CraigJJ

Hello, I bought an 07 gs350 AWD Ultra Premium Smokey Granite Mica back in June with only 32000kms on it, I love the car! It came with the tourmaline 18s on it and michlein pilot sp2s... So first of all I notice there is alarge gap between the top of the front tires and the wheel wells... but not so much in the rear, it looks like the rear is weight down, but it isnt. Anyone else experience this or know why it loooks like that? Questions 2 is I am buying some winter rims, Canadian Tire tells me a 17x7 Touren rim will fit my car, but my understanding is that the stock gs350 17 rim is a 17x17.5? Why would it show that it will fit my car if it's not the same as stock 17 rims? Any advice would be great as I need to move on these withing the next week or so because it's going to snow here by the ened of this month guaranteed. Im in Canada by the way.

Hey Guys, So after several months of waiting until I was financially in a position to buy a newer car and after ruling out the new Acura TL SHAWD, I finally am getting my Lexus! I am 30 years old and never thought I would be buying a vehicle this luxurious at such a young age and I am so pumped! To make along story short, I have been dealing with the local Lexus dealer which just opened March of this year. They have been super good to me and it was easy to negotiate with them, they made me feel special everytime I was at the dealer nagging them to find me a car. I finally found the exat car I wanted, an 07 GS350 AWD Smokey Granite Mica with ML(fully loaded) it also has the tourmaline 18 inch wheels and michelin pilot sports on it. Here is the best part... only 32000kms(yes, Kilometers.. Im in Canada), just off lease, pactically brand new, in mint condition! I told the dealer I wanted this car and asked them to approach the dealer in Quebec for it and the other dealer would not give it to them to sell to me. I waited about 3 more weeks and the car still was for sale, so I toldthe dealer locally I will pay an extra 1000 dollars to sweeten the deal for everyone to get that car! The Lexus dealer locally took too long to let me know the answer so I took matters into my own hand and contacte the dealer in Quebec myself and told them I was disappointed they would not sell it to the dealer where I live to help me get the car I have been obsessed with finding. They replied and explained their reasoning which was fair and said they would put me up in a nice hotel for the night as an apologetic gesture for not selling to the dealer locally as they knew I was contemplaying flying up to the dealer and driving it home. I was really impressed with this. Moving right along, I asked a bunch of questions and tried to negotiate some money off the car, but they were firm and rightfully so given the price and I know they hsd taken 1000 off the price already and i wanted this car! Anyways I got $200 worth of stuff out of the Lexus Lifestyles catalogue and they are going to give me a $100 cheque to do with as I please, because I wanted a $100 service card for my local lexus dealer to put towards my 2nd oil change or whatever. Also they threw in and are installing the front license plate holder (Required here in New Brunswick) They will pick me up at the airport and also are opening the dealer for me to do the sale since they close at 5pm on Fridays and my flight doesnt get in until 7pm. Anyways the only thing left to do is pick an extended warranty plan and Im all set! I am so excited, work is going to go by so slow this week waiting to get this car! It's amazing! Oh also I got the Car Proof thing and the service records, in the 33000kms so far it's only had oil changes and brake pads replaced which was nice to see. I won't ramble on anymore, when I get the car Ill pot some pics, I have a list a mile long of people who want to see/go for a ride in my car, I have a feeling this is going to be a major chick magnet haha.

I had a big spiel written about comparing the acura tl sh-awd to the 07 GS 350 AWD (premium) and how I am probably going to get an 07 lexus gs 350 with ultra premium. Anyways it didnt submit for some reason so Im going to give the short and sweet version. I'm 30 years old looking to move way up in the world from my 2000 nissan maxima GLE and am so excited, what an amazing car. Not the performer the TL was/is, but the acura felt kinda cheap with the plastics in places where the lexus is soft leather, plus it did not have a power adjustable steering wheel, it was manual tilt and telescopic which was surprising for a $50k cdn car. The seats were awesome inthe TL, they really held u in place for aggressive driving, but I dont think they would be as comfortable on the butt for long drives. Moving right along, I am wondering what kind of money can I expect to get knocked off the price of an 07 gs350 ultra premium? The one I test drove was just premium, but I want the wood grains steering wheel and ML sound system. Please share your experiences I want to know how much I can negotiate. Thaks in advance!