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Anyone have or seen a red one?

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Old 07-14-08, 07:34 PM
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Anyone have, or seen a red IS-F?

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Old 07-14-08, 08:02 PM
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Here's one that's for sale in the Houston area.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/img_po...r_id=245074357
Old 07-15-08, 12:07 AM
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I saw one on showroom floor at Beverly Hills Lexus as I was driving by the other day, but today it was replaced with a black one. I don't know if the red was sold....Give them a call.
Old 07-15-08, 02:24 AM
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Before the IS-F was released and I'd only seen photos of the Matador Red, I didn't like the color - but after seeing one in person, I changed my mind. It's a really stunning color, especially in the sunlight, and manages to work well with the look and shape of the IS-F.
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There's one in the back at Keyes Lexus. I was about to get it, but the dealer told me its been back there for 4 months lol.
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I drove a red IS-F this Saturday at the Lexus event. It's a stunning color in person but I want something a little more stealth.

By the way if you haven't driven this thing on track, it's a BEAST.
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Originally Posted by lfeharri
There's one in the back at Keyes Lexus. I was about to get it, but the dealer told me its been back there for 4 months lol.
So why didnt you get it? What was the reason for it being back stocked?
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I actually was about to get it. I didn't get it because the dealer said no one wanted it. His reason was because red is not a typical color that people would want (which is why they stock a bunch of blacks and whites). For that reason alone, he said it's hard to resell compared to other colors. I think that's why it was all the way in the back of the showroom and has been in stock for quite a period of time.
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Red was my second choice behind the SGM. I think it looks really nice especially with the two-tone interior.
Old 07-15-08, 11:16 AM
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Matador Red IS-F? Yes...plenty. check my gallery:

http://www.flipside909.com/gallery/093007ISF
http://www.flipside909.com/gallery/081507ls
Old 07-15-08, 11:32 AM
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I drove one a few months back at a dealer in Seattle, thought the color looked great on the IS-F.
Old 07-15-08, 02:29 PM
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The Red is fantastic. I saw on at a dealer in March that had tinted windows on it and really set off the color along with the gunmetal wheels.
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Thanks, that's more my style. The local dealers I visited had the black, white, grey and silver. Claimed there were no reds at all and I'd need to wait for a blue on special order.

I don't know why they didn't offer to do a dealer search for me, in spite of showing up in my clean Corvette and my wife owning a RX400.

I'd prefer something other than black in the interior, but I think it might work in red. Would like to see it in person to see whether it suits me.
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I saw one at countyline lexus....
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They had (at least) two at the Lexus Performance Driving School in Atlanta last weekend. Unfortunately I didn't get any really good closeup pics of them.




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