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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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yeah i know, another club lexus member here, whom's also a friend, has a silver gs300 in tw.

if thats the case, why not look into something 2.8L or smaller, or even somethig turbo charged.

its going to be tough though, all manufactuers have been upping their displacement, even though the efficiency of the engine is a lot better than say 10 years ago.
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Stormforge
taiwan is left hand drive, just like usa and canada.
actually canada is lhd OR rhd just like puerto rico. They can legally have either without the crappy importing like the us
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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this is weird

the 2001 GS300 in taiwan seems to still have older grill, older rear lights
as if for 2001, they didnt do the upgrades/cosmetics that the north american GS got

and cant seem to find any used 2002-2005 GS either

im also telling my dad to look into an ES300/ES330
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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I was there a few years back and found many pimped out rides. Especially the taxi drivers
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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First, I'd like to state that Taiwan has and always will be an independent nation. That being said, I'm glad that you can buy a modded GS3 on the free island!
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by timgs300
First, I'd like to state that Taiwan has and always will be an independent nation. That being said, I'm glad that you can buy a modded GS3 on the free island!
no political rantings please
are you implying that you cant buy a modded GS in china?
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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Still its a very nice looking GS...
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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I can't answer that one without a political rant. LOL.


Originally Posted by UberNoob
no political rantings please
are you implying that you cant buy a modded GS in china?
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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lol


ok my dad is looking into a stupid prius now (2009 with only 100 KM on it, some bloke won it in a lottery and now wants to sell it)
it is going for $30k USD

im trying to tell him money is better spent in a ES300 or ES330
but prices for ES300 dont look so good,
found a 2002 with 143k miles for $15k USD

it is like ES is more expensive than GS over there
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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do you guys know any good taiwan auto website to order some parts? my g/f is going to go back for 2 weeks and I hear everything is cheaper. I came across yahoo tw shopping center (http://buy.yahoo.com.tw/?catid=1999) that carry OSRAM and Phillips HID bulbs, LED's...
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