Any particular years that look good for the GS... Currently I am looking at GS430s, and in particular a 2001...

Any thing to know on the 430 vs the 400? Or is the 300 a good bet?

Interested in reliability.. Also, I am not a Lexus owner yet, but my research has pointed me toward a 2nd Generation GS... And I think this generation looks better than the new ones...

Thanks in advance!

 

check this out for starters...


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...-analysis.html

 

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...-400-help.html

You can see a bunch of links I posted in that thread so I don't paste them again here

 

davegs4 did a write up on the comparison's but i cant seem to find it.


yeah the new generation looks

EDIT: lol i guess i should refresh my page....it seems dave posted it while i was searching for it

 

^^^ you dont like the 3GS, i think its amazingly beautiful, and the interior is a masterpiece man!!

 

I may have owners bias but I still think right behind the 2IS, the 2GS is the best looking lexus...

as for the OP... I love my GS300... but I still think i would have been happier with the performance of a GS430.

 

Hey guys, thanks for the reading material!... It looks like I am in good hands with either the GS300 or the GS400/430... But I think I am going to shoot for the moon and go with the 430 or the 400 if I can find one I like...

I have to say djspawn that I really like the IS300, if that is what you are refering to the 2IS.. But being 6'2" and 200 pounds, I think I need a little more room.. And I am a current Expedition driver...

I drove actually, after all my research, finally for the first time a GS430 2001 today and I loved the ride!... Felt like I had a lot of power and was never tapped out or near the end...

I tested a TL a couple months back and I felt like I was always racing, and that I was too low.. I am into more of something between luxury and sport and the TL was too raw a ride.. I am not always in the mood for work like that...

I am seriously considering this one GS430 with a black interior and burgundy exterior with around 80k.. It is $14.6K.. But I am learning to look around a bit and this is not a purchase I need to make this week or this month... I kind of wanted the black exterior too, but I love the cockpit feel of a black interior and they are hard to find...

Main problems I have with it are...

1) Used for 50k miles in the midwest in a cold weather climate
2) Was used as a "fleet vehicle".. some say this is ok as in this car it was probably for "executives" and got light use? i dunno
3) Color.. Probably would like black

Things I think are good...
1) Fairly low mileage for its age..
2) Made in Japan.. I hear this is better than the ones made in the USA?
3) Black leather interior.. Hard to find these!

Thanks again everybody!!

 

I would get the 05 GS430 last model made.

 

02 and up come standard with HID. Something I wish I had from factory.

 

Only the GS430 came standard with HID.

 

From my own personal experience and being friends with other GS owners.. The best year and model is a 1999-2000 GS400.. Without a doubt.. They'll be hard to find clean and low miles but they're out there.. You really have to search for them.. If you want quicker 2nd choice that is easier to find I would go with '01-'05 GS430..The newer the better but GS430's are not as Tunable as a GS400 but a GS430 is still an Awesome 2GS..

I have two of them so i can attest these two cars is best Lexus years and models in the GS category.. Period!

 

i was going to buy an is300 (loved the overall look, and the instrument cluster of the car)... until i sat in it... and noticed, meh, its a tad cramp for me!

that sold me on loving the gs even more. had a 99 gs300, got tboned, now sitting in an 01gs430. overall, pretty happy, just a few electrical issues (climate servos) but other than that, the car is pretty sound.

but after doing a bit of research, i like all the updated little things the g2430 01-05 have, but also like the gs400 engine and drive train (seems to be stronger)

 

What's wrong with a '98 GS400?

 

no, the exterior is awful....

remember that list we were talking bout the other day of parts people would swap for the 2001+ parts? start with those

 

Hey, hush up! At least I don't have throttle lag! I also have e-shift!


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