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I'm a little bit bored today, so thought I might take a look and create a Pro/Con list for the competitors here. Feel free to comment; I'm just trying to create conversation.  I'm singling out the most obvious pros/cons Buick Lucerne V6 Pro: Classy Styling Con: Power/Economy (Soon to be helped with the 3.9L), Languid Handling Buick Lucerne V8 Pro: Classy Styling, V8 available at Toyota V6 price (some people wouldn't have a 6-cylinder) Con: Poor Fuel Economy Chevrolet Impala V6 (3.5/3.9L) Pro: Torquey engines, big rebates Con: Small Interior, Wide-Ratio 4-speed Automatic Chevrolet Impala SS Pro: Old-School V8 Power and Sound at Accord V6 Prices Con: Fuel Economy, Small Interior Dodge Charger V6 Pro: Muscle-Car Design Con: Cheap Interior, fuel economy (lower than the Impala SS!) Dodge Charger V8 Pro: Hemi Power, Aggressive Styling Con: Fuel Economy, Interior not up-to-par considering price Ford Taurus Pro: Huge Interior Space and Comfort, Unique high seating position, Sync Con: Exterior Styling awkward from several angles Hyundai Azera Pro: Upscale Interior Feel, Warranty Con: Droopy Rear-End Styling Toyota Avalon Pro: 3.5L V6 Power and Economy, Available Lux Features Con: Price, Option Packaging, Front-end styling 2009 Nissan Maxima and Pontiac G8 are too new to know (never been in them!). |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 03, 2008 9:04 am)  However, a pro that's left out is it's bang-for-buck quotient.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Jul 03, 2008 9:38 am) I always think of "O Brother Where Art Thou" when I see those cars, because the band in that movie is the "Soggy Bottom Boys." EDIT: I got the name wrong indeed! I corrected it. |
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The band was "Soggy Bottom Boys", so I don't know where this puts the Azera. I have an 07 XL Avalon that came with leather, heated seats, etc., and a decent sticker price. I just finished almost 800 miles of interstate At 75 mph and full air. I got 31+ MPG all the way. I don't know much about the "cons", but this car definitely has a lot of "pros"....power, economy, lots of room, decent styling.....a great road car.
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Replying to: popsavalon (Jul 03, 2008 10:41 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 03, 2008 10:58 am) Both do as well as the 08 Accord V6 on "real world mpg" as far as highway driving goes.. As far as EPA ratings go, the Taurus is 18/28, which is towards the top of the "midsize" class in rating, let alone the full size. The Azera for 09 is 17/26 which is also in the midsize range, though not quite up to Taurus snuff for rating, however, the "Real World MPG" thread has several folks reporting better than 30 mpg on their highway driving......
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Replying to: auld_dawg (Jul 03, 2008 2:36 pm)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 03, 2008 9:04 am) I usually get 18 mpg all city and 27 highway. Based on the new fuel economy ratings the Charger 3.5L gets 17/24 and the Impala V8 SS gets 16/24. Real world numbers are probably worst for the Impala.
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Replying to: popsavalon (Jul 03, 2008 4:52 pm)
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