traded in my taco, but stayed in the family

The wife wanted this, happy wife = happy life. Plus now that she has what she wanted i will be able to get a new toy in the spring (im thinking of a new fz1 or a 2000-2002 trans am))
It is a 09 is250 awd, sport package. It has everything except the levinson sound (pics coming in my next post).
My taco was a 05 with 140k miles, had steering and front suspension issues, electrical gremlins and the frame was getting a good amount of rust. The dealer gave me kbb rough trade in price for it.
After i get some pics i will have a sale thread with some bed cleats, trailer harness adapter and 265/75/17 mt's for cheap.

 

Pics

 

Beautiful car

 

Looks pretty good, always have been a fan of lexus.

 

Very nice!

 

I wanted an is300 for a looooong time. Then is250/is350 came out and I figured is250 would be my next car. Finally went to buy one and the guy at the dealer was a complete dick to me. I told him to fuck off, walked across the street and bought a 328i instead.

 

I hope there are not any dealers on this board, i have never came across a dealer that wasnt some type of douchebag or dick and i buy a car or motorcycle about every 2 years. The one i bought my taco from called me everyday for a week after i bought it asking me to go on some dealer rating website to give him "5 stars". The lexus had a bubble in the sidewall of a tire , after they denied it being a issue it took 20 minutes of going back and forth to get a new tire

 

*ahem* Dealer right here....




JK, I'm not

 

The is250's have been known to have carbon buildup problems. The 350's dont but have a different issue. Good luck on the ride and it looks nice!

 

I read about the 350 issues and steered clear. We have averaged 27 mpg so far in it. Ill be ordering some snow tires in a month or so for it. Every time i get in it i find a new gadget to mess with. The first time the parking sensors went off i thought i broke something haha, the rear sunshade is cool too. Ive never had a car with push button start, every time i get out i reach for imaginary keys on the column.

 

Nice ride and props to make the wife happy.... I love its look.

We used to have a one in Matador Red Mica for my wife and loved it, NOT so much when you have 2 young kids in the back (especially with carseats) so we traded in for an RX350.

 

how many miles?

 

No need to put snows on it. The AWD is great in it. Just install a good set of all-seasons. I run Conti pure contacts, also went up to 235/45/17, (from 225's) ride is better. The carbon issue is 06 to 2010. TSB out for it. Had mine done. Carbon comes from dino oil/direct inject ( fuel doesn't wash valves) in those years. 2011 up don't have that problem, because they run synthetic from factory. Since TSB I run Mobil one and no problems.

 

I did the opposite lol

Selling my Lexus and bought a Tacoma.

The Lexus was a great car, youll love it.

 

gained some ground clearance I see...

 

damn! that thing is dumped!! I love it!! Street sweeping

 

watch for speed bumps!

 

I also had a Lexus IS250 AWD prior to my Tacoma. The lexus was a sweet ride, very fun to drive and handles like a go kart. Great car with all kinds of gadgets in it.

Enjoy it!

 

Curious what you got out of the Tacoma since I have an 05 also. KBB sems really low to me.

 

$9700, between kbb and nada kbb was a lot lower. also the dealer already had 2 used 2nd gens on the lot so i dunno if that effected how much that gave me.