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Miami - Home of the IS250 Fsport???

Old 07-01-14, 10:40 AM
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Talking Miami - Home of the IS250 Fsport???

Hear me out..

The IS 250 F-sport is breeding like rabbits. Around here at least, they are all over the place. You could skip a rock across them at a stop light. Now, I've been subject to the " I see my car all over the place" syndrome before, but I believe this may be more than that.

It's not just any IS I see around, but specifically the 250F. For every 5-6 250F's I run to, I see maybe one 350F/350/250. Obviously, its a desirable model with an approachable price, but I'm wondering if other "Driving" cities are seeing similar. Or is Miami special?

Or maybe its just me???
Old 07-01-14, 10:52 AM
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Definitely not just you. I see them all over south FL and it's crazy. I was sitting at a red light the other day with 1 in front of me and 1 behind me. It was a lineup of them. It's crazy!
Old 07-01-14, 11:09 AM
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I knew it was bad when my GF (an avid make up and shoe fan, but by no means a car chick) started pointing them out on the regular. I can only imagine SOcal having as many around...

At least I'm not the only one.
Old 07-01-14, 11:19 AM
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Thats what modding is for, makes it your own and separates you from every other stock IS out there.
Old 07-01-14, 12:30 PM
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for that reason i bought a is350 non fsport fully loaded =)
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There are 2 others in the parking lot here at work and one of them is the white/red combo that I have. There are 2 more across the street where I often walk to get lunch. One has tinted windows. Only mine of the group has tinted windows and is lowered. I am looking to add wheels to the mix as well.
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Up here in Jacksonville I seem to see a lot of base IS250's and only a few F-Sports. That being said, I've never seen an IS350 F Sport, other than my own UW/Rioja Red combo.
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There's a member in the same city I live in with a white/red IS350 F-SPORT. I've seen him driving around once. I don't see many 350s at all, though.
Old 07-01-14, 02:17 PM
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350s are rare even for the 2IS
Old 07-01-14, 02:52 PM
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Here in Montreal I see around one 3IS per week!!! And 9/10 times it's a non-F 250...
But I remember when I was on vacation in Miami in 2012, I used to see an IS250 every minute while driving.
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In NYC I see a few 250 non F-Sports, have yet to see another 350 F-Sport or Non F-Sport
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I see them all the time in the GTA..almost exclusively f sports and even two USBs almost identical to mine
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I have seen a total of 5 other 3IS around here in the 7 months I have owned my car and only 1 confirmed 350 (F Sport). I'm really surprised because there are tons of 2IS running around. But, rarely do I see a 2IS 350, they seem to be all 250's and a lot are AWD even though we don't get much snow.
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Originally Posted by doodlebug
I have seen a total of 5 other 3IS around here in the 7 months I have owned my car and only 1 confirmed 350 (F Sport). I'm really surprised because there are tons of 2IS running around. But, rarely do I see a 2IS 350, they seem to be all 250's and a lot are AWD even though we don't get much snow.
Live in suburbs of Cleveland Ohio and only seen 1 non f sport 250, in a couple months. Haven't seen any 350s.
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I got my car back in September and the moment I saw 2 more silver IS F Sport even though they were 250's and not a 350 I knew it was time to MOD and now my car stands out everywhere and Yes i'm in Miami too

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