Looking to buy a gs400 any helpful tips?

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05-21-12, 02:01 AM

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I feel you on that. I park far away from everyone else and oddly someone still parks next to me when theres a bunch of spaces around. Did you replace with oem parts or did you buy aftermarket from an autozone? I hear the upper control arms can be pricy.

First LBJs were Beck Arnley, lasted one year, bought OEM second time. Upper arms from Rock-Auto, got Raybestos because Moog weren't available at the time. I learned my lesson with the Becks, although most here trust Moog.
Yeah, what's with the clowns who park next to you out in the middle of an empty lot. I guess they want some the awesome to rub off, unfortunately literally.

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05-21-12, 03:00 PM

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Yeah I was reading on here a bit. There was a thread about moog or going oem. And what made me think is..... Why would you buy oem again if you know there is a major design flaw with the oem lbj? Or maybe my thinking is off.

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05-21-12, 04:43 PM

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I'm in the same boat as the OP. Is there anything specific that I should look for? I know most cars have a trouble spot or some part that always gives people trouble

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05-21-12, 06:19 PM

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Fair question. The OEMs lasted 50K miles on my car and the Beck Arnleys 6,000. So, at least I know the OEMs will last for a while.

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05-21-12, 07:00 PM

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Fair question. The OEMs lasted 50K miles on my car and the Beck Arnleys 6,000. So, at least I know the OEMs will last for a while.

Ah I see. Did you replace with the 01+ lbj or the 98-00? im guessing the 01+

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05-21-12, 07:05 PM

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Thats a pretty good deal. Where did you find your car for sale? 6700 is cheap even right now with around 150k miles. I also didnt think that the car couldnt have that many problems because my dad had a ls400 with the 1uz and it was rock solid, never gave any problems. Just had to do the scheduled routine maintenance.

I drove 2 hrs to get it in cincinnati, oh. I live in columbus. He had it for $8000 and i talked him down. It was so hard looking for a gs4 for a good price and there was not that many around at that time. Enjoy your car, i know i am.