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Buying an is350

Old 07-16-14, 07:51 PM
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I graduated from my is300, loved that car but i been wanting a 350 for a while. What year is the best of the 350? I really like the 2011 to 2013 is350 f sport. Just wondering which year is most reliable with least amount of problems.
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Well, generally-speaking a newer car has fewer problems. So perhaps start there. Personally, I perfer the look of the '06-'10 model years; reason I went with the '06 IS350 I have...along with got a steal of a price on it!
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I wouldn't worry too much about specific year. If you like the car, the year differences are minimal.
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From what I gather the major differences are 11-12 have the LED daytime running lights, which look nice
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^But you can save $10k by buying an older model, and spend $2k on getting those headlamps.
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