My friend's got a late-1990's Camry LX or something. It's probably what eventually became the Solara. She's always going back and forth on Rt. 9 in Framingham and it doesn't bother her.
I second the comment about Hondas lasting forever. Mine is an older Honda. The engines and suspensions are tuned to be a little sportier and less cushy than the Toyotas which is what's in play here. Though it would have to be a Camry or larger; not a Corolla.
I'd like to hear from folks who own a small sporty car, like a Subaru WRX or BMW 3-series. I'd expect a luxury marque would be cushier than a sport-tuned Honda. But when I see those with the Z-rated tires on what pass as roads around here, it gives me hemhorroids just looking at it.
The Subaru wagon/SUVs ( Outback, Forrester ) can't be bad, because I see yuppie families driving them all the time on our bad roads. But besides the "image" problem, how is the handling on those things? Every time I see one turning at a corner, they take it like somebody's circumcising a baby in the back seat.
What about SUVs/light trucks? Mileage isn't that bad, and hybrid models are available. Do they feel bumps? And is the suspension built to "take a beating"?
If parking wasnt an issue I've been wondering about Lincoln Town Cars, Cadillacs. Even a 1990s-vintage Mercedes S-class can be had for say the price of a new Corolla, and those things are heavily overengineered.
As far as the roads, is it just me and my old car or are the roads much worse than ten years ago? It used to be that the worst road was 99 in Charlestown, except for a few streets around the produce markets in Chelsea. But nowadays every road is like 99 was then, 99 now is like a truck route in Chelsea, and I don't want to think about what Chelsea's like now.
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Date: 2009-07-29 03:28 pm (UTC)I second the comment about Hondas lasting forever. Mine is an older Honda. The engines and suspensions are tuned to be a little sportier and less cushy than the Toyotas which is what's in play here. Though it would have to be a Camry or larger; not a Corolla.
I'd like to hear from folks who own a small sporty car, like a Subaru WRX or BMW 3-series. I'd expect a luxury marque would be cushier than a sport-tuned Honda. But when I see those with the Z-rated tires on what pass as roads around here, it gives me hemhorroids just looking at it.
The Subaru wagon/SUVs ( Outback, Forrester ) can't be bad, because I see yuppie families driving them all the time on our bad roads. But besides the "image" problem, how is the handling on those things? Every time I see one turning at a corner, they take it like somebody's circumcising a baby in the back seat.
What about SUVs/light trucks? Mileage isn't that bad, and hybrid models are available. Do they feel bumps? And is the suspension built to "take a beating"?
If parking wasnt an issue I've been wondering about Lincoln Town Cars, Cadillacs. Even a 1990s-vintage Mercedes S-class can be had for say the price of a new Corolla, and those things are heavily overengineered.
As far as the roads, is it just me and my old car or are the roads much worse than ten years ago? It used to be that the worst road was 99 in Charlestown, except for a few streets around the produce markets in Chelsea. But nowadays every road is like 99 was then, 99 now is like a truck route in Chelsea, and I don't want to think about what Chelsea's like now.