New IS owner here.
11-04-13, 07:56 AM
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New IS owner here.
Hello.
My dad actually bought this car for my brother for a STEAL of a price. My brother decided he didn't want it (he isn't a car guy and didn't like the "sporty" feel), so my dad offered to sell it to me for what he paid. Clean title, 150,xxx miles, I'm the third owner. The second owner had it from 29k miles until when I bought it and he gave me a ton of maintenance receipts, the most recent of which was the timing belt/water pump done at a Lexus dealer for $1,100. No accident damage reported to Lexus or CarFax and I can't tell where the body has been repaired anywhere. Auto, LSD, VSC, sunroof, heated seats. I drove it to Springfield, MO and back this weekend and I'm absolutely in love. It got 25 MPG to Kansas City, and then going from KC to Springfield doing 90 - 110 with four dudes in the car it still got 22 MPG. Driving it back yesterday I averaged 25 MPG again, all while being quiet, comfortable, and fun. I'm pretty sure I've driven go-karts with less responsive steering than this car has.
Plans for now are to keep it 100% stock and enjoy it. After the winter I'll probably lower it, maybe get some wheels for it, and I'd really like to get a header/intake/exhaust.
Right when my dad picked the car up last Thursday.
I'd give the interior a 9 out of 10 for being a 150,000 mile car.
With my friend's S4.
Cleaned up the engine a bit.
Cleaned up the headlights a bit. All covered in bugs from the trip.
My dad actually bought this car for my brother for a STEAL of a price. My brother decided he didn't want it (he isn't a car guy and didn't like the "sporty" feel), so my dad offered to sell it to me for what he paid. Clean title, 150,xxx miles, I'm the third owner. The second owner had it from 29k miles until when I bought it and he gave me a ton of maintenance receipts, the most recent of which was the timing belt/water pump done at a Lexus dealer for $1,100. No accident damage reported to Lexus or CarFax and I can't tell where the body has been repaired anywhere. Auto, LSD, VSC, sunroof, heated seats. I drove it to Springfield, MO and back this weekend and I'm absolutely in love. It got 25 MPG to Kansas City, and then going from KC to Springfield doing 90 - 110 with four dudes in the car it still got 22 MPG. Driving it back yesterday I averaged 25 MPG again, all while being quiet, comfortable, and fun. I'm pretty sure I've driven go-karts with less responsive steering than this car has.
Plans for now are to keep it 100% stock and enjoy it. After the winter I'll probably lower it, maybe get some wheels for it, and I'd really like to get a header/intake/exhaust.
Right when my dad picked the car up last Thursday.
I'd give the interior a 9 out of 10 for being a 150,000 mile car.
With my friend's S4.
Cleaned up the engine a bit.
Cleaned up the headlights a bit. All covered in bugs from the trip.
11-11-13, 06:15 AM
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A soap/water mix and then my friend (who works at a dealership) put some finish on it. You start the motor and let it get hot and steam pours out from under the hood, it basically bakes the stuff on there. Almost like wax for your engine.
Thank you!
11-18-13, 03:31 PM
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Car looks to be great shape! The shine in the paints is still solid! You'll love it but once you go into the modding phase you will never stop! 3 years ago I went to a full 2jzgte vvti conversion and loved it even more!
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