Should be getting my 2014 Explorer in 10 days give or take. They said they shipped it and that it would be here by the 30th and it looks like they give themselves every last day.
I like the G37's but not so much that I'd prefer one over a BMW/Audi, and I agree with you on the Lexus styling, though the new IS350 is pretty damn hawt looking imho. Lexus always struck me as an old man car.
I drive a 2005 infinity FX35 that i have owned for 5 years. I love it. Good brand (nissan), no problems, Its not great "value" but i love the look and the drive. I will agree and i never thought about it much, but the paint job is my only complaint (i get easy scratches on the paint when the wife parks too close in the garage) They can be expensive to fix but nothing compaird to a BMW (4k for a side mirror repair? fuck off)
I had a 1994 Accord. I was a dickhead. Didn't change or add oil for 6 years. Car kept going. One day I bought a new car, on the way to pick it up the Accord just died in the middle of an intersection. Engine Seized and the transmission gears ate up eachother inside the tranny. Mechanic said he'd never seen anything like it.. I didn't admit to my failures. I felt bad, it was like the car knew what I had done and was trying to stop me from cheating on it.
You either got ripped off real hard or it wasn't a side mirror repair and a whole side repair instead. Most I've ever seen for a mirror is around 500~ + labor on some of the 5 series.
I expecting at least 3-4 moronic answers when I posted, definitely wasn't disappointed when I saw the first couple replies. Yes, price is definitely a factor. The Sonic is a low-level subcompact car that is affordable. Ford Fiesta's are similarly priced and get great reviews. I was hoping at least one or two peeps had driven them (I drove one for about 300-400 miles on a road trip and didn't really have complaints) or has someone they know that owns them.
And there's nothing wrong with that at all. Not all of us enjoy wasting our money on ridiculously expensive repairs and bad gas mileage just so we can claim to own a BMW. A lot of people in this country waste a LOT of money on cars, I've just never seen the appeal of that. I see a car as a functional piece of equipment that is necessary to get from point A to point B, nothing more, nothing less. A lot of people see them as a fashion accessory, I don't. As long as my vehicle isn't a total rust bucket that looks like it's going to fall apart, I'm good.
Sometimes Jimmies are looking a but rustled. Sure American cars can go over 100k but they really start driving like shit and if it's a neon I can almost guarantee that the paint on the roof and good are starting to peel up because dodge has some of the worst paint peeling problems out of the big three. I think American trucks are fantastic but their cars are just always garbage and their bankruptcies have proved im not alone on that.
It was my fathers car, it was a quote from the dealer ($$) and it actually prompted him to sell the X5 and never buy BMW again heh. The mirror was fine, it was the motor that moved it that needed to be replaced. I dont think ended up getting it fixed, just traded it in for different vehicle from another dealer.
Then your father got/was quoted to be ripped off. My dad has a 2012 750Li that someone straight up just stole the entire side mirror. Insurance paid for it but the bill, including housing, wiring, motor, glass etc, was like $800. The mirror on a 7 is more expensive than an X5 as well. I also had the motor replaced on my 3 when it would randomly be pointing straight down every time I started the car. It was under warranty so I didn't pay but the bill was $270 or something.
That actually remains to be seen with the CTS and ATS. People have been saying the same thing about the CTS for 10+ years. Just look how the old CTS's have held up compared to older BMW's/Lexus/Benz. It ain't pretty. New car shootouts are one thing, where the car is headed is something else. And this does affect you even if you're a 30k/yr millionaire who leases luxury cars, because the depreciation affects your lease rates.
Ford Sync is fucking terrible.
I thought they actually looked OK but have heard they've had some issues. Did you drive it at speed at all - did it sound like you were in a wind tunnel if so?
