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Old 06-23-15, 05:13 PM
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A few of the pictures got lost in the translation but, long story short, the IS F is a fantastic bang for the buck.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...o-2014-lexus-f

All the best!
Old 06-23-15, 06:12 PM
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Your myis link about refreshing the ATF could not be more wrong. It really irks me to see people suggesting stupid things like using T-IV ATF in the IS F. Just plain dumb when all the tech data is cheaply available.

I could rant on about it, but we've already gone over this too many times.
Old 06-23-15, 06:53 PM
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great write up. Enjoy the car.

PS I will be investing in a new radar detector soon. lol
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nice review, I think the hate on the stacked exhaust is funny, I strangely get a lot of compliments in the real world about them. Also I agree on the simplicity of the interior, I think will age well like a E30 interior as opposed to a 90's button filled digital gauge 90's GM interior. New car interiors look cool now but in a few years they will start to look tacky.
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Well said.
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Geez, did you guys read the comments lol....... That's my weak spot in articles, I always scroll down and end up reading the comments people post. What a bunch of haters and a bunch of praise for the Ford Vulcan engine in the Taurus!!
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Nice review! But the 3rd YouTube video you posted is not a C63. It's an SLK55 AMG. Come on now

Hah I read some of the comments as well, here is my favorite:

"Much of the issue though is the ridiculous sized rims that our dumb youth culture has made standard equipment. 19″ rims and larger are just stupid and actually hurt handling, acceleration, and fuel economy plus give you a poor ride. Tires also become massively more expensive.

For some reason now, something like a 17″ rim is only for economy cars. Somehow supercars were able to do just fine on such small ‘dubs."
Right...and that's why the 991 GT3 RS has 20s up front and 21s in the rear. Porsche's engineers are definitely part of the dumb youth culture. They should've slapped those 17s or small "dubs" on it instead.
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Originally Posted by MileHIFcar
Geez, did you guys read the comments lol....... That's my weak spot in articles, I always scroll down and end up reading the comments people post. What a bunch of haters and a bunch of praise for the Ford Vulcan engine in the Taurus!!
H8R's gonna hate, bro.

I'll take my ISF against any of the cars listed, any day of the week.

Same was said about my IS300 back in the day and now when I drive it you'd be shocked how many people want to buy it from me.
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great write up man!
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