shenry500

Hey everyone. I've been a long time member since my old IS350 days but have since been away for a few years while driving this.

Since I've been missing the reliability and quality of Lexus and have been shopping for something with equivalent performance. The GSF makes the most sense. I've been trolling autotrader for several months looking for the right one and have been very hesitant to deal with an out of state purchase especially since I have a trade in. Finally I've found a car or two that fits my criteria although not perfect .

What I like about this GSF is it's CPO from a reputable Lexus dealer, low miles, a decent color, and a good price.

What I'm less than pleased with is that I'd much prefer black or gray and really like the painted calipers. Other than those two things this one is great. Here's the link:

https://www.sewell.com/VehicleDetails/certified-2016-Lexus-GS_F-SAFETY%2B_%2F_NAVIGATION_%2F_LEVINSON-Dallas-TX/3280253783

What do you guys think I should do? I could keep looking but am afraid it may take a long time again to find one with everything I want.

shenry500

crazych42

Hudacris

I was pretty set on on USB until I saw atomic silver in person. Do some color shopping at your local Lexus dealer. It might not be on a GS F, but it'd give you a better idea of the color. Normally I'm a huge fan of black, but caviar black has a ton of flakes and makes it look pretty dark gray in most light.

shenry500

Ive seen lots of atomic silver pics but Im not sure I've seen it in person. Tomorrow morning I will see it and can form a better opinion.

designo

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Looks great, if your gut feeling tells you it's a good deal.. go for it.

Teutonic

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Looks nice! The black calipers make the car more stealthy!

texaslexii

Thats a good price. I saw that car while it was being offloaded from the truck on saturday. It looked good. For 54K I'd jump on it. I just picked up another 16, also in the atomic silver from sewell ft worth.

Wanna trade calipers? My orange for your black

:P

AtomicGSF

I bought a Atomic Silver w Circuit Red from Sewell last year. You won't regret the color - depending on the lighting, it goes from pewter to silver.

Looks like a good deal, as you might have noticed already, there aren't too many Certified GSFs around.

Good luck

shenry500

Are you serious?? Did you get the one with 4500 miles on it for like 56700 something?? If so I was highly considering that one. Yes I would be interested in trading calipers although I doubt it's easy lol. BTW I pick up mine tomorrow. As others have said it is very hard to find a good deal on a local CPO Gsf and I couldn't pass up the price .

Surprisingly, I really think my sho is a bit faster although a different animal. It may win a drag race but the Gsf is way more sexy

designo

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Congrats...

mr2dave

I almost went with that color and I personally think it pops. As far as price, looks like a strong deal to me but I have not been tracking prices.

shenry500

Thanks for all the feedback. I wasn't totally sold on the color but I was definitely influenced by all the positive comments about it. It looks so much better in person than in pictures anyhow. Looking forward to a long drive tonite!

Teutonic

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How modded is the SHO?

shenry500

Not much but a lot of bang for the buck. Coilovers, Unleashed tune and a 3 bar MAP. Should be good for around 410 hp and 420 torque. I estimate it to be around a 12.5 1/4 mile car based on butt dyno, cars I've raced, and the times of other sho's with the same mods. It's really pretty amazing how fast it can take off from a standstill. I'm gonna miss that car but I'm not going to miss ford reliability and service.