2003 MB E320 vs 2002 LS430
Hi,
I am in the market for a fairly new used car. My budget is about $50000 including all the fees and taxes.
I am considering a used 2003 MB E320 or a used 2002 LS430 Base model. They come out to be about the same price.
Which do you think is a better buy? and why?
Thanks
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
I am in the market for a fairly new used car. My budget is about $50000 including all the fees and taxes.
I am considering a used 2003 MB E320 or a used 2002 LS430 Base model. They come out to be about the same price.
Which do you think is a better buy? and why?
Thanks
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
Well if your looking to stay problem free stick with lexus but if your looking to be in a new body style, higher status vehicle, that is more fun to drive than go with mercedes. Make sure that if you do go with the benz, be sure to sell before the warranty ends. Also the LS is alot bigger in size for if you have a family and it probably will mantain its value better over the years.
Originally posted by cabby850
Hi,
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
Hi,
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
I would def go with the Lexus, not only because of all the other reasons posted prior, but because it is a flagship sedan as opposed to the Eclass which is an intermediate model.
Trust me, CL has all the handling mods you need to suck the doors off a stock eclass in the twisties!!
Trust me, CL has all the handling mods you need to suck the doors off a stock eclass in the twisties!!
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Originally posted by cabby850
Hi,
I am in the market for a fairly new used car. My budget is about $50000 including all the fees and taxes.
I am considering a used 2003 MB E320 or a used 2002 LS430 Base model. They come out to be about the same price.
Which do you think is a better buy? and why?
Thanks
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
Hi,
I am in the market for a fairly new used car. My budget is about $50000 including all the fees and taxes.
I am considering a used 2003 MB E320 or a used 2002 LS430 Base model. They come out to be about the same price.
Which do you think is a better buy? and why?
Thanks
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
Why the negative comments on the E-Class? This vehicle has some of the highest ratings from Consumer Reports, especially over the long-term (rated Best Value). I agree with what you all have stated regarding choosing the LS to the E-Class, but find the comments about repairs on the E-Class surprising.
Originally posted by cabby850
Hi,
I am in the market for a fairly new used car. My budget is about $50000 including all the fees and taxes.
I am considering a used 2003 MB E320 or a used 2002 LS430 Base model. They come out to be about the same price.
Which do you think is a better buy? and why?
Thanks
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
Hi,
I am in the market for a fairly new used car. My budget is about $50000 including all the fees and taxes.
I am considering a used 2003 MB E320 or a used 2002 LS430 Base model. They come out to be about the same price.
Which do you think is a better buy? and why?
Thanks
I have been a owner of a 97 E420 and a 95 LS400. Both are great cars. Lexus LS400 is problem free but the MB E420 was more fun to drive.
Ed
Originally posted by Jayson
Why the negative comments on the E-Class? This vehicle has some of the highest ratings from Consumer Reports, especially over the long-term (rated Best Value). I agree with what you all have stated regarding choosing the LS to the E-Class, but find the comments about repairs on the E-Class surprising.
Why the negative comments on the E-Class? This vehicle has some of the highest ratings from Consumer Reports, especially over the long-term (rated Best Value). I agree with what you all have stated regarding choosing the LS to the E-Class, but find the comments about repairs on the E-Class surprising.
Last edited by Gojirra99; Jan 14, 2004 at 10:22 AM.
Reliability or fun?
I'd go with reliability any day. As one CL memebr stated, there are goodies to make it handle. Besides that, there are not gobs of LS's being tuned so it IMO is a more unique car if you choose that route.
I'd go with reliability any day. As one CL memebr stated, there are goodies to make it handle. Besides that, there are not gobs of LS's being tuned so it IMO is a more unique car if you choose that route.
FYI , customers who bought a 2003 E Class w/o Nav, with the promise that Nav would be added to their cars in January 2003, were given BRAND NEW E class cars in summer / fall of 2003 due to the fact that Mercedes couldn't work the kinks out of the Nav system and retro fit them into the customer's cars. Knowing that they would be turning their cars in, I wonder how many owners actually babyied their cars after that announcement. This is substantiated on the MBWorld.org site to great extent.
I traded a Mercedes in on my 2004 LS430, and although Mercedes is a good car, Lexus is a GREAT car.
I literally test drove the E320 for 2 hours, and then drove down the street to test drive the LS430 also. No comparison. Rides ALOT nicer, Nav system is totally more advanced, seats are 100% more comfortable, etc., etc.
Mercedes has a great warranty dept., great lounges, loaners, etc. But = I don't need to be in the service department anymore.
Just my 2 cents.
Jennifer in Chicago (JENLEX 1)
I traded a Mercedes in on my 2004 LS430, and although Mercedes is a good car, Lexus is a GREAT car.
I literally test drove the E320 for 2 hours, and then drove down the street to test drive the LS430 also. No comparison. Rides ALOT nicer, Nav system is totally more advanced, seats are 100% more comfortable, etc., etc.
Mercedes has a great warranty dept., great lounges, loaners, etc. But = I don't need to be in the service department anymore.
Just my 2 cents.
Jennifer in Chicago (JENLEX 1)
I'll bet you're surprised to hear all of the recommendations for the LS430!
I would also go with the LS430. My friends is a Benz tech and the techs all call the new E class (211 chassis) the two-a-lemon. There are problems with the NAV, but aparently also some things that the techs find annoying as far as little problems here and there.
I would also go with the LS430. My friends is a Benz tech and the techs all call the new E class (211 chassis) the two-a-lemon. There are problems with the NAV, but aparently also some things that the techs find annoying as far as little problems here and there.







