Rolex = Mercedes

[Eric-London]

911 - Submariner. Both classic design icons of similar age.

Both have kept the original styling attributes, IE you will always recognise a 911 and you will always recognise a Submariner!

End of story nothing more to say!

[yhzdude]

Allright everyone...time to buy a Porsche.
My wife will say mid life crisis.
I would if I lived in Europe where u can drive all year round.
Here in Canada when u buy a fancy car, you need to buy a garage with it. It get costly

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[Seibei]

No, no, no. Comparing Rolex to a Mercedes is an insult to Rolex and a ridiculously generous compliment to Mercedes. Rolex quality is light years ahead of Mercedes. Not even in the same galaxy.

[fewwords]

Funny how people here put BMW over Mercedes while the germans itself see Mercedes steps ahead of BMW, especially interior and innovative wise. And interesting how many people here have bad experience with Mercedes. They had problems in the past but currently doing very good.

E-Class and S-Class especially are unmatched by any german brand at the moment.

@samson66 actually Macan and Cayenne are their best selling cars...

Originally Posted by DP63

the company were experiencing huge financial difficulties. They had zero choice but to be part of VAG and to produce what I like to call "loss leader models" or they would have all but disappeared

Porsche tried to acquire VAG and hold the stake majority at some point but Lehman Brothers got broke at that point and banks didn't renew credit contracts (they bought shares from that) fast enough so they couldn't bring up the money for the next tranche as their plan was to get 75 % of the stakes to use VAG money to pay the debts.

[pickettt]

Originally Posted by Seibei

No, no, no. Comparing Rolex to a Mercedes is an insult to Rolex and a ridiculously generous compliment to Mercedes. Rolex quality is light years ahead of Mercedes. Not even in the same galaxy.

Perhaps Rolex is more like an '82 300D.

[pickettt]

Originally Posted by fewwords

Funny how people here put BMW over Mercedes while the germans itself see Mercedes steps ahead of BMW, especially interior and innovative wise. And interesting how many people here have bad experience with Mercedes. They had problems in the past but currently doing very good.

E-Class and S-Class especially are unmatched by any german brand at the moment.

@samson66 actually Macan and Cayenne are their best selling cars...

BMWs are more fun to drive, aside from that, all other nods go to Mercedes. It's funny that someone brought up the Mercedes built in Alabama.....I know MANY Germans that consider Bavaria (a la Bavarian Motor Works) to be the Alabama of Germany.

[Seibei]

Originally Posted by fewwords

Funny how people here put BMW over Mercedes while the germans itself see Mercedes steps ahead of BMW, especially interior and innovative wise. And interesting how many people here have bad experience with Mercedes. They had problems in the past but currently doing very good.

E-Class and S-Class especially are unmatched by any german brand at the moment.

@samson66 actually Macan and Cayenne are their best selling cars...

They are "currently" doing very good because they are new and have not had time to break down yet.

Innovative? "99% of all automotive tech is available to all car makers off the rack."

Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAgY6A3RPcU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqItRLWFt00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=562cyULJ9_w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=026p6fWSw7M

[Syed117]

If I was forced to make this kind of comparison it would be:

Rolex = Apple

[samson66]

Originally Posted by fewwords

@samson66 actually Macan and Cayenne are their best selling cars...

Of course they are, that's what they were built for. They were designed to appeal to the masses. I don't hate either vehicle, I just hate they they sell the "economy" version of both with the Porsche logo on the back but without the performance that I thought Porsche was known for.

Base Macan <$48K with a 252hp 4cyl turbo that gets to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. Wow! That's amazing!

Wife's Toyota Highlander <$43K with a 295hp V6 non-turbo 0-60 in ~7 seconds.

So a three row family SUV with basic V6 engine that can tow a boat is within one second of a Porsche "performance SUV" for $5K less in cost.

If they only put out the Macan, Cayenne, and the others with the most powerful engines I would be ok with them. But like I said earlier, a base Macan is just a CR-V with another name. It's not worthy of the Porsche name.

THIS IS A PORSCHE!

[Dilemma]

I think most will agree that Rolex is the Mercedes Benz of watches

Whelp, a quick stroll through this thread indicates otherwise.

[fewwords]

@Seibei lol, like no other manufacturers has problems. I would recommend to learn a bit more about cars and the innovation I mentioned before spitting some shit out your mouth.

@samson66 So? People buy Nautilus because it's a Patek Philippe as people buy a Macan because it's a Porsche but in all honesty neither deserve their name on it.

And still neither Mercedes or Porsche are a good comparison to Rolex, Lexus is – take it or not.

