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21390 messages, Last post on Nov 26, 2009 at 2:08 AM
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Replying to: gcluv09 (Apr 20, 2008 7:21 pm) Depends on your definition of what a luxury car brand is. In terms of prestigiousness and cachet, I would peg the Lexus brand in this market just below leader BMW (leader of the mainstream luxury brands, that is), about equal with M-B and above the rest. 10 years ago the leader would've been M-B, but in their quest to have a Mercedes in every driveway with products like the C230 hatch, they have done terrible damage to the prestigiousness of the brand. A lot of Mercedes products as of late have also become much too flashy and vulgar looking to be considered prestigious in the more classical sense. It's always the S-class that has the blacked out windows and chromed out wheels, never the 7. |
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Replying to: bmlexus (Apr 20, 2008 8:33 pm) Infiniti (with the exception of the Nissan based QX) has matched or surpassed Lexus in reliability, so that's one. The rest are much closer than they used to be. I wouldn't hold your breath for a super sporty Lexus SUV. It's a niche market, and I don't think they have any interest in it. The FX50 though should be more than capable of holding its own against the Cayenne and X6.
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 20, 2008 9:59 pm) What's so bad about this in a XK-R? Remind me! Regards, OW |
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 20, 2008 10:09 pm) Looks like wacky electrical currents or bad parts! Regards, OW
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 20, 2008 10:17 pm) You are joking, right? All the brand ratings are based on the entire brand. You can't just conveniently drop one product from the mix. Even if you did, Infiniti has a long way to go to match Lexus in reliability.
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Replying to: gcluv09 (Apr 20, 2008 7:21 pm) 2- Smooth, refined, comfortable, reliable vehicles |
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Replying to: houdini1 (Apr 20, 2008 6:43 pm)
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Replying to: circlew (Apr 21, 2008 2:45 am)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 20, 2008 10:09 pm) The MB S Class can be considered the top of the heap in terms of the HELC sedan segment Chromed wheels and blacked out windows is not the fault of the MB S Class itself but the fault of the customers with pimping up tendecies.
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