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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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I currently own a 07 GS350AWD, is it worth to trade it in for the IS-F? hows the IS-F drive anyway, i never drove one yet. is it ok for everyday car?
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In case you dont get the answer your looking for. Try MY.IS for some IS-F info as well.
It ranked 3rd
1st--M3
2nd--MB AMG
3rd of course was the IS-F
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here you go...direct link to IS-F in My.IS
http://my.is/forums/f136/
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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oh yeah i forgot to mention these, my local dealer is got a black on black IS-f in stock, they're willing to take $2k off the sticker prize and, but i really like the ultrasonic blue more, my trade is $37k for my 07GS its got 27000 miles one it.
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Lexus of Bellevue in WA state has a limited edition IS-F. Only 50 made of these Neiman Marcus IS-F's were made. They had 30 of 50 and another 40 of 50. Im not sure if its still there. But the sticker price is at $68,--- to start.
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by aspec07
I currently own a 07 GS350AWD, is it worth to trade it in for the IS-F? hows the IS-F drive anyway, i never drove one yet. is it ok for everyday car?
I actually traded my 07 gs350awd for my isf....just paid 20,000 more, which was a good deal. But you'll notice little stuff that the IS series doesn't have which are on the GS series, but the power makes up for it. For me its worth it, and in hawaii I use it everyday and getting about 16mpg as for the GS i was getting 20mpg.
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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you are in oahu? what color did you pick up?
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 4dris
In case you dont get the answer your looking for. Try MY.IS for some IS-F info as well.
It ranked 3rd
1st--M3
2nd--MB AMG
3rd of course was the IS-F
the reviews were very close...well the comparisions between all the car were within each other...not much of a difference...but still not bad for lexus's first attempt.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyMPG
the reviews were very close...well the comparisions between all the car were within each other...not much of a difference...but still not bad for lexus's first attempt.
Thats true, and you'll also get a better trade in value for your gs than the other places (bmw, mb) trust me, i've been there.... I had 8k on my 07 gs and they were going to give me a trade in value of 30000 at the bmw place, mb was even lower. Trust me i've been in your shoes...the specs doesn't really matter because when your driving, its pretty much all the same, I've test drived all three cars and didn't notice much of a difference. I really liked the more luxury look for the interior of the ISF than the others also. So it comes down to how much of a deal you'll get. Hope that helps.

You can also negotiate the trade-in value of your car with the lexus dealers. I got them to give me about 40,000, and ended up paying the off the rest for the isf.

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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by aloha03gs
you are in oahu? what color did you pick up?
I'm on the windward side of oahu.....Picked up a star fire pearl color with all options. Will post some pictures up when I mod my fogs to HIDs....just had a hard time looking for a shop to buy them here....had to order them online. Do you know any places that sells those accessories, beside the crappy place they call "EUROSPORTS"?? I could never find a descent parking there. I went to RACE FACTORY and they don't take credit card, so I said the hell with them. Where do you get your stuffs from?
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by aspec07
I currently own a 07 GS350AWD, is it worth to trade it in for the IS-F? hows the IS-F drive anyway, i never drove one yet. is it ok for everyday car?
Yes. Yes. Yes. You should find one to drive because you will buy the car afterwards.
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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I agree with that!
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