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Lexus GS 300 (1991-?) as a first car?

I am looking for my first car and I like Lexus cars. I am not sure whether to get an old model Lexus ES (1991-1992) or the GS 300. If you have any advice, let me know. Perhaps a comparison between the two models. Thank you.

I would go with a 95' or newer ES if your budget is good for it. GS is going to be more money initially and maintenance/gas wise. ES is very good on gas but the older ones, 92-94 have several known problems with motor and trans. Even a 95' with 90K will be better off then the older ES or GS.

2007-12-07 18:53:16 by Jayden | Posted in Lexus

Buying a car, Lexus gs 300!?

Should i buy a lexus gs300 2004 for $15999 with 59k mileage?! im 17 and ive been saving money from work for like 2 years and i have about enough. Now, I was wondering if it was worth it to buy the car. Based on your answers ill decide on buying it or not. TY

Put half the money in the bank and save it for retirement.

Take the other half and buy a used Camry and have the same freakin' car. Toyota, Lexus, one in the same. Lexus is little more than a Toyota with leather seats and a few fancy options that no one really needs. Big freakin' deal.

I'd give anything to be your age again, and have saved all the thousands of dollars I squandered on nice Mercedes, Lincolns and Cadillacs. If you've had the self-control to save that much money, you should keep it up, and continue saving. A car is a car; a means to travel from one place to another. No more, no less. At 17, you probably think having a nice car is the most important thing in life. I did when I was your age. Now, I realize how dumb it was, and how much I'd like to have all that cash in the bank instead of wasted on fancy cars...

Not trying to be a jerk, just trying to share my experiences.....

2008-10-27 19:44:10 by HELLOYO | Posted in Buying & Selling

When you buy a new car, (I just got a LEXUS GS 350) is it true or a myth that you are not suppose to push the?

car and/or drive fast for the first 1000 miles or so?

It is not really a question of driving fast it is rather a question of pushing the revolutions (rev) of the engine. Plus the fact that a lot of its part (not only engine wise but also of the body, suspension and the like) has to seat well with each other.
Nowadays, vehicles are pre-broken-in. Thus, there is a school of thought that states: to push it to red-line rpm every time that you shift (I think this is much more applicable to motorcycles than in cars), for the simple reason that there are more parts in a car than in a motorcycle. Again you have to include the body parts.
The golden rules in (breaking-in) new cars are:
1. Never start the car and immediately turning the engine off without letting it first reach the optimum engine temperature. Long drives are better for new engine and letting it idle too long is a no no.
2. Never pass 3,000 rpm in the first 100 m.
3. Never pass 3,500 rpm until 500 m.
4. Change your oil and oil filter after the first 500 m.
5. Never pass 4,000 rpm until 1,000 m.
6. Change your oil and oil filter after 1,000 m.
7. And, during all these vary your rpm. Never stick to an rpm and don't use cruise control yet.
8. After 1,000 m drive to your heart's content.
Per experience with a few cars (Isuzu Trooper, Mitsu MX, and Subaru WRX) I never had an engine break-down with that golden rule. And I usually drive my fast cars really fast.

2007-11-24 17:05:45 by bah45us | Posted in Other - Cars & Transportation