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Sedans High End Luxury Cars
24645 messages, Last post on Aug 26, 2008 at 5:40 PM
You are in the Sedans Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens
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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76,050 people, 159 car models from 36 manufacturers-It's the U.K.'s biggest independent car satisfaction survey. Top Gear Survey 2005- Each of the 76,050 viewers and readers who took part in our survey this year were asked to reveal how every aspect of the car ownership experience matched up to the expectations they had when they first took delivery of their vehicle. Each car is given an overall satisfaction score out of 100. This is made up from: Build quality 22% Craftsmanship 22% Driving experience 19% Ownership costs 17% Customer care 20% Data analysis experts from Experian checked personal data and registration numbers to avoid faked entries. All cars included were built between 2002 and 2004. If you want to see all the different results go to topgear.com Here are some of the results pertinent to this board. Overall Manufacturers Positions 1 thru 36 1. Lexus 8. Porsche 9. Jaguar 10. BMW 13. Audi 31. Land Rover 32. Mercedes |
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Replying to: lexusguy (Dec 06, 2006 1:32 pm) Seems like Lexus wants you to buy their vehicles and BMW wants you to lease. Whatever works. I'm happy to continue leasing BMW's-only no more 3 year leases. Perhaps the 335i coupe is next for 2 years and then a BMW diesel after that. It's a tough life, but someones' got to do it! 
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Replying to: houdini1 (Dec 06, 2006 2:35 pm) We're into the 2007 model year already. While the results are certainly interesting, they are ancient history. Just look at some of the major shifts and significant changes in the results of other studies over the years, and you can appreciate that these results basically offer little relevant validity at this late date, and only have historical value... or should I say hysterical value?  TagMan
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Replying to: hpowders (Dec 06, 2006 3:22 pm) It's a tough life, but someones' got to do it! What a great idea! Who could find fault with that? TagMan
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Replying to: tagman (Dec 06, 2006 4:09 pm) Across the pond they have raved about the 335id coupe with the caveat that a new and more powerful BMW diesel coupe is due next year! The only time I need AWD down here is after my kitchen floor tile has been washed and I lose my traction. T..I..M..B..E..R...!!! |
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Replying to: tagman (Dec 06, 2006 4:04 pm)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Dec 06, 2006 4:30 pm) True, houdini... but, as you know, only to a limited degree when it comes to cars and certain technology. The innovations of technology and their relationship to automobiles is at an all-time high and will probably go even further, thus creating a situation where there is little to no previous footprints. Trends, however, do seem to rise above the other ever-changing factors, and we can, therefore extrapolate a general sense of which brands ought to do well and which ones will more likely have issues. BTW, I do appreciate the info, and your efforts to post it. I just always take those studies with a big grain of salt, as you probably already know. I cancelled my subscription to CR, for example, long ago. TagMan |
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Replying to: hpowders (Dec 06, 2006 3:22 pm) http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=118182?tid=edmunds.- il.home.photopanel..1.*
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Replying to: lexusguy (Dec 06, 2006 5:26 pm) A little off-topic, but interesting. The other little tidbit I picked up from the spy video was that the 8-speed will have paddle shifters. A small percentage may prefer that over the M3's stick, but the M3 ought to be safe, IMO. TagMan |
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