New 1st Time Lexus Owner (almost)

[Einstein]

Hi Guys n Gals,

I have decided to buy another car, and this time opted for a Lexus GS 300 SE on a 53 plate, with Navigator and Levinson Audio.

Previously owned many Mazda's and have been extremely happy with them. current one being a 92' 626GT 2.5V6.. rumour has it, only about 30 left in the UK... as very few were sold in the 2 years they were available.

I am one of the Moderators on MX6.com, a worldwide club mainly for the Mazda MX6 coupe's, so pretty well used to forums, and the like.

Anyway, I hope to be picking up the GS late next week, and look forward to a bit of luxury in my "old" age :)

I have plenty of mods on the 626, but want to leave this car as std as possible.. but might have a few small tweaks on the cards..

I did fancy an LS, but the wife said it was too big.. and I have to admit that stood at the side of one, they are...

After a fair old barney with the missus, "WE" agreed the GS would be more suitable.. but one day, I will have an LS.

I have owned the 626 for 11 years, and only had one breakdown for a common fault (ignitor) and other than that, it has never failed on anything electrical, mechanical or MOT's... regular servicing and consumable items is all it has had..

I hope the Lexus will fair just as well, and I have no reason to believe otherwise.

John

[RedKen]

Hi and welcome to LOC

Ken

[lillylexus24]

Hi there,

Welcome to LOC! The Lexus GS 300 SE is a very nice car, I hope that you enjoy it?

Leanne

[Tuff]

welcome to the Loc fella :D get some pics of your new motor up and enjoy the forum ;)

[spikes]

hi,welcome to loc :)

[Unregistered_User]

Hey there and welcome to the LOC,

All the best,

Jamie

[aido]

Welcome to LOC, I spent an hour in a GS300 today and they're really nice, sure you'll be happy (mine's just the noisy evil twin )

[Bonita]

GS... Good choice! The LS isn't much bigger tho! Styling on GS is better IMHO. (Maybe cause I have one?! ) What colour did you get it in?

[Einstein]

Hi, and thanks for the kind words..

The colour is a dark pearlescent blue where the sun hits it, but looks almost black otherwise.

On another note, it doesn't have parking sensors installed (as yet) but I have ordered a set of 8 from good "ol" eBay for £28 inc postage.. so I suppose you can class this as the first "tweak" mentioned above :)

No pics as yet..... not got it !

But here are a few from the dealers pages.

John

[aido]

Nice one, I'm sure you'll like it, looks a really nice example :)

[snowman]

It looks really good :)

[Rikos]

Hello and welcome to the LOC car looks good and sure you'll luv it.

[Einstein]

Has a fair few stone chips on the bonnet, but all touched up ok... which is proof of the high motorway mileage... but it does have full service history...

alloys are a bit kerbed/corroded.. although I've been told all lexus wheels go the same way..

The leather is superb... nice and soft :)

John

[sparkystav]

Looks nice mate.

Welcome to the club.

Stav

[jaanam]

Hello All. Just a comment by experience. I have had both the GS and the LS. In my view the LS is not all that bigger than the GS , but in terms of looks neither can the GS nor can the LS430 which's rear looks too much like the old S class, the Mark 4 in the right colour combination , condition and some proper wheels is a cut above the rest and the drive from the V8 vvti , is obviously a lot better with same economy. Just copy and paste this link of my LS pictures with SC430 Chrome wheels, enjoy and think again . Have fun, Jai.

http://photos.orange.co.uk/shared/browse.h...27&page=all

[Einstein]

Hi There..

Picked the car up this afternoon, and first impressions were it's very comfy, but felt a bit strange on the road.. some idiot pulled out, and I put my foot on the brake, and my left one hitting the floor with the abscence of the clutch

After a few miles in heavy traffic, it was growing on me... eventually becoming to a point where I felt like the President being wafted along in the lap of luxury...

Yep, I like it a lot :)

John

[Paul Reece]

Glad your happy with your car.

all the best Paul