Also the Town Car is "american luxury" at best, definitely nowhere near world-class luxury. Cheap materials and fake wood everywhere.
The Caddy is very nice and has lots of horsepower. Stay away from Jaguar as they will be expensive when repairs are needed (and they are now made by Ford) .. The Grand Maquis should be ok, if you like Ford / Mercury. If you go Chrysler, you may as well look for car with the Hemi as that would be fun to drive.
You don't want a Jaguar, or the Saab, or the Volvo.
Jaguar = shit reliability
Saab = sold off brand
Volvo = being sold to China? lol
G35 like a Maxima? I didn't know Maximas were RWD, for starters...
I'll add 2006+ Toyota Avalon. Same capabilities and power as the G35 aside from being FWD, but where the G35 focuses on attitude and sportiness, the Avalon is boring but more lush. The interior feels like a van without the middle seats; you feel like you're a mile away from the windshield in the front seat, and a mile away from the front seat when you're in the back seat. Has just about everything a loaded Lexus has for half the price.
The Avalon became it's own platform instead of just a marked up Camry, and is the highest end car to still carry the Toyota badge. In fact there was quite some controversy when the car came out, Toyota really pissed off a lot of Lexus owners.
Some might say it lacks character as typical of most Toyotas, but it's quite classy in a clean and understated way if you're not a label whore.
Most any luxury car short of something like a Bentley or Maybach is not going to have "real" wood interior. Lexus, Porsche, Mercedes, all simulated gloss plastic veneer inlays with sticky tape. You can find the OEM factory stick on trim packages just about anywhere, the same package they install when you purchase them as options for 1/10th the price.
Real wood requires tedious upkeep and is impractical in even an expensive luxury automobile. I don't recall ever seeing an ad for a used Mercedes where someone recently re-stained and wax sealed the real Rosewood interior per maintenance schedule.
Real wood requires tedious upkeep and is impractical in even an expensive luxury automobile. I don't recall ever seeing an ad for a used Mercedes where someone recently re-stained and wax sealed the real Rosewood interior per maintenance schedule.
Can't shop this Segment without looking at an Audi A4. Going with the V6 gets you around a lot of the engine troubles that haunt the 1.8t/2.0t.
I've also seen some B6 Passats with the V6 in that price range. Very luxury oriented for a "non" luxury brand and that V6 is quick. Reliability isn't any where as bad as the VW nameplate suggests. V6 Passats are the best cars VW makes.
Most any luxury car short of something like a Bentley or Maybach is not going to have "real" wood interior. Lexus, Porsche, Mercedes, all simulated gloss plastic veneer inlays with sticky tape. You can find the OEM factory stick on trim packages just about anywhere, the same package they install when you purchase them as options for 1/10th the price.
Real wood requires tedious upkeep and is impractical in even an expensive luxury automobile. I don't recall ever seeing an ad for a used Mercedes where someone recently re-stained and wax sealed the real Rosewood interior per maintenance schedule.
Maybe you should do a little research before you talk about a brands reliability.
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/...at-lexus-atop-jd-power-reliability-study.html
Jaguar beat out lexus for reliability
Maybe you should do a little research before you talk about a brands reliability.
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/...at-lexus-atop-jd-power-reliability-study.html
Jaguar beat out lexus for reliability
Police departments get car companies to bid on contracts. The company with the lowest bid wins. When a horrible company like Chrysler wins the bid, cities like mine just keep the car whereas a more concerned department would actually test them and see what's up:Some of the reasons the Lincolns are used for Livery and also police cars, are they are very roomy inside, have a huge trunk, handle decent for it's size, not too bad on economy and they don't seem to break down too much. Livery and police do not want cars that always need something fixed.
It's ok Ill pass. Where did they get those figures from? A small % of cars that were produced under Ford? What about the previous gen Jaguars or now the new ones?
Lexus LS430. I would also suggest the VW Phaeton but wouldn't wish the maintenance costs on anyone.
I have ridden in a few of those, it's not very comfortable.
worse than a 750??
i imagine the A8, 7series, and S class are all "equal" to some extent on the maintenance in that if you can afford the car you can afford the maintenance. the phaeton should be comparable to an A8.
a cool note about the phaeton - it has a dehumidifier built in so your windshield doesn't get fogged over. that's badass.
I really wish they would bring it back, its a sharp looking car thats incredibly competitive in the German home market. I remember when it first came out it sold more than the 7 or S class in Europe.