No more RX8 - got my new ride!

[Lex350]

big thanks to Ryan @ Lexus for making it such an easy experience to lighten my wallet. :D

Ryan was great to deal with!! :thumbsup:


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[Accord_tunerx]

sweet! :bigpimp:

[banned3x]

beautiful car!!! nice color too

[Lex350]

a few more pics.

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[Senseiz]

Those rims look wicked. The black is very nice. I personally like white cars - it seems like Lexus manufacture a lot of white IS

[nightfx]

Love the second gen IS. :love: :hitit:

[jbabante]

i'm jealous... how much weight was taken off your wallet? if you don't mind me asking... i really really super really like those cars... i want it! congrats.

[Lex350]

Hmmm...I need to change my Avatar.


another plus is I can fit both my guitar amp and guitars in the trunk. I couldn't do that with the 8.

[Ekliptix]

Very beautiful car man. Congrats, I'm sure you're loving it.
Tell us about driving it!! How you like the interior, etc

[saiyajin]

Originally posted by jbabante
i'm jealous... how much weight was taken off your wallet? if you don't mind me asking... i really really super really like those cars... i want it! congrats.

:werd:
i am actually planning to get the car was wondering what kind of hit you took in terms of $$ please and thanks!! :thumbsup:

[Lex350]

well I only just got it tonight so the driving impressions will be thin.


Nice power. It is so nive to have torque again. The driving position is really nice with lots of adjustment. The way I sit you can't even see the hood.



I can feel the weight more in the corners but then again I am coming from the RX8 and that car you can throw into a corner at any speed and come out smelling like a rose.


The ride is firm but not rought.

I'll take it out this weekend for some proper testing and report back. Right now I'm just trying to get used to where everything is.

[Boostn]

Congrats! I also love this generation of IS and it looks awesome in black.

[signature7]

very nice! congrats on the purchase!

[max_boost]

Congrats dude. It's a very nice car. You'll enjoy it lots. :thumbsup: :burnout:

[Mr_ET]

300HP and now you have torque:P

Very nice ride man, you`ll probably get better fuel economy and more power too now :)

[TurboD]

how did you bring yourself to pass up the ISF model?

i havent test driven either or looked closely at the numbers but i would have opted to go big.

[Redlyne_mr2]

You weren't kidding when you said you were going out cruising lol. Car looks pure business... we had it parked in the service bays on the side of the building where people drop off their cars to be serviced and quite a few people were asking our sales people about it.. what package etc. The rims and tint really set it off. Your title should also read no more Malibu.. thanks for the business Ron it was a lot of fun.:thumbsup: The ISF isn't really a doable year round car without shelling out some serious money for new winter tires and wheels and it's thirsty on fuel compared to the 350.

If anyone is curious on pricing feel free to send me a pm. :)

[Lex350]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
You weren't kidding when you said you were going out cruising lol. Car looks pure business... we had it parked in the service bays on the side of the building where people drop off their cars to be serviced and quite a few people were asking our sales people about it.. what package etc. The rims and tint really set it off. Your title should also read no more Malibu.. thanks for the business Ron it was a lot of fun.:thumbsup: The ISF isn't really a doable year round car without shelling out some serious money for new winter tires and wheels and it's thirsty on fuel compared to the 350.

If anyone is curious on pricing feel free to send me a pm. :)



you can;t take the saleguy out of him.:D

Ya...the IF doesn't quite fit my needs at this point. Noe if Ryan has a loaner for the afternoon, then we are talking!!!!:thumbsup:

[HiSpec]

whoa... are those OEM wheels?

[Lex350]

Originally posted by HiSpec
whoa... are those OEM wheels?


Yup!

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by rotten42

Ya...the IF doesn't quite fit my needs at this point. Noe if Ryan has a loaner for the afternoon, then we are talking!!!!:thumbsup:

You know I do.. just let me know when you need it.

[Lex350]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2


You know I do.. just let me know when you need it.


OH, I'll be all over that


:thumbsup: :nut: :nut: :eek:

[Anton]

Congrats! Despite all the grief that the RX-8 caused you, I'm sure you'll miss it for an hour or so hah.

Enjoy the new car, looks beautiful!

[A790]

Is it as fun as the rex?

[heavyD]

Originally posted by A790
Is it as fun as the rex?

Probably isn't quite as nimble as the RX8 but that may be offset by having useful torque and the Lexus meticulous attention to detalis.

[A790]

Originally posted by heavyD


Probably isn't quite as nimble as the RX8 but that may be offset by having useful torque and the Lexus meticulous attention to detalis.
Torque is always a good thing to have. It's much more useful in the city, as you can't always throw a car into corners here in Calgary... :)

[403Gemini]

Went from one of the most unreliable new cars to one of the most reliable new cars on the market :D

Im happy for you man, now you can leave the city and never have that "Whats going to go wrong next..." thought in your mind

[Lex350]

I'll miss the high speed 4 wheel drifts but then again you can't keep doing that untill your number comes up. This new car has such a nice feel to it....but very different.

[Lex350]

Originally posted by 403Gemini
Went from one of the most unreliable new cars to one of the most reliable new cars on the market :D

Im happy for you man, now you can leave the city and never have that "Whats going to go wrong next..." thought in your mind


That is so true...especially since the RX8 didn't have a spare tire.

