03 Lexus is300

[adhiradi]

I've been a member for a while now but havent posted much.. (hope that doesnt stop any of you from giving me your opinion :))

well i'm ready to make a purchase on an 03 model is300 and i cant decide on which colour to get. I'll be placing a nice skirt on it in a while after i put in a system and some sassy 19" konig rims. I've been thinking a nice white.. the nice milky white lol. Other than that, it's either black, yellow or silver.

I guess you gotta ask yourself what you'd think of an is300 in a white/black/yellow or silver colour if it were to roll by you lol

All opinions will be very helpful! thank you all! :)

[psybapunk]

go with the white, looks classy.

[mentalindustries]

Silver or black

yellow is ugly

white is a too common color

[Quick Shot]

Yellow all the way!

More noticeable!

[acoustikrage]

simple. not yellow. :D

[Chad.C]

My cousin has the 04 IS200 in blue and it looks hot.

Yellow reminds me of Evos.

The white too common of a colour, plus you have to take into account Bird+Poo+Dirt = :x ...

If I had to choose, probably white. Yellow to me doesn't shout Lexus..

[MasterC]

I would say black :yes:

[Inertia]

i would also say black, or perhaps dark blue, but not yellow or white

[.Ark]

black :)

[adhiradi]

oh damn!! thank you all lol yeah white's common but like psybapunk said.. it's classy :) black is nice too and yeah at one point i was leaning at exactly yellow buh yeah it doesnt shout lexus lol :p very sporty though. and besides white, i think silver is like the most common i've seen and i didnt really want a metallic blue cause two of my friends got some 06 civic and eclipse in that colour :(

im split between black and white. i gotta check out cars on the lot. look tottally different in person than in pictures :)

oh damn!! thank you all lol yeah white's common but like psybapunk said.. it's classy :) black is nice too and yeah at one point i was leaning at exactly yellow buh yeah it doesnt shout lexus lol :p very sporty though. and besides white, i think silver is like the most common i've seen and i didnt really want a metallic blue cause two of my friends got some 06 civic and eclipse in that colour :(

im split between black and white. i gotta check out cars on the lot. look tottally different in person than in pictures :)

[Ironman273]

The Lexus comes in a color called Flint Mica that's a dark metallic gray color. I think it looks better than the non-metallic black and easier to mantain.

[Imnotrichey]

i still cant stand those ladybug lights....so glad they redesigned it

PS..i'd say black exterior, with black interior

[adhiradi]

ladybug lights? lol where?? i love em they're what sets this car apart from any other. i got the dough to purchase myself an is250 buh i really want to make my first car mine. Besides it's easier to pay off round 20k than the damn 40k the is250 costs.

Yeah ironman i've seen that gray buh i'd like the car to match i mean as in look uniform. black with black interior sounds nice buh i really like tan leather.

[Imnotrichey]

those 4 red rear lights make me think of spots on a lady bug (although i think a ladybug is red with blackspots) but anyways, its not just the IS, i dont like the circle lights on the TSX either, although I do like that they are way smaller than the IS's lights.

im actually up for grabs between an 07 TL and 07 IS 250...but i cant justifty spending 34-35k on a compact. So im really leaning towards the TL. Just out of curiousity, what options are you adding to the IS250 to get 40k? Im guessing its just because im going base (luxury package only, or whatever its called) and my quotes were about 31.5k so 34k total about OTD

and how about black exterior..with tan interior :) (is there a silver interior on the IS300?)

[kaptain chump]

I like the white myself. Please dont do all that bodykit crap to it though I see tons of those things riced out and then i see the stock ones and i wonder why the hell they did that stupid crap to their cars. I know what you're thinking though, "mine isnt going to look stupid." yes it is. Not trying to be an ass or anything, but please keep your car stock....they are cars that are timeless and look nice without being lowered or "tricked" out. I would like the yellow one, but they have goofy looking bling bling "look at me" rims on it and it just plain looks like some punk teenager drives it. Oh an i forgot to mention that the original car will hold its value much much more so than the riced out car. Good luck man. THose is300's are my fav :)

The is300 already looks tight. If it aint broke, dont fix it.

