Disclaimer: In the end it's for my wife and so she get's what she ultimately wants, I'm just looking for some opinions from the masses.
My wife is on the hunt for a new vehicle. She hates driving the GTI (I think because it's a hatchback, but she won't say exactly why...I also think because she got stuck in the parking lot of her work recently puts a distaste for it in her mouth). She previously drove a Land Rover LR3 and really liked it. So we were pretty sure she wanted to go back to an SUV (she likes being a little higher up and in something a little bigger). We've been looking at the smaller SUVs. We've looked at the Range Rover Evoque and she really really liked it. We went to look at the Lexus RX 350 but was underwhelmed by it (it's a grandparent car is how she described it). While there, the IS caught her eye. So she test drove a 2014 IS 250 AWD and she really liked it. I thought she was going to make a deal right there on it. She wants it with the F Sport package so she likes the sportiness about it. However, she's not looking for a race car, I know the BMW 328i, the Cadillac ATS, the Audi A4 are all quicker cars. If she was wanting a quick car she'd be keeping the GTI. With the said, we went and looked at the BMWs as well, the 328i with xDrive or the 328d with xDrive would be the car from that mfg in cars or the X3 or X5 in SUVs. I've always liked the look of the Audi, but I know they used to have problems (I think it was head problems, it seems everyone I know that had one was having their head redone). Have they over come this? According to Consumer Reports, Audi is now number four in overall customer satisfaction (behind Lexus, Toyota, and Acura in that order). The biggest requirement is AWD. But reliability, total cost of ownership, features, and styling are all important too.
So if you have any input on the following models, speak up
SUVish vehicles
Range Rover Evoque
Acura RDX
Acura MDX
Lexus RX350
BMW X3
BMW X5
Audi Q5
Cars
Lexus IS 250 AWD F Sport
BMW 328i
Audi A4/6
Cadillac ATS (don't think I could ever buy a GM product, but it needs to at least be considered)
Mercedes CLA45 AMG
Any others similar to those I've missed that we should be considering? I don't like Infiniti so the Q50 is out.
My wife is on the hunt for a new vehicle. She hates driving the GTI (I think because it's a hatchback, but she won't say exactly why...I also think because she got stuck in the parking lot of her work recently puts a distaste for it in her mouth). She previously drove a Land Rover LR3 and really liked it. So we were pretty sure she wanted to go back to an SUV (she likes being a little higher up and in something a little bigger). We've been looking at the smaller SUVs. We've looked at the Range Rover Evoque and she really really liked it. We went to look at the Lexus RX 350 but was underwhelmed by it (it's a grandparent car is how she described it). While there, the IS caught her eye. So she test drove a 2014 IS 250 AWD and she really liked it. I thought she was going to make a deal right there on it. She wants it with the F Sport package so she likes the sportiness about it. However, she's not looking for a race car, I know the BMW 328i, the Cadillac ATS, the Audi A4 are all quicker cars. If she was wanting a quick car she'd be keeping the GTI. With the said, we went and looked at the BMWs as well, the 328i with xDrive or the 328d with xDrive would be the car from that mfg in cars or the X3 or X5 in SUVs. I've always liked the look of the Audi, but I know they used to have problems (I think it was head problems, it seems everyone I know that had one was having their head redone). Have they over come this? According to Consumer Reports, Audi is now number four in overall customer satisfaction (behind Lexus, Toyota, and Acura in that order). The biggest requirement is AWD. But reliability, total cost of ownership, features, and styling are all important too.
So if you have any input on the following models, speak up
SUVish vehicles
Range Rover Evoque
Acura RDX
Acura MDX
Lexus RX350
BMW X3
BMW X5
Audi Q5
Cars
Lexus IS 250 AWD F Sport
BMW 328i
Audi A4/6
Cadillac ATS (don't think I could ever buy a GM product, but it needs to at least be considered)
Mercedes CLA45 AMG
Any others similar to those I've missed that we should be considering? I don't like Infiniti so the Q50 is out.
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