[Darkane]

Shes a Beauty man.

I don't know much about it, gonna do some googling right now :D

Enjoy, but don't forget your guitar lol

[ekguy]

you'll come crawling back to the rotory engine soon enough hahahah muahaha

[The Cosworth]

Nice. I have always liked these cars

[Chester]

Very nice. My dad bought my mom one in white a couple months ago for her birthday, so nice.

[RATM]

beautiful car! congrats! i really like it
pretty good on gas too i bet =)

[4doorj]

beautiful car man!
congrats:thumbsup:

[jadeboy]

Welcome to the family, rotten42. You should consider getting a clear bra and roof spoiler. Black is great but it's a pain to maintain.

[ZorroAMG]

Great post! Glad to hear you are loving the car and congrats on the purchase. I love the fact that you bought from Ryan....dude's the bomb.

[Lex350]

Originally posted by jadeboy
Welcome to the family, rotten42. You should consider getting a clear bra and roof spoiler. Black is great but it's a pain to maintain.

I'll be getting the clear bra shortly.

[Carlton]

Its going to be 50x better on gas too ahahaha

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by Carlton
Its going to be 50x better on gas too ahahaha

It might be the same if not worse LOL

Congrats! I keep seeing those cars on the road :D

[Carlton]

Originally posted by Zephyr


It might be the same if not worse LOL

Congrats! I keep seeing those cars on the road :D

I don't know man my old RX-8 got like 400 km to a tank at absolute most... I know the IS350s can get around 550 no problem. I was looking into a 250 and 350 at one point but ended up going cheaper.

[Lex350]

I was lucky to get 300kms out of a tank on my RX8. I was at 268km at 1/2 a tank on the IS

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by Carlton


I don't know man my old RX-8 got like 400 km to a tank at absolute most... I know the IS350s can get around 550 no problem. I was looking into a 250 and 350 at one point but ended up going cheaper.

my IS350 gets around 350km to a tank and that's driving very conservatively

[Lex350]

I'm already @350km and I still have a quarter to go. If you go by the computer est. I should get 560km to this tank.

[Team_Mclaren]

Originally posted by Zephyr


my IS350 gets around 350km to a tank and that's driving very conservatively

thats insane!! 350KM? not miles?

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren


thats insane!! 350KM? not miles?
Yah that has to be miles, I get +400kms in the ISF. Once the car is past 10K kms you'll see the optimum gas mileage, should be about 500 - 600 depending on how and where you drive.

[jadeboy]

Remember the IS 350 requires premium.... kinda sux... so how many beyond members have an IS 350 or IS-F?

[gpomp]

Originally posted by jadeboy
Remember the IS 350 requires premium.... kinda sux... so how many beyond members have an IS 350 or IS-F? lol my civic takes premium...

[pinoyhero]

Looks great man, congrats.

[01RedDX]

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[A3GTiVR6SC]

Originally posted by jadeboy
Remember the IS 350 requires premium.... kinda sux... so how many beyond members have an IS 350 or IS-F?


why the fuck would it take premium? AFAIK, it's not FI (Turbo,S/C)
so, you don't NEED premium unless you want the extra kick to it.

Whats with all these fanboys that seem to think their 'special' N/A cars REQUIRE premium? I see this mostly with 90's BMW owners..it's fuckin hilarious. :rofl:

[jadeboy]

You can put "regular" into the car (the car will detect and adjust) but you will get poor milage and it's not good for the engine in the long term if you keep doing it.

[gpomp]

Originally posted by A3GTiVR6SC



why the fuck would it take premium? AFAIK, it's not FI (Turbo,S/C)
so, you don't NEED premium unless you want the extra kick to it.

Whats with all these fanboys that seem to think their 'special' N/A cars REQUIRE premium? I see this mostly with 90's BMW owners..it's fuckin hilarious. :rofl: because it has 11.8:1 compression and it says PREMIUM UNLEADED ONLY on the gas cap.

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren


thats insane!! 350KM? not miles?

around 220 miles if you wanna convert it. I've hit 260 a few times but even the computer reads 240-260 normally on a full tank with 91 shell gas, i don't have a heavy foot either..too many stop lights

[Darkane]

Originally posted by A3GTiVR6SC



why the fuck would it take premium? AFAIK, it's not FI (Turbo,S/C)
so, you don't NEED premium unless you want the extra kick to it.

Whats with all these fanboys that seem to think their 'special' N/A cars REQUIRE premium? I see this mostly with 90's BMW owners..it's fuckin hilarious. :rofl:

Lol, dude educate yourself with ignition timing vs stroke position. Add in heat and a weaker fuel.

Guess what? Detonation.

Explosion happens before the piston reaches the top of the stroke. All the compressive force is put on the piston, the piston pin, the rod and the bearings.

[BoS_DC2]

Originally posted by A3GTiVR6SC



why the fuck would it take premium? AFAIK, it's not FI (Turbo,S/C)
so, you don't NEED premium unless you want the extra kick to it.

Whats with all these fanboys that seem to think their 'special' N/A cars REQUIRE premium? I see this mostly with 90's BMW owners..it's fuckin hilarious. :rofl:

:rofl:

[cloud7]

I have driven the IS250 and IS-F, you will love your 350. It is quite different than what you're used to but it should be a better car than an 8 in most situations.