How long was your test drive?

acey81 · 03-29-2011, 03:45 PM

2 days. Feel quite good about having made the right choice.

Upgrade15 · 03-29-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by acey81

2 days. Feel quite good about having made the right choice.

Nice! What did you decide on?

Filski · 03-29-2011, 04:09 PM

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Have been testing a number of vehicles in recent weeks. Take them all out for an hr (wife and I get 30mins each to drive). Covers winding suburban roads, 80km curves (which get tested a bit faster), and a stretch of exceedingly poor Tarmac including a wier crossing. Taking out a Volvo xc60 d5 this weekend - 2 more weeks till the x3 gets a run!

Should be able to make an informed decision at the end

Sounds good, will be interested to hear your thoughts

What else are you testing?

Testing 2 price points - <$50k and >$60k. More to satisfy my wife that we really should spend this much money

Have driven so far:
Vw tiguan 103tdi
Hyundai ix35D
Subaru Forester D
Mazda CX7D
Audi Q5 2.0D petrol
BMW X1 2.3D

With the Volvo and x3 last on the list.

This category is all about compromise. You trade off the individual traits in off-road, power, handling, styling, bling, comfort, etc in order to increase others. The obvious finding is of course - the more you pay the less you compromise. Without having driven the x3 yet the Q5 wins the overall package but the X1 was sheer fun to drive if a little rough around the edges. I only wish I could stretch to the 3.0d. I'm working on it

Mako · 03-29-2011, 04:56 PM

See I always thought they were required to go with you in the US, so that is NOT the case... So basically they are told to go along to answer any questions and if you question anything to shut you up and change the subject? LOL

stlgirl · 03-29-2011, 07:10 PM

Yep, dealer just handed me the keys and said: "Have fun." I was actually stunned. But being able to really drive each of them around helped me make the right decision.

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acey81 First Lieutenant 48 Rep 313 Posts Drives: F15 X5 40d M-sport; F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	2 days. Feel quite good about having made the right choice.
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stlgirl Private 9 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 2011 28i X3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Saint Louis MO iTrader: (0)	Yep, dealer just handed me the keys and said: "Have fun." I was actually stunned. But being able to really drive each of them around helped me make the right decision.
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