truongrobe

I am looking for a Gs300 and i found one on Craigslist. It is 2000 model and has 138k miles on it and list for $7.5k ( it is Platinum Edition and condition is look great on pics ) . What should you pay for it ? Should i follow KBB or NADA for the price to offer ? I offer him $500 more than Kbb value but he wants NADA value which is so much higher than KBB.What do you think ?

offbad

iTrader: (5)

5k max on that IMO

try edmunds too
http://www.edmunds.com/lexus/gs-300/...e-results.html

tereck

Depends on u if u want to pay that much for it. Remember the car has low miles and if it's well maintained u can't go wrong with the car. But make him an offer. If he doesn't accept it well move on.

gsbs300

Post the link to the add so we can give you our opinions

truongrobe

here you go
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/4343541550.html

ttaylor993

The ad doesn't say anything about the ball joints, a known weakness on 2Gs. Nor does it mention the 2 cam seals and the crank seal. The VVT-i cam pulley will probably begin to leak soon if it hasn't been rebuilt/replaced. Lastly, there is no mention of the valve cover gaskets. Time for those too. You might want to cost these items out and use that information as a bargaining tool. You're easily talking over a grand.

gsbs300

Honestly it's clean as could be.
-platinum
-black leather
-nicest wheels that come on the Gs ( in my opinion)
-plenty of recent maintenance (aslong as he has paperwork)


Now on to the negatives.
-You can get a gs430 for that price
-not a 1 owner (atleast he didn't say it was in the add)
-PRICE in my part of the country that price is WAYY off
-servos

Like offbad said 5k at the very top .Assuming paint is perfect,no rips or tears on the interior,servos aren't acting up,and if the guy isn't a complete tool id pay 5

SaiyanGS3

iTrader: (8)

Take it from someone who has a 300, get a 430 if you can find it. A 300 comes a dime a dozen outside of white/saddle SD. The gas mileage is darn near the same. I passed up a 430 because I though that the V8 drunk more gas just to find out after joining HERE that the mileage was about the same. I would not pay ~8k for a car that's going on 15 years old. I'm from Alabama so the GS3's come a dime a dozen in GA. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't purchase any GS older than the 01+ models. Servos are bad on the 98-00 models.

gsbs300

Agreed I have a 3.0 and so badly wish I had a 4.3.my brothers ls430 is a dream to drive.