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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#22304 of 24697 Re: Mercedes-Benz [dewey] by brightness04 Dec 16, 2006 (3:07 pm)
Replying to: dewey (Dec 16, 2006 1:29 pm) With the reality-bending propaganda machine MB and some MB fans have been using nowadays, it's hard to tell what is supposed to be spoof, what is supposed to be delivered with a straight face (and still a spoof if caught), and what is supposed to be for real.
#22305 of 24697 Re: I would [brightness04] by tagman Dec 16, 2006 (3:10 pm)
Replying to: brightness04 (Dec 16, 2006 7:17 am) Where did you get the idea that Toyota wants to be #1 in volume at all? The company execs went on record not wanting to be #1, due to obvious potential political ramifications. LOL ... good public relations move... politically correct, in fact. But, unfortunately you took the hook, line and sinker. TagMan Replies to this message: brightness04 (Dec 16, 2006 3:16 pm) tagman (Dec 16, 2006 3:46 pm)
#22306 of 24697 Re: Walmart=Toyota [dhamilton] by houdini1 Dec 16, 2006 (3:10 pm)
Replying to: dhamilton (Dec 16, 2006 7:43 am) What did Walmart do to you? Fire you? Go peddle your liberal agenda somewhere else. This is the HELC forum, not a place to air your grudge and show your envy of Walmart. Replies to this message: tagman (Dec 16, 2006 3:13 pm)
#22307 of 24697 Re: Walmart=Toyota [houdini1] by tagman Dec 16, 2006 (3:13 pm)
Replying to: houdini1 (Dec 16, 2006 3:10 pm) That reminds me... I need to buy some more stock in WalMart... one of my all-time favorites stocks to own. Thanks, houdini! TagMan
#22308 of 24697 Re: I would [tagman] by brightness04 Dec 16, 2006 (3:16 pm)
Replying to: tagman (Dec 16, 2006 3:10 pm) And your point of reference would be?? There is no reason to presuppose Toyota cares much about relative ranking in the US at all. As good businessmen, they should care about absolute market share, absolute volume and above all profit! Not some iddiocy called relative ranking. Neither Toyota nor Honda ever made special discounts or fleet sales to goose their top selling sedan offerings in the years when Ford pulled all stops to retain #1 with its Taurus. Why should they change that corporate culture now? Projecting one's own Napoleonic Complex never gets very far. Replies to this message: tagman (Dec 16, 2006 3:46 pm)
#22310 of 24697 Re: I would [brightness04] by tagman Dec 16, 2006 (3:46 pm)
Replying to: brightness04 (Dec 16, 2006 3:16 pm) Projecting one's own Napoleonic Complex never gets very far. The point being? LOL "If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing." Napolean. Sorry, but that is hardly the Sam Walton approach. TagMan
#22313 of 24697 Re: The Latest Lexus News from The Oman Times [dewey] by blckislandguy Dec 16, 2006 (7:27 pm)
Replying to: dewey (Dec 13, 2006 7:57 pm) The Oman Times has displaced the New York Times as the Blue States Newspaper of Record? Replies to this message: dewey (Dec 16, 2006 8:54 pm)