June 10, 2016 at 9:19 AMvia Postbox <
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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
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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
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June 10, 2016 at 8:37 AMvia Postbox <
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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
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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.
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