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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#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)
#17373 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [dewey] by ljflx Jul 31, 2006 (9:48 am)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:51 am) Hey anyone out of work can create a consulting business and call himself President. My lawnmowers card says he's the president of his business.
#17374 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [dewey] by tagman Jul 31, 2006 (9:55 am)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 8:51 am) Dewey, Terrific data, but with gaping holes. Stimulating topic, I might add. So . . . which is it? . . . to motivate our children to strive to be: a) sports superstar b) hollywood actor c) CEO d) none of the above! Thanks again Dewey. TagMan
#17375 of 24697 Went Up North.... by hpowders Jul 31, 2006 (1:23 pm)
To LI Gold Coast for 4 days. Saw three LS 400's all in pristine condition too! Nice to see some pride of ownership. Apparently a great investment for those folks. Haven't seen any in Florida. Saw my share of gorgeous 911's too. One in particular-a spanking new Carrera convertible in an ivory white which was really the cat's meow! Hey Oac-sometimes one's prayers do get answered! Also, I really should re-think the term "moderate." Tagman has definite Team Europe leanings. You were away so long, I guess I forgot! No offense meant! Mea culpa! Very much enjoyed the well-done description of what makes Team Europe tick. Pure poetry. So artfully constructed by Blkhemi. After reading that, how can anybody not be intoxicated with BMW, Audi or MB? Certain aspects of human behavior are just a little beyond my powers of comprehension, I guess. Some of you folks should really take one of their fine vehicles out for a spin. Go ahead. Have some fun! You may never look back. I agree with Tagman-that photo of an apparent BMW was quite barfable. Lexusguy: You wounded me! Replies to this message: tagman (Jul 31, 2006 2:19 pm) hpowders (Jul 31, 2006 2:29 pm)
#17376 of 24697 Re: Went Up North.... [hpowders] by tagman Jul 31, 2006 (2:19 pm)
Replying to: hpowders (Jul 31, 2006 1:23 pm) Welcome back, Howard. The Carrera was nice, huh? White w/ a light interior I imagine. Sincerely, ModerateMan Replies to this message: hpowders (Jul 31, 2006 2:29 pm)
#17377 of 24697 Re: Went Up North.... [tagman] by hpowders Jul 31, 2006 (2:29 pm)
Replying to: tagman (Jul 31, 2006 2:19 pm) Right back atcha! Yes-it was a stunning vehicle.
#17378 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [dewey] by brightness04 Jul 31, 2006 (4:57 pm)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 6:46 am) Not sure what your point is. All you have established is that the correlation between self-styled CEO's and luxury car ownership is pretty weak. ljflx never said anything about CEO's in your quoted text. The correlation between existing ownership of luxury car and the next purchase however tend to be pretty high. It's not as if all CEO's (self-claimed ones included) were tossed into a lotto and only 19% of them came out with a luxury car! What does self-appointed CEO's (my dog is one too, in her own mind) have to do with luxury car ownership? Your own statistic establishes that they have little to do with each other. Can we get back to talking about luxury cars? Replies to this message: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 5:29 pm) tagman (Jul 31, 2006 8:13 pm) oac (Jul 31, 2006 9:08 pm) and 2 more... dewey (Aug 01, 2006 5:55 am) and 1 more... brightness04 (Jul 31, 2006 10:18 pm) houdini1 (Aug 01, 2006 3:31 pm)
#17379 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [brightness04] by dewey Jul 31, 2006 (5:29 pm)
Replying to: brightness04 (Jul 31, 2006 4:57 pm) Please refer to the last paragraph and sentence of post 17372. Thanks! Replies to this message: tagman (Jul 31, 2006 8:13 pm) oac (Jul 31, 2006 9:08 pm) tagman (Aug 01, 2006 10:53 am) and 1 more... dewey (Aug 01, 2006 5:55 am) oac (Aug 01, 2006 9:04 am) brightness04 (Jul 31, 2006 10:18 pm) houdini1 (Aug 01, 2006 3:31 pm)
#17380 of 24697 Re: I Read..... [dewey] by tagman Jul 31, 2006 (8:13 pm)
Replying to: dewey (Jul 31, 2006 5:29 pm) While much of that CEO data is suspect, and of limited usefulness, I found the entire concept intriguing and interesting conceptually. I certainly don't find any adequate reason here to share brightness04's objection. Thanks for the contribution Dewey, and BTW, your disclaimer in the last paragraph of post 17372 was MORE than adequate. TagMan Replies to this message: oac (Jul 31, 2006 9:08 pm) tagman (Aug 01, 2006 10:53 am) dewey (Aug 01, 2006 5:55 am) oac (Aug 01, 2006 9:04 am)