wenger828

i'm so excited, we are now positive about purchasing an is300 for me. i've been on this forum for awhile, but on the lx470 because my dad owns one, but theres not much you can do with it. but anyways, i was wondering, what is there to know about the IS jus to get to know it better?

rominl

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hey that would be great news keep us posted

what to know about the car? man that's really hard to say... just everything posted here before? seriously, just read around and see if you find anything interesting

Bruinette

go to is300.net and you'll find all your answers

MoFunk

Well all i can say is *hug hug hug* good for you I hadn't driven the IS for about a week and i honest to god forgot how awesome that car is. The handling, acceleration, it's a refined sports sedan. No wonder Japanese street racers have modified Altezzas, it's just an awesome car. Beats the C class and Audis A3/S3 by miles, god the Audi 3s suck, man...did i tell you they suck? Cause they do, and did i tell you that the IS is phenonmenal?

wenger828

haha well its great to hear this, i always thought the IS was alittle underpowered. i looked around is300.net and have came across some forum saying that it actually wasn't.

mmarshall

You didn't say if you wanted a 5-speed or an E-Shift, but there are a few little quirks with the E-Shift. You can't shift from 5-4 using the lever...you have to go into manual mode and use the buttons. You cannot go from 2-1 with the buttons...you have to use the LEVER. The buttons themselves are unlighted and flush with the steering wheel, so they are hard to get at at night or during a turn. The E-Shift delays upshifts from 3-4 and 4-5 in cold weather....an emissions feature that puts unnecessary RPM's on a cold engine.

The climate control also has a built-in quirk....the tendency to default to the recirculate setting instead of fresh-air. You often have to push the button on the center-**** for the fresh-air setting. Fortunately, it does this on its own (properly) when you really need fresh air, as during defrost.

If you can tolerate the little things I mentioned, the IS is a superb car....one of the best on the marketplace, with bulletproof reliability. Consumer Reports just listed it and the Honda CRV as the most reliable of any vehicles on the road.

2pac

learn to drive it, before you try running anyone

mmarshall

The IS300 has enough power to get out of its own way, but it is not a dragster. Nor was it meant to be.....especially on public roads.

tzu911

never understood why some people would say that the is300 is underpowered for several reasons, especially that comment is inherently relative and subjective. next time while seeking power, try either the amg or honda civic with racing sticker and loud exterior color.


edited: the is300 feels fast to me, and that's good enough for me.

rominl

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hehehe, coz' you just need to drive the gs430 or sc430

vboy418

Congrats bro! well what is there to know? Well as most of us have probably already stated there is a lot! You probably know how is300.net, there are a lot of useful into there too. GL with the IS have fun modding!!!

jacer300

Thats awesome. I just got my IS about 8 months ago and its freakin awesome. I was a little concerned about driving it in Missouri weather but so far it has handled well. We just got an ice/snow storm last week and I used the "snow" button to get me places. Im sure you get plenty of bad weather where youre from so all I can recommend is a good set of snow tires or all season tires (which is what I have) for the winter. Mine came with summer tires and I didnt wanna find out the hard way if handled well in the snow so I bought a new set.