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jamoor

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Well, my brother is nearly 17 so we are thinking of getting him a "bargain barge"

Does anyone know much about Lexus GS300s?
Seen a nice 98 S reg one for £3k with 82k

Seems a steal, but there could be something wrong with it, seems to have reasonable performance, most likely dire handling and boring to drive but in theory it should be a solid workhorse, comfortable and quiet.

Any opinions on the car?
 
jamoor said:
heh, you should meet him first :p
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I don't really think it matters what he's like a person. More the fact that, given he's currently 16, he isn't going to be a particularly experienced driver.

Whats wrong with starting out with something less potent and safer?
 
Clarkey said:
you will have difficulty insuring that.
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No I won't :p

I don't really think it matters what he's like a person. More the fact that, given he's currently 16, he isn't going to be a particularly experienced driver.

Whats wrong with starting out with something less potent and safer?
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Works out better since we won't have to kill ourselves if someone apart from him has to drive it,

TBH I haven't ever had a "small" car and as long as you don't drive as a nutter you should be ok.

It would probbably be a case of him driving the corolla for 6-9 months to get a bit more experience on his own and then switch.

Anyway, back to the car, anyone owned one?
 
christ instead of a lecture why doesnt someone answer the question about the car hes not asking about insurance nor how safe he will be.
for once why dont we try answer the questions and move on.


The lexus is a nice barge nothing to serious will go wrong with it so long as its had a full service history.
for the cash your looking to spend there are a lot about as the depreciated a lot lately so should pick up quite a good one for that price.
Never driven one but have been in a few very comfy and a nice place to be.
 
DAvE18 said:
christ instead of a lecture why doesnt someone answer the question about the car hes not asking about insurance nor how safe he will be.
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Becuase someone needs to point out that 17 year olds in cars like this is just stupid.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Becuase someone needs to point out that 17 year olds in cars like this is just stupid.
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I know numerous people who have been driving luxury barges since they were 15 without problems, as long as they don't drive like a nutter or "fast" they should be ok.
 
jamoor said:
I know numerous people who have been driving luxury barges since they were 15 without problems, as long as they don't drive like a nutter or "fast" they should be ok.
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where were they driving these at 15?
 
DAvE18 said:
The lexus is a nice barge nothing to serious will go wrong with it so long as its had a full service history.
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How can you say that, owning a car is like playing the lottery, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
 
jamoor said:
I know numerous people who have been driving luxury barges since they were 15 without problems, as long as they don't drive like a nutter or "fast" they should be ok.
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Yea right and how many young lads, us lot included, can possibly resist the temptation to occasionally drive in a fashion not becoming of your local vicar? :p
 
[TW]Fox said:
Yea right and how many young lads, us lot included, can possibly resist the temptation to occasionally drive in a fashion not becoming of your local vicar? :p
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I'd be happy to have a car in the first place, let alone a Lexus barge...
 
Actualy was going by what reliability indexes had pointed out and owners reviews I didnt just randomly pull it out thing air :p
 
Firestar_3x said:
How can you say that, owning a car is like playing the lottery, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
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Yeah, its a japanese car, so its probbably never going to go wrong.
where were they driving these at 15?
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Pakistan, India, Thailand, Nigeria
 
A friend of mine recently bought one with just over 100K on the clock. It had FLSH, Heated Leather, Dual Cell Climate Control etc etc etc... And its a great car... Sooooooo Quite, Sooooo smooth but a bit thirsty...
 
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