I think you are missing the point of this car enthusiast forum.

I sent a PM to the OP yesterday letting him know that his response is requested.

 

That's not too much info to go on. If, say, you've always driven a top level S Class, the LS460 is nice, but probably not up to your standards. If you have always driven a baby Benz, you may find more value for your money in comparable Lexus models.

It's your money, and it's your car to have to live with. So, of course, you should decide on your own.

 

There's a fine line--if he is just gathering info on Lexus, knowing that posters on a Lexus forum will be biased toward Lexus, then this is a good source of info. But if he is taking the advice here as the complete base of his research and decision making, that's unwise. I never truly understand people asking "Which car should I buy?" threads--everyone is different, and taking advice from total strangers on the internet can be a bad idea. But as long as the OP is just gathering info, and nothing else, then he should use the info wisely, in light of all other research.

 

most of the people that answered him so far are fans of other brands currently :-)


CL has diverse fanbase, unlike any other brand-forum out there.

 

Want a good reason?

1. I drove my 1999 GS400 V8 3L down to the ground at ~286,000 miles, and STILL had the pony wanting more. Pure power.

Want another good reason?

2. Panties will drop.

 

I would be the last one to criticise German sourced cars, but you'll seen see that Lexus doesn't give you the feeling that you're driving a car from another planet, engineered in a way which will definitely have the most intelligent person in tears if he should have a breakdown where road assistance can't reach. Yet Lexus has built up a reputation for extra-ordinary reliability, it is a very comfortable vehicle loaded with the best toys money can buy and it has a charm that just grows and grows on you.

 

I like that reason! Im sold lol

 

Sounds more like an HR type question: "Why should we hire you?"

Problem is that Lexus doesn't really take a back seat to MB these days if you're talking durability and luxury. So that leaves performance and driving pleasure.

I think your question can be rephrased for a Lexus forum this way: Current longtime Benz owner exploring options never owned a Lexus before, what should I consider if I plunk down the cash?

Second question: anybody switch from Benz to Lexus and why? A few threads on this forum about that too.

 

If that's all it takes to get their panties to drop, you're going for the wrong women.

 

Eh? Since when was panty-dropping a bad thing?

Maybe those ladies are into guys who appreciate fine engineering. Or maybe they appreciate fine engineering themselves. Man, I need an LS...

 

Can set of a chain reaction, soon you'll have to replace the LS for a new RX (I understood it's getting seven seats). Then you can buy yourself an LFA to visit the moms of all your kids in the different states (just hope you don't have to buy them an NX each).

 

Panty-dropping itself isn't a bad thing, but it doesn't really happen even with a Lamborghini or a Ferrari. So if it's happening with an outdated 1999 Lexus GS400... you see where I'm coming from with the quality of women.

 

Maybe thats exactly the type of women Uncle Ray wants

 

*Shudders* Haha

 

or women with 20yr old panties who elastic has worn out and all it takes to drop is one big deep breath when they look at the car