Year: 2002
Make: Lexus
Model: IS
Price: $15000
Mileage: 175000
Color: Black
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): GA
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

Name: Ted Volkman
Email: tvolkman "at" gmail.com
Location: LaGrange GA 30240
VIN: JT2JA82J4R0017461
Price: $15,000 with SSRs, $14,000 with IS350 wheels, $13,000 BYO wheels
Mileage: 174,xxx
Title Status: Rebuilt

Please no PMs. Please email tvolkman "at" gmail.com and include your 6speed username

100+ pictures and videos here: https://goo.gl/photos/1GbStv2okrVrM3es6

This is a factory L-tuned Series II, 5MT, LSD car. All the L-tuned pieces are OEM except the front bumper. The OEM L-tuned bumper was damaged in 2012 and replaced with a replica. The car was totaled in 2004 at 60k miles by the first owner. I am the 3rd owner and have owned it since January 2008 @ ~100k miles. It drives straight, aligns to spec, and wears tires even.

I've read 5MTs were roughly 10% of overall production, but it's typically less than 5% of those listed for sale on online. I've never seen production numbers for L-tuned cars, but judging on how rarely they are seen, I'd say it has to be less than 1%. At the time of this writing (5/20/17) there are currently only 10 5MT IS300s nationwide on cars.com and autotrader and the average price is over $9k. Of course none of are L-tuned. I would wager that my car is nicer than all those regardless of title status or miles.

This car has ~$19k in parts. That does not include any general labor (engine swap, clutch/flywheel, water pump, timing belt, valve stem seals, transmission rebuild, etc). It is also CEL free except for an intermittent cylinder 2 misfire which I have traced to the injector. This will be replaced prior to sale. A CEL free IS300 turbo is virtually unheard of in the IS300 community. All gauges and systems still operate like stock (traction control, snow mode, mpg gauge, fuel gauge, etc). The car also has Racelogic traction control. The HKS GDMax twin disc clutch is very street friendly. The clutch pedal light and it is slippable. This car has always been a semi-daily driver for me. Drivability was a major priority when I selected parts for the build.

Please do not waste your time or mine with lowball offers because the car has a rebuilt title or "high" miles. Let's say an average 5MT IS300 is $9k. Add 1/2 the cost of the parts ($9.5k of the $19k spent). This puts you at $18.5k with no consideration for the labor or the fact it is an original L-tuned car that is very clean. I feel my price is fair.

Engine/transmission/fuel

• 2jzgte vvti $2000 - new water pump, timing belt, cam seals, valve stem seals 152,500
• 6262 Precision turbo $1075 167,701
• cast exhaust manifold w/ welded 46mm vband wastegate flange $200
• mishimoto intercooler $250
• 46mm Precision wastegate $350
• Tial bov $250
• Sard 650cc injectors $600
• DW 300 fuel pump $150
• Sard jet pump killer $130 - allows proper siphoning from passenger side of gas tank
• OEM Aristo fuel pump hanger with return
• Greddy EMU $550
• Greddy MAP sensor $100
• Boomslang EMU PNP harness $500
• Racelogic traction control $1200
• AEM Tru-Boost $300
• NGK AFX wideband $225
• R154 transmission $2000
• Marlin Crawler: thrust washer, bearing retainer, shift forks, shift socket $400
• R154 rebuild kit (all new bearings and syncros) $250
• HKS GDMax twin disc clutch and flywheel $1500
• HKS DLI $450
• Token Solutions HKS DLI pnp harness $90
• Drive Shaft Shop 1 piece steel driveshaft $380
• SP Racing boost actuated cutout $400
• SP Racing quick spool valve (QSV) $550
• Autometer EGT gauge $120
• Token Solutions O2 sim $150
• intake material and fab $500
• exhaust material and fab $500
• tuning $500
• OEM L-tuned cat back exhaust
• OEM 3.73 LSD
• general labor $$$$$$
• compression between 165 psi and 170 psi across all cylinders. Compression test pictures in google photo album linked above.
  

Suspension/wheel/tire

• SSR Competitions 18x8 F/ 18x9 R $2000 - slight bend in lip of front wheel, holds air and balances fine
• Michelin PS2s 225/40 F 265/40 R
• OEM L-tuned springs
• OEM L-tuned struts
• OEM L-tuned sway bars
• Goodrich braided stainless brake lines
• New OEM engine mounts 160,270

Audio/Interior

• Dash stripped - all "sticky" removed
• Eternity key - lifetime warranty
• Kenwood head unit with AUX in
• low mile seats
• late model full leather door panels
• Zenclosure sub box w/ JL 12" and amp (not currently installed) $400
• Hardwired for V1
• OEM L-tuned floor mats
• OEM L-tuned dash badge

Exterior

• OEM brand new headlights professionally painted and resealed $600
• OEM L-tuned side skirts
• OEM L-tuned rear lip
• OEM L-tuned grill and badge (grill painted gloss black)
• OEM L-tuned trunk badge
• OEM black pearl "L" logo and "LEXUS" trunk emblems
• OEM L-tuned fog lights
• Replica L-tuned front bumper - original was damaged and replaced in 2012, see picture in gallery

Recent service

• 174,475 new spark plugs
• 174,475 new spark plug wires
• 173,798 225/40 265/40 Michelin Pilot PS2 tires
• 173,307 Mobil 1 oil and Mobil 1 oil filter change
• 173,000 new heater core
• 169,999 new radiator
• 169,999 Mobil 1 oil and Toyota oil filter change
• 167,701 new Precision 6262 turbo
• 166,927 Rotella T oil and K&N oil filter change
• 163,487 Rotella T oil and Toyota oil filter change
• 160,270 New OEM engine mounts

 

I love it

 

Just wanted to vouch for Ted. I bought the '94 Supra he listed on here a few weeks ago and it was honestly the nicest car buying experience I've had. He was completely up front about everything and the car was even better than he had described. Buy with full confidence!

 

Buy with confidence, Ted is a longtime friend and so is kpflynn, who just bought his Supra. This is the kind of seller you want to buy a car from, and this IS300 is an exceptional one! Don't hesitate is my advice.

 

How much power does it put down?

 

449/424 tq pump gas on Dynojet

 

I would love for you to own it

I'm glad you are enjoying the Supra. Just try and keep it between the ditches

Thanks for the kind words. I'm sure this IS300 would love to move up to the Pacific Northwest to rejoin the Supra

It made ~450whp and 425 ftlbs with an old school 67mm Comp Turbo (.68 A/R). There are dyno plots and videos in the google album linked in the first post. It currently has a Precision 6262 (.86 A/R). I never dynoed it with the 6262 but would guess it makes about the same power with better spool and more top end. I think it ran ~3.0s 60-90 on the Vbox. It should be good for low 120s in the 1/4.

 

So tempting to get for a daily.! glws..!

 

I really like this car. Does anybody know off hand if insurance companies will allow full coverage on a rebuilt title?

 

The car is sold. I actually agreed on terms with the buyer only a couple of days after posting it for sale, but did not want to officially declare it sold until I received payment and the car was picked up. It was indeed paid for and picked up last week. I then was on the road for several days and forgot to update the thread. Thanks to all that inquired.