04 Solara or 01/02 Lexus IS300/GS300?

Question

Struggling between these three cars, dont know which one to buy. They are around the same price ranger for used car. Help!!!

Answer 1

pick the lexus is300 the other two are ugly

Answer 2

04 Solara- front wheel drive which is excellent for year round driving, especially in states that have snow, best fuel economy out of the three and cheaper to maintain.

IS300- pros- great car, rear wheels drive, will handle better then the solara given that it's a rear wheel drive car, has a similar engine to the supra which responds well to after market modifications if you're into that sorta thing. cons- RWD is not the best for winter driving and it will be the smallest of the three cars.

GS300- same as the IS300 in terms of being RWD and having the same engine as a supra. It's also the biggest of the three and probably the heaviest. This will be reflected in your gas mileage... worst of the 3 aswell,

I would take the IS300 personally, but if given a choice between the IS and a GS400/430 I'd take the GS without even thinking about it, a buddy has one and gave a me a ride- one of the nicest cars you'll ever drive and I really mean it.

Answer 3

These are 2 very different cars. You've got to figure out if a 2 door or 4 door car will suit your needs. The is/gs is rear wheel drive with a I-6 engine. The solara is a front wheel drive V-6. They are both great cars but very fundamentaly different.

Answer 4

a 2-door vs. two 4-doors, isn't that kind of trying to compare apples to oranges?  Given same price for all three, I would take the GS300, better performance and more room to boot.  Also, it's a Lexus, whereas the Solara is a Toyota only and doesn't have the luxury of it's Lexus cousin.