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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 03:53 PM
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I think I'm set on Starfire Pearl on an IS350 (non F-sport). Question is, which interior?

It seems like the Parchment interior with the beige headliner makes the car look quite yellow inside overall. I can't see a White/Flaxen car myself and would have to pay to have one trucked in.

They have a Starfire w/ Light Grey on the lot right now. Does anyone have this color combo? Did anyone side against it feeling like there really isn't enough contrast between outside and inside??

I'm totally lost here.

My current car is dark grey/black and I thought it would be nice to change it up some.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 04:01 PM
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Since you are in TX I would go with a light colored interior. Helps with the heat. Tan / Grey.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 05:13 PM
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Black would look the best and also have a higher resale value.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by John510
Black would look the best and also have a higher resale value.
Not so much..
I'm trading in my star fire pearl / Wheat or what ever the light tan color is called 2010 IS350. Lexus mentioned the car is easier to sell if it doesn't have a black interior..

Plus the car has 30k miles on it and the interior and it looks like new.

Get what you like..
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 11:30 AM
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I originally was going to get Starfire Pearl/Gray but the gray was almost identical to the car I was trading, so I decided to change. I wanted Flaxen but I would have had to wait, so I ended up with Parchment. I wouldn't get Black. I love the two-tone look of the Gray, Flaxen, and Parchment. The whole car gets swallowed up in a sea of darkness with the Black interior and, in my opinion, you miss out on some of the beauty of the Lexus styling because you can't see the lines and differentiation, etc.

The Gray is nice and sleek. The Flaxen is refined, unique and darker than the Parchment so it will hold dirt a little better. Sit in all 3, look around, and see how you feel, without the dealer talking in your ear.
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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Here's an example of a white car with a light interior. It looks fine to me:


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