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Old 04-19-23, 04:49 PM
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TGPCanada...sorry i could only give you 1 like but your purchase and pics deserve 5 likes!!

Looks frikin amazing and so happy for you!! Welcome to the ownership world and those dark enkeis look amazing on that red backdrop!!
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Old 04-19-23, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Nvicta
I must say, internet photos do no justice for these cars colors. My coworker picked up a new is350 in iridium and I stare at it every day. I saw an infrared 350 across the intersection yesterday and dropped jaw. The current IS no matter what denomination, just looks stunning. I find myself gawking at everyone's!
Can't echo these comments any louder. The style of the IS is just so appealing that the car glows in any color combo you select, and Lexus paint just seems to be on another level of sophistication.
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Old 04-19-23, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
TGPCanada...sorry i could only give you 1 like but your purchase and pics deserve 5 likes!!

Looks frikin amazing and so happy for you!! Welcome to the ownership world and those dark enkeis look amazing on that red backdrop!!
Thanks! It only took a year! What a difference firing up this thing compared to my 21 350. The rumble is intoxicating. The hood bulge is menacing. LOL. I didn't have M. Levinson in my 350. What a difference this sound system makes. Like night and day.
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Old 04-20-23, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by TGPCanada
Thanks! It only took a year! What a difference firing up this thing compared to my 21 350. The rumble is intoxicating. The hood bulge is menacing. LOL. I didn't have M. Levinson in my 350. What a difference this sound system makes. Like night and day.
I’m sooo stoked for you!!

1. The 2021 refresh truly is the Final Boss level of the 3rd gen IS.

2. I agree, in any color, this car is just stunning. My favorite view is the rear, it’s so damn fat and hunkered down on the road it looks effing awesome.

3. My 350 didn’t have the ML either and the difference is almost criminal. ‘Lexus Premium Sound’ my eye… 😂

I can’t get enough of the new owner impressions. A year later and my entire face is still one big silly smile, happy motoring!!!
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Old 04-21-23, 08:22 AM
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I'm titling this "Zero Fs Given"
Happy Friday Ya'll!

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Old 04-21-23, 01:12 PM
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Second post today, but I am stoked to see my first 500 in the wild. This one crossed my sights and it was amazing.

Incognito (like all the colors) was spectacular and has so much more to it than what shows up on screen. I followed this dude for a while but couldn't grab his attention. Audi plate frame so maybe it's just something to get him by. Anywho, it was rad and I was loving it!
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Old 04-21-23, 02:34 PM
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That is cool and fits with the "spotted in the wild" thread

I just occasionally see a 350 and get excited. Tbh,i prefer not to see other 500, makes me exclusive lol
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Old 04-21-23, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Nvicta
I'm titling this "Zero Fs Given"
Happy Friday Ya'll!
Happy Friday! Have a great weekend everybody.

NOTE: Seeing an IS 500 out in the wild is so cool when it happens! Thought I saw my 2nd LE, but it was a 350 in Incognito. ::womp:: ::womp::
Old 04-21-23, 03:12 PM
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I have yet to see an IS 500 in the wild. I see few 2021+ IS period.
Old 04-21-23, 06:02 PM
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When IS350's owners see my car they freak out or pull out their phone.
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Old 04-21-23, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Moonman89
When IS350's owners see my car they freak out or pull out their phone.
That's because IS350s arent cool anymore. And IS Fs are only cool if youre the original owner. Otherwise I'm not impressed.
Old 04-21-23, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Bechtold
I have yet to see an IS 500 in the wild.
With fewer than 2,500 in all of North America, I'm not surprised.
Old 04-21-23, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Admonkey
With fewer than 2,500 in all of North America, I'm not surprised.
Yeah, I've seen literally one. Incidentally, it was also Infrared like mine, which is partly why I went for it. Obviously I've seen a few at car meets, but just the one outside of that.

While I am waiting on my car at the body shop, here is a photo I have not shared before. Just a random parking lot photo.



It's been gone only three days, but I am so ready for it to be back... It's looking like it'll be at least another week.
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Old 04-22-23, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by arentz07
It's been gone only three days, but I am so ready for it to be back... It's looking like it'll be at least another week.
I can only imagine. I was w/o mine for a week last year for the PPF treatment and a month ago for a 7 day trip to Hawaii. Both times I missed the car terribly!

It’ll be back from the ‘spa treatment’ soon. 👍🏽😎

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Old 04-22-23, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by macmaster
That's because IS350s arent cool anymore.
Being a 500 owner for a mere 4 days after spending 2 years in a 21 350, my opinion is the 500 is not simply a 350 with a bigger, badder engine. The 500 is more brutal, more visceral in many ways. As strange as this may sound, I can "feel" the RWD setup compared the AWD in my 350. The handling is sharper, the exhaust much nastier, etc. etc. For those who have a 350 and are on the fence about trading up and can swing it financially, gotta go for it. This just my first impressions and I'm still in the break-in period. Don't think I've gone higher than 4000 rpms yet.
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