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Which car would you rather DD??

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Old 05-26-10, 08:33 PM
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Default Which car would you rather DD??

Between these two cars, which would you rather daily drive?



OR..........



I owned the M3 as well, got the IS, and have kept going back looking at m3's like it is a disease. Stear me CL one way or another!!!

Old 05-26-10, 08:35 PM
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why dont just rotate them? but im leaning toward the lexus more, call me bias but it looks sexy
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Lexus as a daily driver. Very few cars I can afford without eating up my education money I will need for the next 5-7 years would even satisfy my sporty car need (I use to run high powered go karts), so I would go for luxury.
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I love my IS, regardless if it is slow lol. The IS in my opinion looks so much better "looks" wise. I guess that's all that motivates me lol, when you see heads spin! A quote from my friend, "Dam dude, everyone we pass gives your car a look." I said yeah, isn't she sexy lol.
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IS Definitely

Looks Cleaner and more comfortable of course
Old 05-26-10, 08:43 PM
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m3 all day everyday.
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I would daily drive the IS350 and drive the M3 on the weekends, mostly for practical purposes.

The IS350 is likely a little bit more comfortable and plush on the interior - more amenable to daily driving. I find the ride in the e46 m3 to be a little bit harsher.

Also, from a reliability standpoint, you'd probably want to rack up more miles on the IS350 versus the e46 m3.
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M3 FTW

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Originally Posted by carLx
Also, from a reliability standpoint, you'd probably want to rack up more miles on the IS350 versus the e46 m3.
^^ what he said.
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is week, m3 weekends
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dude dude you need a COROLLA Type S!!!
It look sexy and save a bundle on GAS!! perfect DD IMO =D
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which one has the stick shift?

M3 all the way
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IS as the daily driver and M3 for the weekends

Can't go wrong with either. Both are great cars to drive
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fasteddy91, some IS250's do come in manual too. the reliability of lexus supercedes the pedigree of the m3, i think. it looks more appealing, and much more easy to take on the harshness of the roads as a DD. the m3 just doesnt seem daily drivable to me, but thats just me.
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IS350>E46

If it was a E90/E92 M3 then that is a whole different story.


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