GS430 - sports sedan or "sporty buick"?

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Old 11-26-2004, 02:07 PM
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GS430 - sports sedan or "sporty buick"?

Anyone driven one?
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sports sedan, no question...
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Yes. Sporty Buick, no. To generalize the GS430 as a 'sporty Buick' is an insult. The GS400/430 is A LOT more car than a Buick Regal GS (assuming that to be the reference). But it is a little too plush for my taste although it's good for mid 14s with a 155mph topend.
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wow...I NEVER new how fast that Buick Regal GS was...that has got to be the biggest sleeper ever! But anyhow, the GS430/400 will kill the Buick stock for stock. Nonetheless, the regal has tons of potential in that engine.
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GS430...its deffinately a sporty sedan!

You cant really compare a Lexus and a GM
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Originally Posted by Dem1K
wow...I NEVER new how fast that Buick Regal GS was...that has got to be the biggest sleeper ever!
I think that's the one with the supercharged engine. Old ladies will rip from stoplights with those things.
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Originally Posted by phile
I think that's the one with the supercharged engine. Old ladies will rip from stoplights with those things.
yeah it is...it's practically the same shit as a GTP
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Originally Posted by F23A4
Yes. Sporty Buick, no. To generalize the GS430 as a 'sporty Buick' is an insult. The GS400/430 is A LOT more car than a Buick Regal GS (assuming that to be the reference). But it is a little too plush for my taste although it's good for mid 14s with a 155mph topend.
They can do low 14's stock easy I seen one (GS400) get a 13.9 stock before as well at the track I go to.
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I think he meant does the gs430 ride like a buick instead of a BMW, not 'is a gs430 comparable to a buick gs.' Straightline speed only doesn't make a sports sedan.
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Originally Posted by Montez
They can do low 14's stock easy I seen one (GS400) get a 13.9 stock before as well at the track I go to.
He probably upgraded the TC and got the 3.76 LSD. Best bang for the buck performance mods for the GS4.

hemants - GET THE GS400 !!! instead.. u wont be disappointed.. GS430 doesnt have the E-SHIFT
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yes, but how does it do on a road course
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