Reading this poll/thread I think Lexus has done exactly what they set out to do. Everybody smirked (I know I damn near cracked up) when they announced they were going after MB and BMW. But there was one thing they had in their favor that should have wiped the smile from our faces and that was reliabilty and cost of ownership. Apparently consumers care about these two things...go figure.

It seems we mainly buy MB's for nostalgic and resale reasons. But what good is a good resale if the car was in the garage most of the time and never ran right for you

Like somebody said when it comes down to picking between the two it seems to come down to heart and brain...thats rather sad, for MB

I voted MB by the way. Ever since I got pulled in by the W126 I became a sucker for life