New to the forum and looking to purchase a GX
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New to the forum and looking to purchase a GX
Hi guys,
I am new to the forum and is looking to acquire a pre-owned 2015-2016 GX460.
I know this is a Lexus and reliability wise is considered "bullet-proof", but are there any particular issues that I should be looking for?
Thanks a lot everyone!
Thanks,
I am new to the forum and is looking to acquire a pre-owned 2015-2016 GX460.
I know this is a Lexus and reliability wise is considered "bullet-proof", but are there any particular issues that I should be looking for?
Thanks a lot everyone!
Thanks,
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Hi and welcome. While being a new GX owner with only 250 miles under the belt I can tell you the GX is regularly in the top 10 of most reliable and highest resale value of vehicles. It really is fairly bullet proof. The one thing I noticed is that there did seem to be an issue with some GX's having a slight alignment issue (see HERE) making it track a bit off to the right or left. Meaning if you want to go straight the steering wheel might be slightly cocked to the left or right. This can be checked via your test drive on a level highway and if you see something amiss can be corrected by an alignment check by the dealer. Other than that there were some issues with the touchscreen freezing but I believe that was fixed with a software release for the 2015 model year. And since you are looking at a 2015/2016 you should be OK and looking at those years you can probably get one CPO'd that would allow you some additional peace of mind. Really these things are tried and true (notice not the 'latest') Lexus/Toyota mechanics and tech - reason I went with it.
Best of luck and hopefully someone else might be able to chime in with any additional thoughts or quirks that I have missed.
Best of luck and hopefully someone else might be able to chime in with any additional thoughts or quirks that I have missed.
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Hi and welcome. While being a new GX owner with only 250 miles under the belt I can tell you the GX is regularly in the top 10 of most reliable and highest resale value of vehicles. It really is fairly bullet proof. The one thing I noticed is that there did seem to be an issue with some GX's having a slight alignment issue (see HERE) making it track a bit off to the right or left. Meaning if you want to go straight the steering wheel might be slightly cocked to the left or right. This can be checked via your test drive on a level highway and if you see something amiss can be corrected by an alignment check by the dealer. Other than that there were some issues with the touchscreen freezing but I believe that was fixed with a software release for the 2015 model year. And since you are looking at a 2015/2016 you should be OK and looking at those years you can probably get one CPO'd that would allow you some additional peace of mind. Really these things are tried and true (notice not the 'latest') Lexus/Toyota mechanics and tech - reason I went with it.
Best of luck and hopefully someone else might be able to chime in with any additional thoughts or quirks that I have missed.
Best of luck and hopefully someone else might be able to chime in with any additional thoughts or quirks that I have missed.
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OP - FWIW. I don't think you will be disappointed, If you have any questions, my wife and I will be on the Canadian side of the Falls mid-April. We'll be able to give you a pretty good assessment and answer anything you may have.
Last edited by MX5NES350; 01-17-17 at 04:15 PM.
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OP is looking at '15/'16. Not earlier models having these intermittent issues.
OP - FWIW. I don't think you will be disappointed, If you have any questions, my wife and I will be on the Canadian side of the Falls mid-April. We'll be able to give you a pretty good assessment and answer anything you may have.
OP - FWIW. I don't think you will be disappointed, If you have any questions, my wife and I will be on the Canadian side of the Falls mid-April. We'll be able to give you a pretty good assessment and answer anything you may have.
Last edited by tecman; 01-17-17 at 05:12 PM.
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