Used GS or new ES
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yes used GS350. I don't see any in the range yet, willing to wait for what I want. I figure a new 2013 ES UL being around $46,000, when the time comes so if I got a GS would have to be that price. Not sure if that will be doable or not. Again, just getting ideas now.
I have 3 more years to work and am looking at a new or newer car, so it will last a while. My TSX is a 2005 w Nav and has 101, 500 on it now. Has been trouble free, except for a new alternator 2 years ago
I have 3 more years to work and am looking at a new or newer car, so it will last a while. My TSX is a 2005 w Nav and has 101, 500 on it now. Has been trouble free, except for a new alternator 2 years ago
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Yes I know. I was thinking 48k for a used 350 not 45k just yet. At least not 45 k for an f sport with a few added options like BSM. I feel sorry for someone buying a new GS 350 in 2013 and having to dump it in rather short order since someone could have bought one in Feb 2012 and driven it for a year or more and get the same as someone owning one with much less time(assuming same mileage at time of sale) Too much time between the initial release and the 2014 so in the fall the pricing should reflect a 2 year old car or along the lines of a comparable 2012 of another manufacturer. Good for those of us who like to buy used
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It really boils down to what you want out of the car. If you want plushness 24/7 then the ES it is. If you want a car that you can throw around every now and then while still maintaining a high level of luxury then I'd go with the GS. I bought my GS used and have no reservations about it. The car was in pristine condition and I saved a couple thousand. CPO GSs are running in the mid fourties in Florida and they're pretty optioned up. Good luck with your choice!
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I'll echo what a few others have said, the 2012 GS is nothing like the 2013 GS. Is there even a 2012, or did it go from 2011 to 2013?
I would not consider a previous generation GS over the ES, either the new ES or the previous gen ES (I just came from a 2010 ES).
Any interest in leasing? If so...the GS is not much more to lease than the ES. In my experience it was about $20 a month more for the Premium GS and maybe $50 more for the Luxury GS. Not nearly the deals available on the ES, and since both have a high residual the combination of low purchase price and high residual makes the GS a screamin' lease deal.
Both are great cars, but the ES is definitely a step above.
I would not consider a previous generation GS over the ES, either the new ES or the previous gen ES (I just came from a 2010 ES).
Any interest in leasing? If so...the GS is not much more to lease than the ES. In my experience it was about $20 a month more for the Premium GS and maybe $50 more for the Luxury GS. Not nearly the deals available on the ES, and since both have a high residual the combination of low purchase price and high residual makes the GS a screamin' lease deal.
Both are great cars, but the ES is definitely a step above.
Last edited by SW17LS; 01-02-13 at 08:26 PM.
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