Originally Posted by bacrotty

I'm not worried about treadlife, I'm "worried" about having overly aggressive camber/toe on steering geometry that unnecessarily wears tread for street use. We had dws's on my step dad xjr and they were pretty awesome. I'm simply getting all my ducks in a row before making a purchase. Thanks for the input.

Originally Posted by VtotheJ

I wouldn't be worried about the transmission, we're talking like 4-6 documented issues out of a lot.....that's less than a 0.1% failure rate. From my perspective, I put ~6k miles a year on the car, it is not my DD. Spirited driving every now and then. Coming up on 4 years of ownership and not one issue besides the known recalls and water pump replacement. Maintenance is just like any other car (oil chg a little more since the car takes 10 quarts). Brakes are cheaper than what you would pay for Merc/bimmers.

Originally Posted by bacrotty

Hello Guys!

I found a 2010 Gray ISF with 40k on the clock. They want 38k out the door (needs new tires).
First off is this a solid deal? (1 owner in pretty awesome shape, well maintained)

I will be selling my Acura Tsx and upgrading to ISF and I wanted to ask you guys a few questions.
I have been looking around on the forums and found that the ISF is a pretty bulletproof car. It will be my only vehicle and i plan on keeping it for many years to come. One thing i loved about my TSX and TL that i had prior was i did most of the maintenance.. Changing brakes/rotors, oil changes, fixing any small issues that pop up. All of that being said, I was wondering if yall perform routine maintenance on your vehicles. (Any guys in Central Florida?)

This vehicle is going to be at the top of my budget and i wont have very much left over.. I'm not being a cheap *** when i say this but i have always been of the mindset with my Acuras (with great success) that Get your oil changed, tranny fluid, rear diff fluid, and keep your brakes maintained and trips to the dealership can be few and far between. This being a High performance vehicle and a lexus, i am somewhat afraid of huge bills coming my way for "routine checkups" . Also, are changing rotors on this vehicle if its not tracked necessary?

Also, I dont plan on taking the car to the track, or drag strip but just spirited driving around town.. While looking at M3's and c63 AMG's i read about all of these horror stories about 10k repair bills with transmission exploding. Im sure that if a ISF transmission grenades it will be a huge bill and i dont have the cash to fund such issues. (im slightly nervous about transmissions because my TL's was replaced 2 times under warranty)

I really cant wait to join this group and be apart of the family.

Thanks so much for everything!

Blake C.

Originally Posted by bacrotty

Well Gentlemen, That car fell through. They didn't want to come down on the price even though it needed new tires, new brakes, and the wheels were pitted to hell from brake dust being caked on. So the hunt is still on.

http://www.butlerlexus.com/VehicleDe...-GA/2462537873

This seems to be a pretty clean 2 owner ISF, has headers and exhaust and a 3 year 100k warranty.

What do yall think as far as value retention.. i'm thinking lower miles is a better find than new model.. Im no expert though.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Jmt1011

Car looks great. However, with headers and exhaust, they cannot offer that vehicle to you certified.