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Old May 20, 2014 | 11:49 PM
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I know its not LS powered but I really like this car. Its an 08 Lexus IS-F

This was at the Houston Half Mile
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Old May 21, 2014 | 07:04 AM
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Big leap from the stang, looks good. What color is that? Looks like gun metal or cobalt gray.
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Old May 21, 2014 | 07:50 AM
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Its called "Smoky Granite Mica" but yah its close to a gun metal gray
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Sharp looking, congrats.
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Did you consider an E92 M3 or Gen 2 CTS-V?
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Those came out in 2008? Dang that makes me feel old
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Very cool cars- is it the V8? Prices on those seem to have jumped considerably. Love the color you got.

We were torn between this and the SRT8. Bought the Dorge but still very fond of these cars
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That thing lacks anything I like in the looks department. It's not ugly but it isn't attractive to me. It is different though. It lacks......Murica. That's it. Lol
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Originally Posted by Bad Blu Formula
Did you consider an E92 M3 or Gen 2 CTS-V?
Im not a big Mercedes or BMW fan. The CTSV is way more expensive that what i got this car for. I would like one of those but its just not in the budget right now, this Lexus is.

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Very cool cars- is it the V8? Prices on those seem to have jumped considerably. Love the color you got.
We were torn between this and the SRT8. Bought the Dorge but still very fond of these cars
Yes It has a 5.0 in it advertizing 418hp id imagine in the 320-330ish range to the wheels.

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That thing lacks anything I like in the looks department. It's not ugly but it isn't attractive to me. It is different though. It lacks......Murica. That's it. Lol
If I put some GT500 wheels on it (bolt on) would that get a little of MERICA' in it
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I like it.
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Here are some pics I took today





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Love the sir extractor / vent on the fenders- gives the car an extremely aggressive stance
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Very nice DD....
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Sick car, going to leave it stock?
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Nice whip. You can't go wrong with a Lexus.
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Sick car, going to leave it stock?
I cant leave anything alone. It'll mostly get appearance mods like newer headlights and tails, LED everything, replace the front bumper cover with a new one that doesnt have license plate holes drilled in it, lower it and wheels, color matched grill bezel and black out the grill, black chrome emblems, headers and exhaust, cold air intake, and a throttle control unit for better throttle response.
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Love it. They are awesome cars. 2 ppl in my neighborhood have them and have nothing bad to say.
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Nice car. I came across one recently and tried to get him to run my V but he wouldn't bite.
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