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01-29-2020, 08:55 AM | #15 |
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But you would have to want a Camry and an 86. People leasing BMW SUVs probably have zero interest in either.
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Only if you buy everything new. Right now, there are 5 cars in my household. We have:
'05 Mustang '13 FRS '04 Suburban '03 Accord '14 Ford Focus SE All told, we paid under $80,000 for them starting in '05 with the purchase of the Mustang. The Mustang and the FRS were purchased new, the rest were used. With the exception of the Suburban which had an electrical problem a couple of months ago ($300 repair), none have been in the shop for non-maintenance work in the last two years. So for the price of the CUV in this you can buy an entire fleet of cars to meet your needs based on my experience.
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I had to bring up the Edge ST commercial, which gives the illusion that "sporty" is the same thing as "sports car." It's a smart campaign for increasing general sales, but enthusiasts know the differences.
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Bah, I have an 8K 97 4Runner (reliable as can be) and a 25k (new) FR-S, maybe another 3K into it for fun/speed. That's 35K total - people who are looking at the 'do it all' SUVs are spending north of 60k. And I used to be one of those "people who live in cities", NYC, and there you're much better off having *no* cars at all. But at that point, having kids in a dense urban area, you're already making compromises both space-wise and cost-wise, IMHO you're really opting out of the whole 'fun car' experience anyways. Your nice car will get beaten up by roads and other drivers, and you'll be stuck in traffic 90% of the time vs ripping up back roads in your 'all in one' super car. Just my 2 cents
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Other than the fact that someone has to buy them new so there is eventually a used one to buy, I see absolutely no reason to purchase an SUV/CUV/etc new.
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Agree - and for the rest, this is just how I see the world. I realize many may not be comfortable buying a car with high miles/out of warranty, etc. to keep costs really low. I did the backseat thing for years with my FR-S, it's one of the great things about the car. The legroom is tight but the seats themselves are relatively deep- so my girls could sit criss-cross in the back perfectly fine. They still can fit in a pinch (my 14 year old in the front seat, my 12 year old in the back) but getting tough adding my wife in. We used to call my FR-S the "clown car" back when all 4 of us would go out in the FR-S. But now that I have a 2nd car, it's just much more freeing:
1) I can take the dog 2) My girls are much more comfortable in the 4Runner 3) My girls' friends are much more comfortable 4) No worries about poor weather, 4Runner has all terrain tires, yet another point of compromise with sporting SUVs - the usually have performance oriented tires necessitating seasonal swaps in northern environments 5) My FR-S stays clean in the garage 6) I felt MUCH safer installing my Vortech kit knowing I have backup, peace of mind 7) If I want to sell my FR-S for an even bigger mid-life-crisis car (like a Corvette), I can do it tomorrow without a second thought Sometimes it's fun to just drive an old truck, sometimes it's fun to drive a tiny little raw sports car. That's what I personally enjoy, the extremes. Vehicles like performance SUVs are certainly impressive in their own right, but they really don't offer a diverse experience. I feel I might get bored with one, but I really don't know for sure. Anyways YMMV, I'll shut up now |
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I live in a big crowded city and can even barely find a place for my 1 car. That's why the rear seats in the BRZ, as little a practically as they are, were a huge selling point. Whenever I really need the extra space to haul people around, I go rent a car for 20$/day and thus far in 2 years that amounted to only once and it was almost as trouble free to do as to pick an apple from a fridge. Heck the rental agency told me next time I can just call them and they'll drive the car to my front door for me and give me a ride back when I drop it off. I'll buy something that'll put a smile on my face |
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38.3% South 23.9% West 20.8% Midwest 17.1% Northeast So, 58.3% of the US lives in the South and Midwest, which is not considered by most as "urban areas" although the populations are always focused in urban areas regardless of region. As a country boy that tolerates living in the Suburbs of Atlanta I have no idea how anyone lives in a true urban area. I'm happy for you if you can, but it is definitely NOT for me.
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If one want to enjoy sports car like performance out of a 5000 lb SUV, then one needs to prepare for annual $2500 tire replacements.
Tire tech has come a very long way, but longevity and stickiness still aren't possible.
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Like the 275/40/20 and 315/35/20 off a BMW X5M. They look good though.
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Really good point. Tires, pads, discs alone, especially if you actually track it. This goes for anything big/heavy. |
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It's something that journalists who borrow the car for a few days will gloss over because they're not really using the car as intended over an extended period of time.
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