[007_Omega]

I agree, although I totally understand the sentiment about the Porsche comparisons. The reason why Rolex can't be Porsche though is simply because Rolex is too common and mainstream to accurately be a Porsche.

Everyone knows Mercedes, it's the luxury car icon that is accessible to the middle class.

That being said, I totally see the Submariner being the 911 of watches. I even used that comparison before I knew so many others online also did the same.

Now, this comparison really works well in the US where Mercedes is at its core luxury while in other countries Mercedes sells models such as the A/B class (not real Mercedes and hurts the image of the brand) that Rolex would never do. Still, Rolex does downgrade their watches and has an entry level market that is clearly defined by the inferior clasp they give models such as the OP.

Generally speaking though, Rolex quality standards are better than Mercedes so I can see why certain people here would be mad at the comparison though at the end of the day I think it's as close as you're going to get.

[007_Omega]

Originally Posted by unknown

stopped reading this after

'Is Omega a BMW because it tries but can never get the same level as Rolex/MB.'


Like Mercedes is better than BMW



its just a matter of taste both are equal
just like Rolex and Omega are probably equal too

Omega is totally BMW in this comparison but like you I chuckle at the idea that BMW is somehow inferior to Mercedes. I've owned both and I prefer BMW by a landslide. Mercedes have "nicer" interior features but I could care less about that and as far as driving experience and performance give me a BMW any day.

Rolex is better quality wise than both car brands and Omega but comparing a watch to a car is always going to be tough.

[pickettt]

Originally Posted by fewwords

@Seibei lol, like no other manufacturers has problems. I would recommend to learn a bit more about cars and the innovation I mentioned before spitting some shit out your mouth.

That's hardly necessary. We're all just talkin' here.

[fewwords]

Originally Posted by 007_Omega

Rolex is better quality wise than both car brands and Omega but comparing a watch to a car is always going to be tough.

Are you for real? Could you elaborate, please!

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by fewwords

@Seibei lol, like no other manufacturers has problems. I would recommend to learn a bit more about cars and the innovation I mentioned before spitting some shit out your mouth.

@samson66 So? People buy Nautilus because it's a Patek Philippe as people buy a Macan because it's a Porsche but in all honesty neither deserve their name on it.

And still neither Mercedes or Porsche are a good comparison to Rolex, Lexus is – take it or not.

People are sharing their opinion and everyone is entitled to their opinion. Your comment is rude and uncalled for.

[Seibei]

Originally Posted by SearChart

People are sharing their opinion and everyone is entitled to their opinion. Your comment is rude and uncalled for.

Thanks for that.

[crazycarlitos]

Originally Posted by fewwords

@Seibei lol, like no other manufacturers has problems. I would recommend to learn a bit more about cars and the innovation I mentioned before spitting some shit out your mouth.

Yo take it down a notch.

Ur opinion is just that, ur opinion. No need for insults.

U should heed ur own name as an advice and talk less

[fewwords]

Stop crying boys, world is not a friendly place. ;)

[crazycarlitos]

Originally Posted by fewwords

Stop crying boys, world is not a friendly place. ;)

Or perhaps u should just grow up.

Don’t be butt-hurt because u drive a MB and someone said it’s not better than bmw. It’s all opinion.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by fewwords

Stop crying boys, world is not a friendly place. ;)

I'm pretty sure you will be the one crying very soon if you keep that attitude.

[fewwords]

The only Mercedes I take place in, is when I take the public transport. My actual daily driver is from Bombardier, so not butthurt at all.

Many people have opinions but many of them don‘t build their own opinions, they just spit some biased shit, actual opinion try to be as neutral as possible and cover every point of view but what do I expect here at TRF...

And no, I won‘t cry if I keep my attitude because I already asked for deletion but still waiting for execution.

[Seibei]

This is the internet and we are all big boys. No harm done at all.

[oroloi]

I’ve owned both bmw and merc, prefer bmw, that’s just my opinion and my opinion shouldn’t mean anything to anyone

[Mystro]

Time to step away and reflect a bit. I see this thread getting locked very soon and some infractions at the very least.

[Patton250]

Definitely Rolex and Mercedes or BMW.

[WJGESQ]

Originally Posted by NYG1121

I like this

AP would be a Lotus at best.

[yhzdude]

Originally Posted by oroloi

I’ve owned both bmw and merc, prefer bmw, that’s just my opinion and my opinion shouldn’t mean anything to anyone

Smart answer. this threat is fun.

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[yhzdude]

Originally Posted by Syed117

If I was forced to make this kind of comparison it would be:

Rolex = Apple

Not true...you can buy apple products

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