I probably should have elaborated a bit better on my sizzling take.
Jared Harris
machojared
No, I refuse to cease with my “teenage contrarian shenanigans”. I’m 20, damn it. :D
Screw worrying about maintenance costs! Although the E63 was just an example, I wouldn’t mind being able to weasel my way into a late W212 E350 wagon after college graduation...
Yep! In Texas - and the south in general - big American SUVs take dominance over anything else when it comes to being king of the road. Shoot, I remember reading once that 20% of U.S. Ford Expedition sales were in Texas. Probably a smaller amount of Escalade sales (thank Southern California for that), but it’s still…
I thought that was a given with these kinds of cars!!
Hey, at least it’s a late W211 without all that SBC nonsense! I love the W210, though, and it’s what I’d buy if my money were on the line.
More often than not, they’re brand spanking new. The “Lexus SUV” vibe is something I can understand, though.
I see a lot of sorority chicks running around College Station (Texas) with these damn things. Guess it just depends on your neck of the woods.
Refer to my reply to EL_ULY; it’s just a matter of personal opinion. The RX is a perfectly fine car as a transportation appliance, but it’s not really my kind of car. Quite boring, I have to say, but I respect anyone’s choice for car.
It just seems like total milquetoast. There’s a world of more interesting cars with the same capability for $35k; a W211 Mercedes E63 wagon comes to mind. :D
Surprisingly, it’s the same in Texas. They tend to be left-lane hogs, whereas the step-up “hip mom” car (the Escalade) passes on the right doing a million miles an hour.
Apologies for reviving a dead thread, but I wish this were true for my market. On College Station (Texas) Craigslist, I limited my search from $100 - $7,000, searched “titles only” for ‘tundra’, and searched 300 miles out. I ended up with seven (7) listings for a 4WD Tundra, ranging from $2,900 to $5 under the limit,…
Heh. Yes, I may have life easy with power steering, brakes, and an automatic transmission in my 1999 Tahoe. However, I have front discs/rear drums in a truck that weighs 5,200 pounds with me at the wheel and has a frequently-used 255 horsepower. I’ve had some truly scary moments at the wheel of that thing, that being…
This article spurred me to ask my mom what kinds of cars she owned before I came along, oddly enough. She tells me of a time where she truly enjoyed driving manuals, and every car she owned up until 2004 was thus equipped. Thanks, fibromyalgia!
I cannot think of a single thing more insane thing to say than “don’t read this; just vote for it,” especially here. Austin is a university and tech industry hub, not a bunch of bumpkins who blindly accept what authority figures tell us is correct, like you might find in College Station, for example.
Totally off-topic, but at 3:07 in the video, is it just me who sees a glimpse of (possibly) Tavarish’s long-gone S600? The Brabus Monoblock VIs and the exterior color are what are throwing me off.
Originally from Corpus Christi, now an Aggie living in College Station - I wouldn’t be caught dead in that rig. Although I know others who would be proud to have it (especially t.u. folks).
They forgot to use the proper units of torque: 473.5 Nrp. Holy crap, is that painful or what??
Dunno if it’s already been mentioned, but COTD all the way.