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Re: Newest cars from Detroit
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:22:15 GMT
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:18:45 GMT, "Mark Herzberg" <carorvan@aol.com>
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> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jasper Janssen writes:
> The A-Class is not here yet, though Mercedes-Benz is preparing the launch.
> DaimlerChrysler wants to open up Smart Centres in Miami, Tampa Bay, Detroit,
> San Diego, LA, San Fransisco, and New York, though no launch date yet.
Trust me. The Smart may be ugly, but compared to the Multipla...
> > Mercs aren't luxury cars -- they're merely slightly upscale. Now, a
> > Rolls, _that_'s a luxury car. Or an Aston.
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> In the US, even though the cheapest Mercedes-Benz is $31,000 and will soon be
> $25,000, it is a luxury car. Rolls-Royce is an Exotic Luxury car (though not
> at all exotic in Southern California and Southern Florida) and Aston Martin is
> considered a GT Touring car.
Well, $30k isn't truly luxury by my standards. Only 3 times the
smallest car. I suppose it helps that I live in a neighbourhood where
the neighbourhood pub regularly disappears behind the Ferraris and
Porsches of the adjoining officeblocks, and where 30%+ of cars are
BMWs or Mercs. $50k or more is necessary IMHO to be in the category
"luxury car" (which Rolls certainly fits into).
I want a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow for my next birthday.
Jasper
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| (...) You are 100% right ! The Multipla is probably the ugliest car of the new millenium and what is worse it come from a country (Italy) that has always been known as the land of nice styling for car, fashion etc. And I think it will take more (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) It is not luxury by my standards either, though the industry considers anything above $32,000 luxury. However, you have to remember that in the US, luxury comes in much cheaper. An Acura (Honda) 3.2TL with leather, wood, 5- speed automatic, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) The A-Class is not here yet, though Mercedes-Benz is preparing the launch. DaimlerChrysler wants to open up Smart Centres in Miami, Tampa Bay, Detroit, San Diego, LA, San Fransisco, and New York, though no launch date yet. (...) In the US, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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