As some of you may know, I have had ongoing issues with my Infininti M35x for almost a year now--transmission and driveline vibrations they cannot fix, even though the entire drive train has been replaced. After making me a financial compensation offer for my trouble Infiniti/Nissan has renegged, and refused to compensate me at all....so now it is in the hands of my attorney.
That said, the lease is up in August anyway, and I have spent the past few weeks researching and driving new cars...which is always fun for me--but remember I was in the car business for a number of years and any good salesman runs for cover when he sees me coming...
I drove many cars, some of which I loved, and some of which were just ok.....among them were:
Acura TL SH-AWD tech--nice, firm ride, lots of toys, but in the end, can't get past the styling
BMW 535i X drive---loved it, but poor crash test rating, and just outside my financial comfort zone
BMW 335i X drive---just a bit too small, and too fast for JoAnn....otherwise yeah baby....
Audi A6--loved it especially the 3.0L Supercharged 6 but again, tips the limits of the checkbook
so the winner is........
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro....prestige package, plus driver assist and walnut trim....built to order for me..
I drove the 2.0 extensively and compared with the 3.2 V6, and the 4 is actually FASTER.....more torque at lower RPM due to the turbo....the car will be meteor grey pearl with grey interior.....will have HDD Nav with 3d maps and traffic, B&O surround sound system, and all the other toys.........
It was a best buy, offers much better fuel economy than what I am used to, and it really moves.....and being a car guy, I knew how to get a fair deal--walking in knowing invoice price and incentives is the way to go....NEVER negotiate down from list, always up from invoice.
If any of you are in the market for a car, I would be glad to help you negotiate....as I did for Mario a while back.
I just hope these three months go pretty fast...........
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