gaaaaaah -which Car
Nov 4th 2010 | 2:11 pm
#62
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
Yeah but you live in Vancouver, when are you going to use 4WD 
maybe 2 or 3 times a year? Just buy some winter tyres and you'll be fine.
I live in Kamloops and my RAV has only ever kicked into AWD a few times in its life.
maybe 2 or 3 times a year? Just buy some winter tyres and you'll be fine.I live in Kamloops and my RAV has only ever kicked into AWD a few times in its life.
Nov 4th 2010 | 2:15 pm
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
Actually for all my bravado about trucks i've been looking tentatively at discos. You can pick up an LR2 for around 11k and an LR3 for a bit more. I know they had suspension probs but i'm pretty sure that was the air suspension so if you can get one thats either had it replaced or not at all then you're relatively good to go.
This is of course all bull***t because I know naff all about cars, but the disco fits my needs perfectly and I like the look of them (and its my attempt at introducing some "Britishness" into my new Canadian family who will no doubt say "what the hells that pile of crap in the drive???")
This is of course all bull***t because I know naff all about cars, but the disco fits my needs perfectly and I like the look of them (and its my attempt at introducing some "Britishness" into my new Canadian family who will no doubt say "what the hells that pile of crap in the drive???")
And did the Canadians ever have their own make of vehicles?
Nov 4th 2010 | 4:12 pm
#64
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
this is true - also the tuscon wont fit the dog box - but the santa fe is a monster - drive a mazda 3 at the mo!
Nov 8th 2010 | 5:53 am
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
FWIW, I just ordered a Santa Fe 2.4L manual last week and negotiated another $800 off that using the Car Cost Canada report. That was from OpenRoad Hyundai in Richmond, but the very next day Jim Pattison Hyundai in Coquitlam called and agreed the same price. The dealers are definitely open to offers in order to shift the 2010 stock, its worth calling around.
So $19,200 for a new 2010 Santa Fe 2.4L manual (MSRP $26k), then PDI and taxes on top brought it to about $24k total. Bluetooth and iPod connection included.
As others have said, AWD would be ideal but you have would have to pay nearly $10k more that on a Santa Fe. For Vancouver and Whistler trips, 2WD with good winter tires (not all-seasons!) will be ok.
So $19,200 for a new 2010 Santa Fe 2.4L manual (MSRP $26k), then PDI and taxes on top brought it to about $24k total. Bluetooth and iPod connection included.
As others have said, AWD would be ideal but you have would have to pay nearly $10k more that on a Santa Fe. For Vancouver and Whistler trips, 2WD with good winter tires (not all-seasons!) will be ok.
Nov 8th 2010 | 6:07 am
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
FWIW, I just ordered a Santa Fe 2.4L manual last week and negotiated another $800 off that using the Car Cost Canada report. That was from OpenRoad Hyundai in Richmond, but the very next day Jim Pattison Hyundai in Coquitlam called and agreed the same price. The dealers are definitely open to offers in order to shift the 2010 stock, its worth calling around.
So $19,200 for a new 2010 Santa Fe 2.4L manual (MSRP $26k), then PDI and taxes on top brought it to about $24k total. Bluetooth and iPod connection included.
As others have said, AWD would be ideal but you have would have to pay nearly $10k more that on a Santa Fe. For Vancouver and Whistler trips, 2WD with good winter tires (not all-seasons!) will be ok.
So $19,200 for a new 2010 Santa Fe 2.4L manual (MSRP $26k), then PDI and taxes on top brought it to about $24k total. Bluetooth and iPod connection included.
As others have said, AWD would be ideal but you have would have to pay nearly $10k more that on a Santa Fe. For Vancouver and Whistler trips, 2WD with good winter tires (not all-seasons!) will be ok.
Nov 8th 2010 | 6:11 am
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Nov 8th 2010 | 6:26 am
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
I rented one on the weekend, to move stuff. It seems to me that it's better in every way than a 2WD SUV. I think the SUV would have to be a lot cheaper than the van initially before it started to make sense.
Nov 8th 2010 | 7:30 am
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
I'd fancy the long term reliability of the Hyundai over the Dodge, but for practicality a van makes more sense for sure.
Nov 8th 2010 | 10:43 am
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
Grrr - just drove to Kinsgway Metrotown (I hate that place) to look in the K=Jim Pattison Suzuki garage - website all lovely - tis bloody gone! BUT I did go in the Mitsubishi garage = I likey likey lurve the new outlander!!
Nov 8th 2010 | 11:44 am
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Nov 8th 2010 | 1:43 pm
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
Yes, Skoda. Since they became part of the Volkswagen-Audi Group their quality has dramatically improved to the extend that a Skoda can be regarded as an audi without the penalty for badge cachet. (None of them are built in Mexico so, your beetle experience doesn't count )
Wartburg, not so much. To get back to Dodge vs. Hyundai, I suspect that Hyundai is better quality or at least you'll get a better quality of service from the dealer than you will from a Dodge stealership. It doesn't change the fact that a 2WD SUV is really nothing more than a less practical alternative to a minivan for the fashion concious. What the OP needs of course is a traditional Estate Car. Sadly, something that is a rarity in North America these days. (Think VW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes. Nothing in the more cost sensitive end of the market place).
)Wartburg, not so much. To get back to Dodge vs. Hyundai, I suspect that Hyundai is better quality or at least you'll get a better quality of service from the dealer than you will from a Dodge stealership. It doesn't change the fact that a 2WD SUV is really nothing more than a less practical alternative to a minivan for the fashion concious. What the OP needs of course is a traditional Estate Car. Sadly, something that is a rarity in North America these days. (Think VW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes. Nothing in the more cost sensitive end of the market place).
Nov 8th 2010 | 1:54 pm
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Re: gaaaaaah -which Car
Yes, Skoda. Since they became part of the Volkswagen-Audi Group their quality has dramatically improved to the extend that a Skoda can be regarded as an audi without the penalty for badge cachet. (None of them are built in Mexico so, your beetle experience doesn't count )
Wartburg, not so much. To get back to Dodge vs. Hyundai, I suspect that Hyundai is better quality or at least you'll get a better quality of service from the dealer than you will from a Dodge stealership. It doesn't change the fact that a 2WD SUV is really nothing more than a less practical alternative to a minivan for the fashion concious. What the OP needs of course is a traditional Estate Car. Sadly, something that is a rarity in North America these days. (Think VW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes. Nothing in the more cost sensitive end of the market place).
)Wartburg, not so much. To get back to Dodge vs. Hyundai, I suspect that Hyundai is better quality or at least you'll get a better quality of service from the dealer than you will from a Dodge stealership. It doesn't change the fact that a 2WD SUV is really nothing more than a less practical alternative to a minivan for the fashion concious. What the OP needs of course is a traditional Estate Car. Sadly, something that is a rarity in North America these days. (Think VW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes. Nothing in the more cost sensitive end of the market place).
Anyway, yes I know Skoda now make good cars but I can't believe that of
Hyundai, I've only ever pushed them and then gingerly in the hope that bits don't fall off. Cheap. Ugly. Impractical. And, IME, not really mobile.
