GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005) Discussion about the second generation GS300, GS400 and GS430 (1998 - 2005)

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Old 02-26-05, 11:20 AM
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I am going to pick up a 2001 GS 430 in two weeks. I have been browsing the message board for a month and deciding on the best car for my needs. I had narrowed it down to the 2000 GS 400 or the 2001 GS 430. I negotiated a deal for a GS 430, silver with black interior, no ML or Nav, with 42K miles and 5 months of warranty left. I will fly up to get the car and then get to spend a week driving it through Colorado, stopping in Boulder and Denver, then down to Santa Fe, NM, and then taking back to Austin, TX.
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Welcome to CL and congratulations on your new purchase. Make sure you take a good radar detector for your trip back to TX. You'll need it. Also, and especially if you have said radar detector, try to "fly" back at night. You'll love the GS430 at speed lighting an empty TX interstate or country road with HIDs at night. Again, congratulations, and y'all come back to CL., ya hear?
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Originally Posted by cruiser99
I am going to pick up a 2001 GS 430 in two weeks. I have been browsing the message board for a month and deciding on the best car for my needs. I had narrowed it down to the 2000 GS 400 or the 2001 GS 430. I negotiated a deal for a GS 430, silver with black interior, no ML or Nav, with 42K miles and 5 months of warranty left. I will fly up to get the car and then get to spend a week driving it through Colorado, stopping in Boulder and Denver, then down to Santa Fe, NM, and then taking back to Austin, TX.
Congratulations and welcome. Where did you buy the car?
Old 02-26-05, 03:56 PM
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welcome to CL.. you'll love the car
Old 02-26-05, 09:33 PM
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Congrats on the car, and on it being silver Silver is best.
Old 02-27-05, 05:28 AM
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congrats on the silver on black gs. I hope you enjoy it as much as everyone here has enjoyed their gs
Old 02-28-05, 01:40 AM
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welcome. if you are looking for no nav and ml, imho, you might get a better deal with the gs4 instead. depends on the price of course, but i think the main advantage of the 01+ would be the nav and the ml.
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Welcome. It's always good to see another nice GS join the Austin crew
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Hey great choice. I have a 2001 430 too. I have silver with gray interior with the wood trim package. I didn't get the nav with mine either. You will love it
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I feel your pain! I recently "ordered" a loaded 2001 GS430 silver on silver myself. It was supposed to be delivered yesterday, but the transport company called me to let me know they were running a day late . Now the car is probably stuck in a snowbank somewhere because of all of this snow we are getting I haven't heard anything from them yet, so I may get lucky and have it tonight. More than likely, it won't be here until tomorrow! I JUST WANT TO TOUCH IT !!!!!!!!!!!
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