Our Cars (dream or actual)
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you guys keep talking about these tahoe, yukon, escalade or suburban like it's so normal and common.
Light trucks were 70% of US auto sales last year. Ford announced that it's going to stop making cars for the domestic market, and GM is cutting nearly as much of its car production. Fiat Chrysler started moving away from cars a couple of years ago and said it was because of a permanent shift in the market.
So yeah, it's normal here. Not good IMO, but normal.
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you guys keep talking about these tahoe, yukon, escalade or suburban like it's so normal and common.
In my town, if you are mom, you drive a Yukon/Tahoe or suburban/Yukon XL. We bought a ours out of necessity since we’re tired of stuffing two car seats, two dogs, all our stuff, and two adults in our Armadas and Pathfinders for 12 hour trips to Dallas.
I’ve tried to get my wife to look at Land Cruisers, LX570, Audi Q7, or X5s, but her response is “those things are tiny, no thanks.”
For what it’s worth, the Yukon is a horrendous car. It’s been in the shop getting things fixed at least every 45-60 days and my 20 year old 200k mile Land Cruiser hasn’t even had an oil change in 12 months…
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When they first came out, I looked down my nose at them, but in time I cam to realize that there's no shame in buying a Cayenne. They're great vehicles. The SUV war is over, and SUVs (and now the latest incarnation, crossovers) won, for better or worse.
It's no different than buying a nice Mercedes, BMW, or Audi SUV, or even, pedigree aside, a Range Rover. And likely much more reliable. Sometimes people want luxury, performance, and a lot of room. More power to them.
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Fair enough.
Have you seen the AMG GLC63S? That looks like a completely bonkers practical car. I was admiring one in a dealership in Brisbane.
why not just the GLE. the GLC is a tad small.. similar to an x3 rather than an x5..
i think that if those "light trucks" were sold and made here in AU and in RHD without the need for conversion. they'd sell like hotcakes. the conventional SUV was made as a people carrier rather than a hauler. consider this, a 3 row SUV would not have enough space for everyone's luggage but a suburban or escalade would..
i recently came across a 1998 suburban in Perth on QLD plates. not sure if they were road tripping. but i admire them for the amount of space with or without the third row.. a used 2011 escalade would cost somewhere about AUD$100,000 for about 94,000kms on the clock..
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The new Morgan Plus Six looks pretty good. It's an aluminium chassis with a BMW straight six in it.
@Chap are you getting one?
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I don't mean to interrupt this fine bit of thread about Morgans. But I thought you fellas might like to see my 1972 Rover Defender III. I'm the third owner. The original shipped the truck from Britain to the France, was driven to the boot of Italy, and then driven from Morocco to the Cape and back. It was sold to a woman in Pennsylvania who collects old Rovers. I bought it from her. Here's the moneyshot so you can see the names of countries, many of which are now otherwise-named, painted on the side. It was horned by a rhino–-documented---and that blow is on the other side. I drive it a few times each summer just to scare the neighbors and my wife.
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Local cars
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A while back, roughly a year into my apprenticeship, and a year following my divorce, I needed a more reliable and economical vehicle. I like hatches. So, I settled on a base model Veloster. Although, it was quite, shall we say, under-powered, it had a 6-speed manual and was pretty fun to drive. It grew on me. Recently, after years of trying to get more out of her than she was able to give, that 6-speed gave out.
The repairs were going to cost nearly the value of the car. I wasn't having any of that. So, it was time for another, with a bit more power, this time. In my heart, I sooooo wanted the Veloster N. But, with a daughter reaching her teen years, and the need for a daily commuter, I felt something a little more practical was in order. I went with the fully loaded Turbo Ultimate. All the creature comforts, and a 7-speed DCT automatic(with paddles). Not quite the hot hatch the N is, but fun nonetheless. My new whip…..
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I’d take the Lancia..
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This is a hard choice for me. The Zed 06 is paid for the leased S4 is 640.00 a month. I give it back in July…..one less decision in morning after that .
No, my 4/4 is working pretty well. It's the successor of the Plus 8, even Morgan has to keep up with the times.
