High End Luxury Cars

24700 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 PM

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What is this discussion about? Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ-Series, Lexus LS 460, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Volkswagen Phaeton, Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz CL-Class, Sedan

Let's try to define this forum as being limited to luxury performance vehicles where the mainstream version in a typical configuration has an MSRP of at least $60k.

A luxury vehicle with a base price of $59k qualifies because it would typically be bought with some additional equipment, bringing the MSRP over $60k.

Vehicles like the E, 5, A6, M, or GS, even if available in certain versions over $60k, don't qualify because they are cars from companies that have higher end cars in their lineups.

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#13599 of 24700 Re: Lexus vs Merc [ljflx] by tagman Jan 22, 2006 (1:34 pm)
Replying to: ljflx (Jan 22, 2006 11:46 am) Steelers 24 Broncos 3 . . . at the half . . . I'm a Raiders fan (which can prove challenging at times), so I HATE Denver. This is good. BTW, thanks for confirming my fuzzy memory about the MB pricing constraints. Your explanation is appreciated. TagMan
#13600 of 24700 Re: Lexus vs Merc [lexusguy] by designman Jan 22, 2006 (2:23 pm)
Replying to: lexusguy (Jan 22, 2006 11:38 am) Lexusguy, just curious. It seems you have a taste for cars with panache. If reliability wasn’t a consideration, which daily ride would you go for? By the way, I ran into a Lexus family at a party recently. The ol’ man drove an LS and mom had a GX. She was on her second tranny and it needed to be taken in again for the same symptom the first one had. She said when idling at a stop it felt like a car was tapping her rear bumper. Replies to this message: lexusguy (Jan 22, 2006 8:21 pm)
#13601 of 24700 Re: Lexus vs Merc [lexusguy] by tagman Jan 22, 2006 (3:30 pm)
Replying to: lexusguy (Jan 22, 2006 11:38 am) I'm not saying that all non Lexus vehicles are shop hogs. The cars that compete specifically with the LS though, particularly the 7 and A8, are not exactly known for setting the world on fire when it comes to reliability. OK . . . a moment between football games . . . Looks like Len and I are happy campers so far with the Steelers big win. But, I'm looking for Seattle to win the next one, which puts me out on a limb a little, but that's OK. In the bigger picture, I'm sorry that I haven't considered that the A8 is that significant a competitor to the Lexus LS. Replies to this message: ljflx (Jan 22, 2006 3:40 pm)
#13602 of 24700 Re: Lexus vs Merc [tagman] by ljflx Jan 22, 2006 (3:40 pm)
Replying to: tagman (Jan 22, 2006 3:30 pm) Tagman - I had the Steelers 30-20 as my prediction. I thought they should have been 7 point favorites. In the next game I like the Panthers and I love the coach - John Fox. But this is not a cut and dried game to me. Superbowl - I love Bettis and want badly to see him win it as he exits. Pitt will be favored over whoever wins here.
#13603 of 24700 Re: Lexus vs Merc [designman] by lexusguy Jan 22, 2006 (8:21 pm)
Replying to: designman (Jan 22, 2006 2:23 pm) Very good question. I think I would have to say, Quattroporte. Its a car that speaks to the soul, in a way that the LS just cant hope to emulate. Interesting about that GX, I guess they cant all be perfect. Probably an '03.
#13604 of 24700 Re: Lexus vs Merc [garyh1] by merc1 Jan 22, 2006 (9:34 pm)
Replying to: garyh1 (Jan 21, 2006 4:27 pm) And like I said before, who cares? I at no time said price was irrelevant. Pricing structure, whatever you want to call it.....nobody cares about how a company arrived at the price they're asking, well no one except Toyota devotees. As long as the price seems right to the buyer I can't how or why they would care about any of this. Like I said before this pricing structure stuff is just that irrelevant, never said the pricing itself was irrelevant. Pricing is only irrelevent when it comes to sales around here. M Replies to this message: ljflx (Jan 23, 2006 6:38 am) merc1 (Jan 23, 2006 6:59 am) sv7887 (Jan 23, 2006 12:22 pm) and 1 more... grandaddy (Jan 23, 2006 3:02 pm)
#13606 of 24700 2006 Detroit Autoshow Pics.....HELM by merc1 Jan 22, 2006 (9:52 pm)
LS460: A tuned IS350 that was on display - the info read "well over 300hp": cont....
#13607 of 24700 2006 Detroit Autoshow Pics.....HELM (cont.) by merc1 Jan 22, 2006 (9:54 pm)
Rolls-Royce Phantom: cont....
#13608 of 24700 2006 Detroit Autoshow Pics.....HELM (cont.) by merc1 Jan 22, 2006 (9:57 pm)
Maserati: Love this shot! Such a beautiful car this Quattroporte is. Just gorgeous. cont...