So. Here's the new beauty added to the family
























1600x1200 resolution pics are provided in the link below the pics..


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It's a 2009 Lexus IS250 with HID Adaptive Headlights, Premium package (heated/cooled seats with dark wood trim), and 18" Liquid Graphite Finish Alloy Wheels. 200 HP v6 Direct Injection... not fast, but not slow either. Ride is so smooth although very soft. Sport suspension may be on the Christmas wish list next year. Overall, I am very pleased. The Matador Red paint just glistens in the sun like Dorthy's ruby red slippers and the Black interior matches flawlessly. Picked it up with 32 miles on the gauge

DON'T BUY YOUR LEXUS FROM JOHNSON LEXUS... No badgers right? Wrong (I was badgered and wasted so much time there). They wouldn't even nego. on the car, and hell, they didn't even have the car I wanted. They tried to sell me on another one. So I called up FLOW Lexus of Greensboro yesterday. I said I had trouble with Johnson Lexus and I told them the specific car I wanted and the price I wanted it for. He said he had it and he raised me $146. I told him I would drive and sign tonight if he honestly had it and would give me my asking price. He agreed (1 minute phone conversation). Derek (the Sales Manager) is the man for making this happen so easily. He did have the car and even threw in a few extras since I trusted him and made the trip out there (2 umbrellas, a cargo net, wheel locks, and rear trunk mat, all extras I didn't ask for). The staff over there is exemplary as is their facility. So much better than Johnson Lexus. [/rant]

12/14/2008 12:49:51 PM

It's purty, I like it!

12/14/2008 12:51:40 PM

baller.



Why not a 3 series below this line

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12/14/2008 12:56:08 PM

nice car

12/14/2008 12:56:48 PM

i would never pay that much for a glorified toyota, but to each his own

12/14/2008 12:57:34 PM

agreed

but still, nice car

12/14/2008 1:01:41 PM

I guess skywalkr, TKE-Teg and I are all in the New Red Car Club. Who else?

^^^^ 3 series was sportier, but I wasn't feelin' it. I wasn't as comfortable in it oddly enough. I loved the 1 series, but it reminded me of my 944 too much. I didn't want 2 of the same cars. Plus the BMW people were assholes.

^^ h8er





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12/14/2008 1:03:01 PM

bite me

12/14/2008 1:08:12 PM

gm has taken putting car-like dashes into trucks to a whole new level.

12/14/2008 1:37:58 PM

woodgrain drippin when i switch lanes from my denali interior

12/14/2008 1:39:18 PM

you could have just bought a camry, and put $10,000 in a $4 first aid kit and kept THAT in the trunk

12/14/2008 2:01:43 PM

who the fuck takes that many pics of a bone stock IS250?



It's not like we've never seen one before

12/14/2008 2:01:51 PM

why the hell didnt you get the IS350 with the manual?

12/14/2008 2:29:44 PM

^ you're silly

12/14/2008 3:43:38 PM

he has a sports car. he doesn't need to make up for the lack of a sports car with an overweight entry level luxury car which is still slow.

he bought the perfect car!!1

12/14/2008 3:59:54 PM

^5 ya know the IS is RWD whereas the Camry is FWD.

Nice pics!


Red Cars (and truck) FTW!

12/14/2008 5:38:55 PM

^^ lol thank you very much...

^^^^ Manual only comes in the IS250... Lexus totally fucked that one up somehow. Shifting was horrible (VERY clunky, felt like I had to "force it in," not smooth at all) and the engine would hang at redline for about 2 seconds (NO JOKE) even though I had the clutch depressed and already dropped it into the next gear. Lexus failed on the whole manual thing... Even their paddle shifters have shitty response time. But this car wasn't about "sporty." There's no difference between the IS250 and IS350 other than the IS350 have a 300hp v6, larger brakes that actually do feel more solid, and the fact that they only make them now with Nav. included (a waste of ~$2,400).

FWIW, it's RWD, which I appreciate (driving dynamics are different and noticeable and I hate torque steer). Also, it's the perfect size and I got ~34mpg on the highway on the way back. Lexus is the luxury line of Toyota just as Acura is the luxury line of Honda. IMO, Lexus > Acura.

If this was about money, I would have bought a Civic LX and called it a day.

