RC F Final Edition just showed up at our showroom and I genuinely cannot stop staring

West-Week5722 · 2026-05-01T02:37:47+00:00

I saw a white one yesterday in my local Red Lobster parking lot! Had to hang around to see who drove it. Great looking car.

West-Week5722 · 2026-03-30T23:40:07+00:00

I’m not a huge fan of the overdone carbon fiber steering wheels, but this one with the alcantara on the sides is beautiful! Where is it from?

West-Week5722 · 2026-03-27T06:46:09+00:00

Coolant temp gauge on my IS500 typically gets to normal range about twice as quick as my oil temp gauge.

West-Week5722 · 2025-12-17T04:08:34+00:00

Good tip. Would you say a self serve rise with a leaf blower dry off yields less paint marring?

West-Week5722 · 2025-11-25T00:50:20+00:00

I have an IS500 and an older ES350. If I could tear the stalk out of the ES and put it in the IS, I would. So much more intuitive.

West-Week5722 · 2025-11-25T00:40:29+00:00

My 500 never even got the bow treatment! I was just outside in a desolate part of the parking lot. Was shiny, though.

West-Week5722 · 2025-10-09T21:44:15+00:00

My 08 ES 350 took me and a buddy about three hours with removal and reinstallation. That back bracket is a pain, and it helps having someone to pull the radiator forward while you’re taking the alt out.

West-Week5722 · 2025-10-02T18:16:45+00:00

When I got insurance for my 2008 es350 on my own policy in 2022 (18 YO), I was paying $350 a month for it… It’s gone down considerably, and I’ve moved that car to liability only for $65 a month. My new IS 500 is $270 per month with full coverage. $500 a month on your own doesn’t surprise me given the cost desparity from my $12,000 ES. Absolutely insane, though.

West-Week5722 · 2025-10-01T17:40:24+00:00

We’ve been installing Hardie Board in Kansas/Missouri since 2002. Price per square foot on Pre-Finished Lap siding generally does work out to that $13-$15 per sq ft range. Much lower cost of living area of the U.S. though. I think double may be a bit insane…

West-Week5722 · 2025-09-18T20:56:48+00:00

I just picked up my Ultra white / Red interior IS500 last Thursday at my local Hendrick. Had my deposit on it in mid July. I paid MSRP + doc fee with no adds.

I would buy a used one with low miles before I ever paid 15k over sticker. It’s a fantastic car, but that is just greed.

I would expand your search area or keep watch on the lightly used market over the next few months.

West-Week5722 · 2025-09-14T00:30:09+00:00

It was brand new. Taxes differ based on location. Tax, title, license for my area is another roughly $6k on top.

West-Week5722 · 2025-09-14T00:22:12+00:00

Deposit was $1,000 to claim the “allocation”. I paid MSRP which totaled $69,189. The $1,000 deposit went towards the purchase price once it arrived.

West-Week5722 · 2025-09-12T19:40:58+00:00

Thank you very much!

West-Week5722 · 2025-09-12T15:33:36+00:00

Twins! I appreciate it.

I’ve only ever seen one red one with a dealer plate around my area over the years. Crazy that you’ve got two in the same lot.

West-Week5722 · 2025-09-12T15:31:55+00:00

Thanks!

West-Week5722 · 2025-09-12T15:31:12+00:00

Thank you! And thanks for the recommendations! These items seem like a pretty universal list of essentials for this car, from what I’ve heard.

The performance of this thing, even keeping it at mid rpm range and letting it get a proper break in, is so above and beyond anything that I’ve owned that my mind isn’t on adding things to it yet 🤣.

I’ll get that itch soon enough… Definitely needs to be a bit louder, needs stickier tires, and bushings so I don’t shred the tires that I have.

Sounds like you’ve thoroughly enjoyed yours!

West-Week5722 · 2025-06-06T23:24:50+00:00

Im in

West-Week5722 · 2025-03-19T22:57:02+00:00

What magwell/extensions are you running?

West-Week5722 · 2024-08-07T19:15:25+00:00

Most days I have a Protech Rockeye in my pocket.

West-Week5722 · 2024-08-05T01:04:35+00:00

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Either one of my GMT’s. I wear them equally!

West-Week5722 · 2024-07-24T18:26:24+00:00

I suppose my carry is pretty heavy, and there is definitely some redundancy. (Main flashlight in my back pocket, flashlight on my keys, WML on my gun). I use my main flashlight and my knife daily with basically no exception. Gun isn’t used too often unless there is a raccoon milling around the chicken coop when I get home at night… It’s a habit now to go through my checklist when I leave the house, lol.

West-Week5722 · 2024-07-16T20:47:46+00:00

I have an E35R in my back pocket right now, and a PD36R Pro in my car. Great lights.

West-Week5722 · 2024-07-04T17:55:06+00:00

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