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  1. Sep 25, 2020 at 7:10 AM
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    I am looking at trading my GFs Jeep in for a Lexus IS. I know this is a Toyota forum but I see a few of you have Lexus sedans.

    We are trying to keep it in the $20,000 range and less than 50 thousand miles.

    I would appreciate any real world reviews on which is a nice daily driver. Doesn’t have to be fast just comfortable and reliable. We would like to keep it over 100,000 miles so that’ll be a good amount of time since she only drives a few miles to work

    Thanks all
     
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    I really enjoy driving my first Gen IS350.

    I would research IS250 engine sludge if you were thinking about going that route.

    If you want AWD, I think 2010 was the first year. My buddy has a IS300 (1st Gen and second gen). I have driven them both. Nice rides.
     
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    We have a 2017 Rc350 F-sport. I believe its the same as the IS but with a larger back seat.
    Its a fun car. Not that fastest off the line, but 30-110 is crazy.
    Overall we really like the lexus.
     
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  5. Sep 25, 2020 at 7:24 AM
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    I have a 2014 IS350 F, AWD. Fast, sporty, sexy, reliable. I average around 20mpg city and up to 23 mixed.
    The F-sport retains a higher resale value, upgraded suspension, etc.

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    That’s a sweet ride!
     
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    Thanks. I just added the front, and rear camera, remote start, 10” sub, speakers, and an amp. It bangs now :rockband:
     
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    Thanks guys. We were looking at 300s and found a few that meet our needs. Seems like you can get 2015-2017s for a good price that were lease turn ins
     
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    You can "tune" the 300 to get the extra 50+HP missing that the 350 offers. Same motor...just tuning.
     
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  10. Sep 25, 2020 at 7:42 AM
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    Exactly the year my friend has. He's at 80K miles now with no issues.

    My 2007 IS350 is at 125K miles and has been a solid commuter car.
     
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    Nice. More ammo to try and talk her into one. Her Grand Cherokee in the last month has had more miles on the roll back than driven
     
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    With the AWD in these cars, they will laugh at a GC in the snow...or pretty much anyplace else except a dedicated 4x4 trail. The service you get from Lexus is top notch. I take my car in still. My last transmission service was 88.00.
     
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    For sure. Those coupes are sick.
    That was the other thing she was concerned about was servicing prices. I told her it how much your paying for the GC we could pay more for a Lexus if it is more.

    The ground clearance is comical in the GC so why not get a Lexus. We have the 1995 for a beach truck and the Tacoma for camping. So hers can stay on the pavement.
     
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    Thanks for all the info. We will keep researching. I think it’ll be a viable option if we can unload her car
     
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    Oh hell yeah. 467HP, rear wheel drive...fun cars. A corvette would smack it around a track pretty easy though.

    So some items are spendy, but you need to know where to shop. For example:

    - Spark plugs. I was quoted 170.00 for 6. I found a volume dealership in AZ that sold OEM's to my door for 88.00. A member on Tundras.com hooked me up with the place.

    - HID light bulbs on these cars are 177-240.00 each. I found them in the oddest place for 50-55.00 through Home Depot online. They need D-4 HID's.

    - Struts are reasonable, and did them myself. 300.00 for KYB

    -Brake rotors need a swap at 60-70K miles. I have had good luck with EBC and Centric Premium. The brakes on these cars are amazing.

    - On my model, having offset wheels so no rotations...tires go pretty quick. The GY's I have on the car now have been the best overall. The Michelin Pilot tires grabbed better, but don't last longer than a case of beer on friday night at the frat house.
     
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    Awesome! :headbang:
     
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    Each headlight (housing / bulbs) are around $800-900 each.
    Like Chris said, no issues in snow. I just got new tires because one popped (what sucks about having AWD) on a pothole- so I upgraded. It’s a beast.
     
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    Well I have created a monster lol. I was showing her the IS and a GX460 popped up and now we’re looking at used ones.
    They look real nice. I guess we will have to go test drive one
     
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