Is Lexus failing?
#62
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
If you look at figures I posted, 545 sales dropped like mad until the 550 came. Its not BMW, its business, they got to ramp up for a totally new engine (and what a great engine)
For 2005
May: 759
June: 808
July: 657
Aug: 544
Sept: 391 (plus 11 550s and 1 M5)
Oct: 117 (plus 320 550s and 362 M5s)
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
From my understanding Ron April of next year. Lexus has not set a specific date.
#64
Originally Posted by mmarshall
I don't want to cross our Administrator here, but I have to be honest. I recently reviewed a new 2007 ES350 and was not impressed with it at all. Not that it was a bad car ( it wasn't ) but IMO it was clearly not the equal of its predecessor, the ES330, which was a superb machine. The new 350 had a little more power and the usual awesome Lexus paint job, and it also retained the noise isolation of the previous car but also, IMO, had a lot of shortcomings compared to the 330. The quality of the interior hardware and materials seemed a step below the 330, there was much less wood trim ( perhaps in an effort to cut costs ), there were noticeable creaks and rattles( though minor ), and ride comfort was noticeably off that of the 330 because of the new lower-profile 55-series tires.
So if you like the car, Dave, fine......buy it and enjoy it. I'm with och, though..it didn't impress me.
So if you like the car, Dave, fine......buy it and enjoy it. I'm with och, though..it didn't impress me.
Let's be honest here, there are a LOT more features and room in each new ES. But Toyota has to watch the weight and therefore something has to give. I don't think it is fair to say this happens only with Lexus - however it might be more noticeable with Lexus. My wife's 2000 RX300 felt much more "solid" than the RX330, and once again, more features+holding the cost=a cheaper feeling car. Just my 2cents.
PS - I will admit that the ES350 is one great looking car....
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