May Get A New Car. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

IowaS · 10-11-2006, 05:17 AM

My wife and I just got an Acura RDX, for a SUV (kinda) it sure is a fun car to drive if you were looking new......

Brucelee · 10-11-2006, 05:44 AM

Buy an older Wrangler with a 5 speed. Beat the P.. out of it and have fun.

BuffaloBoxster · 10-11-2006, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by IowaS

My wife and I just got an Acura RDX, for a SUV (kinda) it sure is a fun car to drive if you were looking new......

I really liked the Mazda CX-7 better. The transmission in the Acura is slooooowwww. But it does have a very nice interior and all the techie toys. The electroluminescent gauges are really cool. Balance that against a good $6k in price premium over the Mazda. If I was going to spend north of $35k the only choice for me would be the Infiniti FX35. That's a hell of an SUV.

IowaS · 10-11-2006, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BuffaloBoxster

I really liked the Mazda CX-7 better. The transmission in the Acura is slooooowwww. But it does have a very nice interior and all the techie toys. The electroluminescent gauges are really cool. Balance that against a good $6k in price premium over the Mazda. If I was going to spend north of $35k the only choice for me would be the Infiniti FX35. That's a hell of an SUV.

We looked at the CX-7, it just didn't do it for us and after driving both I thought the RDX was a better performer..the transmission especially when shifting with the paddles leaves a bit to be desired, but I rarely use them anyway...my personal opinion is they are stupid to have on this type of car/SUV anyway... We have only had it for a little over a month but have really enjoyed it.

Pilot2519j · 10-12-2006, 06:43 PM

Thats what we drive for going skiing. Personally an SUV is waste of gas since you are always moving over 5000 lbs. and get real poor mileage, only exception is if you have a large family. Regarding driven the comment of winter driving in a Boxster, I have driven my Boxster in the snow for three years with Continental winter set 17" and have not been stopped so far. You need the winter tires since the high performance tires are super poor in snow.The problem in NY is the side streets since highways get cleared right away.

djomlas · 10-12-2006, 06:59 PM

H1!!!!!
now thats a mans car

racer_troy · 10-12-2006, 07:41 PM

I actually used to work for toyota supply chain and drove a 4Runner as my daily driver...mpg was appx 16 but it was never a problem...ever...having said that...the best handling winter vehicle i've owned is my current 4motion VW Passat Wagon...it just scoots around in the snow...in the winter i run 16" alloys and Blizzaks LM25's and have never had an issue...i'm getting appx 23mpgs with the 3.0L v6 and i can actually out manuever the larger suv due to the lower center of gravity...at any rate...the vw 4motion system is simply astonishing around corners and always tracks straight and true with no sideways drifting...yes, it kills me...but even better than the 4Runner on snow covered streets....provided it's not more than 5-6" deep...if your roads aren't kept clean..then an suv may be your best bet...

however, my routes are generally kept very clear...so this year, since I enjoy my 986 so much, i've just put on some 17" twists with Pirelli 240s that I picked up from Suncoast porsche...i love driving it so much that i'm going to give it a go...

good luck in your search...

cheers,

--ts

MNBoxster · 10-12-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pilot2519j

Thats what we drive for going skiing. Personally an SUV is waste of gas since you are always moving over 5000 lbs. and get real poor mileage, only exception is if you have a large family. Regarding driven the comment of winter driving in a Boxster, I have driven my Boxster in the snow for three years with Continental winter set 17" and have not been stopped so far. You need the winter tires since the high performance tires are super poor in snow.The problem in NY is the side streets since highways get cleared right away.

Hi,

I'm originally from the East Coast and what you guys call snow there we call a clear day here in MN. You all don't know what snow is...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

vouvoune · 10-12-2006, 08:23 PM

All "chick car's" jokes aside, I think that the H3 is a crime to the environment and I find it unbelievable that people actually buy these cars!

Out of SO many car to choose from why pick the worse one for the environment...People keep talk about gas as a comodity/cost but there is more to it. People need to be more accountable for their own part...I mean 12 MPG is plain crazy!

So, if you are thinkijg about several cars PLEASE don't get a H3!

Rail26 · 10-12-2006, 08:28 PM

Yeah, but if we don't keep the globe warm with all of our emissions, then it will start getting cold...and I don't like to be cold. Who needs the polar ice caps anyway? If we would have warmed the earth 100 years ago, we wouldn't have lost the Titanic. Think about it...

jeffsquire · 10-13-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by vouvoune

All "chick car's" jokes aside, I think that the H3 is a crime to the environment and I find it unbelievable that people actually buy these cars!

Out of SO many car to choose from why pick the worse one for the environment...People keep talk about gas as a comodity/cost but there is more to it. People need to be more accountable for their own part...I mean 12 MPG is plain crazy!

So, if you are thinkijg about several cars PLEASE don't get a H3!

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