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#468 of 527 Re: Comparisons [35moparman] by saz1861 Oct 23, 2004 (5:23 am)
Replying to: 35moparman (Oct 14, 2004 5:29 pm) I don't think you are going to find a new SportCross on the lot. When I bought my '04 in January, I special ordered it. It was worth the wait. I am in SE PA and NONE of the dealers in the area had one when I was shopping. A couple told me they did not make them anymore. I drove to Baltimore to test drive a used one. However, if you like the IS sedan, you will love the Sport X. A couple of NJ dealers will special order one for you. I bought mine at Lexus of Cherry Hill. Lawrenceville also would order. I had to put $1000 down at the time of ordering. Good Luck.
#469 of 527 Snow Tires Installed by riez Nov 06, 2004 (10:28 am)
Just put on a set of Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 tires on the SportCross. 205/55R16 91Q. Bought 'em thru the Tire Rack. Part of the IS300 package: $800 for tires ($105/t) & alloy wheels ($95/w) plus $77.40 for freight and then a final $20 at installation. Grand total of $899.40.   Had the four tires/wheels shipped directly to one of the participating Tire Rack installers (used TO Haas). Very easy to order. No problems with installation. Worked like a charm.
#470 of 527 Buick regal to Sportcross by polenta Nov 10, 2004 (11:04 pm)
#471 of 527 Buick Regal to Sportcross by polenta Nov 26, 2004 (1:26 pm)
Bought a 2002 SX to replace a 93 Regal. I'm 65, wife 66, so what is all this stuff about the car being designed for the 30-40 year olds? She complained about no airbags in Buick, too much bulk for parking, bad visibility around outside rear view mirrors; and I was fed up with American reliability (although they've become better). Saw this distinctive car on a dealer's used lot, checked all the big red dots in every category for Lexus' in Consumer's Reports, and went for it. Well everything is really cool now, except we traded lots of rear end glass in Regal for a poorer rear view in SX, but that's only minus so far. Had to give it 60k service at $1,000+ from local dealer,(ouch) and paid $1,400 for 3 year/30k extended warranty ("Vehicle One"), but $18.5K "low dealer price" seems to balance it out. Ex. warranty moves mileage coverage out to 2007 and/or almost 100,000 mi. in this case. Considering the cost of genuine Lexus parts and repair charges, does anyone out there think it is fair? or unfair? I've had extensive "racing experience", all with my wife at my side, telling me constantly to stay on my side of the yellow line. Well, this car begs me to choose a turn in point, hit the apex, and track out on the far shoullder. Can it get any better than this? She's getting hoarse reprimanding me. Guess I'll have to settle down a bit. We live near Laguna Seca, but she hits me upside the head whenever we pass the entrance to the track. That's OK, when the IS300 Sportcross becomes a classic, (I hope) then I'll slap a number on the side, but some racing decals on it, and BS the race people with a story about winning my class at Le Mans, Sebring, or someplace.
#472 of 527 Enjoy Your Car by riez Nov 26, 2004 (4:04 pm)
polenta... Sounds like you are enjoying your great car. The IS300 SportCross is a joy to drive and drive hard. Just be prepared for tire wear.   Does yours have LSD? The summer higher performance tires? My wife's has both. Blast to drive.
#473 of 527 by jmess Nov 26, 2004 (7:45 pm)
Since I am kidfree I removed the rear headrests the first week I had the car. It helps with the rear vis.
#474 of 527 by jmess Dec 01, 2004 (9:31 pm)
Somebody on the OdyClub mentioned that Lexus is going to do up a Sienna mini van for 06 and will call it the SportCross? That should make it pretty interesting in the future when you tell people what kind of car you drive?
#475 of 527 Value of Snow Tires by riez Jan 07, 2005 (12:22 pm)
We were hit with about 12 inches of snow this week. My wife raved about how her IS300 SportCross performed with snow tires (Blizzak WS50s). She said it handled better than any other car she'd had, which included other RWD and FWD cars. (We've never had an AWD or 4WD vehicle.)    Snow tires, VSC, ABS/TC, and winter AT mode all help make the IS300 decent in the white stuff.   I'm still amazed at how beautiful her car is. Love the look and color, bright red. And you never ever see another one so people ask about it. Great car with exclusivity.
#476 of 527 by jmess Jan 07, 2005 (8:20 pm)
Seems like I am now in a SportX zone. There are two other cars that now frequent the office mall area that I hang out in. I regularly see a black and grey one. It is pretty strange because I never see one anywhere else except when I go to work.   My Sportx days are probably numbered at this point. I am sorta of in love with the new C6 Vette. I am working towards acquiring an 06 version next fall.
#477 of 527 Comparisons by riez Jan 08, 2005 (3:31 pm)
jmess... You want to go from a 5-seat $30,000 wagon to a 2-seat $45,000 sports car? Hope you have a 2nd car. [If I was gonna buy something like an '06 Corvette, I'd much rather buy an M3. Same performance but with 4 seats and a trunk.]

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