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“With 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, we know that families will be coping with these age-related driving safety issues for years to come,” says AAA president and CEO Robert Darbelnet. “The good news is that specific ‘smart features’ on today’s cars can help older drivers and their families deal with these conditions.”
I think I'll start a thread on what kind of car a twenty something should drive, since they speed, are always in a hurry, text while driving and are more likely to be high on drugs or drunk.
Maybe a Prius...until they're mature enough for a real car.
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Originally Posted by BlackShoe
Too many suggestions for expensive to buy, costly to drive and maintain, unreliable, large gas guzzling road hog barges. Stay practical and get a mid sized sedan. A Carmry, Accord, Sonata, etc. works just fine. They are reliable, comfortable, and not expensive to run and maintain. What you drive is not nearly as important as how you drive.
I agree with your basic point, although I personally am not interested in either the large gas guzzling road hog barges (good description of them, by the way) or the bland and boring (though competent and practical) Camry's, Accord's, etc. I am interested in performance (handling, cornering, acceleration), which puts me in a small minority I would imagine. For me there needs to be some excitement factor and that is totally lacking in all cars mentioned in this thread so far except BMW's, which have superb handling.
Most people think of cars as simply transportation, as appliances which do a job, just like our refrigerators do a job, the main difference being that we are less likely to buy refrigerators to impress others. I think of cars in terms of their ability to provide pure enjoyment, such as in the steering response and in hard cornering.
I agree with your basic point, although I personally am not interested in either the large gas guzzling road hog barges (good description of them, by the way) or the bland and boring (though competent and practical) Camry's, Accord's, etc. I am interested in performance (handling, cornering, acceleration), which puts me in a small minority I would imagine. For me there needs to be some excitement factor and that is totally lacking in all cars mentioned in this thread so far except BMW's, which have superb handling.
Most people think of cars as simply transportation, as appliances which do a job, just like our refrigerators do a job, the main difference being that we are less likely to buy refrigerators to impress others. I think of cars in terms of their ability to provide pure enjoyment, such as in the steering response and in hard cornering.
That is why we got a Genesis instead of a Venza a few years ago.
I think a small SUV is ideal for seniors.
You can see further and
Those very bright halogen headlights are available.
What vehicle do you think is safest and what extras are necessary?
My old Buick Roadmaster was pretty much ideal for old people. Large doors easy to get in and out of, a lot of room once you got in, nice smooth rear drive, quiet car.
And nothing provide protection like 4000 pounds of steel that the car used.
Nowadays, they quit making the large Buicks and Caddies and Lincolns-- I guess if you want a new car you should go for the Mercedes S class.
Yep, love those old Roadmasters. I have clients who adore them, they keep them up.
Dad knew that in 2006 Mercedes quality had dropped immensely because of the Chrysler merger so he crossed it off of the list immediately. Sadly, it was an S class he was replacing. So it came down to the H2 and the 745. The BMW won.
I agree with your basic point, although I personally am not interested in either the large gas guzzling road hog barges (good description of them, by the way) or the bland and boring (though competent and practical) Camry's, Accord's, etc. I am interested in performance (handling, cornering, acceleration), which puts me in a small minority I would imagine. For me there needs to be some excitement factor and that is totally lacking in all cars mentioned in this thread so far except BMW's, which have superb handling.
Most people think of cars as simply transportation, as appliances which do a job, just like our refrigerators do a job, the main difference being that we are less likely to buy refrigerators to impress others. I think of cars in terms of their ability to provide pure enjoyment, such as in the steering response and in hard cornering.
I feel the same way ,i need some life in what i drive. We went from pathfinder to bmw x3 to bmw 328xi. I really wanted a bmw 330xi but at over 50k it was out of budget .
I drive an older BMW X3. I love it for the handling and ride. Some of the features that really appealed to me as an older driver are the heated steering wheel(for my chronically cold hands) and the comfort seat for my back. 20 different positions.
Whe I was in an accident I used a Buick enclave. I liked it nice and roomy.
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Appliances: Cars and refrigerators - what's the difference?
