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Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:36 pm
by TheOffice

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:52 pm
by Orestes Munn
TheOffice wrote:https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/10/lexus-is-making-a-luxury-yachttake-a-look-.html

Thoughts?

Silly branding. Won't work. Cars and boats are both out of style. Now, a line of Lexus guns...

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:56 pm
by kdh
More "ugly tub" than "yacht."

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 3:04 pm
by TheOffice
No more ugly than than the power Bennes and Jenneaus.

I wonder if it is just a licensing deal.

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:27 pm
by Orestes Munn
TheOffice wrote:No more ugly than than the power Bennes and Jenneaus.

I wonder if it is just a licensing deal.

Well, given that Lexus itself is nothing but the Toyota luxe brand, I suspect it is.

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:32 pm
by JoeP
That size and style is a tough market. Lots of competition.

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:08 am
by BeauV
That thing is seriously fugly!

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:57 am
by Jamie
Gluttons for punishment. As if it's not hard enough to make money selling cars.....

Re: Lexus to make floating yachts, not just land yachts

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:17 am
by JoeP
Jamie wrote:Gluttons for punishment. As if it's not hard enough to make money selling cars.....


True that.