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Old 06-20-07, 07:37 AM
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Default single feature that makes the lexus a luxury car?

my vote would be for the leather and wood trim (ok, this is 2 )

yours?
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Same......
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the lexus name makes it a luxury ride. you can get a camry with leather and wood..doesn't make it luxury.
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Agree ^^ Amazingly soft LUXURIOUS ride.. The suspension is softer then any other car i have been in. My dad is an older guy who like most prefer a very soft ride. He is however a big fan of Mercedes so he had to get one but he does prefer the soft suspension of a Lexus over Mercedes and BMW's
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Originally Posted by supaIS350
the lexus name makes it a luxury ride. you can get a camry with leather and wood..doesn't make it luxury.

yeah, u can also put wood and leather in a huyndai, but it's not the same quality....it's the quality and craftmanship of the lexus leather and wood.

needless to say, the camry leather and wood is not as luxurious as the lexus.
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Originally Posted by freddymoo
yeah, u can also put wood and leather in a huyndai, but it's not the same quality....it's the quality and craftmanship of the lexus leather and wood.

needless to say, the camry leather and wood is not as luxurious as the lexus.
Bingo! When we said the leather and wood trim, we meant the LEXUS leather and wood trim. Go sit in a honda (including Acura) and youll see what I mean!
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The monthly payment
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Definitely the "Lexus" badge on it. You can get leather and (fake) wood it tons of cars, you can get Nav in a Civic, you can get keyless start in a Sentra, you can get vented seats in an Avalon, and on and on. And, even a Toyota Avalon is an 85% Lexus--it's pretty luxurious. BUT--when someone asks you what you drive, the reaction you get will be way different between saying "a Lexus" or "a Toyota Avalon".
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Originally Posted by tex2670
Definitely the "Lexus" badge on it. You can get leather and (fake) wood it tons of cars, you can get Nav in a Civic, you can get keyless start in a Sentra, you can get vented seats in an Avalon, and on and on. And, even a Toyota Avalon is an 85% Lexus--it's pretty luxurious. BUT--when someone asks you what you drive, the reaction you get will be way different between saying "a Lexus" or "a Toyota Avalon".
why don't u go buy a neon and slap the lexus emblem on it and call it a day
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Originally Posted by tex2670
Definitely the "Lexus" badge on it. You can get leather and (fake) wood it tons of cars, you can get Nav in a Civic, you can get keyless start in a Sentra, you can get vented seats in an Avalon, and on and on. And, even a Toyota Avalon is an 85% Lexus--it's pretty luxurious. BUT--when someone asks you what you drive, the reaction you get will be way different between saying "a Lexus" or "a Toyota Avalon".
The wood on the Lexus is not fake; it is a real wood veneer glued onto a plastic substrate.

As for your other point: Back in the late 1970's, Ford ran a series of commercials depicting Mercedes owners supposedly getting confused and trying their keys in the new Ford Granada instead of their own car. Which prompted National Lampoon (a great humor magazine of the time) to muse: "Your Ford Granada may look like a Mercedes, but just try to get laid because you own one."
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the Smartkey...

although new new altimas and camrys have it too. i think its one of the best features about the car.
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I think it would be the Touch-screen Nav and radio controls. I just love that feature, it comes in so handy and it's just really easy to use.
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Originally Posted by Phanatik
I think it would be the Touch-screen Nav and radio controls. I just love that feature, it comes in so handy and it's just really easy to use.
Agree alot of Lux cars don't have the vast functions we have in our touch screen nav's. Also inside is done with alot more quality than the beemers I have owned both.
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the interior!
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I don’t believe there is a single feature that makes the Lexus a luxury car. It’s a blend of many elements that make it so.


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