Lexus IS500 F SPORT Performance
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BTW I want to add that even their regular non performance 3 or 5 series are mechanical and maintenance nightmares. I don't know anyone who reached 100K without doing some major work like head gasket or valve stem seals
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Thats not the point. The point is you get all those things on an IS350 but the 1s acceleration and V8 noise. Is that worth $20k as that was what was being thrown around as a possible price jump between the two cars. I was saying, thats a lot of dough for a bit faster acceleration and better noise. Its certainly subjective but my feeling is that its $10k better for me but not $20k better. The market will make that decision by voting with their wallet.
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True but that $40k more nets you the fastest production car ever made and its much much cheaper than everything else for that level of speed (also, its gets to about 2s faster in the 1/4th along with a much higher top speed). That extra $20k for the IS500 will get you something on par with rivals that are $10k cheaper. As I said, for $10k, the upgrade is a no brainer. For $20k, I'd have to think long and hard.
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True but that $40k more nets you the fastest production car ever made and its much much cheaper than everything else for that level of speed (also, its gets to about 2s faster in the 1/4th along with a much higher top speed). That extra $20k for the IS500 will get you something on par with rivals that are $10k cheaper. As I said, for $10k, the upgrade is a no brainer. For $20k, I'd have to think long and hard.
the IS350 while now old, is still a nice car. the IS500 though, while not blazingly faster, will still feel, sound and drive very differently. it's about more than 1s. is it for everyone? no. is it for you? apparently not. is it for enough people for lexus to be satisfied with sales, i would expect it will be.
but regardless, i don't believe we know the price yet (unless i missed it somewhere in here). i don't think it's going to be 70k. so perhaps we should just wait.
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sorry to bring up tesla but the $ for seconds point seemed relevant. a model s lr is faster than almost anyone could want. the plaid is obviously insanely fast with almost NO OWNER able to use a fraction of its capabilities except on the ring or a drag strip. so in that sense the additional $40K spent is wasted except for bragging rights.
the IS350 while now old, is still a nice car. the IS500 though, while not blazingly faster, will still feel, sound and drive very differently. it's about more than 1s. is it for everyone? no. is it for you? apparently not. is it for enough people for lexus to be satisfied with sales, i would expect it will be.
but regardless, i don't believe we know the price yet (unless i missed it somewhere in here). i don't think it's going to be 70k. so perhaps we should just wait.
the IS350 while now old, is still a nice car. the IS500 though, while not blazingly faster, will still feel, sound and drive very differently. it's about more than 1s. is it for everyone? no. is it for you? apparently not. is it for enough people for lexus to be satisfied with sales, i would expect it will be.
but regardless, i don't believe we know the price yet (unless i missed it somewhere in here). i don't think it's going to be 70k. so perhaps we should just wait.
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Thats the whole point...the Plaid is worthless except as a bragging rights car. Who the hell needs something that can do the quarter mile in 9s.
I really hope the IS500 comes in mid $60k or lower well equipped and they don't make it a limited edition. I'd like to see a ton of IS500s on the road and hear their V8s roaring down the street.
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For me, the IS500 looks way better than the GSF. Just the new design is really eye catching. The only negative are the back seat space but the GSF back seat wasn't all that great to begin with.
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To me the GSF is still more special, as it's a true F car. But I do like the way the IS 500 looks. Backseat is pretty much the same as my IS350, which sucks...
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If it turns out to be over priced, I'll just pick it up used in a few years, which is the beauty of Lexus
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True but that $40k more nets you the fastest production car ever made and its much much cheaper than everything else for that level of speed (also, its gets to about 2s faster in the 1/4th along with a much higher top speed). That extra $20k for the IS500 will get you something on par with rivals that are $10k cheaper. As I said, for $10k, the upgrade is a no brainer. For $20k, I'd have to think long and hard.
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