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It's been an awesome 4 years....moving onto a different Toyota!

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Old 06-28-15, 11:01 AM
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Default It's been an awesome 4 years....moving onto a different Toyota!

After four awesome and trouble free years of owning my ISF... I decided it was time to move on . I don't think there is any sedan out there that combines luxury, performance, reliability and exclusivity like the ISF. Not to mention the people are amazing, met a lot of cool ISF owners thru NEISF, which i formed shortly after buying my ISF in 2011. In addition, wanted to shout out to Lexus of Route 10 for taking excellent care of my ISF, if there is any reason the car is running in great shape, it is because of that dealership.

But unfortunately the car is not a manual and I started craving the ability to row gears, forced induction, and a vert. So....I decided to take my neghbor's Elise for a test drive on the twisties (his is a 2006, naturally aspirated). It only took me 10 mins of seat time to realize this was my next car! My primary reasons for the switch are: supercharger, convertible (hard top comes off), 6 speed, toyota engine/trans, exclusivity. The car has a surprising amount of leg room considering how tiny it is. me and my buddy are 5'11, we fit perfectly.

OK, enough rambling...onto pics of the '07 Exige S!

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Old 06-28-15, 12:18 PM
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Nice! I like those lotus too. I hope you get into your next car!
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Very cool!
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Such an awesome street legal go kart! If you're not using your F to commute, might as well get something completely on the fun side of things, right! I keep window shopping a Porsche Cayman, but can't bring myself to get rid of the F yet.

Vijay, you've been a great member and leader in our ISF community. It's been a pleasure planning the two East Coast mega meets with you and meeting you. You're a stand up dude and I hope you still drop by here from time to time to say hi. You're always welcome at our meets.

Beautiful car.
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WoW.. Good for you. It would be hard for me to part with my F but I understand the craving for a manual transmission .. Best of Luck and Enjoy!
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Congrats on the new exige! They are fun cars!
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Congrats...I love those things.
Old 06-28-15, 09:21 PM
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Congrats. You better get that thing on the track. Very cool and very very rare
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Congrats. Lotus is a keeper too.
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Impressive choice to go with. Enjoy this new one greatly. It will definitely provide more of a raw driving experience. Have a blast with it!
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Wow. Congrats man! The purist in you will definitely enjoy this car. Too bad the integra didn't satiate the manual gearbox desire
Enjoy your British Toyota. Excited to hear what it brings you
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Congrats on the new car
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Congratulations VJ. We should hit the track again soon to see how it does. We can find out if it has a tune as well.

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Very nice, thats some straight go kart stuff. Love to have one of those as a track car...maybe one of this days....
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Congrats!!

Hate to see another respected member leave, but you'll be back.. They all come back!

-Josh (Joshhleee, SGM ISF)


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