Sup everyone im a new member to the forum.... I live is Ma and i am still debating on getting the IS250 AWD or the 350 RWD due to the winter here in Ma.... Does anybody own a 350 and how is it in the snow with snow tires..

 

Are you buying new? For 2011, Lexus is coming out with an IS350 AWD.

I have an IS350 RWD, always use dedicated snow tires in the winter, and have had little trouble, though they are very good at cleaning up the roads around here. Do a search, and you'll find lots of people in very snowy climates like upstate New York and Canada that are also doing okay.

 

Im buying used....Thx alot for the info

 

Get the RWD 350.

AWD is for folks who don't know how to buy tires :P

Why would you add a bunch of weight and kill your mileage the 3/4 of the year you don't have snow on the ground when good snow tires on RWD work just fine?

Remember, folks drove around fine with RWD cars in the snow (and without modern traction control) for most of the last century.

 

If you like nimble(r) handling, get the IS250...like I did. probably get even better mileage along the way.

 

If you just want a luxury car, and don't care as much about the sports part, save the $7k and get the 250. If you find yourself whisking through traffic and going WOT on your current vehicle, consider the 350 than.

 

yeah if you care about performance wise get the 350, but if you only care about the exterior of the car you can get the 250, just add an exhuast and it'll sound sporty as well as look sporty along with being luxury
and i agree you dont really need an awd for winter times, heck before awd everyone drove fine during these time

 

Get the 350, I have the 250 and its underpowered. I love the car but its v6 is lacking. My 2006 Acura TSX which was a 4 cylinder had more pep to it.

 

IS350. Hard to beat quarter mile in the 13s and MPG as high as 31 on the highway. If you must drive during the winter, get a set of winter tires.

 

I recently became an owner of an IS250 AWD and enjoy it a lot. For me, I prefered AWD for the contol as it will come in handy since I am in Vancouver, BC and Seattle area, were we get the rain and snow when the time comes. Coming from a 1999 Toyota Solara V6, I notice the fuel mileage improvement going to the IS. Power wise, it is adequte (and similar to that of the Solara) for my style of driving.

If you are looking more of a performance car, then the IS350 is the vehicle to consider.

 

IS250 From Florida - Maryland with a stopover in Raleigh, drove in the city all day - 34.5 mpg. How fast do you want to go? Are you unlucky with speeding tickets? I am. In the end, I found I don't need to get up to speed faster than what I am doing now. I love the car and if I drive nice, it'll stay nice, and it'll be worth more when I go to sell or trade. I figure if I do get the itch to go fast, I'm going all the way and burning the tires like Back To The Future in an IS-F.

On the AWD, like trixxx519 said, everyone got around ok before it, just learn how to drive in the slippery stuff - easy does it!

 

One other thing to consider is the drivers around you that may not know how to drive around the slippery stuff. In my area, we get those constantly creating those accidents, and its just rain; snow on the other hand is worse which has made traffic to a stand still at times and ends up on the news!

 

If $$$ is not an issue, 350 FTW, I got a 250 as I was on a budget, but speed was not on top of my wish list as there are Tons of cops in Nassau waiting to give out tickets for a living...

 

if you don't mind getting smoked by a civic then get the 250...

 

LOL! Sad but true. Just get the 350.. the difference in price is only a couple of grand(250rwd vs 350rwd"used") but if you compare the 350rwd vs a 250awd used is almost the same price used. Sooo what I'm trying to tell you is.. 350 all day, everyday!