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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 03:06 PM
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So today I'm on my way back from the mall cruising down the interstate. I notice a car that I had passed a few minutes back starts flying up behind me in the lane to my right. I tell my husband there's a car that is about to eff with me.

He pulls up next to us and rolls his window down and with a huge smile gives me a big 'ole

It was pretty funny (and appreciated).
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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 04:51 PM
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The IS is still a head turner after 2 1/2 years! What car was the driver in?
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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by corradoMR2
The IS is still a head turner after 2 1/2 years! What car was the driver in?
Yeah surprisingly I'm still getting compliments while pumping gas. Imagine if you had LC500 people will be ogling all the time.
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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by corradoMR2
The IS is still a head turner after 2 1/2 years! What car was the driver in?
He was in a Mitsubishi of some sort with rims, tint, body kit, etc... He flew up on me pretty quick which kind of surprised me.

I notice people looking at my car, especially since I've gotten rims, but rarely does anybody say anything.
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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by doodlebug
He was in a Mitsubishi of some sort with rims, tint, body kit, etc... He flew up on me pretty quick which kind of surprised me.

I notice people looking at my car, especially since I've gotten rims, but rarely does anybody say anything.
Most likely an EVO.
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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 07:30 PM
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Thats pretty cool! I never notice 3IS in my area. Only a couple, both of which are white, and ones a crafted line (shocking for this area). Even though i've only owned my car for almost three weeks, every time I see one on the road, I break my neck checking it out. I can only imagine other people doing the same with mine
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 04:38 PM
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I always have customers asking me if I still have my IS.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 08:51 PM
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I once saw a woman that was a passenger in a car that literally stared so hard at my car as I got on the exit ramp of the highway I thought she might break her neck. Our cars should have caution stickers: May break your neck if you stare too long... lol
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I've had many random people compliment my car and I've seen people stop to look at it in parking lots. Our cars are definitely head turners.
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 07:32 AM
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A month or two ago I was driving my IS down the freeway when I caught up to another white 3IS. As I pulled up next to it, there was a lady driving who was clearly very excited to see another IS and was smiling and waving at me very emphatically.
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