Lexus: repair costs on lexus vs. mercedes

Kelly Blue Book value for that car with typical equipment and in good
condition, at a private-party sale, is $7100.

-- Pete


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True for the years that the writer is considering....but not of the '02 &
'03 ES. That car, which I own, is in the same size category as the "E" Class
Benz and in some dimensions actually bigger.



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Have you driven the Lexus for any length of time? On paper you could take
this pretty much anyway. Behind the wheel however, there is no comparison
with an E-Class what-so-ever. Yes Mercedes maintanance is expensive but
that is mostly at dealer. A good independent MB specialist can maintain the
eClass at a resonable price.


Scott D


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time; 
miles? 

You are right that the ES is Camry based. And that happens to be a GOOD
thing. The old and no ES were not small cars, neither was the '87 E-class a
large car. I think you will find that they are comparable in terms of
passenger space.

Now as to ride quality for the ES, I happen to have a friend who owns a '92
Camry. It has 160,000 miles on it and is an upscale trim version. A couple a
days ago he gave me a ride in it and I was very impressed with how very well
it still road and with the lack of rattles and groans. The interior looked
very good. No cracks in the leather. I strongly doubt that a M-B of the same
vintage would have been any better. This was a Camry. I'd bet you that the
ES would be even better. Nobody builds cars that hold up better than Toyota.
That absolutely includes M-B, Audi, and BMW.

--

- GRL

"It's good to want things."

Steve Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist,
Visual Basic programmer)
"Chris O'Malley" <rr.com> wrote in message
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There's really no way to respond to this post. Comapring Camrys and Camry
based ES's to E-classes is like comparing....I don't know, I can't even come
up with an analogy for it. Toyotas are the most reliable cars out there, no
doubt. If you can't tell the difference between the ride of a Camry or ES
and an E-class, a 5-series or an A6, your decision should be pretty simple.
If you can, as most car people can, than you will be dissapointed with the
ride...that's all I'm sayin'... hope it helps...

Go on Ebay and look at a 1986 e-class, then look at a 1986 camry......Still
think they are comparable??? (Rhetorical question)

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Toyota. 


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camry. 
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My comments were meant to address reliability/maintenance costs... as for
styling... MB is tops (in my book anyway!).

Chris: I owned a '90 SPG up until last year. Still dear to me ;-)

"Chris O'Malley" <rr.com> wrote in message
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Comparing an older E class Benz to the earlier ES Lexus will reveal the
similarities and differences of each marque (rear wheel or front wheel
drive, weights and dimensions, MSRP, cash value after five years, ownership
costs, etc.). However I would say the real questions to address is how does
each drive, and how does one feel driving. (More than any statistical
comparison I think that is what really distinguishes the two cars.)

As for the argument that the ES "is a Camry", I would suggest comparing the
two directly:

http://bongiovanni.home.mindspring.com/Camry.pdf


Hope this helps

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Love those old saabs- was just looking to get a newer 900, but realized
while driving a few that saab no longer exists as w knew and loved it. It's
just another gm brand now. (with the exception of the 9-5 which is still a
saab).

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