How long does transmission last?

Asked by Feb 09, 2011 at 10:45 PM about the 1993 Lexus GS 300 Base

Question type: Shopping & Pricing

How long do the transmissions last?  
I'm about to buy one for $3000 in California.  It has 180k miles. 1993 Lexus GS 300 4door sedan, 4cyl/6cyl switch, good body, clean interior, goodlooking underhood.  No accidents, one owner, he has a carfax printout, runs smoothly.  Only thing that might be a problem is the shocks - we noticed slightly wavy when we test-drove it.  I was hoping to drive (300+miles roundtrip) several times a year for a few years. I have the VIN # too.

3 Answers
1,415

answered 6 years ago

Transmission life is a very fuzzy area -- it depends on how you treat it. They can go out at 40K or they can go even 250K or more -- I run a fleet of trucks and we service them at each 100K and they do fairly well, but we still lose some randomly. A well serviced transmission I would trust to 250K before I started to worry

Mark helpful

answered 6 years ago

3 grand for a used tranny with 180k miles,buy at your own risk.it would be cheaper or cost about the same to have yours rebuilt.

Mark helpful

answered about a year ago

6 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS FOR A NEW KIA RIO BEFORE IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION

Mark helpful

Your Answer

Related Questions

GS 300

Looking for a Used GS 300 in your area?

CarGurus has 699 nationwide GS 300 listings starting at $1,900.

ZIP:
Get More Money for Your Car
Be seen by 20 million shoppers. Create Your Free Listing

Shortcuts

Search Lexus GS 300 Questions

Lexus GS 300 Experts

  • #1
    Tom Demyan
    Reputation
    360
  • #2
    juniorsheld
    Reputation
    240
  • #3
    kbro
    Reputation
    160
View All

Related Models For Sale

Used Honda Accord
1,064 Great Deals out of 60,933 listings starting at $999
Used Lexus ES 300
13 Great Deals out of 850 listings starting at $1,992
Used Toyota Camry
1,052 Great Deals out of 70,370 listings starting at $295
Used BMW 5 Series
431 Great Deals out of 16,265 listings starting at $1,995

Used Cars For Sale

2005 Lexus GS 300 Base For Sale
19 listings starting at $3,321
2004 Lexus GS 300 Base For Sale
49 listings starting at $3,998
2003 Lexus GS 300 Base For Sale
54 listings starting at $3,999
2002 Lexus GS 300 Base For Sale
47 listings

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use.