baja711

Newbie alert. Just joined today.

I purchased my first Lexus, THEN found out about CL. I'm curious as to your thoughts on the car and price. Wish I would have had you as a resource PRIOR to the purchase, but here we are.

1998 GS400

91,000 miles

-no heated seats-

i believe the wheels are upgraded....haven't seen them much in pics on CL or ads

antique bronze mica

1 owner car, and it is CLEAN., especially for being a Wisconsin car

the Timing Belt and Water Pump have NOT been done, but "i've gotta guy" (ASE mechanic) at a Lexus dealership who is a "$50/hr. cash and you get my discount on parts". he's quoting me $550 for the timing belt and water pump with genuine Lexus parts (installed)

i wanted a daily driver with some horsepower and luxury. i couldn't be more happy; picked it up a week ago.

my concern is i have some slight headtrash about having possibley overpaid after cruising CL.....again, this car is insanely clean and well taken care of for being a 1998 and 1 owner. the car is completely unmolested with not one mod.

i paid $5800 through the dealer.

thoughts?

be gentle. it's my first time.

aneidiaz

Great car! Definitely take it!!!!! Looks in GREAT condition. Fully stock and easy to work with. Easy to maintain. Low miles, great color, nice wheels .... Don't let it get away bro!!!! Not to mention the price is MORE then reasonable! Assuming everything seems fine upon test driving.

Arcadian

Congrats, nice car. The price on the timing belt seems good. Getting a GS400 with lower miles is really like getting a new car in my mind. Change the lower ball joints too, lots of guys recommend Moog, stamped 555, made in Japan. I have those wheels, I believe they were an upgrade option. Get used to speeding tickets, I've had 4 this year. When you look at what you bought for $5800, you'll be more amazed every time you drive it.

Sevenevez

iTrader: (2)

nice. price seems good. i paid $5000 for mine with over 200k on it. but it was owned by a military cat whose best friend was Lexus tech with all the papers on timing belt gaskets etc.. all that good stuff. shes never done me wrong

SaiyanGS3

iTrader: (8)

wheel are not an upgrade. The 400's came with the 17's. I love those rims, thus the reason why I got the chrome version for my 02. I think that's a fair price based on mileage. My 02 had 74k on it in 2011 when I purchased. I paid $12 cash for because the previous owner had a super long paper/maintenance trail. Also go to lexus drivers .com, enter your VIN to see work that was done on it at any dealer in the US.

mccrimmon

iTrader: (2)

Well maintained and only 91K miles for $5800? Even with it needing the timing belt done it's still sounds like a pretty good deal. Congrats and welcome!

GSJake

iTrader: (21)

Looks really clean! Nice pick up.
Did you get if from Nortth Shore Lexus> or Brookfield?

egs21

Very nice car and you got a steal at that price assuming there are no major mechanical issues. Well done!

tmf2004

iTrader: (15)

Nice find.. Welcome to the forums...

Dueces

iTrader: (3)

Nice car, she's very clean. Welcome to the Club!

ttaylor993

Welcome to the club. Great looking car; price is not bad.

1QWKGS4

iTrader: (3)

Price isn't a great deal for market value which is suppose to be a little lower but for a low miles one, its a great deal to "Us GS people".. Welcome to CL.. Enjoy..

ttaylor993

1QWKGS4,

"...but for a low miles one" is a big statement. As we all know, cars age by miles, not by years. So the fact that this car has low miles on it brings the market value up.

puff

iTrader: (4)

Nice find the price is not bad either seeing that you bought it from a dealer.

perrychad1

very nice. super clean. i fall inlove with these cars all over again everyday lol

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