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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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Just wanted to introduce myself and also say thanks for the responses I received on my first post where I asked for opinions on a the 06 IS250 listed at a local dealer. I went to see the car and it was beat all to hell, I'm pretty sure it was probably rained in for a week and someone tried to spray paint the interior. The car did drive awesome though, so I was sold on the car but not on that particular one.
I searched for a few more days and was able to get a great deal on an 08 IS250 with Nav in another state for $20k. The car looks and drives brand new. I'm pretty picky so this was very important to me; It was worth the 4 hour drive.
I'm loving my purchase and can't wait to do a few mods. I plan to do the LED conversion and tint the windows first. I have to think about what else I'll do from there.
Oh yeah my previous car was a Mazda RX8. Great car, sold it at 106k miles and never had a problem with it... well after the recalls and everything. Another great car, but I had to move on.

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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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Congratulations! Looks like you held off for the perfect car - and that's definitely the way to go Hope to see your future mods!
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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Welcome to the family - car looks great I am sure you will love it.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Congrats on the new is! Excited to see mods
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Congratulations ! Looks brand new !
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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Car looks good man! Welcome to CL. Use the search function to look for key topics about what you may have a question to. Happy modding!
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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looks good, welcome to the forums. Have fun modding but its addictive....
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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How many miles?
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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Welcome and congrats! Be sure to check out the FAQ sticky at the top of the forum.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Qbenjamin
How many miles?
Just hit 50k on my way home.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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nice choice and welcome to the club.
And I have a rx8 too, actually "had" because I just sold it last week!
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Congratulations!
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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Welcome to cl!
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 07:04 PM
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Congrats and welcome! :-)
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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Welcome and congrats on the car. It looks great!
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