Sad day for me.......
11-23-15, 05:51 PM
#17
Pardon me, but this the funniest thread i ever read. LOL I owned a GS400 (Modded) and GS430 (my daily) and I recently bought a '08 GX470 for winter duties and all-around usage.. I save my cars alot from bad weather and such, probably more than anyone on this forum, but who saves a GX?
I feel the GX is very good for all around purpose, I had an '03 V8 4runner and it was awesome vehicle is why i decided to get the GX470 which is basically the same car plus the luxury added on.. When I had my 4runner, i went everywhere, literally. My friends had this cabin in the mountains and it was a 45-60 degree hill climb and usually only 4wd trucks could make it up there. I drove my 2WD V8 4Runner up there no problems and was easier and smoother than pickup trucks.
I would never in my mind save a GX from winter, thats what its made for and more!!.. I bought both of my GS's since new and I understanding saving a car from damage (mainly because one of them is lowered and tuned for racing) but Saving a GX is ridiculous to me.. I have 49K miles on my GS400, and 37K miles on my GS430.. I save my other vehicles and are in top condition.. But recently bought my GX with 52K miles. I plan to drive it in every condition imaginable.
Saving a GX seems like such a waste.. Just use it.. I mean you have GX and it snows and you're going to drive a Corolla? Does that make any sense? (If it was a high-performance sedan or Luxury sedan, i would understand to try to save it, but saving a tougher vehicle that's made for rougher weather is ummm..
I feel the GX is very good for all around purpose, I had an '03 V8 4runner and it was awesome vehicle is why i decided to get the GX470 which is basically the same car plus the luxury added on.. When I had my 4runner, i went everywhere, literally. My friends had this cabin in the mountains and it was a 45-60 degree hill climb and usually only 4wd trucks could make it up there. I drove my 2WD V8 4Runner up there no problems and was easier and smoother than pickup trucks.
I would never in my mind save a GX from winter, thats what its made for and more!!.. I bought both of my GS's since new and I understanding saving a car from damage (mainly because one of them is lowered and tuned for racing) but Saving a GX is ridiculous to me.. I have 49K miles on my GS400, and 37K miles on my GS430.. I save my other vehicles and are in top condition.. But recently bought my GX with 52K miles. I plan to drive it in every condition imaginable.
Saving a GX seems like such a waste.. Just use it.. I mean you have GX and it snows and you're going to drive a Corolla? Does that make any sense? (If it was a high-performance sedan or Luxury sedan, i would understand to try to save it, but saving a tougher vehicle that's made for rougher weather is ummm..
11-23-15, 06:11 PM
#18
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Pardon me, but this the funniest thread i ever read. LOL I owned a GS400 (Modded) and GS430 (my daily) and I recently bought a '08 GX470 for winter duties and all-around usage.. I save my cars alot from bad weather and such, probably more than anyone on this forum, but who saves a GX?
I feel the GX is very good for all around purpose, I had an '03 V8 4runner and it was awesome vehicle is why i decided to get the GX470 which is basically the same car plus the luxury added on.. When I had my 4runner, i went everywhere, literally. My friends had this cabin in the mountains and it was a 45-60 degree hill climb and usually only 4wd trucks could make it up there. I drove my 2WD V8 4Runner up there no problems and was easier and smoother than pickup trucks.
I would never in my mind save a GX from winter, thats what its made for and more!!.. I bought both of my GS's since new and I understanding saving a car from damage (mainly because one of them is lowered and tuned for racing) but Saving a GX is ridiculous to me.. I have 49K miles on my GS400, and 37K miles on my GS430.. I save my other vehicles and are in top condition.. But recently bought my GX with 52K miles. I plan to drive it in every condition imaginable.
Saving a GX seems like such a waste.. Just use it.. I mean you have GX and it snows and you're going to drive a Corolla? Does that make any sense? (If it was a high-performance sedan or Luxury sedan, i would understand to try to save it, but saving a tougher vehicle that's made for rougher weather is ummm..
I feel the GX is very good for all around purpose, I had an '03 V8 4runner and it was awesome vehicle is why i decided to get the GX470 which is basically the same car plus the luxury added on.. When I had my 4runner, i went everywhere, literally. My friends had this cabin in the mountains and it was a 45-60 degree hill climb and usually only 4wd trucks could make it up there. I drove my 2WD V8 4Runner up there no problems and was easier and smoother than pickup trucks.
I would never in my mind save a GX from winter, thats what its made for and more!!.. I bought both of my GS's since new and I understanding saving a car from damage (mainly because one of them is lowered and tuned for racing) but Saving a GX is ridiculous to me.. I have 49K miles on my GS400, and 37K miles on my GS430.. I save my other vehicles and are in top condition.. But recently bought my GX with 52K miles. I plan to drive it in every condition imaginable.
Saving a GX seems like such a waste.. Just use it.. I mean you have GX and it snows and you're going to drive a Corolla? Does that make any sense? (If it was a high-performance sedan or Luxury sedan, i would understand to try to save it, but saving a tougher vehicle that's made for rougher weather is ummm..
