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2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
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also possible it gets leased if I can make the #s work better, but by that point, should not be any cash flow reason to do a lease to buy. Only if incentives drive it that way.
wife should be excited for the next round of test drives, since whatever we get is intended to be her DD for the next 10 years. which depressingly enough, if we can make it last that long (the current RDX should) it could end up carrying us into retirement, and our 70s!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Still, pretty smooth process making the "free" return, but they do take a while to help you, so plan on half an hour, at least, and they want a full tank in the car (that wasted 15 minutes extra).
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I think the Richmond, CA S4 with slightly more miles and the dirty carfax is the better way to go though. Save the money up front, and probably get a better "restoration" than the clean Carfax car. I'm not planning on selling anytime soon once I find the right S4, though maybe I'm in the wrong forum to mention that.
It's a damn great car.
In all seriousness, IF the "Richmond, CA S4" is the one you want, then I would pay to have the PPI done at an Audi specialist. Like many of us, you are very picky about your vehicle (as should be, these things ain't cheap). This is turning into one of those "buy a beach house" shows on HGTV. Cue the off screen announcer voice:
S4 #1 comes in his desired color with a clean carfax, but has had some questionable paint work and is at the top of his budget.
S4 #2...
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
That $2000 hit on the 24 month lease is just too much
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
I then went on some of the spreadsheets listed and as @28firefighter noted the impact can vary so maybe an aggressive dealer will close the gap with more discount.
There aren't many (any?) deals in Pittsburgh to begin with, too captive a market so unless I re-up with Acura I've resigned myself to going outside the market for a deal.
jmonroe
https://www.eimports4less.com/details-2019-bmw-4_series-certified_430i_xdrive_gran_coupe_sport_line_awd_heads_up_nav_cam-used-wba4j3c55kbl06770.html
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
if that car was sitting on the lot as an ex-loaner, with say 6,100 miles (so not lease-able), what would an "outsider" like me be realistically be able to offer to have them not let me leave without it?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
This has been driving me nuts. Last night, driving home at dusk, we approached an SUV on the highway. I kept thinking to myself “that thing is BIG.” We got up to the back of it and it was clearly a Jeep product. I wasn’t really thinking too much about it right then, but I kept staring at it, not really understanding what I was looking at. It was like a grand cherokee, but bigger and squarer. Reminded me of a Dodge Nitro in shape. It moved over and as I was passing, I could see on a chrome strip between the taillights, where a Grand Cherokee reads JEEP, it said Grand ....something. I couldn’t see it clearly on the shiny fake chrome in the fading sun.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
https://www.kbb.com/jeep/commander/2010/?bodystyle=suv&intent=buy-used&mileage=110035
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Initial impressions from the exterior are that it’s very conservative looking with just enough flare to remind you it’s a sport model. It is very much reminiscent of an A4. Its also a perfect size for me - not a boat but also plenty of room, mostly in the backseat where it’s most important for a young family to be able to fit large car seats.
The interior is a bit of a mixed bag. From the driver’s seat, it’s perfect. Everything you touch is soft touch materials and the plastic points are well disguised. The heated and cooled seats are well bolstered and very easy to comfortable in. All of the controls are within easy reach and very familiar VW fare. The digital cockpit is a nice high-end touch and easy on the eyes, though given that the top trim doesn’t have navigation in the US, it feels a little unnecessary. The backseat is spacious and plenty roomy, but that’s about as good as it gets. Every surface in the back is hard plastic and as previously mentioned, no rear air vents. Just weird cost cutting.
I’ll give my thoughts on the drive a little later (it’s almost time for school pick up). It will come as no surprise that I loved it - it feels just like my GTI.
To be continued.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
It drives and handles almost exactly the same as my GTI did, except a tiny bit quicker. Very little turbo lag, great pull through the rev range, and a responsive throttle. The fake noise from the soundaktor is annoying.
The suspension is stiff but well balanced in sport mode. In a baffling choice, DCC is not available in the 2019 Autobahn but not in the 35th anniversary edition. Something I hope they rectify in the 2020 Autobahn. Steering is responsive and tight. Plus the steering wheel just feels nice.
The manual is a dream relative to the Viggen. Very light clutch with a nice spring action to it - you can barely feel it engage. The shifter has throws a bit longer than I expected but still shorter than the Viggen and it shifts like butter.
My biggest complaint with the GTI DSG is that in “normal” mode, it felt like it was upshifting just too quickly and in sport mode it would hold the gears too long. Being able to do it myself in a proper manual was quite nice. Yes, the DSG is technically faster but...
Overall, despite its shortcomings in cost cutting, it felt like coming home. Is it a BMW or Acura? No. But at $4500 off plus my $500 partner rebate, it makes a $30k Autobahn $25k + TTL. A bargain, IMO. Sets a very high bar.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
The vents thing just seems stupid. The center console unit they put in even looks like it was designed to have a vent there. Even the GTI had them. I'll be curious to see if the complaining I've seen on the interweb brings them back for 2020 along with DCC on the Autobahn.
Dynamic Chassis Control
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/technology/braking-and-stability-systems/dcc
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