is Lexus the best luxury brand?

[Anonymous]

Cars are a waste of money and time. I don’t know how anyone can get excited about cars. Picking based on reliability sounds smart.

Can’t wait for fully autonomous cars to arrive.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're going to buy a luxury car, are lexuses the best? They constantly score near the top of reliability rankings and Toyota is the best for reliability.

Do you really buy a luxury car mostly for reliability though? It is pretty much like driving a rebranded Toyota in many cases. Just buy a top-of-the-line Toyota! The Lexus name isn't going to blow anyone away.
Lexus is high on the reliability scale but low on the luxury scale (compared to European counterparts anyway).

It's not about being able to afford the maintenance and repairs. It is also about avoiding all of the time suck and annoying PITA schedule rearranging you gotta do when the car needs to go into the shop. A lot of luxury euro brands score so low in reliability. Why do people tolerate that annoyance when you pay that much for those kinds of cars?

How often do you think luxury cars are breaking down? Not that often and when something happens, you drive into the lane, leave the keys in the car and go to your advisor who will give you a loaner. It’s no big deal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you're going to buy a luxury car, are lexuses the best? They constantly score near the top of reliability rankings and Toyota is the best for reliability.

Do you really buy a luxury car mostly for reliability though? It is pretty much like driving a rebranded Toyota in many cases. Just buy a top-of-the-line Toyota! The Lexus name isn't going to blow anyone away.
Lexus is high on the reliability scale but low on the luxury scale (compared to European counterparts anyway).

It's not about being able to afford the maintenance and repairs. It is also about avoiding all of the time suck and annoying PITA schedule rearranging you gotta do when the car needs to go into the shop. A lot of luxury euro brands score so low in reliability. Why do people tolerate that annoyance when you pay that much for those kinds of cars?

How often do you think luxury cars are breaking down? Not that often and when something happens, you drive into the lane, leave the keys in the car and go to your advisor who will give you a loaner. It’s no big deal.

It is a big deal if you have ever owned a rav4 or similar which is relatively inexpensive and low maintenance in cost and time.

https://caredge.com/ranks/maintenance/luxury/10-year/best#models

The only quibble I have with this article is that I wouldn’t classify Tesla as a luxury vehicle - it costs as much as a luxury vehicle, but as an owner of 2 of them, they are not very luxurious.

[Anonymous]

We tried to buy a RAV-4 but it was going for thousands over MSRP. Bought the Lexus instead. Very happy.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're going to buy a luxury car, are lexuses the best? They constantly score near the top of reliability rankings and Toyota is the best for reliability.

Do you really buy a luxury car mostly for reliability though? It is pretty much like driving a rebranded Toyota in many cases. Just buy a top-of-the-line Toyota! The Lexus name isn't going to blow anyone away.
Lexus is high on the reliability scale but low on the luxury scale (compared to European counterparts anyway).

It's not about being able to afford the maintenance and repairs. It is also about avoiding all of the time suck and annoying PITA schedule rearranging you gotta do when the car needs to go into the shop. A lot of luxury euro brands score so low in reliability. Why do people tolerate that annoyance when you pay that much for those kinds of cars?

How often do you think luxury cars are breaking down? Not that often and when something happens, you drive into the lane, leave the keys in the car and go to your advisor who will give you a loaner. It’s no big deal.

It is a big deal if you have ever owned a rav4 or similar which is relatively inexpensive and low maintenance in cost and time.

https://caredge.com/ranks/maintenance/luxury/10-year/best#models

The only quibble I have with this article is that I wouldn’t classify Tesla as a luxury vehicle - it costs as much as a luxury vehicle, but as an owner of 2 of them, they are not very luxurious.

How many Teslas do you own again? Do you also have many leather-bound books?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We tried to buy a RAV-4 but it was going for thousands over MSRP. Bought the Lexus instead. Very happy.

I think the bigger question is where Lexus falls as a luxury brand. Lexus and Acura don't do enough to distinguish themselves from their cheaper counterparts IMO, which hurts them.

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re going to buy a luxury car you should just buy the one you like most.

But it needs some kinda reliability. Driving around in an overated POS like Audi is meaningless if it is constantly in the shop.

Audis are neither overrated, nor POS’s. Neither are they “constantly in the shop” unless neglected. They ARE demanding and expensive to maintain, but if you keep up the maintenance they are great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cars are a waste of money and time. I don’t know how anyone can get excited about cars. Picking based on reliability sounds smart.

Can’t wait for fully autonomous cars to arrive.

I like those Waymo Jaguars! https://waymo.com/waymo-driver/

[Anonymous]

Lexus is the ugliest looking luxury car. I wonder what they are thinking when they design their cars.
I would consider buying Lexus car if its appearance is at least decent.

[Anonymous]

I’d get a Maserati, very reliably makes you look rich

[Anonymous]

If you’re buying for reliability, you can just get a Toyota. What is better that you want from the Lexus? It’s just preference stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d get a Maserati, very reliably makes you look rich

No it doesn’t. No car makes you look seriously rich. It just means you had enough money for the car and wanted it. There’s no way to tell if that was a smart financial decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband researched around and Mercedes is continually coming out at top of the luxury brands.
However I think its maintenance is very pricey.

Yes, your Mercedes will be in the shop constantly---not a very reliable luxury brand, you can do much better

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Anonymous wrote:My husband researched around and Mercedes is continually coming out at top of the luxury brands.
However I think its maintenance is very pricey.

Yes, your Mercedes will be in the shop constantly---not a very reliable luxury brand, you can do much better

Expensive required maintenance is not “in the shop constantly.” If you do the maintenance the vast majority of cars will stay reliable. It is when people cut corners that they learn that, e.g., German cars have a far narrower margin of neglect than say a Toyota.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I have a 16-year-old Lexus with 150k miles on it that has never had repairs other than normal maintenance such as fluid changes, brakes, and batteries. It has also never broken down or failed to start other than for a dead battery.

Lexus is also much less expensive than German luxury brands.