Re: [MBZ] A Lexus Equivalent
Lexus is nasty trash. I have little respect for anyone who owns one. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 3, 2019, at 3:40 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > Maybe an LS 400? Supposed to be of a good quality when new and sought after > since it was very reliable. They held their value as used cars for many many > years. If somebody has taken quality care of one, I would think it may be no > worse than a w124. I do not think any japanese cars are going to compare > favorably with a W123 for long term reliability. > > There is a growing collector market for earlier oriental cars. A 1977 Celica > is much sought after. There was a 1990 Supra that brought large money at > auction this past summer. These are the cars the younger collectors grew up > with, are cheap to get into and pretty simple to put back into service. > > clay monroe > >> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm >> looking for didn't fall out. > > > >> On Jan 31, 2019, at 4:59 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> A work associate I have knows our collective love for the older MBs and how >> we keep them on the road and so forth. He was asking me which Lexus model >> would be the near equivalent of, say, a W123 for example, that could be >> picked up cheaply and through love and care be kept on the road? Does this >> question make sense? >> >> Bob R > > > clay monroe > >> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm >> looking for didn't fall out. > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] A Lexus Equivalent
Maybe an LS 400? Supposed to be of a good quality when new and sought after since it was very reliable. They held their value as used cars for many many years. If somebody has taken quality care of one, I would think it may be no worse than a w124. I do not think any japanese cars are going to compare favorably with a W123 for long term reliability. There is a growing collector market for earlier oriental cars. A 1977 Celica is much sought after. There was a 1990 Supra that brought large money at auction this past summer. These are the cars the younger collectors grew up with, are cheap to get into and pretty simple to put back into service. clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. > On Jan 31, 2019, at 4:59 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > A work associate I have knows our collective love for the older MBs and how > we keep them on the road and so forth. He was asking me which Lexus model > would be the near equivalent of, say, a W123 for example, that could be > picked up cheaply and through love and care be kept on the road? Does this > question make sense? > > Bob R clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] A Lexus Equivalent
Thanks, fellers. I shall report out tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > The ES300 and later ES330 are based on the V6 Camrry. They are rock solid and > pretty much bullet proof. The LS400 and later LS430 were the flagship of the > Lexus fleet. It is said that the Lexus engineers took a W126 sedan and copied > a lot of the technology of it. There are quirks with the LS though, the > starter is buried beneath the intake manifold, for instance. If he can't be > dissuaded from a Lexus, I'd advise the newest LS model, with the lowest miles > he can afford. For my money, I will be sticking with W210 cars for daily > driver's. They have a few problem areas, but once those issues are attended > to, they are as bullet proof as any Japanese auto. > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] A Lexus Equivalent
The ES300 and later ES330 are based on the V6 Camrry. They are rock solid and pretty much bullet proof. The LS400 and later LS430 were the flagship of the Lexus fleet. It is said that the Lexus engineers took a W126 sedan and copied a lot of the technology of it. There are quirks with the LS though, the starter is buried beneath the intake manifold, for instance. If he can't be dissuaded from a Lexus, I'd advise the newest LS model, with the lowest miles he can afford. For my money, I will be sticking with W210 cars for daily driver's. They have a few problem areas, but once those issues are attended to, they are as bullet proof as any Japanese auto. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] A Lexus Equivalent
LS300 if you can find one. They’re pretty much bulletproof. Tough to find a good one, though. People don’t let go of them easily. -D > On Jan 31, 2019, at 8:59 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > A work associate I have knows our collective love for the older MBs and how > we keep them on the road and so forth. He was asking me which Lexus model > would be the near equivalent of, say, a W123 for example, that could be > picked up cheaply and through love and care be kept on the road? Does this > question make sense? > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] A Lexus Equivalent
No Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2019, at 7:59 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > A work associate I have knows our collective love for the older MBs and how > we keep them on the road and so forth. He was asking me which Lexus model > would be the near equivalent of, say, a W123 for example, that could be > picked up cheaply and through love and care be kept on the road? Does this > question make sense? > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] A Lexus Equivalent
A work associate I have knows our collective love for the older MBs and how we keep them on the road and so forth. He was asking me which Lexus model would be the near equivalent of, say, a W123 for example, that could be picked up cheaply and through love and care be kept on the road? Does this question make sense? Bob R Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
