About the Lexus 400h...?

Q: Does anyone know or own a lexus 400h (hybrid) and have any opinions on it? Does it really save on gas? Is it as safe as regular suvs/cars in the winter? Do you think it is worth the money and would you recommend this suv to another? Also, compared to a car how is the gas mileage? I'm looking into buying an suv for when I have to offroad & more room in general. Right now I drive a Mercedes C300 and I love it. However, I'm going to be needing a little more room and better gas mileage. Most importantly overall I'm looking for safety especially in the winter weather.

A: I have an opinion get a diesel powered SUV instead. paying 50-60 grand for a car based SUV isnt the route i'd go much less a hybrid one. You get alot less towing capability with a Hybrid. There is no infrastructure in place to this day to handle all the battery recycling of the battery in any hybrid. Forget what the dealer says about it lasting 8 years under warranty. there are plenty of people griping right now that their dealer is denying claims of bad batteries.If these bateries last so damn long why arent they in laptops and cell phones. oh and if you have to pay for the battery hope you have a spare 4-5 grand laying around. do some research diesel vehicles arent what they used to be and some pollute less than conventional gas vehicles and get great fuel economy. when a hybrid battery starts going bad so will your mileage. The Lexus is built on a car chassis which means you get limited off road ability. Its almost twice the price as your C300. You wont get the same level of service after the sale like you get with your MB. Get an ML320 CDI. even though diesel is more money it gets way better mileage than a gas version and you wont have to worry about batteries and Hybrid technology. and you can run vegetable oil eventually in that diesel. Who is gonna work on that hybrid when the wararnty is out? hmmm? again 50-60 grand is in the range of the MB. plus diesels have loads of torque. I had a MB I love them. Lexus is just a toyota in tuxedo. compare the rav 4 to it you will see lots of similarities and see that it has a cheesy interior for sooo much money.

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