gottsMeAnIS300 Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Hi ya'll. I'm a proud new owner of an 2001 IS300. Got it CPO through Lexus dealer in VA. As an afterthought, I wanted to get the forums opinion on if I got a good deal of not. Its Black, has 33K miles on it. Has all options except Navi and full leather (Has escllain leather combo). Has 16" tires too. I negotiated a selling price of $24750. It sure seemed alot for a used car, but I know this one's an exception ;) Carfax report says it was a leased fleet vehicle. Nice thing is everything (belts etc) was replaced per the 30K mile servicing, including all new tires and brakes. and got a wax and buff before i drove it home. So did I get hosed? Looking at Edmunds at first - it looked like I paid a little much... But then I saw the invoice for a CPO was like $27K Not that it matters now... Looking forward to posting lots of questions and opions on how to get the most outta my new ride!!! BTW - Is anyone posting any pictures of their IS's w/wo mods? Love to see em'. Thanks ya'll -g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoy Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 I have a 2001 IS, I got it at Lexus of Richmond in VA. I bought it new, its nice. You will enjoy it thouroughly. Mine is the Spectra Blue with black leather escain. I have the stock 17s, with new Sumitomo HTR Ultra High performance. I paid a little much for mine too, got a little hosed, but the car is hella cool, and very fast. As far as you getting hosed, maybe a little. But, you always feel like you are hosed after you leave a dealership. Recently put a rod millen exhaust on, did not want the buzzer type exhausts you hear on these civics. I also have a AEM short ram intake. It sounds cool as hell, like a race car with just those two mods. Stop by IS300.net, or Lextasy.com. They have a lot of parts, and the prices are not bad. My future plans for mine is to redo my Speaker box, it takes up too much room in my trunk. I have 2 12 inch JL audio subs in a box. Along with a punch 360 amp. Nice deal, only 200 bucks. Just not enough room in trunk. Windows tinted, thats it right now. I want to get the TRD style rear spoiler, because at 100 mph, the back end feels a little light. I also have the JDM shortened chrome antenna on the roof, and diamond clear front side marker lights. not installed yet though. :o Like I said before you will definetly enjoy, but you might want to upgrade the wheels to the 17 inchers for the better cornering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSTLER Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 i would say its an ok deal. since this is the value the car has in market with around 30k miles on it. i myself, however was lucky to find one for 21 with all the options, clean title, one owner and only 18k miles on it. welcome aboard and enjoy ur new ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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