I could never go back to driving older vehicles myself, not as a daily driver anyway. I would miss the creature comforts like Apple CarPlay. I have also recently been spoiled by having adaptive cruise control in the rental car I’ve been driving for the past week and I need to make sure that my next car has that!
Yeah. If that’s your thing. We had a Caprice Wagon for quite a while growing up. Not going to find those types around anymore. My first few cars were Civics and my first family vehicle (when I started a family of my own) was a Durango. Never much I cared for the large family sedans.
For our Sienna it is not even close. I remember growing up in the back row of our family vehicles I’d be dying of heat because there was no rear AC vents. Somebody was going be uncomfortable either the people in the front because there was too much air or the people in the back because there was not enough.
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Actually home builders seem to find the absolute cheapest and hope you don’t notice.
I added a new head unit with apple car play to both my Nissan's. A backup camera also - it works OK. So I like those features but there available to add.
As a hard core driving enthusiast, former racer and overall HP junkie, I find most SUV's to be top heavy ponderous handling monsters when pushed. Sure, they feel fine when driven sedately, few are actually fun when pushed. It's not unlike a track day with a minivan. It can be done, but it's no fun.
Did the same on our two old vehicles a few years back. Apple Carplay on a large touch screen, HD radio, back-up camera, and hands free, brought them both into modern times.
I know what you mean about going with the sporty sedan for the experience. Had a Nissan Sentra SE R Spec V years ago and it was a fun daily driver. Nimble with enough power to have fun, but not get yourself in too much trouble, and the 6 speed manual was a blast.As a hard core driving enthusiast, former racer and overall HP junkie, I find most SUV's to be top heavy ponderous handling monsters when pushed. Sure, they feel fine when driven sedately, few are actually fun when pushed. It's not unlike a track day with a minivan. It can be done, but it's no fun.
Yet there have been plenty of sedans with a sporting nature throughout the years. Cars I actually enjoy driving.
Heavy solid steel doesn't crumple in accidents. Back in the 60s and 70s 100k miles was worn out. My dad had a mustang in high school and by 100k miles it needed a full rebuild. I'm surprised that your insurance company only said your Mercedes engine was only good for 125k miles. Seems extremely low. Alot of stuff is to meet cafe as car manufacturers get fined stupid amounts for not hitting it.
Yes I know when they told me that I was shocked thinking that it would be a high mileage engine. It was a national average against certain Mercedes models. And my GLC 300 was one of them. the 125k life expectancy was just an average for the insurance company focus. And here out west, most insurance companies have an underlying life expectancy of most cars; whether or not they go 300K or not they still put that in the books.
Would you prefer the fiberglass bodies from the 1980's and 90's?
Oh yeah I remember when a lot of car manufacturers were doing that with plastic trunks. I think Honda had its little for Bangor motorcycle engine in their little Civic back in the seventies and that had a plastic hood and trunk. That was a very dangerous car to be in, much worse than the explosive Mustangs and pintos with the rear fuel port.
