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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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A XC60 Premium with Leather Heated Seats, BLIS, and Sat Nav?

I mentioned the Subaru Forester 2.0 Premium

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Bells and whistles? Have you looked on the inside? IT looks like garbage. Black gives the impression of sporty, that's why I recommended the CX-3. It probably comes in a 6 speed stick or 6 speed auto, and hopefully, it should come by mid 2015.

 

My dad had a mini-cooper S. She CANNOT use a manual.

The BLIS system is actually the same on Volvo, and the Auto-Park and Infotainment system is better.

The Mazda looks like the Infotainment system was a aftermarket thing. 

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I mentioned the Subaru Forester 2.0 Premium

 

Wait. What. I though we were talking about the Volvo.

We also looked at Subaru. She said "It looks like a truck from the 80s" and that was the end of that. 

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IDK, she just wanted the Ford or Honda CR-V.

And she got the ford because the Honda has a 5 speed auto. And the Escape has more "Bells and Whistles" 

What about the VW Tiguan?


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My dad had a mini-cooper S. She CANNOT use a manual.

The BLIS system is actually the same on Volvo, and the Auto-Park and Infotainment system is better.

The Mazda looks like the Infotainment system was a aftermarket thing. 

Oh, but it's totally factory, just sourced from aftermarket suppliers. I think it should be pretty nice. who knows, it's probably gonna be the first mazda since the mazda 6 with skyactiv to have leather as standard in the high trims.

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Wait. What. I though we were talking about the Volvo.

We also looked at Subaru. She said "It looks like a truck from the 80s" and that was the end of that.

Ouch.

I thought the new Forester looks nice. Trucks from the 80s are cool too.

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What about the VW Tiguan?

 

Our Volvo, BMW, Merc, Subaru, VW, GMC, and Cadillac dealer is all the same thing. 

Super overpriced. 

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Ouch.

I thought the new Forester looks nice. Trucks from the 80s are cool too.

 

Kinda looks like an Eco-box.

 

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And the Volvo is like, ultra sexy.

 

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Our Volvo, BMW, Merc, Subaru, VW, GMC, and Cadillac dealer is all the same thing. 

Super overpriced. 

As I have said before, you don't need to buy it from THAT dealer.


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Kinda looks like an Eco-box

And the Volvo is like, ultra sexy.

You've linked a base model. The Volvo isn't that pretty IMO (once again subjective)

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As I have said before, you don't need to buy it from THAT dealer.

 

She is indecisive. The only dealers are far away.

We did not have time to drive 2-3 hours to look at a car or talk to someone. 

 

Also, she had like 2 weeks to decide because her company car was getting taken away. 

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She is indecisive. The only dealers are far away.

We did not have time to drive 2-3 hours to look at a car or talk to someone. 

 

Also, she had like 2 weeks to decide because her company car was getting taken away. 

Ah, she wanted a built to order one, not one on the lot...

 

 

Is this it?

 

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Yeah, it's real expensive tho. Got 265hp tho.


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Ah, she wanted a built to order one, not one on the lot...

 

 
 

Yeah, it's real expensive tho. Got 265hp tho.

 

See, it does not look that nice to me. 

I really like the Volvo headlamps. 

 

And her budget was a little low because she has had a company car for the past 12 years, so she did not want to overdo it. 

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Ah, she wanted a built to order one, not one on the lot...

Yeah, it's real expensive tho. Got 265hp tho.

Check Edmunds it's the same price for a AWD 2.0xt turbo with the CVT box

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I like it

 

IMO it's plasticy and ugly. 

 

The XC90 is basically what I like to see in a car.

 

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The headlights and front chin are really important. 

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IMO it's plasticy and ugly.

The XC90 is basically what I like to see in a car.

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The headlights and front chin are really important.

And I'd like an S-class Merc lol

Or a Range Rover...

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IMO it's plasticy and ugly. 

 

The XC90 is basically what I like to see in a car.

 

The headlights and front chin are really important. 

Looks too boxy for me imo, the XC60 is the sweet spot imo. The Q7 is baller tho.

 

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Looks too boxy for me imo, the XC60 is the sweet spot imo. The Q7 is baller tho.

 

 

 

You do get to say that you have the safest car in the world though.

 

I like the boxyness. (Like the NZXT S340) 

 

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You do get to say that you have the safest car in the world though.

 

I like the boxyness. (Like the NZXT S340) 

 

I'm sorry but the back is horrendously ugly.

 

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I'm sorry but the back is horrendously ugly.

 

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Different tastes then. Because I think that Audi is way too curved and looks like a CRV gone wrong. 

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Different tastes then. Because I think that Audi is way too curved and looks like a CRV gone wrong. 

wat. the crv is ugly asf.


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Don't like curves?

 

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It was the first thing to come to mind.

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