Been test driving entry level luxury cars recently. MY 2007 Forester XT was rear ended on the highway as I was turning left and stopped. We were extremely lucky the inattentive person did see us just in time to not kill us. The damage in the rear looks acceptably minor (bumper, hatch, tailights), except the passenger rear door has no gap between itself and the fender. Insurance company has settled with me for the huge sum of $3213.51and let me keep the car, which I am still driving for the time being (Windshield just decided to crack this week as well)
My car has some unobtanium on it, which is why I kept it. Mostly the Japanese suspension taken off a Forester STI ( A car never exported outside Japan) and the seats, steering, brakes and forged wheels from a 2004 Imprezza STI.
So I have driven the following new cars:
Audi Allroad with Sports package
Mercedes C300 Wagon with Sports pack
Mazda CX 5 Turbo
Acura RDX A spec
Subaru Outback XT
I liked the Benz (but no ground clearance), The Audi was very quiet, The Mazda was great till you pushed it (torque steer) and had a flat seat you just slid around on. The RDX was very slick but I don't want an SUV really. The Turbo Outback is ugly, and makes me feel my age, plus has a gross CVT. What I want is a taught, simple car, that has ground clearance, low weight, good torque, no torque steer, good seats, kick ass stereo. Low key looks. Something I can spill my Shwarma on and not worry. I want my STI equipped Forester rattle box back... really, seems like the best car ever made (for me at least...partly because I put it together in a tiny garage in the fall 160,000 KM ago). So much nicer steering and turn in than these new de sensitized cars, that shut their engines down at intersections. Pretty darn light, can see out of it, just the right size for one guy, some crap and his dog. I think it will take a Porsche Cayman S to get me back into caring about cars again.
I did end up buying a 2020 RDX A spec for a great price and my wife is going to get it to replace her battle wagon 2013 MDX (The last one made in Ontario). I'd check out Volvo, but not thinking I want a car made by a companv Owned by The People's Army.
Anyone have a new car they want?
There is one that I could possibly buy that I might go for figuring I could make money exporting it in a couple of years. Canada had a few C43 Mercedes wagons that were available. Next to none really. The US got zero. No one wants wagons, but I feel that in about two years SUVs will be like Ford Country Squire station wagons in 1982. Done. I'd bet you Americans would love a 380 HP AWD wagon...with a kick ass stereo that no one else has?. It would cost about $50K USD.
My car has some unobtanium on it, which is why I kept it. Mostly the Japanese suspension taken off a Forester STI ( A car never exported outside Japan) and the seats, steering, brakes and forged wheels from a 2004 Imprezza STI.
So I have driven the following new cars:
Audi Allroad with Sports package
Mercedes C300 Wagon with Sports pack
Mazda CX 5 Turbo
Acura RDX A spec
Subaru Outback XT
I liked the Benz (but no ground clearance), The Audi was very quiet, The Mazda was great till you pushed it (torque steer) and had a flat seat you just slid around on. The RDX was very slick but I don't want an SUV really. The Turbo Outback is ugly, and makes me feel my age, plus has a gross CVT. What I want is a taught, simple car, that has ground clearance, low weight, good torque, no torque steer, good seats, kick ass stereo. Low key looks. Something I can spill my Shwarma on and not worry. I want my STI equipped Forester rattle box back... really, seems like the best car ever made (for me at least...partly because I put it together in a tiny garage in the fall 160,000 KM ago). So much nicer steering and turn in than these new de sensitized cars, that shut their engines down at intersections. Pretty darn light, can see out of it, just the right size for one guy, some crap and his dog. I think it will take a Porsche Cayman S to get me back into caring about cars again.
I did end up buying a 2020 RDX A spec for a great price and my wife is going to get it to replace her battle wagon 2013 MDX (The last one made in Ontario). I'd check out Volvo, but not thinking I want a car made by a companv Owned by The People's Army.
Anyone have a new car they want?
There is one that I could possibly buy that I might go for figuring I could make money exporting it in a couple of years. Canada had a few C43 Mercedes wagons that were available. Next to none really. The US got zero. No one wants wagons, but I feel that in about two years SUVs will be like Ford Country Squire station wagons in 1982. Done. I'd bet you Americans would love a 380 HP AWD wagon...with a kick ass stereo that no one else has?. It would cost about $50K USD.
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