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Old 03-13-11, 12:42 PM
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So, Today I Was Talking To My Uncle Who Owns A Dealer, And I Asked Him If He Had Any Cars He Could Let Me Buy For Cheap.. He Named A few Cars, And In the end, I narrowed It Down To 2 Cars. A 2002 Is300 or a 2001 Acura CL. He said I could Have One Of Them FOR FREE (I know, AMAZING!) As long as I help him Out At His Dealership sometimes, So Now I have To Decide Which One I want. They Both have around 130-140K miles.. Please Help Me. I Am Leaning towards the CL, But I really want another Lexus. Also, I currently drive a 2001 ES300 with 96k.
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Old 03-13-11, 04:31 PM
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Take the free IS. There are so many things that you can do with them and they are great cars.
Old 03-13-11, 05:16 PM
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get the IS... way better platform
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definitely the IS much better car. i bet if you posted that question on a CL forum they would say the IS too haha
Old 03-14-11, 10:11 AM
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if it were a 6spd cl type s, then id go with that all day as a dd...if not then IS300 hands down
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test drive both cars to see which is better for you
Old 03-14-11, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by hoangjet68
if it were a 6spd cl type s, then id go with that all day as a dd...if not then IS300 hands down
I'm with this guys..... way more fun to drive. can you take some pics of the cars and post them..?
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I mean your on a Lexus forum...IS
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Yeah, I would get the IS300 for sure.
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I have an 07 TL-S, but looking for an IS so I vote IS over CL....haha.
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Get the Acura CL. IS300s suck!
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1 of those free?
why not just get one of them for free, work your *** off and get the other!
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but seriously, go for the IS
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Someone made a good point.
Test drive them both, then decide which is a better fit for you.

Make a list of pro's & con's if you are really not sure.


Personally, I think IS is better.

#1 Status - Lexus is better than Acura
- Since your username is lexuskid16, I'm assuming you are a younger guy. And I'm assuming u like girls.. And girls like nice cars, and they see Lexus and they gonna be all over you. If you are rocking a honda/acura, then well, you're just like their mom & dad driving a normal every day "average" car.

#2 - RWD is better than FWD
- RWD is more fun to drive, get in the is300 and step on it around a turn, you will see... Acura FWD is good for daily driving, and if your area has a lot of snow. But FWD is the most boring thing ever.. Seriously...

#3 - 4 door luxury sport car vs 2 door economy car
- Seriously... Luxury Sport car vs Economy car... Tough decision there...

#4 - 4 door vs 2 door
- Can fit more of your friends in the Lexus more comfortably, plus your insurance will be cheaper if you get the lexus. Because it is a 4 door.... Yep insurance is cheaper for 4 door vehicles vs 2 doors (incase you didn't know)

#5 - Again, assuming your are young, try getting a girl in the back seat of a small 2 door car... Gonna be difficult, get a girl in the back seat of your lexus... BINGO!!
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If it's the 6 speed jump on the acura. If not take the Lexus.
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Originally Posted by llllllllll
Someone made a good point.
Test drive them both, then decide which is a better fit for you.

Make a list of pro's & con's if you are really not sure.


Personally, I think IS is better.

#1 Status - Lexus is better than Acura
- Since your username is lexuskid16, I'm assuming you are a younger guy. And I'm assuming u like girls.. And girls like nice cars, and they see Lexus and they gonna be all over you. If you are rocking a honda/acura, then well, you're just like their mom & dad driving a normal every day "average" car.

#2 - RWD is better than FWD
- RWD is more fun to drive, get in the is300 and step on it around a turn, you will see... Acura FWD is good for daily driving, and if your area has a lot of snow. But FWD is the most boring thing ever.. Seriously...

#3 - 4 door luxury sport car vs 2 door economy car
- Seriously... Luxury Sport car vs Economy car... Tough decision there...

#4 - 4 door vs 2 door
- Can fit more of your friends in the Lexus more comfortably, plus your insurance will be cheaper if you get the lexus. Because it is a 4 door.... Yep insurance is cheaper for 4 door vehicles vs 2 doors (incase you didn't know)

#5 - Again, assuming your are young, try getting a girl in the back seat of a small 2 door car... Gonna be difficult, get a girl in the back seat of your lexus... BINGO!!
you listed everything perfectly!
anyone can say better?


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