Driveway is going to be packed next week.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern) 02/12/2019 at 11:28 • Filed to: None

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Mercedes is dropping of an E450 Wagon Tuesday while the Lexus LX570 does not get picked up until Thursday. Parking will be fun.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 11:37

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Ooh E450 Estate !

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 11:39

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Finally, a good car.

Nibby > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 11:41

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so what do you do and are you hiring?

WilliamsSW > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 11:43

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Nice! Very curious to hear your thoughts on the E450!

Milky > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 11:48

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Once more just to rant. W hen your trim name is a number and the number means nothing, ya done goofed. Im well informed on cars and had to google what 450 means in Mercedes talk.    

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Milky 02/12/2019 at 12:13

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I writ eon cars for $ and still don’t know which engine this is equivalent too.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Nibby 02/12/2019 at 12:13

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Werk and netwerk.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > fintail 02/12/2019 at 12:14

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Yeah, the LX570 should be really nice. Not sure about the grill but it’s still a Land Cruiser.

Nibby > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 12:24

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can i send resume

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 12:26

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LC with a dose of Lexus “style”, marginally more poshness, and a better dealer experience. Worth the premium to some.

A co-worker’s husband works for MBUSA, and they get a sweetheart subsidized lease every year. E wagon is the usual choice. They have a new one on order, fairly optioned. I assume a press loaner should be a high option car. IIRC, E wagon customer base has the highest wealth of any MB model demograph ic.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > fintail 02/12/2019 at 12:30

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The LX is actually not that much more expensive than the Toyota. Used they’re cheaper .

I hope it’s loaded. I specifically asked for it with the 3rd row rear facing seats because I need to tow people around next weekend. I’m definitely excited to get some Mercs.

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 12:54

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I’ve kind of browsed them, I might take the Lexus just based on material quality. However, if I get bitten by the big and frivolous bug (it has crossed my mind, as I’ll be making some kind of car-related move by the spring), the call of a G-Wagen may be hard to resist. Us ed for any of these, of course.

All of the E wagons I have seen in magazine tests have been loaded, like 85K+ MSRP.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > fintail 02/12/2019 at 12:59

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The generation right before the full spindlegrill is my favorite LX. It’s about as near to the LC in style and angles as they will ever be it seems too.

Maybe my wife’s friends will actually be impressed then! (Spoiler alert: wagons aren’t cool to early 20s girls but my friends/their boyfriends will think they are)

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 13:15

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My big issue with Toyolex of that era, at least in cars I have driven, is that the infotainment is marginal at best , especially for the price point - and I am saying this coming from MB/COMAND. From screen resolution to interface, it just seems off. It might be hard to tolerate. But after having the Armada rental a few months ago, I thought the battleship  was k ind of fun, save for the awful awful seats. Nice to be able to just throw things in it, and not worry about decaying roads.  High resale floor also helps.

A loaded E wagon, especially with Designo trim, is a seriously posh car. It should impress those who can distinguish material quality - those cars lead in that segment.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/12/2019 at 15:22

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I work for Mercedes and still don’t know which engine it refers to 

Almost certainly 276 turbo, the V6. But I think they're also using 450 for the new I6.