I have decided to pump the brakes on a new car. I am going to try and hold out for a few months. I am waiting until my second bonus check of the year so I can put more down and get something better. Should be around June/July.
Do her friends understand that you're a grown man and don't need their or her permission to buy a vehicle?My current one lasted almost 8 years. For some reason my mom wants my old car. Her friends have convinced her that I am just making up all the issues I am having and "I just want a new car". That could not be further from the truth. The car is a 2006 Honda Accord SE with 113K on it. I plan on driving my next car just as long, if not longer.
I will be looking at a Lexus Saturday, another Beamer that is similar to the one I just drove, and an Audi. I might go look at a Hyundai and because I have been talked into it a Honda (the sporty Si). A co-worker wants me to go look at a Volvo, but I might skip that one.
The Audi TT is fun to drive.What are the collective thoughts on the Nissan Maxima? I was behind one today and thought it looked pretty good for a sedan, all things considered. Looked like it had some kind of clear top.
Of course I also saw an Audi TT today I really liked.
Beautiful dzyn too! Something you'd expect to see a King drive.....:wink:The Audi TT is fun to drive.
They are really great, but a ridiculous car for me to just drive just to work. I will most likely end up with a 3 series BMW like I always knew I would.Beautiful dzyn too! Something you'd expect to see a King drive.....:wink:
I like the older ones, like this 2000 model:
If it has their CVT, run!What are the collective thoughts on the Nissan Maxima? I was behind one today and thought it looked pretty good for a sedan, all things considered. Looked like it had some kind of clear top.
Of course I also saw an Audi TT today I really liked.
You know our Forester has one and I was prepared to hate it, but it's not been bad at all, except for my tendency, when I switch to it from the Taco, like I had to yesterday, to scratch off inadvertently. I was around and learning to drive when GM pioneered it. They had it only on some models. The early '50s Oldsmobiles, for example, had a standard auto transmission. OTOH, my BIL had a '51 Chevy with what they called "PowerGlide." We called it "PowerSlide." It was awful. It seemed like it had to rev to 2500 before the car moved.If it has their CVT, run!
I have a cvt in my Toyota and like it ok. Nissan has had a load of problems with theirs. My daughter just a week ago had to have hers replaced in her 2015 Rogue, unfortunately out of warranty.You know our Forester has one and I was prepared to hate it, but it's not been bad at all, except for my tendency, when I switch to it from the Taco, like I had to yesterday, to scratch off inadvertently. I was around and learning to drive when GM pioneered it. They had it only on some models. The early '50s Oldsmobiles, for example, had a standard auto transmission. OTOH, my BIL had a '51 Chevy with what they called "PowerGlide." We called it "PowerSlide." It was awful. It seemed like it had to rev to 2500 before the car moved.
May be. That one was so bad we used to make jokes about it. I hardly notice the CVT in the Subaru...I have a cvt in my Toyota and like it ok. Nissan has had a load of problems with theirs. My daughter just a week ago had to have hers replaced in her 2015 Rogue, unfortunately out of warranty.
There must have been something wrong with your BIL's powerglide's torque converter. It was a tough tranny and is still used today in many dragsters. Its drawback wasn't slippage but that it only has only 2 speeds.
Forgot to stipulate - get a manual transmission!If it has their CVT, run!
Sorry to hear but while you are waiting here's a decent webpage that might help, assuming you are open to a sports car that is:I will be holding off even longer than I thought now. Just did my taxes and it was not good news.