Btw, VERY nice truck 69


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12/14/2008 5:46:17 PM

i didnt know that the 350 did not get the manual

12/14/2008 7:26:02 PM

where do you live?

12/14/2008 8:42:46 PM

we should have a tww red vehicle photoshoot at carter finley or some other ncsu themed location sometime. i can think of at least 10-12 of us off hand with red rides, maybe more. it's a wiiiide variety of vehicles too.

12/14/2008 10:37:28 PM

lemme paint the hood of my civic red, then we can photo.

12/14/2008 10:56:55 PM

I too, have a red car.

12/14/2008 11:10:43 PM

Quote :

"we should have a tww red vehicle photoshoot at carter finley or some other ncsu themed location sometime. i can think of at least 10-12 of us off hand with red rides, maybe more. it's a wiiiide variety of vehicles too."

Hell yeah! In fact, I can bring both of mine if someone else can drive it. lol.

12/14/2008 11:27:08 PM

nice ride!

and welcome to the new red car club

12/14/2008 11:35:30 PM

dammit, i don't have a red car

12/14/2008 11:40:16 PM

I also don't have a red car. Mine's silver.

12/15/2008 12:16:39 AM

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"I too, have a red car."

12/15/2008 12:46:02 AM

12/15/2008 1:29:58 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Crown

12/15/2008 1:41:29 AM

Quote :

"where do you live?"

Raleigh....

Quote :

""we should have a tww red vehicle photoshoot at carter finley or some other ncsu themed location sometime. i can think of at least 10-12 of us off hand with red rides, maybe more. it's a wiiiide variety of vehicles too.""

hell yeah, I've got the faded gaurds red nine fo fo and now the yota lexi. Count me in if this for cereal.

12/15/2008 8:22:12 AM

Nice ride. I bought an '05 IS300 back in July and I still look forward to the drive to work every day.

It's truly amazing how the first generation IS (mine) and the second generation (yours) are absolutely NOTHING alike. The new IS250 is a completely different feel in pretty much all the major performance parameters.

12/17/2008 9:01:36 AM

12/17/2008 9:13:29 AM

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"Nice ride. I bought an '05 IS300 back in July and I still look forward to the drive to work every day. It's truly amazing how the first generation IS (mine) and the second generation (yours) are absolutely NOTHING alike. The new IS250 is a completely different feel in pretty much all the major performance parameters."

Whenever the wife and I go out, I get to drive the IS250. Otherwise, I let her drive it around if she needs to run errands and when she commutes. I get excited just looking at it and I get a kick out of driving it (I love driving at night and just watching the headlights adapt to the turns ). I must say, it's a very comfortable vehicle. The 2.5L v6 has a peppy 200hp that's not slow by any means. Aesthetically, I favor the Lexus over the MB, BMW, and Acura equivalent. I think Lexus did an amazing job with their current IS series.

The new IS350 are surprisingly fast... With their port and direct injection setup, it'll only be a matter of time before someone finds a crack to tune the engine after slapping a huge turbo setup...

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12/17/2008 9:31:15 AM

i too have a red ride...





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12/17/2008 3:04:51 PM

Three of the five red cars I own or have owned.

I don't really like red though. They just seem to find me.

12/17/2008 4:41:19 PM

^^damn, that's a clean 1st gen. nice.

12/18/2008 12:43:04 AM

add another one to the red car roundup

12/18/2008 2:57:44 AM

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12/18/2008 9:27:34 AM

^ that olds is hot...I would love to fix up one of those someday. Of course I would love to fix up a lot of muscle cars someday

12/18/2008 11:00:46 AM

+1

12/18/2008 10:54:13 PM

+1 Red rules......none of that weak silver sauce....... Quinn

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12/19/2008 12:21:35 AM

12/19/2008 12:41:12 AM

[FAIL]

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12/19/2008 8:37:07 AM

here a few of ours...





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12/19/2008 9:16:56 AM

pic of my red car for this thread!


and a pic of my red engine!

12/19/2008 6:15:27 PM

lol @ red trailer.

12/20/2008 3:03:02 AM

There was a red car event at the castle in town. I win with most red cars in one picture.





Yes, that's a gas powered bike with a Gucci fabric mudflap.

12/20/2008 3:51:23 AM

I too drive a red car.

12/20/2008 8:24:08 AM

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"and a pic of my red engine!"

DBW

Looks good man

12/20/2008 1:00:07 PM

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