Do Not Sell My Personal Information Jump to content


GS430 or GS45H dilema ?


mixls400
 Share

Recommended Posts

Hi, I've owned my 2005 GS430 for almost a year now and love it. Its my "weekend" car as I work in a steel works so drive a little Ford Puma to keep my Lexus away from all the muck and fallout from work. I recently took it in for its 100 000 mile service and was given a nice IS300H as a courtesy car. I found it strange at first that the engine doesn't start when you press the start button like my GS does, but quickly got used to it and by the end I didn't want to give the car back. These cars are way out of my price range but when I started trawling the net I found I could get a GS450H which looks the same as mine bar the wheels. My question is this, do I keep my V8 petrol GS or change to the V6 hybrid ? There isn't many V8 models for sale so does that make them more collectable ? The hybrid models certainly look better on paper with better mpg figures and cheaper tax but I'm reading about issues with engine valve springs and Battery / transmission problems. I'm at a loss as I know my car is problem free so don't want to buy a hybrid and run into big bills - but I'm still tempted to buy one though ???? Help.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I had a GS450h my 2008, great car, probably better than 430 just for its hybrid features, but in you case I suggest to keep your V8, basically because  changing it to get same chassis 450h could result expensive compared to advantages of hybrid; another matter if you plan to go to a newer hybrid model ( I love hybrid driving).

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...
On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 2:25 PM, mixls400 said:

Hi, I've owned my 2005 GS430 for almost a year now and love it. Its my "weekend" car as I work in a steel works so drive a little Ford Puma to keep my Lexus away from all the muck and fallout from work. I recently took it in for its 100 000 mile service and was given a nice IS300H as a courtesy car. I found it strange at first that the engine doesn't start when you press the start button like my GS does, but quickly got used to it and by the end I didn't want to give the car back. These cars are way out of my price range but when I started trawling the net I found I could get a GS450H which looks the same as mine bar the wheels. My question is this, do I keep my V8 petrol GS or change to the V6 hybrid ? There isn't many V8 models for sale so does that make them more collectable ? The hybrid models certainly look better on paper with better mpg figures and cheaper tax but I'm reading about issues with engine valve springs and battery / transmission problems. I'm at a loss as I know my car is problem free so don't want to buy a hybrid and run into big bills - but I'm still tempted to buy one though ???? Help.

Better the Angel you know !

 

Regards

John

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share



×
×
  • Create New...