So You Want a Lexus IS300
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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#is300 #review #pov
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Just felt like driving the Lexus. I give my thoughts on it and made some points incase you are on the fence about getting one.
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Definitely a fun daily driver that handles really well on coils, but not quick enough to be getting such poor gas mileage. I just sold my 03 manual a few weeks ago, it's been a super reliable ride!
Yup 100% agree
Xotic Empire how much did you sell it for?
@@mmelvin6760 8k CAD
it's about 11 litres per 100km, It's the same as a large '90s Honda, you have to remember this car is older, it's not gonna get something crazy like a more modern car.
The IS300 is hands down one of the best cars I have bought.
It's a four door sports car. The facts its RWD put it ahead of FWD cars. I have beat a stock wrx in my 5 speed. 1jz 2jz altezza parts. Is300 parts pick your choice. Great plaftorm. Drift it. Track it. Drag it whatever you want this car can be. One of the most underrated jdm platforms and underrated in general. Can be a smooth daily or weapon. Only downsides is MPG In city sucks and back seats doesn't go down and lexus parts are expensive
I agree with all of that! Still amazed you beat a wrx with it lol
@@jasonlazo5016 yeah it was a older WRX. he had passengers I didn't and it was a highway pull. Completely pulled on him felt good. I figured his car was fast because of the obnoxious exhaust but it was more sound then go
They're great cars, but everyone undermines how expensive it is to go turbo and manual on them. Even the cheapest manual options are like 2k just in parts. Turboing the car changes everything about it. It drives nothing like a lexus now. My channel is about my turbo IS300.
lol bro you are trippin'. the is300 is the ultimate wannabe. it will always crank but it will never be fast. every step is a huge or impossible hurdle
RacecarAndChill lol ima check u out but b4 i do i bet its lame af
Your traction control light comes on and off. Clean your transmission fluild, and clean or replace your throttle.
You also have a service engine light on. Come on player. The only that should be on are the cabin lights.
I was looking for a manual but I eventually gave up. I settled on an automatic with 113k miles and it's still so much fun to drive!
Same here, I gave up finding a manual and got an automatic. I keep telling myself 'it's fun' but i can't fool myself. It's kinda bland for me lol I need to manual swap it
@@jasonlazo5016 haha I want to do a swap too but I'll have to wait until I'm finished with college
Manuals are rare to find 😢
I should make a video about this.. just the more informative one
I bought this car because I wanted a nicer Toyota than an early 2000s Corolla. I needed a small car that would fit in smaller spaces, I test drove one of these and discovered it was fast than I expected. I'm lazy, so I drive auto, I want the car to do all the way. But I don't know, I think you're expecting a post 2013 IS350 or something or at least a 2012 Civic. If you balance it out, it's not bad for what it is, it's reliable, has more power than a new 86, it's more comfortable than a lancer, faster than any standard car and it's rear wheel drive (unlike every Honda that isn't an s2000). It's not an EVO, Civic Type R, WRX STI, GTR, (can be a supra with mods) but for city people that don't drive that often, want a cheap small car with a bit of grunt that isn't going to die right after you buy it (like every German car over 10 years old) it's pretty good!
I agree, overall its not a bad car. You do put up a good point that its probably quicker than an frs. And it is also lighter than a mk4 supra even with 4 doors. But as it stands now, its still a slow car to me
Just picked up a wrecked manual and I'm in love from just driving it to the body shop. Can't wait until it's done!
That is awesome! Low key jealous that you have a manual
I own a 2001 Lexus IS300 with 174,000 miles and absolutely love it!! Best car ever built
I got an 02 with 173000👍Bout to lower it
You probably run in limp mode too. When check engine line is on and Trac is flashing the ECU falls into limp mode so you do not have full power and usually it use more fuel too. the first two 02 sensor (closest to engine head) are the ones that reads fuel and air so the ECU fine tune the injection and combustion cycle. the 02 after the Cats to read if the cats still do their job. Those two sensor will NOT make the ECU goes into limp mode, its for emissions reading only. It will only trigger the CEL to tell you that something wrong (Like me with my catless header and midpipe setup) I got a manual 5 speed and can get 650 km of a full tank, during our roadtrips, Using the scenic road and driving spirited by moments (can get tired of that 2j sound) add to that being stuck in traffic for 45 minutes.
