I went over 450 miles a couple different times with the V70… still had enough left that range anxiety wasn’t a factor, and calculated mpg at 29 once and 31 the other time. The latter was mostly NC 12… (View Post)

I noticed how gutless the Honda J35 can be at highway speeds when I went from my old Volvo wagon to my current RDX a few years back. Whereas the Tiguan feels better than it should given its power num… (View Post)

My curve was inverted in April, as we had 124k on the 15 RDX but just 88k on the 13 Jetta. Trading the Jetta on a 21 Tiguan (will hit 40k next time we drive it) puts things back in order. (View Post)

The last two cars we traded were 11 and 12 model years old. The ones before that were 7 and 5 years old. (View Post)

I was always impressed at how well my brother's Japan-built Hondas and Acuras aged. So free of rattles. The US-built ones like my Accord and RDX seem much more prone to rattle. (View Post)