Jocelyn's IS300 | Northwest
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Hey guys, just picked up a 2003 IS300 about a month ago. Still deciding what I want to do with it. For now it's my daily driver and I've started doing little things with it. It's an auto which I'm kind of bummed about, but finding a manual with lowish miles was damn near impossible. I had a mazda3 that was my baby until the trans took a crap on me and people kept deciding they wanted to play demolition derby with it. So I got rid of it ASAP and picked up the Lexus from a friend.
Got rid of this:
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And replaced it with this:
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Went back in time a little, but the Lexus is pretty darn comfortable. Only thing killing me right now is insurance and gas haha it's just a tad more expensive than the Mazda.
Got rid of this:
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And replaced it with this:
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Went back in time a little, but the Lexus is pretty darn comfortable. Only thing killing me right now is insurance and gas haha it's just a tad more expensive than the Mazda.
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Since I have two more months of school left, I was trying to be responsible and not focus on my car....but my boyfriend couldn't wait and surprised me with a CF trunk.
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I know right? ![Woohoo](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/woohoo.gif)
Thanks! My mazda started showing signs of trans issues probably about 115k-120k ish miles. I got rid of the car with135k and it was still running, but the trans was so sluggish and starting to skip 2nd gear. I probably could have just replaced the trans but I needed to get rid of it. It had a lot of quirks after a lady pulled out in front of me and I t-boned her. Car should've been totalled! So crossing my fingers the Lexus has less quirks
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I also came from a Mazda, but a Mazda6. I honestly loved the car but so many issues came up as the yrs went by that I got rid of it at 100k miles a few years back. My 92 SC was far more reliable than it by far. I also noticed the higher price in gas and ins but the reliability by far out weighed the headaches and repairs. Anyways, welcome to Clublexus!
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Thank you. It's actually still sitting on the shelf in the garage so I don't know yet what the plan is ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Yeah, I wasn't sure if it was the after 100k or the fact that the car should've been totalled. Still waiting for my deductible!
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I also came from a Mazda, but a Mazda6. I honestly loved the car but so many issues came up as the yrs went by that I got rid of it at 100k miles a few years back. My 92 SC was far more reliable than it by far. I also noticed the higher price in gas and ins but the reliability by far out weighed the headaches and repairs. Anyways, welcome to Clublexus!
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I'm having the same difficulty finding a manual IS300. Seems like no one wants to get rid of their's (I guess that's a good thing). Nice purchase and best of luck with it.
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