Just got my UltraSonic Blue Mica (USB) IS350 F-Sport!
05-27-14, 06:20 PM
#1
Pole Position
Thread Starter
Just got my UltraSonic Blue Mica (USB) IS350 F-Sport!
Hi all!
A little background
So I'm 29 and I've been an IS fan since the first generation came to North America (Altezza). I remember I was in my first year of high school (or 7th grade for americans) and I was dreaming about that car. I even bought two 1:18 AutoArt models of the IS300 just like this one!
Fast forward 12 years, in 2013, we got my wife her 335i (after debating and test driving extensively between the 335 and the IS350); I was still driving my 2006 Civic!
Image is cropped because my wife is standing to the right
And then this year I finally got my dream come true! After a 2-months wait my IS350 came in. It's a RWD, mind you, so very, very rare in Canada, especially in USB! It's got the Premium Package. It's my first new-car ever, and my first Lexus. My previous cars were a Protege and a Civic, so it's a HUGE difference!
The day the dealership got it (my brother works there!)
The day I went to get it!
I'm privileged enough to have a (covered) semi-private parking spot at work where nobody else parks their car, and my car is literally 5 meters (15 feet) away from me. I can see it from a window just by turning my head!
I don't even have to move!
This is what I see when I look from the window This was last night.
Today was a rainy day
but I still snapped a nice picture at a friend's house
Sorry for crappy pictures! This car looks even better in real life. I can't believe how well the blue compliments it. It's a definite head turner. I already got a thumbs up from a trucker on the highway!
Aero.
A little background
So I'm 29 and I've been an IS fan since the first generation came to North America (Altezza). I remember I was in my first year of high school (or 7th grade for americans) and I was dreaming about that car. I even bought two 1:18 AutoArt models of the IS300 just like this one!
Fast forward 12 years, in 2013, we got my wife her 335i (after debating and test driving extensively between the 335 and the IS350); I was still driving my 2006 Civic!
Image is cropped because my wife is standing to the right
And then this year I finally got my dream come true! After a 2-months wait my IS350 came in. It's a RWD, mind you, so very, very rare in Canada, especially in USB! It's got the Premium Package. It's my first new-car ever, and my first Lexus. My previous cars were a Protege and a Civic, so it's a HUGE difference!
The day the dealership got it (my brother works there!)
The day I went to get it!
I'm privileged enough to have a (covered) semi-private parking spot at work where nobody else parks their car, and my car is literally 5 meters (15 feet) away from me. I can see it from a window just by turning my head!
I don't even have to move!This is what I see when I look from the window
This was last night.Today was a rainy day
but I still snapped a nice picture at a friend's houseSorry for crappy pictures! This car looks even better in real life. I can't believe how well the blue compliments it. It's a definite head turner. I already got a thumbs up from a trucker on the highway!
Aero.
Last edited by Aeromotive; 05-27-14 at 06:26 PM.
05-27-14, 06:29 PM
#3
Pole Position
Nice. Congrats.
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05-27-14, 08:01 PM
#8
The pursuit of F
What a feeling on these first days of ownership. Enjoy the honeymoon. I'm still on it after almost 9 months. 
PS. I have yet to see a single USB on the road - it's definitely unique.
PS. I have yet to see a single USB on the road - it's definitely unique.
05-28-14, 12:45 AM
#11
Lexus Test Driver
Everytime someone posts a thread of a new USB IS, I get so angry all over again at Lexus for banning the color in the U.S. Just enjoy what you have, because there are a million people across the pond who have to put up with some far-sited corporate decision that makes zero sense.
05-28-14, 06:10 AM
#12
Congratulations! I know it must have seemed an eternity for you to get your IS! It's just in time for summer too
I drive to work in downtown Toronto every day, and I've noticed that it gets a lot more attention with the sun out and enhancing the pearl effect of the mica paint!
Enjoy and take a drive somewhere this weekend!
I drive to work in downtown Toronto every day, and I've noticed that it gets a lot more attention with the sun out and enhancing the pearl effect of the mica paint!
Enjoy and take a drive somewhere this weekend!
05-28-14, 09:06 PM
#13
Pole Position
USB 3rd Gen IS is achingly beautiful.
05-28-14, 10:12 PM
#14
Hi all!
A little background
So I'm 29 and I've been an IS fan since the first generation came to North America (Altezza). I remember I was in my first year of high school (or 7th grade for americans) and I was dreaming about that car. I even bought two 1:18 AutoArt models of the IS300 just like this one!
Fast forward 12 years, in 2013, we got my wife her 335i (after debating and test driving extensively between the 335 and the IS350); I was still driving my 2006 Civic!
Image is cropped because my wife is standing to the right
And then this year I finally got my dream come true! After a 2-months wait my IS350 came in. It's a RWD, mind you, so very, very rare in Canada, especially in USB! It's got the Premium Package. It's my first new-car ever, and my first Lexus. My previous cars were a Protege and a Civic, so it's a HUGE difference!
The day the dealership got it (my brother works there!)
The day I went to get it!
I'm privileged enough to have a (covered) semi-private parking spot at work where nobody else parks their car, and my car is literally 5 meters (15 feet) away from me. I can see it from a window just by turning my head! I don't even have to move!
This is what I see when I look from the window This was last night.
Today was a rainy day but I still snapped a nice picture at a friend's house
Sorry for crappy pictures! This car looks even better in real life. I can't believe how well the blue compliments it. It's a definite head turner. I already got a thumbs up from a trucker on the highway!
Aero.
A little background
So I'm 29 and I've been an IS fan since the first generation came to North America (Altezza). I remember I was in my first year of high school (or 7th grade for americans) and I was dreaming about that car. I even bought two 1:18 AutoArt models of the IS300 just like this one!
Fast forward 12 years, in 2013, we got my wife her 335i (after debating and test driving extensively between the 335 and the IS350); I was still driving my 2006 Civic!
Image is cropped because my wife is standing to the right
And then this year I finally got my dream come true! After a 2-months wait my IS350 came in. It's a RWD, mind you, so very, very rare in Canada, especially in USB! It's got the Premium Package. It's my first new-car ever, and my first Lexus. My previous cars were a Protege and a Civic, so it's a HUGE difference!
The day the dealership got it (my brother works there!)
The day I went to get it!
I'm privileged enough to have a (covered) semi-private parking spot at work where nobody else parks their car, and my car is literally 5 meters (15 feet) away from me. I can see it from a window just by turning my head!
I don't even have to move!This is what I see when I look from the window
This was last night.Today was a rainy day
but I still snapped a nice picture at a friend's houseSorry for crappy pictures! This car looks even better in real life. I can't believe how well the blue compliments it. It's a definite head turner. I already got a thumbs up from a trucker on the highway!
Aero.
05-28-14, 10:54 PM
#15
Lexus Test Driver
Very very nice. Congrats especially on getting a RWD model. My dealership does not even have any available for test drive. AWD is all that is available for test drives.
