Re: Psssst - Hey mister - wanna buy a Lexus?

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:12:56 -0700 (PDT), mcbrue <mcbrue@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>One notable conclusion reached in the Consumer Re****ts study is that
>Lexus models have relatively high maintenance and repair costs --
>primarily due to maintenance alone, even though Lexus owners re****ted
>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."

Comparable is in the eye of the beholder...

>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!

So, you're shocked that a 4000 lb car with 278 hp needs tires at
25,000 miles? And you believe it's your dealer's responsibility to
tell you?

Worn tires are somewhat different than valve clearances - you don't
need to be a mechanic to know when you need to replace them. And
25,000 miles out of a set of tires for that car isn't bad.

You're clearly very unhappy with that car - why not replace it with
something more to your tastes?