Had a 2005 IS300. Got it brand new until about 2017 when someone hit me at a traffic light. Totally miss that thing, it was super reliable and had no major issues with it. The only thing I don’t miss was filling it up with premium gas. It was pretty thirsty.
I had a 2005 and absolutely loved it. Unfortunately it had a PCV issue that threw a CEL, that means no traction control on these. One morning i hit standing water on the highway and was thrown into a spin. She was totaled unfortunately.😢
@hass316 something is always breaking, something is always acting up. Perfect example of what of what I am dealing with now. The standalone ECU in my car is 15 years old. I finally got it all sorted, re-tuned the car for e54 and 28 psi. Had an appointment for the dyno the next day. Went out for a final shake down....ECU died. Since the ECU is so old, it is better to replace it with a newer version than hoping Haltech can fix the old one. That means re pinning connectors, changing MAP sensors, retranslating the tune, rebuilding the tune from the ground up...ect. However when she runs and almost puts down 700 to the tire, it is worth it. Lol.
Only if you are looking for mad tight street drift cred. Or foor door supra street cred. As a sedan it is smol. As a daily driver its a thirsty engine. As a rwd t00 j4y z33 y0 driftz platformz yes. The only reason i still keep my original 2003 supra y0 swapped is because ppl will offer peanuts for it then turn around and be like OMG LOOK AT THE STEAL I GOT. Mine hasnt run in close to ayear now and it just sits there looking pretty.
@@samueltaylor9935 I would say yes, and I agree with @HardLexus there are so much aftermarket support and yt videos on the IS platform and 2js in general.
@@samueltaylor9935its a great entry level car , they're fairly cheap atm and even with 2jge you can make decent power while having four doors . Plenty of aftermarket as well
Be careful with these cars, people buy them, own them for a year, beat the shit out of it, sell it for double what they bought it for. Mine left me stranded on the side of the road twice in the first month of owning it, just be carful
Got my 01 back in 02 love it to death. She mostly a garage Queen now. But nice to see a clean one get it classy 👍🏾
This IS is going to look completely different in a little bit here. Some racecar stuffs going to go down.
Had a 2005 IS300. Got it brand new until about 2017 when someone hit me at a traffic light. Totally miss that thing, it was super reliable and had no major issues with it. The only thing I don’t miss was filling it up with premium gas. It was pretty thirsty.
Dang that’s too bad, sounds like it had a good run though.
I had a 2005 and absolutely loved it. Unfortunately it had a PCV issue that threw a CEL, that means no traction control on these. One morning i hit standing water on the highway and was thrown into a spin. She was totaled unfortunately.😢
What an unfortunate end 😢
Sucks to hear about it being totalled. I never understood why they disable traction control with any cel 🤦🏽♂️
Its a software Toyota puts on connected with cel disables traction, abs esp. Cel on lexus/Toyota turns vsa, esc lights on software linked together
I have a factory manual 02 GE-T with a r154 swap. Love it and hate it at the same time.
Why hate?
@hass316 something is always breaking, something is always acting up. Perfect example of what of what I am dealing with now. The standalone ECU in my car is 15 years old. I finally got it all sorted, re-tuned the car for e54 and 28 psi. Had an appointment for the dyno the next day. Went out for a final shake down....ECU died. Since the ECU is so old, it is better to replace it with a newer version than hoping Haltech can fix the old one. That means re pinning connectors, changing MAP sensors, retranslating the tune, rebuilding the tune from the ground up...ect. However when she runs and almost puts down 700 to the tire, it is worth it. Lol.
Crack up in Nz we pay 2k-4K for factory manual tezzaz
Depends on what gear ratios you have. I get horrible mpg on the highway because my RPMs are above 3k but has snappy acceleration,
Auto's had a slightly taller final drive but tbh doesn't change the fuel economy too much
Only if you are looking for mad tight street drift cred. Or foor door supra street cred. As a sedan it is smol. As a daily driver its a thirsty engine. As a rwd t00 j4y z33 y0 driftz platformz yes. The only reason i still keep my original 2003 supra y0 swapped is because ppl will offer peanuts for it then turn around and be like OMG LOOK AT THE STEAL I GOT. Mine hasnt run in close to ayear now and it just sits there looking pretty.
I own an 03 factory manual with 135k miles
Love my 02 factory manual slicktop
Love my 04 non factory manual 6-speed with sunroof
Got my baby into an accident in April, body kit is on almost back to the road.
Let’s gooo
I love my gs300 but the gas is killing me😂
I’m pretty sure only about 4k out of a total production of 36k came in manuals even less with the slicktops
Should have been more manuals smh
Makes me feel like I've got a collectors piece 😂😂
Collectors car 💪
People upping the prices on these now smh.
people upping the price on any Japanese car from the 90s-20s smh
@@heybentai is this car worth it? Because I want to try and modify one as a project
@@samueltaylor9935 I would say yes, and I agree with @HardLexus there are so much aftermarket support and yt videos on the IS platform and 2js in general.
@@samueltaylor9935its a great entry level car , they're fairly cheap atm and even with 2jge you can make decent power while having four doors . Plenty of aftermarket as well
Be careful with these cars, people buy them, own them for a year, beat the shit out of it, sell it for double what they bought it for. Mine left me stranded on the side of the road twice in the first month of owning it, just be carful
That's why you take a mechanic with you to look over the car or scan it with OBD2 before you buy it 😂 live and learn
This car is no bueno for long trips, needs overdrive fo sho
alright man, riced up. Not worth much on the market with all those cheap replica / cheap aftermarket parts.
Broooo can this guy save my Lexus!? @rotarydaddy