That actually really good information thank you. My CEL is from Bank 2 Sensor 2, the light keeps coming back even after I replaced that sensor. I might have to check on Bank 2 Sensor 1?
If it is dumping extra fuel it would explain why it is rather slow lol
@@jasonlazo5016 you still got the Oem header and midpipe ? Mileage on car?
you can run a stand alone ecu the cheapest one I found was 300$ on ebay its called microsquirt it is preassembled you can assemble a megasquirt its called diymegasquirt but if I where you I would go microsquirt because its small light and it comes with its own harness look up how to microsquirt a v8
Lexus is300 pricey to go fast
If you have a manual people will praise you like a God
Almost!! I know that I made a good "investment" is seems to have a tendency to raise in price lately for the manual ones. Automatics are dirt cheap tho
@@PimpedPrevia I've got a manual myself also! 180,000 kms bought it at 150,000kms
It worth the price. Put a big turbo and you'll have a 4 door Supra.
2002 factory manual and lsd, 123 000 km. Sometimes I'm thinking to sell it but I'm scared to regret it, so I'm keeping it.
The mileage issue is a lot more common than I thought. I do wonder what could be causing that. Also do these cars exclusively take premium gas? And how bad is the harmonic balancer on these things???
Yeah these cars are only suppose to take premium fuel. Idk the harmonic balancer is still working lol
Lol it’s 5 am and I am obsessing. I hate people who install audio systems the wrong way and fuck everything up
Manual swap is tough the clutch pedal is like 2-300$ the trans is easy to find for a decent price
Yeah pedals are expensive. But I’m also having hard time locating a trans and when I do they’re pretty overpriced, guess I’m just that kind of lucky
Jason Lazo depends on the trans ig I was told to go with a w58 they go from 4-500$ where I stay
I want one because 2jz
Very good reason
I just got this car and it’s my first car. Can anyone tell me everything I need to know about the car? Such as what kind of gas it needs and how to turn the heater on lol
Email me shakeia.edmonson@yahoo.com
Our cars take 91 octane and the temperature controls are the 3 dials in the center
Jerel Laus I’ve been putting 93 which is premium
premium only gas, only use full synthetic oil .
There is a cabin air filter hidden behind the glovebox. You should change yours out now and every year for clean air in your lungs.
You gonna make me sell mine comparing it to a Honda Civic 😂😂😂
Haha totally understandable
😂real shittt
This video wasn’t informative in the slightest and this coming from an is300 owner as well.
Raced an 8th and 9th gen SI in my manual and beat both soooo lol
I raced a 9th gen and my clutch exploded soooo I lost
Handling is due to the SLA suspension. Upper n lower wishbone essentially sport suspension
Well look at that, I didn’t know it was a fancy suspension setup
@@jasonlazo5016 yeah man just in the front though it's the same style as BMW look up on Google SLA suspension it's pretty interesting
"... right now it feels planted.." well I'm glad it feels like it's on the ground and not flying away 🙄 this kid man
I beat a 07 Honda Civic SI with 3 ppl in it and I have a auto
There's one in my area for $2k, 04 auto, two owner car with 122k miles. Should i buy it?
On paper it sounds like a good deal. I paid $3600 for mine and it has 260k miles. Doesn’t hurt to check it out
I remember my boy racer days where not everyone had a 2jz. I bought my car in 2006 and still have it. Every day I think about selling it and never do.
One day you’ll probably sell it and you’ll regret it. I speak from experience haha
i owned an is300 from new when i was a teenager. Lexus was new, only had 5 models. it was cool bc nobody knew the truth. but the is300 is impossible or not worth it to make power and bad gas mileage but not even quick. just a town traffic daily driver. there is no support and no mods worthwhile. Toyota encrypted the ECU like it was a nuclear bomb. it all just makes the car worthless and it will always fall short
I do agree with a decent chuck of what youre saying if you keep it stock. Just because it has the 2j makes it worth it for me, its no supra but it has good support for turbo engine management . Also worth mentioning its similar suspension to its jzx family, fanbois like that one. The car wasn't a total failure for me, if anything its this little gem that most people don't want to get into because of everything you mentioned. Probably the reason why I've owned 4 of them
It just never lived up to the hype. Engine swap is route to go for power. Some places only do swaps and no na-t. Then it just too narrow when it gets power. Soild reliable car though
You can convert it into a gte with a little bit of money and you’ll be saving yourself the money of buying a real gte lol. Just gotta be patient with your build and trust the process
I plan on getting a is300 next week, its going to need some work but runs and drives. Price 850$ should i get it?
