fastball Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Hi everyone. This is my second post (posted something similar in the thread for the new IS 250), and I must be honest I've never owned a Lexus. But the reason I've joined this forum is because the looks of the new IS 250 have really blown me away. So much so that I would like to learn about the Lexus marque as much as possible. I'm a Honda enthusiast right now, driving a 2000 Prelude I've owned since new, but I know Toyota/Lexus makes fantastic vehicles as well. Just nothing that interrested me untill now. I am in the market for a 4 door touring sedan that must be rear wheel drive, offer a true manual transmission, and not have gimicky styling or be unreliable (since I drive about 25k miles/yr). Everything I've heard and read about Lexus is nothing but fantastic, it's just that you either could not get a manual transmission on their cars, or the one you could (current IS 300) has ugly altezza tail lamps and a cheap interior. So kudos to Lexus for this new design, and I'll be checking in on this forum for everyone's opinions about owning a Lexus long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_McNally Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Everything I've heard and read about Lexus is nothing but fantastic, it's just that you either could not get a manual transmission on their cars, or the one you could (current IS 300) has ugly altezza tail lamps and a cheap interior. So kudos to Lexus for this new design, and I'll be checking in on this forum for everyone's opinions about owning a Lexus long term. ← welcome to LOC fastball! hear you on the cheap interior - the old IS interior was very "plasticy" and really let the car down. I actually like the rear lights though - although the altezza / IS is THE ONLY car they should be seen on :) The new IS addresses both of these issues. The tails lights have changed. And I think the interior looks great! At least a 300% improvement on the old one. I really want to see it in the steel :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denslexusgx470 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Everything I've heard and read about Lexus is nothing but fantastic, it's just that you either could not get a manual transmission on their cars, or the one you could (current IS 300) has ugly altezza tail lamps and a cheap interior. So kudos to Lexus for this new design, and I'll be checking in on this forum for everyone's opinions about owning a Lexus long term. ← welcome to LOC fastball! hear you on the cheap interior - the old IS interior was very "plasticy" and really let the car down. I actually like the rear lights though - although the altezza / IS is THE ONLY car they should be seen on :) The new IS addresses both of these issues. The tails lights have changed. And I think the interior looks great! At least a 300% improvement on the old one. I really want to see it in the steel :D ← speaking of the new IS, when i first saw pix of it, I thought it was the new GS!!! :whistles: The new IS looks WAY better than the 1st gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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