High End Luxury Cars

24697 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM

You are in the Sedans Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

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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#17363 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [ljflx] by dewey Jul 31, 2006 (6:46 am)
Replying to: ljflx (Jul 21, 2006 5:44 pm) how'd you like to set up a concession stand and make a business for the group of people (I'm guessing the count will be zero, maybe one person if I really stretch my imagination) that will exit the 2008 LS600HL line and enter the 2009 Prius line. Just don't expect any bank to loan you the money to start a business where no one will line up. It is not my habit to respond to such an ancient and dated post as above. But it just turns out that your above assertions are not witty at all but are actually quite serious. Your business proposal above sounds quite opportunistic based on the stats below: 1)Only 19 % of CEOs in USA own a luxury car 2)The Average Price in US$ of the Primary Vehicle driven by a CEO in the USA is $25,000. SOURCE: Cars.com and CareerBuilder.com Based on the stats above I would not be surprised at all if a CEO during 2008 trades in his hybrid Lexus for a significantly improved Prius. I hope you dont mind if I steal your business idea (I have no intention of sharing my profits with you)? I will be starting my concession stand during 2008 Replies to this message: syswei (Jul 31, 2006 7:51 am) dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:13 am) syswei (Jul 31, 2006 8:31 am) and 3 more... ljflx (Jul 31, 2006 8:20 am) merc1 (Jul 31, 2006 10:48 pm) brightness04 (Jul 31, 2006 4:57 pm) dewey (Jul 31, 2006 5:29 pm) tagman (Jul 31, 2006 8:13 pm) and 5 more... brightness04 (Jul 31, 2006 10:18 pm) and 1 more...
#17364 of 24697 Least Reliable luxury by dewey Jul 31, 2006 (7:03 am)
I already posted this in the LPS forum but I thought this may be of some interest to some of you who are obsessed with reliability: Here is a list of the least reliable luxury autos ?(there are no MBs, BMWs, Audis or Porsches on the list) link title Replies to this message: lexusguy (Jul 31, 2006 7:49 am) dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:00 am)
#17365 of 24697 Re: Least Reliable luxury [dewey] by lexusguy Jul 31, 2006 (7:49 am)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 7:03 am) Here is a list of the least reliable luxury autos ?(there are no MBs, BMWs, Audis or Porsches on the list) Here's a more world reliability view. Good results for Porsche, Jag, and BMW, and pretty good for Audi. Still very poor for Mercedes. Only the French cars and Fiat were worse. The M class came in an amazing 155th of 159 models. http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2005/11/stories/01/3.html Replies to this message: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:00 am)
#17366 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [dewey] by syswei Jul 31, 2006 (7:51 am)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 6:46 am) My suspicion is that the "CEOs" in the survey might include the "CEOs"/owners of some very small businesses, i.e., drycleaning stores, etc. Replies to this message: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:13 am) syswei (Jul 31, 2006 8:31 am) dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:51 am) and 2 more...
#17368 of 24697 Re: Least Reliable luxury [lexusguy] by dewey Jul 31, 2006 (8:00 am)
Replying to: lexusguy (Jul 31, 2006 7:49 am) Great link. A lot of data for a free site.
#17369 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [syswei] by dewey Jul 31, 2006 (8:13 am)
Replying to: syswei (Jul 31, 2006 7:51 am) The survey must be based on the existing clients of CareerBuilding.com. I highly doubt such clients would include a CEO of one drycleaning stand or a CEO of one corner store. Replies to this message: syswei (Jul 31, 2006 8:31 am) dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:51 am) ljflx (Jul 31, 2006 9:48 am) tagman (Jul 31, 2006 9:55 am)
#17370 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [dewey] by ljflx Jul 31, 2006 (8:20 am)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 6:46 am) Dewey, How about the fact that they are leased by the company and driven by (or chafeurred for) the CEO's. Find me that stat. You think that is 25%??? Do you really think a CEO drives to (or is driven to) his $2-$20mln+ house in a Corolla like car?? It's easy to say you don't own a helm if it's a company car. It's the technically accurate answer and the morally inaccurate answer. Merc - I was really thinking the market share issue in the last 5 years. The post I was responding to used a 10 year time period. Replies to this message: merc1 (Jul 31, 2006 10:48 pm)
#17371 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [dewey] by syswei Jul 31, 2006 (8:31 am)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:13 am) Check this: Methodology Harris Interactive® conducted the online study between June 21 and June 23, 2006 among a nationwide sample of 2,344 U.S. adults (aged 21 to 65) who have a valid driver’s license and are employed or looking for work. Of the 2,344 qualified respondents who completed the survey, 340 respondents qualified as a CEO, Chairman, Executive Director, President or COO of the company in which they are employed. The other 2,004 respondents are categorized as the general public segment. No weighting was applied to this data and therefore the results cannot be projected to the U.S. adult or CEO populations. source Ask yourself this: When 15% of a "nationwide sample of U.S. adults" qualifies as "CEO, Chairman, Executive Director, President or COO", what size companies do you think we are talking about, on average, and what average compensation for the "CEO"? Replies to this message: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:51 am) ljflx (Jul 31, 2006 9:48 am) tagman (Jul 31, 2006 9:55 am)
#17372 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [syswei] by dewey Jul 31, 2006 (8:51 am)
Replying to: syswei (Jul 31, 2006 8:31 am) Ask yourself this: When 15% of a "nationwide sample of U.S. adults" qualifies as "CEO, Chairman, Executive Director, President or COO", what size companies do you think we are talking about, on average, and what average compensation for the "CEO"? I dont want to dwell on this too long. If this was a random sample then I agree. This apparently is not a random sample and is based on surveying clients and employment seekers in the businessworld. Executive Search is a big part of many employment agencies and may include a larger number of senior executives than what you would find in the general population. LJ the cars primarily driven by CEOs is on average a 25K$ car. This is not about leasing or owning. Although I must confess that I do find the results of this survey quite surprising and maybe even somewhat dubious myself. Eighty one percent of CEOs driving Impalas, Accords, Camrys, Windstars and Siennas? While only 19 percent of Corporate CEO parking places are occupied by a luxury car. Highly unlikely indeed. Replies to this message: ljflx (Jul 31, 2006 9:48 am) tagman (Jul 31, 2006 9:55 am)