[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by Aatish

Dude, of course. We still rock the gold chains and bracelets.

That's different! Haha. Indian and China love that 22-24K gold.

But those electroplated gold emblems? Man, when I sold Toyotas and Lexus, that was one of the few ways I made ANY profit on Indians.

1. Gold package
2. "Special order" cloth seats (Lexus)
3. MVID

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

I heard Honda is now offering a new package, the Desi package:

- Ganesh figurine/idol for dash
- Personalized plate
- tissue box for rear deck

$508 MSRP, $275 Invoice, $198.99 selling price for Desis

no no no no, the tissue box is part of the Chinese FOB package. Some also opt for the roll of paper towels

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

That's different! Haha. Indian and China love that 22-24K gold.

But those electroplated gold emblems? Man, when I sold Toyotas and Lexus, that was one of the few ways I made ANY profit on Indians.

1. Gold package
2. "Special order" cloth seats (Lexus)
3. MVID

Lololol, yes those.

They aren't a option these days, but some people still get them done.

The new Desi option is the Special Editions. Basically a special edition badge, different "wood", and possibly a color (red I think).

My guy at Honda (whom is a fellow brownie) sells Accord SEs at $24,000; msrp is roughly 27,000 or so. Starts them off at $26,000 or so, does the acting, and gets his "manager" (whom is Jewish) to come down to $24,000. Makes about $300 or so per car.

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

no no no no, the tissue box is part of the Chinese FOB package. Some also opt for the roll of paper towels

Hahaha. Chinese FOB love lace seat covers and My Shaldan air fresheners.

[BMW F22]

Originally Posted by LenkaCZ

Range Rover evoque,there really nice.

Thought about getting this when I was shopping around a few years back. The reliability seemed to be all over the place though. Some said they are reliable while others said that Land Rovers aren't. So I stuck with BMW.

[RickFLM4]

My wife has a 2012 Q5 2.0 that has treated us well, at least so far (but have extended warranty through Feb 2020 just in case). She drove an RX for 10+ years before the Q5, so obviously that treated us well too. However, she liked the Q5 much better than the RX at the time we got it and we have both soured on whatever Lexus is doing style-wise these days. No style > bad style.

[Ali Shiralian]

Subaru Forester XT hands down...

[tdott]

Originally Posted by BMW F22

Dad hates the looks of the older RX (no offense). He likes the new design much better. I think that would be the best vehicle for them (checks virtually all the boxes). However, given that it just came out, there are no used vehicles. We found a base model with a color we liked at $44k. Even with discount we're looking at $44k OTD. About 10% higher than budget.

None taken, I'm not a fan of the new designs, too edgey looking, aside from the design and a few options they haven't changed much drive-line wise.

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

Bro, old RX drove like a boring boat. Good thing he hates it.

It's a box on wheels like most SUV, but it's smooth, quiet and good for a daily. During my commute that's what I want. When I dont want to drive a "boat" I drive the M3.

[WHL102]

My grocery/home depot/people/long hauler is a GLK350.

About $38k, IIRC. Zero options except seat warmers and navigation.



Comfy, 300+ hp, and safe.


Other cars to consider:

Pilot
Jeep GC
Highlander
Outback/Foreseter
X1
GLA250 (meh)
Wrangler

CPO RX's are very nice + it's a Toyota!

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

Hahaha. Chinese FOB love lace seat covers and My Shaldan air fresheners.

someone knows what I'm talking about.

In CA, if you see a car with a box of tissues or a roll of paper towels on the back window dash, then you know it's a FOB driving.