[quote=svelte][quote=bearishgurl][quote=svelte]Treehugger, I say go for it.
I’m not much on SUVs or MBs, but every time I see one of these GLA 250s I pause and look – very nice design! If we were in the market for a smaller SUV, the GLA would probably be the first thing I test drove.
If you get it, you’ll have to let us know how you like it.[/quote]
Well, I haven’t yet seen a GLA 250 “in person,” svelte, but I think the *new* (2013 forward) Lexus RX350 F-Sport just screams “Look at me!”
And I think the design of the not-yet-released 2016 model is just incredible … extremely bold and attention getting.
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Where do I begin.
Just stop pushing the Toyota bs! It’s as if Mr Toyoda inserted a microchip in your brain that says buy nothing but his products! Step back and look objectively! They are no better and no worse than any other brand!!
When someone starts a thread about a certain product, they really aren’t asking to be steered towards your sacred cow!
And some of us – me in particular – cannot stand Toyota or Lexus. There will never, ever be one in my garage…that’s how much I hate that company.
Lastly, believe it or not, not all people buy great looking cars to get attention. We buy cars because we like them, not what other folks think, and I suspect a lot of other folks do too. One of my cars has a reputation as an old geezer car, but I don’t really give a flyin f. I enjoy it, it brings me pleasure, so I’ll continue to own and drive it and smile the whole time. Whether it gets attention or not.[/quote]
Uh, svelte …. this OP actually WAS and IS a Toyota owner …. at least twice … hence my suggestion. And you’ve posted before here that your son purchased a used Lexus for a good price and was happy with it.
Yes, I’ll admit that I’m partial to Toyota products but I’ll be the first to tell you that I ALSO don’t give a flying fig what people think of my 21-year old sedan. Except for a 1970’s era Corolla and the 1990 Hilux pickup described here (both loaded and cost much, much less at the time than do new vehicles today), every single vehicle I have purchased has been used.
And I am older and have purchased MANY used vehicles in my lifetime.
I, too smile every year at the time my ($89) registration arrives from the DMV.
Not sure if the latest model Lexuses really have a “new car premium” because my research showed me that they cost the same (or nearly the same) used for the two model years preceding the newest model.
Yes, I DO VERY MUCH like the looks of the newer RX F-Sport (esp the upcoming 2016 model) but it’s likely not a very practical vehicle for me when I finally end up buying a AWD/4WD vehicle. I want/need a vehicle that I wouldn’t be afraid to get dirty. And more rubber and higher off the ground would be much better for my purposes, methinks.
