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Finally saw one today!

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Old Aug 23, 2013 | 08:35 PM
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Default Finally saw one today!

Nebula Gray with Luxury Package. It was really nice-looking and stood out in the parking lot. Really sporty, expressive lines that I think will age well. I have a GS F Sport but may give the IS F Sport serious consideration.
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Old Aug 23, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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I've been seeing them pop up more and more. I live in SoCal so there's going to be a lot of Lexii but especially the city i'm in people LOVE LEXUS.

For some reason it seems Lexus is very popular amongst Vietnamese people around here. Tons of 2nd generation GS's and both generations of IS.
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 07:40 AM
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I still haven't seen another 3IS on the road here in Colorado.
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 11:51 AM
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I haven't seen one yet. And only three of the new GS. One red 450h F-sport and one white and one silver 250 Comfort.
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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Haven't seen one other than at the dealer, and I know they are selling well.
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 06:51 PM
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I have seen quiet a few in the Washington, DC metro area and even one with temp plates that had been rear ended.
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by McMuffin
For some reason it seems Lexus is very popular amongst Vietnamese people around here. Tons of 2nd generation GS's and both generations of IS.
I can attest to that. I am Vietnamese and my family are hugely loyal of Toyota and Lexus because of their reliability and well, because it's a Japanese brand, haha. That is the mentality to us Viets. We have a 2008 and a 2010 ES 350, a 2007 IS 250, a 2013 RX 350. My cousin recently got a 2014 IS 250 F Sport, and I myself will be getting my own 3IS next year!
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 08:05 PM
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I have now seen a Nebula Gray Luxury and an Obsidian F Sport in my area and I don't even commute, so I can assume they are moving off lots. I don't know what all the hating is re: the styling because they both looked quite sharp.
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 12:13 AM
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So far I have seen 4 IS300h on the road in Stockholm.

1 in silver
1 in atomic silver
1 in Nebula grey silver
1 in white

All are regular verison.

Last week I got 2 other Lexus stuck in traffic with me. 1 new 2013 RX in front of me (2IS F-sport) and 1 new GS 250 behind me. All in white.

Other than that, I live just beside my Lexus dealership. So I see new IS everyday. haha...

Edit: The best looking Lexus I have seen on the road is a GS450h F-sport in black. It looks absolutly sinister!
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 12:24 PM
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Asian people love lexus/ Toyota, all my family member own lexus or toyota
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by tinutran
I can attest to that. I am Vietnamese and my family are hugely loyal of Toyota and Lexus because of their reliability and well, because it's a Japanese brand, haha. That is the mentality to us Viets. We have a 2008 and a 2010 ES 350, a 2007 IS 250, a 2013 RX 350. My cousin recently got a 2014 IS 250 F Sport, anh I myself will be getting my own 3IS next year!
Im from canada and im vietnamese i was recently out in so cal for a month to visit family and not going to lie hella lexus love out there. Over here all vietnamese drives mercedes or a bmw thats what they love out here. only reason why I chose my gs fsport is because I love JDM cars to the fullest and mostly most asian out here rather have german car and think nothing is better then them. Which I always argue to them japanese car are better LOL
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by enoren
I still haven't seen another 3IS on the road here in Colorado.
Really? I've seen quite a few around here but it could be because I'm fairly close to the Kuni.
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 02:04 PM
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I've only seen one other 3IS here in the Seattle area since picking mine up 7 weeks ago. It was a Nebula Gray 250 F-Sport. That's it! Where are they hiding?
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 04:19 PM
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Saw my first one in the wild this afternoon. A white non-F-Sport IS driving in Thornton, CO. Only saw it from the front and side, so no idea if it was a 250 or 350. What a good looking car!
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