The V8 is back: IS 500 F SPORT Performance
12-21-21, 04:05 AM
#4321
Lead Lap
^^ I have said this before so many times but this car is like an enigma to me - In these pics, I love it! In others, I am cold to it....It is soooo bizarre
12-21-21, 04:05 AM
#4322
Driver School Candidate
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12-21-21, 04:58 AM
#4323
Driver School Candidate
put the Michelin pilot All Season 4 on my IS250 F sport and at highway speeds they are floaty and not the best handling. Loved the previous Michelin Sport that they don’t have anymore.
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12-21-21, 05:07 AM
#4324
Driver School Candidate
I had the demands of I did not want any customers around the car or in it and only the tech to PDI it could drive it. I got there pretty much right after it was pulled off the truck and was actually able to talk to the tech that was sitting in my car getting all the systems started before it went to PDI. I asked him a favor for when he set the car up and he said he would try if the option was still in tech stream and he was able to actually fulfill the favor which made it even better.
12-21-21, 06:14 AM
#4325
Lead Lap
^^ I think he mentioned it earlier where he had the tech disable the seatbelt chime because he hates it when he moves the car in the driveway at low speed and that things beeps ... I think he also asked for a case of A&W's root beer to be left in the trunk (some are soooo needy (lol))
12-21-21, 06:18 AM
#4326
Pole Position
Tires wise, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S on my IS 350 were a freaking game changer. Now that I’ve gone summer tires, I’ll never go back. I just won’t go anywhere if the weather is super bad.
12-21-21, 06:26 AM
#4327
Lead Lap
^^ I have never owned a car long enough to actually change their original set of tires however, if I do keep this IS 500 long enough, I would certainly go the route of summer tires as well as mine would never see a flake of snow or be driven in sub-freezing conditions
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12-21-21, 06:42 AM
#4328
Pole Position
They’re amazing, it was an easy decision after March 2020 and my company went remote full time. Before covid my lead-footed commute was 60 miles a day. My all-season tires (tried every brand) were balanced every 6 months and replaced every 15 months. I shudder to think how quickly I’d burn through the summers. 😈
12-21-21, 06:58 AM
#4329
Lead Lap
^^ Hey, if you are going through that much rubber, it means you are having a good time riding it hard so I have no doubt you will enjoy your IS 500 ONCE you get yours 
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12-21-21, 07:14 AM
#4330
Lexus Connoisseur
12-21-21, 07:19 AM
#4331
My IS F and GS F were at 140+ mph with less than 50 miles on the clock, by me. This silliness of "manufacturer's break-in" is way over rated. Your Corvette got screwed by less than stellar oil. You should read 540RAT's blog to learn why your lifters failed. It had nothing to do with someone "abusing" your engine, including you.
I run new engines hard right out of the gate, and I've built a few. Run it soft and you get an oil burning pile of crap. Run it hard and you get full power and low oil consumption. Up to you.
I don't agree with revving the crap out of an engine with no load though. That's just stupid.
I run new engines hard right out of the gate, and I've built a few. Run it soft and you get an oil burning pile of crap. Run it hard and you get full power and low oil consumption. Up to you.
I don't agree with revving the crap out of an engine with no load though. That's just stupid.
12-21-21, 07:39 AM
#4333
drives cars
All right, I take responsibility for making a silly comment that turned into a whole discussion about engine break-in, but let's keep it on-topic now, please. Thank you for keeping it civil.
Hard-agree on revving in park though. At least break the car in first.
Hard-agree on revving in park though. At least break the car in first.
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12-21-21, 07:45 AM
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Besides not getting any Luggages, you are also not getting any body side graphics or 20” Black Wheels..
You will get that “special” cell phone holder gift
Joe Z
12-21-21, 08:04 AM
#4335
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