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I see a lot of top-trim minivans about (with stickers right around $50k), so I have no doubt that a Lexus minivan could sell. Would this particular one sell? Probably not in huge numbers with that mug.
This is clearly just an LX570 front grafted onto an Alphard lol
As somebody who loves luxury cars AND has a Minivan, no way I would spend for a Lexus minivan. I just got the Pacifica washed for its monthly washed, and man it gets HAMMERED. All kinds of crap ground into the carpeting, seats with the carseats...no way I'd want to spend $60,000+ on a luxurious Lexus minivan just to have it hammered that way.
Could it it be kept cleaner pretty easily? Sure. It would need to be vacuumed every day. I only drive it when I have to, and my wife doesn’t care. To her credit, she doesn’t have time to care lol
Thats exactly the point of having a minivan. She could drag it along a concrete wall and my response would,be “does it run?” If I’m going to spend $60k + on a luxury vehicle, it isn’t going to be for that application, and it isn’t going to be a minivan.
Now, with that said I post on a Pacifica forum and most of those people are actually older people who don’t have kids or who’s kids are grown, which kind of surprises me.
Could it it be kept cleaner pretty easily? Sure. It would need to be vacuumed every day. I only drive it when I have to, and my wife doesn’t care. To her credit, she doesn’t have time to care lol
Thats exactly the point of having a minivan. She could drag it along a concrete wall and my response would,be “does it run?” If I’m going to spend $60k + on a luxury vehicle, it isn’t going to be for that application, and it isn’t going to be a minivan.
Originally Posted by SW17LS
Now, with that said I post on a Pacifica forum and most of those people are actually older people who don’t have kids or who’s kids are grown, which kind of surprises me.
I don’t know what you are trying to prove. You have kids some don’t. Kids are messy. Kids take time. Those who do not have kids will never understand.
I don’t know what you are trying to prove. You have kids some don’t. Kids are messy. Kids take time. Those who do not have kids will never understand.
You don't have to be so aggressive...its just a conversation.
My point was common wisdom would tell you the vast majority of minivan buyers have kids. However, I have been surprised by the number of posters on my Pacifica forum that do not have kids. So, maybe there would be some buyers for a Lexus minivan. My wife and I would never have bought a minivan if we didnt have kids. Never would have even considered it. Having had one, we never would own one again unless we had to for our kids. Clearly though there are people out there who disagree. Question is, are there enough to sustain a Lexus model with no other country to sell it in.
As a longtime Lexus customer who also buys minivans (i.e. a good candidate to purchase a Lexus minivan) *I* would not buy one. My wife and kids are too hard on their van, and the van doesn't bring me enough enjoyment (as I don't like the look, layout, feel inside or driving position of a van) to spend more of my time cleaning the van up after them. If we were to buy a nice SUV I would like it enough to do that. For instance, I have carseats in the Lexus too and we take them places in it, but it gets vacuumed out and wiped down in back after each outing. Not gonna do that to the van.
If there were a Lexus minivan, I think the target buyer would be one of those people who dont have kids or their kids are grown vs somebody like me who has money but does have young kids. For me, I'm not buying anything nice the kids come in contact with LOL, no flooring, furniture, cars, nothing. When they get older then sure, but at that point I'm going to get a nice luxury 3 row SUV.
04-06-19, 05:16 AM