[Ironman273]

those 4 red rear lights make me think of spots on a lady bug (although i think a ladybug is red with blackspots) but anyways, its not just the IS, i dont like the circle lights on the TSX either, although I do like that they are way smaller than the IS's lights.

im actually up for grabs between an 07 TL and 07 IS 250...but i cant justifty spending 34-35k on a compact. So im really leaning towards the TL. Just out of curiousity, what options are you adding to the IS250 to get 40k? Im guessing its just because im going base (luxury package only, or whatever its called) and my quotes were about 31.5k so 34k total about OTD

and how about black exterior..with tan interior :) (is there a silver interior on the IS300?)

No, you're not getting the luxury package at that price. What area do you live in? The base cars in the South Florida area start at $34K. They added the HIDs as standard and you get the 18" wheels and more often than not the rear spoiler. Of course, the standard feature list is huge: leather, sunroof, 6-disc in dash changer, etc.

[Razorwing]

White (Y)

[Imnotrichey]

No, you're not getting the luxury package at that price. What area do you live in? The base cars in the South Florida area start at $34K. They added the HIDs as standard and you get the 18" wheels and more often than not the rear spoiler. Of course, the standard feature list is huge: leather, sunroof, 6-disc in dash changer, etc.

I live in southern california/orange county area...this was about 2 months ago I asked for quotes (so 2006 models) and the highest quote I had was about 31,700...I guess we have a really good market or something, they are selling 2006 TL's for under 29,500 before taxes right now. But Im still holding out for a 2007

I guess i should be more specific on what IS 250 i got quoted on. It was the automatic rear wheel drive, and I said base model, and now that I think of it, I believe he said the base model comes with the premium package. and now looking at the lexus site now. The cheapest premium package seems about double the price then what it was in 2006

[Ironman273]

I live in southern california/orange county area...this was about 2 months ago I asked for quotes (so 2006 models) and the highest quote I had was about 31,700...I guess we have a really good market or something, they are selling 2006 TL's for under 29,500 before taxes right now. But Im still holding out for a 2007

I guess i should be more specific on what IS 250 i got quoted on. It was the automatic rear wheel drive, and I said base model, and now that I think of it, I believe he said the base model comes with the premium package. and now looking at the lexus site now. The cheapest premium package seems about double the price then what it was in 2006

MSRP on the premium package is $1,290. It adds wood trim and heated/ventilated seats. We generally pu the premium pkg on cars that get navigation. Still, $31,700 seems extremely cheap. I wouldn't discount the fact that they'll tell you something to bring you into the store and then change it on you. The TL is a great buy right now because it's a pretty cold car.

[Imnotrichey]

thanks for the reply. I do not see that option for that anymore. Now the cheapest option is 3,082 which is "premium package with additonal options". I do remember last year when i did htat on the website I did have a cheaper package available. So maybe the packages in my area changed. Also, perhaps you can help me with a random question. whats the difference between the perforeated leather and regular leather?

And actually, I got like 4 different lexus quotes all around 31,500 so Im guessing that was the price because it was an 06 model in late summer. So Im sure the 07's are a bit more now. I just remember I didnt really give them a second look because thye kept saying it was like 1000-1500 over invoice and that really turned me off that they wouldnt go lower than that.

[dropscience]

I would get the charchoal color. If you can't get that, get black. But, don't get a body kit. Just get rims and sound. These cars look kinda..not special, and not expensive. I would get a 350z, Crossfire, or G35 sedan instead.

[beniza]

if u gonna put those sexy shiny rims in it,, go for black or yellow... if white... just put a nice white 19" rims it will suite to it :)

[macstorm]

Black or silver (Y)

No questions about it.

[revvo]

If you're still going for that IS300, definitely black or white. Black goes well on any Lexus :cool: White too.. You choose! My vote goes for black (Y)

[adhiradi]

haha thanks guys i after reading what captain chump had said it really spoke to me :p i am a teen. 16 lol and this is my first car. i agree with what dropscience said bout just the rims and sound. thanks :) and the color im leaning towards now is black or the flint mica. both look pretty sexy. i'll post pictures of the car once im done with it :) i'ma go purchase it in a few months. Gotta work a bit more. thanks again to the NEOWIN COMMUNITY!!! haha