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Old 04-04-07, 07:33 AM
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Is it just me or are 99% of all 2nd gen IS's awd 250's around here?
Old 04-04-07, 09:50 AM
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From what I've seen in central NJ, about 80% are the IS250 AWD. And while I've never considered the 2IS a "chick car", I've noticed about 3/4 of the ones I see on the road are driven by women.
Old 04-04-07, 09:58 AM
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I've seen only about 2 other 350's, excluding mine. All the others are 250 AWD's.
Old 04-04-07, 10:00 AM
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can't say 99% but most people have 250 are awd. But 1 out of 10 2nd gen IS, 7-8 are 250s.
Old 04-04-07, 10:08 AM
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Do to the weather we had, every1 is goin 4 the AWD, and everytime i see a IS is 250 AWD or 250, and dont see that much 350 around.
Old 04-04-07, 10:35 AM
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Its true, even my IS is AWD. Only because of the inclement weather that we receive during the winter time, thats why I picked up a lotus for the summer:]
Old 04-04-07, 11:00 AM
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Do you guys know if awd have a larger wheel gap than the rwd? I saw a 250 rwd yesterday with temp plates so I dont think he dropped it but his wheel gap was muuch less than my awd.
Old 04-04-07, 11:10 AM
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I guess I can buck the trend cause I got the 350 and I am guy.
Old 04-04-07, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by revhi
Its true, even my IS is AWD. Only because of the inclement weather that we receive during the winter time, thats why I picked up a lotus for the summer:]
After going through my second NJ winter with an IS350 (w/snow tires), I'd have to say that this combo is more than adequate for the amount of snow we get here.
Old 04-04-07, 11:29 AM
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i live n northern nj and i agree alot of people hav awd 250's i hav seen a few rwd 250's but i hav yet to see a 350... when i went to the dealer a few months ago they didnt even hav any on thier lot....
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ALL the IS 2nd gen are AWD, dealers only got the AWD model. The one that doesnt' have AWD, they special order them will take about 4 weeks + to get it. Not worth waiting :P and this applys to most of the Eastern US
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Originally Posted by PureZ
Do you guys know if awd have a larger wheel gap than the rwd? I saw a 250 rwd yesterday with temp plates so I dont think he dropped it but his wheel gap was muuch less than my awd.
Yes, there is about 1"-1.25" wheel gap difference between AWD and RWD. And yes, there is a lot more AWD than RWD around here.
Old 04-04-07, 12:39 PM
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Yup I live in south river and there are 3 other is 250 and they are all AWD.
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