SAM, any product I buy, I research to death. I've begun that process for the next vehicle.
For a car guy, I'm a pretty thrifty guy
cheap bastard. I typically buy and hold till I drive it virtually into the ground. I may not do that this time round.
I've got two kids who are <5 yrs of age. A Civic SiR hatch and an Infiniti G20t, while great cars IMO, are perhaps close to no longer meeting future needs. The G20 (which may be the most reliable car I have ever owned) will likely be run till the end, so that means the Civic is on the bubble.
The real clincher will be when I deal my current personal watercraft (that I easily tow with the Civic) to get another boat (waterski boat, bowrider, etc). So, towing is a big consideration. As such, it's ruled out the RDX and CX-7.
I've
nearly also ruled out minivans mainly due to the lack of AWD (Sienna excluded, but I don't want run flats).
Now the consideration revlolves around 5 or 7 (or
passenger configs...
Truth be told, I'm waiting for the CUV market to hit a saturation point that the manufacturers are dealing them like crazy, and the balance shifts closer to surplus on the lots. I figure that is between 6-18 months away.
On the other hand, I could keep the current vehicles and pick up a couple of year old Pathfinder or Tacoma for much less...*cheap bastard thinking out loud*...
