*Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl *
**Lexus IS3000 = U-G-L-Y
if you want something sporty that carries cargo, try a 1987-1993 Mustang Hatchback, they have a whole lot of cargo, especially with the rear seats folded down, RC plane, no sweat.
But IMO, if I want to haul something, grab the truck, if you are going to fly an RC plane, you are going to a field or something right? (i.e. probably very mild offroad) so I would rather be driving a truck.
On a separate note, Alex’s car is perfect. **
I agree that the IS300 is not the best looking car in the world, but it’s certainly not ugly in the way a Pontiac Aztec is ugly. Anyway, “ugly” is subjective.
As far as the '87-93 Mustang, there is no comparison with the IS300. The Mustang, while fun, is a very crude machine in comparison. It has a solid rear axle which tranlates to a “loose” rear end on anything but very smooth surface. The car is, in general, crude, noisy, and “rough around the edges,” and it gets much worse gas mileage than the IS300. The IS300 is smooth, quiet, and at least as fast as late 80’s and early 90’s V-8 Mustangs, and much faster than 6 cylinder Mustangs.
The “off road” component of going to most RC flying fields can be handled very easilly by any vehicle, including Corvettes, Ferraris, and Vipers. Trucks are for hauling heavy stuff, or in the case of pickup trucks, are for hauling dirty stuff that you don’t mind being stolen. If you like quiet, refined cars that handle like sports cars, but will carry some cargo, then BMW and Mercedes wagons, and IS300 wagons like mine fill the bill. There are a few other such vehicles out there, but none of them come from “big 3” manufacturers. I hope that will change in the not-too-distant future, but I’m not holding my breath.
