OT: Going Car Buying

[Chin Diesel]

It's better than old lady gold.

That was the color of the Toyota Avalon I was thinking about getting.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Hah, I bought one because I needed something I got in and out of without too much pain. They are a great ride. And you can live in them if needed.

I was fortunate to have a tour of duty in the Navy with the Blue Angels doing the air show circuit for a few years. Each of the main maintenance shops got a minivan for the 3-4 people who went to the air show. All of us on the team were well-versed in the pros/cons of every minivan. It was essentially our office for the weekend and if the jets weren't cooperating they sometimes were our room for the night to sleep.

 

[NJHusky]

7 Dealerships and 11 test drives later..

2012 Hyundai Genesis 3.8L with Technology Package.

It was a year or two older than I was originally looking for but it's spotless inside and out.

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Congrats!! Mine was a 2011...

 

[intlzncster]

Just buy my Nissan skyline right hand drive Japanese legend that's fresh off the boat from Japan and fully legal.

How old is that? I thought you couldn't keep in right hand drive if it wasn't pre 1980 (or whatever the year is).

 

[intlzncster]

Nice! It's truly amazing what Hyundai/Kia has done in the last ten years.

Hyundai's combination of designers and engineers killed it. They've got some of the best looking cars on the road, and are approaching reliability of Toyota/Honda.

 

[Northbound]

How old is that? I thought you couldn't keep in right hand drive if it wasn't pre 1980 (or whatever the year is).

Import is 25 years here's a primer

http://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-four-legal-ways-to-import-a-car-to-the-uni-1682067632.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Hyundai's combination of designers and engineers killed it. They've got some of the best looking cars on the road, and are approaching reliability of Toyota/Honda.

Now they just need to figure out the chasis design aspect to up the fun aspect but I have no doubt that'll happen in the next 5-10 years given their trajectory. Test drove the the Genesis V6 Coupe when I was looking for a cheapish sports car. Fun amount of power but that is a muscle car, not a sports car in the slightest. What a mess in the corners.

 

[NJHusky]

Now they just need to figure out the chasis design aspect to up the fun aspect but I have no doubt that'll happen in the next 5-10 years given their trajectory. Test drove the the Genesis V6 Coupe when I was looking for a cheapish sports car. Fun amount of power but that is a muscle car, not a sports car in the slightest. What a mess in the corners.

Was that the new Genesis? I didn't test it when I dropped off mine, but figured with the redesign and AWD it would have handled better....the soft ride/lack of AWD were my only complaints with the prior model.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This was in 2013, though I don't believe they made any chasis changes, which is what really kills them. AWD is a nice way to try to cover up the problem but throw them into a corner and you can feel the chasis flexing. It's still built on an economy car platform (which to be honest, suits about 95% of the people that would be looking at that car).

 

[intlzncster]

Import is 25 years here's a primer

http://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-four-legal-ways-to-import-a-car-to-the-uni-1682067632.

I keep forgetting it's a rolling 25 years. I checked it a long time ago, and I have that time period stuck in my head.

I now feel a lot older than I did a minutes ago. I should take me like back from you.

 

[intlzncster]

I keep forgetting it's a rolling 25 years. I checked it a long time ago, and I have that time period stuck in my head.

I now feel a lot older than I did a minutes ago. I should take me like back from you.

God that grammar sucked, typing on my phone on the train not withstanding.