AWD sports coupe.

[theeedude]

2017 C300 4Matic

 

[RLGL]

The wife is looking for the above vehicle. Maybe not right away, possibly next spring...

Why are you wasting our time?

 

[nOOky]

Re-visiting an old thread. Times have changed, choices change. The wife bought a 2016 Honda Hr-v as we needed a dog hauling vehicle. Nowhere near performance anything unless you're counting hatch space. However fun is on the horizon! We have a new garage, and we are getting a new approach poured next week, along with some work to our 300 foot driveway. After that we are going to buy her a 2020 Hyundai Veloster N with the performance package. We drove one a few days ago, it is a really fun car. You can actually pick one up for under sticker...

 

[NutBucket]

Because it's a Hyundai See if you can find a slightly used one. Resale value is not good.

 

[pauldun170]

Re-visiting an old thread. Times have changed, choices change. The wife bought a 2016 Honda Hr-v as we needed a dog hauling vehicle. Nowhere near performance anything unless you're counting hatch space. However fun is on the horizon! We have a new garage, and we are getting a new approach poured next week, along with some work to our 300 foot driveway. After that we are going to buy her a 2020 Hyundai Veloster N with the performance package. We drove one a few days ago, it is a really fun car. You can actually pick one up for under sticker...

Holy crap...I remember when this was first posted. My first thought was

"She is going to end up in a CUV like 85% of 'My wife wants a new Sporty car''' story."

Congrats on the incoming Veloster. Sounds like Hyundai finally sorted out their chassis tuning culture over the past 2 years.

 

[nOOky]

Yes, hard to believe it's Road and Tracks performance car of the year, but it is what it is. We have money down on a red one, just in case. It will be about 10 days before we can bring it home.

 

[ondma]

Re-visiting an old thread. Times have changed, choices change. The wife bought a 2016 Honda Hr-v as we needed a dog hauling vehicle. Nowhere near performance anything unless you're counting hatch space. However fun is on the horizon! We have a new garage, and we are getting a new approach poured next week, along with some work to our 300 foot driveway. After that we are going to buy her a 2020 Hyundai Veloster N with the performance package. We drove one a few days ago, it is a really fun car. You can actually pick one up for under sticker...

Congrats. Lots of performance for the money, for sure.

 

[ondma]

Did you consider a GTI? Just looked at my local VW dealership last night, and they are giving really big discounts on them. Wish I was in the market right now, the price is outstanding.

 

[nOOky]

She doesn't like the VW interior or exterior at all. It will be her car, not mine. I also do not like the VW aesthetically though.

 

[ondma]

She doesn't like the VW interior or exterior at all. It will be her car, not mine. I also do not like the VW aesthetically though.

My post was not meant to criticize your choice. Each buyer is certainly entitled to buy what he or she likes. Personally I am not sure how I feel about the Veloster. It is certainly unique and gives a lot of performance for the money.

 

[nOOky]

I didn't take it that way, no worries. I myself would choose differently than my wife. Her first requirement is that it be red, I'm not kidding. After that she just goes by how it drives/feels to her and how much she likes to look at it. I have purchased vehicles in the past based on cost and practicality/reliability, and everything else being equal I haven't loved driving those vehicles. There have been only a couple of vehicles I have had that I would get in them just to drive around because I liked driving them. Two of those were sportbikes lol and one was a 1994 Acura Integra GSR.

 

[nOOky]

Holy carp is it fun to drive.

 

[rstrohkirch]

I didn't realize they only offered this in manual. I assumed they also had the option for whatever 7s DCT that they spec.

 

[nOOky]

The 2021 is getting an 8 speed DCT option along with sportier heated seats etc.