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Just picked up a new beater........

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Old 12-30-10, 07:40 PM
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Default Just picked up a new beater........

I just picked up 98 Onyx black GS300 to use as my daily driver. My other car was becoming too much of hassle to drive daily, I was breaking too many parts. The wheels that came on the car are absolutely horrible. They will be the first thing that come off the car. The car is in mint condition, it was garaged every day by the previous owner. I even got all of the service records from Lexus.

Here is the car


Here is the previous daily driver.


I plan to keep the clean and simple,plans are as follows.
- TTE Lip
- TEIN springs
- Auto Coture Supreme 19"s
- Some sort of Axle back exhaust
- Window visors
- Curtains
- Newer model headlights
- some clean looking tails

I'm open to any and all input.

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Old 12-30-10, 07:50 PM
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Not a big Fan of Euros except for a few cars in particular. GS3 looks clean, if these are your Daily's what is your Weekend Warrior?
Old 12-30-10, 07:52 PM
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By the looks of the audi im assuming youll be treating that GS right. Welcome to CL
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The Audi is/was my daily driver. It will now become my full time show car and weekend warrior. It's built from top to bottom. I'm gonna make the GS my grown man car.
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Originally Posted by 7speed
The Audi is/was my daily driver. It will now become my full time show car and weekend warrior. It's built from top to bottom. I'm gonna make the GS my grown man car.
Is that an S4? If it is, which year is it and is it the bi-turbo or the V8?

Also, nice GS!
Old 12-30-10, 11:23 PM
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No, this is an Audi A4. With everything done too it I'm somewhere in the neighborhoof of 400AWHP.
Old 12-30-10, 11:36 PM
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man eff that , do you see the banner on that Audi ? Team Solo (Go big or Go Home) first mod Air , 2nd Mod TTE Lip , 3rd Mod we need some real wheels dont worry 2011 just started we will make it happen. i just wanna say welcome to club lexus bro Family as always.

Be Safe Happy New Year.
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i'm looking for something similiar, and considering the es300 as well.
how much did you pay? (if you don't mind me asking)
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clean rides! happy modding with the GS
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that is by no means a beater, i actually dont mind the wheels they look better than the stock 16's
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wow...

Baller status, with a Lexus GS as his daily beater.. hehe d;-)
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Nice pick-up and Audi with that said...It is just sad that our cars (2nd gen GS) can now be classified as a beaterIf I didn't have other priorities plan for the upcoming year (2011) I swear I would get rid of mine cause they are becoming eye sore especially here in NY.
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A 550rwhp GS is my daily beater lol.
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Yeah, the GS was the only acceptable car that I would let myself purchase to use as a daily. The GS fit my 3 main criteria- Timeless design and looks, luxury and it's a car that I had to want to drive over the Audi.
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you call that a beater?? the rims aren't bad looking, they look like chromed out Weds SA90s.


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