It’s a very viable option for a fun fast good looking AWD sports sedan. Gets overlooked a lot. My IS300 I had for 4 years was epic reliability. Nothing went wrong in 70,000 miles. Never changed even the brake pads for crying out loud. It was a great car. If you don’t need AWD, look at the IS-F.
There is no compairsion between is300 to is250/350.
Ok so after reviewing parts and Shit for the heads 034 makes +1 oversized valves bad it looks like Jhm is just upgrading the valves in durability so wonder how big a difference the +1 valves make versus Jhm’s? And can jhm install these bigger valves and will it be both while
Why not?
Small fun car with enough power and Lexus reliability. I wouldn’t say they’re that dissimilar.
Saki has a soft spot for Lexus
easy Joe
You’re next for a Toyota/Honda product. You used to shit yourself everytime you heard as much as someone’s dog rattle its leash, thinking your chains were failing 
Well yeah, that’s a big part of why I sold the S4. Don’t want to deal with that financial burden if something lets go.
Toyota’s are great. Girlfriend has an 07 corolla that we take everywhere we go.
The 300 felt like more of a drivers car to me, the 250/350s were too bland. Plus Id take a straight 6 over a v6 (2JZ iirc?)
yeah, but we’re talking about someone who is sick of motor problems. I don’t think they’re dramatically different. The IS300 was slow as fuck. Strong motor sure, but slow. I remember getting buslengthed by a friend in his TIP B6 S4.
I’m not sure how the hell you guys tuned this into a Lexus discussion, but I agree with Beem that the IS300 was a pretty nice little sedan.
I cant say anything from my own experience, but everything I’ve read is that the toyota I6’s were rock solid.