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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
I owned one (RX300), and was pretty disappointed to be honest with you. Went out of a BMW and into a Lexus and I regretted the decision to do so. The Lexus was a great ride, but it was terribly under-powered IMO. It had some great creature comforts, but it just never felt like a car I could take out and bag drive. I looked at the IS300 when I was looking for a sport sedan (I thought I would try another one) and came away even less impressed. Fit and finish wise, they are close to Mercedes for quality. Performance wise I think they leave you wanting. If you're going to buck up for a Lexus, go buy yourself a Mercedes or a Beemer and get a car that will is vastly superior IMO. I think if you buy any of them you'll be happy, but I think the performance out of the German cars is just so much better than you'll get out of Totota/Lexus. IMO, if you're going to buy a Japanese car, buy yourself a Nissan/Infiniti. Great performance, great styling (IMO) and great production. And they cost substantially less. Just a suggestion.
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Performance wise, sure those are good bets. If its very important to you to keep your car out of the shop, not a chance. Lexus is way above all of those brands in that category. Personally I find them boring and I'd be willing to take my Infiniti in for a few warranty repairs. BMW's are just straight ugly now and Mercedes are incredibly overpriced for the performance.