LEXUS under performance in Ireland

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120992118#Comment_120992118

The infotainment in my 2007 Lexus RX was great. Large touch screen very responsive. It even had a calendar to schedule events😂

Then the generation after they fitted a smaller screen further away from the driver and it doesn’t seem to be touch sensitive. Definitely went downhill on that one.

galwaytt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120992496#Comment_120992496

the aftermarket takes care of all that these days: https://youtu.be/Bpv8K5IUmzI

GSBellew

In my opinion the IS200 and the type of drivers it attracts has given Lexus a bit of a "boy racer" (hate that term) reputation but I am not sure what other way to describe it.

Other brands have these elements too, but the brands were already well established so it is not an over riding factor in peoples minds.

Casati

Best selling Audi’s, BMW’s and Merc’s here over last 15 years all came with a 2.0 Diesel engines and Lexus couldn’t compete.

The Germans have realised EV’s are the future and Lexus are still pushing hybrids

goochy

this could be the cause !!

Hurrache

Their interiors on the current range relatively are pretty poor and feel a bit tinny, I wouldn't rate them as been a very prestigious brand.

bladespin

i would have said Lexus have done a good job in distinguishing lexus from its poor relation Toyota , however why have irish buyers not taken to the brand ?

I'd suggest that wasn't a good idea, Toyota have a firm following here (right or wrong), why spend more on the 'inferior' more expensive brand? Would have been the mindset for my parents anyway.

goochy

i dont get your point , the person buying a corolla isnt the same person buying a BMW 5 series

bladespin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120995012#Comment_120995012

True but not, the person who used to buy the Corollas etc are the people buying the 5 series/ CLs what have you, that's how the country's finances have changed , speaking for my own parents - loyal Toyota owners all they way through the late eighties, early nineties until the T became a Star, after all it's that age group that make the bulk of Lexus ownership as far as I can see.

kanuseeme

6 years ago I wanted a Toyota hybrid from the UK, looked at Prius, imo at the time, too expensive, ok go down a size the auris, also expensive, then I spotted a cheap one in auto trader, turns out the seller put a ct 200h in with the auris section, I bought one, very happy with it.

I thought about it many times since,

My conclusions are, every one thinks lexus are expensive, and so repairs must be also, so less interest in them, even if you want to spend that kind of money on one, the more bigger brands would seem a better bet.

Lack of advertising, I never heard of them, or never paid any attention to them.

It was one of the nicest cars I owned, bought a prius later, it was awful compared to it.

Juran

My friend bought a lexus RX hybrid this year, middle of the range spec, paid €69k. We bought a Kodiaq diesel, middle of the range style spec, with a few extras, paid €57k. Our Koqiaq is 7 seat, huge boot, etc. The RX is small in comparision. Yes, the RX is lovely, sexy, etc. But I think the majority of Irish adults think of size and practicality (especially those with kids) plus value for money, over cool and sexy.

goochy

you paid €57k for a skoda . FFS

Hurrache

Are you a time traveller that just arrived from the 80s, or just on a shaky bar stool?

goochy

its alot for a skoda , they as expensive as VW now

Hurrache

You're incorrectly basing your judgment purely on the badge rather than the actual cars. It's what makes Toyota, right or wrongly the last decade or so, what they are.

bladespin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120995645#Comment_120995645

It's more than the VW Allspace Tiguan but depends on the extras etc.

Juran

The Kodiaqs when launched in 2017 were starting at €34k, marketed as inexpensive, which they were. They have increased signifcantly since, high demand added to that. We bought our 1st that year for close to €40k due to extras. This is our 3rd Kodiaq. I know €57k is a lot, but equivalent 7- seater SUV style are more expensive. Kia Sorrento starts at €62k now, VW Tiguan all space would be €62k for same spec car as our Kodiaq, VW Toureg start at €108k for diesel (made in Slovinia) and Audi Q7 diesel starts at €106k. We feel €57k compared to the alternatives is good value.

My friend in the states bought a Toyota Highline, 7 seater, all the extras for $45k. We pay way too much for cars in Europe.

goochy

kia sorrento would seem good value , Tiguan all space for €62k is nuts

Comparing car prices in US not fair comparsion , you pay feck all taxes in US and get nothing in return

galwaytt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120995012#Comment_120995012

no but a Camry buyer could well be a Lexus buyer....