New Work Car???

[jocko_nc]

I'm only 6'0", but have short legs. My torso is more like 6'5" or 6'6". I hate hitting my head on the door frame every time I get out of the Fusion. It doesn't help that the seat is all the way back in a four-door.

I think the smart thing to do is wait a while. I could put the cash into gold. Worst case, the gold depreciates as much as the car would. Best case, the car is half paid off. Or, I am thankful I never bought the car at all.

 

[jocko_nc]

I was hoping to get a V6 in the 270 hp range, like the others. The Chevy sedans look to fall short. Impala with a V8, you might as well get the Charger.

I think the most-fun GM product was probably the Pontiac G8. Same chassis as the Camaro? They killed that I guess.

 

[EricC]

Ford Taurus is the first car that came to mind.

 

[merrylander]

Don't sell the V6 Impala short, the police are using them and I would not suggest that you try to outrun one. I don't know what the Chevy engineers did to the 3800 but the torque is flat from 1000 RPM to redline, only car I have ever owned that can up-shift while going uphill.

 

[jhal]

Don't sell the V6 Impala short, the police are using them and I would not suggest that you try to outrun one. I don't know what the Chevy engineers did to the 3800 but the torque is flat from 1000 RPM to redline, only car I have ever owned that can up-shift while going uphill.

They are very good cars, plus there is no timing belt that has to be changed every 60K to 100K miles (depending on the make).

 

[gimmieshelter31]

I have owned numerous Hyundais and would certainly not be adverse to buy another.
Very nice quality and excellent value. Their poor offerings in the 80's have kept many people from giving them another shot , but looking around on the road, many people seem to see the value offered by Hyundai.

 

[70salesguy]

Perception is reality

One other concern might be just exactly who your customers are.

Whether your vehicle is domestic or foreign could affect sales or customer relations.

Also, the image you "project" may be an issue. You want to project success, but not decadence.

I drive a Tahoe, made in Arlington Texas.

I could afford an Escalade or GNC Denali, but I don't need that particular customer perception that they might produce.

 

[jocko_nc]

My prior employer was based in Ohio. Back in the day, you could not visit an auto-related business in anything but a Big Three vehicle. To do so was even hazardous. That sentiment started to go away with the Honda plant in Marysville. Now, I doubt anyone really cares anymore. Besides, there ain't that much business to pursue. The action is in the South with all the transplant foreign makes. Go figure.

So many nice cars to choose from. Still, I will wait 6 to 12 months (if possible) and see what the economic picture looks like then. I suspect all the banking and currency shoes have not yet dropped.