Mercedes VS Lexus..Which is better?
01-06-2005, 04:33 PM
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Mercedes VS Lexus..Which is better?
Which brand is more desireable and which is the more prestigious car make. Mercedes or Lexus? Please give me your insight. Do you think that lexus has surpassed mercedes?
01-06-2005, 04:40 PM
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Mercedes is! Lexus excels in customer service, luxury, and reliability. The only areas Mercedes lacks is reliability I believe, the rest is all good. They have a huge variety of cars, and i think all of their cars are just gorgeous. Also no doubt Mercedes has more prestige than Lexus. I also think Lexus is an old mans car, not sporty, just very comfortable. Thats my take on it =D
Also the AMGs
Also the AMGs
01-06-2005, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 03TL-S
Which brand is more desireable and which is the more prestigious car make. Mercedes or Lexus? Please give me your insight. Do you think that lexus has surpassed mercedes?
01-06-2005, 05:09 PM
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matters what your lookin for
if your an old geezer and need a great reliable car, thats boring as shit, go with lexus
if your lookin for some more fun get an amg model from benz, if u want an even better handing car go check out an ///m from bmw
but u cant beat lexus quality, reliability, and customer service
if your an old geezer and need a great reliable car, thats boring as shit, go with lexus
if your lookin for some more fun get an amg model from benz, if u want an even better handing car go check out an ///m from bmw
but u cant beat lexus quality, reliability, and customer service
01-06-2005, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SeCsTaC
Mercedes is! Lexus excels in customer service, luxury, and reliability. The only areas Mercedes lacks is reliability I believe, the rest is all good. They have a huge variety of cars, and i think all of their cars are just gorgeous. Also no doubt Mercedes has more prestige than Lexus. I also think Lexus is an old mans car, not sporty, just very comfortable. Thats my take on it =D
Also the AMGs
Also the AMGs
Mercedes has their prestigious history, where Lexus is a brand only 15 years old.
Lexus also has very boring designs. Nothing like what Mercedes is turning out. They don't lack luxury though as they are on the cutting edge of technology, which is cause for some of their reliability issues.
01-06-2005, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Chaptorial
Mercedes is way more prestigious in the minds of most consumers then Lexus. I have no scientific proof to back this up however.
I think Lexus overall are better built cars, but I think MB definitely has an edge in regards to image
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01-06-2005, 11:25 PM
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Lexus makes more reliable cars and takes better care of their customers.
Mercedes makes kickass engines, decent designs, and overall a better aura of "bitch I'm better than you" than any other mass produced brand out there.
Mercedes wins. Lexus ain't surpassing it in the prestige field until everyone who was alive before the time of Lexus' birth stops buying cars and/or dies. Well, that was an approximation, my guess is another 10-30 years.
Mercedes makes kickass engines, decent designs, and overall a better aura of "bitch I'm better than you" than any other mass produced brand out there.
Mercedes wins. Lexus ain't surpassing it in the prestige field until everyone who was alive before the time of Lexus' birth stops buying cars and/or dies. Well, that was an approximation, my guess is another 10-30 years.
01-07-2005, 01:11 AM
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AMG, im a bit biased. 
My family has owned both and I would be lying if I said both MB & Lexus dont have their share of problems, just fewer with Lexus.
It was a hard choice for me between an IS300 & modding the crap out of it or my C32AMG.
My family has owned both and I would be lying if I said both MB & Lexus dont have their share of problems, just fewer with Lexus. It was a hard choice for me between an IS300 & modding the crap out of it or my C32AMG.
01-07-2005, 01:51 AM
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Mercedes Benz all the way.
Lexus makes a great car no doubt.
Germans obviously spend more on input when it comes to production of their cars and the materials they use... and it shows
Lexus makes a great car no doubt.
Germans obviously spend more on input when it comes to production of their cars and the materials they use... and it shows
01-07-2005, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
MB has more snob appeal.
Lexus has better cars, reliabilty, & customer service.
Lexus has better cars, reliabilty, & customer service.
MB is all about the name. Even more so than BMW IMHO. It just screams "expensive" car to the consumer.
But I just wouldn't buy one. Too much to maintain, the reliability has gone to crap... You're paying for a name.
01-07-2005, 10:01 AM
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The only Mercedes I would probably buy right now, if I had the current financial capabilities, would be an SL. The rest of the Benz line I could take or leave.
01-07-2005, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Minch00
The only Mercedes I would probably buy right now, if I had the current financial capabilities, would be an SL. The rest of the Benz line I could take or leave.
01-07-2005, 10:33 AM
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Really? You would not consider an SLK? CL? E500?
Might consider the CL or E..........as long as they had the three magic letters AMG in the title
I mean Mercedes has some good stuff, but there are other things I would choose over them, especially for some of the pricing.
