Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:10:25 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHGG -nt
LauraK wrote: > > > maybe Lexus? > >> > > >> Now there's a brand with heritage, class and a character of it's own.... > >> > >> > >> NOT! > >> > >> > >> It's still a friggin' asian monstruosity trying to look like a Merc... > > I wanted a Lexus the last time I looked for a car -- when I ended up with the > Saab 9000. I was offered a great deal on a Lexus ES300 -- high mileage, but > gorgeous, light green with cream leather interior, perfect condition. > Hated the way it drove. Absolutely numb road feel. And the inside was rather > cramped and platiscky. It had a sunroof and I opened it and it had this weird > cheap-looking plastic that lifted it up. Compared to the Lincoln Mark VIII I > had been driving, it seemed cheap. There is just *something* about plastics in Japanese cars that brings an entirely new level of *cheapness* to its use. I'm puzzled about why you wanted a Lexus if you were looking for road feel though. I thought that Lexuses were meant to be be especially bland in that regard ( esp for the US market ) whilst Saabs are one of the few better marques to provide a 'sedan' that handles responsively. Graham
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