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I’ve admired the Atlas since they came out, but your assessment doesn’t surprise me. Just sitting in them in the showroom gives me that impression. A poor man’s Audi it is not.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
http://subaru-sia.wixsite.com/indiana/about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ8d2eLEIac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWh5nv-ePw
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
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But I do enjoy the planning aspect. Fun stuff!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
My wife hates all parts of the process and wants nothing to do with it. With the Volvo she couldn't care less other than knowing what it cost. When I told her we had to drive 90 minutes to get it, she was less than thrilled.
She has admitted to enjoying driving it, but I think she still prefers the Enclave.... which is why late next year I'll probably just get her another one.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe Granite Crystal over Saddle
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
she absolutely wants to test drive and evaluate the car (and color options) if it is for her. But wants no part of the shopping process, once she says what she wants. I get to do that and just tell her when we are going to pick it up!
if it is my car, she is perfectly happy to let me do it all and surprise her, as long as she had a chance to sit in the passengers seat at some point, and I keep her general opinions in mind. the car show is actually great for that, since can see just about everything in a pressure free environment. Just not BMW now!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I’ve actually been in that Honda plant, probably a dozen times given my company does business with them, and I’m relatively close to them. I hadn’t seen a good portion of the plant. But, I had seen final inspection. It’s amazing how much they inspect their work every step of the manufacturing process. They even have inspectors who inspect the other inspectors’ work.
It's been awhile, but earlier this year you had made a very well informed suggestion for wheel spacers on our A5 to accommodate the A4 wheels we purchased for our winter wheel set.
I just placed the order for those spacers from ECS, and I would have had a much tougher time without your input.
Looking forward to putting on the winter wheel set in a couple months and having them look a bit more proper. Thanks!
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
That makes it all worth it
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
On the Outback, we plunked down $500 to reserve the color she wanted, that was coming in from the factory. I did all the research and did the negotiating on my own; she joined me afterwards to sign paperwork.
The Jetta I just returned was my deal, start to finish. Her name wasn't on the paperwork.
Speaking of which, got the bill for the disposition fee - $350 + tax.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
One of the odd tendencies my wife has is to test the turning radius. I really don't know why, because it's not something she does a lot of in her normal driving.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
My wife hasn't been on a car since her 2008 Elantra she bought right before we started dating.
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2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
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Funny enough, we have only had two cars she ever cared about. First was our Miata (06 GT PRHT) which was blue with that caramel leather interior. Pretty easy car to like. And now the 3, which is more fun than I think she imagined. She recently said that she thinks she looks good in it, so that is basically the gold seal of approval. Might be hard to get out of this one...
23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
And bean, I think you were being mean, but I’ll let it slide. Not likely catching me in a Kia dealer, though the telluride is very nice. I’m just not shopping in that jumbo size class. And at least, I do eventually buy something!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
But back to your challenge. Do you think that she could somehow see the Subaru Outback as an SUV rather than a station wagon? If so, the Outback really does seem like a good alternative in terms of performance, luxury, features, and price. But if it's still just a station wagon to her, maybe the RDX is still a possibility? Since she's had her current RDX for 6+ years it certainly seems like she's gotten a lot out of it in that time. What kind of miles are on her RDX?
I'm a believer in the new auto technologies like CarPlay/AndroidAuto, adaptive cruise, etc, and it seems like for her long commute they might be useful....
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Get her behind the wheel of a new RDX and I'd bet she would be willing to pull the trigger.
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But I still want one...
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2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
I’ll try to sell the outback. Cheaper, better mileage on regular gas (I really want to avoid PUG required), and I bet the tech will be easier to use. She gets intimidated by my car, and that doesn’t have a track pad or push button shifter! But need to drive it first.
The current RDX turns 7 in 1-2 weeks. I think it’s sitting right about at 57k miles.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMPQ-WIi4pI
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
No problem on the spacer sizing. It can be confusing
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Now we're at 11 months and 1 day and she still hasn't yet driven it. I had planned to hand off to her on part of our trip to St Louis this past weekend, but a gator-gagger of a storm over Illinois made me think better of that. Our November trip to Richmond (about 8 hrs driving time) may be her first time behind the wheel of Obi-Wan. I'm enough of a troglodyte that I usually let the "targeting computer" (Nav display) turn itself off but it hasn't yet told me to "Use the Force, Luke."
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