Well, the TSX needed new wheels....ISF is back (Page 64)
09-21-2010, 08:41 AM
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Over 15k probably closer to 17k at this point
I've been looking for that exact car with around the same mileage for around that exact price and I cannot find onee!! Damn you for finding one before me, and damn me for not living near where you found it.Actually I will not have the ability to finally install a manual trans in the TSX which I have been wanting to do for a while but haven't wanted to take the car out of commision for a month in order to do the work myself.
As of right now my plans don't really include much of anything as no one makes an air cup kit for it like they do the NSX and a couple other cars. I enjoy not having to worry about ride height really so if I were to lower I would want the ability of the air cups to raise it back up 2.5inches when need but not effect handling when down at all. So only thing planned for now is some yellow fog light bulbs which should come with stock from Lexus and a NAV bypass module so I can use the nav without the car in park.
Where do I have two threads? Unless someone created a thread for me.
Welcome to the family....you'll love your IS F...i know i love mine =)
My IS F today is 2 years and 2 days old and just rolled over 50,000 miles....brought her home with 6 miles on the clock.
Soooo many awesome things about the car....8 speed tranny will give you 28mpg highway, sport mode + paddle shifters make the car a blast to drive, put it in auto without sport mode and it's quiet like a Lexus should be, hit the WOT button with your right foot and nothing is cooler than seeing the car go from 8th gear to 3rd gear and feel the torque!
Congrats again.
BTW...hopefully you do your own maintenance because a front brake job will set you back $900 in just parts, or about $1300 at a dealership (pads and rotors, depending on how you drive, around 25k miles you'll have to do it, i remember on my 3G Acura TL, it was like $300 for pads and rotors).
Having a performance car is cool, but the maintenance is expensive! Hopefully you make a lot of money for being 24 years old, or you still got some extra money from graduation left over!
My IS F today is 2 years and 2 days old and just rolled over 50,000 miles....brought her home with 6 miles on the clock.
Soooo many awesome things about the car....8 speed tranny will give you 28mpg highway, sport mode + paddle shifters make the car a blast to drive, put it in auto without sport mode and it's quiet like a Lexus should be, hit the WOT button with your right foot and nothing is cooler than seeing the car go from 8th gear to 3rd gear and feel the torque!
Congrats again.BTW...hopefully you do your own maintenance because a front brake job will set you back $900 in just parts, or about $1300 at a dealership (pads and rotors, depending on how you drive, around 25k miles you'll have to do it, i remember on my 3G Acura TL, it was like $300 for pads and rotors).
Having a performance car is cool, but the maintenance is expensive! Hopefully you make a lot of money for being 24 years old, or you still got some extra money from graduation left over!
Yeah definitely looking into doing the maintance on the car myself or having a trusted local shop, not the dealer do it. I have also been looking into some non OEM rotors that are much cheaper and people seem to be getting as good or better results than the OEM ones.
Great choice. The IS-F, in that color is very nice.
I don't understand the idea of the IS-F as a daily driver replacement for the TSX. Those two just don't compute. However, I would get that the TSX will work better as a project car/show car, as it has been, since you've sunken so much money into it. Though if I were to see both on the road, the IS-F will win my attention.
BTW, I've always felt that the Ultrasonic Blue was a subtle callback to the Electron Blue of the SI, though with more cache...but whatever..
I don't understand the idea of the IS-F as a daily driver replacement for the TSX. Those two just don't compute. However, I would get that the TSX will work better as a project car/show car, as it has been, since you've sunken so much money into it. Though if I were to see both on the road, the IS-F will win my attention.
BTW, I've always felt that the Ultrasonic Blue was a subtle callback to the Electron Blue of the SI, though with more cache...but whatever..
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I understand your reasoning. I would think having a IS-F as a daily driver is a great choice. It's a fun to drive sedan. Perfect.
How often do you drive the TSX or is it a garage queen?
How often do you drive the TSX or is it a garage queen?
09-21-2010, 10:01 AM
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Basically over this summer I have been driving the tsx to work about 2 days a week and then normally take it to a local car meet each week as well and when I am running really quick stops. I normally don't drive it when it rains though. Also it has seen a little less driving the last 3 weeks cause the road construction has picked up locally and they are cutting up certain road sections and the TSX doesn't handle those with how low it is. I try will probably put just under 5000 miles on it this year because that will allow me to be emissions exempt and switch to a straight pipe exhaust with only a muffler.
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5,000 miles a year is a lot for a project/show car. I was thinking this was something you only drove to shows every few weeks.
And why would you want to switch to a striaght pipe exhaust?
It's a TSX man, not a Civic.
Love the IS-F though.
And why would you want to switch to a striaght pipe exhaust?
It's a TSX man, not a Civic.
Love the IS-F though.
09-21-2010, 10:44 AM
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Nice car, those things are beautiful. I might have seen you on I77 last week. There aren't too many blue IS-F's in the Queen City from what I've noticed.
09-21-2010, 11:07 AM
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09-21-2010, 11:08 AM
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Nice pick up on the IS for a DD, also, this is the first time I've seen your TSX, and I give you props on the work, keep it up 
09-21-2010, 07:28 PM
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Actually the auto tranny in the TSX has been amazing for people. I have heard about zero issues with it. I even know several guys with superchargers running more than the base 5psi more like 7-9psi. With one guy running 277whp on the stock auto trans and he has 10k miles on it that way so far being daily driven.
