"New" member here. Looking for IS F :)
10-02-12, 07:39 AM
#16
Have you considered ordering something new from a dealership? I would actually recommend against it just because you will pay a premium that you might be able to save if you pick something up slightly used, but since you have a very specific and rare color combo request, it might be your best chance. According to some reliable sources, there were less than 1500 IS-Fs total sent over to the US every year since 2009. Figure out of that number, only a handful are USB with white. If you're looking at 2011 and 2012, I'm sure very few people with that color are looking to sell at this point... so again, you might have to order something or be prepared to wait a year or more, or you may have to come up with a 2nd or 3rd choice if you can't wait and don't want to order.
Honestly, I would have rather had Obsidian with Alpine interior, but I couldn't find one with all the other criteria that I had and in my price range ($50K was my upper limit). I went with my 2nd choice which was Obsidian on black because I found an 09 w/ only 13K miles and one owner which I just couldn't pass on (even though it was "only" 500mi away). This car is rare enough that you might have to be a little flexible.
Honestly, I would have rather had Obsidian with Alpine interior, but I couldn't find one with all the other criteria that I had and in my price range ($50K was my upper limit). I went with my 2nd choice which was Obsidian on black because I found an 09 w/ only 13K miles and one owner which I just couldn't pass on (even though it was "only" 500mi away). This car is rare enough that you might have to be a little flexible.
10-03-12, 09:24 PM
#20
Have you considered ordering something new from a dealership? I would actually recommend against it just because you will pay a premium that you might be able to save if you pick something up slightly used, but since you have a very specific and rare color combo request, it might be your best chance.
You and he are both indeed right, that's the golden one right there that I'm looking for. Before he traded it in he gave me an option to buy it from him at a pretty decent price, but we decided not to move forward for a few reasons, mainly because we're so close to 2013's coming out that I figured I'd wait a few more months to find that exact car but in 2012, with the new wheels that I like. Thanks for posting it. Please do post if you come across that color combo at all for 2012!
10-03-12, 09:34 PM
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lol, no problem man. i just purchased my blue isf last week. i had a blue 350z with white seats, never again. i wear true denim jeans and white seats was a huge mistake if you know what i mean. i sit on a towel or tshirt, no matter what color the interior is now. if you have OCD like me, just get the black interior lol
10-03-12, 09:48 PM
#22
lol, no problem man. i just purchased my blue isf last week. i had a blue 350z with white seats, never again. i wear true denim jeans and white seats was a huge mistake if you know what i mean. i sit on a towel or tshirt, no matter what color the interior is now. if you have OCD like me, just get the black interior lol
I've been dead set on a blue/white IS F since I ever laid eyes on one 4+ years ago.
I've obviously heard the white seats are a bit tricky to maintain, but now you really got me thinking.
There are 3 (maybe 4?) blue IS F's in Florida right now. 2 are new 2012, the other 2 are 2011 certified pre owned I think (I'll have to check the exact details later, as I'm about to board a flight).
Either way, my point is my quest would be MUCH easier if I decided to get black interior.
I could negotiate a lot more heavily on a new one, since there are options and I know that these 2 dealerships have been sitting on their Blue IS F for months now. Or I'll have a higher chance of finding a pre-owned with black interior if I decide to go that route instead.
UGH, I'M SO TORN! WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME?!
10-04-12, 10:34 AM
#23
my F has the white interior and i haven't yet had any problems w/ jeans ruining the seats. when i purchased the car used, i cleaned and applied a protective coating (the product was recommended by some members here) and it's been a-ok. i wouldn't worry too much.
10-05-12, 07:55 AM
#24
Not that any colored IS F wouldn't be awesome, but if I'm going to take this big step, I'd prefer it to be the exact one I've always had my eye on
What product did you use on the white leather? And that was the one time, or you use that product, or anything else, on a regular basis?
10-07-12, 08:25 AM
#26
Leon!! It's nice to finally see you making the move to the ISF!!! Blue on White is the perfect combo... best of luck finding one soon. Let me know how things fair out with you... meanwhile, I hope those GTM wheels are still treating you well 
Hans
Edit: oh, and don't worry about white seats... I have them and they still look fine without any special handling. Nothing I got on them so far couldn't be cleaned out either by a wet towel or a steam machine.
Blue on White is the perfect combo... best of luck finding one soon. Let me know how things fair out with you... meanwhile, I hope those GTM wheels are still treating you well Hans
Edit: oh, and don't worry about white seats... I have them and they still look fine without any special handling. Nothing I got on them so far couldn't be cleaned out either by a wet towel or a steam machine.
Last edited by DS2k; 10-07-12 at 08:30 AM.
10-25-12, 09:11 AM
#27
Leon!! It's nice to finally see you making the move to the ISF!!! Blue on White is the perfect combo... best of luck finding one soon. Let me know how things fair out with you... meanwhile, I hope those GTM wheels are still treating you well
Hans
Edit: oh, and don't worry about white seats... I have them and they still look fine without any special handling. Nothing I got on them so far couldn't be cleaned out either by a wet towel or a steam machine.
Blue on White is the perfect combo... best of luck finding one soon. Let me know how things fair out with you... meanwhile, I hope those GTM wheels are still treating you well Hans
Edit: oh, and don't worry about white seats... I have them and they still look fine without any special handling. Nothing I got on them so far couldn't be cleaned out either by a wet towel or a steam machine.
Well, I'm still looking for that elusive blue/white. Thanks, I hope to find one soon!
GTM's are as wonderful as the day I received them. Wouldn't change those out for any other wheel on my IS300!
Are you feeling an upgrade in your horizon? Interad is what I'll be looking for after I can find an F
10-25-12, 09:41 AM
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Ive always want white or a red interior. White on white or white on red. I just dont want to pay a premium from the dealer to get wvhat I want. So I just got a used white on black.
10-26-12, 09:53 AM
#30
Well I've been endlessly unsuccessful in finding the color combo I've always wanted, but I may have found a good deal on a new 2012 IS F, different color than what I wanted but still very nice. With 2013's about to come out, I'm trying to be very aggressive. What do you guys think?
2012, brand new, 20 miles on the ODO. I would have to fly out to see it since it's located pretty far way.
MSRP around $67k like every other IS F.
I have them down to $59k so far. Jump on it? Offer a few thousand less?
Or wait for 2012 pre-owned in the Blue/White I want, and likely pay in the low 50's?
2012, brand new, 20 miles on the ODO. I would have to fly out to see it since it's located pretty far way.
MSRP around $67k like every other IS F.
I have them down to $59k so far. Jump on it? Offer a few thousand less?
Or wait for 2012 pre-owned in the Blue/White I want, and likely pay in the low 50's?