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Oh don't worry, she'll hate it no matter waht haha. My partner hates that I bought a car that I wanted, not what I needed. She makes it very clear every opportunity she can, "it's not what I would have got". Chick's man.....
A few of the complaints during the first 4 months of ownership: "Your car is too loud", "I can't stand that low frequency sound coming from the back, it's giving me a headache" , "I can't see the front of the car because of that stupid bulge", "Turn down the music, feels like I'm in a club in here" , "Stop revving the engine, it's annoying, I can't think", "I hate your infotainment system, it is uselss" , "Why are back tires spinning???, stop that" and the list goes on and on.
My solution: Bought a BMW 330 to offset. She is one happy camper now.
My wife is happy it's a comfortable car for long trips. She's not quite used to the Instant nature of this car when you mash the go pedal. And I've been know to mash it!
Congrats! I came from a 21 IS350 in Cloudburst Grey with black interior. It is a great colour - very luxury, refined look , but figured I'd switch colours when moving up to the IS500 so my wife doesn't bark at me for paying all that extra money for a car that looks exactly the same. LOL. You can't reason with her on matters like these.
I had to argue with my wife on this one too. She said "It looks just like your 350! It can't be worth the money." Or something like that. I had to take her on the test drive with me before she understood.
She likes the car now. I think the speed and the comfortable ride were enough to convince her it was worth the upgrade. (My IS 350 didn't have AVS - and I think the IS 500 with AVS rides nicer.)
Originally Posted by TGPCanada
A few of the complaints during the first 4 months of ownership: "Your car is too loud", "I can't stand that low frequency sound coming from the back, it's giving me a headache" , "I can't see the front of the car because of that stupid bulge", "Turn down the music, feels like I'm in a club in here" , "Stop revving the engine, it's annoying, I can't think", "I hate your infotainment system, it is uselss" , "Why are back tires spinning???, stop that" and the list goes on and on.
My solution: Bought a BMW 330 to offset. She is one happy camper now.
lol I got mine an X3 to replace her 330i. She loves that thing. She liked the 330i as well, but she wanted something a little more comfortable/roomy without being a large car. So now we are "even" since we both got new cars this year.
A few of the complaints during the first 4 months of ownership: "Your car is too loud", "I can't stand that low frequency sound coming from the back, it's giving me a headache" , "I can't see the front of the car because of that stupid bulge", "Turn down the music, feels like I'm in a club in here" , "Stop revving the engine, it's annoying, I can't think", "I hate your infotainment system, it is uselss" , "Why are back tires spinning???, stop that" and the list goes on and on.
My solution: Bought a BMW 330 to offset. She is one happy camper now.
Recent purchase of a 23 white on white performance premium. Original asking was 74k with dealer included “options” final out the door was 63k.
Goal is to run 275/40 Michelin PS rear and 245/40 front with advan rgd2 or rays 57cr. A full carbon lip, skirts, and rear lip by lems jp or aimgain kit.
Oh snap Aimgains is the kit I'm getting for my car. I wonder if they already have it for IS500.
Your solution is more peaceful than mine. I’d get a new wife…
Oh my God, amen from the Deacon’s Corner! 😂😂
Congrats folks on the recent purchases. If you truly understand the ethos of this car, you will L-O-V-E it! I’m at 17 months, just hit 18K miles , and I’m still smiling. 😎🤘🏽
lol I got mine an X3 to replace her 330i. She loves that thing. She liked the 330i as well, but she wanted something a little more comfortable/roomy without being a large car. So now we are "even" since we both got new cars this year.
Don't know how you felt about the 330i, but I find it to be a rock solid car. Feels more compact compared to the IS, corners/handles really well, with less body roll compared to the IS. Great suspension. Now on the other hand, when you fire up the 500, turn the **** to Sport+ and go on throttle, well,.... the dinosaur roars come to life. LOL. I was driving by a wolfpack of teenagers on their bikes last night and gave them a few full throttle/redline roars and they went nuts!!! They loved it!