Originally Posted By: BISCUT
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Yes but it's part of the discussion. I'm sorry, the whole thing stinks of ridiculousness and "I deserve" culture. But whatever, she's set on a new car, OK, plenty of people are and replace fairly new vehicles with new ones. The question still holds - it's the same vehicle, right? This one seems like it is the same vehicle, forget brand, model, etc.
2007
2013
So the practical difference is 45k miles and maybe a denali package. Actually, it is re-using a defunct body style of the 2006-9 Saturn Outlook.
Which Ill admit, along with the acadia has good lines.
She can do what she wants as long as tax dollars aren't "bailing" her out. Doesn't mean the question isn't valid to the overall discussion.
The post was asking to find the right price point. To say the whole thing is ridiculous and part of the "deserve" culture is one asinine and second way out of line. The dollars to pay for this aren't mine and aren't yours; they are HER dollars that she earned. There is no Obama Bucks paying for this car. You presuppose she is some selfish whiner and someone is paying her bill when that is not the case at all.
Frankly you Sir, are a car Nazi! She is free to buy whatever she wants even if you have decided she's being selfish. Hope you do realize, every car out there at some point was purchased as NEW! Acadi's not my choice but she loves them and it's her dollars.
As I said, plenty of people buy new cars and dump them early and replace them with new ones. That's on her, especially dumping a car with 45k. I asked a simple question about how similar or different they were. They sure look the same, same platform, just took the Saturn sheet metal and put it on the vehicle.
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
The new Acadia is light years removed from an 07 in features and
efficiency. Almost not comparable at all.
Have a basis for that? EPA shows city mpg unchanged and highway only one mpg higher... 18/22 vs 18/23.
Quote:
The Acadia received some updates last year, and this year, it gains new safety options such as lane departure warning, forward collision alert and blind spot warning systems. Aside from these updates, the Acadia hasn’t changed much since its 2007 debut. As a result, this review uses applicable research and reviews from 2007 through 2014.
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/GMC_Acadia/
Weve decided to go minivan for utility and economy, but the Acadia and suburban were our short list for buying when we were still eyeing SUVs. I've personally always liked the lines. The situation just seems so funny, as it is the absolute worst car swap decision you can make. I get it, it's her decision, her money. But it's still the mathematical worst point. Despite all the anecdotes of people making $400k or whatever and doing this, the reality is that most of the country is broke and decisions like this make them so. Hopefully it isn't her, and even if it is, right, none of my business. Still strikes me as an odd change up for essentially the same vehicle, when the original wasn't even high mileage.
