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Old 11-27-12, 07:26 PM
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Hi guys, I'm the new proud owner of a 1999 GS 400 with 188K on the clock for $5,100 dollars. Carfax showed two owners the first had it for 7 years and the second for 5 years, all maintenance records from Park Place Lexus including the ones below,

[10/06/2007 - 157,354 REPLACE TIMING BELT-V-8 ENGINE
03/16/2004 - 90,000 MILE SERVICE WITH TIMING BELT
03/01/2003 - 60,000 MILE SERVICE OTH

The car handles like a dream and I am very happy with the purchase and thought I shared with you all to get your opinions and suggestions.


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Old 11-27-12, 07:51 PM
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Congrats and welcome to CL.
Car looks good,doesn't look like it was abused,as long as you do the right maintenance,it will last you a long time.
You should look into changing your lower ball joints asap,very dangerous if those fail on you while driving and there's gonna be a hefty bill.
Whats your plans for modding?
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welcome to the club
Old 11-28-12, 06:41 AM
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Wow ok lower ball joints got it, will start going over the forum. No mods at this time brother kind of a stock guy.
Old 11-28-12, 07:44 AM
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Very nice my friend. Enjoy your bad boy. Welcome to CL!


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Old 11-28-12, 11:46 AM
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Beautiful car, looks in great shape for the miles. +1 on the ball-joints, just get them done, a lot guys here say go with Moog. I can't believe how cheap used Lexus are in US, I paid $16K CDN for my 2000 GS400 three years ago, but the way it drives and the way it looks, I still think it was good value.
Old 11-29-12, 11:30 AM
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Welcome th the CL forum! That's a lot of bang for the buck. V8, lot's of life left in that motor. Any issues your Lexus happens to hit, were here to help ya out! Enjoy that V8.
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looks good , welcome to CL

are you thinking about modding ?
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Thank you all for the welcome, Do I need to worry about the timing belt at around 224K?
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good stuff man! welcome!
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Congrats on the purchase, u will love the GS4!


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