Trading My Lexus GS for a Third Row?
11-21-08, 09:21 AM
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rdgdawg makes a couple of good points here - yes, you do pay for that "Lexus experience" in the showroom and the service drive - only you can determine the value of it.
More important is that ROI - look at the retained value of cars you are considering after say, four or five years. Some in these quarters may remember I seriously considered a Chrysler Pacifica when I turned in my RX300, but opted instead for an RX330 for about $3K more, fully loaded. Chrysler Corp's (corpse?) recent troubles aside, the Pacifica has not held up well on the resale market, while the Lexus has done well. It's important to think about how long you will be keeping your next car and look around to see the market experience of similar models. Anyone can be orphaned unexpectedly in the coming years, but past performance is a good indicator of future expectations.
More important is that ROI - look at the retained value of cars you are considering after say, four or five years. Some in these quarters may remember I seriously considered a Chrysler Pacifica when I turned in my RX300, but opted instead for an RX330 for about $3K more, fully loaded. Chrysler Corp's (corpse?) recent troubles aside, the Pacifica has not held up well on the resale market, while the Lexus has done well. It's important to think about how long you will be keeping your next car and look around to see the market experience of similar models. Anyone can be orphaned unexpectedly in the coming years, but past performance is a good indicator of future expectations.
11-21-08, 10:27 AM
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My wife has a R350 and in my opinion it is the best of that kind of vehicle I had an 07 MDX and the R has more space & is a much better highway cruiser than the MDX, smoother & quieter. I would recomend finding a used R500 you can get incrdible deals on them and the mileage difference is not that bad. I still prefer driving my E500 to the R, but for family trips it works wonderfully.
11-21-08, 11:15 AM
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rdgdawg makes a couple of good points here - yes, you do pay for that "Lexus experience" in the showroom and the service drive - only you can determine the value of it.
More important is that ROI - look at the retained value of cars you are considering after say, four or five years. Some in these quarters may remember I seriously considered a Chrysler Pacifica when I turned in my RX300, but opted instead for an RX330 for about $3K more, fully loaded. Chrysler Corp's (corpse?) recent troubles aside, the Pacifica has not held up well on the resale market, while the Lexus has done well. It's important to think about how long you will be keeping your next car and look around to see the market experience of similar models. Anyone can be orphaned unexpectedly in the coming years, but past performance is a good indicator of future expectations.
More important is that ROI - look at the retained value of cars you are considering after say, four or five years. Some in these quarters may remember I seriously considered a Chrysler Pacifica when I turned in my RX300, but opted instead for an RX330 for about $3K more, fully loaded. Chrysler Corp's (corpse?) recent troubles aside, the Pacifica has not held up well on the resale market, while the Lexus has done well. It's important to think about how long you will be keeping your next car and look around to see the market experience of similar models. Anyone can be orphaned unexpectedly in the coming years, but past performance is a good indicator of future expectations.
You make a very good point on ROI and certainly I should give more weight to that when considering my next car. Whatever we choose to buy will be used likely for the next 5-6 years with another 5 seat sedan coming in the two years, so I do want to get the most out of it.
My wife has a R350 and in my opinion it is the best of that kind of vehicle I had an 07 MDX and the R has more space & is a much better highway cruiser than the MDX, smoother & quieter. I would recomend finding a used R500 you can get incrdible deals on them and the mileage difference is not that bad. I still prefer driving my E500 to the R, but for family trips it works wonderfully.
11-21-08, 11:20 AM
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We have our 1st baby this year and now I start to think about the minivan... as oppose to "not even considering it" before. My wife does not hate minivan, so it's a big difference here.
I will not get rid of my GS. In fact, I think I will get next generation Odyssey in a few years as we still enjoy our Highlander. I like the idea of a mild modified minivan...
I will not get rid of my GS. In fact, I think I will get next generation Odyssey in a few years as we still enjoy our Highlander. I like the idea of a mild modified minivan...
11-21-08, 11:46 AM
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We have our 1st baby this year and now I start to think about the minivan... as oppose to "not even considering it" before. My wife does not hate minivan, so it's a big difference here.
I will not get rid of my GS. In fact, I think I will get next generation Odyssey in a few years as we still enjoy our Highlander. I like the idea of a mild modified minivan...
I will not get rid of my GS. In fact, I think I will get next generation Odyssey in a few years as we still enjoy our Highlander. I like the idea of a mild modified minivan...
I don't think I would be having this dilema if I only had one, but maybe you could shed some light. What is it like for the one child and the GS?
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