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Anybody with Saab, Volvo, Acura, or Cadillac on their list cannot be taken seriously.
Have you ever owned or driven an Acura? If not, go to a dealership and test drive an Acura RL. I believe this is the only model of Acura actually made in Japan, and it is masterfully fit and finished. If Lexus and Infiniti belongs on the list, then Acura has a place as well. Hell, a fully loaded Honda EX V6 is nice enough, Acura takes it a few steps further.
Have you ever owned or driven an Acura? If not, go to a dealership and test drive an Acura RL. I believe this is the only model of Acura actually made in Japan, and it is masterfully fit and finished. If Lexus and Infiniti belongs on the list, then Acura has a place as well. Hell, a fully loaded Honda EX V6 is nice enough, Acura takes it a few steps further.
I sell cars, so I've driven most everything on everyone's list, and an Acura is a nice car, but it's not a luxury car.
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Originally Posted by minibrings
Instead of cutting people down who are entitled to their opinion, why not contribute and show your list? Constructive instead of destructive. I personally don't have a problem with any of those marques on the list.
Mine would be (in no particular order)
MBZ
Jag
Lexus
BMW
Land Rover
... still not sure about the last 5...
MB S-Class
MB CL-Class
Lexus LS
BMW 7-Series
Audi 8-Class
Jaguar XJ series / Sovereign
That's it for under $100K. Everyone else is near-luxury.
That's it for under $100K. Everyone else is near-luxury.
How exactly do you classify "luxury" and "near-luxury"?
I'm interested how you wouldn't count a Cadillac DTS, BMW 5 Series, or Acura RL as a luxury vehicle? To me a near-luxury vehicle would be a Toyota Avalon or Nissan Maxima; they're nice but not quite on the same level as their higher-end cousins.
How exactly do you classify "luxury" and "near-luxury"?
I'm interested how you wouldn't count a Cadillac DTS, BMW 5 Series, or Acura RL as a luxury vehicle? To me a near-luxury vehicle would be a Toyota Avalon or Nissan Maxima; they're nice but not quite on the same level as their higher-end cousins.
They just aren't to me. They are nice cars, but they aren't luxury cars.
I don't consider Cadillac in any way, shape, or form to be a luxury car.
The 5-series is a fantastic car, but it's more a sport sedan than true luxury car.
Nothing Acura makes is a luxury car to me.
Near-luxury is Lexus ES / GS, BMW 5-series, Audi 6, etc.
And Toyota / Nissan are nice cars. They are nowhere near luxury, not entry, not near, not anything.
The problem with this comparison is that they don't truly make a real, honest to goodness luxury car under $100K. While all the cars on this list are nice (for the most part), and most are luxurious, true luxury cars are very few and far between and are usually around $180K.
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