no, not IS-F, not even IS350, i bought a 2011 IS250 (got a killer deal too). i know it's a big step down performance wise, but i need it for my longer daily commute (changed job recently) and with my first baby on the way, i opted for a more comfortable ride. got a fairly good price for my EVO from south coast mitsubishi in socal. it has been a fun three years since i first came to this site. i will still hanging around here until somebody buy my HKS coilovers, lol.

 

Shocking!!! But the Lexus IS will make for a good daily driver. Waaaay down on excitement levels tho.

 

i figure there's no way to out race the IS350 folks with my 250, so i'm going the handling route, f-sport springs/shocks, f-sport sway bars for starters.

 

I've always liked the IS series, and the interior is absolutely amazing.

I wish the transmission wasn't such a slush box (probably spoiled by the TC-SST), but my biggest gripe was the rear seat room. I was expecting much better for a car in that price range. Even the Evo can sit 4 comfortably, but the rear-leg room in the IS was too disappointing to me

but gawd the IS interior is amazing. congrats on the new car

 

wife wanted me to get a bigger car, but i told her if she wanted me to sell the X i'm getting an IS, period. my sales person also drives an IS he has two car seats in his.

 

my wife wants the is250 awd, saw it this past Sunday. it looked so small. how many miles you getting per gas tank?

 

Congratz on the new car, absolutely nothing wrong with an IS model. IMO Lexus is the only one who actually knows how to do a car's interior the right way (besides the big guys - Bentley, and other100K+ field). Benz, BMW, Infiniti, Acura interiors all look like crap in comparison.

 

it has a 17 gallon tank, my first tank (filled up by dealer) i drove 360 miles before the warning light came on.

 

My brother has a IS250 silver on silver. Like others have said, rear leg room is limited. I like the LED headlights they did for the latest IS.

 

Ever seen an audi before? Best interiors of any car

 

Yes, I have seen Audi's and they don't compare to Lexus IMO. Audi is maybe a slight step above BMW.

 

wow, only person I've ever seen that didn't love audi interiors. ESP when you step up to the a5-a6-a8, they are amazing. Even the car mags have a love fest with them ;-)

 

For the record I've only ever seen the newer A4/S4 model interiors. They were nice, definitely a step above BMW, but still below Benz C-Class and Lexus ES (which I consider the top interior for the money).

 

Good luck with the Lexus

 

+1 You got any pics?