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Is it crucial to ONLY use premium gas, or can you use basic on the car?
I had my 2008 is 250 16 years the only thing that went bad was the transmission that was in 2024 good running cars
Just got an IS350. I have never loved a car this much.
the noise is the lateral control arms👍
Bro the cup holders are the worst I’ve ever had. Including my motorcycle 😂😂😂I can’t believe you said that😂Lol
Thank you for this video i appreciated the knee airbag point! As a mom that is important for a first car. I am currently looking at a 2006 -2010 is 250 or 350
the is250 actually came with a factory manual option
yea that sounds absolutely beautiful could clean up the pops though and it would be mint
Dont forget about the sticky dash. That was always the deal breaker when I was looking to buy one.
nice vid. thanks for pushing the value up on my low mileage IS350
Since when an IS200 is 2.2L???
wish the trans was better u can feel the like little bit of lag is has
is250 running strong at 276k
i love the thing but i do have issues with mine that weren't mentioned that you have to look out for (is250)
-touch screen doesnt work (doesn't take input
-flappy paddle's dont work
-some persisting battery warning light (battery has been changed but im sure it may be an alternator issue , not sure whether its been changed or not tho but do be weirry)
as long as u take care of these cars they really wont let you down.
other than the issues mentioned above (and slow transmission when is sport) i have no other issues.
really great car for the cheap
CUPHOLDERS? there’s one cupholder in my is250
i wanna know the mpg of this car in highways and city drivings
Alright, so with the rear suspension, after upgrading to adjustable coil overs clicking stopped, andddd with the slow shifts, you can turn up the pressure on your shift solenoids making it act like a dtc/euro and I’m ngl that’s the best thing I’ve done to this car yet was turn those up! It’s so much quicker to shift, granted i might run into bigger issues down the road due to this it does do what you want
I bought a 07 is250 as my first car for $4,500 and due to the previous owners neglect, the car has been nothing but problems but Im not gonna give up on it.
Is 220d tuned with 270 bhp and 510 nm, is much better and more joy to drive then a 250 or 350, and do not ruin you with fuel addicted engine…… 6.5 L/100 km….. In Miles? 😄👍
Sadly can't buy that for cheap in russia, but there is a 1jz-ge chasers and mark 2s around here
Just bought a is 350 2006 with the paddle shifters can’t wait till they’re done with it so i can rip it
I want to buy either a 250 or a 350 but finding one in Portugal is nearly impossible
current 06 IS350 owner. Its funny you mention the lack of space in the vehicle, as i really didn't have much to fuss over when moving into a new house the other week. No rear suspension sounds. I have ac issues tho. you forgot to mention the infamous sticky/melting dash issue, otherwise you made me feel good about my recent purchase. If you or someone you know has one of these… Put them on to the "IS4 Gen front bumper swap on these" its like upgrading 5 generations on a 15 year old car.
The cupholders on my IS 350 are the most pathetic dogshit cupholders I've ever used. The one in the center council is shaped like a square, won't fit any mugs or most bottles (unless they're small OR SQUARE SHAPED!!) The center council cupholder is in the rear seat center council, because I decided I'd rather have the option to have the 3 things I put there fit, which isn't an option when half the center cousin is a glove box, and the armrest can't be used when the cupholder is in use with any kind of cup. The door bottle holders are only good certain small bottles the size of disposable ones, and the rear sear cupholder mechanism is so overengineered that they will not open OR close if the arm rest is at a 45° angle or greater. No the cup holders on the IS are not good. They also aren't safe by modern standards, when they retested it in 2012 it failed to get a 5 star rating. If a modern truck hits you dead on when you're not moving and they're going 40mph+ you're dead!! I've seen a video if exactly this also.
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I didn't know shit about cars when I bought my Lexus which is also my first car, I just bought cuz it looked cool. 😂
I want one so bad 🙌
As a 2011 250 owner I can say it’s an amazing first car, not the fastest car ever but even the 250 can still play with vq’s and 335i owners so it’s still a really solid car for a first car
Yea the Auto trans is pretty slow, I mean i guess mine has a pretty high mileage
I have 07 AWD is250, its not fast like a the 350 or ISF but i tell you what, its still fun. Sounds really great too
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I think despite it doesn’t have that much space considering I’d be switching from a Miata to this way more space
Replaced 5 axles on my 2007 is250