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Anyone bought anything decent this year then?

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Crotulus said:
Would have loved to get the 6MT but the wife has had bad experiences with manuals. Paddle shifters (while not a true manual replacement) let me play on back roads though.
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I bought my son a 3t with the MT this summer (sadly, it was the 4 door). He hated me at first (no, not really), but now he is a big fan of the MT.
 
Crotulus said:
Would have loved to get the 6MT but the wife has had bad experiences with manuals. Paddle shifters (while not a true manual replacement) let me play on back roads though.
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I didn't particularly like the automatic gearbox on that Mazda. Outside of being spoiled by DCT, I didn't particularly like the gearing. Reminded me a bit of a Toyota Corolla that I drove; 1st gear is super long and then just stays between 6-7k the rest of the way. The Mazda isn't just like that but it did feel a bit long from what I remember. I liked the steering though.
 
Crotulus said:
Would have loved to get the 6MT but the wife has had bad experiences with manuals. Paddle shifters (while not a true manual replacement) let me play on back roads though.
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My E550 Coupe has a 7 speed automatic gearbox with the paddle shifters and I like using them. It will hold a gear for as long as I want it to and it shifts up and down pretty quickly. The automatic in sport mode does a decent job of shifting though so I find myself leaving it in sport mode quite a bit of the time.
 
Almost moved forward on replacing our 4Runner with a Q7. Decided to wait till after the holidays to make a decision. As we consider getting rid of the 4Runner, we realized that we had grown oddly attached to it despite all of its faults.
 
Started out with a couple of new clutches, and then got hit with the surprise engine overhaul. Yay me!

 
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Bought this bad boy a couple months ago. My first vehicular, all-cash purchase!

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Q50 (for me)
QX60 (wife)
Sea-Doo Spark

paid cash for all of it. No more fun purchases for a few years (although tempted to trade in my pontoon boat for a larger one).
 
Bought a new kitchen and landscaping for the backyard to make it kid-friendly. Did it all without a HELOC, so it'll be a few years before I can really think about a new car.
 
Yeah I went all out this year.
For our 5th anniversary I bought my wife a slightly used Lexus IS250.
Never ever had a luxury car in my life. I figured I would splurge for once in my life.
2015 IS250. 22,000 miles on it when I bought it for $26K. Looks brand new $28,700 OTD. I paid cash for it.
I found the old paperwork for the car. Bought in April of 2015. The retail sticker for the car was $42,500. Don't know what the actual price paid for the car was but needless to say buying a 1yr/4mth old car for $16K less than retail price was a great deal.


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'17 Sienna L. Out the door at $29,138 after $500 trade-in on a 24yo. Previa. Prices for these can get up around $50K.

I had to get the cheaper L since there's nothing on the roof (I have a tight garage), and I have seen posts about leaks with roof racks on Highlanders, maybe the Sienna is different. Plus I had a leaky moonroof on the Previa.

I'm also in a manual wheelchair, and enter the van via the passenger side rear door, so I have to step through to the front, and in any other trim there's a console bolted to the car making pass through impossible.

Also I've read too many posts about gremlins with the electric power doors, so I prefer the manual ones in the L. They close very easily.

Of course it has a lot standard including the new 2GR-FKS/8sp. combo., backup camera, cruise, steering wheel audio/computer controls, Bluetooth/USB, programmable convenience features, aluminum wheels, rear discs, dual auto AC, rear A/C controls, etc.

It's super smooth and quiet, and the only downside (to me) is the 19/27 mpg.
 
I have the engine, remanufactured G56 transmission, clutch and radiator in hand and will start installing it all tomorrow.
 
I want to get a 2018 or 2019 F150 SCREW with a 6.5 ft bed..... 193" wheelbase

I'm just holding out to get some other stuff paid off before I jump.
 
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