I stand by my opinion (archive)

: :
: I work in the auto industry. Inside figures
: indicate that Toyota/Honda are much more reliable
: (initially and after 5 years in service) than
: domestic and German imports. This agrees with my
: personal experience (Toyota and Lexus).
: Furthermore, maintenance on the Toyotas has been
: less than 1/3 the cost of that required by the
: 540i. At 66kmiles, the 540i has needed a number of
: fixes (electrical gremlins, oil pan gasket,
: valve cover gaskets, ...). The Japanese products
: have been literally perfect in everyway (the Lexus
: has 136k miles and the Toyota will hit 80k soon).
: Of course, the BMW is an order of magnitude more
: satisfying to drive and it does feel more solid
: that the Lexus felt (even when new).
: If you care about cost per mile driven, buy a
: Toyota or Honda product. If you are willing to
: pay for driving enjoyment, buy a BMW.

I still think they are not driven the same way. Of course, there is no reason to expect a shorter life of the interior light fuses if you drive longer at 6k rpm.
And I have yet to hear from happy 235k mi Lexi-owners willing to drive their car whenever possible.

What I probably meant to say in my post is that FOR ME BMW is as reliable as possible and I will never buy anything else; if I would, it would NOT be because on reliability grounds.

Regards,
Dragos

Follow Ups:

Re: I've never seen a Lexus on the race circuit. Bill S 15:02 7/10/2000 (2)
- heh, Bill S, that's not fair :-) (e) Dragos 19:19 7/10/2000 (1)
  - Re: Sorry (more) Bill S 19:59 7/14/2000 (0)

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