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Old May 7th 2012, 5:24 pm
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Originally Posted by iaink
Consumer reports seems to treat car as appliances, they never really care how they drive... Still, its a basis for a test drive short list I suppose.
If you're going to get a SUV then I think that's fair enough. They don't drive well and they're not fuel efficient; it's all about the look. Given those parameters, you may as well get the one that lasts longest/depreciates least.
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Old May 7th 2012, 8:10 pm
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Originally Posted by dbd33
If you're going to get a SUV then I think that's fair enough. They don't drive well and they're not fuel efficient; it's all about the look. Given those parameters, you may as well get the one that lasts longest/depreciates least.
What on earth is the world coming to when I find myself agreeing wholeheartedly and absolutely with everything dbd says in a post on a car thread?

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Old May 7th 2012, 8:23 pm
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Regardless, it was still a statement made by a man whose outlook on life is refracted through a pastel-tinted windscreen (connected to an up-turned pram).

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What on earth is the world coming to when I find myself agreeing wholeheartedly and absolutely with everything dbd says in a post on a car thread?

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Old May 7th 2012, 8:30 pm
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Pastel tinted? I thought it was just snow covered in the winter, I didnt realise the obscured vision was 24/7
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Regardless, it was still a statement made by a man whose outlook on life is refracted through a pastel-tinted windscreen (connected to an up-turned pram).
I'll have you know that, in a bid for thrills, I drove a minivan all weekend.
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