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Joey Hates Winter, Looking for a New Car
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True. You could still look in the range of cars considered however.
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I would recommend this as well. I just picked up an '07 3.2 and am loving it. However, mine is not AWD. You would be very happy with an S80.Volvo.
Particularly the S80 T6?
3.0L engine, 304bhp, all wheel drive, it will almost certainly be comfortable, automatic, tonnes of room, reliable etc.
I used to have an S60, and it was a tad cramping, and pretty hard getting into/out of it.
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So there was a gas leak at work today, which resulted in all of us being sent home around 12:30. I took the opportunity to go drive a couple cars at a nearby dealership.
First up was a 2011 Ford Fusion Sport AWD. It was much quicker than I thought it would be and was decently comfortable for the few miles I drove it. The interior was atrocious though, it felt cheap and industrial. I'd assumed that Ford would, you know, actually put a decent interior in a car that was probably $30,000+ new. For the right price I'd consider one, but the $21,500 the dealer was asking was way too much considering in had nearly 60,000 miles on it. Oh and the sound system sucked in it, which is a major disappointment, I need a car that I can rock out in.
The second car was a 2012 Subaru Legacy. I hated everything about this car, and then some. It felt big, slow and I hated the CVT in it. It rode well and was pretty comfortable, but my god it was completely...average in every way. It reminded me of a Camry. Not that this was on the list anyways, but I figured since they had one on the lot I should at least give it a fair chance.
On tomorrow's list is:
2010 Mercedes C300
2008 Volvo S80
2010 Audi A4
First up was a 2011 Ford Fusion Sport AWD. It was much quicker than I thought it would be and was decently comfortable for the few miles I drove it. The interior was atrocious though, it felt cheap and industrial. I'd assumed that Ford would, you know, actually put a decent interior in a car that was probably $30,000+ new. For the right price I'd consider one, but the $21,500 the dealer was asking was way too much considering in had nearly 60,000 miles on it. Oh and the sound system sucked in it, which is a major disappointment, I need a car that I can rock out in.
The second car was a 2012 Subaru Legacy. I hated everything about this car, and then some. It felt big, slow and I hated the CVT in it. It rode well and was pretty comfortable, but my god it was completely...average in every way. It reminded me of a Camry. Not that this was on the list anyways, but I figured since they had one on the lot I should at least give it a fair chance.
On tomorrow's list is:
2010 Mercedes C300
2008 Volvo S80
2010 Audi A4
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I quite like the outgoing generation of Mercedes C-Class. Improved further with the mid-life refresh but even the early ones feel like quality products. Very smooth and drive nicely.
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My school used a Fusion as a driver's ed car. The build quality seemed reasonable, but the interior design and materials were terrible. The ergonomics were poor at best and it was full of cheap plastics. This has been my experience with most recent Ford products.
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So I drove the Mercedes, excellent car and felt great. It was a little slower than I'd thought but the inside was a really nice place to be, I was seriously considering making an offer on it but it was an off-white color I didn't really dig so I passed it over. If I can find a black on black one I might throw an offer at them.
The Volvo was sold by the time I got there, I'd still like to drive one though.
The Audi was excellent too, however it also felt a little on the slow side and not as refined as the Mercedes.
Hopefully tomorrow I'm going to look at a Saab 9-5 and a WRX as long as work doesn't keep me entombed in my cubical.
The Volvo was sold by the time I got there, I'd still like to drive one though.
The Audi was excellent too, however it also felt a little on the slow side and not as refined as the Mercedes.
Hopefully tomorrow I'm going to look at a Saab 9-5 and a WRX as long as work doesn't keep me entombed in my cubical.
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The interior of my Ford is generally horrible.
Cons:
It's not that it was designed poorly, it's that it was made so cheaply. Panel gaps are as large as a half inch, plastics are the cheapest-feeling material possible, and the rock-hard bench seat is vinyl. The shifter knob has broken off, almost causing me to wreck, and I had to glue it back on.
There is also a major lack of features; while it is the XL model, and thus, the least expensive F-150, I would think that a tachometer would be a feature in a truck with a manual transmission. I would also expect a vehicle from 2003 to have a CD player, but all it has is a cassette player from the eighties. The locks on the doors cannot be unlocked normally on an XL model; as the locks disappear into the door panel. The door must be opened in order to be unlocked, which is difficult if it is the passenger door as the clutch must be kept pushed.
The lack of storage space was also a problem until I bought a console, which is in the way when I need to lean the massive seat forward to reach the space behind it, featuring a slanted floor to allow small objects to slide under the seat. The seat cannot be moved by one person while sitting in it, the lever must be pulled while both the passenger and the driver scoot forward.
Pros:
It has eleven different windshield wiper speeds, but I'd rather have something more useful, like a tachometer.
Cons:
It's not that it was designed poorly, it's that it was made so cheaply. Panel gaps are as large as a half inch, plastics are the cheapest-feeling material possible, and the rock-hard bench seat is vinyl. The shifter knob has broken off, almost causing me to wreck, and I had to glue it back on.
There is also a major lack of features; while it is the XL model, and thus, the least expensive F-150, I would think that a tachometer would be a feature in a truck with a manual transmission. I would also expect a vehicle from 2003 to have a CD player, but all it has is a cassette player from the eighties. The locks on the doors cannot be unlocked normally on an XL model; as the locks disappear into the door panel. The door must be opened in order to be unlocked, which is difficult if it is the passenger door as the clutch must be kept pushed.
The lack of storage space was also a problem until I bought a console, which is in the way when I need to lean the massive seat forward to reach the space behind it, featuring a slanted floor to allow small objects to slide under the seat. The seat cannot be moved by one person while sitting in it, the lever must be pulled while both the passenger and the driver scoot forward.
Pros:
It has eleven different windshield wiper speeds, but I'd rather have something more useful, like a tachometer.
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