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Replying to: gollam (Aug 11, 2006 8:48 am) |
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Every year the survey comes out, people interpret it in a way to suit their biases. British Rover don't take this personally, but my question is how does Lexus remain on top? Do they make better cup-holders than MB? And does Landrover always reach the bottom of the pile every year due to bad cup holders? We got to give some credit to these rankings from JD Power. |
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Replying to: british_rover (Aug 11, 2006 7:17 am) On the other hand, the 05 Range Rover, I was able to get $3000 discount from sticker. After my experience with it for over a year, I would gladly pay full price for it. I was concerned about the reliability, but hearing from my friends about their experience I decided to go for it. My feelings was what could be worse than a Mercedes. I've had no problems with the Range Rover. My R class has some problems here and there, tranmission is starting to have a jerk to it. Read the ML forum and find alot of unhappy owners. GL is made in the same plant. Its sad that Mercedes problems continues to linger. |
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I recognize the fact that these two cars are not the same class of vehicle yet my wife and I have reduced our choices of our new car to the GX470 from Lexus and the GL450 from Mercedes. We have leased 2 MLs in the past 6 years and have had no problems with either of them. This time around we wanted a third-row seat so after much debate we settled on these two. I have driven both extensively and am currently negotiating deals on both, but we can't decide!!  Here are the things that are important to us: GL: More Power than GX More luxurious than GX Better handling than GX Power folding mirrors (not avail on GX) Integrated sattelite radio (only available as a separate unit on GX) Power folding third-row seat (goofy third-row in GX) GX: Not as large as GL (12 inches shorter) Rear-seat entertainment (also available in GL but for more $$) Integrated Bluetooth (separate and expensive add-on on GL) The difference in price is about $100/mo on a 3 year lease. Should we get the Lexus and spend less money while still getting a nice vehicle ($1,000 over invoice), or should we go with the GL for only $100 more per month (selling below invoice - end of month deal)?
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Replying to: buckaroo067 (Aug 30, 2006 1:05 pm) M |
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Replying to: buckaroo067 (Aug 30, 2006 1:05 pm) I got my GL last Sunday, love it, it actually ended up quite a bit cheaper than the Lexus - maybe you have to kick your dealer a bit harder (paid $63K incl. Premium/Leather/Sunroof/Keyless/Woodwheel/3-zone (do not skip this feature)/I-pod - List was $68K). Reading through your list you already made up your mind - go for the GL, you will not regret it 
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Replying to: tmattstedt (Aug 30, 2006 2:01 pm)
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Replying to: queequeg (Aug 30, 2006 4:27 pm) I have never liked the looks of the GX, but my wife likes it alot. They are also extremely common in my area whereas I have yet to se a GL on the road. She is still partial to Mercedes though and has loved our past vehicles. We just turned in our 2003 ML350 Inspiration edition. It was a really great car. I loved the looks of it and it drove great. These cars, especially the GL, feel so solid when behind the wheel. I would really miss that if we went for the Lexus. As soon as I told my dealer that I was considering a Lexus he immediately came down in price not wanting to lose a long time customer. I called back the Lexus guy to see if he would come down as well, but he replied that the "price is where it needs to be" (about 1k over invoice). This kind of ticked me off. The Mercedes dealer seems to be bending over backwards to keep my business and the Lexus guy seems to care less if I buy or not. I seriously doubt that I will ever get the GL for cheaper than the GX. Not with the options I want anyway. The GL I am considering is a Peuter/Black GL with the Premium package, & trailer hitch for about 61k *875/mo lease (3 year / 15k miles/yr.) Were also thinking about the Macadamia interior but are worried about it holding up with young kids in the car. Anyway, I'll post my decision when its all finalized. I need to complete this soon because there are only 24 more hours left in the month and they are really dealing right now.
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Replying to: buckaroo067 (Aug 30, 2006 7:19 pm)
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Replying to: tmattstedt (Aug 31, 2006 8:00 am) |
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