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To all Is350/250 owners.... Are your Happy

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Old 11-05-05, 11:54 PM
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Whats going on...I asked this question over on Is300.net..butit seems that more owners post over here I'm going to be purchasing a 350 by the end of the year. I've been in out of dealers for the past 2 weeks

But i was just wondering if its all worth it?

Just by sitting and looking it it seems..but for the the people that have owned one for a couple weeks so far..Are u Happy/disappointed or what?

What do u wish is different...What is the Upside

I want one real bad...but is it all worth it?
Old 11-06-05, 01:59 PM
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i own an 06' 250 and have had it since 10/16. ive put 1200 miles on it and i love it. although i wish i couild have bought a 350 i just didnt have the extra 7k to spend for it. i also was looking at the usual 4dr near luxury cars such as the TL, G35, A4, 325i, and C230 although the its not the best bang for the buck i have no regrets on my purchase.
Old 11-06-05, 04:36 PM
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Very happy. It's a very fun car. I had it up to 100 mph yesterday without any effort. My wife, who would normally rip my head off at that point didn't even realize we were going that fast until I told her. She likes it too - a lot more than our 2001 GS which was a great car, but a little boring. This car rips it to shreds and gets better gas mileage too.

I had a funny experience today. A girl on the freeway was driving on all sides of me taking pictures of the car with her camera phone.
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well, ive had my matador red 250 for a week now and i have to say, a mighty fine automobile.
My only grudge are the sightlines and the blind spots. The IS300 IMO felt a little bit more taut and collected and had wayy better views all around. But otherwise, i am very content with my 250 so far.
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What gas mileage are you getting on the 250's??

How much miles you guys make per tank full?
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Originally Posted by IS_250
i own an 06' 250 and have had it since 10/16. ive put 1200 miles on it and i love it. although i wish i couild have bought a 350 i just didnt have the extra 7k to spend for it. i also was looking at the usual 4dr near luxury cars such as the TL, G35, A4, 325i, and C230 although the its not the best bang for the buck i have no regrets on my purchase.
Any specific reason(s) for "although I wish I could have bought a 350"?
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Originally Posted by gsrthomas
What gas mileage are you getting on the 250's??

How much miles you guys make per tank full?
Approximately 24MPG and around 352MPT

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Old 11-06-05, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by paeko73
Any specific reason(s) for "although I wish I could have bought a 350"?
yep, 100+ more HP would have been really nice as far as gas mileage i have averaged 24 MPG in city and 29 MPG on a trip that was all highway.
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