preacherzson

Hi Y'all... I am newly aspiring to become Lexus owner. My mazda millenia was totalled in a hit and run, :chairshot: :cries: so I am looking around for a luxury vehicle, and came to the conclusion that for the money, a used Lexus beats the pants off of Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Acura, whatever... So, I noticed this GS300 on ebay, but I'm not sure what the Arista/JDM thing is...should I be afraid? More directly, are there any common problems with that year/model of the GS300? Thanks. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...TRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Thanks y'all. The car drove like a dream! I even went and got my wife from work to take her for a ride in it on her lunch. The owner had been pretty religious with maintenance. Everything looked good, sounded good, felt good, BUT, I couldn't verify when or even if the timing belt had ever been replaced. The lexus dealer had no records after 48k, the owner didn't recall ever having had it done, and I called his mechanic (sticker on the windshield matched the photo on Ebay listing) and they said they never did it either. So, I had to pass....sniff, sniff..... :cries: The old girl ended up with an older gentleman anyway, so maybe it's just better that way... But what I do know from my test drives, is that my infatuation with the BMW 740iL is over! I came home and kicked all the Bimmers I was going to see this weekend off the list. Unreliable, unrefined, high-maintenance bavarian pieces of crap! I've always been fascinated with asian women anyway...shoulda just been true to myself all along. So, I'll be dating around in the Lexus LS/GS family until I find the one for me (yes, I have tamed my opinion somewhat about the LS "beating the pants off of the GS...") and I might even end up with a motorcycle out of the deal as well- how cool is that?

Hi Y'all... I am newly aspiring to become Lexus owner. My mazda millenia was totalled in a hit and run, :chairshot: :cries: so I looked around for a luxury vehicle, and came to the conclusion that for the money, the LS400 beats the pants off of everything else including the ES300 and GS300. So, that's my introduction. I'm going to look at a 96 with 177k on it on Thursday. I read the sticky on what to look for when shopping, so I'm going to take the VIN to a dealer tomorrow, etc. However, I was wondering if anyone has any experiences with a LS with that many miles, or any suggestions about what I should expect to have replaced? Maybe a better place to start would be to ask what should I be looking for on the dealer service print out (what should have already been replaced?) Thanks- I look forward to joining the ranks.