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Old 11-04-04, 07:07 AM
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Question Will Lexus ever make a MINIVAN?

I have a RX330 and I like it a lot. The service I get from the dealer is great.
In the future, my family will grow and we want a minivan.. but Lexus doesn't offer one. Why not?
I think it would be great if they can produce a luxury Minivan...
What do you think?
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Old 11-04-04, 07:12 AM
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Minivan & a luxury nameplate doesn't go together IMO. A well equipped Toyata Sienna is as well built & luxurious to be called a Lexus, as some reviewers noted, & I think it should stay a Toyota.
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Originally posted by SexySC
Minivan & a luxury nameplate doesn't go together IMO. A well equipped Toyata Sienna is as well built & luxurious to be called a Lexus, as some reviewers noted, & I think it should stay a Toyota.
i agree. The Sienna is the most luxurious mini-van. As Sexy stated, its been called basically a Lexus. Its that good.

The next LX will be much bigger, think Sequoia sized.
 
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Hey Spam:

There's some good discussion in this thread we had a couple months ago regarding this.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hreadid=126895
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Originally posted by CleanSC
Hey Spam:

There's some good discussion in this thread we had a couple months ago regarding this.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hreadid=126895
Yup I was just about the post the same thing. It was some good discussion indeed.
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Originally posted by SexySC
Minivan & a luxury nameplate doesn't go together IMO. A well equipped Toyata Sienna is as well built & luxurious to be called a Lexus, as some reviewers noted, & I think it should stay a Toyota.
And as $$$$$$ as a Lexus for a fuuuully loaded Limited, XLE, AWD, leather, nav, radar cruise, rses, HID........somewhere in the $40k 's?

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Originally posted by GS3Tek
And as $$$$$$ as a Lexus for a fuuuully loaded Limited, XLE, AWD, leather, nav, radar cruise, rses, HID........somewhere in the $40k 's?
$40k for a Toyota is nothing compared to the Land Cruiser with a base MSRP over $55k, or over $64k if fully loaded.

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I agree on the Sienna. That is one sweet minivan LOL My friend had an '03 fully loaded, I felt like I was in a Lex for sure! Quiet, smooth, tons of features..
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There will never be a Lexus minivan, thank God. I don't think there would be much of a market for a $60K minivan. Those that want some luxury can choose from a loaded Sienna or the Chrysler Town & Country.
Luxury beyond this doesn't make too much sense for a large family.

Some of you guys said the Sienna is the most luxurious but I think the Town & Country has it beat in luxury in many areas.

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If Lexus ever makes a minivan, I will burn it.
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Those Toyota minivans are pretty nice, when fully equipped they can cost up to $50,000
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I think Toyota and Honda are pricing their vans to over $35,000 to see if people would actually spent that much on a van. And maybe if it is popular and I do to think it is as I see many top of the line Siennas daily it will spark them to create Acura and Lexus minivans who knows?
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Vans are already at "luxury" car prices!?! I was at a Honda dealer a couple weeks ago, the new Odyssey Touring was going for near $40K!?!
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luxury minivan..... well the mercedes M class LOOKS like a minivan....
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Originally posted by JLSC4
There will never be a Lexus minivan, thank God. I don't think there would be much of a market for a $60K minivan. Those that want some luxury can choose from a loaded Sienna or the Chrysler Town & Country.
Luxury beyond this doesn't make too much sense for a large family.

Some of you guys said the Sienna is the most luxurious but I think the Town & Country has it beat in luxury in many areas.
I agree that there probably won't be a 60K minivan (in today's dollars).
Yes...the Town and Country is the minivan I would choose for a smooth, quiet ride...it is very impressive in this area....though the Sienna is close. And Chrysler's Stow-and-Go seats have even the Sienna and Odyssey beat. Both the Town and Country and the Sienna offer AWD for the Snow Belt. But transmission durability and cheap hardware have long been weakpoints for all of the Chrysler minivans.
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