I must say, I do like some of the styling of the Genesis, but probably because is looks so much like a BMW to me. As for having the Europeans quaking in their boots, I'm not too sure about that one. And while there is nothing wrong with a Lexus, I don't believe it compares to a Mercedes. Mercedes made a big mistake trying to compete on price, and it cost them in many ways. In the past, Mercedes built the best car they could, and charged accordingly. If you wouldn't afford it, well you couldn't afford a to drive a mercedes, simple.
I had several friends who wanted a big comfy well made car in the 90s, and they bought Lexus. Not because they felt it was a better car, or even as good as a Mercedes, but it was a good car, and a good chunk of money less. A Mercedes isn't perfect, but I feel for most of its mid and upper range models, it's one of those products that's greater than the sum of its parts. As a Harley riding friend of mine often tells me, "If I have to explain it to you, you just don't get it". Likewise, and this may sound a bit snobby, and I don't mean it to, but for those who are temped by a Hyundai over a Mercedes, they don't really get what fine German engineering is all about. And for those who don't, that's ok, that's why companies like Hyundai and others sell millions of cars. I just don't feel what they're offering is keeping any of the engineers over at Mercedes up at night. And if it is, it shouldn't!! Let the bean counters worry about it. Build the best, and those who appreciate it will always find it, and pay. It's a formula that has always worked for mercedes, and others. Only time they got into trouble, is when they started to build cars down to a price, to compete with inferior brands. Ed 300E 2009/12/11 Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 6:51 PM, <relng...@aol.com> wrote: > > And who could stand to drive > > a Kia for ten years anyway? > > > > Drive a Hyundai Genesis (made by the same company) and get back to me. > There's a reason why that car, by all reports, has the European > luxury makers quaking in their boots, much as the first Lexus LS did > in 1990. > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
