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In reply to the discussion: If you have a car, how old is it? [View all]sir pball
(5,396 posts)We inherited it from my MIL when she stopped driving, it's not what either of us would have bought given our druthers but hey, free car! It's a perfectly fine vehicle; it's reliable and practical and good enough on gas
but as a petrolhead and spirited driver I don't really like it.
It's tall, which isn't an inherent problem but ours leans a bit more than I prefer in corners and crosswinds are *oof*, plus with the V6 and only FWD it has an uncomfortable amount of torque steer and front-end "hop" if you need to punch it on an onramp. It just doesn't feel stable enough for me at 70-80mph; I know that's irrational but it's a preference thing. And frankly, the seats kinda suck they're comfy enough for pure highway cruising but they're slippery as hell (we have a Limited with the leather) and the bolsters are a joke.
We could probably fix most of it with lower-profile tires and beefier roll bars, but it's not pressing enough to make us spend the pennies rather than saving them for a WRX.