Jesterarts
Your freedom ends where mine begins
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- 2010 Nissan X-Trail ST-L
So it's time to pick a new car, as I am bored of the trusty X-trail I've had the last couple years.
Wifey has given me the green light to spent circa $30k of commission as a reward to myself. I will be looking at 2nd hand cars.
My criteria are:
1. Has to be Euro
2. Has to have a sunroof
3. Has to be a wagon or SUV (Two medium dogs or one large bike need to fit in the back)
4. Has to be auto (not CVT, I'm over that for a joke)
5. If someone suggests a Jeep I will create a new infraction for suggesting jeeps as a next car
6. If it can tow 2000kg, that would be lovely but not critical (Got a boat)
At the moment, I am looking at
Volvo XC60
Merc C200 or C250
Audi A4
All of these meet my criteria, though the volvo is the only one that has the towing.
My current issue is that I have no experience with any of these cars personally. I've known two people with Audi's of various vintages and both seemed to go 'boom' at one point or another. But reading online this seems to not be an issue with the new ones.
The merc I can't fault as such, but the interior is a bit boring. However I like the idea of owning a merc.
And the volvo, while being a volvo, is actually a really nice rig. On part for luxury with the merc and audi but I prefer the interior.
I'm looking for people to share their experiences with any of these brands, as I'm rather stuck on making up my mind at the moment.
Wifey has given me the green light to spent circa $30k of commission as a reward to myself. I will be looking at 2nd hand cars.
My criteria are:
1. Has to be Euro
2. Has to have a sunroof
3. Has to be a wagon or SUV (Two medium dogs or one large bike need to fit in the back)
4. Has to be auto (not CVT, I'm over that for a joke)
5. If someone suggests a Jeep I will create a new infraction for suggesting jeeps as a next car
6. If it can tow 2000kg, that would be lovely but not critical (Got a boat)
At the moment, I am looking at
Volvo XC60
Merc C200 or C250
Audi A4
All of these meet my criteria, though the volvo is the only one that has the towing.
My current issue is that I have no experience with any of these cars personally. I've known two people with Audi's of various vintages and both seemed to go 'boom' at one point or another. But reading online this seems to not be an issue with the new ones.
The merc I can't fault as such, but the interior is a bit boring. However I like the idea of owning a merc.
And the volvo, while being a volvo, is actually a really nice rig. On part for luxury with the merc and audi but I prefer the interior.
I'm looking for people to share their experiences with any of these brands, as I'm rather stuck on making up my mind at the moment.