Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Merc GL450

[Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxton]

But the fun is making your "soul machine" the daily driver!  BTW, I 
drove an IS-F as the local dealer had two that they couldn't give away.  
Just wanted to see what they were about and compare them to the C63 AMG 
Mercedes that I bought in Aug.  And as I expected they were too 
"Japanese" in driving feel, lackluster interior quality for wood and 
plastics, kind of a disconnected feel when driving.
The Benz has better styling, it's faster, sounds phenomenal, and has 
overall better build quality.  Back in 1989/1990 when Lexus came out 
with the LS400 sedan they heavily marketed the fact that their cars were 
$20,000 less than an S-class Mercedes.  But drive both back to back and 
you would have easily understood and appreciated what the extra $20K 
brought to the table.

Brian



Fellippe Galletta wrote:

> I kinda like some of Toyota's hybrid motors....their Highlander V6 hybrid
> and their Lexus GS V8 hybrid.
>
> The Lexus IS-F with the 8 speed auto is also interesting as well....I think
> credit must be given to Lexus for adding some bark to their lineup as of
> late.
>
> The soul argument is most applicable when one is limited to one car all
> around; once you have several soul machines, you can look into making your
> daily drivers and/or sedans more "practical".
>
> :)
>
> FG
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Mike Fleischer <themightytoe [at] 
> gmail.com>wrote:
>
>  
>
> > See now I can't argue either point here...  My wife drives a Toyota
> > 4Runner.  Its dead on reliable, its like my Honda lawn mower...  Though
> > not as loud.
> >
> > That said it is the automotive equivalent of white paste or elevator
> > music or de-caffeinated coffee, or diet coke.  Its the Nutra-sweet of
> > the car world...  All toyotas are without exception.  The only thing
> > worse I think are the poor saps who spend even more for a Lexus, which
> > is just a jar of white paste with some golden sparkles in it or elevator
> > music in stereo or diet decaffeinated coke ONE...  The splenda of the
> > car world...  You paid more, but got the same no soul...
> >
> > My God how I loathe driving it, even though its quiet, smooth, closes up
> > like a vault and gets me there with a minimum of fuss, is easy to load
> > and unload, kids like it, and it never hiccups even a little bit...
> >
> > Hateful Soulless thing, makes me want to drill a pinhole in an oil line
> > so it leaves a bit on the garage floor...
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Conforti wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > At 03:24 PM 2/24/2009, rolindsay [at] yahoo.com wrote:
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > Agreement and counterpoint:
> > > >
> > > > There's no doubt that the Japanese cars are rock-solid and
> > > > dependable. And I would never own one. They have no soul.
> > > >
> > > >        
> > >   and to counter Rick's counterpoint.
> > >
> > >   It's my WIFE's car - the one my SON rides in.
> > >
> > >   I don't care if it has soul - I want it to be dependable,
> > > reliable, and safe.
> > >
> > >   Ergo, they ride in a Toyota Highlander.  (Her choice actually)
> > >
> > >
> > >
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