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09-19-11, 10:50 PM

ex2c

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New to Club Lexus and First Time owner of IS250

Hello lexus owners!!

I am a new member at club lexus and recently got a 2009 lexus IS250. I had a mazda rx8 but decided it was time for a luxury sedan. Getting in and out of the 8 got annoying -_-. I've had the car for one week and am loving it.

Also, are there any local meets in Los Angeles, or San Fernando Valley Area? Thanks guys!

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09-19-11, 10:53 PM

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Welcome and congrats... here you go.https://www.clublexus.com/forums/cl-...alifornia-149/ You must go to the Pursuit next month!

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09-19-11, 11:14 PM

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welcome and congrats

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09-19-11, 11:16 PM

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Congrats! I'm in the same boat with a whole 4 days under my belt. Love the car but I've GOT to do something about this road noise. I came from an LS that was like driving on a cloud so it's gonna take some mental resetting and some different tires.

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09-19-11, 11:21 PM

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Welcome and congrats. coming from the great handling RX-8, you should look into F-sport sway bars!

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09-20-11, 12:04 AM

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Welcome to the family!

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09-20-11, 03:16 AM

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Welcome to CL!

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09-20-11, 09:01 AM

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Welcome to CL. Drive safe and have many happy miles ahead :-)

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09-20-11, 05:38 PM

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welcome to CL and happy modding

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09-20-11, 07:02 PM

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Congrats and welcome to CL. I'm on week number four and loving it. I used to have an 04 BMW325 convertible, the cool factor was there but the maintenance cost killed me. I sold it and bought the 07 IS250 RWD. I love many things about the car and one of the most pleasant surprises was last week I drove from Lafayette, LA to San Antonio, TX and got 480 on a tank! Awesome MPG, just awesome!

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09-20-11, 07:09 PM

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welcome and congrats.... lets see some pictures of the new ride.

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09-20-11, 08:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ex2c

I am a new member at club lexus and recently got a 2009 lexus IS250. I had a mazda rx8...

What a coincidence lol, as I just joined too, and yours is the first post I've read, and... I'm here because I have an RX-8 and I'm wondering if it's time to move to something quieter and more luxurious (but still fun).

Can you share a little more about your feelings on making the change? Any regrets? Do you miss the RX-8's handling and uniqueness?

I dearly love my 8, but I'm just trying to come up with a Plan B for whenever I need to move on. The IS250 seems like a relatively similar car, though with more emphasis on luxury.