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Thanks. Mercedes is above what I'm willing to pay. Plus, never been much of a Benz or BMW fan. I could be wrong, but those vehicles seem over-priced. The replacement parts certainly are. This is why I've boiled it down to one of the above.
Trust me, the replacement parts on the Volvo and Audi cost plenty too.
I would say none of the above, because they all look like station wagons to me. I know you've narrowed down your choices, but I'll just throw a word in for the Acura RDX, which is in your price range, is definitely more of an SUV and looks almost exactly like the full-size MDX. I'm on my 2nd RDX. I'd prefer to have a snazzier, more expensive SUV like the Lexus but I can't afford it anymore, now that I'm retired. The RDX has most of the features of the higher-end vehicles, but for about $10K less.
OK, back to the topic: If you put a gun to my head, I would go with the Infiniti. I've had an Infiniti SUV and it never had one problem during the lease. I've also had a Cadillac, had a major problem with it and was completely dissatisfied with their service. Oh and BTW, the car still had the problem when I turned it in. I don't know that I trust Audi's reliability and I don't know that much about Volvo's.
All I see is a list of station wagons. The wrangler is probably the only real suv on the market. An old ZJ has all the luxuries one could want in an SUV... and is an actual SUV.
All I see is a list of station wagons. The wrangler is probably the only real suv on the market. An old ZJ has all the luxuries one could want in an SUV... and is an actual SUV.
What’s wrong with a station wagon? I own a 6 cylinder Outback. It comfortably seats four 6’2” adult and their gear. All my stuff fits in it. It tows 3,000 pounds. AWD + snow tires is very convenient in the ski area parking lot. I’d prefer a Legacy wagon but they only sell the lifted, plastic body cladding Outback these days.
I’ve owned body on frame SUVs from 1986 through 2015. Lousy gas mileage. Lousy handling. Dubious reliability. I pretty much never need the off road capability. I’m fine with a unibody station wagon. I’d prefer one that handles better than an Outback and with a better interior but I can’t justify the price of a European luxury wagon.
The problem with entry lux compact crossovers is they tend to require 91 octane fuel. I had VW GTIs as my daily driver commuting car from 2001 to 2015. In that time, the price spread between 87 and 91 went from 20 cents to 50+ cents. When I consolidated a GTI and and SUV down to one car in 2015, 87 octane was pretty high on the list.
Of those listed, the Caddy or Audi ... As mentioned the Macan is a better version of the Audi.
Also (as mentioned) BMW has great lease "deals" where you only pay for gas.
If I’m leasing I’d get the Alfa Romeo. To own I’d look at the new Rdx the epace but my heart would want the ‘15 X1 35i which is a turbo I6 taken from the 335i and a rwd based awd platform. I would look for a low mileage cpo form in lemans or deep sea blue metallic for low $20’s.
Gives you the cuv form but a low center of gravity and handling dynamic or a proper rwd sedan. If so inclined you can dinan chip it to 400hp/Lbtq if you’re feeling Randy.
Last edited by SWFL_Native; 08-31-2018 at 06:51 AM..
Huh? The AMC Eagle was clearly the first. Of model names and car companies that still exist, Toyota RAV4 in 1994 was their first unibody compact car morphed into a crossover. Honda was a year later. BMW took the compact crossover upmarket but they hardly invented it.
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