I know... the light gray cloth backseat in my car is trashed, there’s like a 2’ in diameter stain of juice and dairy products that’ll never come out.
I hate leather seats, hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but I’m almost positive I’ll be getting them.
I need a new whip, something for me and Paco.
I don’t wanna go crazy money wise (I still need guitars), I’m 6’2”, it needs to fit a car seat and a little gear, would like it to fit in a medium sized garage, and have a comfortable ride. I don’t care about too much power as I’m never in a hurry to get anywhere.
I’ve kinda fallen in love with the Buick Regal TourX wagon, but wanna know if I’m missing something else out there.
What’re you guys driving? What would you be looking at if you were me? What’s the PRS Standard 24 of the car world?
Put wheels on it and make it a towable trailer.Ah, but the box is where the gear goes. My wife's mostly worried about how we're going to get her massive friggin Ampeg 8x10 to shows!
I haven’t driven a GM car in years, but my wife was pushing for an Encore because her dad has the Enclave and it seems nice for the price. I looked at the Encore but it’s tiny, and then that’s where I saw the TourX.
I personally don’t mind the Soul’s looks but my wife is really against any of the “box” vehicles. She says it’ll throw her into a spiral of depression if we get one.
The Jeeps and other Chrysler products we’ve had for the past 15 years never needed anything beyond the oil and fluid changes, and routine maintenance recommended in the manual. None needed a single unscheduled service. Two of them went 9 years, but I usually only keep a car for 3-4 years. I got my kids Jeeps and they didn’t have problems, either. So maybe we were lucky, or maybe not. One family isn’t exactly a scientific sampling.
My daughter has had one of those gigantic 3-rows-of-seats GMC SUVs for a few years, and hasn’t had problems. I realize that doesn’t mean a thing except to her, but it’s nice to know. She’s always on the move with her little ones plus car pools, her business, and what have you.
Our BMWs were all great, and that’s what I bought for 25 years, but they did need a lot more maintenance and the occasional repair, though I’ll admit that I drove them harder.
Before that, had a few Corvettes, and they were ultra-reliable. Also Alfas - surprisingly reliable.
I had terrible luck with the new Honda I bought my middle daughter as her first car. It was tinny. The bottom of the dashboard literally fell off onto her leg at one point, and the thing saw the shop a lot. I felt it wasn’t a very solid car, and kind of felt badly about buying it for her once I realized it was a less-than-stellar buy. Fortunately, that car was replaced with a Jeep when she went off to college, and the Jeep lasted her through college and quite a few years afterward without issues. She bought another Chrysler product for her next car, so I think she was happy with the Jeep.
With small kids, the nice thing about leather seats is that a damp cloth or at most, leather cleaner, cleans them right up. The leather also holds up well to things like kiddie car seats, guitar cases, and other nicknacks of life.
Certainly looks nice! How many skunk traps will it hold?I mean, look at these screen grabs:
And I know sunroofs are stupid but...
This looks rad, and it’s Subaru/Honda $$$
Certainly looks nice! How many skunk traps will it hold?
You had reliable Alfas?
Back in December of ‘88 I bought a brand new Ford Taurus SHO. The Mrs. and I had walked away from a scary as F crash that left my ‘86 Mustang GT with a large oak tree thru it, so the Taurus seemed a little more appropriate for starting a family. The next year we had our first son and 18 months later, our next. The Taurus was a fantastic family car. The secret was getting leather interior. It took every ounce of abuse with no complaints.I know... the light gray cloth backseat in my car is trashed, there’s like a 2’ in diameter stain of juice and dairy products that’ll never come out.
I hate leather seats, hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but I’m almost positive I’ll be getting them.
Back in December of ‘88 I bought a brand new Ford Taurus SHO. The Mrs. and I had walked away from a scary as F crash that left my ‘86 Mustang GT with a large oak tree thru it, so the Taurus seemed a little more appropriate for starting a family. The next year we had our first son and 18 months later, our next. The Taurus was a fantastic family car. The secret was getting leather interior. It took every ounce of abuse with no complaints.
Many many years later, I was yanking the back seat out to pull out the subs, but the seat was stuck. Grabbed and pulled as hard as I could and something gave way...a baby bottle with formula had fallen between the back and the seat cushion, leaked out and hermetically sealed the two together. We never knew. No smell, no mess, no nothing. Now, with little kids, I don’t recommend leather suede seats for the same reason.
Gotta stop for a pee? Telluride.We just got a Kia Telluride and it’s a Honda Pilot-killer. All the gizmos, solid and reliable, and sharp as hell.
We just got a Kia Telluride and it’s a Honda Pilot-killer. All the gizmos, solid and reliable, and sharp as hell.
Word. I’d have no problem buying something a year or few old.
TBH I’m not much of a car guy.
We just got a Kia Telluride and it’s a Honda Pilot-killer. All the gizmos, solid and reliable, and sharp as hell.