MR.MAGOO

MR.MAGOO

Audioholic Field Marshall
from what I've read in the news our next car will be public transportation (bus), taxi (Uber, Lyft). Private ownership of a car will be a thing of the past. :rolleyes:
 
Mikado463

Mikado463

Audioholic Spartan
from what I've read in the news our next car will be public transportation (bus), taxi (Uber, Lyft). Private ownership of a car will be a thing of the past. :rolleyes:
what communist country do you live in ?
 
Cos

Cos

Audioholic Samurai
If you're willing to consider Q5 or Jag money, in my shopping some months ago I found that the BMW X3 35i M-Sport was the best choice for me. Mine stickered for $55K custom-ordered, and it showed up at the dealer in less than three weeks over 1500 miles from the factory in South Carolina. 300hp turbo L6 with an 8-speed auto. IMO, the sport seats with the M-Sport model are the best in any SUV I tried.

Forget the Nav system on any vehicle. Google Maps or Waze beats them all.

The Q5 turbo-4 is a little weak.

I'm not a fan of Japanese things.
I think the Q5 is a suprisingly nimble SUV, especially for a 4 Banger. Audi to me are the best handling Japanese car on the market. I had the 14 A5 with the Sports Package and Tires and handled every bit as good as my 2010 335XI (nowhere near as fast though)

That being said, I went overboard this year, got the 2018 X3 M40I (List 70 Paid 63.5K) and it is by far the best handling SUV I have driven or owned. I also am a fan of the MDX/RDX by Acura.
 
everettT

everettT

Audioholic Spartan
I think the Q5 is a suprisingly nimble SUV, especially for a 4 Banger. Audi to me are the best handling Japanese car on the market. I had the 14 A5 with the Sports Package and Tires and handled every bit as good as my 2010 335XI (nowhere near as fast though)

That being said, I went overboard this year, got the 2018 X3 M40I (List 70 Paid 63.5K) and it is by far the best handling SUV I have driven or owned. I also am a fan of the MDX/RDX by Acura.
Confused, Audi Japanese?
 
Irvrobinson

Irvrobinson

Audioholic Spartan
from what I've read in the news our next car will be public transportation (bus), taxi (Uber, Lyft). Private ownership of a car will be a thing of the past. :rolleyes:
No way. Ford's pick-up truck business alone is bigger than Facebook. BMW's biggest plant in world is in SC. All of that demand isn't going away any time soon.
 
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Drunkpenguin

Audioholic Chief
My company gave me an F150 to drive to work, its a piece of crap. I would never spend my own money on one of these tings. But I agree, mass transit wont happen in our life time.
 
everettT

everettT

Audioholic Spartan
My company gave me an F150 to drive to work, its a piece of crap. I would never spend my own money on one of these tings. But I agree, mass transit wont happen in our life time.
You should drive one the king ranch or platinum models. Definitely not a base ..
 
Irvrobinson

Irvrobinson

Audioholic Spartan
My company gave me an F150 to drive to work, its a piece of crap. I would never spend my own money on one of these tings. But I agree, mass transit wont happen in our life time.
I wasn't making a qualitative assessment. Ford's pick-up business is the #1 volume generator in the US.
 
William Lemmerhirt

William Lemmerhirt

Audioholic Overlord
My company gave me an F150 to drive to work, its a piece of crap. I would never spend my own money on one of these tings. But I agree, mass transit wont happen in our life time.
Wow they must be pissed at you! Irv mentioned in the next post that ford basically has the lead in truck sales. This is amazing to me since a) it’s a Ford IE: junk, and b) it’s ugly AF!!! My mom always buys a new ford every couple years, and I always hate driving them. They just feel weird. Disconnected almost, and I hate their transmissions. My buddy bought an f-150 a couple years ago. I warned him all he was gonna do was fix that POS but he didn’t listen. So after about a year and a half of fixing it he finally dumped it. Wouldn’t mind an old F-100 though...
 
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Drunkpenguin

Audioholic Chief
Thats all they buy is ford. I will say, after 100,000 miles i've had no major problems mechanically, but its the little stuff that drives me insane. The front 2 brake rotors have each been replaced twice. I already blew 3 speakers and had to replace them with after markets, which sound way better! I've never blown a car speaker before. The doors rattle. Its way to bouncy in the rear and beats me to death at times. The radio some times defaults to AM radio when I start the car so I get this loud static to wake up to. The voice dial on bluetooth is a joke, half the time it wants to call the wrong person. Some times the auto roll down of the passenger window will suddenly stop and go back up. When the AC is on full speed it makes this whipping noise like theres a sticker inside the vent tubes thats coming undone and wacks around in there. The feet vents never fully close so your feet get freezing cold when the AC is on. Gas mileage is crap. Ever see one on a bumpy highway? Watch the bed, they bounce around in opposite directions of the cab. And to top it all off they bought black with black interior. Impossible to keep clean!

