My Aunt Bought a Car

[Raza]

What are you going to do? You remember my aunt dilemma from C&D, don't you?  She wanted an SUV.  I told her to buy a wagon.  

Then she decided on a sedan, and went all over town looking for one.  

She bought her car and took delivery yesterday.  She bought a Toyota Camry V6 with the sport stuff all on it.

What are you going to do?  Someone asks you for advice on what car to buy and they buy the one car that you tell them absolutely not to buy?

[TBR]

There is nothing wrong with the Camry, even if it isn't a car you would buy yourself.

[Raza]

There is nothing wrong with the Camry, even if it isn't a car you would buy yourself.

There's plenty wrong with it.  I told her to get an Accord instead.  

[ifcar]

What are you going to do? You remember my aunt dilemma from C&D, don't you?  She wanted an SUV.  I told her to buy a wagon.  

Then she decided on a sedan, and went all over town looking for one.  

She bought her car and took delivery yesterday.  She bought a Toyota Camry V6 with the sport stuff all on it.

What are you going to do?  Someone asks you for advice on what car to buy and they buy the one car that you tell them absolutely not to buy?

Happens to me all the time. And it looks as though the woman I wrote about in my car-shopping article will also just go ahead and buy the Camry. She told me that the only reason she was still considering anything else was (verbatim): "If I buy the Camry, anything that goes wrong is my fault. If I buy something that you tell me to get, anything bad is your fault."

Not really much you can do, except maybe get some extended experience with the car. It sounds as though she bought the SE version, which has the 3.3-liter V6 and a slightly firmer suspension.  

[Raza]

What are you going to do? You remember my aunt dilemma from C&D, don't you?  She wanted an SUV.  I told her to buy a wagon. 

Then she decided on a sedan, and went all over town looking for one. 

She bought her car and took delivery yesterday.  She bought a Toyota Camry V6 with the sport stuff all on it.

What are you going to do?  Someone asks you for advice on what car to buy and they buy the one car that you tell them absolutely not to buy?

Happens to me all the time. And it looks as though the woman I wrote about in my car-shopping article will also just go ahead and buy the Camry. She told me that the only reason she was still considering anything else was (verbatim): "If I buy the Camry, anything that goes wrong is my fault. If I buy something that you tell me to get, anything bad is your fault."

Not really much you can do, except maybe get some extended experience with the car. It sounds as though she bought the SE version, which has the 3.3-liter V6 and a slightly firmer suspension.

It should be better than the V6 I drove, but still...

When she comes buy, though, I'm going to keep my mouth shut about how disappointed I am with her decision.  It'll be better that way.

[SJ_GTI]

Is it the 190 HP version?

[ifcar]

What are you going to do? You remember my aunt dilemma from C&D, don't you?  She wanted an SUV.  I told her to buy a wagon. 

Then she decided on a sedan, and went all over town looking for one. 

She bought her car and took delivery yesterday.  She bought a Toyota Camry V6 with the sport stuff all on it.

What are you going to do?  Someone asks you for advice on what car to buy and they buy the one car that you tell them absolutely not to buy?

Happens to me all the time. And it looks as though the woman I wrote about in my car-shopping article will also just go ahead and buy the Camry. She told me that the only reason she was still considering anything else was (verbatim): "If I buy the Camry, anything that goes wrong is my fault. If I buy something that you tell me to get, anything bad is your fault."

Not really much you can do, except maybe get some extended experience with the car. It sounds as though she bought the SE version, which has the 3.3-liter V6 and a slightly firmer suspension.

It should be better than the V6 I drove, but still...

When she comes buy, though, I'm going to keep my mouth shut about how disappointed I am with her decision.  It'll be better that way.

Absolutely, especially as she is a family member. Definitely ask for some driving time as well, if she'll trust you.  

[TBR]

I believe the SE has 225 hp and there is no longer a 190hp Camry V6, but the LE and XLE only make 210hp.

[Tom]

Look on the bright side:  she didn't get an SUV.  Why didn't she out of curiosity?  Gas expense?  Size and bad manuverability?

