Replacement is soon to be on the way, and it went something like this:
Acura TL/TL-S?
Another Miata? (came close...)
Lexus GS/LS?
WRX?
...et cetera, my fingers furiously tapping away at my keyboard in search of a clean, modestly-miled, unmolested example of any vehicle that held at least a cursory glance of mine at one point or another.
Until I said:
No, I loved my IS. No, I wasn't anywhere near ready to depart from it, and no, there isn't any vehicle that I can think of - new or old - that has ever fit me so well while also being so practical (sorry Miata), affordable, and reliable.
The woman who hit me isn't taking that away from me. The cesspool of 495 isn't either, hell - I'm talking to you, the guttural, dark-lord force that is DC area driving in general: If you try to take away my minty IS, I'm going to get another one. A rarer one. A better one.
Like a 1-owner, 85k mile '04 Sportdesign in black over ash gray (not beige) leather. Soon to be shipped from Washington state.
![[Image: 3eh0lvY.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/3eh0lvY.jpg)
I had always wanted a Sportdesign, with all the little aesthetic touches that they have, and now I've got one *thumbs nose at dark lord*.
Yes, it's an auto. There were 2 manuals in the country on Autotrader, and I didn't have forever and a day to find a manual one that I'd want. Besides, this would be a much cooler base than my old one for a LS/T56 swap ~(˘▾˘~)
Better pics to come once it lands and I've cleaned it up.
Acura TL/TL-S?
Another Miata? (came close...)
Lexus GS/LS?
WRX?
...et cetera, my fingers furiously tapping away at my keyboard in search of a clean, modestly-miled, unmolested example of any vehicle that held at least a cursory glance of mine at one point or another.
Until I said:
No, I loved my IS. No, I wasn't anywhere near ready to depart from it, and no, there isn't any vehicle that I can think of - new or old - that has ever fit me so well while also being so practical (sorry Miata), affordable, and reliable.
The woman who hit me isn't taking that away from me. The cesspool of 495 isn't either, hell - I'm talking to you, the guttural, dark-lord force that is DC area driving in general: If you try to take away my minty IS, I'm going to get another one. A rarer one. A better one.
Like a 1-owner, 85k mile '04 Sportdesign in black over ash gray (not beige) leather. Soon to be shipped from Washington state.
I had always wanted a Sportdesign, with all the little aesthetic touches that they have, and now I've got one *thumbs nose at dark lord*.
Yes, it's an auto. There were 2 manuals in the country on Autotrader, and I didn't have forever and a day to find a manual one that I'd want. Besides, this would be a much cooler base than my old one for a LS/T56 swap ~(˘▾˘~)
Better pics to come once it lands and I've cleaned it up.
Current: '20 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD | '20 Yamaha R3 | '04 Lexus IS300 SD
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here