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Re: LS Choice [houdini1]
by ljflx
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Nov 06, 2008 (7:36 am)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Nov 05, 2008 6:35 pm)
Houdini,
It's been so busy and I never did like the way Edmunds splintered everything. It seems like a lot of boards died at that point. But I'll post more. The car is so great that there's almost nothing to post about though.
On the SUV front the LX is driving me crazy. It is so perfect. I drove it again yesterday. My wife has taken over the LS leaving me to drive the GX on my longer business jaunts. The GX rides great but that LX is a dream. I don't know - I'm just lost on this SUV front. I did look at the ML yesterday and I agree with bmlexus that the interior leaves a lot to be desired. MB is running a great lease deal on this now but I don't think I'd be happy in that interior for 30-36 months. Except for the interior, I liked the ML's styling, ride and handling. The LX has special incentivized pricing now and the dealer is getting me a quote. I'll also look at the LC and I remain bery intrigued by the Highlander in both ltd and hybrid form. But the LX is in a league by itself.
I've got till Dec 9th on the GX and with thanksgiving it's a short month so i'll be deciding in the next two weeks.
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Re: LS Choice [ljflx]
by houdini1
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Nov 06, 2008 (8:04 am)
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Replying to: ljflx (Nov 06, 2008 7:36 am)
FYI. About 3 months ago when we were shopping for the SUV we looked at a new 2008 LC.
Remember, at that point gas was much higher and we were offered a great deal on the LC. It is not quite as nice as the LX but...the one we looked at and drove had most options incl. nav and listed for about $71K. It was offered to me for $59K . I was flabbergasted at that price and would have bought it but my wife insisted on the LX.
The LC was a brand new unit with about 30 miles on it.
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Re: LS Choice [houdini1]
by bmlexus
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Nov 06, 2008 (4:21 pm)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Nov 05, 2008 6:25 pm)
Actually I drove the Genesis a couple of months ago and I was very impressed with it. I think it is a very good automobile but it was just not for me. If you haven't driven it you should. Let me know your impressions.
I will look into it.
But I just don't seem to like sedans anymore, my cousins and uncle's are responsible because they all own suvs, from the new cruiser to the new lx570.
After driving these suvs, I just can't go back to a sedan.
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- #162 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [houdini1]
by bmlexus
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Nov 06, 2008 (4:25 pm)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Nov 06, 2008 8:04 am)
...the one we looked at and drove had most options incl. nav and listed for about $71K. It was offered to me for $59K . I was flabbergasted at that price and would have bought it but my wife insisted on the LX.
$59k that was a very big discount
I think the new cruiser would have been a better choice, but I guess its not your decision.
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Re: LS Choice [ljflx]
by bmlexus
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Nov 06, 2008 (4:29 pm)
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Replying to: ljflx (Nov 06, 2008 7:36 am)
On the SUV front the LX is driving me crazy. It is so perfect. I drove it again yesterday. My wife has taken over the LS leaving me to drive the GX on my longer business jaunts. The GX rides great but that LX is a dream. I don't know - I'm just lost on this SUV front.
I insist on getting the LX, without looking any further.
Its superior to all other suvs, nothing comes close
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by houdini1
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Nov 06, 2008 (7:03 pm)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 06, 2008 4:25 pm)
Yes, the LX was for my wife so she made the choice. As the saying goes, she got the gold mine and I got the shaft !
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by ljflx
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Nov 07, 2008 (11:46 am)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 06, 2008 4:29 pm)
"I insist on getting the LX, without looking any further."
If it were only that easy. You see this is not a financial issue. If it was I'd figure out a way to overcome that. This is a wife issue and she wants no part of anything that big. I can get the LX with a list of $83K at $1299 for 42 months with zero down and they'll also pay my last month GX payment. But the wife doesn't want it. She loves it as a passenger but not as a driver. I'd take it in a heartbeat as it's the best SUV I've ever been in - by far. Highlander Ltd or Highlander Hybrid Ltd is the favorite right now. If you look at the Highlander close it looks like a smaller LX. What Lexus should have done is morphed the GX off the new Highlander when it got updated instead of the old 4runner. A higher MPG Lexus at a level over the RX would have been smarter than a lesser level gas guzzling SUV to the LX.
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Re: LS Choice [ljflx]
by bmlexus
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Nov 07, 2008 (4:39 pm)
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Replying to: ljflx (Nov 07, 2008 11:46 am)
higher MPG Lexus at a level over the RX would have been smarter than a lesser level gas guzzling SUV to the LX.
Couldn't agree more.
If she wants a midsize luxury suv, X5?
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by ljflx
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Nov 07, 2008 (7:34 pm)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 07, 2008 4:39 pm)
Have never liked the X5. It's an SUV - so interior comfort, quietness and plusher ride rule over sport. The LX scores 10 to the 10th power in all of those (dealer let me hold it about 3 hours yesterday so I checked it out thoroughly). As well we need a third row for the bigger family occassions when we need seating for 6. We initially thought we'd pass on that as my son is off to college next September, hence the ML had some consideration. But we re-thought it (which is why the LX started floating around). So you see I've got too many limiting factors. I liked the MB GL a lot but if I'm taking that size I'd opt for the LX. Before this LX then I'd have preferred that GL. But all that is irrelevant as both are too big. We have a nice mix of cars now - the super plush LS460L which I love, the GX which is plush and a great SUV, but I'm tired of it (plus I hate taking any last year model of anything) and great sport luxury in the G35. I loved the 3 series for that spot too but the interior of the G35 was a lot better to us, hence our decision there. Money was no issue and in fact BMW had deals so great at that time that the 3 was a tad cheaper.
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- #168 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by ljflx
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Nov 08, 2008 (8:49 pm)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 07, 2008 4:39 pm)
Ruled out the Highlander today. They just wanted way too much on a lease of the Highlander ltd and I'm too spoiled by luxury. I can only imagine what they'd want for the hybrid and never even bothered to ask. Truth is the Highlander was so high a lease cost that I felt stupid by not going back to Lexus or trying MB. But we didn't have a chance to do a lot with SUV's today as we're very busy with other things. But late in the day - near closing and after ruling out the Highlander - we stopped in the Benz dealership. My wife astonished me when she said the GL felt a lot smaller than the LX even though it is 4" longer. It is narrower and lower profile so that nust have done it. To her the GL was an enlarged GX whereas the LX felt like a boat. Build quality on the GL looks top notch. It's now the front and center favorite. Salesmen told me he can give me a great deal. We'll see early next week when I see him. It was so late in the day that we never test drove it. I did drive it once a while back and was very impressed with it though and I very much like the styling, so it might very well end up being my first MB. Would be an interesting garage with an LS460L, an MB GL and an Infiniti G35.
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