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Pics of my ’06 GS430: 140k miles later...

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Old 06-05-12 | 10:46 PM
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Default Pics of my ’06 GS430: 140k miles later...

I recently hit 140k miles on my GS and I thought it would be a good time to post some pictures of the car at this stage in its life. It’s never missed any scheduled maintenance and has easily been the most reliable car I’ve ever owned. Enjoy!

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Old 06-05-12 | 11:09 PM
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Beautiful car! Big fan of the Carson kit and seeing your complete BBK really inspires me to finally install mine
Old 06-05-12 | 11:28 PM
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car is smokin'.
Old 06-05-12 | 11:44 PM
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Beautiful car! Big fan of the Carson kit and seeing your complete BBK really inspires me to finally install mine
Thanks! Do it! Not only do they look sweet, they stop amazing. They've definitely kept me out of trouble in a few sticky situations.
Old 06-06-12 | 03:08 AM
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great look GS there mate, very subtle and classy just as a lexus should be!

What wheels are they?
Old 06-06-12 | 04:50 AM
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Very nice, and almost understated...........apart from the vulgar V8 badge!
You don't drive a Lexus to brag about engine size or horsepower
Old 06-06-12 | 05:50 AM
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She looks well taken care of...congrats. I plan to drive mine as far as she'll go.
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Very nice Sir!!!.

How does it feel compared to when you first got the car? I am wondering how the suspension components are holding up.

Mine feels like new at 75k miles. I put 8k in last 5 month..
Old 06-06-12 | 06:58 AM
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Looks better than my 2011 with 5K miles!
Nice job! My last car I kept all the way to 145K miles. I can't say the same for this GS.
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Originally Posted by DR-JEKL
great look GS there mate, very subtle and classy just as a lexus should be!

What wheels are they?

Thanks for all the compliments guys.

The wheels are IForged Trials: 20x9 front & 20x10.5 rear
The tires are Falken F452 245/30/20 front & Falken F452 275/30/20 rear

My 1/4 panels haven't been modded (shaved or rolled) and the wheels fit in there perfect with no rubbing even w/ 4 adults.
Old 06-06-12 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by tbilisi79
Very nice Sir!!!.

How does it feel compared to when you first got the car? I am wondering how the suspension components are holding up.

Mine feels like new at 75k miles. I put 8k in last 5 month..
I bought the car used from the original owner so I cannot say how it felt when it was new. I can say that it does still feel super tight. Even with the Tanabe's, there's no creaking, clunks, rattles, nor is there any play in the wheel. Since this car basically lives on the highway, the wear on the suspension components is much less than if I drove it in the city or stop in go traffic all the time.
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Looking good!!
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Looks good for 140K keep it up. Love those rotors.
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i dont think 140K ever looked so good!
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Man the car looks like it has 250k miles



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