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In the market... debating between IS 200t and IS 300

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Old 02-15-19, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 387
The 3.5L V6 is older but reliable and proven. The 2.0 turbo is new but seems to have growing pains.

I appreciate the AWD in cold, wet and snowy conditions just as much as on dry, hot pavement. The AWD just grabs.
The AWD is definitely nice when it's like this out:



However, this level of snow, let alone level of not plowing the parking lot , is not the norm everywhere.

I will say, with the 300, you also get a discount 350 engine - in that it can be tuned to the same power level with the RR tune.
Old 02-15-19, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Flash5

That’s pretty impressive you must have a lot of flat roads with minimal stopping. Lol
i try for minimal stopping but admittedly i hyper mileage the car and avoid harsh acceleration, there are others cars to meet those needs, this is just a daily driver and I treat it as such. I do have some fun on the weekend with it but 90% of the time it’s driven in grandma mode lol
Old 02-15-19, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyN


i try for minimal stopping but admittedly i hyper mileage the car and avoid harsh acceleration, there are others cars to meet those needs, this is just a daily driver and I treat it as such. I do have some fun on the weekend with it but 90% of the time it’s driven in grandma mode lol
My driving habits are incompatible with good gas mileage. I could have a Prius and still get only like 28 MPG lol.
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