WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions)

[ViPER1313]

Mazda CX-5

[JPolen01]

Cx-5 is the easy button

[.RJ]

CX5, duh.

[Apoc]

Have you heard about the CX5?

[.RJ]

yo, dawg

[HAULN-SS]

What do I need to know? Is there a particular engine or variant that's the good one? She's the type to want a car to last to 200k+ miles

[*insertusernamehere*]

Mazda cx-5

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[JustinG]

15+ Cx5 Grand touring with tech/lighting package (LED headlights)

[rherold9]

CX5???

[HAULN-SS]

Can I flip this now, and solicit for why not to buy a rav4? Her sister has one and for that reason alone it seems to be the front runner

[JPolen01]

Might as well buy the rav 4 now. Not gonna win that one.

[rherold9]

So, CR-V then?

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[.RJ]

Can I flip this now, and solicit for why not to buy a rav4? Her sister has one and for that reason alone it seems to be the front runner

because its a fuckin' lifted camry and you dont hate your life?

[Senor_Taylor]

Highlander or bust

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[Jake]

Can I flip this now, and solicit for why not to buy a rav4? Her sister has one and for that reason alone it seems to be the front runner

'cuz it's a big Camry and nobody should force themselves upon such a sad existence.

[HAULN-SS]

I tried that argument - haven't had success so far.

[Ken]

Is this the thread now for trying to figure out what to buy? The wife probably totaled her car today. She wants a "small SUV" - what are the good options here that I can buy preferably CPO or lightly used for $20,000 ish. She also keeps talking about "lets get something new because the costs are so close" but I hate the idea of buying brand new.

I don't really care what she gets, but she was talking about getting a Rav4 (her car was a 2012 corolla, and I hated it as far as comfort/feature levels), but I was thinking there are probably something else more comfortable perhaps.  Only real requirement is AWD, everything else negotiable.

After driving 2 hours in a much-worse-than-expected snow storm with several inches on the ground, an even more enthusiastic vote for CX-5. Thing was a champ.

Just try having her drive a CX-5? My wife was debating others but once she drove it, absolutely loved it.

[rherold9]

Just try having her drive a CX-5? My wife was debating others but once she drove it, absolutely loved it.

Paging Joey

[JustinG]

Kid was in school, and we were off work today, so took a few hours to go test drive some stuff.

2017 Ridgeline RTL-E - me likey, lots of cool features, but much better materials from the previous gen. Seats were comfy, drove like a couch with a truck bed. Good for tailgating and trips to Home Depot to do suburbanite things.

2018 Alltrack - I tried to like it. It was an SEL, White on Marrakesh Brown. Really cool tech, DSG, lots of room. But needs 100 more hp, good damn it was slow.

2014 328 touring - was everything I wanted the Alltrack to be, but better. White on black, with the fake white carbon looking stuff and a blue stripe on the dash. Msport bumpers, sport seats and heated m sport steering wheel. Parking and cold weather package. Only thing it was missing that is a must for me is the headlight package.

Time to contemplate life.

Ridgeline and fun car in a year or 2.
4yr old BMW with a turbo and no warranty.

I think I know what this crowd will say.

[.RJ]

buy the fucking BMW already