what's your average MPG?
Smoky when you said "250 ftl", it was very ambiguous. I've seen your other posts hating on the 250 so I assumed you were doing it again. Yes I don't own a 250 and I do own a 350. I just hate it when people do that. It's like on the Bimmer boards that used to do the same to those with 325 vs 330. Come on now we are all family here, the Lexus family. I apologize if I misunderstood
Anyways back on topic, IS350 I get about 25 MPG mixed driving
Anyways back on topic, IS350 I get about 25 MPG mixed driving
21mpg
Big hole in my wallet at the pump FTL =(
Big smile on my face on the road FTW!
I think the reason some 350 owners are dismissive of the 250 is because when choosing a car the 350 was a top choice while the 250 wasn't even a consideration. I know for me I really wanted an IS350 but I would have chosen a different car over the 250. The people who chose the IS250 are the more practical among us, and they drive a fine automobile. Much finer than that what I would be driving if I wasn't driving an IS350.
Big hole in my wallet at the pump FTL =(
Big smile on my face on the road FTW!
I think the reason some 350 owners are dismissive of the 250 is because when choosing a car the 350 was a top choice while the 250 wasn't even a consideration. I know for me I really wanted an IS350 but I would have chosen a different car over the 250. The people who chose the IS250 are the more practical among us, and they drive a fine automobile. Much finer than that what I would be driving if I wasn't driving an IS350.
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- sorry bout that
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i get about 28 MPG driving freely and not worrying about speed but when I did try to get the best mileage, i got about 33 MPG. I am in a 250 MT but these hills in va are killing me and i rarely use cruise control (i just take it verry lightly on the gas pedal).
You're missing my point. The cars aren't even close to identical in so many ways it's hard to count. Different engine, transmission, differential, brakes, springs, shocks, swaybars - everything that counts for performance IS different.
As stated above, I would never have bought an IS250. My Scion tC would give it a good run for the money in just about every way, AND the tC has a bigger back seat. I already had two tCs and I sure wasn't going to buy a Lexus that couldn't out perform one. I also saw the fuel economy on the 350 as acceptable for what I wanted, and even competitive with my manual tC for highway mileage. So, like it or not, I wouldn't ever consider buying the IS250 - if I wanted economy, I'd keep the tC or look at Corolla or Yaris. If I wanted decent speed, there was no other choice - the IS350 is the best of all possibilities for what I wanted/needed.
It's not "hate." I can link you to websites that hate. It's a statement of preference. Function over form, not form over function.
As stated above, I would never have bought an IS250. My Scion tC would give it a good run for the money in just about every way, AND the tC has a bigger back seat. I already had two tCs and I sure wasn't going to buy a Lexus that couldn't out perform one. I also saw the fuel economy on the 350 as acceptable for what I wanted, and even competitive with my manual tC for highway mileage. So, like it or not, I wouldn't ever consider buying the IS250 - if I wanted economy, I'd keep the tC or look at Corolla or Yaris. If I wanted decent speed, there was no other choice - the IS350 is the best of all possibilities for what I wanted/needed.
It's not "hate." I can link you to websites that hate. It's a statement of preference. Function over form, not form over function.
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can you point out the exterior differences between the is250 & is350 for me?so, back on topic.. i've gotten max ~28.5, and that is by my own calculations.. but if you want the computer TANK AVG i've gotten it up to 44.2 (shows how off the computer really is)