Consumer Reports 2008 Auto Guide
Yesterday I received one of my favorite magazines, Consumer Reports 2008 Auto Guide. This is one of my simple pleasures in life. Each year I look forward to receiving it so that I may read it cover to cover.
I wouldn’t call myself a gearhead or any sort of car freak, but I do enjoy a nice automobile. And I find it quite pleasurable to read what they have to say about the latest batch of cars and those that are coming down the pipeline.
Typically I use it to identify three to five cars that I would consider purchasing for myself. FWIW, the cars that make the cut are those that I think I have a realistic chance of owning. They’re not so expensive as to make them impossible to buy, they’re practical enough to meet my needs and I think of them as being fun to own.
Fun and practical are big requirements. If you are going to spend that much money on something it should be something that you enjoy, otherwise it is just an expensive burden.
Updated to include a partial list of cars/Trucks that interest me:
Infiniti G35
Acura TL
Hyundai Azera
Toyota Tundra
Toyota Prius
Dodge Challenger
That is an incomplete list, but it works for now.
come running March 1, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Squeaky just got a new transmission and tensioner so it looks like she has a few more miles in her.
I’d love to get a new car, but that’s not happening anytime soon. DB and I agree that when we do it must have a sunroof.
come running March 2, 2008 at 2:18 am
Squeaky just got a new transmission and tensioner so it looks like she has a few more miles in her.
I’d love to get a new car, but that’s not happening anytime soon. DB and I agree that when we do it must have a sunroof.
Stacey March 1, 2008 at 5:10 pm
My brand new RAV4 made the list! It was voted best small SUV! Woohoo
Stacey March 2, 2008 at 1:10 am
My brand new RAV4 made the list! It was voted best small SUV! Woohoo
The Misanthrope March 1, 2008 at 4:47 pm
My car is almost 3 years old and has 80k. Jack, so which cars did you like?
The Misanthrope March 2, 2008 at 12:47 am
My car is almost 3 years old and has 80k. Jack, so which cars did you like?
Debbie March 1, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I’m one of those people who drive a car as long as it is dependable. My car is over 10 years old, has just passed 100,000 miles, and still runs like new. So I won’t be looking as a new one any time soon. Besides, all the new ones are so UGLY, ha.
Debbie Hamilton
Right Truth
Debbie March 1, 2008 at 8:32 pm
I’m one of those people who drive a car as long as it is dependable. My car is over 10 years old, has just passed 100,000 miles, and still runs like new. So I won’t be looking as a new one any time soon. Besides, all the new ones are so UGLY, ha.
Debbie Hamilton
Right Truth