Saki1289

Hello everyone, what is the hardest and/or worst repair to do on a GS350? My current car which is a Mini Cooper is a horror story to work on. So when I'm done with it I'm getting a GS 350 AWD. Thank you in advance for all your responses

oldguy77

Its built by Toyota. My 2015 has needed nothing except tires and oil. If you like maintenance dont buy a Lexus

AJLex19

Unless you're buying a higher mileage GS, the likelihood of needing intense, involved repairs is unlikely. Everyone's DIY skill level is different but most people find working on their GS easy enough that they're willing to take apart entire interiors to swap to newer OEM or aftermarket stuff ( shout outs to @eddie420 @Chungvatra !) or others tackle more involved under the hood type repairs by following DIY threads posted on this forum.

Personally, I leave most involved repairs to mechanics or the dealership on my GS but in 7yrs of ownership, only one such repair was needed. It think it will be a very different ownership experience from your Mini Cooper.

Saadq12

I owned an 2007 Audi A4 and that thing was a nightmare / headache to work on interior and exterior wise so I feel your pain.

The GS is pretty easy to work on from both aspects if you're comfortable with a wrench. And way easier than German cars. You don't need any special tools for most jobs 🙂

zheka130

You'll find a lot less DIY videos of the GS, than on German cars.
Likely because the GSs are more reliable, and bought by people who aren't into fixing cars on their own.
But, this being a Toyota product, should be an easier expensive than the mini

ViperTim

I do everything myself on my GS.
132k km in on my car and nothing has really broken yet. All maintenance I’ve done is all oils (including transmission) and greasing the slide pins for the rear calipers twice a year (during tire change).
Hopefully it will keep on trucking like this for some time.
But so far it’s been easy, I doubt anything will be extra difficult on this one