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Crazy Canuck View Member Profile	Jan 12 2006, 06:11 AM Post #2
North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177	btw, test drove 2 cars today Malibu SS and the Impala SS (same dealer I bought the SS) Anyway, started w/ Malibu and liked it overall... quite peppy and fun to drive, but lack of refinement. Get in Impala, much more refined and a bit more powerful (5.3 v8) but that thing needs new shocks (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif) and maybe some h/c someday (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif) Only thing that pisses me off for the Impala is that the dual-climate zone is manual, not electric and no triptronic, while the Malibu has them... and the triptronic/tranny of the Malibu is much better than the one from Subaru. Ironically, the Impala SS felt slow but the #s climbed decently... guess it's very smooth. Tomorrow I'll be testing the SAABs and we'll see from there. I'll have to check the Sonata one of these days as well. As for prices, if any of you go to websites, instead of .com, use .ca for candian version, it'll give you a good idea.

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Eugenio_SS beater/daily-drvr... which would you get (sedan) ? Jan 11 2006, 04:12 AM

bobbylee I drive a '76 Ford Maverick. No payments. No ... Jan 11 2006, 05:06 AM

JKnight Go drive a BMW 3 series or 5 series, depending on ... Jan 11 2006, 05:29 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (JKnight @ Jan 11 2006, 00:29)Go drive ... Jan 11 2006, 06:05 AM

jensend Believe that the Acura TSX comes in a 4 door confi... Jan 11 2006, 01:43 PM

severous01 the new RL from Acura is nice. BTW...the new Pass... Jan 11 2006, 04:02 PM

BigEnos My Dad is a big fan of SAABs. He's had some pr... Jan 11 2006, 04:08 PM

BigEnos Oh, yeah. Check out the Acura TL, too. Hear nothin... Jan 11 2006, 04:09 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (jensend @ Jan 11 2006, 08:43)Believe t... Jan 11 2006, 09:02 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (severous01 @ Jan 11 2006, 11:02)the ne... Jan 11 2006, 09:05 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (BigEnos @ Jan 11 2006, 11:08)My Dad is... Jan 11 2006, 09:12 PM

slowTA Pontiac G6 four door GTP... 240 hp, manual shift 4... Jan 11 2006, 09:12 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 11 2006, 16:12)Pontiac G6... Jan 11 2006, 09:21 PM

slowTA Could be... I haven't really compared them sid... Jan 11 2006, 09:28 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 11 2006, 16:28)Could be..... Jan 11 2006, 11:09 PM

rpoz-29 We bought an '06 Sonata in late August. Plenty... Jan 12 2006, 12:46 AM

DanO First off.. what is your $$ range??? 1... Jan 12 2006, 01:21 AM

Teutonic Speedracer I'd steer clear of a Saab or Volvo due to the ... Jan 12 2006, 01:35 AM

00 Trans Ram Well, my sister-in-law just got a Pontiac G6 GT w/... Jan 12 2006, 03:19 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Jan 11 2006, 20:... Jan 12 2006, 05:51 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (DanO @ Jan 11 2006, 20:21)First off.. ... Jan 12 2006, 06:01 AM

Eugenio_SS RWD, although I would love to, keep in mind my wif... Jan 12 2006, 06:06 AM

Eugenio_SS btw, test drove 2 cars today Malibu SS and the Imp... Jan 12 2006, 06:11 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Jan 11 2006, 19:46)We b... Jan 12 2006, 06:24 AM

torontoZ28 Hey Eugenio, Are you living in toronto these days... Jan 12 2006, 02:57 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (torontoZ28 @ Jan 12 2006, 09:57)Hey Eu... Jan 13 2006, 04:29 AM

Eugenio_SS went to take a look @ pontiac dealer to see the G6... Jan 13 2006, 04:56 AM

DanO I say go for the Lexus IS350 Jan 13 2006, 03:39 PM

2000Z-71 When I see beater I think cheap, but it's obvi... Jan 13 2006, 04:50 PM

JKnight QUOTE the only bigger prick than a BMW driver is a... Jan 13 2006, 06:20 PM

slowTA ... I'm probably going to kick myself for the ... Jan 13 2006, 09:21 PM

marka Howdy, My civic was made in the US. Sure, the pr... Jan 13 2006, 10:02 PM

rmackintosh QUOTE (JKnight @ Jan 10 2006, 23:29)Don't... Jan 13 2006, 10:06 PM

slowTA QUOTE (marka @ Jan 13 2006, 17:02)Howdy, My ... Jan 13 2006, 10:14 PM

2000Z-71 QUOTE (JKnight @ Jan 13 2006, 12:20)QUOTE the... Jan 13 2006, 11:17 PM

torontoZ28 QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jan 13 2006, 00:29)QUOTE ... Jan 13 2006, 11:21 PM

slowTA Sorry to offend Jason but my experience with the ... Jan 13 2006, 11:58 PM

rpoz-29 Dodge Ram..........built in Mexico. Z-28 Camaro..... Jan 14 2006, 12:19 AM

slowTA QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Jan 13 2006, 19:19)Dodg... Jan 14 2006, 12:36 AM

