Originally Posted by dmvp29

And actually, there are many people who will see a 25 year old driving a recent BMW 7 series and think one of the following:

1) Oh his dad paid for his car
2) Oh, he bought it used and is driving it for the image

This really only applies to the "executive" luxury sedans like the 7, S, LS. The kind of person who drives a car like that is usually your 40-50 year old white collar $300k/year executive/lawyer/physician.

Again, I have nothing against BMW and I think it's a great car. I'd make the exact same points about a post 07 LS as well.

Originally Posted by Kevin350

You rather trade in for a 2012 IS or a brand new Beemer. I say no go, unless money grows In your back yard.

Originally Posted by mixa86

I probably wont be getting anymore Lexus Sedans after the IS for myself, maybe an LX in the future. I just don't like how flimsy the plastic feels on all japanese cars + road noise/engine noise i hear/feel.

But for today the IS350 suits all my needs.

Originally Posted by dmvp29

Yeah I agree, the interior creaks and rattles with temperature changes in the IS250/IS350 are extremely irritating, but it's not due to "flimsy plastic" - it's more due to the utter lack of proper insulation.

If you ever opened up the dash you'll notice Lexus uses a bunch of flimsy felt to insulate potential creak points (and even then they don't use nearly enough).

Originally Posted by mixa86

An interesting proposition was given to me this weekend. My gf's dad wants to sell his 2007 BMW 750LI with 65k fully loaded. He is willing to give it to me for 20k other wise 26 his selling it for.

I just got my 350 this past Feburary
Question is.... SHOULD I sell my 350 and get the 750LI.....

How much can i get for my 350 you guys think?
94k, 3rd party warranty for another 2.5 yrs or 31k, im lowered on JIC coils, f sport intake, GFX rear and front from sewell, i have the luxury pkg with navi.