FORBES: Best Cars 2005 - Page 3

Merc1 · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 12-26-2005, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

If you take out C55 and E55 the rest of the AMG models don't sell very much. Anyway it's hard to say since there are no official numbers as far as i know.

How would you know this without any official numbers? Whats the point? Gee you think that fact a SL55 or SL65 costs way more than a M5 might have something to do with sales volume?

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Yannis · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 12-26-2005, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

How would you know this without any official numbers? Whats the point? Gee you think that fact a SL55 or SL65 costs way more than a M5 might have something to do with sales volume?

Gallardo costs way more than M5 too but it that didn't stop Lamborghini from selling its 3,000th Gallardo last month. It's the fact that the price of SL and CL 65 AMG is close to more prestigeous cars like F430 that is making the difference in sale volumes.

Just_me · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 12-26-2005, 06:03 PM

CL/SL65 is in the same priceleague as Murcielago, not Gallardo.

The Artist · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 12-26-2005, 08:30 PM

Ohh and im pretty sure that AMG sells more car than any inhouse tuner in the world..

Merc1 · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 12-26-2005, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

Gallardo costs way more than M5 too but it that didn't stop Lamborghini from selling its 3,000th Gallardo last month. It's the fact that the price of SL and CL 65 AMG is close to more prestigeous cars like F430 that is making the difference in sale volumes.

So what, the Gallardo is the cheapest Lamborghini, you know their entry-level car, not th emost expensive MBs like the SL/CL65. Also, how long did it take for Lambo to sell 3000 Gallardos. Pointless conversation.

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Mr. Chigga_Chan · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 12-26-2005, 10:58 PM

I agree with most of the selections on this list. Though Forbes is not an Auto Journalist Magazine, the demographic here is probably wealthy Americans.

The W221 Probably wasn't in their pool of cars. I might look at a Porsche over the DB9 as more of a Driver's Car, but there's nothing wrong with the DB9.

Maybe the Phantom over the RR, but the Maybach 62 makes sense.

Thing is like ALL polls, they are innaccurate and the data cannot be taken as fact...

dyna-niet · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 11-11-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

I would agree with the list 100% if there was RR Phantom there instead of Maybach and Gallardo instead of F430.

you really think a gallardo is better?

ojis · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 11-11-2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

E55 wagon has no competition really until M5 Touring and RS6 Avant arrive so it's obvious that it was going to win.

Read closer. It said "Best All-Around Wagon". Power wasn't the number one meter here and if BMW and Audi do not have powerful wagon enough in their line-up, it's their head-ache.

This listing along with its categories is just bad.

cawimmer430 · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 11-11-2006, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Luwalira

Wow I'm really suprised that the list isn't dominated by Cadillacs, Infinitys, Toyotas and Lexus cars.

Notice how the list is populated by exotic or exciting cars. Cadillac, Infiniti and especially Toyota and Lexus don't really fit that category.

Ultimate Car Guy · **Re: FORBES: Best Cars 2005 -** 11-11-2006, 06:44 PM

Forbes is a trusted source when it comes to business issues, but not really when it comes to cars. The journalist who compiled this list is very inexperienced and knows little about cars- just read his comments regarding his criticism about the 3 Series, he didn't even know it was the benchmark.

Any magazine, whether it be an IT, business, travel or a woman's magazine can compile a list of their most desirable cars. But their judgement would be based little experience. It would be no better than ours.