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Old 04-13-10, 12:43 AM
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I am looking to pick up an IS300 in the next couple of weeks. I found this one when looking in the Phoenix area...

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/1672144239.html



It's a Red 2003 IS300 with 61K for $12,900. It seems to be a very clean car.

Does this seem like a decent deal? Also, is that the stock spoiler? I prefer the one that looks like this...



Are those spoilers hard to come by? Thanks for your help!
Old 04-13-10, 04:33 AM
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yes.. its a sportdesign spoiler... its stock.. i have one on my ggp/
Old 04-13-10, 09:20 AM
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they offered two different spoilers from the factory the one on the AR (red) one was offered the earlier years and the one on the GGP (grey) is a later year spoiler, the newer spoiler is a little harder to come by
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Thanks for your help, guys.
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yeah i have a GGP with that spoiler too and it looks real good on our cars. red one looks nice too. for ref i bought my is with 85k stock for 12.9k out the door.
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I noticed the add said "clutch-less manual." This statement makes it seem like you'll be shifting like a ISF or GTR.

But def ask the owner or run your own carfax report to see if anythings up.
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Originally Posted by FMLis300
I noticed the add said "clutch-less manual." This statement makes it seem like you'll be shifting like a ISF or GTR.

But def ask the owner or run your own carfax report to see if anythings up.
auto IS' came with a "manual" mode with "shift up" and "shift down" buttons on the steering wheel.
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Clutchless manual haha thats laughable they trying to make it sound like the bmw smg. It allow you to manually shift but its not anything close to something like the smg bmw's.
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If you want a manual look for one, and don't settle on an Auto, unless you plan on a GTE / 6sp swap !!!
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