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1998 GS300 looks like a deal

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Old 09-13-17, 06:13 PM
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Default 1998 GS300 looks like a deal

I'm thinking about buying this car for my daughter since I love my 2011 GS350 so much. This car supposedly has only 36,011 actual miles and looks almost new.

http://www.performancelexus.com/Vehi...-OH/3064844153

Besides RWD vs my AWD, and my 3.5L engine vs. its 3.0, would this car be similar to my 350 in how it handled? I have never driven a GS 300.
Old 09-13-17, 06:58 PM
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Hmm only 36K miles? I'd love to know the backstory on this car. It's looks beautiful from the one and only photo the seller provided.
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It will certainly feel a lot slower, but I loved my 99 GS300, the interior just felt a little more well made all around in my opinion and I sold that car with 230k after over three years and 60k put on and the only thing I had to fix was the serpentine belt tensioner which was under $100, I actually prefer the handling of the old GS because it actually gave you some road feel through the steering wheel ( no electric power steering) but as far as going around corners both cars are pretty similar.
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Sold this morning. The dealership said it was 100% true that those were actual 36,000 one-owner miles and it was in perfect shape. The original owner traded it in on another Lexus. Congrats to somebody who got a great deal. Thanks for the advice about the GS300. Sounds like it would have been comparable to my 350.
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