Ok, so maybe the title is a little deceiving.. I dont OWN a Lexus IS350.. although if I did, this would be my color combo:

2006 Lexus IS350 in Breakwater Blue Metallic

Black Perforated Leather with Available Auburn Bird’s-Eye Maple Accent

I always wanted a blue IS300.. I think Spectra Blue Mica was the first blue available on 2001s? I cant remember.. but thats the blue I wanted.. when I got my G35, the blue didnt really match the car.. I think the SBM looked good on the IS300 because the car was smaller.. it looked sporty.. blue on the G35 looked toy-ish.. anyhow, I just browsed the color choices for the 2006 IS350 and IS250 and I like the Breakwater Blue Metallic.. since the new IS350/IS250 is bigger, the Blue Onyx Pearl on this model makes the car look toy-ish.. the traditional silver is always a winner, but chances are, that will be the color in the 2006 IS350 ads and that will be the color that 50-60% of the IS350s on the road will be.. so to be a little different, and satisfy my cravings for blue, I think I’d go with Breakwater Blue Metallic.. the color doesnt seem to show well on the Lexus site.. but I trust its a nice color anyway.. if you get a chance, check out the puke green.. that’s going to be the color of the car that’s advertised as the “One Only at This Price!”.. either that or that color IS will be part of the dealer’s loaner fleet.. and I cant believe Lexus is offering gold on the new 2006 IS.. that gold makes every car look like a Camry..

The black leather doesnt need any explanation.. I’m not normally a wood person, however, it looks OK with the black leather.. perforated leather, I should say.. the new IS350/IS250 interior buries the old one.. I never really liked the 2001-2005 interior.. although I did like the gauges a lot.. this interior is truly deserving of the Lexus name..

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Fake BMW 7-series

Real BMW 7-series

Looks like a BMW.. smells like a BMW (well, maybe not).. but it aint no BMW.. notice the hood ornament.. it looks like the logo for Pabst Blue Ribbon.. which is ironic since Pabst tries to be beer, the same way this Chinese car manufacturer tries to be BMW..

I guess I cant be too hard on the Chinese counterfeiters though.. I have a Chinese LV wallet that has actually held up pretty well.. it cost me a whole $10 USD.. I also bought a bunch of fake Mont Blanc pens.. those were cool as the “hey man, I got you something from China” gift.. they were like $2 USD each.. they even sold the refills that had the Mont Blanc printed on them.. although one guy I gave it to dropped it and it fell apart.. but I hear the quality of the fake stuff in China is improving.. my friend showed me a Tag Heuer he got in Shanghai.. it looked and felt really good.. nice and solid, if it werent for the fact that Tag Heuer didnt make a watch that looked like that, I would’ve thought it was real.. HAHAHAH

Odd.. my last 3 posts had something about BMW in them ..

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Although they are only spy shots, the car looks like a Volvo to me .. I’m sure it’ll be nice though.. I remember when I first saw the 1988+ (?) BMW M3.. the 4-cylinder boxy one.. I liked it.. test drove one (it helped when we pulled up in my friend’s 1986 BMW 325i.. of course, this was back in like 1989) and ripped off the shifter trying to slam 2nd and get rubber .. then in 1994, my friend (same friend), upgraded to the new M3.. at first, I didnt like it.. didnt differentiate itself much from a regular 3-series in 1994.. but after a few months, and seeing some modified ones, I changed my mind.. when the 2001 or 2002 M3 came out, it was, without a doubt much better than the old one.. so I’m confident the 2007 BMW M3 will be better than the old one.. and even if it doesnt look better, at least its got a lot of horsepower..

Here’s a link to the Edmunds.com spyshots:

http://www.edmunds.com/future/2007/bmw/m3/100405835/photos.html#

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