Andrew T.

Hm, id say thats about the same mileage mine gets. Not the greatest, but there is far worse. What is the diff between 1st gen / 2nd gen es300's? What was the first year of the 2nd gen, and how much more would that be? Ive only got about 6K to work with.

Hmm, thank you both for the informative replies. Is one considered more 'posh' or 'chic' than the other? Or are they both about the same, haha. Thats not really my decision on which I want, as I've always wanted a Lexus... (I'm 16, I can remember when I was about 10 being a little brat saying "One day, im gonna be a rich doctor and drive a Lexus!)...somehow, I ended up with a Mercedes. hehe.. Hmmmm. Another thing is, my car was about 60,000 + when new, whereas the Lexus was more around the 30K range. A few of the factors i'm looking at is the fact that my car, even though it looks extremely clean and well cared for, has over 180,000 miles on it. Now, thats not a tremendous lot for a Mercedes, but its alot, seeing as though for the same price of what I paid for my MB (5,500), I could probably find a few year newer ES with less miles. Another thing is the repair bills. Good lord, Mercedes are horribly expensive to maintain. This winter, I had to replace the radiator, thermostat, and alternator. The radiator was around 400 JUST for the part. (Did a DIY on installing it) .. The thermostat was 100 installed by the MB dealer (inflated service prices) , and the alternator was a little over 300 at the dealership. For a 16 year old kid, thats alot to be paying for. Also, it eats premium fuel like candy, and with this war BS and terrible gas prices (1.97 / gal for premium here I beleive), its not economical at all. Another factor is the status symbol crap. At school, even though my Mercedes is 12 years old, I get so much crap for it. People think i'm an arrrogant, snooty , stuckup snob, more than likely simply because of my car. I would hope that the Lexus would have less of this effect. Are repair costs on a Lexus decent? , How is the gas mileage? Thanks

Hey there. I currently have a 1991 Mercedes-Benz E300, and im thinking about getting rid of it and getting a Lexus ES300 (early-mid 90's) .. Any ideas on what may be better about the Lexus? , or are they pretty comparable, just different names? Thanks