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We have a Lexus IS250, my wife drives it. It's not a bad car and it is a lot cheaper than the equivalent BMW but it is just not as good all round. I don't really feel like explaining every reason why but I will give a short list.
Things that make the 3 series better than an IS:
-fold down seats
-IS suspension is too stiff, makes a tinny, resonating sound in the cabin at speed when you're on a road with lots of cracks/expansion joints
- IS seats kill my lower back on rides over an hour, the butt part is too narrow (and I'm not a fat guy)
- Nav screen is annoying (touch screen sucks) and resolution is brutal/iphone integration sucks
- sometimes the tranny doesnt know which gear it wants to be ....but the bimmer probably does this at times as well.
Steering feel and brakes in the IS are good.
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