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What one thing do you love best about your IS ?????

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Old 08-28-06, 09:32 PM
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3.5 liter making 306 *** kicking horsepower
Old 08-28-06, 09:34 PM
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I like the feeling I get driving it. No worries, no rush, in control.
Old 08-28-06, 09:59 PM
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Using the car to run errands and NEVER having to use a key or an accompanying key fob. Just put the remote in my pocket and forget it. Love it.

OK, I'll sneak one more thing in too......I'll admit that I love to open the door at night and watch the door sills turn that beautiful blue while my friends turn green with envy.
Old 08-29-06, 01:37 AM
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I will say I love my IS as a whole... but if you really want me to choose only one it would be the speed meter and rpm meter start up show...
Old 08-29-06, 05:38 AM
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I have to agree with what others have said here, the fit and finish of the inside of the car look and feel far more expensive than you'd expect. I love the fact that I never take the keys out of my pocket and the way the car lights up when you approach it at night.

HOWEVER: Top of my list right now... the bun chiller seats. August is blazing hot in Houston
Old 08-29-06, 05:41 AM
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My favorite thing: the price.
Old 08-29-06, 06:51 AM
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As of late, not only is it the seemingly subtle yet powerful sound of the V6 in high rpm, but also coasting down from higher RPM at highway speeds. The car is so silent/behaved otherwise (which I like), so it provides an enjoyable contrast in its character.
Old 08-29-06, 08:10 AM
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I do like no keys and pushing the start button, and the steering wheel comes in, the side mirrors go down and the backup camera goes on, but I love using the phone through the Nav screen and not having to hold a phone. I also love the looks of the inside of the drivers side with the illuminated scuff plate and aluminum pedals.........well like potato chips, guess you can't just name one thing. I'll stop now.
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Hard to limit to one thing, so here's my short list: I like the exterior styling and believe the interior is nicer than any car I've seen recently, especially the electroluminscent gauges and the wood trim (even my wife admits that she thinks the interior of the IS is nicer than her new 530XI), the IS has such a wonderfully smooth power train, the IS is quiet and it handles great around the curves, I love the sound of the engine at around 4k rpm when in the semi-automatic mode; also, the NAV system, the back-up camera and the sound system. Most of all I like when co-workers see the car for the first time and say how cool they think the car looks, and they ask to sit in it and a few days later they tell me they stopped by the local Lexus dealer to check out the car. Okay, so much for the short list.
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I love the interior and the smart access
Old 08-29-06, 07:43 PM
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The smooth speed.
Old 08-29-06, 07:53 PM
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Gotta love the smart access. I've gotten so spoiled by it, I keep forgeting I need to use keys/remote to start/unlock other cars.
Old 08-29-06, 08:41 PM
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when i walk up to the car in a dark parking lot, the puddle lamps and interior lights come on..WHOOO ,, its like the car says "Man! where u been, cmon lets roll!".. like some knight rider joint
Old 08-29-06, 08:55 PM
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Ventiliated seats!!! 95% of the people i tell I have them ask, "Wtf are ventilated seats?? How does the air go through the leather?" lol. I love telling them, "yeah, lexus knew about sweaty *****/***, so they fixed that problem"
Old 08-29-06, 09:08 PM
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the push start button and the smart access opening/locking the doors sold me... oh yeah and the ipod thing even though i still dont have an ipod but i thought it was a cool option when i first saw it


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