Lexus Vs Bmw
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Lexus Vs Bmw
So my lease is coming to an end with a 16 Is300 and I wanted to know a few things. Should I get an IS350 F sport next or a BMW 340xi M sport. And what tune can I get on both. Also what is the biggest tire size for the Is300 I am driving now.
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Easy answer, get the BMW.
The performance options for the 3rd gen IS are an absolute joke.
You can get a slight improvement from an intake, all exhaust options are only slightly larger pipe sizing over stock and tuning is still being figured out.
My lease is up in March and I absolutely intend on getting an M2 or at the very least a 340i/440i M Sport. To keep mods under warranty, you can pick up a DINAN Elite tune, exhaust of your choice and BMS intake and you will have a killer turbo daily driver that gets comparable gas mileage and much, much better performance.
The performance options for the 3rd gen IS are an absolute joke.
You can get a slight improvement from an intake, all exhaust options are only slightly larger pipe sizing over stock and tuning is still being figured out.
My lease is up in March and I absolutely intend on getting an M2 or at the very least a 340i/440i M Sport. To keep mods under warranty, you can pick up a DINAN Elite tune, exhaust of your choice and BMS intake and you will have a killer turbo daily driver that gets comparable gas mileage and much, much better performance.
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Bmw. Lexus/toyota even went to bmw for they're powertrain and turbocharging developing the supra while lexus exchanged the favor for helping bmw with equipment technology. However i wouldn't undermine lexus performance they've proven great things via reliability while at the same time providing great power. Reliability equals strong engines, just a matter of time before we will see these engines really perform. I just watched a supercharged rcf beat a hellcat? thats pretty fast..
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New to this forum, I've always had BMW, and I always did preventative maintenance, but still it was one issus after another then the fun was over. The engine was solid tho, everything else wasn't. Just my 2¢.
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Yeah wait for next gen if you can. 340 will obviously be night and day performance vs is350. Even stock, 340 does 1/4 mile just as fast, most times faster, than an RC-F.
Add Jb4 on stock car? high 11s.
Add Jb4 on stock car? high 11s.
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if I were in a BMW I would not even consider the JB4. BM3 and proper tuning is the way to go.
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Easy answer, get the BMW.
The performance options for the 3rd gen IS are an absolute joke.
You can get a slight improvement from an intake, all exhaust options are only slightly larger pipe sizing over stock and tuning is still being figured out.
My lease is up in March and I absolutely intend on getting an M2 or at the very least a 340i/440i M Sport. To keep mods under warranty, you can pick up a DINAN Elite tune, exhaust of your choice and BMS intake and you will have a killer turbo daily driver that gets comparable gas mileage and much, much better performance.
The performance options for the 3rd gen IS are an absolute joke.
You can get a slight improvement from an intake, all exhaust options are only slightly larger pipe sizing over stock and tuning is still being figured out.
My lease is up in March and I absolutely intend on getting an M2 or at the very least a 340i/440i M Sport. To keep mods under warranty, you can pick up a DINAN Elite tune, exhaust of your choice and BMS intake and you will have a killer turbo daily driver that gets comparable gas mileage and much, much better performance.
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Well, if you want to be on a 1st name basis with an Mr. ASE certified Tony, and you want a door named after you at the shop, go BMW. If you're OK with extremely expensive repairs, again BMW. If you want pure enjoyment/fun while driving, plus sexy, smooth as butter, looks, BMW again. If you want excellent reliability, 60-70% as fun to drive as a BMW, sexy/smooth looks, and don't want to have a door named after you at the shop, then Lexus.
On the BMW blog, they have BMW as #11 and Lexus as #1 in car reliability ratings based on Consumer Reports.
https://www.bmwblog.com/2015/10/22/b...sumer-reports/
A great warranty doesn't really resolve another issue, your car in the shop means you're driving a loner a lot more than you imagined. So, it's all about values and appeal...there's no science to this!!
On the BMW blog, they have BMW as #11 and Lexus as #1 in car reliability ratings based on Consumer Reports.
https://www.bmwblog.com/2015/10/22/b...sumer-reports/
A great warranty doesn't really resolve another issue, your car in the shop means you're driving a loner a lot more than you imagined. So, it's all about values and appeal...there's no science to this!!