traded in my '11 IS250 for a CPO '09 IS350 today
04-26-12, 05:54 AM
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nice upgrade... 100+ hp always a great trade
04-26-12, 06:20 AM
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Congratz. Think Ilove my head lights to much to let them go lol.
04-26-12, 06:54 AM
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Great call. 100 HP will trump headlights and USB any day for me.
04-26-12, 07:48 AM
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I've tossed the same idea round before, but it'd be such a pain and expensive to get ALL my parts swapped over.... Congrats on doing it!
04-26-12, 08:51 AM
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Quote:
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neomedic
Most likely Longo Lexus. Saw an '09 350 listed by them with similar mileage.
yep, it was Longo. they were super cool about it, allowed me to take both cars to Music Box had Tommy swapped all the f-sports goodies on to the 350. we were joking about swap the headlights too but i thought the better of it
04-26-12, 09:10 AM
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I'd take the power too.
Was the dealership kind with your trade-in value?
04-26-12, 09:36 AM
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I'd take the power too.
Was the dealership kind with your trade-in value?
very, they gave me the same price Carmax quoted 2 months ago, it's not great but pretty fair.
04-26-12, 11:22 AM
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Quote:
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syzygy
IS250:
IS350:
Solid upgrade.
If you raced an IS250 from 0, you'd have a 6.5 car lead by just 50 MPH (I did the math).
You'd be more than half a football field (60 yards) in front of an IS250 if you were to race one from 0 until you hit 100 MPH (and still pulling).
Just to give you a sense of the magnitude of the upgrade.
Nice picture break-down please dont mind if I steal this
04-26-12, 12:31 PM
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notice the '09 door is lighter than the '11, does not close with the heavy thud like the '11 does. anyone can confirm this?
04-26-12, 12:47 PM
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can't be wrong with the 350's,there's always room for modification.
for additional power!
04-26-12, 12:54 PM
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100hp > led headlights. great upgrade! enjoy it
04-26-12, 05:50 PM
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Don't no man want a 250. Congrats on the 350
04-26-12, 06:05 PM
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Congrats on the new pick up. Hopefully the new found HP wasn't too expensive
04-26-12, 06:05 PM
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congrats! nice upgrade on the power!
04-26-12, 08:35 PM
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my dad laughed at me when he drove my 250, saying that his camry is faster than my car
Was the dealership kind with your trade-in value?
04-26-12, 11:22 AM
