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Replying to: jlbl (Apr 21, 2008 8:10 am)

I guess your part of Europe is just as you described. If you read btw the lines, my point is that you are not going to find any kind of Lexus being used as taxis, yet!
Please don't say that Lexus is not reliable enough to be taxi cabs

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Replying to: 2001gs430 (Apr 21, 2008 9:11 am)

Not so fast!
 

 
Regards,
OW

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Replying to: 2001gs430 (Apr 21, 2008 9:11 am)

any kind of Lexus being used as taxis, yet!
 
Yeah, "yet" is the key word, I think. Lexus has not taken full speed in Europe. But Lexus is growing over here too; it is only a matter of time to see Lexus Taxi Cabs. (Sure there are Lexus Cabs in some European cities though I have still not seen any; I'll keep an eye wide open to spot them. )
 
Regards,
Jose

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Replying to: houdini1 (Apr 21, 2008 10:17 am)

… as exclusive luxury vehicles.
 
It did not help too that M-B put diesel engines in its passenger cars intended for being sold to farmers and other rural inhabitants back in the 20th-Century Fifties (or it was in the Forties?). Yet M-B is in the lux market anywhere and diesel now is in these lux cars almost everywhere ( ). Solid as an M-B—a comfort car for everyday work, it was said back then.
 
On the other hand, I agree that M-B prestige is more damaged nowadays by the proliferation of so many models with a somewhat vulgar look (I am paraphrasing LG by heart; I am sorry if I have forgotten some hint of his real statement.)
 
Regards,
Jose

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Replying to: jlbl (Apr 21, 2008 9:56 am)

True.
 
Lexus cabs are not prevalent because Lexuses are mainly sold in a continent where BMW and MB taxis are hardly ever seen.
 
This whole North American notion of prestige, luxury and exclusivity I find kind of funny.
It is quite humourous when someone considers themselves as an excluisve car owner when everywhere you look in middle class neighborhoods there are several of these highly exlusive and prestigious marque automobiles parked on very non-exclusive and non-prestigous driveways. In otherwords exclusive and inclusive have similar meanings in North America. And horror of horrors if a cab driver is driving a MB car? Now that according to a North Americans is truly shocking and wrecks the exclusivity of a MB
 
My wealthiest client whose networth is in the dozens of millions owns a single 98 Accord while my poorest client whose networth is in the hundreds of thousands and whose income is not that high has a spanking new 08 MB E350 (leased ofcourse). One client feels a need to be exclusive while the other one doesn't.
 

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