00 Trans Ram This is funny - I really wasn't looking to kee... Jan 14 2006, 01:23 AM

rpoz-29 I'm not sure how much of the car is actually b... Jan 14 2006, 02:28 AM

bsim My $0.02... I had one of THESE and really li... Jan 14 2006, 03:30 AM

NataSS Inc QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jan 10 2006, 20:12)I... Jan 17 2006, 09:15 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (NataSS Inc @ Jan 17 2006, 16:15)QUOTE ... Jan 18 2006, 04:54 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Jan 13 2006, 19:19)Dodg... Jan 18 2006, 04:56 AM

35th_Anniversary_AS_Camaro_SS Last I checked Canada & Mexico were part of ... Jan 18 2006, 06:09 AM

bsim :stupid: QUOTE ... well what about the designers? ... Jan 18 2006, 06:24 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (35th_Anniversary_AS_Camaro_SS @ Jan 18... Jan 18 2006, 08:21 AM

Eugenio_SS btw, this week-end @ Detroit show, saw some Mopar ... Jan 18 2006, 08:23 AM

Eugenio_SS what you guys think compared to this: Jan 18 2006, 08:56 AM

firehawkclone The black one Jan 18 2006, 01:49 PM

BigEnos I drove a charger SRT-8 over the summer. Only brie... Jan 18 2006, 02:32 PM

slowTA The only bad thing I've heard of about the SRT... Jan 18 2006, 03:27 PM

BigEnos The guy who was driving the car for the week (it w... Jan 18 2006, 03:45 PM

Soma07 QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 13 2006, 15:21)Because we... Jan 18 2006, 04:23 PM

Soma07 QUOTE (2000Z-71 @ Jan 13 2006, 17:17)Sor... Jan 18 2006, 04:28 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (Soma07 @ Jan 18 2006, 11:23)QUOTE (slo... Jan 18 2006, 05:15 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (BigEnos @ Jan 18 2006, 10:45)The guy w... Jan 18 2006, 05:18 PM

slowTA QUOTE (Soma07 @ Jan 18 2006, 11:23)QUOTE (slo... Jan 18 2006, 09:50 PM

rpoz-29 I'm with Chris...I keep cars forever, so resal... Jan 18 2006, 10:50 PM

Soma07 QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 18 2006, 15:50)[I usually... Jan 19 2006, 01:20 AM

Eugenio_SS in all honesty I'm like some just mentionned..... Jan 19 2006, 01:58 AM

Eugenio_SS another pic Jan 19 2006, 02:02 AM

robz71lm7 Where's Batman and the Joker? :leaving: Jan 19 2006, 02:21 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Jan 18 2006, 21:21)Where... Jan 19 2006, 02:46 AM

nape QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jan 18 2006, 03:21)agree.... Jan 19 2006, 03:41 AM

Eugenio_SS thanks for the comments on the sweetness of the sr... Jan 19 2006, 05:26 AM

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Crazy Canuck View Member Profile	Jan 11 2006, 04:12 AM Post #1
North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177	As title says, what car would you guys get ? I'm looking for a family car (sedan) with the following goodies: leather dual-climate-zone heated seats HIDs sun-roof leather interior decent handling/power automatic (wife doesn't want manual) I test drove the Subaru Legacy GT Limited edition and wasn't impressed. Although the AWD was good, lighting sucked, and the triptronic was bloody slow to shift. I prefer the Volvo S60 AWD a lot more compared to that one. Anyways, what would you get as a car and why ? I'm thinking on SAAB 93-Aero (2.8V6Turbo: 250hp/258tq, 3175lbs) vs SAAB 9-5(2.8I4Turbo: 260hp/258tq, 3670lbs)... pretty much same price, power. The 9-3Aero is lighter (~500lbs) but less goodies... so might be more fun to drive, but maybe have less value then the 9-5. It's a car I want to keep for long (10+ yrs), and have no kids YET, but they might be in the picture very soon, hence the decision for a family oriented car (practical)... but I still want something decent to drive... much better than the 94 civic I have. Anyways... waiting on input.