Lexus GS 430

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 GS430

Strengths:
LEXUS RULES

Weaknesses:
1- Not happy with low speed city roads
2- feul economy ( but it worth paying )

Summary:
Lexus rules !!!!!

Amazing car, powerfull, luxury !!!

4300 cc on the road.. the best ever!

Similar Products Used:
Mercedes E240 , Accord Vtec 2.4, BMW 530 , Ford mustang GT

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.50 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $54000.00 from Orland Lexus

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 GS430

Strengths:
Solidly built car...with all the power I would want.

Weaknesses:
Levison sound/radio is very poor. Road noise is extreme

Summary:
My GS has a lot of raw power...extremely nice appointments. I had to replace tires after 7000 miles, road noise wasa extreme. Tried to get dealer to explain why new tires so fast, nothing but silence from them. When I put on new tires had alignment checked and 3 of the 4 wheels were out of alignment?

Price Paid:  $51111.00 from Lexus of Pleasanton

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Lexus GS 430

Strengths:
Acceleration, braking, build quality, interior and exterior design, and too many other features like auto lights, engine sound

Weaknesses:
suspension a little too soft, more wind noise than I expected. That''s it.

Summary:
I had decided no more Japanese cars that was until I saw the GS 430. I was pretty set on buying the BMW 540. After looking at features like price, performance, reliability, customer satisfaction my mind was made up. And this was one of the best purchases I had ever made. This car is awesome; strong acceleration and the brakes are excellent (almost as good as on my 98 911). The quality of build is very high and the interior is well designed and comfortable. The Navigation system is easy to use and very accurate and worth the price. And the Mark Levinson is out of this world. Well I never thought I would ever buy a Lexus, but I am extremely glad I did. My friends who drive Mercedes envy me. They paid more and got less than I did.

Price Paid:  $34500.00 from local dealer

Strengths:
Very solid car. Drives nicely, and has been reliable in the short time I''ve had it. No noises, rattles, other other signs of shoddy assembly.

Weaknesses:
Just doesn''t live up to my expectations of a luxury car. A similarly priced Mercedes or BMW drives much better. Suspension is too soft, and there is FAR too much road and engine/transmission noise. I realize that this car may sound quite if you''re used to an average car (it is a lot better than average), but compare the noise level, handling, and ride to a $50,000 Mercedes - simply no contest.

Summary:
Nice car, but seems very similar to a Toyota with nicer trip. Acceleration, handling, and ride are all good, but not great.

Similar Products Used:
BMW 3 and 5 class Mercedes S and E class Range Rover Saturn Sedan Toyota Camry

Price Paid:  $52000.00

Strengths:
Strong Engine, Comfy Seats

Weaknesses:
AWFUL reliability, the thing has been back to the dealer 12 times! Pieces break off for no reason, the interior plastics are some of the worst I've EVER seen. Transmission over-revs and waits an eternity to upshift. Gas mileage is horrible too

Summary:
I would definately NOT recommend this car, due to its horrendous reliablilty and make-shift quality

Similar Products Used:
None