CDNROCKIES

Hello everyone. I finally had some decent weather to clean up and post pics of my new ISF. It has rained off and on for the past couple of weeks that I have had it. I replaced the badging with the black pearl from Carson Toyota (thanks for the idea Cathafer), 5% tint in only the rear windows (due to local laws...boooo!), and had 3M protective film installed as well. I am still waiting for the black pearl grill as it is back ordered for several months. I do have winter rubber and wheels on their way as this will be my daily driver. I will post pics once the new ones are on.

The car is definitely a head turner. I am extremely happy thus far with it and enjoy it immensely. I had debated between the M3, the C63 AMG and this car. I eliminated the M3 as I have seen first hand (my father has owned several BMW's) the terrible service and reliability that BMW provides. The C63 was a little tougher to pass on. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to drive one and wasn't going to spend this kind of $ on a car sight unseen. Besides, the C350 that we drove was uninspiring and the interior looked cheap. We leaned toward the ISF from the start, as we felt that it provided the best balance of luxury and performance of the 3. Since getting it we are amazed at how quiet and refined it is when driving around town and love the fun it provides when out on the highway. Even more surprising has been the solid gas mileage that we have seen. 26-28 mpg on the highway isn't bad for this big V8.

Anyways, I have rambled on enough here. Congrats to all the other ISF owners. And to anyone considering one...go for it...you won't regret it!

CDNROCKIES

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BigMikeISF

Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the club!!! I really like the way the black pearl badging looks on the F, that is my next purchase!

Your wheels look like they have a lighter gunmetal finish look on certain points, am I seeing things?

flipside909

Canada eh! Congratulations. What a majestic backdrop.

LexISguy

Congrats on the purchase. Are those neiman marcus wheels? Did you get the NM edition?

50ISF50

They do look like NM wheels. If so, what number?

CaThaFeR

iTrader: (1)

youre welcome and congrats... car looks awesome... its gonna look super good with the BP grille when you get it

CDNROCKIES

No, it is not a Neiman Marcus edition. It just was built this summer; I took delivery on it 2 weeks ago. As far as the wheels go, they are the stock wheels that are available in Canada. I don't believe they are any different. I had just polished them and I suppose it depends on what angle you are viewing them as to how dark they are. They have that chrome side to them so in the sun they might look lighter. Here's a different pic. Oh and btw, very happy with the Michelin PS2's.

Thanks for the replies!

flipside909

Yeah we in the US get stuck with the all graphite 19" wheels while everyone else outside of the US get the polished/graphite wheels. Everyone here at CL & my.IS voted on the graphite wheels on a poll we did last year, so that's what we in the US got (60% vs. 40%)...

Here are the results to that poll:

CLICK HERE: The Lexus Survey Results Exceed Expectations

I voted for the polished/graphite wheels.

f=ma

nice background.

CrazyMPG

iTrader: (4)

nice rims man! Any way to see if they will sell those rims here for a good price...heh...not the insane prices that are posted by Lexus dealers...heh

caymandive

iTrader: (2)

Beautiful backdrop in your photos!

BigMikeISF

Thanks for the info on the wheels Flipside, I actually didn't know that!

Congrats again!