I was the same way until I got a car with navigation. It's nice if there's a traffic jam to just be able to glance over and see if there's a quick way around it. It's not necessary, and I survived a long time without navigation, but it's nice when it's there, even if the maps might be outdated.
Yossarian
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How long until you work through the surplus of Pontiac gauges?
SPOILER ALERT: nobody will buy it. colossal flop. lease specials for $429/month.
Maybe Porsche will make an american market only, slower manual gearbox version. like BMW made for the M5 which tens of people bought.
You have a differing point of view? You want to show me that the American public follows what Jalopnik believes should be what the buying public wants? Here's just one example of proof that isn't true and Jalopnik isn't representative of the buying public: manual transmissions. They aren't offered because no one buys…
They wouldn't sell. Jalopnik and it's readers GROSSLY overstate how many people want Euro cars here and that truck is no exception. For whatever reason about 90% of Jalopnik thinks the 200+ million people in this country would buy exactly what they would and that they are what the market wants. Nothing could be more…
Do we really need European trucks here? I'd bet sales numbers for that truck pictured on number 10 could be counted on one hand.
Not even as cousins. Outside of the dip at the door, there's nothing else. It's an evolution of Nissan's truck design.
Um since it is England shouldn't you pass on the right?
I usually don't comment on many of the technical issues discussed here in Jalopnik because I'm not very well versed on auto mechanics. However, since I was actually an engineer who worked with hydrogen for the Space Shuttle program (retired now) I cringe a bit at the idea of your local service station getting plumbed…
http://www.leasetrader.com/ and http://www.swapalease.com/ have worked for some friends I know who made the very same mistake. In this scenario, it helps if you have a leased car that has used less mileage per month then the original allowance building "equity" in the lease. It also works the same way if you over…
I'm convinced that in order to sell a ton of cars, manufacturers only need to look at the cars Jalopnik authors and commenters implore them to make, and do the exact opposite.
Seems like an awesome idea. If you decide to go totally crazy and end up in NorCal please let us know in advance. I'd like to see how this car holds up with 9XXk miles on it. (Plus I can show you this one weird trick to buy a brand new E63 AMG wagon for about the price of the ultimate restoration on a BMW E9!)
What's so "fantastic" ?
So basically a reliable Volvo XC90 that will hold its value, at 25K less ?
It's not a "recession" any longer, and much more significant than that, car sales have been absolutely MASSIVE for the last many years. The Germans have been doing exceptionally well, and releasing more popular (by sales numbers) models into the marketplace.
Why would it be stupid to buy an X6 ? If you like it and can afford it, why not ?