which is better?

malima

Hi guys,
Well, i am deciding on a car just now, but i can't decide, so can i ask for your advice?
Which car would you go for?
Lexus is220 deisel....8000 miles...06 plate....£17.995...OR
Mercedes c class...34000 miles...04 plate....£15.000...
this is my first "nice car"...been driving hondas for 10 years....so want a change.....i am getting £5000 part exchange from lexus.

Thanks
malima

Hintza

This is a how long is a piece of string type question. You will get the Merc fans on one side and the Lexus fans on the other and everyone in between.

To be perfectly honest (but not really knowing) neither of them would float my boat, both seem expensive but have a look at Parkers or go onto the Glasses Guide via the Vauxhall website to see what they should be priced at.

What about leasing a car on a one or two year deal?

Bob63

Mercedes have a poor reliability record in recent JD Power surveys. IMHO the Lexus is much better value.

Mike

malima

thanks cheesy mike,

hehe, i was thinking of the lexus, hubby wants merc, but of course its gonna be me who's driving, so i get to choose, i was told, (at the mercedes showroom) that lexus is toyota engine?! Is it true?

Thanks anyway!

Bob63

Toyota own Lexus so yes, it is safe to say it is a Toyota engine. I'm not well up on Toyota these days because they don't make two-wheeled vehicles, but the best car I ever owned was a Toyota Landcruiser diesel. I did 90,000 miles in 2 years without a single fault or warranty claim. It only cost me (a huge amount of) fuel, tyres and servicing.

Lexus tops the JD Power charts year after year. Mercedes has improved in recent years, but around 2004 their performance was terrible. That's the era you are looking at buying one of their cars from.

Mike

Inactive

Lexus, by a mile.

If you have had Honda's ...you have had nice cars.;)

jeannieblue

Stick with the Japanese on this one - Lexus by far. Mercedes are not what they used to be. And nor are Lexus or any of them really, but Lexus are far far better these days than Mercedes.

vansboy

Lexus, without a doubt - Mercedes don't buid their cars the way they used to buid their cars.

Plus you'll have much more customer friendly service from a Lexus dealer.

& loads of help n hints in http://www.honestjohn.co.uk

VB

goldspanners

lexus lexus lexus!
merc after sales is disgraceful.

jeannieblue

vansboy wrote: »

Lexus, without a doubt - Mercedes don't buid their cars the way they used to buid their cars.

Plus you'll have much more customer friendly service from a Lexus dealer.

& loads of help n hints in http://www.honestjohn.co.uk

VB

I'd avoid the dealers! Of course they're 'friendly' - you pay them enough!

Find a good independent

goldspanners

jeannieblue wrote: »

I'd avoid the dealers! Of course they're 'friendly' - you pay them enough!

Find a good independent

at least the lexus dealers seem happy to tkae your cash,merc seem unhappy to take it,its as if its an inconvenience for merc.
as others have said mercs are nowhere near what they used to be,if you look closely at an old merc that has been looked after you will struggle to find any faults,my mate has a 230 clk convertible its rusting really badly considering its only 6 years old,dash display doesnt read properly.
really poor quality considering price new.
friends mum had a slk only 5 years old,sold it as it would need welding at next MOT!