RE: Lexus GS F | Spotted
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Pommy said:
What did you think of it when you drove it?
I have soft spot for Lexus V8 having owned two Ls400 in the past which were incredibly reliable ,powerful and comfortable if a little dull.I was really ready to order the LC500 before test drive and I found it to be as expected a
nice really well built car. Problem was that it didn’t seem that exciting to drive as probably too refined compared
to the V8 vantage roadster I had at that time. I thought engine/exhaust was too quiet and only made itself heard at top of rev range when it did make a great noise but you wouldn’t hear it that often in normal driving.
t! Is that really the case?BIRMA said:
With Lexus servicing being relatively cheap and the warranty so comprehensive it is beyond me why an owner wouldn't have a car serviced. I know a Lexus forum member went to look at a blue GSF that had no service record whatsoever.
Just for reference, I pay about £31 per month for my service plan with Lexus on my GSF. The servicing alternates between a minor and a major one (once a year at my mileage) and 10% off parts and labour should anything be required. Haven’t needed a fault fixing yet on the GSF, or my old ISF, or NX300h, GS450h, RX450h... you get the picture. I can’t understand why anyone would buy one (£78k?) and not service it.
AmitG said:
As someone else said, cars like the GSF will be highly collectible one day. And I reckon that in the long term, the GSF will be worth more than the equivalent M5, because the bork factor is so much lower.
Road & Track agrees with you.https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-ma...
"In its combination of performance, sensible luxury, low-profile presence, and anvil-solid build quality, the GS-F reminds me quite a bit of another post-production enthusiast favorite: the W124-generation Mercedes-Benz 500E. That, too, was an unassuming three-box sledgehammer with the virtues of both track rat and upscale commuter car. Like the GS-F, it was priced ambitiously — but it has retained quite a bit of value."
A bit OT but still relevant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cStFGWLv1sg
These guys have nailed exactly what the ISF is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cStFGWLv1sg
These guys have nailed exactly what the ISF is.
They also do a decent in depth review here of the GSF, can't for the life of me work out why Doug whatever his name is gets so many views with his crap superficial reviews when guys like this do such an informative review and hardly get any views. https://youtu.be/dKX4xzsKuII
Augustus Windsock said:
Anyhoo, compared to the mentioned M5, why would you want one? The M5 is surely better in every department (for me), and in addition the Lexus always looks over-bodied or under-wheeled unlike the M5 which has perfect proportions
I'd be a tad embarrassed to be in an recent M5, but to my eyes one of these seems a lovely understated machine. Judging by sales figures at least, I realise I'm in the minority here...Edited by Augustus Windsock on Sunday 17th November 08:28
I get misty eyed and look at the GS-F used listings over here from time to time. They're a similar price, but once you add tax and much higher insurance costs to the equation, it becomes a little less easy to justify. I'll do it eventually, I'm sure. My time with an IS-F completely won me over and I'm sure the GS-F is nothing but an improvement.
As a BMW owner, I'd have one over an M5 any day of the week
As a BMW owner, I'd have one over an M5 any day of the week
Each to their own, I guess. I considered a good few cars before I got the IS-F, which was a left field choice. I don't regret it at all, I enjoyed it greatly, plus it was supremely reliable (which can't be said for a lot of modern BMWs in my experience, sadly).
As for imagine as an old mans car, speaking as a man in his early 40s, I'm not really worried about image as much as I am about my enjoyment of the car.
But hey, variety is the spice of life, eh?
As for imagine as an old mans car, speaking as a man in his early 40s, I'm not really worried about image as much as I am about my enjoyment of the car.
But hey, variety is the spice of life, eh?
Weekendrebuild said:
I totally disagree I think if you have the disposable income or know modern cars inside out . The M5 is streets ahead there’s know comparison really to the Lexus. The Lexus to my eyes Is an old mans car
Speaking as an old man to a degree I agree with you, I had a brand new E28 M5 back in the day and the roads were less congested, no speed cameras and nobody knew what it was plus nobody thought you were a knob.Regardless of income the owning proposition of modern M5's is not quite as rosey as I would like. Okay the M5 is a super accomplished vehicle but the modern versions just don't appeal to me. I think someone summed it up very well in perhaps 90% of an M5's ability but only 10% of ownership headaches.
Just before buying my Lexus RCF I tried a special order very late M3 because the N/A V8 engine appealed to me, no getting away from it the way the car seemed to shrink around you and the input response was fantastic, but I just felt like I had to drive it like that all the time. Soon after I tried the Lexus and what I liked was the ability to drive quickly very much like the M3 but I could put the Lexus into comfort mode which for perhaps 90% of todays driving suits it more.
Edited by BIRMA on Wednesday 20th November 17:00
Weekendrebuild said:
Exactly we all like different things . I can see the Reasoning behind the enjoyment of the Lexus reliability is a rather nice thing 
but just not the comparison to an m5 was my point .
I'd agree that you can't compare an M5 to these as the lexus is leagues ahead. but just not the comparison to an m5 was my point . The F10 M5 is a big fast saloon car and nothing else. The Lexus will be engineered to perfection and have a great sound, the M5 sounds like an asthmatic playing a harmonica.
GT3hopeful said:
Pommy said:
What did you think of it when you drove it?
I have soft spot for Lexus V8 having owned two Ls400 in the past which were incredibly reliable ,powerful and comfortable if a little dull.I was really ready to order the LC500 before test drive and I found it to be as expected a
nice really well built car. Problem was that it didn’t seem that exciting to drive as probably too refined compared
to the V8 vantage roadster I had at that time. I thought engine/exhaust was too quiet and only made itself heard at top of rev range when it did make a great noise but you wouldn’t hear it that often in normal driving.
With regards to interior quality of Lexus i never really knew what they meant and then saw pictures of the interior of the RC - i thought it looked plastic, flat and cheap. Well, i was 100% dead wrong when i drove one. The quality of the leather, switches, even the plastics were absolutely amazing. It just felt so lovely and upmarket. It makes my mates 4 series BMW and C Class look very low rent.
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