2001 Lexus IS 300 3.0 Inline 6

Summary:

Where have you been all of my driving life?

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the car so far. I have only spent money on maintenance. They gave me the first two services under warranty, which was awesome since I had just spent quite a bit of money on the car. Since then, I have spent about $500 on service, for a 15k, 30k, and other services in between. Mostly they are done at Toyota since this is a Supra engine.

General Comments:

This car makes me want to cry for joy every morning. It has plentiful torque for when I need to accelerate in a hurry, and plenty of braking power for when I need to halt it. The radio is better than some movie theater sound systems, and the dials, controls, and instrument panel are fun to look at and use. This car starts every morning without a problem and gets great gas mileage, considering. The paint, body, and wheels are in excellent shape. I may need to invest in new tires soon, but other than that I don't anticipate any problems.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 14th September, 2003

2001 Lexus IS 300

Summary:

This car is phenomenal!

Faults:

Wrong? Nothing wrong. If loving this car is wrong, I don't want to be right. This car is everything any other car could be, including the Americans. I usually bought American until my Mountaineer started its anticipated descent into garbage. This is my second Lexus and fully anticipate it to be as incredible as my first. Also my wife insisted on the IS300 while I leaned towards the Acura TL as better value. I am happy to say that I finally listened to my wife. She does know something about cars. Go figure.

General Comments:

Love the car. Love the deal. Love the service. Wanted a free Lexus watch in the deal but didn't get it. Didn't love that.

As for handling, I think it handles better than my late 80' Mustangs. This car cooks. My wife even said that I look good in this car. Maybe I'll get lucky with that threesome, now.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 18th August, 2001

27th Mar 2009, 19:48

Nice review!