Absolutely loved this car…but @ 74 it was getting a little difficult getting in and out gracefully. My wife had knee replacement surgery and found it impossible. I will miss this one for sure. It will be the first time in the last 30+ years I won’t have a sports car in my garage.

The IS is a great compromise after owning “many” sports cars. The Lexus performance exhaust adds to the sporty feeling while driving this car. The handling, although it feels heavy in comparison, is lithe enough to invoke a smile in the twisties.

 

Looks great!! I almost have a twin with the 500 in the same color

 

Ha! I wish mine was a a 500 twin…..So you own the “ultimate edition” 2025 in the Wind color?

 

^^ I do - I had a white 2022 IS 500 but when the UE got rolled out, I decided to put my name on it!

 

Congrats, but I have bad knees myself and my IS500 isn’t easy to get out of on cold mornings. I hate to see how bad a Miata is as I haven’t driven one in over 25 years.

 

For a 6’, 74 year old man like me it may be 10%-20% easier than the Miata to get in and out of. My 5’4” wife says it’s at least 50% easier for her. Happy wife, happy life. 😂 Our ‘26 Passport is crazy easy and is our daily driver. The IS will be our “special” car like the Miata was…but I believe we will drive it way more often. I only put 2,200 miles on it since last July when I bought it.

 

Bulldog - Meet your twin (lol)

 

[QUOTE=wthrman2;12056573]Bulldog - Meet your twin (lol)

You need to hang on to that gorgeous 500! I am certain a decade from now the value will start to move skyward. I previously owned 4 different S2000s over the years and had I kept them all I would have not lost a penny and would have even made money on the 2 preowned ones I bought.

 

well, I also drive it very little and only in the dry conditions and stored for the winter - I really baby mine

Thanks for the message

 

You treat her like a sports car, which she is in the vein of several BMW coupes and sedans….except more rare and in my opinion more special.

 

And here I am in Southern California driving the sh*t out of my IS 500 every day.