Lexus Undercuts Germans By Claiming IS300h Cost Less To Maintain Than Other Luxury Brands

In black, this car looks like a Darth Vader Helmet :)

Shame, so insecure, is it a small penis thing? If so, my condolences, that may be another word you don't understand like "warranty" or "literally" but just google it.

Again, no facts or figures, just a personal attack again, I've been here longer than you, not that it matters, you've just been here under different accounts after being banned. Shame.

Wow Cleveland, you provided no links at all, you must really be delusional? Are you really that desperate?

I did you ask you for the links but nothing, you decided to just attack me personally and make-up fake figures.

I am actually very worried that we're dealing with someone who is seriously mentally unstable.

The best argument you have is that I showed up a week ago and I've been here longer than you.

Dude, I'll make you a deal, stop posting BS replies to my posts and I'll leave you alone because I don't want to be responsible for you doing something you'll regret, ok?

only problem is that how is it going to cost less the $0 in comparison to a BMW over 3 years?

Probably so. In my experience German cars are a bit more to maintain, however reap the rewards of still being fun to drive and hold up better over time.

Hold up better over time??? LOL!! What a Joke....I wouldn't own a german car out of warranty. When they break, and they will, you have to finance the repairs......

@ knowitall1985 just curious, how many German cars have you owned to make such an assumption? We have owned a Passat, MB C230 and currently own a TOUAREG and a MINI (if we want to classify it as German) and all of them have held up extremely well. Is this based on your vast experience on owning German cars? I bet you have never owned one.

I owned about 6, but sold german cars for 11 years....28 years in the business...

Well, I guess you had your share of experiences then. Maybe I have been lucky but my experiences with both Japanese and Germans have been about the same, not so much with American cars.

Hopefully all car manufacturers adopt this: " This drivetrain has no clutch, the starter motor and alternator are both built into the system and therefore require no maintenance over the car's lifetime and neither does the engine's timing chain". No maintenance on alternator? And mine is being replace for $1,200, damn!

All of these are good features and might make the point for Lexus.

But if someone buys a vehicle and complains about maintenance down the road, then the didn't do their homework. It all should be figured into the budget along with insurance.

Once you do that then you can choose the right fit. I personally get irked when someone complains about routine maintenance. It is part of the deal and they should have known far in advance.

Girls, Girls easy! Like I stated before, my point to you fanboys is that none of these cars are "bullet proof". They all have issues, I am not complaining about the $1,200 but the fact that the alternator failed on a car with less than a 100K and cost me $57K while I have owned cars under $30K and have never experienced an issue with the alternator.
Yes, I do admit, I drive the car hard and put lots of miles on it, just ask my service advisor but this was one of the reasons I chose this car because of the "reliability". But through my experience, the car has been as reliable as the MB C230 that I traded in.
Now, stop whinning and don't get your panties in a wad. I am just posting my experiences with my cars, not trying to offend anyone. I don't have no reason to lie, I don't get paid my any car manufacturer, I just work hard for what I have and will give you my honest opinion.

Excellent point about maintenance Agent. And I'd like to add, there are those costly unfortunate things that will happen from time to time like accidental tire damage, front end damage from road debris, rock hit and crack the windshield, battery fails way before the warranty is up (only a red/yellow top Optima is superior to vibration cell damage than a conventional vehicle battery), or an alternator (which is under constant current demand from every conceivable electric/electronic device/computers, power everything and not to mention your alternator which has to consistantly keep your battery at full charge via an electronic computerized regulator.

So, there you have it. Hopefully the individual that complained about spending $1200 on labor/Parts for his new unit will have an idea and a better understanding of the true nature of the automobiles high demand and usage from the Alternator/Generator.

Sorry, the post was for lexworld and ClevelandSteamer.

Girls, Girls easy! Like I stated before, my point to you fanboys is that none of these cars are "bullet proof". They all have issues, I am not complaining about the $1,200 but the fact that the alternator failed on a car with less than a 100K and cost me $57K while I have owned cars under $30K and have never experienced an issue with the alternator.
Yes, I do admit, I drive the car hard and put lots of miles on it, just ask my service advisor but this was one of the reasons I chose this car because of the "reliability". But through my experience, the car has been as reliable as the MB C230 that I traded in.
Now, stop whinning and don't get your panties in a wad. I am just posting my experiences with my cars, not trying to offend anyone. I don't have no reason to lie, I don't get paid my any car manufacturer, I just work hard for what I have and will give you my honest opinion.

Don't pay attention to @Cleveland, not much between the ears

@Cleveland, I'm sure you let lots of things between your legs so no need to judge. Oh, was that it, no argument, facts, figures, quotes? Oh, that's right, you just make it up as you go along. Shame.

The problem is @Cleveland, you made the figures up, you think those to cars are only .4 seconds apart and you're the only one in the world.

You can't just lie about tests and then post figures and be proud of them, the manufacturers claims are 4 seconds apart. Please, bother someone else, I don't do well with people that lie and argue just to prove a point.

My buddy is cursing MB right now. First oil change, $300. Next scheduled maintenance, $800. When he brings it back for scheduled, its $750.

Also replaced his cracked windshield, $2000.

Maybe the receptionist is blowing him each time but BMW's free maintenance is sounding pretty good I bet. I read brake jobs are included in that too which is pretty sweet.

Is Lexus really undercutting the Germans or is it just the dummies who plagiarize for this website that say that?