LiveToWin
Active Member
A couple years ago, I moved much closer to work and my commute went from ~100 miles round trip to about 3 miles round trip. The Elantra made some sense when fuel economy mattered, but now that I drive so little, the lack of fun in the driving experience has really been bugging me. There have been a few cars I've thought about getting between then and now, but none of them really stuck with me. I had forgotten about the IS F existing, until about a month ago. On a lark, I went and drove a beater 2010 in town and I loved it. I almost bought that one, despite the high mileage, complete lack of service history, and being one of the worse years of the car... So i started looking nation wide. I had to have a 2012 or newer in gray or blue, with no wrecks and a good service history. The lucky winner was in Tennessee. Right color, decent documentation of maintenance, and it sat at a dealership that sells mostly pickup trucks for a couple months. After about a week and a half of phone calls, emails, videos, and photos, I jumped on a plane around midnight in AZ and landed in Nashville around 0900. Took the car over to the local Lexus dealership and had them give it a once over. They found no major issues, and the only real issues I was able to find were cosmetic, so I bought it. I drove it back to Arizona over two and a half days.
I love this thing. Putting this drive train and chassis in a car this size is the best bad idea the world has ever known. It makes me giggle even after 2000 miles in the car.
Boring Details:
2012 Lexus IS F, Nebula Gray Pearl
416HP / 373 lb-ft out of a 5 liter V8. Power goes through an 8 speed auto and a limited slip diff.
~59500 miles
Things that need doing:
Front bumper has cosmetic issues that need to be dealt with
60k service is rapidly approaching
The car needs a good cleaning
I love this thing. Putting this drive train and chassis in a car this size is the best bad idea the world has ever known. It makes me giggle even after 2000 miles in the car.
Boring Details:
2012 Lexus IS F, Nebula Gray Pearl
416HP / 373 lb-ft out of a 5 liter V8. Power goes through an 8 speed auto and a limited slip diff.
~59500 miles
Things that need doing:
Front bumper has cosmetic issues that need to be dealt with
60k service is rapidly approaching
The car needs a good cleaning
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