I currently have a 2015 C5 GT and my plan is to replace it by April
Now it's the time to shop for the best car for my needs
I'm looking for the car the gives me the best value for money (my top budget is $80k CAD)
Luxurious cars (Mercedes, Porsche, BMW ...) are great, but I don't see any of them give value for money other than the Lexus for its reliability
Also because I drive 2800 km monthly (70% hwy, 30% city) I'm looking for the best in fuel consumption, specially of hwy
I checked the Lexus RX350, I like everything about it ( the grill look doesn't bother me (doh) ) but I didn't like the mpg
I checked the RX450H, great car, fuel consumption is good, but as I drive 70% hwy fuel saving isn't that good for me to pay extra $15k !!
Price difference between the RX350 and RX450H is a nonesense when it's the same car to save a couple of hundreds on gas every year
I looked at the 2018 CX5 diesel video on youtube, posted on the last couple of days by a Japanese smart guy, I liked it and start thinking about having another cx5
Still need clarification on some points:
- I don't like cylinder deactivation which is forced on us on all 208 gas models, I don't want to save on 1mpg and pay more on maintenance later on
Is it also forced on the diesel model?
- For Canadian winter driving, is diesel an issue?
- What's the future of diesel? Is it possible 3 years from now that government add taxes that make diesel twice the gas price? World have crazy politician who can implement what they want
- Would I have a problem selling/trading my cx5 diesel 4 years from now
I haven't decided yet which car I'll go with (Mazda or other) and which fuel (Diesel, gas, hybrid, Plug-in . or even hydrogen (wiggle) ) and I still have 4 months to decide(screwy)
And I guess that many are in my situation , specially when politics now affect our new car decision
So we can help each other reaching the right decision .. or sink further (hahaspit)
Now it's the time to shop for the best car for my needs
I'm looking for the car the gives me the best value for money (my top budget is $80k CAD)
Luxurious cars (Mercedes, Porsche, BMW ...) are great, but I don't see any of them give value for money other than the Lexus for its reliability
Also because I drive 2800 km monthly (70% hwy, 30% city) I'm looking for the best in fuel consumption, specially of hwy
I checked the Lexus RX350, I like everything about it ( the grill look doesn't bother me (doh) ) but I didn't like the mpg
I checked the RX450H, great car, fuel consumption is good, but as I drive 70% hwy fuel saving isn't that good for me to pay extra $15k !!
Price difference between the RX350 and RX450H is a nonesense when it's the same car to save a couple of hundreds on gas every year
I looked at the 2018 CX5 diesel video on youtube, posted on the last couple of days by a Japanese smart guy, I liked it and start thinking about having another cx5
Still need clarification on some points:
- I don't like cylinder deactivation which is forced on us on all 208 gas models, I don't want to save on 1mpg and pay more on maintenance later on
Is it also forced on the diesel model?
- For Canadian winter driving, is diesel an issue?
- What's the future of diesel? Is it possible 3 years from now that government add taxes that make diesel twice the gas price? World have crazy politician who can implement what they want
- Would I have a problem selling/trading my cx5 diesel 4 years from now
I haven't decided yet which car I'll go with (Mazda or other) and which fuel (Diesel, gas, hybrid, Plug-in . or even hydrogen (wiggle) ) and I still have 4 months to decide(screwy)
And I guess that many are in my situation , specially when politics now affect our new car decision
So we can help each other reaching the right decision .. or sink further (hahaspit)