TL;DR Yes.
All 3, along with the Ford Ranger (the only thing comparable Ford offers) are really at the top of my list. I’d be shopping 4R Limited/Platinum. So I suspect a much smaller price gap between that & say the LC premium. & at that price a GX is easily possible, even if I’d like to move up to the OT+. I’m really just waiting to see what they do with the hybrid.
Shopping without much of a budget for a retirement vehicle to travel the continent yet maneuver in the cities once I get there presents an interesting quandary between the 3. I’m hoping sitting in all will make one a more ‘obvious’ choice than the other 2. The LC & GX are inches taller so may present roomier cabins. I’m in the camp though that loves the look of the new Taco & by extension the 4R. The gulf between even top tier versions & a GX could be enough to sway the decision to a quick cash purchase now.
This may be too far an aside topic or something for another thread. Psychological but might well play in to how a potential buyer like me may perceive the 3. But does anyone else question purchasing a Lexus as it’s too far above your perceived station in life? A pickup, Ford or Toyota, fits in easily at the Home Depot, a thrift store parking lot, or yes fancier establishments as well, at least here. A Lexus, fancy Toyota or not, seems just a step (or two..) above what my friends are doing at age 50.
I might know a lawyer buying a new Honda Pilot for his family or a VP purchasing a new VW Taos. But I also have friends on disability who have 15yo Kias a step away from the junk yard. Kind of that upper middle class conundrum where you’re striving for better, not getting there, yet realizing you may be ahead of your peers if you stop & look back a bit. That might make choosing the Lexus a smart decision if I’m happy with it for a decade or more & get a couple hundred thousand trouble free miles out of it. But may mean that choosing the more mainstream brand may be perceived better when any new car is unaffordable to many.
