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Old 08-05-13, 03:59 PM
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Default NYC Trip with the IS-F From Florida.

I drove from FL to NY (wash Heightz & BX) to spend time with the family. I was out there cruising the whole last week with my Uncle whom also has an ISF. I saw two around Dyckman and around 181st early last week. but non of them really noticed us. here is my car and my uncle's.

The F was great on the road trip, I felt very comfortable during the trip.

I wanted to meet up with a couple of NY'ers.

The face of everyones face was lol when they saw us, they were snapping and doing double takes seeing two IS-F's. lol

I had one guy (with an IS250) ask me what type of body kit is that on my IS250 lmao. We told him that its not a kit its an F. he just looked and said i will go check that out. He didn't even know it was a v8. lol his car was modded so it left me in disbelief that he didn't know what it was...

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those side bars in the car wash make me cringe :-/.. what kind of MPG did you average?
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Originally Posted by CUTigers
those side bars in the car wash make me cringe :-/.. what kind of MPG did you average?
lol they were cushioned(Rubber) very heavy... i asked the same question, but it was safe.

I was getting 28.3 on the highway which was great and city 9-12 depending on stop and go...
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Originally Posted by jdm_altzza
lol they were cushioned(Rubber) very heavy... i asked the same question, but it was safe.

I was getting 28.3 on the highway which was great and city 9-12 depending on stop and go...
thats pretty awesome, I have yet to take my F out of state on a trip yet. So I havent had a real road trip MPG.. I would be happy with 28, close to my 30.5 that I got in my 335.
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Originally Posted by CUTigers
those side bars in the car wash make me cringe :-/.. what kind of MPG did you average?
That's what say. Hand wash by my hand. That's one long trip. How long did it take?
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Sounds like a fun trip. That's a pretty good MPG average for a V8. Did you protect the front of the F in any way?
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Originally Posted by bnizzle87
Sounds like a fun trip. That's a pretty good MPG average for a V8. Did you protect the front of the F in any way?
Thanks, i actually did not protect the front. I was very lucky enough to get only bugs. No chips ect...
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Wow, two USB's side by side, that's an awesome site. They are both cherry looking too. The F is an awesome road trip car.
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Being from Brooklyn, I would never take my Lexus to NY. You sir have cajoles of steel.
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You should be disowned for taking it through the car wash like that.....j/k. I hope it was brushless.
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Originally Posted by Roffles
Wow, two USB's side by side, that's an awesome site. They are both cherry looking too. The F is an awesome road trip car.
thanks man!

Originally Posted by TI II
Being from Brooklyn, I would never take my Lexus to NY. You sir have cajoles of steel.
Driving skills and knowing were the rough roads are helpful..

Originally Posted by PurduePete
You should be disowned for taking it through the car wash like that.....j/k. I hope it was brushless.
Carwash was brushless, it only there to move the cars within processes. There like a team for every part of the car in the tunnel...
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I would worry about the ride height over the rails...
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Originally Posted by COisF
I would worry about the ride height over the rails...
Worried about them messing up wheels. Iv done it before on other cars.
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For those of you who haven't taken your F on a long trip, I highly recommend it. I picked up mine in Arkansas and had to drive it back to New Jersey, it was a terrific and very comfortable trip. People in the outback really perk up when they see this car, like you were driving an Aventador.

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Bought mine in LA, then drove back to Chicago. It was a great trip.


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