For that cheap it’s easy to make your money back if you decide you don’t want it anymore. If it was me I’d totally go it
Please tell me.yoi bought it.
Hey jason lazo I just want to ask you a question have you heard anybody having problems with the IS300 with three Windows not working I started thinking to fuse but I haven't had the chance to look at it right or like a relay or something my driver side window works but my passenger and my two rear windows don't work and I've been looking on RUclips or trying to find forms and stuff and I couldn't find anything and I thought about you maybe since you haven't. A knowledge about is 300 so I thought I would ask you maybe you now?
I have a 02 sportscross sitting on some coil overs at home, it's not the fastest but it sure is fun to drive!
Ooof I wish mine was a sportscross
I have a 02 5speed manual that just hit 62,000 miles the only downside is that it has the open diff not the lsd :(
Oh bummer, you should fix that!
Join some frs/brz fb groups and keep an eye out for diffs. Picked one up for mine for $25! Plus the shorter FD gives it a little more pep
Weld it
Just bought a 2002 red is300 last month drove to Vegas to pick it up
I just wish IS300s were available in manual in Europe. Would be the perfect daily for me.
You’re not happy with the altezza? In the states people go nuts over altezza parts (headlights, bumpers, etc)
@@jasonlazo5016 What do you mean? Altezzas are even harder to find here since they're JDM-only.
@@TopiasSalakka I assumed you guys had them too, forgive my little knowledge of the altezza
@@jasonlazo5016 We in Europe have the IS200 and 300, plus the wagon versions, but only the IS200 is available in manual, IS300 is auto-only for some reason.
03 auto where I live with 85k miles for 7,500 just wish it was manual😩
A manual with 85k miles woyld be like 13k
Would*
It's ridiculous how much more a 5 speed will cost... out of curiosity, why have you gone through 4 of them already?
I keep wanting to drift them. My first one was a low miles factory manual and I spent so much money repainting and fixing it up that it was ‘too nice’ to drift so I sold it. The next 3 was me finding the cheapest high mileage automatics and I keep wimping out on doing a manual swap so yeahhh. Made a few pennies on the sales but no track time lol I am super motivated to manual swap this one tho since it’s a good candidate to trash
@@jasonlazo5016 I see haha I love my 5spd but I'm itching for something new soon 👀
@@chrispeck9941 part out? haha nah thats awesome. Newer Lexus I assume?
Jason Lazo not sure what I’d get next. I change my mind every other day it’s a struggle lol
Well does your auto have the lsd or open diff? Might change how capable of donuts it is.
It has an lsd, I don’t believe an open diff can do donuts as easy
Damn those wheels 💵
That rattle could be loose bolts on your sunroof 🤷♂️
did you turn off traction control for that donut? noob question
Yeah traction control was off, I doubt it will let you with it on
Bought an is300 2003 248k miles wish me luck building it lmao
Anyone else just furiously watching the trac control disengage.
Why yes... yes I do.
Almost got one from a used car dealership last year but it seemed too good to be true so I passed. CA btw
You always gonna trust your instincts
About 100k miles on it,manual, and an 04 all for 8k.
yah yeet
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ggBlur I mean idk there's one on CL (also in California) that's a manual, 135k miles, and asking $7,800. Granted, there's some exterior scratches apparently and he needs seat covers because the interior isn't in great shape, but yea. Claims timing belt was changed and sticky dash fixed but not painted (I'm guessing that means sanded down).
Although from a dealership, yeah maybe there was something they weren't telling you if the exterior and interior also looked good.
Is your steering wheel suede? If so where did you find one?
Why it is suede, previous owner wrapped the stock wheel
Bro throttlebody lever sensor is out ! It’s like 180 then you get rid of that track off shit
the traction control light is because of the o2 sensor
Jason Lazo those dam o2 sensors. That’s the one thing I hate about the is300 is the sensors ! They all throw a check engine track off blinking garbage 🗑 for multiple reasons,besides that they are the business. I just got coilovers ordered and my bbs deep dishes . Hoping to make a video when it’s done.
