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Replying to: corvette (Jul 12, 2009 7:17 pm) Haven't driven one with an auto, and call me an old man, but a manual is a deal-breaker on a car I have to drive every day. I concur with BR! There are much better small car automatics if that is what you need. A VW GTI with a DSG comes to mind as a possibility - decent small car w/auto. Neither the Mini nor the V-dub is particularly thrifty with fuel, just more fun to drive than a Corolla.
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jul 13, 2009 3:39 am) I will say that I have heard, but cannot confirm because I haven't driven one yet, that the autos in the new new MINI are much better then the old one. I still think that for a car that small with such low torque a manual would be better but the regular cooper with an automatic is supposed to be ok now. |
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If your sister is willing to roll the dice on the General, let me put my plug in for the Malibu. So far at 1 year and 16k miles mine has been flawless. It has everything on your list except the auto down windows. Mine also has the suede with heated seats that are excellent. The ride may not be as sporty as your sister is use to though. |
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Replying to: woodyww (Jul 12, 2009 10:45 am) Great little cars... wish I had one... |
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Replying to: corvette (Jul 12, 2009 7:00 pm) I'd be looking at a 2 or 3 year old (previous generation) Accord EX V6. Great cars, great features, safety, performance, lots of trunk space, and last few years can be found with Navi. I find that Honda Navigations are among the easiest to use too. Lots of power too with a 265HP V6. While working at Honda I had a few older Maxima owners buy Accords because the size and performance was right. |
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Replying to: roadburner (Jul 13, 2009 10:29 am) Of all the cars I've ever driven, or owned, inc. my M6, e34 535i & 540i's, e30 325is, 850i--all great--there was "something about" that E30 318is that got to me. Shoulda bought it, but I was on such a "test driving every interesting car possible" craze that I didn't follow my gut. It was pretty, red, had a lot of fun bombing around on back country roads..... |
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Replying to: stickguy (Jul 12, 2009 4:32 pm) Whatever, I just don't see a 4-door sedan for someone with bikes. Then again, I know that arguing with one's sister is a losing proposition..... |
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I was thinking about it earlier and realized that I've had my Pilot 2 years today. It really doesn't seem like I've owned it that long. I still enjoy driving it, its been a relatively problem free car, the few little things are more quirks than anything. My only real wish is that it could tow the TT, but I guess no harm in that sitting for yet another summer. The Pilot has just over 40k on it, I only put about 1k miles/month on these days, so the miles are only slowly racking up. I have a 6 year/120k Honda Care ESC on it so any problems it might have will be covered. To sum it up, I'm still very happy with my Pilot and will probably keep driving it for several years to come. Still on the look out for an old truck to pull the TT though so the CCBA membership isn't in jeapardy, lol.  BTW, hubby's 09 Civic (duct taped bumper and all) has been a wonderful car as well, he's very happy with it. He's catching the Pilot's mileage pretty quickly, I believe the car has around 23k on it at the moment and isn't quite a year old yet.
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