You are probably correct, but I prefer a standard normally aspirated engine. Turbos also clutter up the underhood area considerably and makes getting to things much harder. And it does make the engine bay run much hotter.
You are probably correct, but I prefer a standard normally aspirated engine. Turbos also clutter up the underhood area considerably and makes getting to things much harder. And it does make the engine bay run much hotter.
LOL. Sports coupe and car seats. Yeah. I mean it will do *in a pinch*...but good luck getting a kid out in a lot of parking lots. Not to mention their feet are going to be in your back the entire ride.
If you have kids...a sport coupe *IS NOT* the car you are looking for.
Both Acura and Mercedes offer awd on just about everything as well.
$40k would put you in a TLX easily. Possibly a C-class depending on options and discount. Avoid the CLA. Or just get a CPO off lease.
My TL was a really good car. Their handling isn't quite as sharp as some of the best, but for most people they offer a ton of value.
S5 in the $40k range will probably be a high mileage pre-2012 with the anemic n/a v8 (as oppose to the s/c v6 on 2012+) and generally a slow bruiser. It'll look nice while in park, but it's not going to be fun to drive.I vote for an S5, but if you can talk her out of a coupe then Fusion Sport, or possibly a 3.6 ATS sedan if you can find a good used one around 40 by then would be tempting as well. I wouldn't go for an ATS coupe though, stick with the S5 if she def wants a coupe
LOL. Sports coupe and car seats. Yeah. I mean it will do *in a pinch*...but good luck getting a kid out in a lot of parking lots. Not to mention their feet are going to be in your back the entire ride.
If you have kids...a sport coupe *IS NOT* the car you are looking for.
S5 in the $40k range will probably be a high mileage pre-2012 with the anemic n/a v8 (as oppose to the s/c v6 on 2012+) and generally a slow bruiser. It'll look nice while in park, but it's not going to be fun to drive.
Did OP say why it specifically has to be AWD? Unless they are driving in some deep, heavy snow, a set of snow tires on FWD/RWD car I think is more than adequate, and will offer OP many more options
Spending $1000 on a set of snow tires sounds like a much better option to me
than attempting a 250 foot icy driveway on foot every time the weather turns nasty.
Don't let yourself get suckered by false economies, buy the right tires for the season.
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Thanks, I appreciate the advice. However why she wants AWD isn't really relevant to what she'll buy and how she'll use it. It doesn't really need to devolve into an AWD versus snow tires discussion because that's not an issue pertinent to the choice of car she'll end up buying. I realize everyone has their opinions on that subject, but it's not what I was soliciting opinions and ideas for.
Our reasons for getting it and what we'll use it for are our reasons, we understand the other issues people are trying to bring up, but apparently it's hard to describe why we know what we need, or people aren't reading all the previous posts so I don't want to belabor the point.
I never consided a Lincoln by the way, that car looks pretty good for an old folk's car
I had heard about the new Lincoln but completely forgot about it. Just built one and for $48.1k I can get a 400hp AWD lux sedan with nav, BLIS, adaptive cruise, auto emergency braking, parallel and perp parking assist, lane keeping (all the big ticket new tech stuff), 14 speaker stereo, and an interior that certainly seems to be all new and nice (as in, not just a tarted up fusion).
Thats $2k less than the starting price for a 528i. $4.5k less than an E250.
There are so many suggestions here for a 4 door, so would you be open to a 4 door? if so the lexus is350 is friggin awesome. I love my car. anything in the compact exec class is great though, Q50/Q60 (especially the new red sport w/ 400HP TT V6), 3/4 series, C class, RC350
Looking around there is not much selection in coupes, and a Subaru is just plain too ugly for her to consider. The Focus RS does not come in red, so that's also not an option.
I thought you said coupe? Focus RS is a hot hatch.
As for the WRX / STi, beauty must be in the eye of the beholder because I find the 2015+ model year to be the most aesthetically pleasing sports sedan yet, even more so than the excellent current gen BMW 3/4/5 series. I have '16 WRX Premium with standard trans and it is simply perfect.
You see, as it turns out, the chain itself didn't have any problems with dependability. But Audi, being Audi, decided to use substandard materials for the chain tensioners, and the cam adjusters, which are two related – and highly important – components that keep the chain turning around and around and around every time you drive the car. The result is that these parts eventually fail, requiring the replacement of virtually everything you see in this amazing image of an Audi S4 engine worryingly sitting outside an Audi S4: