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Sep 10, 2012 | 11:26 AM

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Lexus Reliability ;)

When I joined this forum in 2004 just after we bought the gs430 I though i'd be posting all the time, but the Car just doesn't break!! LOL... Our Old Audi's where in the shop or my garage all the time in pieces...

So am i the oldest member with the least amount of posts ?

Sep 10, 2012 | 11:28 AM

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What model Audis??

Sep 10, 2012 | 11:36 AM

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Oh Let's see...

89 100
89 100 Avant
90 V8 (My Favorite, Holy Crap that thing handled good, you could easily 4 wheel draft that thing
on ramps and such... fun car)
91 V8
92 100
92 100 Avant
03 A4 Cab

I worked on all them except the A4... That was the car that sent us to Lexus....

It spent month's at a time in the shop and the dealer experience was worse and worse as we struggled with the thing...

I wasn't ready to NOT have to work on the car

We bought the GS brand new off the dealer showroom

and At 122k it's still just been maintenance things...

brakes/rotors
timing belt
entire new front end both a-arms and bushings

just can't beat it...

Sep 10, 2012 | 01:53 PM

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Yup, this plays out time and time again like a broken record...

The German crowd eventually getting sick and tired of the repairs and jumping ship.

Sep 10, 2012 | 05:07 PM

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yes. i have a 01' GS430 and its been 15k since i bought it. no probs yet. just oil & filter changes. soon ima need to buy brakes and new tires tho :/. but after, it will def ride smooth. already bought new MOOG LBJs and outer tie rods

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Sep 10, 2012 | 05:23 PM

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Best thing about toyota's/lexus's.....reliability!

Sep 10, 2012 | 05:24 PM

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Sep 10, 2012 | 07:02 PM

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Yeah, I saw your posts in the suspension subforum. You put your lbjs on yet? I haven't done my MOOGs yet. Still doing the rear carrier axle bushings. I'm loving the FIGS parts!!

Sep 10, 2012 | 09:55 PM

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I'm replacing my lbj's this month with moog as well as my steering rack bushings and tie rods.. Should I replace my inner or outer tie rods?

Sep 10, 2012 | 10:18 PM

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It's been my experience that the outers need replacing before the inners.

Sep 10, 2012 | 10:35 PM

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It's been my experience that the outers need replacing before the inners.

Thank u sir.....

Sep 11, 2012 | 06:17 AM

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The GS is a great car. I''ve put almost 50k on mine in the last two years without any issues other then normal maintenance.

Sep 11, 2012 | 06:31 AM

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I hear the sentiments about the Audi's, I drove them because they had great driver feel, comfortable ride.... but I think I just got old and sick and tired of fixing them

Finally the Lexus needs some tinkering at 122k and 8 years old LOL, after 8 years i'm ready to tinker again

Sep 11, 2012 | 06:54 AM

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I hear the sentiments about the Audi's, I drove them because they had great driver feel, comfortable ride.... but I think I just got old and sick and tired of fixing them

Finally the Lexus needs some tinkering at 122k and 8 years old LOL, after 8 years i'm ready to tinker again

I can appreciate that. I just wish Lexus made a wagon. I love the Audi "avants", especially with quattro wheel drive. I'm just trying to discern my pain threshold about repairs, and then decide if I want to gamble and try and find one that could stay at or below my threshold. Or maybe I'm becoming a bit senile in my old age.

Who knows, maybe an IS300 Sportcross may be in my future. No all wheel drive, but I can do a 6spd swap, and put a turbo on in. It'd be close.

A lot to think about. 122K miles, and 8 years old? I didn't do my tan to black swap until I had about 170K on the clock, and the car was 12 years old. That's the thing about these cars. IMO, they're worth fixing because once you fix them, they'll keep running trouble free for quite a while!!