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Crazy Canuck
post Jan 11 2006, 04:12 AM
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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.
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rpoz-29
post Jan 14 2006, 02:28 AM
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I'm not sure how much of the car is actually built here. A few years ago, some American built Hondas were sent back to Japan and compared to those built there. Surprisingly, the US built cars were considered to be the better built of the two. It is darn near impossible to find an "All-American" car these days.

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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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