Debating getting the 250 or 350
09-14-10, 07:04 PM
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I am sure all of you have seen this by now...yet for those who come in late, it might be helpful...
http://www.insideline.com/lexus/is-2...us-is-250.html
Although it's down over 100 hp on the IS 350, the IS 250 is nearly 4 mph faster through the cones with a 70.4-mph result. This is blazing speed, and it puts the IS 250 ahead of the BMW 335i, not to mention about a half dozen very capable sports cars.
09-14-10, 07:09 PM
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I am sure all of you have seen this by now...yet for those who come in late, it might be helpful...
http://www.insideline.com/lexus/is-2...us-is-250.html
http://www.insideline.com/lexus/is-2...us-is-250.html
09-14-10, 07:54 PM
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Porsche Boxter 72.2 mph
INFINITI G37 71.3 mph
Porsche 911 Turbo 70.5 mph
LEXUS IS250 (X package) 70.4 mph
Porsche Cayman 70.2 mph
BMW 335i 68.4 mph
LEXUS IS350 66.8 mph
BMW 328i Convertible 66.3 mph
09-15-10, 12:59 PM
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How do you know if you have the X package?
I am sure all of you have seen this by now...yet for those who come in late, it might be helpful...
http://www.insideline.com/lexus/is-2...us-is-250.html
http://www.insideline.com/lexus/is-2...us-is-250.html
09-15-10, 06:56 PM
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I just recently spent a week in a 2010 is250 loaner car while my '06 is350 was in the shop. I can without a doubt say that I am so glad I got the 350 over the 250, but I'm also a bit of a power junkie.
I was trying to decide between the two much like you last October. What helped my decision at the time was that the 350 I wound up with had the Nav and ML while the 250's I was looking at did not. When driving the loaner, I could tell a major difference between the two when merging on to the interstate and passing and what not. My 350 is just so much more responsive and lively. I wound up driving the 250 in the "power" setting the whole time and it still didn't feel as good to me.
Also, I live in Alabama, so snow is not really an issue for me as it is certainly a concern for you. When is snows here, most people run in to their tornado shelters or bunkers and wait for it all to melt.
I was trying to decide between the two much like you last October. What helped my decision at the time was that the 350 I wound up with had the Nav and ML while the 250's I was looking at did not. When driving the loaner, I could tell a major difference between the two when merging on to the interstate and passing and what not. My 350 is just so much more responsive and lively. I wound up driving the 250 in the "power" setting the whole time and it still didn't feel as good to me.
Also, I live in Alabama, so snow is not really an issue for me as it is certainly a concern for you. When is snows here, most people run in to their tornado shelters or bunkers and wait for it all to melt.
09-15-10, 07:14 PM
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09-15-10, 07:41 PM
#42
I just recently spent a week in a 2010 is250 loaner car while my '06 is350 was in the shop. I can without a doubt say that I am so glad I got the 350 over the 250, but I'm also a bit of a power junkie.
I was trying to decide between the two much like you last October. What helped my decision at the time was that the 350 I wound up with had the Nav and ML while the 250's I was looking at did not. When driving the loaner, I could tell a major difference between the two when merging on to the interstate and passing and what not. My 350 is just so much more responsive and lively. I wound up driving the 250 in the "power" setting the whole time and it still didn't feel as good to me.
Also, I live in Alabama, so snow is not really an issue for me as it is certainly a concern for you. When is snows here, most people run in to their tornado shelters or bunkers and wait for it all to melt.
I was trying to decide between the two much like you last October. What helped my decision at the time was that the 350 I wound up with had the Nav and ML while the 250's I was looking at did not. When driving the loaner, I could tell a major difference between the two when merging on to the interstate and passing and what not. My 350 is just so much more responsive and lively. I wound up driving the 250 in the "power" setting the whole time and it still didn't feel as good to me.
Also, I live in Alabama, so snow is not really an issue for me as it is certainly a concern for you. When is snows here, most people run in to their tornado shelters or bunkers and wait for it all to melt.
09-16-10, 04:57 AM
#43
Bigtime lie.
That is a base model with the following:
Premium package (wood and seats)
18" wheels
It MIGHT have HIDs and/or XM too, impossible to tell from the pics... but it's definitely not X package. It has the base model door sills, the base model pedals, no X pack wheels, etc...
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