marth06
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I put the Borla axle back exhaust on mine and it sounds fantastic. Doesn't drone and has a great sound without being too loud. Much much better than stock
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I like the layout..big tacho front and centre
It good to have a digital speedo readout
And they changed the steering wheel button radar distance control with the sport button.....thats better...pain in the arse trying to find the sport button while your driving
still got the $2 clock from red dot though
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Hi all.
I am considering a new Lexus ISF for my wife who has a leadfoot. What sort of dollars OTR and any regrets from members. Other cars being considered S/H M3 and S/H GTR. her typical trip is 40KM from outer east Melb. She currently runs a VW R32
You'll get a S/H 08 under $100k. S/H M3 still too high when compared to ISF. I considered that and a S/H C63 & C55 but the C63 was way too high $$$ and the C55 way too old. Also buying a S/H ISF you still get whats remaining on the 4 year factory warranty, because for the same money you start getting into older M3 and mercs which have run out of warranty (and they're slower too)
No regrets on my purchase of an ISF. Still love driving it. As per previous post, the only thing is its a 4 seater and only for smaller adults in back seat. Also suspension is very stiff (which i actually like....I normally go and pay to stiffen up the suspension on cars) but some people dont like it for everyday driving. But the handling and Performance is great. They could have made it a bit more torquer down low because you think its revving well but when it hits 4,500 rpm it really does go, the tacho just swings to 7,000rpm in no time at all, so its a pity it didn't do it from 2,000rpm. I think they detuned it in this rev range for fuel economy. Its a bit quicker than my FPV FG F6 I had, but it is smaller and lighter, but does use more fuel. Love the paddle shift and the blips on the downshifts. 90% of the time I drive it manually with "sport" mode on. 8 speed gearbox is good, but perhaps 1 or 2 to many gears. Although in auto mode , you dont really notice the changes, but it can take a few moments for it to get into a low gear when you boot it and its sitting in 8th gear cruising at around 1,200 RPM at 60km/h. Dash and usual techno stuff is excellent. Could of had a few more options on the digital dash display eg digital speedo readout but im only being pedantic. Touch screen is fantastic and i dont think its any worse than the joystick type setups (ala BMW). Exhaust note sounds great but they could have given it a bit more deeper noise down low (sounds great at 4,500rpm plus though....the whole note just changes to a deep loud note). The other thing is you dont see many on the road unlike M3's and C63's so exclusiveness is good (in WA anyway)
Also the $2 lcd clock....what were they thinking.
Other than that, lovin it.
ill post pics up soon when i get time.
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Just joined the forum....I just bought one two weeks back, 09 model
Possible Rust Accumulating On Isf Stock Rims
in Lexus IS-F Club
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Yep definitely.....my rims show corrosion/pitting from brake dust...I haven't tackled Lexus yet but will do on my next service