans to the point where it smacks the bump stops in hard corners. It would appear that you have Eibachs and Bilsteins - I have eibachs and bilstein sports on my old 1979 BMW E21 (1st generation 3 series), and I love them.


None the less, I can't ever see an ES being very competitive just due to it's size, weight, and FWD combined with a lack of power. Oh well, it gets me to/from work much more comfortably than my other car. Do you have any videos from the track? That would be fun to see. The track is where my E21 comes in handy
incoming lazy iphone picture:


That car has NO lean, has pretty neutral handling (no over/under steer), about 240 hp at just 2200 lbs makes for quick acceleration, later braking, and earlier WOT out of turns, and the roll cage makes for a good spot for harnesses, so I don't slide all over the damn place. It's also about 2/3 as long as the ES - very small car. I used to have a picture of one next an F150 - i'll try to dig it up.

Choas

Sorry to hear about the ride was def. one of my favs here

MCV20

i just doing it for fun and test the limit of the ES after all the suspension upgrade...it does understeer but under control.......the es is poor on power to weight ratio...anyway...

The eibach/bilstein comb is on my new to me IS300 sportcross(currently own)....not ES300.

BoostedE21

I've done the same thing - we put my mother's RX330 on the track a while back - now THAT was terrifying!

Trexus

Very sad to hear about your ES. You had a nice looking one too. Hopefully you'll be staying with Lexus whether it be an ES or any other Lexus model...

MCV20

i sold my ES last year... i now drive IS300 sportx

onslaught

Sorry about your car. Quick question though, how did you get daytime running lights on that 97 model ES.