Snap said:

Also,  Just say NO to Subaru. 

-interiors that make most Econo-cars seem fancy

-Cant build a decent NA engine, even with modern technology

-Cant build a reliable turbocharged engine

-AWD is neat but snow tires +2wd is superior

-The LGBT community only approves of the wagon versions

-Rowley has a Subaru

-Nope.avi

This made me laugh real hard.

Reeel notes-

I want to sell my Subaru.

Shit box econo car interior for a car that I paid 7k for made in 02.

I got scared when I opened the hood.

I want, scratch that need another Beamer.

Reasons for purchase

-it was a wagon

-I got a decent deal on it

-decent resale value

-my rally driver inside wanted one for a couple minutes

Volvo Wagon

No to Subaru.

$0.02 worth.

Nice GLK, I've always liked the shape of those....

DrLeadFoot said:

Isn't GM paying people to drive those?

3.5L V6

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If not they should be...

Snap said:

shoulda bought an Aztek.

Isn't GM paying people to drive those?

3.5L V6

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jc43089 said:

Sweet, I like how the hood is low and they aren't bulgy looking like most vehicles.

I agree. All the other midsize suv's look like space ships.

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...  what engine is in those?

My parents ended up going the small suv route. This thing is awesome. 100% made in Germany unlike the ML. Which might be a two edged sword but time will tell. It was a loaner that only had 1,900 miles on it.

My parents looked at a lot of midsized suv's and the Volvo was their pick until Mr. Mercedes crashed the party.

My dad and I drove the GLK and a Volvo xc60. The Volvo had 7000 miles on it but you could hear the interior creek and pop when you went over small bumps. Imagine that noise at 80,000! The GLK is solid as a rock.

The GLK is a small truck but for what they need this will work. They might have to tune up their Tetris skills but that is better than driving the sloppy suspension'd, America market minded ML.

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industrialsized said:

great mid size... how about a 1 series

Wait a few months and get a 2 series, much better! Although neither are cheap.

The Full Banana said:

This unfortunately is not true. Early p2 chassis are the ones with the weak automatic transmissions, the vast majority of the p80 chassis were fine (save for a few of the oddball later production cars with 5 speed autos). 04-08 are great cars, though. Mechanically very solid, nice to drive, and the interiors had improved massively by then.

The V70R is great and all... but way way way more expensive to own and maintain than the lower trim level cars. 

Yea that's what was in my head but not what came out, I meant post facelift v70.  Sorry for the misinfo.

jc43089 said:

The Volvo auto trans problems ended with the switch to the p2 chassis, which is 2000 and on, you can tell the difference pre vs post facelift.  A V70 will probably be our next family vehicle when our Maxima finishes it's process of "returning to dust whence it came."  The only downside for me is that unless you get an R (which would be crazy awesome) you can't get the manual paired with AWD.  And I need 3 pedals.

This unfortunately is not true. Early p2 chassis are the ones with the weak automatic transmissions, the vast majority of the p80 chassis were fine (save for a few of the oddball later production cars with 5 speed autos). 04-08 are great cars, though. Mechanically very solid, nice to drive, and the interiors had improved massively by then.

The V70R is great and all... but way way way more expensive to own and maintain than the lower trim level cars.

Don't look at 01-03's at all. As was previously mentioned, the autos are crap, and the interiors were crap also. 

...or go TDI, because diesel.

Volvos have incredible build quality. Could put a decent dent in a semi. As stated above some of their automatics are shit.

Subaru's are good; however I don't like the MPG that they get, or their horsepower/liter. They're Japanese and reliable (even up to 300k like most toyotas) however have fun working on a boxer! Sparkplugs and headgaskets my friend.

IMHO get a Toyota. No bullshit; no problems, will last forever. FWD is good in the snow with snow tires. and it should cover all your parents needs. Or if they want a little more luxury lexus' are fantastic.

Diesels to me are looking more and more promising in the recent years however.

I'd stay away from anything domestic just because they don't seem to be up to par with build quality. Atleast during the recent years. Just look at the KBB.

I chose the LGT because I wanted to avoid the 'boy racer' stereotype which comes along with the WRX/STI, and I'm a big fan of the sleeper.  The look on the v8 guys faces after being slapped down by a 4 door 4 banger was priceless.

The car was as reliable as I wanted / needed it to be.  Zero issues with the vehicle, but I drove it in a manner consistent with keeping the drive train intact.

IMNSHO, you really can't go wrong with a Subaru.

$0.02 worth.

-interiors that make most Econo-cars seem fancy

-Cant build a decent NA engine, even with modern technology

-Cant build a reliable turbocharged engine

-AWD is neat but snow tires +2wd is superior

-The LGBT community only approves of the wagon versions

-Rowley has a Subaru

-Nope.avi