TorontoIS

Hi guys, got things arranged with my brother in law who is purchasing my old car and I will be picking up my new IS 350 tomorrow after work. I can't wait! I wasn't expecting to pick it up until the end of next week so this is a great surprise ending to my week. I am wondering as I'm sure everyone does who picks up a new sports sedan, how much do I need to baby the engine during the break in period? Do I need to break in the engine? If so for how long and what should I be careful about when breaking it in.

kensteele

are you coming off an acura tl-s?

TorontoIS

Coming off a 2004 Acura TL.

xxWarderxx

Hey, that's my plan! I'm currently in a 04 TL and plan on switching to an IS350 after I sell a few cars.

I would be very interested to hear your thoughts between the 2 cars.

Was your TL an auto or stick?

kensteele

lot of us coming from acuras (mine was an 01 cls)

congrats on the 2is, you will love it!

cspec

The only thing I'd miss from the TL would be the interior room!

projectdna

iTrader: (56)

you won't miss it after you unwind the 306 hp 3.5l v-6.

i kept my revs on the low side (~3.5k) for the first 2k. after that i kept unwinding it a little bit more. i didn't even hit redline until after my first 5k service. i don't know what the manual says; maybe some of the more car-savvy 2is owners can chime in on this?

Ben10

holy poop, im picking up my is350 tomorow.

TorontoIS

After I have the IS 350 for a while I will post a review. I am coming from a automatic TL to the auto. IS 350 (of course what else does it come with).

TorontoIS

I so seldom have any passengers in the back that the big backseat room was quite a waste for me. For the few times I have a couple of people in the back they can tolerate the space for the short ride. I won't really miss the space of the TL, in fact, the trunk on the IS is marginally larger.