Lengthy spy video of the LF-A from Edmunds.com
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Originally Posted by BlkGS3
what ever you are smoking pass it down
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The maserati at the $100k range carries zero appeal to me , they can't get me to keep it if they give one to me free, I'll trade it for something else
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Originally Posted by BlkGS3
And you know how unreliable those 100k and over cars are..... Its like you see Ferraries in the shop almost as often as you see Fords..... ![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
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Honesty for 100k, I would either pick up the Porsche or Aston Martin AMV8. Lexus has a great concept on their hands, but the prestige isn't there. Yes, Toyota is doing better in F1 than last season, but the other makers have that little special appeal/prestige that is lacking. Give Lexus time to penetrate and mature in this market, then I'll give them serious consideration.
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Originally Posted by tetra7
Honesty for 100k, I would either pick up the Porsche or Aston Martin AMV8. Lexus has a great concept on their hands, but the prestige isn't there. Yes, Toyota is doing better in F1 than last season, but the other makers have that little special appeal/prestige that is lacking. Give Lexus time to penetrate and mature in this market, then I'll give them serious consideration.
This LF-C , if they decide to produce it, will be a limited production car anyway, they don't plan to sell a lot of it, so they'll sell everyone they can make. Quite honestly, I won't be interested in it if they don't vastly improve the design of the front end, but not because it's a Lexus & not a Maserati.
I'll consider a 997S Porsche for $100k, but I think I' ve heard the AMV8 will be significantly more than $100K now.
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Toyota has proven what it can do when they made MKIV Supra. That was in 93 and it can still compete with any high performance car on the road. If LF-A is anywhere close to what supra was in it's time, it would be a success.
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Originally Posted by BlkGS3
And you know how unreliable those 100k and over cars are..... Its like you see Ferraries in the shop almost as often as you see Fords.....
You get what you pay for, and if i can afford a 100k car, i wouldnt even look at a Lexus as one of the options
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You get what you pay for, and if i can afford a 100k car, i wouldnt even look at a Lexus as one of the options
I hope you are kidding...if not please feel free to stop by any "high end" dealer and ask the techs.
Not to mention the outragous rates for parts and maintance.
Heck, look at the sched. maintance program for a Ferrari.
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Originally Posted by tetra7
Honesty for 100k, I would either pick up the Porsche or Aston Martin AMV8. Lexus has a great concept on their hands, but the prestige isn't there. Yes, Toyota is doing better in F1 than last season, but the other makers have that little special appeal/prestige that is lacking. Give Lexus time to penetrate and mature in this market, then I'll give them serious consideration.
e.g.
Panoz
Saleen(they were just a tuner)
Lambo when it came out to compete with ferrari, they were just a company like john deere
did people just diss miss the Ford GT when it came it because it was a ford
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Originally Posted by Goldark
I hope you are kidding...if not please feel free to stop by any "high end" dealer and ask the techs.
Not to mention the outragous rates for parts and maintance.
Heck, look at the sched. maintance program for a Ferrari.
Not to mention the outragous rates for parts and maintance.
Heck, look at the sched. maintance program for a Ferrari.
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Originally Posted by tetra7
Honesty for 100k, I would either pick up the Porsche or Aston Martin AMV8. Lexus has a great concept on their hands, but the prestige isn't there. Yes, Toyota is doing better in F1 than last season, but the other makers have that little special appeal/prestige that is lacking. Give Lexus time to penetrate and mature in this market, then I'll give them serious consideration.
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IMHO, I think Lexus already has enough prestige, and has earned enough respect in the market. Compare Toyota right now to Honda 15 years ago, when Honda released the NSX, and branded it as an Acura in the states. At that time, Honda (Acura) had almost no prestige at all, yet the car was a breakthrough, provided some big competition to Ferrari's. It was a success at the beginning, but the car lost it's appeal because Honda hardly updated it during it's 15 year run. The NSX goes out of production in June.
To see a Lexus supercar ... I think that has enough prestige. Lexus, known for quality, reliability, craftsmanship ... to see that in a supercar, is a dream come true.
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I'm not going to buy a car based on what other people consider prestige. I'll never be a lemming. I'll take the reality of Lexus reliability over a sense of prestige any day.
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When you buy a car like a Ferrari or any one of those supercars its a sign that you are a well accomplished individual. When you see a guy coming down the road in a Lambo you automaticaly assume that he is successful and has money. If it wasnt for the prestiege then companies like the Italian ones wouldnt have produced such vehicles for the streets. And if you put 40 years into something that has made you successful, then you sure as hell want to make sure other people know it. I just dont think buying a Lexus (no matter how great of a value, reliable, or good looking) is the way to do it.
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Originally Posted by BlkGS3
When you buy a car like a Ferrari or any one of those supercars its a sign that you are a well accomplished individual. When you see a guy coming down the road in a Lambo you automaticaly assume that he is successful and has money. If it wasnt for the prestiege then companies like the Italian ones wouldnt have produced such vehicles for the streets. And if you put 40 years into something that has made you successful, then you sure as hell want to make sure other people know it. I just dont think buying a Lexus (no matter how great of a value, reliable, or good looking) is the way to do it.
There are those who buy cars for status and image alone, and there are those who buy cars to d-r-i-v-e. From the looks of it---paddle shifter, v10, +500hp, +100k sticker, aggressive styling, lambo-like rear end, racey exhaust note---this car can definitely fullfill both roles. All this with the absence of insane maintainence costs associated with the competition? I think we have a winner (so long as this car holds true to the Lexus build quality)...
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I'd get it. I don't care what anybody else thinks about reliability, or service.
For 100,000 Hmmm, better start donating plasma now I suppose......
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For 100,000 Hmmm, better start donating plasma now I suppose......
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