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Time to retire the 2001 GS430?

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Old 07-17-03, 10:46 AM
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you bash Infiniti but your on the opposite end when your on the mb board. Which one is it
Uhhh, I said and will say Infintii is a quality vehicle (or was according to the last post) that makes nice cars but they have shortcomings. For 30k, I would say buy a G35. THe G35 coupe is awesome to me. The FX is a nice SUV. The Q45 is nice but why buy it? The M45 is nice buy why buy it?


How am I bashing it? I did not say Infiniti sucks, that is bashing. I said no one knows what it is (it's true) and the name is spelled wrong (it's true).

Old 07-17-03, 03:40 PM
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Hey guys, new to the forum, acutally new to the club. Just wanted to say that, I work at a Lexus dealership and currently own a GS, but must say that I see the RX330 day in and day out and the car just looks beautiful. It's a SUV with style.
Old 07-17-03, 05:01 PM
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Originally posted by EvoLexyGrl
Hey guys, new to the forum, acutally new to the club. Just wanted to say that, I work at a Lexus dealership and currently own a GS, but must say that I see the RX330 day in and day out and the car just looks beautiful. It's a SUV with style.
Hey EvoLexyGrl,

Welcome to the club and thanks for the feedback!

At least women now think the RX330 is hot and not just practical like the old style.

This is proof positive now that I have to get the RX330!
Old 07-17-03, 11:50 PM
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actially infiniti has quite good quality using not too bad material..i know becuase i sued to sell many of them..esp the g35coupe and the FX cars..and IMHO, the FX is NOT an suv, got the sport, not reall the utility part..they are the future of wagon/sedan cross-over vehicles

lexguynj..well, you can have the car shipped across the USA...let me know

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Old 07-18-03, 06:07 AM
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I have a 99 GS4 and a 97 Max SE (my wife uses that car mainly). Even though the RX is nice, I would not trade in my GS on a RX or any SUV for that matter. Rather I would get an AWD car like a Subaru. The idea of driving trucks or SUV's is not too sporty for me.

I like to think my cars are an extension of myself - athletic, fit, fast !!! Trucks and SUV's just don't do that for me.
Old 07-18-03, 06:57 AM
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test drove one, and it was blah...i was scared the walls were closing in at one point. there is no space in the rear of the fx
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EDIT: lol. I thought I was browsing the forum, but I was actually looking at search results from yesterday. Sorry for bumping this ancient thread.

I love the RX330. It's stylish and comfortable, but it just isn't big enough to be useful. My wife's 1998 Camry has more usable space than the RX.

With a growing dog and a kid on the way, a minivan is the only real answer, as much as I don't want it to be. A fully-loaded Sienna is most likely in my future.

Fortunately, I see no reason to forfeit my 2001 GS430, makes me happy.
Vroom.
Old 05-07-09, 09:16 PM
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Just wondering here.. I bought my GS East Coast, the funny thing is I have an option for snow on mine. Meaning I flip the switch which cuts down on the engine torque so as I'm able to drive it in the snow w/o any problem. I'm thinking that since you guys are on the East Coast you'd have that option as a set up for your car when you bought it.
Old 05-08-09, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by [ Mongo ]
Just wondering here.. I bought my GS East Coast, the funny thing is I have an option for snow on mine. Meaning I flip the switch which cuts down on the engine torque so as I'm able to drive it in the snow w/o any problem. I'm thinking that since you guys are on the East Coast you'd have that option as a set up for your car when you bought it.
It's not an option, it's standard.
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What is it youre searching for when you bump these thread from the dead?
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Originally Posted by EN_VY
What is it youre searching for when you bump these thread from the dead?
"GS430 Mark Levinson ML Speaker Size"

'ML' appears one time in this thread.

And now I have bumped it yet again.
Old 05-08-09, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jonathancl
"GS430 Mark Levinson ML Speaker Size"

'ML' appears one time in this thread.

And now I have bumped it yet again.
which speaker are you wanting the size of?

doors are 4" or 4.5" i forget which
i think the tweeters and dash speaker for us ML owners is 2" im 99%
sub is 10"
Old 05-09-09, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sakataj
which speaker are you wanting the size of?

doors are 4" or 4.5" i forget which
i think the tweeters and dash speaker for us ML owners is 2" im 99%
sub is 10"
2001 ML fronts are 6.75". I replaced them yesterday.

And stop bumping this thread.
Old 05-09-09, 10:49 AM
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WOW i was just reading this and got so confused.
Old 05-09-09, 12:24 PM
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I bought my 2000 GS400 last September with 33,500 on it and paid 16,000 for it. If you can get 30k+ for yours, please let me know if they have any relatives/friends etc that want another GS with low miles. I really want an E55, and that would help offset the cost significantly.


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