Is the new Legend selling well?

[IAMVTEC]

Its been out a while now but I havent seen even one legend driving around the streets. I think the car has a great interior and is worth the money. Whats happening, are people choosing to get entry level BMWs instead of this? I see a lot of those around when they are nowhere near as good as the Legend.

[destrukshn]

legends don't sell much, you even hardly see the older legends on the road.

[EuroDude]

Yeh i've seen one new Legend on the road, and maybe one old legend once a month lol

For that price, most people prefer a European alternative or a Lexus.

[aaronng]

I've seen 2.

Hmm, what Lexus or 5 series can you buy at the Legend's price?

[EuroDude]

Audi A6 ~$80,000
BMW 5 Series but thats $93000, most would probably go for a 330 instead
Holden Caprice $70000 (not european but this is AUS remember )
Lexus ES300 $76000 or even the top range IS250 for $78000
Mercedes C or E class $pfft rip off lol
Saab 9-5 Aero $80000
Volvo S80 $75000


But for value of money, its hard to beat the Legend feature wise.
Problem is, not everyone knows how decent the Legend actually is. Or for social status, they prefer to get a BMW/Merc because of the badge despite having less features.

If Honda put an Acura badge on the Legend, will that give the car a Lexus-type status and sell more? Who knows..

[destrukshn]

take the saab and volvo off
rubbish they are.
lol.

[aaronng]

I'd take the IS250 off as well. It's a totally different class. Is there a A6 3.2L at that price? I would go for a Passat R36 when it comes out. It should be about 65-70k OTR when it comes out.

[EuroDude]

The cheapest A6 3.2L is $96k.

Yeh the IS250 is more Euro/Aurion/3Series territory. And yes, volvos and saabs suk lol

[aaronng]

The IS250 is even smaller than the Euro in passenger and boot space! I'd put it... um... in the same class as a 4 door S15? It has less room than every Jap car I've been in, including the back seat of a 0.6L Daihatsu Mira!

[EuroDude]

Really? From the outside it looks similar in dimension to the euro. The sides look terribly narrow though.. so I guess its more similar to the new 06 civic lol.

[aaronng]

Really? From the outside it looks similar in dimension to the euro. The sides look terribly narrow though.. so I guess its more similar to the new 06 civic lol.

The interior of the 06 civic is larger!!!!

If you haven't been in an IS250, go to the dealer to try it out. It's a must see. I still can't get over how Lexus designed such a brilliant car that has less passenger and boot space than almost everything on the market (except for a Clio). I was checking it out, getting the full tour from the salesperson. Driver's seat, nice. Interior quality, nice. Rear seat, I can't get my foot under the driver's seat! My knee is pushing against the driver's backrest. My hair is touching the roof (was a non-sunroof model too!). Got out, opened the boot... and my first WTF came out my mouth. LOL.

[EuroDude]

bwaha thats a surprise. May check one out lol.

Looking at some pics, the wheel arches make it look like a bigger car.
webwombat thought the boot space was decent for the size of the car though.
http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring...250-review.htm