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Old 04-06-15 | 04:54 AM
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Just came out of a G37 lease and wanted something different for my DD. I found the Q50 kinda boring and too similar to my G so figured I would just try something else.
After some research and a test drive I really liked the IS250 and the entire Lexus feel. Had a great experience at dealership (Lexus of Edison)

So I'm now a proud owner of a 2015 IS250 Fsport crafted edition. Love this car and all the cool tech in it that my G lacked. Already looking at some exterior mods. Let the fun begin!





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Old 04-06-15 | 05:32 AM
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^^ Congrats and welcome to the Lexus family! Your IS looks great, but especially those seats! I love the black/red combo....Not sure about the blacked out exterior trims but I tend to be a little on the conservative side
Old 04-06-15 | 05:47 AM
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Welcome to the family bro! I haven't been able to leave Lexus since my 08 IS lol then to my 2is and now 3is.
Old 04-06-15 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Studiovete
Just came out of a G37 lease and wanted something different for my DD. I found the Q50 kinda boring and too similar to my G so figured I would just try something else. After some research and a test drive I really liked the IS250 and the entire Lexus feel. Had a great experience at dealership (Lexus of Edison) So I'm now a proud owner of a 2015 IS250 Fsport crafted edition. Love this car and all the cool tech in it that my G lacked. Already looking at some exterior mods. Let the fun begin!
Congrats. I came from a G35 coupe which is definitely a different animal than the IS. I'm surprised you picked the 250...will seem very different than the G37 which was a rocket in comparison.

I agree that the Q50 was a little boring though. Infiniti really headed in a different direction unfortunately.
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I love the crafted line for the exterior trim! I'm not a fan of red so the interior is what ev's to me, but like the way they did it up. reminds me of my old celica...two toned seats. congrats and have fun modding this toy!
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I do miss the power on the G37. Night and day but I knew that going into the 250. Unfortunately the dealer was much more flexible on the 250 so I decided to go that route. The other thing that stands out is the sound system in the IS seems to lack power and bass. But besides that I am very impressed with the overall quality of interior and exterior styling which is a huge improvement over the G.

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Old 04-07-15 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Studiovete
Just came out of a G37 lease and wanted something different for my DD. I found the Q50 kinda boring and too similar to my G so figured I would just try something else.
After some research and a test drive I really liked the IS250 and the entire Lexus feel. Had a great experience at dealership (Lexus of Edison)

So I'm now a proud owner of a 2015 IS250 Fsport crafted edition. Love this car and all the cool tech in it that my G lacked. Already looking at some exterior mods. Let the fun begin!




Nice Congrats on the new Lexus! Infinitis are good, but you can't beat Lexus reliability
Old 04-07-15 | 11:43 PM
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Car looks awesome! Congrats!

Was the black with red leather seats an option for the IS250? Didn't know you could have blended coloured seats. Really digging the look!
Old 04-08-15 | 02:30 AM
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Digging the black/red leather seats! Congrats
Old 04-08-15 | 07:33 AM
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Congrats & welcome!

Any pictures of the back seats ?
Old 04-08-15 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by vinsta13
Car looks awesome! Congrats!

Was the black with red leather seats an option for the IS250? Didn't know you could have blended coloured seats. Really digging the look!
Welcome to the lexux family!!


those seats only came with the crafted line IS
Old 04-08-15 | 06:06 PM
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Congrats and welcome! Look forward to seeing some mods
Old 04-09-15 | 05:31 AM
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Congratulations! Nice color!
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