gumbo48

Hi all. My wife and I are looking to buy a 1998 to 2000 GS400 and we're hoping to get some advice from you folks on a couple that we saw for sale online.

The first one is a silver 1998 with 191,000 miles, navigation, interior looks good. The only bad thing is it might have had a minor fender bender in the front end. When I called the salesman yesterday he said the front bumper has some scratches and it looks like the hood doesn't line up properly with the headlights. They're asking $4999.

The second one is a black 1998 with 268,000 miles, no navigation, interior looks good also. This one doesn't appear to have any body damage. Black is my wife's favorite vehicle color but she thinks the miles are a little high. Asking price for this one is also $4999.

I didn't post links to the pages because I didn't know if it was allowed. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you and have a good night.

Sykotic336

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try and see if you can get a carfax on the silver one? are you only looking to get a gs400? might i suggest a gs300 or even a gs430? just saying theres quite a bit of options and you might find a better one per say

gumbo48

I can call the guy tomorrow and see if he has the carfax for it. The black GS has a clean carfax. I would also consider a 430, but not really looking for a 300. I haven't even looked for a 430 yet. Thanks.

Edit: Forgot to ask, is 268,000 a lot of miles for these engines? Or do they usually last a lot longer than 300K?

portcityplaya

iTrader: (1)

268000 is a lot for any engine but it depends on what you consider a lot longer than 300k. Are you looking to put another 100k, 200k or 300k on the engine. Also remember that the engine isn't the only thing that has been used during all those miles. Transmission, suspension and all the other eletrical components have to be considered also. My GS has 272k. I just had a engine rebuild so I expect to get another 200k minimum out of my engine but I also do expect other things to start to go out in the mean time. I have a rear door lock that is starting to act funny and my suspension could use some work so there are many factors to consider when purchasing a high mileage car.

gumbo48

Very good point. We might make the drive tomorrow to look at the silver one. Thanks.

repugnante

Neither.....

SC400slide

iTrader: (11)

Keep in mind, these aren't the smaller V6 engines like in a GS300, these is powerful V8 motors. They will probably last longer than smaller engine any thing.

aneidiaz

Both those cars have way too many miles. Try getting something under 140k. I've seen plenty of GS300s under that mileage for under $8,000. Keep looking around. Don't settle for less. Get you something nice my friend. Problem free. Just regular maintenance.


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ThomasGS4

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Edited for accuracy.

Are those the only two GS's in your price range? I personally would buy neither.

sa0625

Carfax them - only if your set on these 2, but i would keep looking.

chicov8

take your time and keep looking

1sWt2GS

iTrader: (6)

Since when does v8 engine last longer than i6?

jcat_350

right, because engine size automatically equates to reliability

neegroy

iTrader: (19)

i think you should seriously take your time and find something eles. they both have high miles. i'd say look in the lexus classifieds.

alfabit1

iTrader: (1)

As the others have already said, probably best to keep looking. I looked for about 4 months this year before I purchased a gs400. I was originally looking in the $5-6k range also, but ended up spending a bit more for a much lower mileage and far better condition car.