Fellow IS250 owners, don't you wish they was a bit more power under there?
03-12-07, 06:02 AM
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I do wish they made more distinguishing cues between the 250 and 350 though, just to give us an ego boost for having paid a premium. Different wheels? Trim pieces? Special colors? silver vs black light housings ala BMW? Something besides a 3 instead of a 2 on the rear badge. But that's the best part about the 250. You get a lot of the same car as the 350, and that's probably why the HP difference has to be so big... any higher HP on the 250 and the price premium on the 350 starts going away.
The BMW 335i is $6500 more than the 328i, while having "only" 70 more HP. Thats why they have to add chrome accents and such.
As for the IS350, the extra 102HP and the 4 piston brakes are worth more than the 4300 they charge for it.
As for the 250... its a great car. I feel its underpowered, but there are a lot of buyers who would disagree with me.
03-12-07, 07:16 AM
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haha people are going off topic with this thread.. but anyways maybe the car isnt too underpowered..(But still could use some boost lol :P) but im thinking now that the throttle response time is just very slow.. it would take a VERYY slow second to kick in and actually move when i floor it over after some fool cuts me off.. lol
03-12-07, 07:22 AM
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I wanted a 250 because it's a nice car, not a gas hog and it has the same ammenities as the big brother the "350".
I rather commute in my 250 with style then in my old 04 Civic SI
I've clocked 30K in my car in exactly a year and I must say its holding up well for being my first Lexus.
I'm impressed with the service and the dealer has been A+ in taking care of my issues. The only thing thing that keeps driving me insane is that darn dash rattle, I'm about to take a bat to it haha..
Listening to that for over an hour while commuting will drive you nuts, I'm hoping that next time it will be fixed for good.
It wouldn't hurt if they bumped the juice a bit to lets say >230-240HP
I rather commute in my 250 with style then in my old 04 Civic SI
I've clocked 30K in my car in exactly a year and I must say its holding up well for being my first Lexus.
I'm impressed with the service and the dealer has been A+ in taking care of my issues. The only thing thing that keeps driving me insane is that darn dash rattle, I'm about to take a bat to it haha..
Listening to that for over an hour while commuting will drive you nuts, I'm hoping that next time it will be fixed for good.
It wouldn't hurt if they bumped the juice a bit to lets say >230-240HP
03-12-07, 08:46 AM
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Admittedly, I don't need a 300+ HP car. I find that 270hp is enough generally (for me). But 204 is just too "underpowered". Even for the standard everyday driver. Believe it or not, I even considered getting an Altima over the Lexus because of how underpowered the 250 was... then I came to my senses, decided to wait a few more months and save up... and am now in line to get a 350.
Of course, if money is an issue, then the 250 is a GREAT car in its own right. It's still better than a majority of the other stuff out there. However, if money isn't a factor I see absolutely no reason not to go with a 350 (other than AWD or MT).
But alas, to each their own.
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03-12-07, 08:56 AM
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Well if people find the 200 horses under powered perhaps they should be looking at the high end Camry, Altima, Maxima, or Accord.
So they aren't luxory cars but you get the power and for reasonably cheaper.
I drove a 250 this weekend as a loaner. And yes, it is underpowered, and it does feel very heavy compared to my IS350. I kinda wish I would have had an RX350 instead. = /
So they aren't luxory cars but you get the power and for reasonably cheaper.
I drove a 250 this weekend as a loaner. And yes, it is underpowered, and it does feel very heavy compared to my IS350. I kinda wish I would have had an RX350 instead. = /
03-13-07, 04:43 PM
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03-13-07, 06:59 PM
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ummm...the 250 is not underpowered. Had Lexus only made one engine for the IS and it was the 2.5 liter model then I could see someone asking that question. But since they also made the 3.5 liter, how could you buy the 250 and say that it was underpowered. That really escapes me.
And I agree, this silly gas mileage thing cracks me up. How can anyone who can really afford to purchase a 30++ car be concerned with an extra $200, $300, $400 dollars worth of gas in a year. But, I suppose those folks with the 48 month loans really think they can afford to spend that much for a car.
People purchase the 250 because they don't see the value in 100 more hp. The little gain in gas mileage just helps them feel justified.
If the cost were the same, how many 250 owners would be 350 owners???
No big deal that someone does not see the value in $5000 for 100hp. Had this car been for my wife, you can bet she would be in a 250. But not beacuase of the gas mileage.
And I agree, this silly gas mileage thing cracks me up. How can anyone who can really afford to purchase a 30++ car be concerned with an extra $200, $300, $400 dollars worth of gas in a year. But, I suppose those folks with the 48 month loans really think they can afford to spend that much for a car.
People purchase the 250 because they don't see the value in 100 more hp. The little gain in gas mileage just helps them feel justified.
If the cost were the same, how many 250 owners would be 350 owners???
No big deal that someone does not see the value in $5000 for 100hp. Had this car been for my wife, you can bet she would be in a 250. But not beacuase of the gas mileage.
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