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Haven't Posted a Pic of the 2001 GS430 in a While!

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Old 04-21-16, 04:23 PM
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Default Haven't Posted a Pic of the 2001 GS430 in a While!



Front: 19x9 24mm, 245-35-19
Rear: 19x10 24mm, 265-35-19

Wheels are redrilled 7-series BMW wheels (5x120mm to 5x114.3)
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Old 04-22-16, 09:20 AM
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Nice! I have a '99 GS4 in silver. The 2GS design is really timeless. So glad I bought one so many years ago. I'm never selling it.
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Originally Posted by kevin3344
Nice! I have a '99 GS4 in silver. The 2GS design is really timeless. So glad I bought one so many years ago. I'm never selling it.
Agreed, these are incredible cars. And with the prices they sell for these days, it's hard to get more value anywhere else.
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those BMW wheels do look nice, except that they are BMW lol
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I sold the BMW wheels and got the 3GS 18x8 45mm wheels with 245/40/18 all around

20mm spacer front
25mm spacer rear



I also tried 25mm front and 30mm rear but the rub was too severe. My car does have aggressively rolled/shaved fenders.

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That car looks awesome, like it only has a couple of years use. It definitely does not look like a 17-year-old vehicle. How many miles do you have on her?
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Originally Posted by MedicalDoc
That car looks awesome, like it only has a couple of years use. It definitely does not look like a 17-year-old vehicle. How many miles do you have on her?
Thank you for the kind words. I bought the car in 2011 from a member here with 90k. It looked brand new. It’s been my daily since 2011 and I try to take good care of it. It’s got just under 130k now (128k I think).
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BayAreaLex, your car proves that with care,love and dedication this generation of GS is timeless, both in styling and reliability.

Just to show off my baby. It's a 2002 GS430--only 2500 units imported to the U.S.A.--, all stock. I'm at 102,500 miles.

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Hey, can I jump on this 2002 GS430 bandwagon? lol
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Originally Posted by badblackgs
Hey, can I jump on this 2002 GS430 bandwagon? lol
Badblackgs, you have great taste in cars! How many miles on your baby?
We appear to be a small subset in the second generation GS. I know that there was somebody with one in the city I live, but I have never seen him. In fact, I have only seen a 430 in Columbia, S.C. since adopting mine, but she was from another state.
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i see gs300's galore but i've maybe seen two gs430's total here in austin. I drove all the way to Louisiana to get mine. and worth it!!! black on black with factory navigation. mark levinson sound system, and wood trimmed steering wheel.
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Nice nice. I hada 01 gs430 in black cherry pearl with 156k miles on the clock. Literally felt like you were floating on the road. Bought it with a rebuilt title and let's just say i'll never do that again..

Bought a 300 sportdesign to replace it
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Luxurious, any pics?
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Found this in an old CL post.
Numbers of units produced :

GS300: GS430:


2001 = 23,733 5,982 20.13% for 2001

2002 = 15,113 2,597 14.66% for 2002

2003 = 12,208 2,271 15.68% for 2003

2004 = 8,144 1,537 15.87% for 2004

2005 = 2,578 422 14.06% for 2005

Total GS300 Total GS430

61,776 ----- Vs. ----- 12,809

----83% ----- Vs. ----- 17% Total
My baby was born April, 2002. She was number 169:
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