I am currently shopping for a replacement for my 2005 G35 Sport, 6MT and went to look at the IS250 yesterday. Unfortunately they only have automative IS250 AWD models for testing and I would like the RWD 6MT. I couldn't wait long enough for a saleman to get a test drive so will have to go back this week.
As a former G driver, can you tell me what to expect between the two cars (except for the power difference) etc. I would really like to get the manual tranny but seems hard to find and I have never been a fan of drive-by-wire, what are your thoughts about the paddle shifters etc. I also inquired about the X Package and they said that those are quite rare to get as well.