jtjh said:
I don*t think the new RAV 4 is all that like so many here.
Meh...why is anyone so concerned about resale and buying a new car in a few years even buying in the first place?
A) When did Unobtanium become "everyone". He is LITERALLY the only one here that ever brings up or complains about resale. He's also the only one that LOVES the RAV4, I think Ywrei likes it a little too.
Well, you're out looking at new CX5's, and have a 4 year old model, yeah? Would you like the dealer to write you a check for $3500 when you trade, or no? because that's kind of the equivalent of the issue I'm discussing.
B) CX5 resale isn't the s*** show you say it is.
C) It's only getting better.
D) Yes, it is worse, but we're not talking 50% worse. So you only get $3,500 for your CX5. The guy with a similar CRV gets $4,275. Worth $750 to drive that? No.
Now if you were trading in a low mileage 3 year old car every year, I might agree with you (I still wouldn't).
E) I've posted this once before because you being this up like every 3 months.
https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/b...ns-people-buy-specific-cars-article-1.2552707 Yes, it's almost 3 years old now but I doubt much has changed.
I'll save ya' a click: Top 10 Reasons people buy specific cars
10.) 4WD/AWD
9.) Quality of Workmanship
8a.) Fuel Economy (in a tie with Safety)
8b.) Safety (in a tie with Fuel Economy)
6.) Price/Payment
5.) Ride and Handling
4.) Reputation/Reviews
3.) Previous Experience with Brand/Model
2.) Exterior Styling
1.) Expected Reliability
Resale...didn't even make the list. So not only is Unob 5% of Mazda buyers, he's also a small tiny percentage of normal car buyers.
Appliance is in the eye of the beholder.
But for me an "appliance" vehicle is one that I care little about and don't particularly enjoying driving and owning. IMO the changes and upgrades gen2 got move it farther away from being considered an appliance vs gen1.
Totally agree with this. The first time he called it an appliance I didn't even understand what he meant. I actually Googled it.
Honestly, I'm still not 100% sure. I really wouldn't call any car an appliance. And IMO it's kind of rude to do so.
My niece loves her POS 2004 Honda Civic because it runs well and gets her from A to B. She LOVES that thing. Like, as much as I loved my first Saab. I would never insult her by saying "nice appliance".
If MPG is your #1 thing and you buy a Prius because of that, is that an appliance?
If you buy the cheapest car on the lot because you don't like to spend money on cars, or you're broke... is that an appliance?
Do you buy a Crosstrek because you don't care about fun to drive, you just want to have a car you can put your dog in and go down to the national forest: is that an appliance?
I buy a smoking fast Mustang that does 0-60 in 2 seconds... that's NOT an appliance... because it's fast?
What's the appliance criteria here?
100%
Who buys a new car with sloppy seconds in mind?
Hardly anyone: see above.