Hi All,

As the title says, I want your guys opinion on how you think the GS will fair after the 8 year mark. I really do plan on keeping the GS till the end (whatever mileage that might be). Do you think the computer will last, engine life etc etc.

Your input is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

 

Dude, it's a GS. That thing will last you a life time.

 

I would have zero reliability concerns with keeping my GS for 8+ years.

 

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Just look around, plenty of late 90's and early 2000's ES/GS/LS/RX on the road. 8 years is practically fresh off the dealer lot for Lexus.

 

My 2006 LS430 lasted 9 years and 240,000 and when i sold it was running like a champ and it was equipped with an air suspension! If it were not for the air ride suspention i would have kelp that thing easily for another 160,000 miles. Replaced the air suspention twice while owning the LS 430.

Now the GS does not have Air Suspension but it does have variable sport+ mode suspension but confident it will last better than air ride. So far i have 90,000+ miles on my 2014 GS350 rwd and no problems. This GS should last 8+ years easily.

 

I just bought a 2015 with a warranty until June 2021, but I plan on keeping it at least 9 or 10 years. I'll see how it farres closer to the end of the warranty period. I also second the idea that there are lots and lots of older Lexus cars still running..so I can't see it being a problem.

 

The GS will last 8 years easy. You still see old ES and LS from the 90s that are still running mighty fine.

 

90,000+ MILES? Thats crazy in a good way!

 

If it comes remotely close to being as reliable as a 400/430 then I'd be thrilled. IMO you can't compare it to the 400/430 motor, those things are legendary.

 

I had my 1994 SC400 for 20 years as a DD.

 

ive pondered this myself being that im an enthusiast that also works at a dealership. walking out on the lot looking at cars and wondering where they will be in 20 years and how they will hold up. id say look at the ones from the 90s you see running around everywhere and compare them to those, however lexus has totally changed the fit and finish materials in the current cars, and lexus 20 years ago isn't lexus today. not to say its a bad thing because these are still great cars. im sure the drivetrains will last forever but we really wont know till they hit the 15ish year mark, which seems to be when these cars are almost fully depreciated and have worked there way down to the $2,500 craigslist food chain and are no longer maintained well. THATS when we will know. every generation and model seems to have there own unique problems as they age. however, I see 20 year old mid 90s examples of LS400s running around. rock solid drivetrains and driving strong but cosmetically trashed. I don't see very many GS that age but that's also because they didn't build too many 1st gen GS plus its a car that people drive hard, therefore abused severely later in life. I occasionally even see very early 1990 Ls400s here and there still hanging on at 27 years old. I see the current crop of GS making it to that age, but a 2017 GS350 F-sport in 2037 more then likely suffer from more cosmetic issues then drivetrain. im sure the brake actuator will be a thing to deal with eventually. sealed transmissions are scary after 150k miles, but pop the hood on a GS it doesn't look horrifically hard to work on. plenty of room in the engine bay and seems pretty straightforward so I think future shade tree mechanics will be able to keep them going, unlike the LS460 which is a way overengineered horrifically complex car under the hood. im sure the leather will crack after 10-15 years, paint will fade quicker because they use 2 coats unlike 5 coats like they did. I see LCD displays begin to turn yellow and flicker out when they get old, like what im seeing now in 1st gen Navi systems in late 90s Ls400s. the digital F-sport gauges will probably fade out eventually. but truth be told what sketches me out about the current GS once its old are things like the brake-by-wire system which has lots of fail safe devices, but once these things get really old it could be questionable. you should have a good 15 years with it. anything after that could be sketchy. but still, 15 years is longer lasting than any audi bmw or Mercedes.

 

Stereorob:
wow! Thanks for that. It was very well said and makes me feel pretty confident I did indeed make the right choice of cars to buy. Longevity was a big factor in my decision.

You know what? One car I test drove was a 6 series BMW from 1982. The car was perfect, with only 57,000 miles. The engine would have been very easy to maintain with timing chain even. I passed, it was just too old to be a daily driver. But oh so pretty of a car. Nothing like a modern BMW though to be fair.

 

ive been a lexus guy for a long time and follow these cars very closely. ive worked on both the sales and service side so ive seen just about everything. yeah man, you picked a great car that will last you a very long time as long as you take care of it, however it will still last a long time if you DONT take care of it. ive seen several examples of these that the owners completely let go of and didn't even do basic oil changes for 40k miles. not too long ago I saw an ultra rare 2007, NOT 2006 Gs430 (yes they exist) that was in deplorable condition. filthy dirty, paint was absolutely blasted by the sun, interior was falling apart, and didn't even have an oil change for 50k miles. the car was still running but hanging on for dear life. saw SAD 2008 Ls600hl also in absolutely decrepit condition roll through with sagging suspension, bad paint, filthy filthy interior with almost every single warning light lit on the dash, also still chugging along. neither of those cars are probably long for this world but they were 9 and 11 year old examples that were severely abused and still going. the 600hl was awful but the 07 GS430 was heartbreaking because they are so incredibly rare. it had every single option you could get on it too.

im a lexus and Japanese car guy all the way, but I adore classic German iron. ive had several old mercs and bimmers. always wanted a 635CSI but they are always either hemmings auction clean and expensive, or absolutely trashed. old german cars from the 70s and 80s had a lot of soul to them though. much more then the new ones have. ive owned an 87 750iL, and a 97 740iL, and a 2002 745iL. but im a serious w126 junkie. 85 500SEL, 86 420SEL, 88 560SEL 82 500SEC, ive also had a 1972 450SLC with a 4 speed manual transmission from the factory which is super rare (grey market car), a 1979 300d, 1986 300e and 190e, 1979 6.9SEL 1979 450SEL, and finally a 1990 420SEL. -all about ten years ago when those were common as dirt and VERY cheap.

 

Even if I keep a car a lengthy period of time I'll get tired of it long before it gives out. But magically, about the time it starts the nickel-and-dime routine I start getting tired of it - so things naturally work out well.