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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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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 liked driving it...exterior style is probably "meh" at best
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On another note... how they heck do you guys remember models of cars when they're just a series of letters and numbers?
We can't have exhausted the animal names yet. Those are way cool! Like Mustang and Sting Ray and Impala and Ram and Bronco and Cougar and Jaguar, etc.
What's wrong with those?! What about Lion? Or Tiger? Or Wildebeest? Or Giraffe? I don't think those are taken yet. Just SOMETHING other than just numbers.
And yeah...the letters/numbers are boring IMO.
Hermit crab?
Naked mole rat?
Butterfly?
How about Panda? People freakin' love Pandas. Butterflies would be good, too.
/bunny
We can't have exhausted the animal names yet. Those are way cool! Like Mustang and Sting Ray and Impala and Ram and Bronco and Cougar and Jaguar, etc.
What's wrong with those?! What about Lion? Or Tiger? Or Wildebeest? Or Giraffe? I don't think those are taken yet. Just SOMETHING other than just numbers.
What year model Murano do you have? I have an '04 and it has lots of get up and go. I go look at new cars and I still just like my Murano, so I keep putting of buying a new one.
Any tranny issues with your '04?
Any tranny issues with your '04?
Have you checked out the new Cabriole? It's the new convertible Murano. It's so kinda fins, but it should be at $42,000!
Have you checked out the new Cabriole? It's the new convertible Murano. It's so kinda fins, but it should be at $42,000!
Do you know anyone that had issues with the CVT tranny? I think there were more issues with the earlier models like pre-2005. And, that's why Nissan extended the warranty for the CVT for all the cars.
Do you know anyone that had issues with the CVT tranny? I think there were more issues with the earlier models like pre-2005. And, that's why Nissan extended the warranty for the CVT for all the cars.
The new little Fiats are really cool! How much room do you need?
The new little Fiats are really cool! How much room do you need?
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