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I'll always be happy with my IS500 but ISF will always have a special place in my heart lol. I actually found the hate funny. Always gotta say its not a F as if the owners dont already know that lol. Hell I even had a guy call my IS500 a camry with a V8 swap and I found it really funny.
Unfortunately that is society today, especially online. Everyone is full of hate, insults, and extreme criticism. It's rare when somebody can be happy for somebody else! Hopefully they figure out how to be happy one day. Speaking of happy, I'd totally rock a V8 Camry lol! I guess I already am?
I have absolutely no desire to turn my car into an F car, we’re the first of many FSPs and that’s super cool.
Everytime last week’s IG post of the IS F vs. the 500 comes across my feed, I laugh. The comments disparaging the 500 are so completely comical.
1. Pull most of those dudes aside and they’d GLADLY dump their IS F for the 500.
2. No one outside of the community has said the IS F is sexy…ever. (Caveat: Unless it’s in USB 1.0!) 😈😜
The 500 has a better look, ride, and (regardless of what YT says) is modern.
As a street car, for 98% of us, the FSP package is pitch perfect. In my opinion…
Refreshing to hear someone else say this. Before I bought the IS 500, I either read so many comments from IS F/RC F owners crapping on the IS 500, or saw so many people trying to build their IS 500 into the 3.5 IS F that never existed. I was trying to figure out if I wanted an LC 500, IS 500, RC F or GS F and I drove the car early on so I knew how it was to live with and... the "not an F" vibe is exactly what I loved. The IS 500 is an amazing blend of performance and every day livability and comfort: V8 + amazing ride quality, quiet interior, comfortable cabin space, great handling at 8/10ths, and A+++ reliability is exactly what works for me. I don't need 10/10ths performance, and if we're honest, Lexus isn't even who you'd go to if you wanted to buy something like that (See: BMW M Competition, etc).
clpClegg a great brand of ceramic coat is Car Pro. Start out with a spray bottle of Reload. Its the up keep spray that keeps the finish/color popping. If you like it get it ceramic coated same mfg then the up keep willl be the reload. Great product with durability shine, does well over the ppf as well.
It’s soooo good! It’s everything I loved about both of my IS350s, just turned up a few notches.
I think it's safe to say that most of us are happy with the IS500 for what it is. BUT if they were to offer a full blown IS-F in this generation, I think a lot of us would jump at the chance to buy it, me included
clpClegg a great brand of ceramic coat is Car Pro. Start out with a spray bottle of Reload. Its the up keep spray that keeps the finish/color popping. If you like it get it ceramic coated same mfg then the up keep willl be the reload. Great product with durability shine, does well over the ppf as well.
my guy does shine supply beadlock, marine on mjne. . Got an assortment of shine supply products
clpClegg a great brand of ceramic coat is Car Pro. Start out with a spray bottle of Reload. Its the up keep spray that keeps the finish/color popping. If you like it get it ceramic coated same mfg then the up keep willl be the reload. Great product with durability shine, does well over the ppf as well.
I did my ES with Car Pro ceramic. It was the hardest to apply, but did have some good durability. I just tried to new Cerakote professional ceramic and it went on pretty easily. So far it has EXCELLENT hydrophobic properties.
Originally Posted by Phresh2010
I think it's safe to say that most of us are happy with the IS500 for what it is. BUT if they were to offer a full blown IS-F in this generation, I think a lot of us would jump at the chance to buy it, me included
I would sure be tempted, but I like my low maintenance costs too. I would hate to do $1000 rotors/pads or something crazy like that every couple years.
11-17-23, 07:23 AM
