Psssst - Hey mister - wanna buy a Lexus?

But there may be some costs that are higher than normal :

"Maintenance & Repairs
Surprisingly, maintenance and car repairs account for only four
percent of the cost of ownership, Weathers said. The maintenance and
repair cost figures used in Consumer Reports' cost of ownership
comparison were based on information gleaned from more than a million
respondents in its annual Car Reliability Survey.

One notable conclusion reached in the Consumer Reports study is that
Lexus models have relatively high maintenance and repair costs --
primarily due to maintenance alone, even though Lexus owners reported
excellent reliability. The Lexus ES350 racks up an average of $2,300
in maintenance and repair in the first five years. Meanwhile, owners
of a comparable Lincoln MKZ can expect to pay only half that much."

My 06 LS430 Ultra has had about $9000 worth of warranty work done on
it in addition to the incredible $175 oil changes, etc. Oh - by the
way - they do NOT include 4 wheel alignments in that $175 oil change.
My tires are watched by Lexus - fortunately I looked at them today,
couple of weeks after my last oil change - noted the balding strips on
the sides of the tires and the broken knives in the tread. Went over
to see my tire guy and at 25,300 miles have to replace all four of the
tires. Glad I checked before I got on the road Thursday and had a
blowout where the tire disintegrated!

Ah well ... and on we go!