11-23-15, 06:18 PM
#19
It's got nothing to do with its capabilities, as it's a far better option (obviously) in the snow, and is a great all around truck. I use it mainly as the expedition/vacation car, and it sees all kinds of rough terrain. It was off road in 12 states in 2015 alone. I bought the Infiniti on the cheap, it's got a trillion bazillion miles on it, looks like a warm bag of dicks in sunlight because it's black and has seen a few too many automatic car washes, and is something I don't feel bad or worry about zipping into the first open parking spot at the grocery store when it's 4 degrees out. I'm weird, I know. But since I bought it with my own money I can do whatever I want with it.
11-23-15, 06:22 PM
#20
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Agreed. The notion of parking a GX for the winter reminds me of a buddy who bought a beautiful LTZ Suburban so he could comfortably accommodate his growing family. But he refused to take it on long road trips to "keep the miles down." Instead, five people a dog and bags in a beat up base model Accord. I told him "just drive and enjoy" but that never worked. The dealer scored when he traded the Suburban in at five years old with 35,000 miles. To each his own.
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And then it comes home from me beating the snot out of it so I can spend 20+hrs with a buffer to make it look like this again. Don't think for one second it doesn't get put through the paces and used for what it was built for, but you'd never know it was a 2003 with almost 150,000 miles.
11-23-15, 06:32 PM
#21
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It's not going anywhere, except on more cool vacations in the summer. Another funny thing, I couldn't tell you the last car I owned that sold for less money than I paid for it. When I sold my 3rd gen 4Runner, I had people from all over the country trying to buy it. I even had a guy offer me $500 more than my asking price to not sell it to a guy I had made a deal with who was flying in from Kansas to buy it. My cars and trucks are always flawless, regardless of what I use them for.
11-23-15, 06:45 PM
#23
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11-24-15, 01:11 AM
#24
Driver School Candidate
I love driving the GX in the winter. I just got some awesome new tires today and can't wait for it to snow 10" asap!
They don't use salt on the roads in Colorado though.
They don't use salt on the roads in Colorado though.
11-24-15, 03:22 AM
#25
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11-24-15, 06:47 AM
#26
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While I do agree with 1QWKGS4 that it seems crazy to park a beefy AWD vehicle like the GX for the winter, I'm another guy that bought a car (RWD to boot) for year round daily driver duties, while my Land Cruiser sits in the heated garage, lol.
11-24-15, 07:16 AM
#27
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I find that making the generalization and coming to the conclusion that it is "insane" to park a GX for the winter is both narrow minded and insulting because there can be very logical and sane reasons for choosing to park a GX for the winter.
In my case, I had a GX that I paid over $50,000 for, and, at the same time, I had another vehicle that was "well worn" but still quite capable of safely performing in winter driving conditions. And, it made sense to me to drive the vehicle that was already beaten up by winter driving so that I didn't quickly end up with 2 vehicles, instead of just one vehicle, that had been beaten up by exposure to salt, mine tailings, etc.
My decision to park the GX for the winter was made for reasons similar to reasons why I would choose, if I were painting my house, to wear an old pair of jeans and not a pair that I had just bought.
In my case, I had a GX that I paid over $50,000 for, and, at the same time, I had another vehicle that was "well worn" but still quite capable of safely performing in winter driving conditions. And, it made sense to me to drive the vehicle that was already beaten up by winter driving so that I didn't quickly end up with 2 vehicles, instead of just one vehicle, that had been beaten up by exposure to salt, mine tailings, etc.
My decision to park the GX for the winter was made for reasons similar to reasons why I would choose, if I were painting my house, to wear an old pair of jeans and not a pair that I had just bought.
11-24-15, 01:36 PM
#28
+1 for the blue painters tape. How long does that take?
BlackCat, it is good to see someone use the vehicle the way it was meant to be used, while at the same time taking care of it. So many people view everything as disposable these days. I can't wait to take the GX out in the snow (later this week!) but they don't go as crazy with the salt as they do up there in the northeast.
BlackCat, it is good to see someone use the vehicle the way it was meant to be used, while at the same time taking care of it. So many people view everything as disposable these days. I can't wait to take the GX out in the snow (later this week!) but they don't go as crazy with the salt as they do up there in the northeast.
11-24-15, 03:06 PM
#29
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+1 for the blue painters tape. How long does that take?
BlackCat, it is good to see someone use the vehicle the way it was meant to be used, while at the same time taking care of it. So many people view everything as disposable these days. I can't wait to take the GX out in the snow (later this week!) but they don't go as crazy with the salt as they do up there in the northeast.
BlackCat, it is good to see someone use the vehicle the way it was meant to be used, while at the same time taking care of it. So many people view everything as disposable these days. I can't wait to take the GX out in the snow (later this week!) but they don't go as crazy with the salt as they do up there in the northeast.
