I was convinced that I wanted a gs350 over the gs300, I was assuming the 2006 gs300 had the same straight 6 as in the past. Is the 350 that much better in terms of longevity, maintenance, MPG

 

they're both v6s.... there's no replacement for displacement =]

 

06 3GS's dont have the 2jz and those 2jz's have reached well over 200k miles

 

pshh i'm pretty sure our V6s and V8s will too =] i believe the 430s are known to be reliable... im' pretty sure the 460 is nowhere far from it either, just biggar engine and direct injection?

 

^^ haha i would not doubt that as far as reliability and I know we'll be seeing high mileage 350s and 430s still goin strong

 

My buddy is mechanic at authroized Lexus dealer and he told me more problems on 350 than 300.

 

350 all the way. well worth the money

 

350 has about 60 more HP while getting just 1~2 less MPG over 300.

I'd go with 350 over 300.

bigger brakes on 350 is a plus, too.

 

to be clear, your assumption is wrong. the gs300 does not have the i6 anymore that was on the previous gs300. the 06 gs300 has a totally new v6, it has a bit more hp and also much better gas mileage compared to the old 2jz

 

Gotdamnit what happened to the thread were were supposed to make. I have to sticky by weeks end.

 

i was in a book store today and i was thumbing through the latest consumer reports for the most reliable cars. the gs350 was actually in the poor column and the Ls was in the good column. whatever.....

 

I thought the '06 300 gs awd is the worst rated by consumer reports of all the 3 GS's. I think that they have been brought in so often for dashboard rattles that it adds up. And i've had 3 recalls on it: fuel rails, steering rack, and something else, can't recall. It does seem to throw a lot of false warning errors, the VSC light, low tire pressure, brake warnings...

i guess they are just really complex cars, and we are really picky lexus owners and every little thing drives us nuts. so things that probably would be ignored by owners of lesser cars drive us to the dealership.

remember the 2006 3GS was the first completely new design for lexus since the 01 SC 430. I wonder how the other subsequent 'new' lexus designs have faired reliability wise since the 3GS. New RX / ES / LS designs have all been released since our 3GS.

 

350 over 300.

 

I've only been on the GS board for like a month and I lost count how many times this was asked. I cant even imagine how many times yall saw this topic.

 

Hmm - lets see, the 350 owners say theirs is better and the 300 owners says theirs are better.

It's like going to a BMW board and asking if a BMW or MB is better.