Re: How are these Japanese luxury brands doing these days?

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> What kind of an idiot keeps a car that makes him so unhappy?

You guys and gals forget that a kar, no matter what brand it may be, a
car will not perform unless the driver knows how to drive...my AWD
Lexus corneres better than any German or US rear or front wheel drive
I have ever owned or rented....

Sure every brand of car has its inherent roadworthiness, and sure you
can't put  a car through its paces any more without getting a ticket
from John Law, so we are left with really two choices, styling appeal/
comfort and, no hidden surprises, ergo reliability.......

 in the first case, it is very judgemental, the Audi grille is about
as ugly as they come with their pseudo Olympic logo etched in  Kapital
Letters, and the Japanese designs are not very innovative either
(witness the Nissan taillights), but in the case for not leaving you
stranded or with a hefty repair bill, the Japanese out****ne all
others, US, European and other Asian brands combined, except perhaps
for the Koreans, but there I am still on the learning curve.......