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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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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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