First tell him that any car he has to finance is out of his price range. Then tell him to find a nice Volvo 240. On Jun 10, 2016 8:07 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> i noticed that about the pathfinder too. I am sure that sends a lot of > them into the ditches. You don't want twitchy steering driving on ice or > snow. I'll take a 110 or 111 for that. with the right tars, they are rock > solid. > > there are reasons why every time a little snow falls, the ditches are > filled with "SUV"s and a high number are upside down, on the side or > completely rolled over. Operator error for sure, but twitchy steering is > certainly a contributing factor, along with tars, and design (short > wheelbase, high center of gravity and twitchy steering) > > Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> June 10, 2016 at 9:19 AMvia Postbox < >> https://www.postbox-inc.com/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sumlink&utm_campaign=reach >> > >> >> I didn't hate it. The Sante Fe had an adjustable >> lumbar support, which made it WAY more pleasant >> to drive for 14 hours. >> Both cars were "twitchy", meaning they have fast steering ratios. >> The Jeep had superior electronics, streaming bluetooth >> in that car was very easy and worked exceptionally well. >> The Hyundai was a little buggy, in that regard. >> >> Rick >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Joel Cairo via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> June 10, 2016 at 8:47 AMvia Postbox < >> https://www.postbox-inc.com/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sumlink&utm_campaign=reach >> > >> Thanks. He went to the local Carmax and looked at a variety of SUVs. He >> rated them all on a list (how organized is that?) and liked the Hunda CRV >> the best, but also liked the Nissan Pathfinder which is a bit larger and a >> bit more $$. I was suggesting the Nissan, just for the larger mass and >> safety. I saw a CRV yesterday morning, never paid much attention to them, >> it was nice but looked small. He looked at the hundays too, was not >> totally impressed compared to the others. I recall renting one some years >> ago, thought it was OK too. He also liked some Fords, interesting. >> >> I'm going to look at some of them around here, try to find a suthrun car >> (a lot of them seem to be from NY for some reason, leases or rentals) to >> avoid the road salt issue. He will get his financing organized so we can >> pull the trigger when I find something, he can come here and get it. >> >> --R >> >> >> >> >> Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> June 10, 2016 at 8:37 AMvia Postbox < >> https://www.postbox-inc.com/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sumlink&utm_campaign=reach >> > >> Rich inquires: >> >> The boy wants a "new" car. I'm thinking a small-mid-sized SUV A/4WD >>> given he is in a northern climate and it would be roomier than a little >>> car. >>> >> >> Thoughts? >>> >> >> I recently rented a Jeep Compass, and a Hyundai Santa Fe. >> >> The Jeep was uncomfortable on a long trip. >> >> The Hyundai was an exceptionally good appliance. >> Quite comfortable. Great fuel mileage. I would >> recommend it, if one is looking for a smaller SUV >> type appliance. >> >> Rick >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Joel Cairo via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> June 6, 2016 at 2:40 PMvia Postbox < >> https://www.postbox-inc.com/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sumlink&utm_campaign=reach >> > >> The boy wants a "new" car. I'm thinking a small-mid-sized SUV A/4WD >> given he is in a northern climate and it would be roomier than a little >> car. He's OK with that. Looking at Carmax just because I don't want to >> deal with a stealer or CL. Could maybe get an extended warranty. The >> local/nearby Carmaxes have a bunch of SUVs, the Nissans and hyundais look >> all to be ex-rentals ("fleet"). Any thoughts on getting an ex-rental with >> 15-20k-ish miles? 2013-2015 so a year or 3 old with reasonable miles. He >> kinda liked a RAV4 but they only had 2WD models, the others I looked at are >> 4WD. >> >> The basic issue is he does not want to deal with a car except to drive >> it, I'm thinking the asian stuff is fairly reliable, relatively, and the >> prices are in the $20k-$23k range which is doable. >> >> Thoughts? BTW he has my dad's old 98 Caddy DeVille that is running fine >> but the electronic instrument cluster has gone mostly inop. He got another >> one off ebay which works but it has to be flashed to match the car's >> computer or something, and that costs like $800-$900 by the time it is >> pulled, flashed, organized somehow, then reinstalled. He can't get it >> inspected in nannyland without doing that, I can't see putting that kind of >> $$ into an 18yo car, I could probably sell it here and get something for it >> or give it to the girl again. >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
