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Sedans High End Luxury Cars
24700 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 PM
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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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Replying to: carolinabob (Aug 20, 2009 9:39 am) there are better choices out there for the money and prestige... unless you have to have three-pointed-star to boost your ego... |
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Replying to: sanjaysdca (Aug 20, 2009 8:17 am)
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| Sat in the new XJ in Pebble over the weekend and I couldn't believe I was sitting in a Jaguar. For a ton of money, I would love to get my hands on the new DBS Volante..stunning. But the Jag, a bit more realistic for me, was something unexpected. | |
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Replying to: sanjaysdca (Aug 20, 2009 8:17 am) 
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| A recent review of the so-called top 5 $50k automobiles ranked the Mercedes Benz last and grudgingly so.. The Audi A-6, BMW 5 series and even a Jaguar far exceeded anything MB sells, including quality control issues which have plaqued the manufacturer for decades. Every Benz I have ever owned spent an inordinate amount of time in the repair shops... Never Again!! | |
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Replying to: bob204 (Aug 21, 2009 11:09 am) The point being, I take all the car reviews with a grain of salt. The reviewer generally looks at how well-engineered the car is. But good engineering does not always equal reliability. |
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Replying to: benznessman (Aug 21, 2009 10:26 am) I had a 1995 infiniti...lasted 14 years/140000 miles. All I did was regular maintainence and finally sold it last year only because I got bored of it.... My wifes 2000 infiniti has 9 years/85000 miles no problems at all....so my experience with infiniti has been good. Last year I test drove (extensively) bunch of cars including (MB E class) and was underwhelmed by it...In fact to me (for the money) Genesis felt a better deal. |
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Replying to: stkntraffic (Aug 21, 2009 2:45 pm) Well, talk to i.d., Markcinncinnati on these boards (usually an Audi board) who's on his 30-some+ Audi. I've had three of them and would not hesitate to buy another; it's only a question of when.
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Replying to: carnaught (Aug 22, 2009 9:20 am) And that's also true of every Audi driver among my friends & coworkers. They all lease. I had an absolutely horrific Audi ownership experience back in the 1980s. Still, I'd give the brand another chance - if I could meet a couple of long-term owners. I won't buy a car unless I can be reasonably confident that I'll get 8 years of service from it. My BMW 330i turned 8 a couple of months ago. It looks & runs like new, so I'll probably hang onto it for another 2 years. What will I buy next? Don't know yet. I'd like to put Audi on my short list - they're making some very attractive cars these days - but before I do that, I'll have to know more about how well the brand ages. |
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