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Old 09-09-2020, 05:49 PM   #171
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I like them both. The Audi is a bit pricey for the size. OTOH, that VW looks like a great deal.
Seems like Equ bought his new one for less ($23k) than they are asking for this used one...$26k...

The used market is pretty screwy these days...
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Old 09-09-2020, 07:03 PM   #172
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Wow, those are that cheap?!
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Old 09-09-2020, 07:08 PM   #173
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Wow, those are that cheap?!
I think his partner got some sort of student discount. Still, manuals in the base model were pretty cheap.
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Old 09-11-2020, 09:36 AM   #174
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Doesn’t this seem expensive for what it is? I mean, how much was it new?

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...ckType=listing

And how unreliable are those sunroofs?
So, this sold in a heartbeat...
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Old 09-15-2020, 02:39 PM   #175
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Looks like the facelifted F-pace was just revealed:
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/09/14/...#slide-2263305

Now that it has the inline 6 and a much better interior, this might be solid contender over the x3 40i. They've also managed to keep what worked about the exterior but tweak it nicely (not always what happens in facelifts).
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Old 09-15-2020, 08:49 PM   #176
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What is it with the enormous grill openings on new cars?
The new BMW grills are the posterchild for hideous.
The new front end of the F-pace... those low cheek areas are not good (but nowhere as gross as the BMW)

I do like the car and its interior - but that aspect of the front just has me gritting my teeth...

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Old 09-15-2020, 09:06 PM   #177
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What is it with the enormous grill openings on new cars?
The new BMW grills are the posterchild for hideous.
The new front end of the F-pace... those low cheek areas are not good (but nowhere as gross as the BMW)

I do like the car and its interior - but that aspect of the front just has me gritting my teeth...


On the cars it’s kind of silly (example - new 7 series) but on the SUVs it just doesn’t bother me as much... there’s a lot of area there and you have to do something with it. Do you prefer a large grill, or even larger headlights, or a bigger plastic bumper?
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On the cars it’s kind of silly (example - new 7 series) but on the SUVs it just doesn’t bother me as much... there’s a lot of area there and you have to do something with it. Do you prefer a large grill, or even larger headlights, or a bigger plastic bumper?
So, the letters in that license plate happen to be my initials.
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Old 09-15-2020, 09:43 PM   #179
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So, the letters in that license plate happen to be my initials.
Is your order in yet?
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On the cars it’s kind of silly (example - new 7 series) but on the SUVs it just doesn’t bother me as much... there’s a lot of area there and you have to do something with it. Do you prefer a large grill, or even larger headlights, or a bigger plastic bumper?


Yep. Doesn’t bother me either. I do think the one in the pic is the top trim model - I think the other variants likely have a more subdued bumper


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