Lexus LS500 Reveal
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I wonder what target audience Lexus is trying to appeal to.
The car now has a typical Asian look to it which is normally not considered very upscale.
I see some nice interior elements and then many that don't seem to any sense (from a design perspective).
Worst are the 2 knobs on the dash that remind me of the bolts on the head of Frankenstein's monster.
The car now has a typical Asian look to it which is normally not considered very upscale.
I see some nice interior elements and then many that don't seem to any sense (from a design perspective).
Worst are the 2 knobs on the dash that remind me of the bolts on the head of Frankenstein's monster.
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Never in my life replaced a rotor on any of my LSs and when I needed to change brakes (at 45K miles) they were reasonably priced.
In addition, I find the service with the Mercedes to be awful - I've gone to different dealers and they all have an attitude as if you should be thanking them for allowing you to drive the car and for allowing you to pay them to service your car.
Now granted perhaps I am not the typical sucker they see who says "yes, please change my brakes for $2,000 and thank you so much," but they seem to have a bizarre ego to themselves.
Net net, while I don't love the new design of the LS, when this lease is over heading back. Save some money on the front end as well as on the maintenance side and the S Class is not that much better than the LS. Don't need to tell people "I drive a Mercedes" -- clearly an important part of the Mercedes business model
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I hear you, Mercedes tends to blame the owner and never the car when something breaks. BUT, when you are in a serious accident, I'd rather be in a Mercedes and I still find nothing drives like an S class. I've had LS's before also.
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Atrocious. After many LSs I made the move to the S Class. As I was complaining in another thread, issues with brakes out of the gate and after 25K miles need to replace brakes and rotors.
Never in my life replaced a rotor on any of my LSs and when I needed to change brakes (at 45K miles) they were reasonably priced.
In addition, I find the service with the Mercedes to be awful - I've gone to different dealers and they all have an attitude as if you should be thanking them for allowing you to drive the car and for allowing you to pay them to service your car.
Now granted perhaps I am not the typical sucker they see who says "yes, please change my brakes for $2,000 and thank you so much," but they seem to have a bizarre ego to themselves.
Net net, while I don't love the new design of the LS, when this lease is over heading back. Save some money on the front end as well as on the maintenance side and the S Class is not that much better than the LS. Don't need to tell people "I drive a Mercedes" -- clearly an important part of the Mercedes business model
Never in my life replaced a rotor on any of my LSs and when I needed to change brakes (at 45K miles) they were reasonably priced.
In addition, I find the service with the Mercedes to be awful - I've gone to different dealers and they all have an attitude as if you should be thanking them for allowing you to drive the car and for allowing you to pay them to service your car.
Now granted perhaps I am not the typical sucker they see who says "yes, please change my brakes for $2,000 and thank you so much," but they seem to have a bizarre ego to themselves.
Net net, while I don't love the new design of the LS, when this lease is over heading back. Save some money on the front end as well as on the maintenance side and the S Class is not that much better than the LS. Don't need to tell people "I drive a Mercedes" -- clearly an important part of the Mercedes business model
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You want to be treated badly, go to the Beverly Hills Porsche service department. I have a few horror stories. Stopped going there and drove way out of my way to another Porsche dealership to have my 911's serviced.
One of the reasons I chose a Benz was because of the way I was treated at the dealership.
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My Benz dealer treats me quite well. My current Mercedes are quite reliable. The new Lexus LS is ugly. Why would anyone want one.
