Missing my BMW 545
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Slap on F-sport front and rear sway bars as one of your first modifications. Handling will be markedly improved. Body roll is severely diminished. It's a night and day difference on the IS350.
I don't doubt at all that your 5 was handled better than a stock IS350. There's an absurd amount of body roll that comes with the IS350 stock. That said, the F-sport front/rear sway bars can certainly do wonders.
I don't doubt at all that your 5 was handled better than a stock IS350. There's an absurd amount of body roll that comes with the IS350 stock. That said, the F-sport front/rear sway bars can certainly do wonders.
it had 175kms and was an absolute pig on repairs..had to do 8000 of work just in the motor for the 4 vanos units! then the water pump, brake booster and a couple of other small things that added up to ALOT of money! Trust me, i dearly miss her and ive only been driving this is350 for 2 weeks now.
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Agreed the German's have the driveability part down pat.....but not so much in the reliability department. I am adament in the old motto, "Never own a German car outside of it's warranty". I choose to give up some of the driving pleasure for better reliability with most Japanese products, especially over the long term.
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Those are nice wheels, if you get them to work on your IS, otherwise if it is too much work to make them fit, sell them and get new ones for your IS... Remember, your Wheels should match your IS, not the other way around. Anyway, Welcome to CL, and your old Ride was hawt!...
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I also notice the is350 doesnt heat up nearly as quick.
Road noise, the 5 series takes the win. even with my straight pipes it seemed quieter.
damn nice 5 bro.. this has the same twin turbo I6 as my 335 right? love the m5 front n rear, tricked me for a second. looks so damn mean. you will notice that repairs and maintenance is far more wallet-friendly with the is350 =). Not a slow poke either. There are superchargers available if you have a need for speed 
So overall, are you liking the IS350 more than the 545i or is it the other way around? I was considering an '05 BMW 545i with 42,000 miles on it but decided not to do it since I heard it gets lots of little problems that cost loads of money to repair. And the value of the car was also a concern, the sticker price was $67,000 but 5 years later, it's being sold for $21,000. By the way, that's a nice 545i you got. If I would have got it, I would have done the same thing as you did with the M5 bumpers and the quads. With BMW's, there's so many options to mod them but not with the IS. 
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damn nice 5 bro.. this has the same twin turbo I6 as my 335 right? love the m5 front n rear, tricked me for a second. looks so damn mean. you will notice that repairs and maintenance is far more wallet-friendly with the is350 =). Not a slow poke either. There are superchargers available if you have a need for speed
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