Probably missing something. Oh yeah, and the engine fan is crazy loud and runs all the dam time!
 
William Lemmerhirt

William Lemmerhirt

Audioholic Overlord
Thats all they buy is ford. I will say, after 100,000 miles i've had no major problems mechanically, but its the little stuff that drives me insane. The front 2 brake rotors have each been replaced twice. I already blew 3 speakers and had to replace them with after markets, which sound way better! I've never blown a car speaker before. The doors rattle. Its way to bouncy in the rear and beats me to death at times. The radio some times defaults to AM radio when I start the car so I get this loud static to wake up to. The voice dial on bluetooth is a joke, half the time it wants to call the wrong person. Some times the auto roll down of the passenger window will suddenly stop and go back up. When the AC is on full speed it makes this whipping noise like theres a sticker inside the vent tubes thats coming undone and wacks around in there. The feet vents never fully close so your feet get freezing cold when the AC is on. Gas mileage is crap. Ever see one on a bumpy highway? Watch the bed, they bounce around in opposite directions of the cab. And to top it all off they bought black with black interior. Impossible to keep clean!

Probably missing something. Oh yeah, and the engine fan is crazy loud and runs all the dam time!
Gotta laugh...seems like plenty of reasons to buy more fords!!! Lol
 
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Midwesthonky

Audioholic General
Interesting. I inherited a Chevy pickup when I bought my business. Hated it. Driver's seat wasn't centered with the steering wheel. Always felt weird driving it. Sold it.

Here are a couple of options I have found for you.

Ferrari F355 Auction Listing

Ferrari F430 Auction, currently less than $10k

Great all-weather vehicle, family friendly, neighbor friendly

Better for those living in flooded areas now

Just some ideas. Not sure how much help they will be. But it's always a good thing to be open minded and look at other options.
 
John Parks

John Parks

Audioholic Samurai
Interesting. I inherited a Chevy pickup when I bought my business. Hated it. Driver's seat wasn't centered with the steering wheel. Always felt weird driving it. Sold it.

Here are a couple of options I have found for you.

Ferrari F355 Auction Listing

Ferrari F430 Auction, currently less than $10k

Great all-weather vehicle, family friendly, neighbor friendly

Better for those living in flooded areas now

Just some ideas. Not sure how much help they will be. But it's always a good thing to be open minded and look at other options.
Whoah! That tank (and portable bridge!) is just plain silly. Something like this is more realistic to putter around the neighborhood:
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Of course, no vehicle of this caliber is complete without an "Apocalypse Mode"!
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Cos

Cos

Audioholic Samurai
Confused, Audi Japanese?
Yes I am it's German LOL.

I agree, I had an Infinity 2012 G37X was really disappointed with the way it handled. I resend my comments and will no longer do late night messages lol
 
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Mikado463

Mikado463

Audioholic Spartan
The Socialist Republic of Kaliforistan :p
LOL, yeah I hear 'ya, just spent a few days earlier this month in SF, 4.9% tax for their socialized medicine on top of your absurd sales tax, what a ridiculous state . Did enjoy 'fleet week' though in SF ...........
 
BoredSysAdmin

BoredSysAdmin

Audioholic Slumlord
how about the Volvo XC-60R, looks nice ..........
Is that suggestion for me? I already have no thrills and very capable offroader grocery getter - 2018 Outback 3.6R. I think that 5.5s 0-60 2018 Accord Touring 2.0T will fill nicely the role of the 2nd car which is both faster and more fuel efficient. While still safe, reliable and has all the gizmos. It's not a rocket ship but seems like excellent value for money and performance ain't too shabby either. can definitely put in place more than a few Lexus owners. I was shocked to see how slow Lexus IS..., not to mention Lexus Camry ES
 
Mikado463

Mikado463

Audioholic Spartan
Is that suggestion for me?
could be, just checked it out and thought it looked pretty good.

I'm getting ready to retire in a couple of years and I am looking at new vehicles today in preparation to buy one 'certified used' when I retire. It will be on my radar ........
 
Sheep

Sheep

Audioholic Warlord
could be, just checked it out and thought it looked pretty good.

I'm getting ready to retire in a couple of years and I am looking at new vehicles today in preparation to buy one 'certified used' when I retire. It will be on my radar ........
I wouldn't retire with a certified used car known to be unreliable after warranty is over.

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