1998 BMW 7 Series Consumer Discussions Page 7

High End Luxury Cars

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Written by: audibob on Jul 20, 2004 02:41 PM

Look, let me start off saying 'YES I AM ASSOCIATED WITH AUDI!' However, I bought an Audi after owning a BMW328, and a Merc E320. I love this car, as most europians do. That is what made me fight to get a position with the company. I am not trying to push this product, but I would like to get things straight. 1: Lexus is an "Entry" Lux car. It uses styrofoam for sound damping, ... Read More...

Re: Lexus vs Benz [flkey] & fuel filler [dieselbreath] [michael_mattox] [dieselbreath] [michael_mattox]

Written by: dieselbreath on Jul 18, 2004 00:44 PM

I have a '98 Beetle TDI. In case you've been on another planet for a few years, ALL tail-pipe emissions are pollution now. [CO2, warming, tornadoes/hurricanes/pine-beetles....] So, the car that pollutes the least is the one that consumes the least fuel (in general terms), thus my car is the least polluting that you could buy in North America in 1998. PS: "Öko-Trend", ... Read More...

lexusguy

Written by: merc1 on Jul 12, 2004 09:44 PM

"I've always been curious about something, why cant the Germans manage to put in-dash CD changers in their cars? That is something that Nissan and Honda were doing 10 years ago, and yet just recently Audi managed to actually put one in a few of its cars, and cars that just came out like the Taureg still have it shoved in the trunk. Whats up with that?" I'm going to surprise ... Read More...

designman

Written by: ljflx on Jul 12, 2004 06:09 AM

Can you imagine a world like this board where everyone criticized the guy who follows suit. There would never be improvement and there would never be any change at the top. There'd be stagnation as there was in the luxury segment until Lexus came along and caused everyone to scramble. The hardcore German enthusiasts have a real hard time with that last sentence. ... Read More...

Re: sv7887 [ljflx #5746]

Written by: merc1 on Jul 11, 2004 09:46 PM

"BMW follows MB in the same way with most of these things." Really? I'm curious to know how so? Lexus is only one that follows, usually feature for feature with Mercedes. BTW, I don't call this copying or borrowing, just business, but to say BMW does it the same way Lexus does is a way off. I'm also curious to know why you think the new GS is going to do anything more than ... Read More...

Re: brightness04 [brightness04 #5640]

Written by: merc1 on Jul 05, 2004 09:34 PM

All I can say is that you're lost when comparing the 48K+ E-Class to the 33K ES330 in any way, especially in sales because they're both mid-size cars. That is totally and utterly ridiculous and really says that you have no sense of the market. The RL is priced like the E-Class at 45K and this is at the very least more comparable in terms of sales.   "Do you need reviews ... Read More...

Re: brightness04 [merc1 #5550]

Written by: brightness04 on Jun 29, 2004 00:47 AM

Interesting points, though not all valid. albeit most _are_ ;-) The 3.3L Toyota V6 is brand new compared to the Mercedes SOHC engine designs came out in 1997 for 1998 models. Everything changes and technology moves one hence Mercedes like anyone else is updating their engines after 6+ years on the market. But even the 3.0 in the last iteration was DOHC VVTi as well; ... Read More...

Re: brightness04 [brightness04 #5548]

Written by: merc1 on Jun 28, 2004 02:54 PM

Interesting points, though not all valid. The 3.3L Toyota V6 is brand new compared to the Mercedes SOHC engine designs came out in 1997 for 1998 models. Everything changes and technology moves one hence Mercedes like anyone else is updating their engines after 6+ years on the market. To say that 3.2L V6 in say the E320 is not a smooth running engine is complete bs. ... Read More...

oac

Written by: merc1 on Apr 22, 2004 00:58 AM

We're only 3 full months into the New Year, and no all companies are not in the same situation. Some have newer models, so have older models. Some are going through model change over in the spring as opposed to the fall. Some have new products in the hottest segments of the market. Staggered model introductions etc. etc. There a jillion reasons why sales could be ... Read More...

sv7887 -- 1998 Jaguar XJ8 owner report

Written by: johncalifornia on Apr 04, 2004 09:22 PM

I bought my 1998 XJ8 (anthracite/black) two months ago with 50K on the clock. It's going in this week for an oil change with 54K miles, and highly enjoyable ones, too. I'll be using an honest and competent Jag specialty shop -- like most enthusiast owners I avoid the dealer service departments whenever possible. They're exorbitantly expensive for routine operations ... Read More...