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Baldilocks
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New car shopping :whee:
June 9, 2012 at
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There is at most a 50/50 chance we'll buy something this year, but we hadn't driven any new cars in almost five years so we thought we'd check some out.
Wife drives an '08 VW Eos - that's the car we would replace. Shockingly, it has been a very reliable car, and has only 36k miles on it. So we're in no hurry to sell it. But we decided to drive a couple of cars today, just for kicks: an Infiniti G37 and a Lexus IS350 and IS250. As expected the Lexus was a bit more sedate, but more fun than to drive than expected. Wife prefers the IS350 to the G37...
We would most likely buy a late model used, around a '10 model. I love my '06 TL and so does my wife, so we would also drive an Acura before making any decision (though we're not driving the new butt-ugly TL - it would be a TSX, or even the new ILX if we bought new).
What other comparable cars should we try?
Wife drives an '08 VW Eos - that's the car we would replace. Shockingly, it has been a very reliable car, and has only 36k miles on it. So we're in no hurry to sell it. But we decided to drive a couple of cars today, just for kicks: an Infiniti G37 and a Lexus IS350 and IS250. As expected the Lexus was a bit more sedate, but more fun than to drive than expected. Wife prefers the IS350 to the G37...
We would most likely buy a late model used, around a '10 model. I love my '06 TL and so does my wife, so we would also drive an Acura before making any decision (though we're not driving the new butt-ugly TL - it would be a TSX, or even the new ILX if we bought new).
What other comparable cars should we try?
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The repairs on the VW might have the same effect on your cash reserve as buying a new car.
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Ones I would look for might include...Sonata 2.0T, Genesis, Cadillac CTS, Ford Edge, G7, etc...
Ones I would look for might include...Sonata 2.0T, Genesis, Cadillac CTS, Ford Edge, G7, etc...
Wife doesn't care for the previous RDX, though the new style looks better (and is out of our price range). I think for an X3 (definitely an option), we'd be looking an an '06-08, depending on mileage. She doesn't like any Hyundai models, and I don't think I could buy a GM product, though I'd consider Ford (but not an Edge...wtf?).
Wife doesn't care for the previous RDX, though the new style looks better (and is out of our price range). I think for an X3 (definitely an option), we'd be looking an an '06-08, depending on mileage. She doesn't like any Hyundai models, and I don't think I could buy a GM product, though I'd consider Ford (but not an Edge...wtf?).
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