Vehicle priorities. Safety? Comfort? Or Entertainment?

Karen_S

In your next vehicle purchase, would you be more inclined to upgrade the safety, comfort or entertainment option? Or go for the base model?

jipster

Safety, then comfort. Entertainment? That would be looking out the windows.

Unless you're going the low end $12k type of car, base model doesn't make much sense. If you're going to spend $15-20k (or more) , you may as well spend a little bit more and get some of the safety features and other goodies.

Karen_S

I'm with you on that, but I do like to listen to books on CD when traveling. So I'd be inclined to get the player that holds multiple CDs.

anythngbutgm

It's a mad world out there, safety whether passive or active will always be a priority.

Mercedes, Volvo, Subaru, Honda/Acura always at the top of my list when I shop for new vehicles. :shades:

british_rover

Multi disc CD players are going away soon like the cassette player. Volvo dumped all their six disc changers for at the end of 2009 for HD radio and USB/iPod jacks.

euphonium

Performance followed by Comfort. Safety is a given in all cars today. Entertainment would be my last consideration, but what luxury car doesn't have as standard equipment, some form of entertainment?

lemko

In order, my priorities are:

1. Styling
2. Comfort
3. Performance
4. Entertainment

Safety should already be built-in regardless of whether the car is an econo-box or luxury cruiser.

roadburner

To even merit consideration, any vehicle I consider cannot be the product of a UAW plant. After that, my priorities are:

1. Performance
2. Performance
3. Performance
4. Performance
5. Comfort
6. Entertainment
7. Safety

jipster

I'm with you on that, but I do like to listen to books on CD when traveling

hmmm, that's an idea. May try that on the next family vacation to Florida. :shades:

fintail

Does performance count as entertainment?

roadburner

Does performance count as entertainment?

Good point!!!

ray80

Withing the options given:
safety
comfort
entertainment a very distant 3rd

morin2

The public libraries have thousands of books on CD (and cassette for the old-timers) and they can be renewed online too, if traveling beyond the due dates.

jipster

Thanks for the tip on libraries.

oregonboy

Pardon me for being practical, but you seem to have ignored some major criteria like: reliability, utility, and cost to own. Entertainment? (Other than the performance aspect), not even in my top 10. :surprise:

joel0622

Ford is moving that way to BR. In allot of the cars now we have a single disk CD with a Juke Box option. It gives you the ability to download up to 500 songs off your exsisting CD's. Keeps from having that mess in your car too.