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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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IS350 White,Black interior, luxury package, nav,lev parking assist. Only have put about 50 miles on it in the last 2 days. All that I can say is " THIS CAR IS BEYOND NICE" It is one way cool ride.

Car drives like it is on rails. It is as tight as a drum and very quiet. Power sems quite good for a six banger! Seats are great, controls are where they should be.

Everyone in my family wants the car for themselves. I think that the IS wil be a huge hit for Lexus.

Great car!

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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Congratulations. Now post some pics!
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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Pix plz! Congrats. Cant wait tilli get mine!
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:13 AM
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There should be a forum law that says if you just bought a new IS you can't discuss how great it is until you posted your pics. (just kidding) Congrats.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:27 AM
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Congrats!

Although im wishing i bought a 250 now lol... I never got a ticket in 12 yrs but i see that going out the door soon.

maybe if i put a tennis ball under the gas pedal...
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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wow, you are one of the lucky few to get ML in CA. The power flow on this car is incredible (not just the abundance of it, but the smoothness of it--reminds me of a jet taking off, minus the noise). Enjoy it.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 08:20 AM
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Congrats!!!
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by nois3504me
Congrats!

Although im wishing i bought a 250 now lol... I never got a ticket in 12 yrs but i see that going out the door soon.

maybe if i put a tennis ball under the gas pedal...

Can't you just set your speed and tach to change to red when you reach over the speed limit to help set yourself? I thought I read that you can do that.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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you can set speed or tach to go orange at a certain speed. I think it goes red once you are over 100 or close to redlining it.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by berg7445
you can set speed or tach to go orange at a certain speed. I think it goes red once you are over 100 or close to redlining it.
It only goes Orange at the speed or RPM at which you set it. It never goes Red. You cannot set the speed to be over 100 or the tach more than redline.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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congrats on the new car. Nice choice on color
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by rpwsrw
It only goes Orange at the speed or RPM at which you set it. It never goes Red. You cannot set the speed to be over 100 or the tach more than redline.
Incorrect. The lights do go orange where you set it on both tach and spedo. The Tach turns red once you reach redline and the spedo does turn red at 100 mph. Try it, I did!
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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Congrats! Looking forward to the pics.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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Congrats!
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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A very belated congrats, again!. I'm glad you're driving a Kansas City Lexus.
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