Just picked up a 2018 IS 300 F-Sport. White with red interior (certified). 2 months a go I traded my 2017 NX in on a 2019
Porsche Maca S. Don't know why, been a Lexus guy (this is number 14) for 25 years. Regretted it after a week. Traded it for
the IS and couldn't be happier. Lost a ton on the 2 deals, but that's nothing new. Also have a 2017 GS 350 F-Sport, which I love.
Look forward to joining this forum.

 

Congrats on the car!
Perhaps it's the angle, but something looks off on the fitment of the caps. I have seen the caps in person and seam was much much tighter. On the bottom right by the turn signal light it appears that you have a huge gap there. It might be the picture though?

 

Thanks. It’s the angle of the picture, you made me go to the car and look lol. There’s no gap.
Is there a poll in the forum of what are the most popular/rarest color combinations of the IS?

 

Welcome! Nice choice. I am guessing it's the RWD version of the IS 300 with the turbo engine?

As someone who is a big fan of the Macan and considering getting one as a family car, what was the cause for your regret? I could see how it's not for everyone but honestly, it's a nice car to drive. So I am very curious.

 

We do have a colors thread for the exterior, but interior, not so much.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...o-you-own.html

I think that if it was only one thread, there would be too many different combinations for the poll.

 

Thanks I did see the outside color poll, I was just curious because I had been checking all the Lexus dealers in Southern California for an Iridium with red interior, ML with navi, DHP, moonroof and the triple beam headlights and finally found one in San Diego. My local dealer told me it would be 2 months before they would even know if they could get one allocated to them. Salesman in San Diego said it was the only one in the country being sold at the time with those specifications and I wanted an idea how rare each exterior/interior color combo with those options really are. But yeah, there’s a lot of variables!

 

San Diego San Diego? Or Carlsbad, Escondido, El Cajon, or Temecula?

 

San Diego San Diego

 

Nice. Are they charging a markup?

 

no markup but they added the ceramic coating, he knocked off a good chunk so it was well worth it imo

 

Interesting. I had a deposit at San Diego many months ago for a ultrasonic blue and they said they never do markups or add-ons. I guess that was sort of true.

 

Lexus of San Diego is a Penske dealership, a salesperson from an Acura dealership also owned by Penske told me all Penske dealers do add ons. Idk if that’s true or she was just trying to justify the add ons.

 

Wait are you getting an IS500 or IS350?

 

Secured the wife's new car yesterday at Hendrick Charlotte, NC. It's on the boat headed this way.

• 2022 IS F-Sport 350
• Atomic Silver, black interior.
• Nav, Moonroof, Intuitive parking, Acc package.

After a few weeks they were able to meet our minimal option needs. Interesting times purchasing cars, very hard to negotiate below factory sticker.

 

Congrats, looking forward to seeing it! I had Atomic Silver on my 2016 and really liked that paint color.