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A journalist from one of the country's largest newspapers has asked us for help finding consumers who recently purchased a Lexus L430, Mercedes C class or BMW 3 series after considering a more expensive vehicle, or anyone who recently considered purchasing a luxury vehicle, but decided not to because of the economy.
If you fit this description and care to share your story, please respond to jfallon@edmunds.com and/or rpopely@tribune.com with your e-mail, phone number, city and state of residence, and a brief description of your experience. The journalist promises to keep you identity hidden at your request.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Jeannine Fallon
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Pat
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I hope that you enjoy the site. I am sorry if it has been posted before.
You might also want to check out the discussion at this link: BMW 7 Series. There is a lot of information there already that may be helpful to you, and it would be a good place to ask your questions.
Good luck.
Pat
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The link answered a lot of my questions without having to even ask.
Pat
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For the Bimmer site about it, go to:
http://www.bmwfilms.com/site_layout/machines.asp?MachID=7&Nav=1
Pat
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Here it is:
http://ezipp.com/newride.jpg
As I type this, there are fifty 7 series bimmers on eBay.
http://listings.ebaymotors.com/aw/listings/list/all/category6978/index.html
Brent Reeves
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"Ain't no accountin' fer taste," said the old lady as she kissed the cow....
M
The Jaguar/Audi rear end knock-off is nice though. But the interior is only so-so. The interior design is nice but the car exudes a overall sense of being cheap-er. The interior materials definately are not up to par with the Lexus LS430. There is alot of fake chrome which really does look fake, even from far away. And the doors don't close with much authority..they feel tinny.
I saw some other colors also on the lot, the Q45 really doesn't look like a $55,000 car in any color.
In the same compound is a Mercedes dealer and I checked out the 2002 C-class. That car has a pretty hideous interior also. Cheap dash materials, cheap feeling switchgear. Only nice part of interior is the wood trim. Nor is the exterior good looking. Couldn't Mercedes have come up with a original rear-end design while still making it look like a Mercedes? The answer is yes, but they didn't. for some reason, the exterior proportions just don't look right.
BTW, I stepped into both the Mercedes dealer at about 5:15 and the Infiniti dealer at about 5:30pm on a Saturday afternoon. The Mercedes showroom had lots of customers buzzing around and a courteous salesperson actually got up from his chair to introduce himself and give us his card. Meanwhile, at the Infiniti dealer, only 1 or 2 customers prowled the showroom floor. Saw about 6 salespeople with their butts parked behind their desks, and none bothered to get up!
M
BMW 3-series: best looking in class.
Audi A4: Current: still better looking than the 2001 C-class.
3-series: boring, boring, boring. Time for a change.
Audi: Elegant, spare, sporting and beautiful. As always, the class of the field, styling-wise.
Fire away....
I dont care for the rear of the 3 as it looks like a fish from the side. And I'm going to have to say that the new "planned" 5-Series if it is going to look as planned will look rather ugly. I prefer the current 5-series design.
Robert
I've also called it "pleasant," which is about as far as I can go with the current generation. It's a logical continuation of the previous generation, but enough is enough already. Time for a change.
The new C is a quantum leap over the previous gen, which I considered a cardboard box.
Audi usually wins the styling kudos in the auto mags, by the way -- not that I give a tinker's you-know-what about what they say (except when they agree with me, of course).
(Oh yeah -- the possesive is spelled "your")
It also seems to me that we need to get back to sharing our opinions of the vehicles and withholding our critical commentary of other posters.
Thanks.
Pat
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The reason of course is that the Q is (again) being promoted as a hot rod (see their ads), and the LS buyer isn't very interested in performance and handling - what they're really buying in an LS is what a Cadillac SHOULD be (hey, that's a take off on the Lincoln phrase, isn't it?) - a silent, rock solid, reliable, quite powerful, and luxurious large car that doesn't cost as much as a Mercedes.
I think the new Q interior is really atractive -- but once again, the LS interior has just won a designers award for best new car interior, and eveyone seems to love it.
I'd say they have their work cut out for them. I do hope they make their mark, though, because more choices for all of us is always a good thing.
ar: thanks for the apology. Matter forgotten. =O)
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I hear ya. I wish that too.
However, now I am beginning to consider it a liability somewhat, because of, believe it or not, the popularity of SUVs. It's hard to believe that the Lincoln Navigator has achieved quite a 'social status' considering it's a Ford truck with and tons of leather without an exposed bed. Why is this? I think it's because people really like the high seating area, the high roof, and the imposing presence of the vehicle, and of course its towing capacity if you have a boat or horse trailer (both also status symbols).
I mention this because some have said the LS430 is too tall, but I think Lexus realized that people LIKE having lots of head room (an ongoing complaint about Japanese cars), and like not having to struggle to get in and out of a vehicle.
What do you think? Does Mercedes have a beautiful design that is in some ways less functional?
M