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coming from a former MT IS250 owner and then going to a auto IS250 a manual tranny car should be fun to drive but the IS250 manual is a fail..im sorry to say due to the dual mass flywheel and overrevs when you try to change gears to quick if the manual box was borrowed from some sort of toyota sports model ie' supra 6 speed it would have been a better drive
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Hi there, I was one of the first owners of the IS350 F-Sport in Australia and can share with you some of my ownership experience which hopefully answers some of your questions. The ride on the F Sport is quite harsh for a luxury car but it is an excellent compromise for a luxury sport car. In the past I have owned the MX-5 (NC model) and recently test drove the Maserati Cambiocorssa (sorry for the misspelling), I can advise that the F Sport is an excellent driver vehicle in terms of ride compliance and acceleration. Unfortunately, the F Sport inherited the 2006 IS250 interior which means that most of the functionalities you find in the modern BMW E90 will not be there. (Note, another of my family member owns a BMW E90 320d which I have checked out the sound and satellite navigation system). My IS350 F Sport will NOT play Iphone 3GS and Iphone 4. There are heavy statics in the speakers. This is again confirmed by the owner's manual. As such, all the functions which you'd like to achieve described above will not be possible. Also, there is NO bluetooth streaming. However, the Ipod Touch will integrate and connect directly via USB. The Mark Levinson sound system is EXCELLENT. It is highly recommended that you play from an original DVD disc and select the DTS sound option. You will be amazed by the output! In terms of the phone function, you cannot enter numbers while driving but can use the speed dial if you have programmed the numbers. Similarly, with the sat nav, you cannot enter new destinations while driving but can select the pre-programmed addresses. Hope the above is useful, pleae do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further queries. I have a few pictures of my car in the photo/gallery section of this website. All the best with your purchasing decision! Regards, D ill add to this my 350 (presteige) plays directly off my Iphone 4 (non 4Gs) and i can use it via the steering wheel controls too static in the speakers you should go consult your dealer for this sounds like you having alot of issues with the 350 my 350 has got 17K kms on it now and it's running like a dream not a single fault yet to be found you will have some cars that have issues but lexus is quick for fixing these up out of all the lexus we had in the family iv only been to the dealer 3 times to get it fixed (twice for the RX350 and once for my ISF) As for the OP's question suspension if you are used to a M pack E90 then the Sports luxury will feel too soft for you the suspension set up on the M pack is way to hard for the roads (i find it harder than my ISF which is stiffer than the F sport again) if you really want to vented seats and the cruise control my suggestion is get the sports lux and change the suspension (ie coilovers or F sport springs and shock set) though in doing so you miss out on the bucket seats and the wheels and suspension, body parts (boot spoiler and the front lip) all these parts can be added or changed after the car is purchased (DIY or professional) as for the i phone issues the Gen 3' IS serise came out with the USB inputs some owners are claiming that they can not use Iphone 4 to play back music but i have not had a issue yet Blue tooth Audio (blue tooth streaming) i think thats what your talking about.. is not available in the AUDM IS serise US spec IS's have these standard with the marklevinson system Nav's locked out while the cars in motion for safety reasons though you can get a NAV Bypass kit for this rather than cutting wires BMW has done well for their cars but only for their high end cars Value for money E90 320i (m pack or not) is not even comparible to the base IS250 in both power, ride, quality, smoothness E90 335 " is closely matched both in power and handling wise but the bmw falls short on value and reliability. hope my input helps
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if you find the 2012 harsh then try the 2008-2009 gen 1's
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Welcome to the forums mate!
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ilv1004s replied to Digger11's topic in Lexus RX400h / RX450h / RX500h Club
i think u need to turn in off manually everytime tbh i dont really care about it when i park with my windows down the alarm does go off but in normal cases no