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07-07-07, 09:45
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winter SUV
okay well my father is looking for a new winter car (new england weather). The audi q6 is too big and ugly. The escalade is too big. He's never been a fan of japanese cars, probably because he used to drive the infinite fx-45 in the winter and it was awful. He also used to have a mercedes ML and hated it. What would you guys recommend is the best winter luxury SUV for around 50-60k?
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07-07-07, 11:09
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Re: winter SUV
Aviator maybe?
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07-07-07, 11:37
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Re: winter SUV
The new ML should be much nicer or BMW X5 or X3.
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07-08-07, 10:17
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Re: winter SUV
Mercedes GL.
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07-08-07, 10:37
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Re: winter SUV
Whatever he gets oughta be fitted with snowtires for the winter. I can't help but wonder if that's why he didn't like the FX-45. Sorry if that's off-topic...but most anything with 4WD/AWD should be OK for winter use if it has the right tires.
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07-08-07, 11:33
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Re: winter SUV
accumulator thats probably a good point, but yeah the FX sounded great and performed like a sports coupe....but it just didnt feel german, and it acted up a lot. I think hes leaning towards a cayenne or an X5, but i think the new x5 is uuuuuglyy.
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07-08-07, 11:40
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Re: winter SUV
I'd hate to see anything that expensive in a New England winter.
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07-08-07, 11:45
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Re: winter SUV
haha thats why its going to be leased
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07-08-07, 11:58
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Re: winter SUV
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Originally Posted by odonnellb
... I think hes leaning towards a cayenne or an X5, but i think the new x5 is uuuuuglyy.
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IIRC the nex X5 has a weird shifter that he might have trouble getting used to (let alone that i-drive). The Cayenne might be good, the ones we drove felt like Benz sedans, which isn't a bad thing
But all these things come with tires that simply suck in the white stuff...and I think people have problems buying an expensive SUV and then having to buy snowtires, so there's a little educating that'll need to be done 
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07-08-07, 12:35
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Re: winter SUV
yeah, i mean i have a new jeep cherokee and its awesome in the winter, but i think dad would just buy nice thin all season tires for it...
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07-08-07, 04:03
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Re: winter SUV
Well, trying to educate one's father can be an exercise in frustration, so I guess arguments like "one set of snowtires costs less than your insurance deductible" will fall on deaf ears
What does he drive the rest of the time? Heh heh, good snows on a regular car can beat an SUV with all-seasons; my 4WD Blazer absolutely *sucked* in snow until I put winter tires on it (and then it was a blast).
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07-08-07, 04:44
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Re: winter SUV
he drives a carrera 4s lol....thats not moving in the snow
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