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The IS 350 F-Sport is one HAWT car.

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Old 12-04-14, 08:49 AM
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Thumbs up The IS 350 F-Sport is one HAWT car.

Picked one up last week. Loving it everyday! No ragrets. Enough said!
Old 12-04-14, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by FrOHiKE
Picked one up last week. Loving it everyday! No ragrets. Enough said!
No ragrets? Not even a single letter?
Old 12-04-14, 09:08 AM
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Yea I have no rugrats about my 3IS either.
Old 12-04-14, 09:14 AM
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My friend doesn't want hoodrats to touch his ride.
Old 12-04-14, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by drbazing
No ragrets? Not even a single letter?
Not even a single letter! I guess my only ragret would be not getting Xpel clear bra immediately after buying the car... I already have a 2 inch long glash on my bumper from who knows what (deep enough to expose the black plastic).
Old 12-04-14, 10:38 AM
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This was from a movie though, it was pretty funny and you just reminded me of the guy haha

Old 12-04-14, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by drbazing
This was from a movie though, it was pretty funny and you just reminded me of the guy haha

Good find.
Old 12-04-14, 11:22 AM
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Meh...I hate the 8 speed. Miss my 6 speed 2IS. That is my one ragret.
Old 12-04-14, 11:40 AM
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Lol yes I've seen the movie hence why i spelled it ragrets!
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Originally Posted by nixx621
Meh...I hate the 8 speed. Miss my 6 speed 2IS. That is my one ragret.
Too much gear hunting?
Old 12-04-14, 03:15 PM
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lol, give the guy a break...he was too excited to initiate spellcheck
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Originally Posted by LH1
Too much gear hunting?
Yes! I've had the car a month and still can't figure out how to drive it right. Meaning without it constantly tripping over itself for the right gear. I knew when my 6 spd was going to shift and how much gas I needed to give it to get to the speed I desired. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone, lol. But yea. The 8 speed just feels like it has two gears too many.
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I find keeping it in Sport+ makes it really easy to predict the shifting points.

Originally Posted by nixx621
Yes! I've had the car a month and still can't figure out how to drive it right. Meaning without it constantly tripping over itself for the right gear. I knew when my 6 spd was going to shift and how much gas I needed to give it to get to the speed I desired. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone, lol. But yea. The 8 speed just feels like it has two gears too many.
Old 12-04-14, 05:47 PM
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I agree about the gear box, the last 2 gears have no power at all. They are cruising gears to get that 29 mpg freeway... It takes forever to downshift too. If it were a turbo car, it would have been a different story.
Old 12-05-14, 02:58 PM
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I have test driven an Acura TLX with the 9 speed from ZF and it has teh same problem. I had a 2012 TL and loved the 6 speed tranny in it....Damn this obsession with ridiculous amounts of gears! Next thing we'll be having 18 gears like tractor trailers!
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