Well when you think about who owns who here.. Toyota owns Lexus so a Lexus will last for ever, and well Benz mergered with Chrysler. I have heard Benz has gone to crap after joining Chrysler and I would tke Lexus over a benz anyday. I test drove a 98 Lexus Gs400 2 years ago..omg what I damn nice ride and the 400HP didn't hurt
Might want to look into Infinity also...G35 a.k.a. Nissan Skyline.