Costs comparaison: Equus, Lexus, BWM & Jag - interesting

[JustMe]

http://autos.aol.com/cars-compare?c...101C0&v4=USC10HYC141B0&state=NE&mileage=10000

 

[ImInPA]

This comarison sure makes the Lexus LS460 look like quite the bargain.

 

[JustMe]

You need to customize it for your own state and mileage driven (right below the cars you can make your selection). It is interesting to take a look at the BIG picture instead of only the purchase price.

 

[BacktoHyundaibychoice]

I don't get the maintenance of $2093. Unless they're counting replacement tires, what maintenance is there for 5 years/60K?

Also, does the price of the Lexus include options needed to equip it like the Equus? Curious...

 

[JustMe]

If you click on the question mark next to Maintenance, it will say:

"Maintenance costs are based on manufacturer intervals for scheduled maintenance, Vincentric intervals for unscheduled maintenance, labor rate, and parts prices."


To me, what I find very interesting is seeing the depreciation year by year. Just click on "5 year details".

 

[BacktoHyundaibychoice]

If you click on the question mark next to Maintenance, it will say:

"Maintenance costs are based on manufacturer intervals for scheduled maintenance, Vincentric intervals for unscheduled maintenance, labor rate, and parts prices."


To me, what I find very interesting is seeing the depreciation year by year. Just click on "5 year details".

I saw that. But maintenance is included for 5 years, hence my question.
As for your depreciation interest, the Equus loses $8K more than the Lexus but costs "who knows how much less to start" (remember my question if the Lexus was comparably optioned out?). Factor in the ?!? maintenance costs and the only interesting thing I'm seeing is how much of a value the Horse is.

 

[cliffbig]

I don't get the maintenance of $2093. Unless they're counting replacement tires, what maintenance is there for 5 years/60K?

Also, does the price of the Lexus include options needed to equip it like the Equus? Curious...

I had already voiced both of these questions to my wife as I was looking at the chart. Furthermore, I notice that the "market price" for the Equus is $900 more than MSRP, while the "market price" for the Lexus is $2894 less than MSRP. This counters my car-shopping experience; I got the Equus for signficantly less than MSRP--a larger percentage of discount than any of Atlanta's Lexus dealers was willing to offer.

When you change these values and remove that false maintenance cost from the Equus, you see that it's an even better value.

And one more thing that has to be considered when shopping for a Lexus: if you want a full range of options (including the Mark Levinson sound system), it's pretty much impossible to simply go to the dealership and buy the car right there. I tried for two months to find a dealer within 100 miles who had the car I wanted in the color I wanted with the options I wanted; it never happened. And this has been my experience over and over again with Lexus. I was potentially interested in buying a Lexus at the time I bought my Genesis, my Acura MDX, and my Equus, and in every case, they had nothing like the car I wanted in stock, and gave me discouraging predictions of a three-month wait to special order it. With an Equus, there are two well-equipped models, and you simply choose the one you want. Bingo. No muss, no fuss, no unctuous dealer trying to sell you what he happens to have in stock rather than what you want...

 

[JustMe]

To me the most useful thing from this data is the depreciation. It almost justifies buying a 2 year old car and saving myself between $20K-$30K.

At least it won't hurt so much if and when I have an accident with it, or after finding out that some dorks have backed up into it while it was parked at Costco.

 

[Indyking]

I have constantly heard in forums and such that in the end of the day, Hyundai is not worth the money because they cost cheaper initially but depreciate a lot more than brands like Toyota, Honda, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes, Acura. Well, I have owned a civic and elantra for a similar period of time and I can tell you the elantra did cost me a lot less taking everything into consideration (price paid, trade-in value, maintenance, gas costs, etc). I have had a Prius before and now have a Sonata and the maintenance in the Sonata had been incredibly cheaper. Mercedes for instance are notorious for not only the high price tag initially but also a expensive maintenance. I don't know, but I bet the total cost of the Equus is a lot cheaper than the big luxury guys out there.

 

[ifonline]

As a previous owner of a Mercedes, I can tell you that a Service B oil change for my car was $400 plus tax (And Service A was about $250). That is insane. Plus, the stupid thing only had a four year warranty. Amazing vehicle. Utter crap to own.

I gladly got out of it and into the Genesis (by way of a Honda Crosstour). The Genesis is everything the Mercedes was and more, all for a lot less money over the life of the vehicle. I'm thrilled with it.

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