# @threepiece.us on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdlsWUcIBV8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70837975-threepieceus-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T12:04:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** threepieceus (@threepiece.us) — https://gondola.cc/threepiece.us

## Caption

Sedan prices woke up about two years ago and haven't gone back to sleep. Clean manual IS300s are Altezza-tax money now, and the people paying it are mostly paying for a badge, a shift lever and a lot of forum nostalgia. The SportCross sat right next to it the whole time with the same 2JZ-GE, the same 3.0 inline six, the same RWD chassis and a roof that keeps going — and half the internet still calls it "the wagon version" like it's a trim level instead of the better body.

The catch is honest and you should know it going in: US SportCross was automatic only, 5-speed, no factory row-your-own. So the whole argument is one trade. Sedan gets you the gearbox and the resale everyone already agreed on. Wagon gets you the same motor, a rarer shell, hatch practicality and a price nobody has finished discovering yet — and the 2JZ-GE doesn't care what's bolted behind it when you go looking for boost later. Wheel-wise the wagon rewards a squarer, meatier setup than people run on the sedan; the extra length wants width behind the door, not just in front of it.

So which is it — manual sedan at today's money, or auto wagon you swap later and still come out ahead?

Drop your The IS300 SportCross is spec below — full recipe or it didn't happen.

#ThreePieceUS #IS300 #SportCross #2JZGE #Altezza #JDM #WheelFitment #Stance #WagonLife #CarBuyingGuide #SportsCarBuying

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2jzge, altezza, sportcross, wheelfitment, jdm, is300, wagonlife, carbuyingguide, stance, sportscarbuying, threepieceus

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