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Another promise of a tune with nothing ending up on the market? Time will tell.

Ah sweet, I was just curious.

Very cool. Love the sound of it too!

Good to have you on here, welcome :)

I've had a stack of car including a modified R32 GTR and the IS F was a great compromise for me. I sold my R32 GTR and FG Falcon XR6 Turbo daily to buy the IS F. I also have an old Dodge so maintenance and the desire to modify the Falcon/Dodge/GTR as well was just getting ridiculous. It's a good combination of the fun and I can just stick it in auto and drive relaxed (aside from the somewhat giggly ride). The IS350 would be even better at the latter while still being a fun and quick car.

Great thread. The car looks awesome. I really like the stock wheels but the offset frustrates me. Lowering the car seems to have helped with how big they are, they look great on your car. Can I ask what the go is with a lot of people blackening the chrome around the windows is about? It still leaves a fair bit of chrome/polished finish on the car (grill, headlights on early cars - my biggest styling gripe, rims, badging, etc).

My list is very Mazda and V8 heavy (or Jap/Americam/Australian), I kind of want something exotic... I just don't want the repair bill. Some nice cars in there Gunnar. What are you after being on a Lexus forum?

I like how it sits a touch lower. Did you use coil overs?

Looks great sitting there Donald. Has it been lowered?

Looks great, looks the same as mine. Great to see someone with the same colour combination.

Great to hear. I know the feeling, like utter relief the thing you just spent so much money on won't drive you mad LOL. Enjoy!

Motortrend drive: http://wot.motortrend.com/2014-lexus-is-second-drive-with-video-345397.html#axzz2OZly19TL Sounds great.

Did you end up getting this?

Looks tidy. Great to see what a few simply but well thought out exterior mods can accomplish.

You can lease both new and used. Depends if you want new that bad that you're prepared to cop the depreciation. Some people just have to have new, while others would never buy new (me, especially in this country). I'm just happy people do buy new so I can buy a couple of years later! Love this preview, heaps of good info: http://lexusenthusiast.com/2013/03/25/2014-lexus-is-preview/

Love the rims Dimi what are they? Car looks great.

Very good info, thanks mate.

Thanks mate. Easy to fit and wire up? How did you go with the US spec lights dip-wise?

Looks fantastic STORMIS. Did you get them from the US? For me the biggest upgrade comes from the fact the lights have black housings and cancel out out the massive orange reflector, in addition the DRL strip tightening up the headlight (they almost look too big without it), it just updates the whole front of the car.

They look sweet in black. Look forward to pics.

Good luck with it. You will love it and some of the squeaks can be fixed (I managed to nut out mine). What colour did you get? Pics?

Mine don't squeak at all, I feel lucky but think I deserve a break given the interior rattles and squeaks I put up with until I fixed them LOL

I also think that given these (and other) cars are far too expensive in Australia, it makes our expectations higher than perhaps they should be... Good luck with it Samsung001, I hope you get some good news. I know how frustrating it can be. The CLA 45 AMG looks epic good.

It allows Lexus to build and sell the cars for less thanks to scale. It's what has always been done since the brand started with the LS400, with the German rivals even having air conditioning as an option. As usual, the Japanese really cleaned up the market. We just have a problem where the engines/transmissions are limited on choice; under-powered and/or heavy on fuel. Slipping another two or three engines and another transmission won't dilute the "packaged luxury" of Lexus. It will only benefit the consumer. I doubt we will see it this life cycle of the IS though. I think Lexus might well have BMW pipped with driving dynamics this time, if the GS vs 5 series is anything to go by.