trujaysfan
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Also insurance and parking costs can be huge living downtown.
OT: Cars
- Thread starter Habsy
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MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
No, it's entirely accurate. But when you drive something that isn't engineered to haul your crotch fruit from the mall to the soccer field and back,instead something that makes driving fun for the sake of it, you're a bit more aggressive.
with that said, running crosswalks is the height of ****y and is simply piss poor driving, not merely "aggressive" or "fun" driving.
Credentials: Former and most likely future BMW driver.
PlayerToBeNamedLater
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The truck JR Smith is riding around in in NY.
johnunit
New member
'MERIC-... oh wait the truck's made in Toronto.
Looking at the specs, it crosses over the 'sweet military tech' line into massively impractical. It's tires are only rated for 110Kmh and it weighs about twice what a Hummer or Excursion did while not really having any more power than those. Oh, and it's almost a foot wider than a hummer. I literally don't know how he gets around new york in that.
Looking at the specs, it crosses over the 'sweet military tech' line into massively impractical. It's tires are only rated for 110Kmh and it weighs about twice what a Hummer or Excursion did while not really having any more power than those. Oh, and it's almost a foot wider than a hummer. I literally don't know how he gets around new york in that.
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Leafin'
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Looking to buy a another car.
- Budget: under $35000
- 2011+
- 50km MAX
- AWD would be ideal
- No preference on SUV vs Sedan vs Coupe
Currently looking at:
2011 Infiniti g37x coupe
2011 Audi A5 2.0t
2011 Audi Q5 2.0t
2010 Mercedes E-350
2011 Subaru WRX
2011 BMW 330xi
2011 Mercedes c-350
2011 Acura MDX
Anybody have any experience with any of these vehicles?
- Budget: under $35000
- 2011+
- 50km MAX
- AWD would be ideal
- No preference on SUV vs Sedan vs Coupe
Currently looking at:
2011 Infiniti g37x coupe
2011 Audi A5 2.0t
2011 Audi Q5 2.0t
2010 Mercedes E-350
2011 Subaru WRX
2011 BMW 330xi
2011 Mercedes c-350
2011 Acura MDX
Anybody have any experience with any of these vehicles?
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Quattro >> Other all wheel drive systems, and the A5 is gorgeous, underpowered for that money but gorgeous.
CRL
Well-known member
new BRZ/FR-S?
corksens
Legend
As Mindz says, the AWL in the Audi's are amazing. But with that said, I would be alittle skeptical of buying a used car with a turbo engine. That's just me though.
But that's why I am a leaser.
Is that your all in budget or your pretax and fees budget?
johnunit
New member
A few thoughts:
1. Drive AWD vs. RWD back to back before you buy the AWD variant. Personally, stuff like the G37 and BMW 3 series are very compromised cars with the extra weight and poorer handling of AWD. The Quattros aren't as bad, but that's partly because there's often no 2wd version to compare to.
2. What do you want out of this car? If you don't need an SUV I'd avoid the Q5 and MDX. They're basically overly tall, overweight wagons. Good compared to their competition, but overall bad compromises. Don't saddle yourself with worse fuel economy and hundreds of extra pounds if you don't have a need for it.
3. The most reliable vehicles you've listed are definetely the japanese cars. However, problems in german cars tend to only surface after 4-6 years. If you're keeping the car for a while, I would frankly avoid and AWD BMW at all costs, and be leery of the other german stuff. An AWD german sports sedan has a hell of a lot to go wrong and is a nightmare in terms of labour. However, if you're the type of guy who trades cars in every 2-3 years, that may not matter.
4. Unless you need the space or really value ride comfort (the rest of your lists suggests neither are the case) I don't think I could choose an E class over a C class given the price jump/condition drop. It's bigger, and a bit comfier, but isn't nearly as sharp a driver, gets worse mileage, and doesn't really have any more toys.
5. Check for signs of abuse with the WRX. A lot of them are rode really, really hard and put away wet. Same goes, to a lesser extent, with the 330 and g37.
6. Do you really care about the extra power of a 330 vs. a 328, c350 vs. c250, etc? If straight-line performance isn't a priority, you could save many thousands and a little fuel by going with the smaller engined stuff.
Personally, space no object and ultimate performance not being a huge priority, the car on that list I'd be most tempted by is the G37 coupe. Great interior, great sound, great reliability, great handling. Aside from preferring the RWD version, that's a car that does everything it should.
I should note that while I've done varying levels of work on most of these cars, and driven something very similar to all of them short distances, I'm not an owner of any.
Leafin'
Well-known member
Fantastic feedback, thank you sir.
I actually test drove a g37x last week and came away thinking its the best value of all the cars. The interior is fantastic, handles well enough i felt.
One of the main reasons why i even contemplate getting an SUV is because i go snowboarding in the winter, camping/kayaking in the summer.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
corksens
Legend
G37x I found to be boring. It has a wicked engine, but absolutely no feel. Fuel economy is crap too, if I recall.