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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#22306 of 24700 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 24700 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 24700 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 24700 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 24700 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)
#22314 of 24700 Re: The Latest Lexus News from The Oman Times [blckislandguy] by dewey Dec 16, 2006 (8:54 pm)
Replying to: blckislandguy (Dec 16, 2006 7:27 pm) How can the NY Times be displaced by the Oman Times when both have identical opinion columns. ALthough I do credit the NY Times for being astute enough to distinguish a Lexus LS430 from a Lexus LS460. Due to a tight budget I think The Oman Times auto reporter is also their renowned horoscope and Middle East reporter
#22315 of 24700 Insurance Rates, Astrology and Accidents by dewey Dec 16, 2006 (9:35 pm)
This is serious and not a spoof or a joke. If you dont believe it here is the SOURCE: ScotsMan What is the point of all those overpriced HELC safety features when you cant fight Fate? If you are of a specific astrological sign then you may end up being doomed to get into a car accident anyways: Had a car crash? It's all in the stars, study says By Naomi Kim TORONTO, Dec 13 (Reuters Life!) - Never mind how careful you are behind the wheel or how long you've been driving, the signs of the zodiac may be bigger factors behind your ability to avoid car crashes -- or why you have too many. According to a study by InsuranceHotline.com, a Web site that quotes drivers on insurance rates, astrological signs are a significant factor in predicting car accidents. The study, which looked at 100,000 North American drivers' records from the past six years, puts Libras (born September 23-October 22) followed by Aquarians (January 20-February 18) as the worst offenders for tickets and accidents Leos (July 23-August 22) and then Geminis (May 21-June 20) were found to be the best overall. "I was absolutely shocked by the results," said Lee Romanov, president of Toronto-based InsuranceHotline.com, who also wrote the book "Car Carma" which touches on the correlation between astrological signs and driving ability while doing the study. Romanov originally wanted to have some fun by examining astrological signs as a possible cause for the variance between insurance companies quoting high and low rates but didn't expect to find anything interesting. "Now, changing postal codes is far less significant to me than drivers of certain astrological signs," she told Reuters on Wednesday. Even age, another variable for determining insurance rates, is less of a consideration to Romanov. The cutoff line for being considered a higher risk driver is 24 years of age; 25-year-olds are considered not-high risk. "I'd rather get into a car with a 24-year-old Leo than a 25-year-old Aries," Romanov said. Leos, described along with the study results on InsuranceHotline.com/a10.html, are "generous, and comfortable in sharing the roadway." Aries, on the other hand, "have a 'me first' childlike nature that drives Aries into trouble." "I wasn't believing in it before," said Romanov, "but I would think twice before getting into a car with an Aries." Replies to this message: designman (Dec 17, 2006 7:33 am) dewey (Dec 17, 2006 7:39 am)