Stormwind

if you ignore their diesel scandals I think todays vw have been very reliable, it's very different from the vw of a decade ago.

EZZ

Sorry but every publication that tracks reliability has VW as average at best. There is also a pretty big difference in interior quality between Lexus and VW. Not at all comparable. I'd go get a GS350.

Och

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Whatever you get, make sure you don't get a sunroof. Easily extra few inches of headroom.

bitkahuna

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unfortunately, most brands consider a sunroof as something that should be standard on premium / luxury cars. i wish it was not the case as i have no use for one in florida! not an issue on my current car, but a waste nonetheless.

mmarshall

That's one reason why I special-ordered my Lacrosse. Too many of those in stock, at the time, had sunroofs. That was something I didn't want, either....never have,

Och is correct, BTW....depending on their design, in many vehicles (but not all), they do significantly cut headroom....by 1-2 inches on the average.

arentz07

Actually, the IS isn't too bad for taller drivers. It has plenty of headroom and legroom in the front. In the rear, you might suffer as a taller person however.

rogerh00

Shaquille O'Neal likes Buick's. 7' 1"

Shaq in a Lacrosse

mmarshall

True, but he had to rake the seatback into a semi-recline, and wrap both his legs around the steering wheel to do so......kind of like me in a Mazda Miata LOL.

jrmckinley

Look at the Lexus LS 460. You can find one in your budget and there's no better car for ride quality or reliability. I've had 2 LS's and took them both to 250k trouble free miles.

bitkahuna

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nice. except that's not shaq.

THIS is shaq.

mmarshall

So? Same size.......different face. The seats don't know the difference.

SW17LS

One is Shaq, the other isn't lol So? Is somebody the same size as you with a different face also you?

mmarshall

Either way, Shaq or not, MM or not, one either fits in the seat or doesn't. I do agree, however, that the correct image probably should have been used the first time.

Aron9000

LOL, lets reinforce that stereotype that white people think all black people look the same lol.

I'm still going to recommend that Infiniti M/Q70 as an option. You can get them with both a V6 and V8, IMO nothing like having a big car with a V8. Compare them to the Lexus LS460, see what you like better IMO.

Also I know you want a sedan, but have you thought about a full size pickup truck??? Those things are VERY tall guy friendly, lots of space everywhere. A nicely optioned used one is in your budget as well, if you don't mind a more stripper, cloth seat variant, a new one is in budget too.

mmarshall

......plus the old stereotype that says that Cadillacs are more popular with them than Buicks.

Agreed on the space-issue with pickups, but the OP indicated that he (she?) was primarily interested in a luxury or semi-luxury sedan. The only pickup I know of (or have sampled) that can provide that kind of ride-comfort is the (remarkably) refined Dodge Ram 1500 and its coil-spring rear suspension (instead of the traditional leaf-springs on pickups). Whether the OP could find a Ram with the equipment he/she wants, at a suitable price, remains to be seen.