2nd gen Lexus IS & IS-F

[86tylerfrs]

Originally Posted by shiro

Daaaaaa Hump!

Haha, I just like how the people on the clublexus forms talk about "da hump." It's true there is a small hump on the AWDs but it doesn't seem to bother many people.

Though, it seems I might go against the consensus this time and roll with an IS350 AWD. I figured if I go this route and get a 2nd generation (before ~2nd half of 2013) for fairly cheap and do some fun mods on it over the winter. The IS F is great but it some Lexus owners are saying it's hard to see it full potential if your not on a track/straight away. The IS350 is "supposedly" a well rounded car for performance, luxury and fun factor. Otherwise I see it as a learning curb, in which my real toy [FRS] is still in the garage.

Love the discussion guys! Appreciate all the input too!


Agreed on that too! The small increase in performance and style might not be worth the $$ on the side. When I compared my insurance rates from the Camry to IS30 to ISF with the exact same coverages this is that I had:

Camry rate + $30 = IS350 insurance/month
OR
Camry rate + $67 = IS F insurance/month

If you're going through Lexus of Omaha and you talk to the sales manager, tell him his son says hi

[shiro]

Originally Posted by 86tylerfrs

If you're going through Lexus of Omaha and you talk to the sales manager, tell him his son says hi

No shit!? Lol, I do plan on swing by on Veteran's day this week. Maybe you could put in a good word for me LOL

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by shiro

Plus I just found out today that Vivid Racing found a way to tune the IS250/350. The EUC maps have been locked for years and I only know of one tuner in japan that has access to the maps from Lexus Japan. I'm leaning more towards the IS350 for the daily and my FRS for the power/joy ride. I don't need two 400+ whp car's right? lol

Damn if that's true, if I'm moving after graduation and getting rid of my MR2 I may need to look into an IS250 MT if I can find one. Some unwise financial decisions and the 4GR could be pumping out some pretty good horsepower lol.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by shiro

Daaaaaa Hump!

Haha, I just like how the people on the clublexus forms talk about "da hump." It's true there is a small hump on the AWDs but it doesn't seem to bother many people.

Though, it seems I might go against the consensus this time and roll with an IS350 AWD. I figured if I go this route and get a 2nd generation (before ~2nd half of 2013) for fairly cheap and do some fun mods on it over the winter. The IS F is great but it some Lexus owners are saying it's hard to see it full potential if your not on a track/straight away. The IS350 is "supposedly" a well rounded car for performance, luxury and fun factor. Otherwise I see it as a learning curb, in which my real toy [FRS] is still in the garage.

Love the discussion guys! Appreciate all the input too!


Agreed on that too! The small increase in performance and style might not be worth the $$ on the side. When I compared my insurance rates from the Camry to IS30 to ISF with the exact same coverages this is that I had:

Camry rate + $30 = IS350 insurance/month
OR
Camry rate + $67 = IS F insurance/month

The comment about the ISF pretty much applies to any super high performance sedan or coupe/sportscar (BMW M, MB AMG, Audi S, Caddy V, corvette, mustang, etc). It probably applies to even the IS350 or equivalent to a certain extent, because they typically have more power than you need.


Ive always wondered why the Lexus models need the AWD hump (or why it isn't in the passenger side)....im not even sure the other luxury brands have one or similar on their AWD models.

[n0thing]

[phobos512]

Old news.

[JPxM0Dz]

Music to my ears

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yRHX486poA"]Lexus ISF Straight Pipe Muffler Delete - Pure Exhaust Sound - YouTube[/ame]

[mazeroni]

Looks like you can pick up a used IS-F with around 70k miles for 28K.

Probably could knock a few grand off. I know the car wasn't loved - not a legitimate M3 competitor. I wonder how they have held up. If the thing is gonna run for another 70-100K miles, it would probably be worth looking at given the power.

[guybo]

Tampa 86 had a meet at a local tuning shop and the owner of the place has an IS F and it's straight piped. Holy crap it is INSANE when he gets on the loud pedal. Straight piped V8 is loud... who'd a thunk it?