What don't you like about the IS300?
01-28-13, 11:07 PM
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2002 IS300 here in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grandma got it for my when I graduated from HS. I was obsessed with that car.
This past month I traded it in and got myself an RX350. It was and kinda remains an emotional thing for me because that was a gift before she passed away.
So positives:
Relatively problem free until recently.
Easy to drive, park, etc.
It was and still is the car for teenagers/college kids. Chicks dig it bwahah.
Overall look of the car is sporty/nice.
Pearl White/Black Leather combo is pretty.
Negatives:
The melting dashboard thing effen sucks!
Potholes in Honolulu suck *** and I actually cracked a rim and blew a few tires hitting them.
In addition to the melting dashboard, I didn't really like the plastic of the trim.
Trunk space sucks.
CD broke once during warranty. Broke a second time and decided against fixing it.
The long stock antenna sucked.
This past month I traded it in and got myself an RX350. It was and kinda remains an emotional thing for me because that was a gift before she passed away.
So positives:
Relatively problem free until recently.
Easy to drive, park, etc.
It was and still is the car for teenagers/college kids. Chicks dig it bwahah.
Overall look of the car is sporty/nice.
Pearl White/Black Leather combo is pretty.
Negatives:
The melting dashboard thing effen sucks!
Potholes in Honolulu suck *** and I actually cracked a rim and blew a few tires hitting them.
In addition to the melting dashboard, I didn't really like the plastic of the trim.
Trunk space sucks.
CD broke once during warranty. Broke a second time and decided against fixing it.
The long stock antenna sucked.
01-29-13, 03:01 PM
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Rough 2nd gear shift DRIVES ME CRAZY! And the suade turns purple after time. Lack of power and mpg . I still LOVE my is300 and it still turns heads everywhere u go 
02-03-13, 05:58 AM
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I love my car besides little problems that I caused by being low and natural age issues. I am lucky enough to have an O4 manual sport design with OEM LSD black on black. I have put 70k on my car and the only money I've spent on maintenance was for my 90k timing belt/ water pump change ect. I get about 32 MPG on 91 Octane with my header and no cats going 70 mph on the freeway and about 23 in town cause I keep my foot in it alot The quality is great for the price and I love the 2jz even it its non turbo....I suggest finding a good powerdyne style super charger kit if you want a bit more power... 300WHP is easily made with stock fuel system on stock internals. ...you keep you foot out of it you MPG won't suffer much either.
The quality is great for the price and I love the 2jz even it its non turbo....I suggest finding a good powerdyne style super charger kit if you want a bit more power... 300WHP is easily made with stock fuel system on stock internals. ...you keep you foot out of it you MPG won't suffer much either.
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02-04-13, 08:44 PM
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I have only owned mine a few months now but so far so good. I have to agree with the stock radio thing. Switched to an aftermarket and used a metra harness to continue using the stock amp. Stock leather seats don't seem very good for aggressive driving. For a pure daily driver it is wonderful. For a daily driver / race car I would say there are better options even though there are tons of people here that do it. Just depends on how deep you want to go into the car.
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