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#1 cleung

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 10:09 AM

hey guys

So last night I had the chance to take a Lexus ISF out for a test drive...

This thing is amazing, I had a stupid grin on my face the whole time. I pulled out of the dealership lot and floored it on a rolling start and broke the rear wheels loose right away screaming the tires. Surprisingly the traction control lets you have a little fun before it kicks in. The acceleration is heart wrenching, you hit the highway and before you know it you are going 200km/hr. The 8 speed auto tranny is unbelievably smooth through all its gears, down shifts everything. At regular highway speeds 110km/hr in 8th gear the rpm's are only 1500, floor it and within a second you've smoothly downshifted to 4th gear and are flying. The exhaust note sounds amazing not the usual japanese fart can sound just a nice loud low growling scream. The only downfall to this car is the suspension is a little soft for the type of vehicle, the steering doesn't feel quite as "attached" to the road like on bmw's but overall very fun and great looking car.

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 10:34 AM

Sounds like fun. I love test drives!

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 12:00 PM

I have seen used IS-F's selling in the mid to low $40k. They are not holding their value.

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Posted 15 May 2009 - 12:15 PM

JetBlack5OC, on May 15 2009, 11:00 AM, said:

I have seen used IS-F's selling in the mid to low $40k. They are not holding their value.

Yeah it was just a take it out for fun kind of test drive not really considering purchasing, I prefer the size of the 5 series.

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Posted 18 May 2009 - 03:28 PM

Yeah I thought they looked cool. Then I found out the exhaust is fake... LOL

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Posted 18 May 2009 - 03:30 PM

It's a fast car, but it's still a Lexus...

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Posted 18 May 2009 - 04:26 PM

Jrowe, on May 18 2009, 04:28 PM, said:

Yeah I thought they looked cool. Then I found out the exhaust is fake... LOL

Same here, it's the ultimate poser mod and it's straight from the factory :doh:

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:52 PM

I'm not a fan of the stacked tailpipe look of the car either but when you mash the pedal man does that exhaust sound sweet.

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:54 PM

i am thinking with my current vehicle, i can get away with test driving a broader range of vehicles. maybe i should take a saturday to have some fun.

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:31 PM

Krozi, on May 18 2009, 01:30 PM, said:

It's a fast car, but it's still a Lexus...

So basically a Toyota! :whistle:

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:33 PM

flyingpuck, on May 19 2009, 08:31 PM, said:

So basically a Toyota! :whistle:

Yup, a dressed up Toyota.

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:34 PM

Krozi, on May 19 2009, 08:33 PM, said:

Yup, a dressed up Toyota.

this is what i like so much about BMWs. its not a dressed up anything. it is a BMW. even Audis are dressed up VWs

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 08:08 PM

craigm1841, on May 19 2009, 08:34 PM, said:

this is what i like so much about BMWs. its not a dressed up anything. it is a BMW. even Audis are dressed up VWs

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 08:31 PM

craigm1841, on May 19 2009, 08:34 PM, said:

this is what i like so much about BMWs. its not a dressed up anything. it is a BMW. even Audis are dressed up VWs

That's very true. Aside from BMW and MB, most other brands are playing dress up.

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Posted 19 May 2009 - 09:44 PM

Krozi, on May 19 2009, 06:31 PM, said:

That's very true. Aside from BMW and MB, most other brands are playing dress up.

Not to mention that the Japanese companies cant design anything original

I remember when they all balked at the Bangle designs and now they copy them mostly.

the ISF is trying to replace the 3 series , good luck

lexus is a nice car, but in Japan its just a nice toyota without the huge markup

I would buy Japanese cars if they didnt rebadge and then add 10k to their prices because "American markets are loaded" as a rep from Fuji industries once said to me

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