"The Lexus IS has proven reliability and lots of standard equipment, but it lacks space, practicality and design flair." My is300 has lived up to every printed praise, and has satisfied me in Best Answer: Lexus vehicles are highly known for good resale value and dependability. Many people mistake reliability in place of not maintaining a vehicle. The main problems with is300s are the tires that are made for them. The tires that are made for the is 300 are low profile, agressive and wear Here is a review of my 2002 Lexus is300 with a 5 speed manual transmission. I have had it for about a year and a half and have enjoyed both working on this car and driving it. Overall this is Here are the files that comprise the 2002 IS300 Owners manual. These should also work pretty well for years 2002-2005. Air_Conditioning.pdf Audio.pdf Basic_Operation.pdf Body_Care.pdf Chassis_Service.pdfPCV_location.pdfIS_PCV.pdf Comfort_Adjustment.pdf Driving_Tips.pdf Electrical_Service.pdf Engi Lexus IS on MSN Autos. See the latest models, reviews, ratings, photos, specs, information, pricing, and more. Request a dealer quote or view used cars at MSN Autos. 14 Lexus IS300 owners reviewed the Lexus IS300 with a rating of 4.7 overall out of 5 for model years from 2001 to 2017. Find Manual Lexus Is300 in Cars & Trucks | Find new, used and salvaged cars & trucks for sale locally in Ontario : Toyota, Honda, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Nissan and it is all about driving your dreams. I've had my IS200 just over a month now so can't really comment on reliability (although so far *touch wood* there has not been anything wrong at all), but at the time of test driving I was lucky enough to have the choice of 2 nearly identical models except one was auto one was manual. Is the IS300 with a manual transmission a BMW 3 Series clone? Mechanically, it's very, very close. Separated at birth is more like it. The Lexus shifts sharply, turns acutely, handles creamily and I think t