firstlexusguy Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hi All, Had a dream for years to own a Lexus, and that day has finally come (for years I had a company car - I was downsized recently). Anyway, I have an 06 GS 300 AWD W/O nav or levinson but pretty much everything else. It has 101km (62.5k miles) on it and runs like a champ - although I have two questions: 1. The transmission isn't as fast at downshifting - or shifting for that matter - as the reviews on the car would make it seem. There is an obvious delay while it searches for a gear after I punch it from a rolling start. Also, there seems to be a slight shudder when gently accelerating from a full stop. Is this normal? I thought I should unplug the battery for a while to reset the computer since the previous owner was likely an extremely passive driver. 2. I still have some powertrain warranty left. I am thinking of a really good after market warranty policy that after taxes will be about $3500 for 3yrs/60KM (37k miles). I bought reliability with this car, but it is an AWD which screams expensive if repair is needed. Any thoughts? Apologies if these topics were presented already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexusgs300_06 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 its not really worth it .. i have the same car and the same issues with the shifting that you spoke of . I think because its a heavy car there is that delay with the shifting (or i could be wrong).. My extended warranty ends in 11 months and I havent used it yet. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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