Hey, this is turning out to be kind of fun!
Eric, that is a very astute observation, but in fact we researched prices and local availability of 5 of the 6 vehicles on this list, so previous chit-chat should not be weighted too heavily.
2007 Cadillac SRX
2006 Infinity FX45
2005 Porsche Cayenne S
2008 Toyota FJ
2006 VW Touareg
2008 Smart Car
Hey, this is turning out to be kind of fun!
Eric, that is a very astute observation, but in fact we researched prices and local availability of 5 of the 6 vehicles on this list, so previous chit-chat should not be weighted too heavily.
I'm going to go with the Cayenne as you've probably been wanting to do all you can to prevent it's stable-mate from otherwise suffering any unnecessary separation anxiety from it's extended family...being in a strange land and all. :bgwg:
Those Cayanne are wonderfull machines.
If money is concern i guess the cherokee SRT8 can be a option.
But i'll go first & check the FX,man that SUV ride like a plane,very sweet.
Suspension feels like a BMW,soft steering as a acura TL & because it's a low profile SUV the handling is perfect to sweep thru lanes on the highway. :_drool:
Dakar was just the begining.
I voted for the smart car because... VX > the rest
2001 Ironman Daily Driver... 3.5" suspension lift (OME912 springs and 1" spring spacer), ball joint flip, 1.5" front diff. drop, 33"x12.5 TrXus MT, 16x10 Eagle Alloy rims, Interceptor, PV muffler, K&N air filter, Alpine Supercharger, Bilstein shocks, and some trimming.
2000 Ironman Project LS-1 VX... very slow progress but someday....... ohhhhh someday......
I sort of assumed he was banned from driving for life.
Why else would you sell a VX???
PK
I'm saying Porsche, just because thats next on my list.
But I had to pick up a part at the infinity dealership today and I parked next to a fx45 and from the front the fx45 and VX looked so similar, especially the size and rake of the windshield. You would have the same look with four doors.
Spyder aka Mark Miller
I hope none of those votes for smart car are serious. You can't go from the VX to that. Maybe as a second car if you live in NY or LA?
I voted porche, but my second and third votes would go VW or FX depending on whether on-road or off-road were the primary interest.
The FX was headed up by the same lead designer as the VX right?
Yes,the FX was designed by the same people,my company provides alarm monitoring to an infiniti dealership in long island,NY where i had the chance to test drive one,it has a excelent handling though.
The manager took pics of the FX-45 & my VX together last year to write a background of the engineering team that designed both cars to customers for ad purposes so they can have an idea about simon cox & staffing.