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Used 2003 Lexus IS 300 Sedan Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

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p, 07/21/2003
2003 Lexus IS 300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

the is 300 is one of the best lexus'. I have Two of my own the Gs 300 and the Is 300 and the both have the same exact engine and i love them both and there great cars to buy.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Perfect city car.

jsu888, 01/07/2003
2003 Lexus IS 300 E-Shift 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I'm probably the least likely buyer for this car. My last car was a BMW 7 series. I just got tired of all the repairs required by the German cars. This year alone I spent over $10K on over 7 trips to Dinan on everything from leaking transmission oil gasket to air conditioner rebuild. I'm returning to Japanese models. I wanted something small for San Francisco and with navigation system. Not too many to choose from. I evaluated Mercedes C230, Toyota Prius, BMW 3 series. This is the only one with DVD navigation system. That means only one disk is required for the entire North American continent, and about $6K less than a comparably equipped BMW 325.

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5 out of 5 stars

This car is AMAZING!

Lil' IS300, 10/12/2002
2003 Lexus IS 300 E-Shift 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

This car is absolutly incredible. The handling surpasses anything I have ever driven and makes BMW's handling a joke. I can't get over how wonderful it looks - both inside and out. Although the interior (dash) can have a few improvements made, the eye-catching chrome shift knob and gauges are very cool - especially at night when they glow orange. This car get's a 10 for fun to drive...there hasn't ever been a car i've owned which actually gives me a smile taking turns. 3 days after owning this car and i've already peeked inside my garage 10 times just to check on her...it's beautiful. I'm an extremely satisfied customer!

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5 out of 5 stars

Lexus....baby!

Altezza, 01/05/2003
2003 Lexus IS 300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Great car, and as you can see by the fake lexus owners (probably own a bmw) ratings, the is300 scares them because the handling of this japanese import is near their bimmer's quality. Handling is great, those who hate it are just jealous =P

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Impressed so far

kfrost, 01/05/2003
2003 Lexus IS 300 E-Shift 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

The person who claimed it is a clone of a BMW and they should have gotten one don't know where you are coming from. If anybody is comparing it's performance hp wise it's between the 325 and 330. Handling and precision of steering in my opinion equals either one of BMW's and then at 7k less than the 325 there's not really a comparison unless you donating an extra 7k. Also, the people giving 1's after the first day, I don't care what the product when you produce thousands of something with thousands of parts there are going to be problems from time to time. I hope you get taken care of and repost with the service you recieved during this time.

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