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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Love the color and that last pic... Welcome to CL..
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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welcome and yes another AWD in the northeast. trust me when winter comes u wont be disappointed. as for the privat netz i was actually thinkin of gettin those but i saw the tsw so i went wit that.
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Evil Teo
welcome and yes another AWD in the northeast. trust me when winter comes u wont be disappointed. as for the privat netz i was actually thinkin of gettin those but i saw the tsw so i went wit that.
cool - do you have any side view pics? I was just googling them, and they look great - would you happen to know what the difference is between them and the netz? Thanks -
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by IS-SV
Welcome. Very nice IS. How do you like the F-sport springs?
Thanks - The f-sport springs are nice, it's not a considerable drop really - but for the awd which has crossover clearance stock it made quite a difference. Besides, I got some steep driveways i gotta get through -- at home and at the office.

Overall the handling has definitely improved, it's still relatively comfortable - a little floaty but the body roll has significantly been reduced.
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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Welcome-- LOVE the Matador Red. Would have gotten it if I didn't REALLY LOVE the Tungsten . If I stay in the IS family, my next one will be red .
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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congrats from coming out from being a lurker...they scare me lol...
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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looks nice get some black or golden wheels 18 as my advice don't go for 19 unless they are light wight...

also if you dont care about your acceleration just get 20s.
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Excellent and welcome! Love your stock rims... smooooooth!
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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nice..... welcome, your gonna find a lot of information here
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by PorSiempre
According to some of the posts here on CL, I guess that I am not the only one who thinks the Matador Red Mica is somewhat of a feminine color on the IS.
When I first saw your post, I asked myself the same thing as Phil: "What color is your car to be exact?" because it looks a little different. Just as you stated, it must be the sunlight.

By way, lurkers scare me too.

Grats and welcome to CL. Lookin' nice and clean. Always glad to say 'hello' to a new member who arrives with pics.
This probably belongs in another thread - but #1 appreciate all the comments so far -- the color is due to the sun i think and upgp if you've used it. I use nxt wax first and then upgp which really gives the car more depth and helps bring out the color more. I agree with you that it's a little feminine kinda a cougar's color puaha. But honestly, I like the rarity of it here, everyone drives either black or granite in boston.

and lolocaust to the smooth stock rims comment it's gonna snow soon and I dont want to get aftermarket ones all fudged up .
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Very nice! How long have you had the springs when you took the picture? Looks very high and not settled.

Love the Matador Red BTW!!!!
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by IS250_6Spd
Very nice! How long have you had the springs when you took the picture? Looks very high and not settled.

Love the Matador Red BTW!!!!
Thanks, it's been a couple of weeks. The f-sport springs give a 1" drop, which is quite conservative. On top of that, the awd's sit quite a bit higher than rwd models so it does still seem quite high. I was looking @ s-techs for awhile before I realized I wouldn't be able to go up my driveway with them so I decided to go with something a little safer.
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Welcome to CL and it's time to MOD!!
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