Re: I've never seen a Lexus on the race circuit. (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:

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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