Lexus IS 300

Price Paid:  $30000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 IS300

Summary:
This car is a piece of $hit. BMW #1 Lexus is an upgraded Toyota. Lexus is poor man's beemer...u dumb f**** dont know the differnce between a car and vegetable cart (IS300).."Ohhh who cares about power??" U dumb $hit go suck on ur tail pipe. and the dumb f*** who said that the extra 5Gs will get u a turbo that will put the IS up there with an M3...shove a cheese grater up ur a$$hole. Lexus makes good cars dont get me wrong. But the IS300 is Bull$hit...the only car that compares to any M class is the ISF...but guess what u IS 300 owner..u cant afford it..yeh shove a turbo up that. The only thing u need to be doing with that extra 5 grand and get yourself 4 pounds of blow and pretend ur IS300 is a BMW it'll help u sleep. --BMW

Strengths:
When used as a paper weight, nothing flies away. Great car for the US ARMY to perform ballistics testing.

Weaknesses:
It was built.

Similar Products Used:
Horse $hit. Rikshaw. PT Cruiser.

Price Paid:  $35000.00 from Park Place Lexus

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 IS 300

Summary:
My Family has always bought from Toyota because they are dependable. I love our cars ( we have had 8 toyotas, The IS is our 9th toyota product) but i have always looked foward to moving up to a Lexus. We finally purchased an IS and love it. It totaly blew away my father and I's expectations. The suspension is smooth yet firm, the clutch stiff but not overly heavy, and the gearbox(5spd) is nice and tight. I love the inline 6, not a very common engine( same 6 as the Mark 4 supras). It is a great sports sedan.

Strengths:
The Engine, the manual tranny, the seats, and the headlights and foglamps, The front end of this car is very distint, especially at night.

Weaknesses:
I love speed and power, so more torque and horsepower would be better, but I have an unsatifiable craving for power. The more the beter( and the more dangerous).

Similar Products Used:
95 Mustang GT, Celica GTS, 3 series BMW,.

Price Paid:  $29900.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 & Manual Sedans

Summary:
Hello everyone. Currently, we own TWO IS300s. We have a Yellow 2002 Manual with 25,000 miles on it. The ONLY "problem" with this car is a mild rattle from dash when going over 75. With no other problems, we purchased a Bluestone Metallic 2004 in October which now has 900 miles on it. The main reason to buy an IS300 over a BMW or Audi is simply the reliablility record. Check out consumer reports. Audi and BMW both have HORRIBLE reliability. A friend of mine has a 6 month old 330Ci which has already broken down in the middle of traffic TWICE. The IS300 may not have the same power found in the 330 (but its close), nor the same handling, but it does have a much better reliability record and in my opinion, looks better. Lexus also offers much better service quality over BMW. Now, the best part is that the IS300 uses the SAME engine that was in the last generation Supra (minus the Turbo) That being said, there are uncountable custom options available. You can easily tune this engine to smoke any BMW. There are a lot of aftermarket parts. By the way, the IS uses a I-6 engine, not the same one found in the Camry, RX300, ES300, GS300 etc... which is a V6, as some people have said. The only downside I have noticed with these vehicles is relatively poor fuel economy. The Blue IS only sees Los Angeles traffic and gets 14.5 miles per gallon (not good at all) BOTH are 5-Speed Manuals. The Yellow one sees an even mix of highway and city driving and averages 20mpg both on Premium fuel. But most people like me who buy this car arent looking for just fuel economy, its about restoring the passion of driving. I test drove everything else out there. Every time I get back into my Lexus, I know I made the right choice, no doubt. Hopefully the IS430 will be out next year (so far its looking good) and this will knock away most audi and bmw sales. 0-60 in 6.7 seconds with the stick and 7.2 with automatic is far from slow. Some people are complaining about a lack of power? I havent experienced this but more power is always more fun. This is where the IS430 will steal everyones' heart. Overall for 30 grand there is not a better all around vehicle out there. The IS has Japanese build quality but does NOT have the typical Japanese conservative design (camry, es300, etc..) In additing to all these, there are also many IS300 "clubs" which allow owners to communicate with one another and locate parts that you may want. Anyway down to my final words. In the performance sedan category, the IS beats the pants off of the Acura TSX and Audi A4 in terms of power and I would take it over any 3-series just for the fact that its cheaper, looks better and is more reliable. Just think, with the extra 5 grand you save not buying a 330, you can get a supercharger for the IS pushing it into M3 territory. Couldn't be happier with my IS300s. If anyone has any questions about them/ thinking about getting one contact me and maybe I can help a little more. Xenons work great at not and arent blinding to other drivers like the courteous BMW designers who believe part of driving is blinding other drivers with your headlights. Solid THUNK when doors shut (good build quality) The handling is incredible My only gripes are very minor: I do wish the dashboard was slightly re-made. It looks a little cheap for a 30 grand car but thats very minor Stick shift needs a 6th gear As someone else has said, the deistinct figure of the car allows you to spot it from blocks away. Gotta love that (I hate blending into the other cars out there)

Strengths:
Good Power, SMOOTH velvety engine, Styling, Always turns heads, Handling, Price, Build Quality, Reliability, Service Quality, Interior Comfort, Suede/Leather seat combo is sexy haha.

Weaknesses:
Premium Fuel only! $1.90/gallon here in Los Angeles. Gas mileage could be improved.

Similar Products Used:
My two IS300s are my first sport sedans and they will NOT be my last. I plan to only buy IS-series from now on. Going to replace the 2002 IS300 in a couple years with the V8- IS430

Price Paid:  $30000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 IS300

Summary:
This is a fully functional babe laying machine! Women dig it! Superb engine and transmission. The BMW 330 is marginally better mechanically in that the engine feels more powerful and the shifter is more telepathic. But the bimmer is almost 9k more! But the lexus has more cool gadgets like the z rated tires, 6 disc in dash changer, digital compass, smog sensor

Strengths:
Bang for the buck. Cool, different look. Controlled, fun oversteer with the TRAC turned off. Great engine noise.

Weaknesses:
Not quite as good as a bmw. Horrible gas mileage. Stereo should have been a little better.

Similar Products Used:
bmw 3 series, saab 9-3

Price Paid:  $34000.00 from longo

Summary:
i just wanted to say that the guy who calls himself questro or wat ever is full of sh*t, if i find out who he is, id kick him in the balls, this car is amazing, all ive put on it is a body kit and rims, it handles like a dream and shifts better than any car ive driven,

Strengths:
everything, shifter, style, rims, body, the girls that i get in it, leather, escaine, the engine, torque, acceleration

Weaknesses:
navigation system is hard to control

Similar Products Used:
audi A4, SC 430, VW jetta