Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck

SDNR · 12-14-2007, 10:58 PM

1. Lexus IS250
2. Volvo V70
3. Acura TL
4. Buick Enclave
5. BMW 3-Series
6. GMC Yukon
7. Lexus RX350
8. Saab 9-5
9. Infiniti FX35
10. Volvo XC70
11. Lexus RX400h
12. Lincoln MKX
13. Audi TT
14. Volvo C70
15. BMW 5-Series

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BMW_Owner · 12-15-2007, 12:14 AM

6. GMC Yukon

Thats a luxury car?? What are the qualifications for a luxury vehicle these days? Leather seats and sat nav?

SDNR · 12-15-2007, 12:24 AM

^^LOL that was precisely my reaction too.

Merc1 · 12-15-2007, 04:07 AM

Interesting list. On the one hand you have the BMWs then on the others you have a Saab that was designed in the early 90's. I mean really this is a list of "nice" cars, cars that average consumer would like and commute in. The RX is on the list twice? The BMW 3-Series is the only standout here. The Volvo is nice, the Acura is nice, but the IS250, 9-5 and the same Volvo with or without the black plastic is just ridiculous.

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shonguiz · 12-15-2007, 04:40 AM

No wonder why american cars are so shitty.

Bruce · 12-15-2007, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMW_Owner

6. GMC Yukon

Thats a luxury car?? What are the qualifications for a luxury vehicle these days? Leather seats and sat nav?

Seemingly so. It would appear that most anything can be called a "luxury" car in this day and age; from a truck with leather to even a small Mazda saloon.

Choleric · 12-15-2007, 06:34 AM

In the Yukon's defense, the Denali is very sharp for its class, almost on par with the Escalade.

cawimmer430 · 12-16-2007, 03:57 AM

Awesome! No Mercedes on the list!

Prestige Pricing baby!

JadeVetti · 12-16-2007, 04:47 AM

@list: Number 1??

Number 2??

Why Number 5?

Number 7 is not Number 1? Typo?

Number 15?!
Hey Look at Number 9! You see, next year, slot that for an X

Lately I'm finding it impeccable the way the lines betwen luxury and modest are blurred, just as artists who made music 20 years ago (no matter what they sold) are being called legends. Or icons. (shudder)

@cawimmer430: lol! Prestige pricing? No sweetie, that's not because of prestige ....

cawimmer430 · 12-16-2007, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JadeVetti

@cawimmer430: lol! Prestige pricing? No sweetie, that's not because of prestige ....

I was actually just hinting at the fact that Mercedes are generally poor value for money because they're so overpriced. They're overpriced because of the Euro-Dollar relationship, the labor costs in Germany and of course the fact that Mercedes does have a certain amount of prestige pricing included in the price.

You know, the whole "I am driving a Mercedes-Benz..." thingy where people will know what that stands for (first modern automobile etc.).

12-14-2007, 10:58 PM	#1
SDNR Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,985 Thanks: 1,319 Thanked 870 Times in 534 Posts	Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck 1. Lexus IS250 2. Volvo V70 3. Acura TL 4. Buick Enclave 5. BMW 3-Series 6. GMC Yukon 7. Lexus RX350 8. Saab 9-5 9. Infiniti FX35 10. Volvo XC70 11. Lexus RX400h 12. Lincoln MKX 13. Audi TT 14. Volvo C70 15. BMW 5-Series - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Last edited by SDNR; 12-15-2007 at 05:50 AM.

12-15-2007, 12:14 AM	#2
BMW_Owner Advocate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 577 Thanks: 106 Thanked 163 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck 6. GMC Yukon Thats a luxury car?? What are the qualifications for a luxury vehicle these days? Leather seats and sat nav?

12-15-2007, 12:24 AM	#3
SDNR Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,985 Thanks: 1,319 Thanked 870 Times in 534 Posts	Re: Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck ^^LOL that was precisely my reaction too. Last edited by SDNR; 12-15-2007 at 01:23 AM.

12-15-2007, 04:07 AM	#4
Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 7,272 Thanks: 1,561 Thanked 2,270 Times in 1,044 Posts	Re: Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck Interesting list. On the one hand you have the BMWs then on the others you have a Saab that was designed in the early 90's. I mean really this is a list of "nice" cars, cars that average consumer would like and commute in. The RX is on the list twice? The BMW 3-Series is the only standout here. The Volvo is nice, the Acura is nice, but the IS250, 9-5 and the same Volvo with or without the black plastic is just ridiculous. M

12-15-2007, 04:40 AM	#5
shonguiz Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,917 Thanks: 302 Thanked 543 Times in 273 Posts	Re: Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck No wonder why american cars are so shitty.

12-15-2007, 06:34 AM	#7
Choleric Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Aksarben Posts: 3,201 Thanks: 613 Thanked 1,131 Times in 613 Posts	Re: Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck In the Yukon's defense, the Denali is very sharp for its class, almost on par with the Escalade.

12-16-2007, 03:57 AM	#8
cawimmer430 Contributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mühldorf am Inn, Germany Posts: 8,028 Thanks: 3,975 Thanked 3,189 Times in 1,366 Posts	Re: Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck Awesome! No Mercedes on the list! Prestige Pricing baby!

12-16-2007, 04:47 AM	#9
JadeVetti Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Suffolk County, New York, USA Posts: 125 Thanks: 78 Thanked 65 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Forbes Magazine's Best Luxury Cars For The Buck @list: Number 1?? Number 2?? Why Number 5? Number 7 is not Number 1? Typo? Number 15?! Hey Look at Number 9! You see, next year, slot that for an X Lately I'm finding it impeccable the way the lines betwen luxury and modest are blurred, just as artists who made music 20 years ago (no matter what they sold) are being called legends. Or icons. (shudder) @cawimmer430: lol! Prestige pricing? No sweetie, that's not because of prestige ....

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