Christmas Regrets
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Been a long time since I posted on here. Still have my 2010 and never plan to get rid of it. Immediate plans are to drive it a lot more in 2021 than I did in 2020, covid and vaccination progress willing. Two of my Supras are very, very powerful and the least powerful of my MKIVs is about equal to my IS-F in overall performance. Still the "F", with its looks, power, braking, handling and overall balance is something not easily replaced, as this thread shows in abundance. I'm as big a horsepower junkie as most, if not all, but the IS-F has it all, IMO. I love to drive. Cars with oodles of tech and all sorts of technogadgetry that virtually drive themselves are not my cup of tea (no offense intended). The pure (almost completely) analog driving experience is overriding to me, so the IS-F is one of my six psychiatrists, each with a specific role in addressing my driving "illnesses". Whenever you hear owners, or former owners, waxing poetic about the attributes of a car they cannot precisely describe, you know that car is special. So I say supplement not supplant if you can and supplant only if it can't be avoided.
Ken.
Ken.
I was just looking through the IS F wheel thread and came across your car from a much earlier post of yours
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ml#post7467566
I will post on that thread with a question to you on how you liked that wheel setup. That is pretty much the exact setup I am looking for except that I am considering having my OEM Samurais widened to 19x9 F and 19x11 R and going with those exact tire sizes. Looks great.
I agree with your opinion of the F. Normally aspirated V8's are my favorite, and being easily lazy, I gravitate to automatic transmissions (but yes, manuals can be more fun). The F with the small chassis, light weight, Yamaha designed engine, 8-speed fast trans, is pretty much perfect. Nimble, fast, and sounds amazing.
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I bought my 2011 IS-F last summer as I found a decent enough specimen and thought it's highly unlikely for me to find another one. I loved the first-gen IS300 so much. I spent a lot of time looking at "modern"-ish sports cars and decided if I ever wanted an IS-F now was the time. Since then, I've come to the conclusion that actually while it's a fun street car it's not really what I wish I had purchased in the end. It's not the best of track tools and it's not my daily. Financially I feel stuck with it for a bit and it's a nice car, but I think the day I sell it I will be one of the few owners with little regrets. In the end I'd rather have something more classic (e.g. R32/R33, ITR, NA1 NSX), nimble (e.g. CTR) or faster (e.g. GT-R).
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Joined: Oct 2020
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From: WA
Aside from fixing a worn shift ****, it's a 100% bone stock 2011 Mercury Metallic. Just had the valley plate fix done + front engine gaskets at Lexus of Seattle. I have some cronos racing canards I bought off of ljdsong, a set of Winmax pads and a full set of rotors in my garage waiting for track time in the summer. I'd definitely part with it once COVID allows. It's an awesome street car and if I wanted a fast street car I would never part with it. However I have another daily so this is just not quite right for me.
Funny. I had a GS before too and came to exactly the same conclusion as my IS-F. It was too heavy to feel as good in the dirt and too large to feel awesome on the road. A good all-around street machine but not a master of either of its capabilities. It always left me wanting it to be pushed one way or the other.
Funny. I had a GS before too and came to exactly the same conclusion as my IS-F. It was too heavy to feel as good in the dirt and too large to feel awesome on the road. A good all-around street machine but not a master of either of its capabilities. It always left me wanting it to be pushed one way or the other.
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Aside from fixing a worn shift ****, it's a 100% bone stock 2011 Mercury Metallic. Just had the valley plate fix done + front engine gaskets at Lexus of Seattle. ........
Funny. I had a GS before too and came to exactly the same conclusion as my IS-F. It was too heavy to feel as good in the dirt and too large to feel awesome on the road. A good all-around street machine but not a master of either of its capabilities. It always left me wanting it to be pushed one way or the other.
Funny. I had a GS before too and came to exactly the same conclusion as my IS-F. It was too heavy to feel as good in the dirt and too large to feel awesome on the road. A good all-around street machine but not a master of either of its capabilities. It always left me wanting it to be pushed one way or the other.
seattle hmmm. Did you ever autocross with Fred? He runs a charcoal coloured ISF around courses in Seattle and is known for waxing everything around in his ISF, I think an R8 b10 with a pro driver has been his only nemesis.
GS. You hit the nail on the head with that bike. It’s Not a gold wing on the hwy and it’s not a KTM250 off road, nor TMAX in the city. But for a well rounded bike that CAN do it all its hard to beat. No one bike can do it all and that’s the point with the ISF. No one car can do it all. I’ve had H1hummers and super cars, passed on a 1300 hp Calsonic tuned R33 as those cars in their highly specific and narrow parameters are very hard to beat but for over all road use Touring long distance, ripping around in the city and occasional track use the ISF has no match as it’s exceptionally good at everything, just like the GS
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