siumaibb

buying Lexus coz you can't afford what?
People in Calgary really making a lot of $$......

Catpiano

buying Lexus coz you can't afford what?
People in Calgary really making a lot of $$......
siumaibb 發表於 2010-1-13 18:44

Well, Lexus are more expensive now .. but not before ar ma ..

Say back to 2000 ..  I was pricing a 190HP 328i with sport package, 17 inch wheel, sunroof .. etc ..  -> ~ over $60K + taxes ... vs a Loaded 230HP IS300, with 17inch wheel, sunrooft, sport seats etc ...  for $38K + tax ...  so, couldn't really afford 328i, and didn't want 323i so I bought the IS, even 328i was better car...

Right now,  IS250 .. is more expensive as a 323i ... and much slower ... and look like a corolla .. don't get me wrong, still a good car, just the the LFA ...  while I expected the LFA for around $150K before ...

Prelude

Most low end Lexus look exactly like Toyota counter parts but insane price.
Given that Toyota's not cheap already.

shutterbug

The dash/gauges is awesome on this car...I posted a youtube clip before showing it!  Japanese tend to have a style of their own to represent themselves and to differentiate from others.  It's very subjective.  I think this car looks fine.  It might not last as long as the looks of the NSX but it's quite unique.

the price is 350-375kUS la not $450k

The current Lexus models are quite different from Toyota, unlike the Camry and ES models before.

IS looks like a Corolla...um...I don't know about you but I think IS looks much much better lor.  Well, you can say 323 looks like M3...so same thing jeh

Catpiano

Yeah ..  IS350  vs Corolla ..  kind of like from a 323 to M3 ..

When I talk to Lexus people, Toyota does it by purpose to make this LFA very "ASIAN" like ..  

Unlike the NSX, it was built very "European" style ..  

LFA ..  even GTR ..  typical asian style .. .. as SONY TV or B&O TV ...

MSN04

Yeah... Lexus is overpriced imo..
was looking at Lexus and BMW... then realized the price is about the same...
so I picked up a bmw instead lol

Catpiano

Yeah... Lexus is overpriced imo..
was looking at Lexus and BMW... then realized the price is about the same...
so I picked up a bmw instead lol
MSN04 發表於 2010-1-20 14:00

Chinese C 9 like them ar ma ..

My wife went Lexus service last week ...  ALL CHINESE C9 there!!

(oops..  my wife too ...  haha)

MSN04

Chinese C 9 like them ar ma ..

My wife went Lexus service last week ...  ALL CHINESE C9 there!!

(oops..  my wife too ...  haha)
Catpiano 發表於 2010-1-20 14:22

haha...
Really, i don't know what is so good about lexus making those C9 wanting to drive one...
I will only consider lexus if they come with a lowered price tag...
all in all, as u have mentioned, it is just a top-model toyota lol

fibbi

I think the basic car price is ok but once you add OPTION it becomes crazy expensive. And really unlikely u don't want those "option"...

Catpiano

I think the basic car price is ok but once you add OPTION it becomes crazy expensive. And really unlikely u don't want those "option"...
fibbi 發表於 2010-1-20 17:57

I think the otherway around .. for higher end European brand, you pay everything extra ..  u probably need to spend ~$10K on options for a BMW or Benz ... and ~$20K-30K option on a Porsche ...  

I found Lexus .. their cars are usually loaded.. (package A or B) so dont need to think what option to get .. and once compare a fully loaded Lexus to a fully loaded German Luxury ..  still quite a bit cheaper .. ^_^  ( not this LFA ..lol )

Rather then reliable, I think resell value is another key reason for people buying Lexus.