Valerie's new 2001 Lexus IS300 now shares the garage with my NSX...her Civic will now have to park outside and serve as my daily driver

While the car is still new, I borrow her for a photoshoot and drive down to the nearby Del Rey Lagoon.

Frontal shot with parking lights on

Back quarter shot by the Del Rey Lagoon

Ducks by the Del Rey Lagoon

Front-quarter shot in our townhouse complex parking lot

Side shot in our townhouse complex parking lot

Back-quarter shot in our townhouse complex parking lot

Rear shot in our townhouse complex parking lot

A peek at the interior

The chronograph-style dash is probably my favorite feature

Acura NSX, Lexus IS300, Honda Pilot (side)

Acura NSX, Lexus IS300, Honda Pilot (side - front only)

Acura NSX, Lexus IS300, Honda Pilot (front quarter - low)

Acura NSX, Lexus IS300, Honda Pilot (front quarter - mid)

Acura NSX, Lexus IS300, Honda Pilot (front quarter - wide)

Check out time already? Valerie's recently acquired Lexus IS300 waits for us in the porte-cochère of The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay. This may be her car, but, for some reason, I am the one who is driving.

Out with the old