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Re: Results of Weekend Shopping for a New Car For My Mother
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Re: Results of Weekend Shopping for a New Car For My Mother -
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On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:38:26 -0400, "C. E. White" cewhite3 (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote: Earlier this month I asked for advice regarding a new car for my Mother to replace a Ford Freestyle that was totaled in an accident. I mostly was looking for advice regarding the Toyota Venza and Highlander. Well we finally went shopping and my Mother is getting a new Highlander I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? |
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"Brian Smith" <Halifax (AT) NovaScotia (DOT) Canada> wrote in message news:hbga2v$3bd$1 (AT) news (DOT) datemas.de... If you preferred the Venza (as stated in the third paragraph of your post), why would you be interested in a Taurus? Does bad judgment run in your family? Why won't I be intereseted in the Taurus. It seemed to be a nice car, very well assembled, and I am confident it would be at least as reliable as the Toyota Venza. I liked the Venza too, but more for my Mother than for me. She likes station wagons and the Venza seemed to meet her needs. There is no longer a Taurus wagon. I did at least get her to sit in the Taurus. She said it was a nice car, but I think she didn't like it for the same reason she didn't like the Venza. She wanted to sit up higher, which is why we ended up with the Highlander (which has essentially the same drive train as the Venza, but is just a little taller). As I said, if Ford still offered new Freestyles (or the Taurus X) we probably would have ended up in one of those. However, given my Mother's stated desires, it seems to me she purchased the best vehicle. My family as owned Fords for decades. I personaly have a Fusion and an F150. Neither has had even one problem. The Fusion has 60k trouble free miles. Given my very good experiences with Ford and my very poor past personal experience with Toyotas, why wouldn't I consider a Taurus? I know that current Toyota are a lot better than the junk they sold 20 years ago, so I have no concerns about my Mother buying one. Heck, if they made something I liked, I consider buying one also (for sure if I wanted a Station Wagon, the Venza would still be my number one choice). Ed |
Why is all this gooble de gook stuff posted in this newsgroup anyhoo ?
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"Ashton Crusher" <demi (AT) moore (DOT) net> wrote in message news:sm4nd5508255058r6g9uqtmqcpuulg2mb2 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:38:26 -0400, "C. E. White" cewhite3 (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote: Earlier this month I asked for advice regarding a new car for my Mother to replace a Ford Freestyle that was totaled in an accident. I mostly was looking for advice regarding the Toyota Venza and Highlander. Well we finally went shopping and my Mother is getting a new Highlander I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? Maybe it was a preference as opposed to a technical need. |
She likely would not "feel safe" in a small car,and wanted "to sit up
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I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? |
My parents hate lifts in my civic. And I find it hard when
sitiff after sporting events.
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On Oct 18, 4:14 pm, Ashton Crusher <d... (AT) moore (DOT) net> wrote: I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? Small cars can be hard to get in and out of as joints age. My parents hate lifts in my civic. And I find it hard when sitiff after sporting events. |
are two door cars with larger doors. 4 door small cars can be a pain. I
remember a 2 door Rabbit I had, which was much easier to get in and out
of than a 4 door Rabbit with much smaller doors.
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Next we visited the Honda dealer. The Pilot was immediately eliminated as wildly overpriced. My Mother liked the CR-V but it seems that dealers load them all up with options that jack up the price. To get one equipped reasonably you ended up with a sun roof my Mother didn't want and a price higher than the Highlander. |
configurations and you can mostly get them as-is.
Mostly, I wanted to suggest that after you've looked at all the
vehicles, shop via the Internet. It's a good way to get closer to
what you want with minimal sales floor gamesmanship, and often
better prices, too.
J.
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On Oct 18, 4:14 pm, Ashton Crusher <d... (AT) moore (DOT) net> wrote: I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? Small cars can be hard to get in and out of as joints age. My parents hate lifts in my civic. And I find it hard when sitiff after sporting events. |
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rick++ wrote: On Oct 18, 4:14 pm, Ashton Crusher <d... (AT) moore (DOT) net> wrote: I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? Small cars can be hard to get in and out of as joints age. My parents hate lifts in my civic. And I find it hard when sitiff after sporting events. One thing that makes it much easier, for front seat passengers anyway are two door cars with larger doors. 4 door small cars can be a pain. I remember a 2 door Rabbit I had, which was much easier to get in and out of than a 4 door Rabbit with much smaller doors. |
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:34:30 -0400, C. E. White wrote: I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? First of all, the Highlnader is not an SUV. You might get away with calling it a "Crossover That's what it's marketed as. Two or 4WD, but around here they run 5-1 in favor of AWD. |
crossover section.
At the dealers we looked at they had plenty of 2WD or AWD (seemed to
be more 2WD than AWD). My Mother lives in a relatively flat area, it
snows no more than a few days a year, and she has no need to go on bad
dirt roads. Her Freestyle was AWD, but I don't think she knew or cared
and I saw no reason to pay extra for AWD for the new Highlander. If
things are bad enough that 4WD is required, she still has my Dad's '99
4WD Ranger available.
Ed
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On Oct 19, 11:12 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru... (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS> wrote: On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:34:30 -0400, C. E. White wrote: I'm not disagreeing with your mom's choice but why does she need an SUV?? What were her needs from a technical perspective? First of all, the Highlnader is not an SUV. You might get away with calling it a "Crossover That's what it's marketed as. Two or 4WD, but around here they run 5-1 in favor of AWD. On the Toyota webpage it is in the SUV section, but they don't have a crossover section. At the dealers we looked at they had plenty of 2WD or AWD (seemed to be more 2WD than AWD). My Mother lives in a relatively flat area, it snows no more than a few days a year, and she has no need to go on bad dirt roads. Her Freestyle was AWD, but I don't think she knew or cared and I saw no reason to pay extra for AWD for the new Highlander. If things are bad enough that 4WD is required, she still has my Dad's '99 4WD Ranger available. Ed |
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