[s-cars] Q7 ramblings

[Bruce Mendel]

They have all the same issues?

C'mon, be real. They have no soul or character like an Audi, but they run
rings around Audi for reliability and repair costs.

B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ez Veedub" <ezveedub at hotmail.com>
To: <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
Cc: <DGraber460 at aol.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>;
<s-car-list at www.audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Q7 ramblings


> Ha, I guess you must work for them. I used to. Don't believe all the hype.
> They all have same issues bud.
> Wasn't this a audi/qauttro/s-car forum??
>
>
> >From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> >To: "Ez Veedub" <ezveedub at hotmail.com>
> >CC: DGraber460 at aol.com, quattro at audifans.com, s-car-list at www.audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Q7 ramblings
> >Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:16:15 -0500
> >
> >So what if Lexus doesn't sell well in Europe?
> >
> >We're talking about the US market, that's what we've been talking about
the
> >whole time,
> >along with the reliability and control interfaces of these cars.
> >
> >You're taking potshots at Lexus now because you don't have a leg to stand
> >on
> >in that
> >argument.
> >
> >We're not talking about how boring the cars may be to drive
> >
> >On 3/2/07, Ez Veedub <ezveedub at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>Things have changed for Lexus, they are now ranked 5th in 07 by Consumer
> >>Reports. They were 1st in 06. And MB in at the bottom at 36. Audi is
> >>ranked
> >>12th just to let you know. And yes, Lexus sells car very well in the US,
> >>and
> >>ONLY the US. LEXUS (Luxury EXport US)
> >>Ezveedub
> >>
> >>
> >> >From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> >> >To: " DGraber460 at aol.com" <DGraber460 at aol.com>
> >> >CC: quattro at audifans.com, s-car-list at www.audifans.com
> >> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Q7 ramblings
> >> >Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 08:47:48 -0500
> >> >
> >> >Except that Lexus does better than MBZ, BMW and Audi and they don't
use
> >>a
> >> >stupid
> >> >MMI/iDrive/COMAND system. They are probably the best at gauging the US
> >> >market
> >> >anyway.
> >> >
> >> >I think all of this crap that the Germans are foisting on us is
> >>eventually
> >> >going to bite them
> >> >in the butt. Give me the RS5 Clubsport edition- no MMI, manual
heat/air,
> >> >manual transmission,
> >> >manual seats, no sunroof, no back seat, ceramic brakes, aluminum/CF
> >>body.
> >> >:-)
> >> >
> >> >BTW, I saw a recent R-M Auction that brought much more reasonable
> >>prices-
> >>I
> >> >think the
> >> >Barrett-Jackson bubble is going to burst (which is a good thing, as a
> >>$35k
> >> >'69 Z-28 is a
> >> >much better proposition than a $110k car at B-J).
> >> >
> >> >Taka
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On 3/2/07, DGraber460 at aol.com <DGraber460 at aol.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > One thing we must remember is that these engineering designs and
> >> >decisions
> >> > > are NOT based on the desires of loyalists such as this group. They
> >>are
> >>
> >> > > driven
> >> > > by  marketing research data. If the "Premium brand" marques are
> >>moving
> >> >in
> >> > > a
> >> > > given  direction and sales do not drop (and the press praises it),
it
> >> >will
> >> > > flourish. It is cutting edge. It is market positioning and image.
> >> > > In  building and
> >> > > selling high end cars there are 3 critically important  factors:
> >> > > Image.
> >> > > Image.
> >> > > Image.
> >> > > Long term you have to deliver the goods. But _today_ you must
impress
> >> >and
> >> > > dazzle with "new" and bragging rights type "stuff", even if that is
> >>more
> >> > > complicated and detrimentally complex.
> >> > > The "Bangle Butt", I-Drive, and Barrett-Jackson prove that the
> >> > > buying  public
> >> > > can be an illogical, image driven, herd of sheep.
> >> > >
> >> > > I am sort of old school, and love a dash full of switches and dials
> >>and
> >> > > gauges.
> >> > > Let me control everything and give me a bank of toggle switches
and
> >>I'm
> >> >a
> >> > > happy camper.
> >> > >
> >> > > Dennis
> >> > > No longer the  target market!
> >> > > Denver
> >> > >
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