[Raza]

Is it the 190 HP version?

I believe it's the 210bhp model, the V6 SE.  

[ifcar]

I believe the SE has 225 hp and there is no longer a 190hp Camry V6, but the LE and XLE only make 210hp.

Under SAE, the 3.0-liter makes 190 hp and the 3.3-liter makes 210.  

[Secret Chimp]

Hell, MY aunt just bought a 2005 Impala rent-a-car from Enterprise and she didn't ask anybody about anything =P

[SJ_GTI]

I believe the SE has 225 hp and there is no longer a 190hp Camry V6, but the LE and XLE only make 210hp.

I don't think so. According to the new standard the top engine gets 210 HP, and the normal one gets 190 HP.

[Raza]

Look on the bright side:  she didn't get an SUV.  Why didn't she out of curiosity?  Gas expense?  Size and bad manuverability?

Me, at least I'd like to think so.  I thought I made headway about convincing her about the perils of SUVs, with gas and bad weather, and high centers of gravity, but all in all I think price is what did her in more than anything.

[ifcar]

Hell, MY aunt just bought a 2005 Impala rent-a-car from Enterprise and she didn't ask anybody about anything =P

I'll bet it wasn't much more than half the price of the Camry.  :D  

[Raza]

I like Impalas.
<_<    

[SJ_GTI]

I like Impalas.
<_<  

I never understoof the problem with me. I have been in several and they seem nice enough. I like the Malibu better though, which I had a lot of experience with last year as a rental.

[TBR]

Wow, that was quite a change.

[ifcar]

I like Impalas.
<_<  

Really? Why?

[Raza]

I like Impalas.
<_< 

Really? Why?

I like the way they look, and the interior isn't that bad, and it doesn't drive that bad, and it brings back good memories.  

[Raghavan]

why ask your advice if she doesn't follow it?

[ifcar]

I like Impalas.
<_< 

Really? Why?

I like the way they look, and the interior isn't that bad, and it doesn't drive that bad, and it brings back good memories.

The interior is decidedly "that bad", and it doesn't ride or handle especially well either. <_<  

[BMWDave]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.  My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.  I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

[Raza]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.  My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.  I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

I love your new sig, Dave.  Best one you've ever had.

[BMWDave]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.  My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.  I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

I love your new sig, Dave.  Best one you've ever had.

Thank you very much :)  

[ifcar]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.  My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.  I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

I love your new sig, Dave.  Best one you've ever had.

Thank you very much :)

It's very nice, just too wide.  

[Raghavan]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.  My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.  I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

I love your new sig, Dave.  Best one you've ever had.

Thank you very much :)

It's very nice, just too wide.

not as wide as the last one.

[BMWDave]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.? My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.? I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

I love your new sig, Dave.  Best one you've ever had.

Thank you very much :)

It's very nice, just too wide.

not as wide as the last one.

Its the same width, the other one was just a lot taller.

[ifcar]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.  My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.  I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

I love your new sig, Dave.  Best one you've ever had.

Thank you very much :)

It's very nice, just too wide.

not as wide as the last one.

Its the same width, the other one was just a lot taller.

The other one was too wide as well, at least for my settings.  

[Raghavan]

I am going to have a similar situation in a few years, or perhaps a lot sooner.  My aunt keeps pouring in money into her 10+ year old Acura Legend...its not that money is an issue, its not at all, but she just doesnt want to go through the hassle of buying a new car.

She was looking at a 3er, but they didnt have one just as she wanted (which is some crazy trim, like a navi with a casette deck), so she didnt buy anything.  I suppose she will be choosing between a TL, new 3er, 5er, or RL if I can drag her over to the dealership.

But aunts can be irrational sometimes :D

I love your new sig, Dave.  Best one you've ever had.

Thank you very much :)

It's very nice, just too wide.

not as wide as the last one.

Its the same width, the other one was just a lot taller.

no, your previous sig went off the page, this one doesn't.