Hey Guys,
Happy to join the forum with my new CX-9 Machine Grey Signature! Just got back from an overseas deployment and had a great dealer in Marietta, Ga. hold the exact one I wanted for 2 weeks, while the military moved me back stateside. The other local dealerships were spamming my inbox with robot emails day after day, while none of them would provide me with an out the door price, let alone tell me if what i wanted was even going to be instock. If you ever want to hate a dealership...give them your email address! (boom02)
It was great to walk into my 1st new car buying experience with the price I wanted and a loan I was comfortable with (from my bank)...only to then have them beat it by a nice margin. Pretty surprised at the lack of hassle.
...not trying to sound like a commercial, so yeah....
Really loving all the features, but it's gonna take some time to learn it all and get really comfy with the size of the vehicle.
As for me:
No Family. This is for hauling my double bass and bass guitars/amps around in a climate controlled environment.
I don't tow anything.
I live in a city, so a turbo 4 is enough.
I'm no gear head.
I like the styling, alot. ...except, all year, I thought those alloy wheels looked like sh!t. In person, I actually like them.
I find those choice "luxury" features many users expect are simply superfluous when people are comparing this to something in another class.
I was really pissed off to pay GA taxes, but now i find that GA is a state that doesn't require a front plate, so no matter where the military sends me, I don't have to ruin the look by adding a front plate. Granted, it's not worth the price of admission, but <sigh> i guess it's something. ...You'll have to forgive me, I'm a Texas resident.
Now the true 1st world nitpicking:
Audio System: Sounds good for a car. I'm only a professional musician, so what do I know. Mix and match all you want to achieve you desired level of mobile audiophile snobbery.
Seats: My ass size is pretty normal. I'm impress the japs. can even understand the comfort levels my American ass and back require for 30 minutes to 1 hour a day.
Air Con: I bought the car and drove it home during a 103 heat index. The damn auto setting was loud as hell and would not shut off, but guess what, I had to manually turn it down because it was too much for me. If you need a computer to tell you that your body is at a certain temperature, then this may not be the car for you. If you require a sensor to let you know you are comfortable, then you are going to have this AC blast you hard.
I totally respect you dudes who refuse to compromise on matters such as this.
Also, I understand that my opinion is not as informed as others.
But, if I needed to check all those other boxes, I would have looked elsewhere. But, luckily for me...rolling around in this does me just fine.
Great to be here! In two days, I will load her up for a trip across the country. I will take some pics of the cargo capacity with my weird assortment of bass clef instruments, since it's an issue for some.