View Poll Results: Which IS?
IS250 manual
115
25.67%
IS250 auto
79
17.63%
IS250 awd
46
10.27%
IS350
173
38.62%
Do not own an IS
35
7.81%
Voters: 448. You may not vote on this poll
6 speed manual IS rare? What's the breakdown here?
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 41
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From: Ohio
I've been on this forum for almost a year - and still no IS in my driveway. Why? Simply because I love the IS250, found out it is available in a stick, test drove it, and found it to be no more powerfull than my 2000 Honda Prelude 5 speed with 154,000 miles on it.
I absolutely refuse to buy a car with an automatic. I've gone so far as to writing a letter to Toyota North America. I love the look, the feel, and the design of the IS series. I think Lexus makes the best cars in the world under 50 grand. And I am the kind of person who can forego some luxury in lieu of better performance. Which is why I will continue to hold out and put the pressure on Lexus to make the IS350 with a true manual transmission. I really could give two hoots about navi, a rear sunshade, and a 47 speaker stereo. Give me a great looking, well built car that can leave shreds of rubber in every gear that can also double a classy mode of transport for Saturday evening to a nice restaurant.
Lexus has that car - the IS350. It needs a stick.
This county is too damn lazy. Every person should learn how to drive on a stick when they are 16 taking high school driving lessons. I knew how to drive stick at 13 when my Dad let me drive his 1987 Accord in the back parking lots and side streets. This country is ruining the pure pleasure of real driving enthusiasts by forcing car companies to streamline production to where profitability = automatic only. It's pathetic.
I know I could get a BMW, but compared to Lexus they are trouble prone and require insipid levels of maintainance. I drive 25k miles/year. I need a car that I can get 150-200k miles without worry.
You want an automatic, you should be driving a '75 Cadillac Fleetwood - requires no effort and induces no pleasure.
It's watering down the best cars on the maket.
I absolutely refuse to buy a car with an automatic. I've gone so far as to writing a letter to Toyota North America. I love the look, the feel, and the design of the IS series. I think Lexus makes the best cars in the world under 50 grand. And I am the kind of person who can forego some luxury in lieu of better performance. Which is why I will continue to hold out and put the pressure on Lexus to make the IS350 with a true manual transmission. I really could give two hoots about navi, a rear sunshade, and a 47 speaker stereo. Give me a great looking, well built car that can leave shreds of rubber in every gear that can also double a classy mode of transport for Saturday evening to a nice restaurant.
Lexus has that car - the IS350. It needs a stick.
This county is too damn lazy. Every person should learn how to drive on a stick when they are 16 taking high school driving lessons. I knew how to drive stick at 13 when my Dad let me drive his 1987 Accord in the back parking lots and side streets. This country is ruining the pure pleasure of real driving enthusiasts by forcing car companies to streamline production to where profitability = automatic only. It's pathetic.
I know I could get a BMW, but compared to Lexus they are trouble prone and require insipid levels of maintainance. I drive 25k miles/year. I need a car that I can get 150-200k miles without worry.
You want an automatic, you should be driving a '75 Cadillac Fleetwood - requires no effort and induces no pleasure.
It's watering down the best cars on the maket.
Last edited by fastball; Jul 29, 2006 at 10:33 AM.
Lead Lap
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 560
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From: houston, TX
I've been on this forum for almost a year - and still no IS in my driveway. Why? Simply because I love the IS250, found out it is available in a stick, test drove it, and found it to be no more powerfull than my 2000 Honda Prelude 5 speed with 154,000 miles on it.
I absolutely refuse to buy a car with an automatic. I've gone so far as to writing a letter to Toyota North America. I love the look, the feel, and the design of the IS series. I think Lexus makes the best cars in the world under 50 grand. And I am the kind of person who can forego some luxury in lieu of better performance. Which is why I will continue to hold out and put the pressure on Lexus to make the IS350 with a true manual transmission. I really could give two hoots about navi, a rear sunshade, and a 47 speaker stereo. Give me a great looking, well built car that can leave shreds of rubber in every gear that can also double a classy mode of transport for Saturday evening to a nice restaurant.
Lexus has that car - the IS350. It needs a stick.
This county is too damn lazy. Every person should learn how to drive on a stick when they are 16 taking high school driving lessons. I knew how to drive stick at 13 when my Dad let me drive his 1987 Accord in the back parking lots and side streets. This country is ruining the pure pleasure of real driving enthusiasts by forcing car companies to streamline production to where profitability = automatic only. It's pathetic.
I know I could get a BMW, but compared to Lexus they are trouble prone and require insipid levels of maintainance. I drive 25k miles/year. I need a car that I can get 150-200k miles without worry.
You want an automatic, you should be driving a '75 Cadillac Fleetwood - requires no effort and induces no pleasure.
It's watering down the best cars on the maket.
I absolutely refuse to buy a car with an automatic. I've gone so far as to writing a letter to Toyota North America. I love the look, the feel, and the design of the IS series. I think Lexus makes the best cars in the world under 50 grand. And I am the kind of person who can forego some luxury in lieu of better performance. Which is why I will continue to hold out and put the pressure on Lexus to make the IS350 with a true manual transmission. I really could give two hoots about navi, a rear sunshade, and a 47 speaker stereo. Give me a great looking, well built car that can leave shreds of rubber in every gear that can also double a classy mode of transport for Saturday evening to a nice restaurant.
Lexus has that car - the IS350. It needs a stick.
This county is too damn lazy. Every person should learn how to drive on a stick when they are 16 taking high school driving lessons. I knew how to drive stick at 13 when my Dad let me drive his 1987 Accord in the back parking lots and side streets. This country is ruining the pure pleasure of real driving enthusiasts by forcing car companies to streamline production to where profitability = automatic only. It's pathetic.
I know I could get a BMW, but compared to Lexus they are trouble prone and require insipid levels of maintainance. I drive 25k miles/year. I need a car that I can get 150-200k miles without worry.
You want an automatic, you should be driving a '75 Cadillac Fleetwood - requires no effort and induces no pleasure.
It's watering down the best cars on the maket.
I heard that G35's and bimmers come in stick, not sure you might want to check
Lead Lap
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 609
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From: CA
went to the dealership for some problems on my car, the tech supervisor there was surprised i had a manual and told me there would be only 48 IS250 manuals coming into the country until the end of the year.. not sure how valid that is but seems like this car is getting rare!!
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Lead Lap
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 403
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From: NY
went to the dealership for some problems on my car, the tech supervisor there was surprised i had a manual and told me there would be only 48 IS250 manuals coming into the country until the end of the year.. not sure how valid that is but seems like this car is getting rare!!
So only 10 left unaccounted for in this country?
i think 48 left coming in is as of the date she spoke with that service tech. doubt its very reliable cuz how does he know what kinda allocations will be coming in during the end of the year months?
Lead Lap
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 609
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From: CA
hmm i dont think so... you're excluding the fact that there is a possibility that those 38 people bought the car off the lot that was already in the country prior to the tech saying that statement, and did not have one ordered or wutever. again, i do not know how valid that statement is but he just told me that little fact to support his statement that ppl are buying the automatics more than the manuals
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: CA