Your check engine lights on though
Yeah for o2 sensor. I guess it’s common for these cars. Just been lazy to change it because the car is lowered
@@jasonlazo5016 how many miles for o2 sensor mine has 170k replaced both evap code parts
@@Mr.grubby My car has ~ 256k miles
But you could get a tune to get better gas mileage
I see you have check engine and trac off light on i have them on mine too have you found out why
Can be an o2 sensor or something, get a scan tool and read it! The trac off flashes to get your attention.
In my case it’s the o2 sensor, I have a check engine light for it. People on the forums say that’s normal
Yeah i scan mine and it gives me a code to my gas lines
these cars are notorious for trac control not working me personally like to kick the ass end around when I want
On average how many miles can you do per tank ?
Just guessing off the top of my head, 320ish miles per tank
I usually get around that 320 but with ac in the summer i get like 280 around that
Jason Lazo mine gets like 13 :( do you know what is that ?
@@RandomGuyV743 Not really sure on that one
mines straight piped sounds too nice
I haven’t heard a straight pipe IS, does it drone a lot?
Jason Lazo it’s not terrible but for me i can deal with it
Why wouldn’t he just tape the wires down or wrap them with electrical tape so they don’t rattle as much
I took out the wires and still does the rattle noise. I found a couple loose bolts on the sunroof, almost sure thats the problem now
Jason Lazo ahh, there should be a t20 that adjusts a few screws on the “track” of the sunroof, they may be loose which is often what most people hear rattling, theres a few threads about it on clublexus
@@forc3ofxf3ar51 Ah good to know! Unfortunately I need to remove most of the headliner to access those as I don't own 'slim' tools 😔
Jason Lazo j don’t own an is but most of the screws are accessible from the back of the moonroof on my LS, but the liner removed helps. Unfortunately my hood latch had a freak moment and opened the hood at 60 mph and flew up, destroyed the windshield, and completely shattered the moon roof.
@@forc3ofxf3ar51 Ouch that not a good situation. Some cars get totaled when the hood flies up since it damages the roof the of car, I pray that doesn't happen to anyone haha
Complaining about handling....only sitting on coils 🤦🏾♂️
How about replacing every single almost 20 year old rubber bushing under the car FIRST?
At that time I had poly bushing across the car, not anymore since I was too lazy to swap the diff bushings when I installed the manual diff
MPG? My 05 auto gets 20+ mpg"s....
2nd, they made an AUTO LSD diff.... swap the diff fluid for royal purple get a tune, if your Not IN CALI the NA-T set-up will handle 400hp stock.... want more HP outta the 2JZGE? SWAP RODS FOR GTE RODS AND BOOM 400+ CAPABLE. AS FAR AS SUSPENSION EITHER GO "TEIN" COIK OVERS .....FUCK B.C. coilovers (cheap ass shit). The versatility of this car is crazy. Oh an BTW LEARN TO ENJOY HER TOO, FUK A BEAMER.
Because the 2jz
Yup that’s the main reason why I got this car tbh
the is300 was and will always be a huge letdown. so many reasons.
Jordan Kelly give us all the reason why it’s such a huge letdown?
are we really buying these for fuel economy tho muahahahaha
The is300 goes fast you just don’t kno how to drive
I mean... don’t you just press the gas pedal? It’s not fast. Unless I’m missing something here
@@jasonlazo5016 Have you ever driven an a Accord or Camry or are you used to Mustangs and M3s? Compared to most used cars in it's price range, it's pretty fast. What are you actually comparing it to? Also, press the ECT PWR button, it takes off faster.
@@TVperson1 Comparing it to overall quick cars, Evos, Stis, mustangs, etc. I guess I haven't driven a proper v6 camry or accord
@@jasonlazo5016 Yeah ok, now I see why you'd say that. I'm used to Camrys, Accords, Odysseys, Yaris's, Mazda 6s, more basic sort of cars. Compared to those, it's a fast car, it's not fast compared to a WRX STI, but those are the same price as a Supra, the IS300 is closer to a 2006 accord euro or Acura TSX in price and class.
Wait till you get your driver's and some first hand experience, then come back to delete your uneducated comment.
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