The lack of beans is really starting to bug me. Also, I never liked the awd, but they are really hard to find with RWD where I used to live (NE corridor). Now that im down south, EVERYONE has a GS 350 RWD, which is what I really wanted.

But can anyone tell me if they think the interior rattles/squeaks/creaks are better contained on the newer GS 350 models?

Oh, I really don't like the mult-spoke rims on the GS 300, I like the simple 5 spoke design. I think all the 350's run with those.