RE: Lexus GS F | Spotted
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TeaVR said:
I've owned an IS-F, an RC-F and I have a GS-F in my garage (alongside my C63 bi-turbo). Climbing out of the Mercedes into the GS-F, the build quality of the GS-F blows me away.
Since owning the C63, I've had an E63s and a GT63 as loaners - both brand new and both had shockingly bad build quality compared to the GS-F (or any Lexus F car). Honestly, don't compare the build quality of an AMG or M car to a Lexus F car - there simply is no comparison. As for reliability, in several years of F car ownership, other than tyres, servicing and brakes, I spent nothing on maintenance.
+1 to the above....Since owning the C63, I've had an E63s and a GT63 as loaners - both brand new and both had shockingly bad build quality compared to the GS-F (or any Lexus F car). Honestly, don't compare the build quality of an AMG or M car to a Lexus F car - there simply is no comparison. As for reliability, in several years of F car ownership, other than tyres, servicing and brakes, I spent nothing on maintenance.
Have a GSF now, which replaced an ISF and e61 M5 before that.
Just to back up the above - I've now had a Lexus F car for 3 1/2 years. Nothing has gone wrong. No creaks, groans, spats, breakage, ooooh they all do that sir..... Serviced once a year, and a set of brakes, and windscreen wipers and that's it.
They grow on you, yes they may not be as quick in a straight line as the M, AMG or RS, but quick enough once rolling, and they offer so much more considering the whole package. Both the GSF and ISF were built like a bank vault.
The M5 - brilliant brilliant car, epic engine, and as an estate practical too, ran it as a daily, 10mpg on the school run hurt though!! I had my own seat in service at the local dealership, over and above servicing costs were in excess of £9k in 2 years, dont want to go back to that.
My wife has a recent merc c estate - all I can say I'm pleased its not mine......
Nearly, nearly bought the fast Guila before the GSF. My wife talked me out of it, as I'm not particularly known for my patience with incompetent dealers and know it all service advisors, (BMW were great by the way) she agreed the Guila drove better on the test drive and was beautiful to look at, but she thought the dealers knowledge of the car was lacking and if anything went wrong (which it would, definitely) it would be back time and again to fix it properly. This is what broke the deal. Stick with the Lexus, she said, as as usual she's been right.
Honestly, I'm a year into the GSF and normally I'd be looking for what's next and have a list, and today I'm struggling.
Looks quite canny when it's clean too!
Edited by killysprint on Thursday 21st November 13:44
Edited by killysprint on Thursday 21st November 13:51
Great cars and a nice change from the default choices. Unfortunately someone on the Lexus owner club forum says they viewed this very car discussed at the start of this post. Apparently it has actually done 20k miles and there is no service history.
Edited by bbob on Saturday 23 November 17:27
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