2001 Lexus IS

300 Sedan

6 - Cyl.

Automatic

JTHBD182910015041

Gasoline

I absolutely love this car! I haven't had any major problems with it and it runs like a top. For anyone who know anything about the motor that this car came with, knows with having 168,000 miles on it, this car has only seen half of its life! The 2JZ-GE motor by Toyota, is one of the best motors ever made. Its a 3.0L inline 6. I haven't had any problems with the transmission either, and even though it is an automatic, you can still manually shift through the gears via the buttons on the steering wheel. It is an incredible car to drive! Paint Color - Black OnyxInterior - Black Leather/Dark Blue Suede Oil has been changed every ~3,000 miles Mods - 20% Tint all the way aroundAltezza Headlights and Tail Lights10000k HID KitHKS Hi-Power ExhaustTenzo-R 2.5in Lowering Springs It has the normal wear and tear of an 11 year old car. Few small dings but nothing very noticeable. Has a 4 inch ding under the passengers side side skirt, which is also not too noticeable since its under the car. The hood was keyed about two months ago when I first moved (as shown in the picture bellow) and it has your usual few rock chips. Nothing down to the metal though. Bumpers both have a few very minor scrapes, but better than 90% of the cars from the early 2000's. As you can see from the pictures, the car shines better than the day it came out of the showroom. I've always taken great care of it, claybaring it then applying two different types of wax (one more agressive than the other to take out the bigger scratches, then finished it off with the less agressive). The CD player doesn't work. It seems to be a very common thing in these cars. Everytime you put a CD in it jams. The Traction light is blinking, which means that it's off and the ABS light has been on since I lowered it. I believe that I may ripped one of the brittle abs sensor wires while putting the springs in. It doesn't seem to really affect the way the car drives though. It should be an easy and cheap fix for someone who has a garage and some jackstands. Last week the radiator started to crack on me. It was a small hairline crack, but I didn't want to drive on it for long incase the crack got bigger I had to go down to LA the next day so I didn't have time to buy a new one. I just went ahead and patched it up with some JB weld. I've driven 1,250 miles since then without a single leak. It doesn't look great but it works. A new radiator is pretty cheap and really easy to install if you really wanted to get a new one. The reason I am selling the car is that the check engine light is on, because I gutted out the downpipe and catalytic converter. This allows for better airflow. Unfortunately I moved to California a few months ago and it's time for me to register it here.  I have no garage or place to work on it to get it to pass California's strict emission laws. You shouldn't have too much of a problem getting it inspected in any other state. Maybe just a new catalytic converter to turn the check engine light off if your state requires that. I bought the car with 85,000 miles on it, and I just recently put another 3,000 miles on it driving out here, and it didn't give me a single problem! You could drive this car around the country and it would do just fine! I need her gone before the end of the month, but if the price isn't right, I'll have to suck it up and put her in a storage unit for now. Additional Photos: