lkirchner

I have to agree with you on the reports of Lexus LS's being extremely quiet but mine is not. My experience with this particular dealer has been so dis-tasteful that I will not take the car back. The solution is to let my wife drive it and as I said then trade it in the spring. Thanks for your advice.

I have 3 Mercedes that are my alternating daily drivers and believe it or not on the few occasions that I have had to take them in for repairs ( 2 times in the last 3 years) the service knocks the socks off of Lexus of Sacramento. My other choice is to take it to Lexus of Roseville that is owned by the same people.

Service is all about the attitude of the dealership---some hold service very high in their overall delivery while some are after the all mighty sales dollar. It is obvious as to what this dealer is after, since I am not the only one to lodge their dis-satisfaction regardinmg their service. I have owned Mercedes autos continuously since 1968 and have had my fair share of the 3 Stooges working in the service departments at various MB shops as well.

Faraaz23

1Sick, I remember reading in your "1Sickreview" of the RX330 that you said after driving the RX, you would not ever see need to get an ES. After driving the ES for a longer period of time, do you feel differently or do you still stick to that?

LexFather

This is a good question. The RX is luxurious but IMO, the ES takes it to another level, even though they are in the same price range. As quiet as the RX is, the ES is quieter, probably due to the fact the RX just has more open space.

Both though, are the same engine, both are FWD. Under normal driving, if my eyes were closed, I could not tell the difference between the 2. Therefore, I would go for the RX still, based on the extra utility of it all and it has almost the same feel of luxury.

I will rephrase, I do now SEE the need for the ES still, it brings unparalled luxury for the price. I will stick to picking the RX over the ES though.

mystify

I used to own a 98 ES. I took it in for service and was given an 04 ES. Looking at it closely, I liked the look of the 97-01 ES a lot more. It just had this sexy appearance to it. All my friends seem to think the same...

But the interior of the new ES is awesome. The gauges had a nice relaxing feeling to it. I could sit in the car for days, heck even live in one if it had a place for me to shower and cook dinner XD

There were no rattles. Everything fit perfectly And the first time I sat in the car, I knew how to control everything. Nothing gave me that: "um.... what's this button here for" feeling.

Great car.

mmarshall

Yes, bit...good point. Didn't notice that.