really impressed by my IS350's mpg number
06-25-12, 11:08 AM
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I think more about distance over the amount of refill of tanks which would show the difference show the amount you pay in your gas bill over time. It's more like 3 mpg as opposed to 2 depending on where your traveling (my route also includes uphill). Every certain amount of tanks, one would pay one extra tank to make up the same distance the 250 went.
Yes, I like the fun factor too but really didn't need it for my purposes since I use soft/baby throttling anyways. As I mentioned, I would consider the 350 in the future for leisure. I occasionally get the joke from my co-worker who owns an M3, telling me to get that F, (IS-F)!! lol, as he knows I'm fully capable of purchasing one.
On the family side if I were to get the 350, they would ask me, why do I need 300+ HP? One of them especially said, a car is mainly for point A to point B, all you need is a Corolla; this was at the time looking for a replacement for the Solara Camry which was on its last legs and was considering the 250 as a comparable car for the HP in Toyota/Lexus line when I was asking them for advise. I was like no, I'm not going back to a Corolla when my mom gave me her 95 Corolla back then before I got the Solara from my dad when he switched to Lexus.
Yes, I like the fun factor too but really didn't need it for my purposes since I use soft/baby throttling anyways. As I mentioned, I would consider the 350 in the future for leisure. I occasionally get the joke from my co-worker who owns an M3, telling me to get that F, (IS-F)!! lol, as he knows I'm fully capable of purchasing one.
On the family side if I were to get the 350, they would ask me, why do I need 300+ HP? One of them especially said, a car is mainly for point A to point B, all you need is a Corolla; this was at the time looking for a replacement for the Solara Camry which was on its last legs and was considering the 250 as a comparable car for the HP in Toyota/Lexus line when I was asking them for advise. I was like no, I'm not going back to a Corolla when my mom gave me her 95 Corolla back then before I got the Solara from my dad when he switched to Lexus.
That's why I want the ISF now...before I cross that road. 
06-25-12, 11:50 AM
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Sango you just got a bit of respect in my book, if I had a family (Wife and kids) I would most certainly review my vehicle choices more closely. ISF money can go a long way for the family if you choose to downgrade a bit to the 250. That's why I want the ISF now...before I cross that road.
That's why I want the ISF now...before I cross that road. If course, people would not like to say it but cars is not an investment. The IS-F is not on my radar but the 350 would be in the later future; just my co-worker jokes about me to get the IS-F (since mine is USB IS250) ha ha ha.
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06-25-12, 02:28 PM
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Same here. Been averaging 24mpg over the life of my ownership (2+ years.) I recently did a long highway trip and averaged 30mpg for the 200 miles. Tank average after that trip was 27 mpg. For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would buy a 250 instead of a 350?!?
6 speed MANual.
06-25-12, 03:56 PM
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2007 IS350 - Full JUN Exhaust and F-Sport Intake. This was my previous tank at 541 Miles, the tank before was a little Less but still pretty impressive. I love the IS.
06-25-12, 05:17 PM
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at hard as a try, i cant get over 18 mpg in my 250..so i eventually switched over to regular gas (still the same mpgs)
im 10% highway / 90% city....figure most of my miles are from a daily commute which is 8 miles/40 minutes each way
im 10% highway / 90% city....figure most of my miles are from a daily commute which is 8 miles/40 minutes each way
06-25-12, 05:20 PM
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But I'm not here to argue with you. Have fun with your paddle shifters.
06-25-12, 07:44 PM
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Do a search and you'll find at least half a dozen folks who've had to get their entire transmission replaced.... (and quite a few more with the jar of marbles noise, wonky clutch/flywheel issues, and various other issues that haven't caused a entire replacement yet)
You'll find one guy I think with an auto who had to have it replaced.
Even scarier- 97% of 2ISes made are autos.
That's a terrifyingly high failure rate for the manual in comparison. No real argument to be had.
Congrats on being one of the lucky ones
06-25-12, 11:29 PM
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I always be getting 18mpg also.. Even when I try not to wot each time I still can't get over 18
06-25-12, 11:42 PM
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06-26-12, 06:13 AM
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All i can say is after trade in my IS250 for the IS350... i will never go back to the 250 again. I do get a little less gas mileage then my 250.. however, that' is only $3 different per tank. I fill up every week so an extra $12 a month, maybe $15 at max. That is nothing compare to all the potential problem that i might be facing if i have the 250 ... especially the carbon build up issue. On my old IS250 i can feel sometime the engine would almost stall out at the stop sign or red light. My 350 however never did once. That alone in my book worth the extra buck!
06-26-12, 06:17 AM
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Same here. Been averaging 24mpg over the life of my ownership (2+ years.) I recently did a long highway trip and averaged 30mpg for the 200 miles. Tank average after that trip was 27 mpg. For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would buy a 250 instead of a 350?!?
