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Car Forum / Lexus Cars / October 2007New Mercedes Worse than 9yo Lexus
>Excerpts from >http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100082886/index.htm > >Consumer Reports discovered, after polling its readers, that Mercedes >is the least reliable car brand sold in America. A Mercedes >spokeswoman complained that "there's something wrong with the survey." >In reply, David Champion, CR's head of auto testing, observed that >Mercedes' quality is so bad that a brand new Mercedes SUV is less >reliable than a nine-year-old Lexus LS 400. >>Excerpts from >>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100082886/index.htm [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>Mercedes' quality is so bad that a brand new Mercedes SUV is less >>reliable than a nine-year-old Lexus LS 400. but, but, ... it IS a "true" luxury automobile!! ;-o >>>Excerpts from >>>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100082886/index.htm [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >;-o define true luxury automobile? There's little doubt that an LS is a true luxury car. If it isn't, I don't know what your definition is since it would be different than any auto site, auto consumer service or magazine. >define true luxury automobile? There's little doubt that an LS is a >true luxury car. If it isn't, I don't know what your definition is >since it would be different than any auto site, auto consumer service >or magazine. He was being facetious - making fun of our resident troll, mcbrue. >>define true luxury automobile? There's little doubt that an LS is a >>true luxury car. If it isn't, I don't know what your definition is >>since it would be different than any auto site, auto consumer service >>or magazine. > >He was being facetious - making fun of our resident troll, mcbrue. aw crap. Sorry..got all spun up for nothing. He is right. The S Klass Mercedes is a true luxury car and the LS430 is NOT a luxury car. But the MB is not reliable, while the Lexus is. Sure the LS is better than a Neon, but it is built for show, not go. That is, the bits and pieces are all there, all put in it. But they need to open the box and figure out how to make the bits and pieces fit together to work right! The windshield and wiper system alone have at least 5 major flaws. And you can go on and on and on and on from there. But the LS does run and doesn't break - not much so far. I work in automotive and toured the Mercedes plant in Alabama on Tuesday. I was aware of Mercedes average quality rankings. An article in USA today this week shed some light on the issue. European buyers demand high tech features while american buyers expect performance. The increased technology increases the chance of a failure. Chip L According to the latest JD Power report most new MB are better than the majority of cars on the road. In fact the S-CLass has the least number of problems than any car on the road better than Lexus and the rest. So who is correct CR or JD Power. > I work in automotive and toured the Mercedes plant in Alabama on > Tuesday. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Chip L J.D. Power is initial quality. CR owner surveys cover many years of ownership. I guess if you plan to trade after 90 days, trust J.D. Power, otherwise go with CR.  Signature- George Litwinski "I know that management has always been behind me. I've felt them there many times." Officer Spermwhale Whalen in Joseph Wambough's The Choirboys > According to the latest JD Power report most new MB are better than > the majority of cars on the road. In fact the S-CLass has the least [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Chip L >>>Excerpts from >>>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100082886/index.htm [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > but, but, ... it IS a "true" luxury automobile!! luxury car = unreliable car....that's for sure. Just ask any Jaguar/Ferrari/Porsche owners. On 6/18/07 10:05 PM, in article QJHdi.1146$YF6.923@newsfe12.lga, "FKS" <fks@fks.com> wrote: >>>> Excerpts from >>>> http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100082886 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > luxury car = unreliable car....that's for sure. Just ask any > Jaguar/Ferrari/Porsche owners. Don't forget BMW! Reality check: We have a 2003 BMW 330i and a 2004 RX330. The BMW is driven much harder and has had far fewer problems than the RX330. Also have a 1992 LS400 (had it since 1994). That car has been very reliable. Lexus build quality has fallen. Signature- George Litwinski "I know that management has always been behind me. I've felt them there many times." Officer Spermwhale Whalen in Joseph Wambough's The Choirboys > On 6/18/07 10:05 PM, in article QJHdi.1146$YF6.923@newsfe12.lga, "FKS" > <fks@fks.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> > Don't forget BMW! |
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