After hours of serious discussion, back and forth banter, huge sessions of give and take, we decided that Momma deserves a new ride. Normally that means getting a pretty nice ride, but something in the 4-6 year old range. Her current car is a 2005 Porsche Cayenne. But I decided that it would be nice to get her something new. As in brand new, no miles and a full factory warranty. Turns out that we have not bought a new car together since 1993 - before our youngest was born. He is now almost twenty years old. Wow, it's been a long time. I bought a 2006 Audi A3, but I went out and did that on my own and surprised my wife when I pulled up to the house. The last car we bought new at a dealership was a 1993 Mazda 626 with the hot Ford quad cam V-6.
It was deep forest green and very curvy. It lasted about a year and a half at our house. Green and curvy just was not our thing. I cannot even remember what we replaced it with, it has been so long. But that purchase was infamous (at least at our household) for being the time our oldest son (then still in diapers) helped in the negotiation process by pooping. We did not have a spare diaper, so it got pretty ripe in the sale cube. So back to the current situation-we talk about cars, like all the time. She wants something small and fuel efficient. But we have a big dog that requires a big back seat so tiny is out. That means no Mini Countryman or Prius (thank God!). In this case, a new car means a SUV or Crossover. We love the size of the Porsche Cayenne, buy not the fuel efficiency.
So our shopping journey has taken us down a different path. We are looking compact SUV's - the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, Ford Escape, Hyundai Sante Fe Sport and Audi Q5 (base model). 35-38K range and depending on the car come with a ton of kit. Or in the case of the Q5, not so much. Some folks have criticized the looks of the new Jeep Cherokee, but we really like it. Some reviewers have mentioned that the car faintly echos the Pontiac Aztec, but that seems a bit harsh. The interior is brilliant and the technology is awesome. It is pretty close. I think she needs to drive them back to back. The Sante Fe Sport, it is the unknown. I think she needs to take a close look at it and I happen to know the owner of the local dealership, so I know a good deal would be in the works. It is awesome, but a bit under equipped versus its competitors. But man is in nice. We just need to weigh everything and after back to back to back to back drives, hopefully we will be a little bit closer to the final decision. So how can you help? I have added a poll for you to pick your fav SUV from our list of likely purchases. Help us pick our next car! It is just a click away.
I am sure my readers already knew I bought a Peugeot 5008 as my family rides. It's being like 2 months since I took ownership of the car and is time to talk a bit about it. This car was officially imports by T.C.Y Motors(Local dealer for Peugeot, Audi, Victory Bike, Ssangyong and Chery). There are currently only two Peugeot 5008 in Brunei. A black one and a Vapor grey which I am driving. The salesman who handled my car was Syful. Highly recommended if you are looking for a Peugeot. These pictures here were taken at old T.C.Y Motors showroom before we took ownership of the car. The "test-drive" car. Syful drove the black one from the new Showroom for me to test drive. I have this habit of not testing car that I am planning to get. Well, I would like to have that "first feel" of the new car by using my own new car. Secondly, since I already confirmed the car I don't see the point of testing it.
In the late 1990s the State of California Parks Department purchased about 3, 400 acres in the southeast corner of Alameda County along the Tesla-Corral Hollow Road. The original intent of the purchase was to expand the existing adjacent Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA ) off-highway vehicle (OHV) park into the Tesla Park land. But as the plans for expansion of the Carnegie SVRA were studied, the devastating impacts of off-highway vehicle use on the unique and fragile Tesla Park land were identified. Proposals for an alternative use plan began to evolve. The goal of Tesla Park as a non-OHV, low impact recreation historic and natural resource preserve was formed. Tesla Park is not the official name yet, but with your help it can be. Friends of Tesla Park is an alliance of individuals and organizations working to SAVE TESLA PARK. We are dedicated to protecting the biologically unique and culturally significant landscape known as Tesla Park as a non-OHV historic and natural resource preserve.