PWNDLOL

Hey all I am currently in the market for a gs300. There is one I am looking at near my house at this small dealer. The car is a 99 silver but it has 140,000 Miles on it. He is asking 13,995 for it. The car however has some sick 19" color matched wheels (silver) on it and a full audio system complete with nice tvs ect. The interior and exterior are both a 9.5/10. I looked up the kbb value and it seems right. The car ran nice and everything on it worked from what I checked.
What im wondering is that are these cars known to have common or uncommon problems from high miles? I know the motors are pretty strong and will last a while (I had a N/A supra). I was wondering what you would all think about the deal. It seems to be FULLY loaded with everything.

AW99GS400

do a carfax on it , if the car check out nice u should be ok.

adrian

PWNDLOL

Yeah im waiting on that now, should have it in a couple hours. My dad is the parts manager down here for toyota/lexus so I can have it inspected by the dealership before I buy too. But im more concerned with stuff that may go bad such as engine acc. like waterpumps ect, window motors bla bla bla.

Haulin' GS

The car should be solid if it passes a detailed inspection. I have heard of window motors going bad, door actuators, and maybe a few other small issues. Overall you should be fine, but as with anything there is wear and tear over time. I think for a car this solid, the age of the parts is a bigger deal than the mileage if the car was maintained. With a '99 you should be fine for a while, but be sure to check the weatherstripping and the seal on the sunroof if so equipped. Rubber that has baked in the sun will start to crack.

GSteg

iTrader: (15)

have the suspension checked out. at this mileage, its uncommon for the balljoint to wear out (could possibly lead to accident).

Also, take a look at my DIY thread in the suspension for the Daizen steering rack bushing install. I have 128k miles and the OEM bushings were shot already so the rack moved back and forth while turning. Very dangerous on the freeway. For $40, it's a great investment

Other than that, the car is pretty reliable.

olddog

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hey,
the engine and everything might be okay but in my opinion, i think that price is too high for a 1999 gs 300 at that mileage. do some shopping around and see what your other options are: autotrader etc i got my 98 gs300 at exactly93,700 miles for 11,000 canadian (about 9500 U.S)
But remember all this is my opinion
goog luck

MrG4Life

iTrader: (14)

With your dad being the parts manager that should be a huge plus for you.

PWNDLOL

The part that appeals to me most is the rims though, I am going to put rims on whatever car I get but this is a kinda "included in the price thing" cause they would cost most likely about 2k to buy seperately + tires.

PWNDLOL

I found another GS I want to look at about 60 miles away. Clean carfax and its the same price except 67,000 miles instead of 140,000. I will most likely be better off in the long run getting low miles and adding rims of choice later. No sunroof though

PWNDLOL

Accually now that I think of it, what are the possible options that come with these cars, the one with the rims is obviously fully loaded and has a sterring wheel that moves every which way and memory seats and auto A/C ect. It also had a sunroof and spoiler and this other one doesnt. Where can I find out what stuff is standard on all the cars and what is optional?

LEXUS_KID

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chuckb

carfax doesn't tell you everything.......

here's just a quick example from yesterday.
another testament to carfax.

SiFreak

I had a 98 GS300, its got 148K miles when I got it. Sold it a year later for $8.5K with 160K miles. No problems whatsoever. I replaced a blown LED on the LCD climate control.

Now I have a 99 Silver GS400 with 85K miles. Silver, GPS, heated seats, rear spoiler, new tires, HIDs. Picked it up for $12.8K.

I simply love the GS.

chinkster

what there are some GS's with no sunroofs?

overboost

yep, there are even some gs' with no leather either.