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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby
If you need more power from the 3.0 and daily drive ability, go with the ESS supercharger kit for 5300, as opposed to trading in and looking for an iS. If I had the coin and did all other mods to my X that's what I'd do.
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I was soooo close to doing exactly this with my 3.0. But after selling mine with ~100k for only $15k less than my is with 11K, I came out WAY ahead (and with about 10% more power than the ESS.) The freakishly low mileage was icing on the cake.
I'll probably still put giant brakes on the is like I would have done for the ESS 3.0, but I don't have to buy (and paint) the body kit, I got another set of OE 20's, and mine came with new ~$1,700 Michelins.
Now, were I faced with the 3.0 that I'd known, maintained and loved myself for 7 years vs an is with 80K miles and zero records, I'd pass on the is. Just as I did on many many of them as I looked for the perfect one to take me to 2020.
The point is, that ESS is a solid option, but the right situation can make the choice to a V8 much easier.