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Old 03-09-06, 05:41 PM
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Question What would you get 250 w/nav or 350 base

First off i want to say hello to all the members. Glad to have found this forums as my new homepage.
I'm Getting ready to buy an IS sometime this month and i was wondering what you be the best
buy between the two model.

Would you get IS 250 with Navi
or a Base IS 350
price difference is all most the same.

thank you
Old 03-09-06, 05:49 PM
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Well the IS with nav is awesome but if your into speed i'd say go for the 350. Or you could always save for a couple months and get the 350 with nav
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base 350 for sure.

it will be a lot easier to add nav then a motor.
Old 03-09-06, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by tonyxcom
base 350 for sure.

it will be a lot easier to add nav then a motor.
i agree; for sure.
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250 with NAV. I had the same dilemma and went with the 250awd with NAV over the base 350. The fifth gen NAV is so impressive and without a doubt the best NAV system i've seen out there, which Lexus boasts as the most advanced...i believe them. plus the interior just seems to be missing something without the NAV screen. I guess i could get used to it without, but don't want to.
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I have a non-nav 350...wouldn't even consider the 250.
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i bet a test drive of both will seal the deal.
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it's obvious everyone has their own opinion. and thats a good thing. nothing I love more than an argument over brute power and speed over technology. gotta love the IS

and good idea, i just made this forum as my homepage too. I can never get tired of talking about my new car
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Originally Posted by tonyxcom
i bet a test drive of both will seal the deal.
i agree i test drove both of them and i decided to go with the 350, the 250 just seemed to be missing that lexus power, i had the is300 and the 250 felt slower.
me personnaly i went with the 350 with ML Nav you cant go wrong there, save money and get it, you wont regret it
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i wish I was rich
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No Nav on mine, until it comes standard I'll never have it because I don't need it. Go 350.
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Originally Posted by Dabigman
No Nav on mine, until it comes standard I'll never have it because I don't need it. Go 350.
exactly...the nav doesn't work in the bushes. you are better off with a portable garmin gps.
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I live in a snowy climate. so i had no choice to go with the 250awd. my dealer literally told me the 350 is one of the worst cars he's ever driven in the snow. he said the back end was sliding all over the flat parking lot when he drove it.

now if the 350 came in awd, then i'd have a tough decision
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Originally Posted by phish2112
I live in a snowy climate. so i had no choice to go with the 250awd. my dealer literally told me the 350 is one of the worst cars he's ever driven in the snow. he said the back end was sliding all over the flat parking lot when he drove it.

now if the 350 came in awd, then i'd have a tough decision
he's right the 350 with stock tires are awful in the snow. awd in a 350 everything else the same would have been a
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250 w/Nav.


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