Prazegirl

Hello I am looking for some wiae advise.

I have 2001 GS430. In great shape- 177700 miles. Has a small leak that needs attention.
Paid off thank God- been offered a lot of offers to upgrade to Gen 4 (GS350)
Love my car- should I think about upgrading? How long will mine last me?

neegroy

iTrader: (19)

If your doing all the necessary maintenance the car should be fine. Tune ups water pumps timing belt should be in the very very near future for you.

neegroy

iTrader: (19)

find out where the leak is comming from!

chicov8

if you do have $ to spend trade for 4gs (new car, great interior and ride), but if you dont wana spend that kind of $ than keep maintenance and you gs will be good for next 170k or more

EN_VY

If you got the dough, step up to a new car, If not, then stick with the GS4 and deal with the small repairs. Should last you a lot of more miles. Down with car notes.

DosyBoy

iTrader: (1)

Yep^^^ if I had the money I would get in a new LS-f.

GS4hunnit

Throw in the Tundra's 5.7 in there Or, the LS-F..mmmmmm

Lazy

iTrader: (2)

Put another 77 miles on it n sell me the cluster lol

1QWKGS4

iTrader: (3)

Theres been a quite a few 400/430's that reach 300K+ mark if well-maintenanced, so you're about at half-life. Just fix the leak if its the only problem. Make sure its fixed right. Try not to Cheap out on the maintenance because this car will literally easily go 300-400K miles if taken cared for..

MikeFoxx

iTrader: (8)

I wouldnt take new car payments over fixing a simple leak... Fix it and save ur money. This leak is nothing compared to the thousands ur considering. If u just want a new car thats a diff story.

1sWt2GS

iTrader: (6)

it should last you many more years

veritek

1) It's paid off
2) you love the car
3) IT'S PAID OFF

With those 3 reasons (well, 2 really, lol) I'd fix it and you should be good to go for another 100k at least. I wouldn't say the same about any other car tho.

Arcadian

It's paid off! There, I've said it. Ha, Seriously, your car will very likely go a long, long time. Personally, I think the Gen 2 cars have better quality interior materials than the newer ones.
How about get all the maintenace done, stock up on some front suspension items (ball-joints, tie rods, bushings) spend a little on a refresh (rock chips, new headlights) maybe some nice wheels and drive a great car for at least 6-7 more years, without a payment. I also think these cars get better looking every year in comparison to the new stuff.