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@fintail - I think you are correct. The Si had body colored bumpers, and the S did not, per the brochure. Weirdly, the Si did not have power door locks, you had to step up to the 4WS to get those. "Memory recline" on manual seats in a coupe was pretty cutting edge at the time. I know my dad's 2003 New Beetle had that on both front seats, though.

That link brought back the memory of the wheelcovers on less fancy models too. I have to imagine FI makes a noticeable difference.

That brochure was a lot of fun to read.

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The print was way too small for me to read on my phone but the pics were nice.

Got a question, I haven’t been in a new car dealers showroom for I don’t know how long, do they still have brochures that are free or do you have to commit to buying the car first.

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The Conn. Lexus dealer where I bought my used Toyota did have brochures and looked throught them while waiting . Years ago I I very much enjoyed taking them home and looking through them. Of course now you can get an online PDF.

I was interested in the Saturn Aura immediately before the GM bankruptcy which was not widely known to be coming. Looking at the brochure at the dealer I was struck by what they called the "Moroccan Brown" leather option on their top of the line XR model. Believe it or not it was only a $100 option. They did not have an Aura on the lot with it. I told the salesman if they get one in I'll take a look at it. I wound up with a fully loaded (for the time) 2008 XR , white with brown leather interior. MSRP was around $30K and with a pre-bankruptcy discount paid $24K. The wife drove it for 8 years and brought it up to 70K miles. The transmission was replaced after 7 years under extended recall. All in all it was a great car and I I really liked the interior:

I think I must be rubbing off on my wife. I came downstairs for breakfast and she was sitting at her desk looking at articles on the internet. The one she was on (that she then read to me) was which cars were most likely to last to 250k miles...

Which cars in that article are supposed to last a long time? But it seems like you folks usually drive around only six thousand miles or so a year on each of your vehicles, and you like to have a new car every three to five years. So is a long-lasting car really an important thing? Is there a chance you'll drive more when you eventually retire? Anyway, for your RDX it seems like the CarPlay/AndroidAuto is a bit glitchy, but is that the only issue with your Acura? You've probably already checked for it, but maybe there's a software update the dealer could install? For your Ford, are you worried about reliability after the warranty expires? Also, does it bother you that the Maverick is only front-wheel drive, or is that ok for your weather. I'm a practical and frugal person who doesn't need that much when it comes to power and 0-60 times, and so for me my non-turbo TLX and my wife's Subaru are ideal cars that blend luxury and functionality. But for you wanting something special and sporty for you next car, but not wanting a low seating position like you'd find in a sports car, a CPO Porsche Macan with the extended warranty might be something to consider. They look good and performance is wonderful. From looking at this video from Car Wizard a few months ago of a 2016 Macan with an almost dead engine, probably because of hard use and 10k oil change intervals, seems like having a CPO warranty on a Porsche would be a good thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJuvJ6gmAb4

In most every case the "10k mile OCI kills engines" trope is an attempt to build a profit center. Sure, I'd go with a 5k mile OCI in a track rat or a really old classic, but until I see empirical data that a 10k OCI alone is responsible for an engine failure I'm following the manufacturer's recommendations.