new car recommendations....fml

[killramos]

Originally posted by roll_over


What's cheap as shit lease rates? I may need something new for my wife soon here and since she can't take care of shit then it needs to be lease.

Mine is half a percent for 39 months... I'd call that cheap.

I had a glc300 loaner last weekend. I wasn't really at all impressed.

NX has always had adaptive suspension, you just need to go FSport3 to get it. Which is $$$.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by killramos
I had a glc300 loaner last weekend. I wasn't really at all impressed.

All the 300s are there to appease older MB owners who find AMG products' ride is too rough or seat too hard. It's traditional luxury.

[Ukyo8]

Brand new 2017 Cadillac XT5 AWD, Fully loaded luxury model.
MSRP is about $60,000 should be able to pick one up for about $46,000

[killramos]

For sure, it was slow and boring af. Very floaty.

I didn't really use it much though, drove it to and from the golf course and downtown to work one day.

The back seats seemed fine? Just feels like a lot of money for what it is.

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by roll_over

I guess that would be a lot of fun if you had never actually driven a fun car before.

Get over yourself. If you can't derive pleasure from a 450hp rwd vehicle, then I think your fun meter needs to be calibrated.

Because certainly Calgary/Albertan drivers are deriving pleasure from how well their MB's and BMW's dodge potholes in this province

Fuck Beyond is getting ridiculous with its snobbery.

[rage2]

Some people value driving fun more than just horsepower. I mean if OP really cared about power, he wouldn't love his X1.

[ExtraSlow]

I've never had a vehicle that I didn't think was fun to drive. Even my 1980 Lincoln Town car with the 302 in it. That thing was slooooowww, but it put a smile on my face every time.

[Aleks]

Originally posted by killramos
For sure, it was slow and boring af. Very floaty.

I didn't really use it much though, drove it to and from the golf course and downtown to work one day.

The back seats seemed fine? Just feels like a lot of money for what it is.

GLC and NX aren't in the same class I don't think. NX is GLA, X1 competitor I thought, while GLC is X3, RX class.

Was there a sport mode in the Merc that needed to be selected? Should be quite a bit faster than NX in a straight line.

[killramos]

To clarify I wasn't trying to compare the NX to the GLC, definitely different cars.

Responding to multiple posts at once is all.

Neither are really my cup of tea just that I found NX to be a pleasent surprise. Unrelated I also didn't think the glc was that special. Sport mode wasn't that much better when I tried it.

[Aleks]

Originally posted by killramos
To clarify I wasn't trying to compare the NX to the GLC, definitely different cars.

Responding to multiple posts at once is all.

Neither are really my cup of tea just that I found NX to be a pleasent surprise. Unrelated I also didn't think the glc was that special. Sport mode wasn't that much better when I tried it.

I see, they are all too small anyway for what OP is looking for.

[roll_over]

Originally posted by HiTempguy1


Get over yourself. If you can't derive pleasure from a 450hp rwd vehicle, then I think your fun meter needs to be calibrated.

Because certainly Calgary/Albertan drivers are deriving pleasure from how well their MB's and BMW's dodge potholes in this province

Fuck Beyond is getting ridiculous with its snobbery.

Doesn't make anyone a snob to not think a pickup truck is a fun car to drive. IDGAF what you do to it, it's still gonna handle like shit.

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by roll_over
doesn't make anyone a snob to not think a pickup truck is a fun car to drive. IDGAF what you do to it, it's still gonna handle like shit.

[Aleks]

This pulled more g than a 350Z back in the day stock for stock. So, there's always a way. I remember this truck from back in the day, owned by a beyond OG.

[rage2]

I don't think that has enough rear room, so it doesn't count.

[CivicDXR]

Originally posted by Aleks
This pulled more g than a 350Z back in the day stock for stock. So, there's always a way. I remember this truck from back in the day, owned by a beyond OG.

Oh man I miss my X-Runner, brings back memories at Race City seeing this pic... it cornered VERY well, and even more so after I lowered it another 2 inches, one of the more fun vehicles I've ever owned. But rage2 is right, rear room was pretty much non-existant, unless you wanna put the kids in the rear bed.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by rage2
I don't think that has enough rear room, so it doesn't count.

Aren't there short cabs where the rear seats are sideways? That would solve the kicking driver's seat issue

I doubt it's legal to put car seats in them though, nor would they be configured to take car seats in the first place...

[Aleks]

Originally posted by CivicDXR

Oh man I miss my X-Runner, brings back memories at Race City seeing this pic... it cornered VERY well, and even more so after I lowered it another 2 inches, one of the more fun vehicles I've ever owned. But rage2 is right, rear room was pretty much non-existant, unless you wanna put the kids in the rear bed.

Bed Ryder makes seats for the bed. Not sure if the airbags are included though.

[SkiBum5.0]

^ I want a pair of those...













seats

[03ozwhip]

there's a lot of shit going on in this thread lol I forgot about it, I've been too busy working to think about looking at vehicles.
@rage2 it's not the most powerful vehicle I've had but it's dinan stage 2+ so it's pretty fucking fun. i will miss it if i decide to get rid of it.

so I've taken out a 13 and 14 BMW X5, one with the 35i and the other a 50i. I liked the 50i power better but the 35i options and better reliability have me leaning towards it...

we all know I won't keep it for very long, so why fight it. what are my best options for financing...or should I just lease newer.

what is the real benefit to a 7 year finance over a 5 year apart from the obvious cost bi-weekly/monthly being that I will probably keep it less than 5 years and definitely less than 7.

am I missing anything I should be thinking about? TIA. also, yes, I know it's a boring SUV. later, I will be making a new thread about what I can buy for myself....wife says so lkl

edit: can I negotiate extended warranties? I'm not sure what else to think about...

[max_boost]

Have them toss in some extended warranty and service work so you don't even have to worry about it.