01-07-2005, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Minch00
Can't fit in the SLK.......
Might consider the CL or E..........as long as they had the three magic letters AMG in the title
I mean Mercedes has some good stuff, but there are other things I would choose over them, especially for some of the pricing.
Might consider the CL or E..........as long as they had the three magic letters AMG in the title
I mean Mercedes has some good stuff, but there are other things I would choose over them, especially for some of the pricing.
01-07-2005, 11:33 AM
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You want the AMG badge on the CL!?? Wow...high maintenance dude, aren't you?!? Flagship Mercedes car and he wants an AMG...*mutters*
01-07-2005, 11:34 AM
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If you're going to do it.............do it big
01-07-2005, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Minch00
Can't fit in the SLK.......
Might consider the CL or E..........as long as they had the three magic letters AMG in the title
I mean Mercedes has some good stuff, but there are other things I would choose over them, especially for some of the pricing.
Might consider the CL or E..........as long as they had the three magic letters AMG in the title
I mean Mercedes has some good stuff, but there are other things I would choose over them, especially for some of the pricing.
AMGs are definitely built a bit better in my experience. I've had only software updates and creaking sway bar linkage replaced under warranty over 40k miles.
Other non-AMG C class owners have been plagued with more issues than I as well as my dad's E500 which loaded with electrical issues from the day he drove it off the lot and was recently rated 2nd or 3rd least reliable car.
01-07-2005, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by DEI99662
Lexus > MB
Cuz, current Lexus cars are just nasty looking...But, that's MY two cents.
01-07-2005, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
I hope you're not commenting on that based on looks, right?
Cuz, current Lexus cars are just nasty looking...But, that's MY two cents.
Cuz, current Lexus cars are just nasty looking...But, that's MY two cents.
01-07-2005, 03:25 PM
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as well as mine, Lexus is always ragging on Acura for its boring style, but shit take a look at their line up, ES = exact copy of Camry, GS is a 6 year old car, going on 7, LS is just a big ass bland boat, and the GX and LX are exact toyota copys. IS300 looks like a damn beefed up corolla, tiny car for 32k. Sorry, when im 65 maybe their cars will appeal to me =D
01-07-2005, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SeCsTaC
as well as mine, Lexus is always ragging on Acura for its boring style, but shit take a look at their line up, ES = exact copy of Camry, GS is a 6 year old car, going on 7, LS is just a big ass bland boat, and the GX and LX are exact toyota copys. IS300 looks like a damn beefed up corolla, tiny car for 32k. Sorry, when im 65 maybe their cars will appeal to me =D
If 1Sicklex was here, he'd have your head for saying stuff like that!
01-11-2005, 10:40 PM
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I think MB beats Lexus hands down. MB's styling tends to stand the test of time while Lexus lacks in that dept. Lexus cars tend to look really outdated once they are about 6-7 years old while a MB still has a certain look to it.
01-12-2005, 11:04 AM
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now personally I like the old design(prior to 05) SLKs The HUGE Mercedes symbol is overdone in the front end in the new ones.
That new Benz CLS is hot. for it being a sedan it has some intresting lines.
That new Benz CLS is hot. for it being a sedan it has some intresting lines.
01-12-2005, 10:46 PM
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I live in LA and I pass by Bevery Center and cruise by 3rd street a lot (pretty rich areas) and I never ever fucking see a Lexus. MBs BMWs are littered in the streets, lots of porsches too. Very rarely do i see a Lexus, it seems people that actually have the money for these cars all go MB, BMW for their sedans. (mostly Es and 5s and 3s) Lexus a notch below MB, BMW to me, boring ass cars, uninspiring, doesnt have the presence when you pull up. Sorry I dont see what the hell the buzz about Lexus is. They can make a car thats reliable and have great customer service, ok i give that to them. But shit tell me, does MB have shitty service? I hardly doubt that.
01-13-2005, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
If 1Sicklex was here, he'd have your head for saying stuff like that!
01-13-2005, 02:10 AM
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Acura > *, duh!
No seriously, I'd pick MB over lex... MB are more refined than lex. I can still see Toyota's presence when I see the interior of a Lexus. Also MB is known all over the world as a prestigious brand.
Of course I'd pick bmw over either.
No seriously, I'd pick MB over lex... MB are more refined than lex. I can still see Toyota's presence when I see the interior of a Lexus. Also MB is known all over the world as a prestigious brand.
Of course I'd pick bmw over either.
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Originally Posted by cob3683
Lexus makes a great car, but until they can find a way to make their cars look like this 50 years later, they still have some catching up to do.
ahh 300SL, one of the most amazing cars ever...
I'd love to have that and a 1964 e-type 4.2 Jag in my garage.