Used 2001 Lexus IS 300 Sedan Consumer Reviews
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scooterluv1, 06/29/2015
2001 Lexus IS 300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I liked this car when it debuted in 2001, but couldn't afford it. Some 15 years later I decided to buy one for the fun of it and I love it. I bought an one owner car and have replaced/up-graded many parts (as expected), but I love still this car. It's powerful, quite, sleek and still gets lots of looks/positive comments. It was obviously well built, because the interior/body is in excellent condition (for it's age), plus the engine is adaptable (and much desired) and I really like the rear wheel drive.
Stylish, sporty, stellar
jstxlr8, 06/13/2006
2001 Lexus IS 300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
I have liked the IS since it came out and was thrilled to be able to buy one 2 years ago. In two years, I have had no complaints, just a lot of compliments and a lot of fun. I'd rather have this car used for the 20,000 I bought it for than any new car on the road for the same price. I drive my cars pretty hard, and this has been one of my favorites..have had a Prelude, Maxima, and Probe GT, but the IS spanks em all. I do use the E shift alot, makes for a more fun driving experience, especially with the traction control off... it tends to kick in early sometimes, which is fine if I'm not having a little fun with the car. Great luxo-sport car, that acts like and even looks like a coupe.
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robarakira, 08/26/2002
2001 Lexus IS 300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Perfect for midlife crisis.
Great Used Car
ISDriver, 09/26/2005
2001 Lexus IS 300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought In '05 with 80,000 miles. It runs great and is lots of fun to drive. I get a lot of compliments on the style of the car. I drive it daily to work and get about 18 mpg and have driven the car to South Dakota and to Florida and if I kept the speed around 75 I got about 27 mpg. I can't complain about that. If I average closer to 85 it drops to 23. I don't mind the miles since it is a Lexus.
Winter/Wet Driving
jtrock, 11/07/2002
2001 Lexus IS 300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Being rear drive and very light this is the worst car I have ever had for snow/wet road driving. Even with the standard 16" tires the car would not move away from the curb in the first snowfall. I put Blizzaks on it and it is somewhat better but this vehicle is not recommended for northern climates. the TRACS system also sucks. It makes starting out on wet pavement 'chunky'. It also seems to have a hesitation on acceleration at times.