Originally Posted by speedkar9

The GS350 is quite a rarity. Around here, used ones retail for slightly less than a similar ES350, although the GS is more powerful and has more features.

My 2007 RWD rides great, especially considering its age and mileage. The only thing I dislike is the transmission performance in stop and go traffic. It gets confused a lot and doesn't know when to downshift or upshift. Occasionally I'll get the slight thump when coming to a stop and its downshifting. Resetting the battery fixes the issue temporarily. Sometimes I'll switch to snow mode in stop and go traffic to dull the throttle response so its not so jerky, but then I'm leaving a huge gap with the car in front of me. My 05 ES330 was much worse though.



I specifically was looking for the RWD GS350, as its simpler, less mechanical bits to worry about, and its lighter. Haven driven in the snow though this past winter and I'm kinda regretting it....its really dicey especially since I didn't have snow tires. I'll be getting an additional FWD beater car to help me out in winter.

Originally Posted by drgrant

Thanks for the feedback guys, this is exactly the kind of info I was looking for.

I sat in one today that came in at a local dealer with under 8000 miles on it... price is steep but very tempted. Car looked like it was kept in a garage. The lights aren't crazed or anything like
that, either. (they're in much better shape than the lights on my 2010 Camry, lol) About the only defect I noticed on the car was that the AC blower motor sounded loud above a 3 or so on the
display, probably negotiate fixing that, etc. We didn't get a chance to drive it far because the dealership was closing for the night, but it rode like a dream. The curb appeal of this thing is crazy, it's just that
nice. Are there map updates for the nav systems in these things? Maybe I could get the dealer to do that, too.

The back seat was a little cramped, no tall people are riding back there, but not a huge deal for me. LOL. Trunk seemed a bit small, too, but was still pretty ample compared to coupes like the RC.

What kind of mileage are you guys getting on long trips? I realize that around town its going to suck, but my typical pattern for this thing would probably be like 80% highway 20% city driving, and when I take road trips it would be be nearly all
highway.

-Mike

Originally Posted by speedkar9

The GS350 is quite a rarity. Around here, used ones retail for slightly less than a similar ES350, although the GS is more powerful and has more features.

Originally Posted by 703

Have 2010 gs460.

Minus:

-city fuel economy.
-Rear sunshade failed - only goes up half way.
-easy to kerb alloys
-rear headroom

plus
-Bluetooth music streaming.
-refined engine (better than the 430 and 350)
-semi Aline leather quality
-smooth and solid ride. Due to AVS

2010 models only have 1 recall. And no stupid tape player ��

Originally Posted by TRD_Power

+1 on the leather. The seats are MUCH nicer/softer than the standard Lexus leather. My parents' '14 RX350 feels like the seats are plastic in comparison.