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Mar 4, 2003 | 08:29 PM

Tranman

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Woohoo! Picked it up today!!

Woohoo! I picked up my GS430 today at the dealer. I absolutely LOVE this car....and I can't believe that its mine. I've only had time to put 30 miles on the odometer (had 6 when I picked it up). I can't wait until I hit 1000 miles break-in to see how the power is delivered

HOWEVER, there's supposed to be a winter storm coming this way tonite.....DAMN!

Looks like I'm not gonna drive it tomorrow...I'm not subjecting my new car to the cruelities of winter yet.

Mar 4, 2003 | 08:44 PM

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Congrats on the new ride! Good luck in the snowstorm! lol

Mar 4, 2003 | 10:13 PM

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great car.....g'luck with it and enjoy its many features

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Mar 4, 2003 | 10:18 PM

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Congratulations and welcome to the club. There's nothing like that new car feeling

Mar 5, 2003 | 07:52 AM

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1000 miles?

My dealership never told me about 1000 miles break in?? I thought its always 500 miles....any thought?

Mar 5, 2003 | 08:13 AM

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I'm just going by what it says in the owner's manual.

Mar 5, 2003 | 08:19 AM

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Welcome aboard Tranman!!! You have just bought one of the best overall cars in the world (the whole ownership experience - reliability, fun and good value).

It snowed here in Mississauga (near Toronto, Canada) pretty bad. Too bad I can't afford a winter beater just yet. I had to drive my GS to work. Was'nt bad though considering that I have all-seasons tires on the car.

Ah well, maybe next year I will buy some cheap old car for the winter (and hope it does not break down somewhere !! )

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Mar 5, 2003 | 05:56 PM

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Alright bro.

Congrats on the GS. I know that feeling very well. I liked it SO much I did it twice.

Paul

Mar 6, 2003 | 08:19 AM

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So what is your steering like? Tight and direct or very light and loose? Trying to figure out if a change was made on the GS430's for 2003.

BTW, what car did you have prior to this (for comparison purposes)

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Mar 6, 2003 | 09:20 AM

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So what is your steering like? Tight and direct or very light and loose? Trying to figure out if a change was made on the GS430's for 2003.

BTW, what car did you have prior to this (for comparison purposes)

Thanks,
Doug

Well, I only have 40 miles on the car at the moment...from what I can tell, it's surprisingly pretty tight and direct...compared to my 1998 Eclipse GSX with lower profile 17's. If I turn the wheel just a little, the car starts turning.