High End Luxury Cars

24700 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 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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#20595 of 24700 Re: Alright, let me come at it from a different way. [psychdoc] by hpowders Oct 30, 2006 (12:31 pm)
Replying to: psychdoc (Oct 30, 2006 8:57 am) I stand by what I said. When I drove the GS, the "glitzy", overly bright, highly lacquered console wood appeared overdone and hence, tasteless and ugly. Love the BMW wood. Top quality without calling attention to itself. We BMW drivers do not need to be reminded that we have "arrived." The BMW wood represents the understated taste expected in fine luxury vehicles, none of which, by the by, have any problems with "stop and go", which obviously, still seems to elude those great Lexus engineers.
#20596 of 24700 Re: Alright, let me come at it from a different way. [psychdoc] by lexusguy Oct 30, 2006 (12:51 pm)
Replying to: psychdoc (Oct 30, 2006 8:57 am) Lexus does wood better than any other car manufacturer. Uh...no. While the Lexus gloss look doesn't bother me (although the ES330 went a bit overboard on that) they certainly do not do wood better than any other car maker. They are beaten by Audi and Jaguar, and Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls Royce, etc.
#20600 of 24700 Re: DrFill [tagman] by houdini1 Oct 30, 2006 (1:13 pm)
Tag, you seem to be trying to hi-jack the good doctors review. Why don't you wait until YOU compare the two cars before you start doing your review. Doc gave us HIS impressions and there is no need for you to tell us what he meant. We can all read faily well by now. Please, just take a deep breath and relax. Replies to this message: tagman (Oct 30, 2006 2:33 pm)
#20601 of 24700 Re: DrFill [houdini1] by tagman Oct 30, 2006 (2:33 pm)
Replying to: houdini1 (Oct 30, 2006 1:13 pm) Houdini, I know what Doc meant, just like the rest of you. I have no problem with that, and appreciate his view, as I told him in one of my posts to him. When I posted a remark to dhamilton, however, about Mercedes superior engineering, in response to Doc's post, brightness jumped in and thought that I was actually quoting the Doc. I was only stating my own opinion . . . and I am entitled to that. hijacking? My post 20594 and previous posts explain the simple confusion. I should have made it clearer when quoting the Doc, and when giving my opinion, as it seems that brightness confused the two, and then the whole thing snowballed. So . . . there is no hijacking. Again, I have explained all of this already, and to perpetuate this is a waste of time. TagMan
#20602 of 24700 Umm by pat HOST Oct 30, 2006 (2:33 pm)
It seems to me like we need to get back to the cars, don't you guys think? Replies to this message: tagman (Oct 30, 2006 2:35 pm)
#20603 of 24700 Re: Umm [pat] by tagman Oct 30, 2006 (2:35 pm)
Replying to: pat (Oct 30, 2006 2:33 pm) Gosh, yes. I thought this was already cleared up. Anyway, I'm signing off for a while. This has gone too far for me. TM
#20604 of 24700 Merc1 by blkhemi Oct 30, 2006 (6:12 pm)
Replying to: merc1 (Oct 30, 2006 1:01 am) Yes sir, I was able to order the AMG dress kit for the S600. It's basically the same stuff they put on the S65, but without 738lb-ft of torque and sportier suspension. And while I'm on the subject, BOY WHAT A RIDE!!!!! This car is the absolute most quietest car I've ever been in, hands down, until you stab the throttle. The V12 comes to life and you'd better hold on. Actually, truth be told, the controls on the car are actually EASIER to configure than the old COMAND system, particularly the few menu screens. The seats are now the benchmark in the V12 class, beating the almighty Bentley and 760iL. The contours and ventilation featurs are absolutely peerless. This is not to say I'm already putting the S8 down, but these cars are in different leagues. The S8 does hustle better, but the S600 will run with it and offer a better highway ride. Mercedes customer service has greatly improved since my S65. I got a call today from MBUSA to see if the car has arrived yet. I told them it has, and they replied that I should be looking out for a "reception" gift withing 1-3 days. HMMMM?? Audi didn't do that, altho I did get free maintenance, so you take what you can get. Replies to this message: anthonyp (Oct 30, 2006 6:58 pm) merc1 (Oct 30, 2006 9:44 pm) merc1 (Oct 30, 2006 11:51 pm) houdini1 (Oct 31, 2006 5:19 am) merc1 (Oct 31, 2006 5:45 am) lexusguy (Oct 31, 2006 6:20 am)