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Old 10-10-21, 08:25 PM
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A little ultra white 350 shop i did to see what it would really look like just needs the blacked out chrome and bulge on the hood

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Old 10-10-21, 08:29 PM
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Sat in the IS350 today. And wow, I can’t manspread. Really wanted more space.

and I currently own a BRZ. For some reason I feel like I have more room in that.
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Old 10-10-21, 08:36 PM
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Sidie view of Ultra White and USB 2.0


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Old 10-10-21, 08:46 PM
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I wish they offered eminent white pearl instead of ultra white.
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Originally Posted by porusski
Sat in the IS350 today. And wow, I can’t manspread. Really wanted more space.

and I currently own a BRZ. For some reason I feel like I have more room in that.
Have you considered a lightly used GSF?

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Old 10-10-21, 10:30 PM
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Another teaser for me. This is the blue one floating around with the press.
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That blue one is sitting at my work right now. It’s on the lifts at the moment, it hasn’t been easy to not take the car out for a drive. It shouldn’t be long till I see the red and silver one roll through for service. If you guys think this waiting game sucks, imagine how I feel. Lol
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Nice @sw2oboi!! Are you at liberty which dealership is doing the LOF on these corporate press cars..??

Or are they in for training.? Not that there is much new to train on from a product standpoint..

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Old 10-10-21, 11:39 PM
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how many miles does it have? I’d be interested in buying it if I knew it wasn’t practically abused in these videos. Ok maybe it’s not that bad, except for that red one that savagegeese drove on the track...yeah no thanks. Lol
Got your answer, it has 5k ish on it. It prob came in right after the guy I had it in the video base on recent weather here in SoCal. Was told its getting brake flush and one tire replaced. Appears the front tires are wearing aggressively so upgraded LCA bushing is a must.
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Old 10-10-21, 11:40 PM
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Nice @sw2oboi!! Are you at liberty which dealership is doing the LOF on these corporate press cars..??

Or are they in for training.? Not that there is much new to train on from a product standpoint..

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​​​​​​​whats LOF? It’s in for service.
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Originally Posted by sw2oboi
Got your answer, it has 5k ish on it. It prob came in right after the guy I had it in the video base on recent weather here in SoCal. Was told its getting brake flush and one tire replaced. Appears the front tires are wearing aggressively so upgraded LCA bushing is a must.
Damn. So it still has the 3IS inner tire wear issue. Probably the exact same bushings from the regular IS huh? I wonder if I should upgrade to an RC F bushing or stiffer aftermarket bushings..
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Old 10-11-21, 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by sw2oboi
Got your answer, it has 5k ish on it. It prob came in right after the guy I had it in the video base on recent weather here in SoCal. Was told its getting brake flush and one tire replaced. Appears the front tires are wearing aggressively so upgraded LCA bushing is a must.
Geez. is this a result of every test driver pushing it hard or will I also need to literally buy a new tire every 5000 miles. Also, is that why the last reviewer said the brakes felt squishy?
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Old 10-11-21, 08:33 AM
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Well, it looks like I will need to order some LCA bushings before my IS500 arrives. Seeing the photoshopped image of the white one with Enkei wheels, it seems I may not have to order a new set of wheels after all. So some pics of the black cooler also appearing so maybe it wont require too much mods to make it looks presentable which is nice...
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
Well, it looks like I will need to order some LCA bushings before my IS500 arrives. Seeing the photoshopped image of the white one with Enkei wheels, it seems I may not have to order a new set of wheels after all. So some pics of the black cooler also appearing so maybe it wont require too much mods to make it looks presentable which is nice...
Which LCA bushings work?
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It will depend on how hard core you wanna go. Some go with the figs but I used the RC F parts which is enough to help with the wear without making the ride too different from stock. I will order a new set as I had installed a pair on my is350 and liked the end result
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Old 10-11-21, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sw2oboi
whats LOF? It’s in for service.
In the dealership business it’s short for “Lube Oil & Filter”

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Originally Posted by wthrman2
It will depend on how hard core you wanna go. Some go with the figs but I used the RC F parts which is enough to help with the wear without making the ride too different from stock. I will order a new set as I had installed a pair on my is350 and liked the end result
*sigh* I swore I was going to leave this car stock. Ok ok...who can install these?
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