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3540 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 6:34 AM

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#3461 of 3540 Re: . [fintail] by lemko Mar 20, 2009 (2:45 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Mar 20, 2009 12:22 pm) Great description, fintail! It completes the picture! I was trying to be nice! Heck, a basic white work truck or van covered in mud and cement dust that's a bit banged-up and carrying tools and building supplies and maybe even sporting a little grafitti from the thugs in the 'hood has an infinitely more masculine image than the MDX driven by the girly-man in the designer threads with hands softer than his wife's! Replies to this message: fintail (Mar 20, 2009 5:46 pm) xrunner2 (Mar 23, 2009 5:58 am) urnews (Mar 23, 2009 9:05 am) ateixeira (Mar 25, 2009 12:16 pm) and 3 more...
#3462 of 3540 Re: . [ateixeira] by fintail Mar 20, 2009 (5:44 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 20, 2009 12:26 pm) I saw one of the new Lexus LX 990000 or whatever the ultimate mall cruiser is called now....I wondered who would buy such a thing these days. I bet they have the worst retained value of the marque, too. A properly outfitted real SUV like a real world G-Wagen or Landcruiser would be ideal for suburban battles - enough to impress the materialists, and enough to smash them out of the way when needed.
#3463 of 3540 Re: . [lemko] by fintail Mar 20, 2009 (5:46 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Mar 20, 2009 2:45 pm) The average white van or work truck sees more off road duty than the average posh wannabe SUV too....gravel driveway > mall parking lot. This evening on my oh so awesome commute I saw a poser in a late model MDX creeping along at about 28 in a 35. At least he was in the right lane. He was fully involved in his handheld phone conversation, of course.
#3464 of 3540 Re: . [fintail] by xrunner2 Mar 23, 2009 (5:41 am)
Replying to: fintail (Mar 20, 2009 12:22 pm) I see gray-blue haired senior women and senior men driving Mercedes cars and station wagons in some of the rich suburbs. At least as I recall, Mercedes tv commercials are not as stupid as BMW which has cars sliding sideways and kicking up salt clouds apparently on salt bed lake somewhere. Last weekend, spotted a middle-age couple showing off their new Mercedes station wagon (temp license plates) at gas station in nearby little town and then slowly driving around streets. Replies to this message: fintail (Mar 23, 2009 9:23 am) lemko (Mar 23, 2009 9:33 am) fintail (Mar 23, 2009 9:47 am) xrunner2 (Mar 24, 2009 2:44 pm) fintail (Mar 24, 2009 3:16 pm)
#3465 of 3540 Re: . [lemko] by xrunner2 Mar 23, 2009 (5:58 am)
Replying to: lemko (Mar 20, 2009 2:45 pm) Don't see as many macho pickup truck commercials on tv as in years past. Maybe sales of these vehicles primarily for work use these days with slowing sales to guys driving to their desk jobs. A couple of years ago, hired a contractor to do couple weeks work on the property. He brought an enclosed trailer having tools, materials and placed it in one of our parking areas. His pickup was a Ford F250 diesel duallie with 4-doors and long bed. These big duallies make Rovers, g-wagons, vans, land cruisers appear to be child's toys in comparison. Replies to this message: urnews (Mar 23, 2009 9:05 am) ateixeira (Mar 25, 2009 12:16 pm) xrunner2 (Mar 25, 2009 4:25 pm) fezo (Mar 25, 2009 6:49 pm) and 1 more...
#3466 of 3540 Re: . [xrunner2] by urnews Mar 23, 2009 (9:05 am)
Replying to: xrunner2 (Mar 23, 2009 5:58 am) Don't see as many macho pickup truck commercials on tv as in years past. The new Chevy ads with "manly" Howie Long are really biting. He makes fun of the Ford tailgate step and the Tundra's V6 gas mileage. Boz Replies to this message: ateixeira (Mar 25, 2009 12:16 pm) xrunner2 (Mar 25, 2009 4:25 pm) fezo (Mar 25, 2009 6:49 pm) ateixeira (Apr 03, 2009 10:10 am)
#3467 of 3540 Re: . [xrunner2] by fintail Mar 23, 2009 (9:23 am)
Replying to: xrunner2 (Mar 23, 2009 5:41 am) There aren't many MB commercials at all. It has never been an advertising addicted company. In the past decade it has also had a few spots which are far better than anything to tout Lexus...the "falling in love", "reincarnation", "inventions", E-class timeline, and the CLS door closing spots were all just awesome. I'd rather be a senior in a rich suburb driving a pristine previous model MB than an over-leveraged Stepford Wife in a RX and a souless tract McMansion Replies to this message: lemko (Mar 23, 2009 9:33 am) fintail (Mar 23, 2009 9:47 am) xrunner2 (Mar 24, 2009 2:44 pm) fintail (Mar 24, 2009 3:16 pm)
#3468 of 3540 Re: . [fintail] by lemko Mar 23, 2009 (9:33 am)
Replying to: fintail (Mar 23, 2009 9:23 am) Nothing says :"old money" like a well-preserved S-Class. I don't think any Lexus will ever come remotely close to the majesty of one of those 1960s 600 models. Replies to this message: fintail (Mar 23, 2009 9:47 am)
#3469 of 3540 Re: . [lemko] by fintail Mar 23, 2009 (9:47 am)
Replying to: lemko (Mar 23, 2009 9:33 am) A 600 might be a little higher up than a normal S-class, but even a common W108 has more style than a LS (which cribbed the S-class design wise for many years) When I see a little old lady in a pristine 1989 SEC, I suspect she can buy and sell the RX clone like a penny stock. Heck, my fintail seems to draw more attention and admiration than an IS-F or whatever the most exciting model is now.
#3470 of 3540 Re: . [fintail] by xrunner2 Mar 24, 2009 (2:44 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Mar 23, 2009 9:23 am) Mercedes has run Christmas commercials the last 2 or 3 Decembers with 10 white or silver Mercedes cars 2 abreast, 5 rows deep followed by a red Mercedes roadster being driven by Santa Claus. That is pretty good, but still not the imagination of the Lexus RX Christmas commercials which tug at the heart strings. Last Christmas was best of series with a flashback of young girl getting a pony, then getting an RX for Christmas currently as adult. That is marketting. What about being a senior in a sun city area and driving a golf cart locally and a Buick Lucerne for out of area. Hey, maybe a good idea for a commercial for Buick. They could show a senior couple getting into their Lucerne in the driveway in front of the garage doors with a high-end golf cart parked nearby with clubs in it. Replies to this message: fintail (Mar 24, 2009 3:16 pm)

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