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Old 06-03-08, 05:02 PM
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Does anyone know of any other sites where i can buy cars??

i tried yahoo, autotrader, cars.com, houston chronicle classifieds, ebay, that is the onlty place i looked or could think of.


I do live in houston and i WANT to find a car in the city. I dont have time to travel outside the city to look at a car or get one shipped.

All them sites i looked up on they had all HIGH miles and im looking for something around 50-65k miles. And what are things i should change as soon as i get the car? tie rods? belts and hose? etc etc?

please need some tips i want me a gs soo bad but i cant find any with a decent miles or price

i i dont want a gs400 or 430. I cant afford gas for a v8 so ill stick with a 6!
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First, you should consider traveling to get what you want. I drove almost 600 miles to buy my GS430 last week and I am glad I did.

Second, don't ignore the GS 430, its gas mileage is not much more than the 300. I have been getting 22.7 mpg on mine in mixed driving conditions.

Originally Posted by handoverfi
Does anyone know of any other sites where i can buy cars??
i tried yahoo, autotrader, cars.com, houston chronicle classifieds, ebay, that is the onlty place i looked or could think of.


I do live in houston and i WANT to find a car in the city. I dont have time to travel outside the city to look at a car or get one shipped.

All them sites i looked up on they had all HIGH miles and im looking for something around 50-65k miles. And what are things i should change as soon as i get the car? tie rods? belts and hose? etc etc?

please need some tips i want me a gs soo bad but i cant find any with a decent miles or price

i i dont want a gs400 or 430. I cant afford gas for a v8 so ill stick with a 6!
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you forgot craigslist
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PM Sent fellow Houstonian!
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PM Sent fellow Houstonian!

Originally Posted by raytseng
you forgot craigslist
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check craigslist...Houston, Austin and Dallas...you should get one that u like no problem....GS's have hit the market hard since these gas prices started going up !

Good Luck
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www.clublexus.com
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http://houston.craigslist.org/car/687454126.html

http://houston.craigslist.org/car/678279936.html

here are some nice ones.. but damnit WAY OVER priced when i looked them on KBB. i clicked on private party value though. Since they are private party sales!

what you guys think I love the sport edition alot!! how to do you haggle that high *** price???
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ioffer.com

Pretty good site!
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http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...=&aff=national

i think i like this one alot more
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Try posting on the regional section.
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try advanced search feature on cars.com

Lexus.com/cpo

I got the 04 gs300 because of gas too but its the same. I put 93 fuel in my gs300. I wish I got the 430!

Good luck
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Originally Posted by ErseOne
I got the 04 gs300 because of gas too but its the same. I put 93 fuel in my gs300. I wish I got the 430!
the dealer told me to use the medium grade, especially when gas is so much. It runs just fine on mid-grade. I'd say run what you can get away with and what doesn't cause issues in your car. some cars may be pickier than others.

I HAD to use 93 in my mustang because I ran so much timing. Even the middle grade caused knocking and sputtering.
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Originally Posted by 04GS3
the dealer told me to use the medium grade, especially when gas is so much. It runs just fine on mid-grade. I'd say run what you can get away with and what doesn't cause issues in your car. some cars may be pickier than others.

I HAD to use 93 in my mustang because I ran so much timing. Even the middle grade caused knocking and sputtering.
I purchased my GS3 as used CPO. I forgot to ask the dealer what they filled up on before I took it home. Around here in Queens, I really can't find 91, so I put 93. I need to start putting 91 and save some money. I'm not too sure about 89.

I have an 89 LX V8 fox body. I'm saving up to fix the seized motor. It's been sitting for 6-7yrs!

Handoverfi, also try
www.autolenders.com
www.carmax.com

GL
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i just found me a black cherry 01 gs3 the color i LOVE . walk out for $16.1 with 51k miles. the salemen told me it was owned by an old couple!

now its time to get financing im a 1st time car buyer b/c my parents gave me a hand me down a while back and im still driving it. I mite need a co-signer and my interest rate might be high !! does anyone have any advice for this kind of situation??


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