Attention in the isf?
08-07-12, 08:07 PM
#46
I was up in Massachusetts one weekend for a conference and pulled in a gas station to fill up. As I was placing the nozzle in the car, I noticed two guys running and yelling towards my direction. I immediately went into defensive mode thinking that I was about to get carjacked or robbed. Needless to say, they were quite ecstatic to see an F up close. Both started asking me a lot of questions and taking pics. Living in NJ, if someone comes at you aggressively, you better be ready to throw down or be a victim. Glad that it turned out pretty well. Wheeew!
08-07-12, 08:52 PM
#48
It depends what area your in...I dont know how many is-f's there are in Maryland. I get looks and thumbs up all the time. If you really want attention, step on the gas pedal a little 
Having said that...it is a sleeper, which is a good thing.
Having said that...it is a sleeper, which is a good thing.
09-04-12, 04:50 PM
#50
I just returned from Washington DC and parked the F for 2 days at the Hilton. Leaving after checkout I found this note on my windshield.
LOL - I had to go back up to the check-in for translation and see if someone had damaged my car or said something nice?
I think it says " Como Te Voy A Olvidar" = "How am I going to forget you"
Funny thing is, I must have had about 20 compliments whenever I stopped for gas or shopping from random strangers.........In my home town no one has ever said anything for two years?
Digger08
LOL - I had to go back up to the check-in for translation and see if someone had damaged my car or said something nice?
I think it says " Como Te Voy A Olvidar" = "How am I going to forget you"
Funny thing is, I must have had about 20 compliments whenever I stopped for gas or shopping from random strangers.........In my home town no one has ever said anything for two years?
Digger08
09-04-12, 05:32 PM
#52
You wouldn't believe. I catch people checking it out all the time. My favorite is when I'm parked in front of Starbucks getting some coffee and a good read in...I'll glance up and notice people checking it out when they walk in. I still think its a sleeper though to most people in that they have no idea its a 416hp V8 under the hood.
09-04-12, 05:38 PM
#53
I get some attn, but not a ton. Also i've never had someone try and race me that wasn't a friend going to the same place.
most of my attn i think is the headers/intake/exhaust combo, sounds really mean, and people look surprised it's a Lexus.
Yet the wife says people look all the time and try to race her..... so, maybe i just don't notice, lol
most of my attn i think is the headers/intake/exhaust combo, sounds really mean, and people look surprised it's a Lexus.
Yet the wife says people look all the time and try to race her..... so, maybe i just don't notice, lol
09-04-12, 06:21 PM
#54
Eh... too many F's in the SF bay area... It's only a couple times a month some one will give me a thumbs up or point and stare when I'm driving on the freeway.
Since owning the car since February, one guy in a new Mitsubishi Evo gave me a thumbs up and followed me home to take a closer look at my car (creepy), another guy in a Supra wanted me to roll down my window on the freeway to tell me that I'm driving his favorite car, and another guy stopped me in a parking lot and asked me to look under my hood since he was a mechanic and has never seen an ISF engine in person just when I was going to go grocery shopping.
Since owning the car since February, one guy in a new Mitsubishi Evo gave me a thumbs up and followed me home to take a closer look at my car (creepy), another guy in a Supra wanted me to roll down my window on the freeway to tell me that I'm driving his favorite car, and another guy stopped me in a parking lot and asked me to look under my hood since he was a mechanic and has never seen an ISF engine in person just when I was going to go grocery shopping.
09-05-12, 07:25 AM
#55
Disappointing to say in Tampa, even with my USB I rarely get a compliment or any attention with the car. Not that I'm an attention *****, it just surprises me how no one knows jack about cars here. On the other hand if I see something unique, be ready for 20 questions lol! My s2000 gets much more love than my F.
09-05-12, 04:08 PM
#56
Pole Position
I was surprised by the lack of attention the F gets around here. I think to the average person, it is just a "sport version" Lexus. Occasionally I'll see a few people check it out in the parking lot but rarely any attention during the commute. Prolly cause I drive like an old man most of the time. I even passed another IS-F on the freeway today and he didn't even notice. WTF? I slowed down beside him and gave him a thumbs up. He just looked the other way.
However the exhaust is the one thing that makes people notice. I was going through my local touch free wash last week and the owner (who is typically there) came up and said - "Sounds like you got a hot rod there". I smiled and said "I guess you could call it that". He said he had never heard a V6 sound like that. I laughed and told him the details. The whole time, he had thought I had added a body kit and funky exhaust and wheels to an otherwise normal Lexus. After the discussion he seemed to really appreciate the technology in the car. Especially when I showed him my Tank MPG at 27.2. Needless to say I left in full F Mode so can't wait to hear what he says next time.
However the exhaust is the one thing that makes people notice. I was going through my local touch free wash last week and the owner (who is typically there) came up and said - "Sounds like you got a hot rod there". I smiled and said "I guess you could call it that". He said he had never heard a V6 sound like that. I laughed and told him the details. The whole time, he had thought I had added a body kit and funky exhaust and wheels to an otherwise normal Lexus. After the discussion he seemed to really appreciate the technology in the car. Especially when I showed him my Tank MPG at 27.2. Needless to say I left in full F Mode so can't wait to hear what he says next time.
09-05-12, 04:22 PM
#57
in the last week or so five cars pulled up next to me, highway and normal streets. one guy in a 350z asked " what is that" i told him and he said " i never heard of this car before" others are like " what kind of lexus is that?" i always laugh a little inside. and one guy asked " is this a is250? " i said nope ISF, he replied " is350? " i said no again and basically had to break it down,,,is250 then 350 then F. he was impressed..lol
09-05-12, 04:37 PM
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Eh... too many F's in the SF bay area... It's only a couple times a month some one will give me a thumbs up or point and stare when I'm driving on the freeway.
Since owning the car since February, one guy in a new Mitsubishi Evo gave me a thumbs up and followed me home to take a closer look at my car (creepy), another guy in a Supra wanted me to roll down my window on the freeway to tell me that I'm driving his favorite car, and another guy stopped me in a parking lot and asked me to look under my hood since he was a mechanic and has never seen an ISF engine in person just when I was going to go grocery shopping.
Since owning the car since February, one guy in a new Mitsubishi Evo gave me a thumbs up and followed me home to take a closer look at my car (creepy), another guy in a Supra wanted me to roll down my window on the freeway to tell me that I'm driving his favorite car, and another guy stopped me in a parking lot and asked me to look under my hood since he was a mechanic and has never seen an ISF engine in person just when I was going to go grocery shopping.
09-05-12, 07:13 PM
#60
Gas stations and parking lots always cause some sort of a scene especially with a fresh coat of wax on the ultrasonic blue. And when I try to drive fast a thousand boy racers come out of nowhere to play catch up. I haven't had my car for long so maybe I'll get used to it. But for now I'm a bit annoyed at some of the attention this car gets.
