things you hate about GS
Instructor
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From: California
For Mind Cruising
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From: NSW
Wow... Old thread 
Things I hate about my GS300...
* Ride height. My 18 month old has enough space to run around in thw fender gap
* The n/a 2JZ is sluggish compared to my Soarers, you have to really stomp on it to get it really going. No turbo nor even V8 option for the Aussie spec 2GS. Drive-by-wire sucks!
* Climate control servos sound like Rice Bubbles
Things I hate about my GS300...
* Ride height. My 18 month old has enough space to run around in thw fender gap
* The n/a 2JZ is sluggish compared to my Soarers, you have to really stomp on it to get it really going. No turbo nor even V8 option for the Aussie spec 2GS. Drive-by-wire sucks!
* Climate control servos sound like Rice Bubbles
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1. Heated seats, they don't have variable settings and don't get hot enough in my opinion
2. Lack of trip computer, seems a strange omission when everything is pretty much standard
3. The thin paint finish on the wheels which causes them to corrode and look very ugly. Pretty much everyone I looked at had the same issue. I know it's a cheap fix, but annoying all the same.
2. Lack of trip computer, seems a strange omission when everything is pretty much standard
3. The thin paint finish on the wheels which causes them to corrode and look very ugly. Pretty much everyone I looked at had the same issue. I know it's a cheap fix, but annoying all the same.
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From: California
Its the seal between the 2 halved on the condensor case for the A/C. Its cheap and fails alot. About 900 to tear down to get to the box. Most people seal it with silicon but you have to remove the entire dash board all the way down to the firewall There is a step by step process on the forum. Will search for it and post it
actually, techically you control the highest gear the car is in. so if you put it in 4, it still starts on 1st gear from stop, then all the way to 4th but it won't go into 5th
however, why would anyone every want a car where you put it in 4th and it actually starts from stop in 4th, that's beyond me. that can't be good to teh tranny at all no matter what, and it doesn't make much sense? starting from 2nd in snow i can understand, but 4th? even with a real stick shift you don't do that
however, why would anyone every want a car where you put it in 4th and it actually starts from stop in 4th, that's beyond me. that can't be good to teh tranny at all no matter what, and it doesn't make much sense? starting from 2nd in snow i can understand, but 4th? even with a real stick shift you don't do that
1. Build quality far from perfection this is a Toyota not a Lexus especially compared to my 92 ls400
2. Rattles
3. Rattles
4. E shift designed by lawyers rather than car guys
5. Noisy engine from outside
6. Cushy brakes (like all toyotas)
7. Leather on arm rest not durable
8. Road noise
9. Slow shifting reaction when Floored
10. Should have been 500 lbs lighter ( aluminum hood, aluminum trunck lid, aluminum suspension parts, ect..)
11. Chassis could be stiffer
12. Marshmallow ride
13. Too much body roll
15. No trunck pass through
16. Moisture in head lamps
17. Hid not that good
18. High beam not HID
19. Outside temp not very accurate
20. Not enough feed back to steering wheel (I mean good feed back)
21. First gear too high
22. No LSD
23. Door seals low quality
24. Glove compartment too small (due to cd player in there)
25. Servo motors not durable
26. Cheap door lock motors (come on Lexus on a 50k car?)
27. Red line should be 7000
28. No finger space to take cd cartridge out of cubby hole that stores the extra cd cartridges
29. That you have to go to the dealer to adjust the cbest my suburban you could do all that yourself I mean what if tomorrow I want the locks to lock when I put it in drive.
30. Head rest does not tilt forward enough
31. VSC too obtrusive
I think Lexus has a long way to go before they find the perfection they are persuing
2. Rattles
3. Rattles
4. E shift designed by lawyers rather than car guys
5. Noisy engine from outside
6. Cushy brakes (like all toyotas)
7. Leather on arm rest not durable
8. Road noise
9. Slow shifting reaction when Floored
10. Should have been 500 lbs lighter ( aluminum hood, aluminum trunck lid, aluminum suspension parts, ect..)
11. Chassis could be stiffer
12. Marshmallow ride
13. Too much body roll
15. No trunck pass through
16. Moisture in head lamps
17. Hid not that good
18. High beam not HID
19. Outside temp not very accurate
20. Not enough feed back to steering wheel (I mean good feed back)
21. First gear too high
22. No LSD
23. Door seals low quality
24. Glove compartment too small (due to cd player in there)
25. Servo motors not durable
26. Cheap door lock motors (come on Lexus on a 50k car?)
27. Red line should be 7000
28. No finger space to take cd cartridge out of cubby hole that stores the extra cd cartridges
29. That you have to go to the dealer to adjust the cbest my suburban you could do all that yourself I mean what if tomorrow I want the locks to lock when I put it in drive.
30. Head rest does not tilt forward enough
31. VSC too obtrusive
I think Lexus has a long way to go before they find the perfection they are persuing
Last edited by sam12345; Jul 1, 2012 at 02:35 PM.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: TX
One thing I don't like is the fact that there isn't enough mods for our car (400s).
And I don't like the lag that happens after u install a intake.
The GS is wayyy to quiet for my liking. And the exhaust tips are too small as well. It practically forces u to buy an aftermarket exhaust.
And I don't like the lag that happens after u install a intake.
The GS is wayyy to quiet for my liking. And the exhaust tips are too small as well. It practically forces u to buy an aftermarket exhaust.
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 492
Likes: 12
From: ALberta
Rattles, clunks, buzzes. It's surprising how crappy this car sounds for something that cost as much as it did new. How slow the doors and trunk open with the remote. And the hopeless front suspension. Plus, it could use a 6th gear or a different rear-end ratio too many rpms on the highway. And yet I love this car.
Why would anyone complain about our cars being "too quiet?" GS's were built as a luxury sedan, not a race ready sedan.
Anyway.. I hate the door actuators the most, then the old school look of our in dash radios.
Anyway.. I hate the door actuators the most, then the old school look of our in dash radios.