This is another guest article by my friend DVM who has been writing about his journey picking a Lexus SUV after his Highlander Hybrid got totaled recently.
Of course the Porsches, BMWs, Audis, Mercedes & even the Acuras are great vehicles. However german cars are high maintenance machines, with expensive parts. Mercedes has a very bad reputation and I have often seen them on the side of the freeway or being towed. I like the Acura cars, but not the SUVs. Anyway, having a Camry & Highlander Hybrid for so long, we were not going with non-hybrid vehicles.
All I knew at the beginning was that it had to be a Lexus SUV because they are quiet. This means that I could enjoy the quiet during a drive, and listen to music at lower volumes.
The thing to remember is that the UX is between a Camry and a RAV4 in size. I thought my wife would like it — because she wanted a Subaru initially; but switched preferences once she learned about the maintenance issues, expensive services which a friend of mine had noticed (he still drives a Subaru). So, for someone who was targeting the Subaru Crosstrek, the UX is perfect. As it turned out she liked the UX better than…
