inecstaz

why do you say your last?

I got mine at 21, and I know that as soon as the convertible comes out.... I am going to trade up and get it. That's my dream car, is a convertible. I used to drive a truck. I want open air.

Fiko18

owned mine at 19

SerKevin

Actually I think the issue is more with teens that are given these types of vehicles that DON'T appreciate or even remotely take care of the cars. A few weeks a go I saw a brand new IS350 being driven by an under 21 yo girl... the car was totally trashed out. By that I mean destroyed.

Like you I agree, they are safe cars and if you can afford to give them to your kids... more power to you. But as another poster said, driving is privilege, cars while common place ARE potentially dangerous machine and should be treated with respect.

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I purchased my first Lexus last year at 41... I could have bought one before that but I always stuck with Toyota. This purchase I decided to look for something more luxury and ended up with a high end Toyota, LOL!

IS_Mine

Meh.

Paid for my college loan in Cash and then financed my Lexus at 23 (considering the car was less and had a better intrest rate.. why not?!) I wonder when people say owned do they actually mean OWNED or financed all by themselves.

I don't plan on holding onto the car long enough to *own* it. It is awesome though that more and more of the younger crowd are able to afford high end cars, but then.. some of them still live with mommy and daddy. Hehe.

BucBaby

Truthfully, my original post was so long that I left out the fact that I wish that I could buy one for my son too. The safety factor makes me wish that I could. You're right SerKevin, I just wanted the young people who get them to realize that they are very lucky to have one at such a young age, especially if Mom and Dad bought it for them.

I always talk about the "invinsability factor" that young drivers go through until their first accident. Then I hope that that first accident is a minor one. We are working on getting the best deal on auto insurance right now (whatever that is with a 16 year old on your policy) and my son will soon head out on his own. I'll be concerned everytime he goes out, just like your parents probably are. Know that they worry from experience and that they were you back when. Whether it's a 12 year old car or new Lexus, they worry. I'll never grow up. My mom still calls to see that I made it home OK!

Take care if yourself, take care of the ride! (or vice versa)

Toptier

I'm 26 and this is my first Lexus.

TruPlaya26

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Got my first Lex at 18 after graduating High School and gettin a full time job plus goin to college. My parents bought me my '94 ES300 which i still have now (a year later), now by the end of this year I plan on buying the IS350 on my own, can't wait . So i'll still be 19 when i buy my first Lex.

kilo6_one

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my first car in 1993 was a 1993 tahoe..... i got alot of flak for that, honestly who cares if a teen has a nice car, they are fortunate enough to have parents who work thier butts off. I wont lie, i come from a pretty well off family and went to a school (back in 93) where the majority of the cars were 3000gt's 325's and tahoes. I do see ALOT of Is and 330's at the local highschool, i have seen a sl65 too. yeah, it seems pretentious but oh well.....
just be responsible and thankfull for what you have, that is all i ask.

but my first lexus was when i was 31 it was a gift to my wife, so i guess its technically hers? i have had cars that cost much more then the IS and im sure many of you have, some people use thier IS for thier daily driver or beater. and nobody hammers on them for driving the crap out of them.

honestly my favorite car is my daily driver. a super charged 1999 tahoe....... its big, fast loud and costs me 150 too 200 dollars a week in gas. oh well, im sure some of you will harp about me driving a gas guzzler.

Purdue

I was going to vote on the pole but there wasn't an option for "Who Cares"

Magellan

My first car was one I bought myself in 1960, a ’57 Chevrolet Bel-Air, white with a red interior. I wish I had it today. I had to wait until I was 69 to get my first Lexus.

CarlitosPR

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Theres Nothing like the feeling of achievment and presents are great but the feeling of something earn its priceless.

wolverine

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I was 20 when i bought my 1992 5spd sc300 and now i bought the is350 at 23

BaLLzZz

Forgot i had a tl before thats still intact...? Its a shame that when others make a mistake sometimes the ones who suffer are not the ones who had made the mistake in the first place. This is reality though and im a very real person i can live with that. Remember something, everything happens for a reason and yes, some may be double, or even triple my age and have seen more then me, but i kno that is just how it is. I do not know what the intention of ur post was but ok.

dspIS250

i got my 07 is250 a couple months after i turned 19.

ExTrEmE99

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At the local high school there are BMW, Mercedes,and there are 3 brand new TL's i believe a few IS300s and tahoes and trucks.