Actually I will not have the ability to finally install a manual trans in the TSX which I have been wanting to do for a while but haven't wanted to take the car out of commision for a month in order to do the work myself.
Actually I will not have the ability to finally install a manual trans in the TSX which I have been wanting to do for a while but haven't wanted to take the car out of commision for a month in order to do the work myself.
Or sell the auto and get a manual?
Tranny swaps aren't uncommon but I much rather get one that began life as a manual, not one transplanted later.
09-21-2010, 09:11 PM
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Congrats on the F, looks good.
09-21-2010, 10:25 PM
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And sell the auto and get a manual? Uh if you look at the build thread it would be obvious that to get the car back to stock would take either of month of work doing so after work or about 2 weeks of time taking off from my job easily. I have done so much to this car that returning to stock to sell and buy a manual would be way more work than just doing a manual swap.
09-21-2010, 10:40 PM
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Ops, my bad man, I thought you had 2 threads on the go. I confused the toys thread (or maybe the post whore thread?) where you had pics up as another thread for the new ride.
When do I get my ride? lol
When do I get my ride? lol
So at what age did you buy a house?
09-22-2010, 06:25 AM
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I would only switch to a straight pipe if I up the boost to 10psi and need the increased exhaust flow.
09-22-2010, 06:27 AM
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I don't have a house yet. No point in having a house yet as I just finished school.
09-22-2010, 06:28 AM
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You can have a ride next time you come down to visit but I am no longer in NY anymore.
09-22-2010, 10:10 AM
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LOL... I was just going to post: Next purchase... a house!
Actually it's always a good time to purchase an appreciating asset over a depreciating asset... especially when you're dumping a lot of money into the cars. And in this market... you should be jumping on some of the steals out there. Get a nice place on Lake Norman or Wylie off of foreclosure and just let the equity build up. Much better investment then just about any car. And age (or just graduating from college) shouldn't have anything to do with it. At 24/25 we were in contract and building our first place while also paying for our own wedding (and we owned 2 cars). Granted I was getting married, but before you call dual income, my wife was still in school (got married a few months after she graduated) so most of the money for the wedding and house came from me as she was only working part-time while in school full-time.
Either way, nice ride. I've always like the IS-F's. Not sure I'd pick up that monster V8 as a daily driver... but still, a great pick up. You need to bring that puppy to one of C&C's. Not October though... we won't be there next week
Enjoy
Either way, nice ride. I've always like the IS-F's. Not sure I'd pick up that monster V8 as a daily driver... but still, a great pick up. You need to bring that puppy to one of C&C's. Not October though... we won't be there next week
Enjoy
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It's a public forum and it would be an EXTREMELY boring one if we all agreed with each other.
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Cool another IS-F owner on here. So have you had to do anything to yours besides regular maintance so far? Thats awesome you are getting 28mpg. Best I have managed to get so far is 25.7mpgh on a trip. Yeah when you hit that button the pull is amazing and I love how quick the shifts are with the paddles.
Yeah definitely looking into doing the maintance on the car myself or having a trusted local shop, not the dealer do it. I have also been looking into some non OEM rotors that are much cheaper and people seem to be getting as good or better results than the OEM ones.
Cool another IS-F owner on here. So have you had to do anything to yours besides regular maintance so far? Thats awesome you are getting 28mpg. Best I have managed to get so far is 25.7mpgh on a trip. Yeah when you hit that button the pull is amazing and I love how quick the shifts are with the paddles.
Yeah definitely looking into doing the maintance on the car myself or having a trusted local shop, not the dealer do it. I have also been looking into some non OEM rotors that are much cheaper and people seem to be getting as good or better results than the OEM ones.
All i've done is i've removed the mufflers from the car. I cut it off right after the large resonator in the back. So the "fake" exhaust tips are functional! And with them, it looks like i have mufflers...when i don't.... I'm actually thinking about going to a shop and having them remove the large secondary resonator...see how loud this puppy gets!
Without the mufflers it actually has a REALLY nice rumble to it...the car turns heads all the time when i'm in parking lots in manual mode to keep it in 1st gear. It's very unexpected...so not like a Lexus but so cool at the same time
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The whole idea behind me buying the IS F was to keep it stock. I've had 3 modded cars before this. Honda Accord, which i learned a lot about cars with the hard way, Civic Si, then my 3G TL. It was a pain to keep up with worn tires and pot holes and stuff.
All i've done is i've removed the mufflers from the car. I cut it off right after the large resonator in the back. So the "fake" exhaust tips are functional! And with them, it looks like i have mufflers...when i don't.... I'm actually thinking about going to a shop and having them remove the large secondary resonator...see how loud this puppy gets!
Without the mufflers it actually has a REALLY nice rumble to it...the car turns heads all the time when i'm in parking lots in manual mode to keep it in 1st gear. It's very unexpected...so not like a Lexus but so cool at the same time
All i've done is i've removed the mufflers from the car. I cut it off right after the large resonator in the back. So the "fake" exhaust tips are functional! And with them, it looks like i have mufflers...when i don't.... I'm actually thinking about going to a shop and having them remove the large secondary resonator...see how loud this puppy gets!
Without the mufflers it actually has a REALLY nice rumble to it...the car turns heads all the time when i'm in parking lots in manual mode to keep it in 1st gear. It's very unexpected...so not like a Lexus but so cool at the same time