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#1006
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Yes, from a consumer-choice point or view, basically I agree with you. I like big sedans myself (particularly the soft-riders). But unfortunately I live in an area that has seen such huge growth over the years, such a vast increase in traffic, and conditions that are now so difficult to park in and maneuver at close quarters now that large vehicles are simply not practical for the type of driving I now mostly do.
BTW, although I can't say I agree with 100% of them, IMO you have made a lot of good posts in your time at CL, and (also IMO), I think some people have tossed barbs at you unfairly.
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Yes, from a consumer-choice point or view, basically I agree with you. I like big sedans myself (particularly the soft-riders). But unfortunately I live in an area that has seen such huge growth over the years, such a vast increase in traffic, and conditions that are now so difficult to park in and maneuver at close quarters now that large vehicles are simply not practical for the type of driving I now mostly do.
BTW, although I can't say I agree with 100% of them, IMO you have made a lot of good posts in your time at CL, and (also IMO), I think some people have tossed barbs at you unfairly.![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
BTW, although I can't say I agree with 100% of them, IMO you have made a lot of good posts in your time at CL, and (also IMO), I think some people have tossed barbs at you unfairly.
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Yes, from a consumer-choice point or view, basically I agree with you. I like big sedans myself (particularly the soft-riders). But unfortunately I live in an area that has seen such huge growth over the years, such a vast increase in traffic, and conditions that are now so difficult to park in and maneuver at close quarters now that large vehicles are simply not practical for the type of driving I now mostly do.
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Super Cruise is likely the leader right now, I agree
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Yes, from a consumer-choice point or view, basically I agree with you. I like big sedans myself (particularly the soft-riders). But unfortunately I live in an area that has seen such huge growth over the years, such a vast increase in traffic, and conditions that are now so difficult to park in and maneuver at close quarters now that large vehicles are simply not practical for the type of driving I now mostly do.
BTW, although I can't say I agree with 100% of them, IMO you have made a lot of good posts in your time at CL, and (also IMO), I think some people have tossed barbs at you unfairly.![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
BTW, although I can't say I agree with 100% of them, IMO you have made a lot of good posts in your time at CL, and (also IMO), I think some people have tossed barbs at you unfairly.
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You in essence (no Buick trim pun) found the alternative to your old Verano.
But I don't regret my Verano ownership for a single minute. Outside of a couple of issues which I listed, it was the first Buick product in 40 years that Would actually spend my money on....partly because it was so much of a rebadged Opel at a time when Opels were known for their quality.
If you purchased a Buick Enclave, that is the alternative to a LaCrosse...you'd still have parking problems..even worse
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It is still very easy to drive big cars around our area, I have two big cars and we live in the same place, and I drive and park a lot more than you do. You simply got to a point in your life where a crossover made more sense to you. The area hasn't changed, your needs changed. Thats why consumers have moved to crossovers, for all the reasons that you found one attractive this time. They sit higher up, they are easier to maneuver, you have better sight lines, they are easier to get in and out of, you don't have to be as cognizant of curbs and such.
I live in central Fairfax County. Driving and parking conditions here have changed very, very much in the last several decades. I know....I deal with it every day. I would not waste time and wear on my computer keyboard if it were not so.
Having said that, you are partially-correct about my own needs changing. By my needs changed because the driving-environment did....not the other way around. To claim otherwise is to out the cart before the horse.
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I live in central Fairfax County. Driving and parking conditions here have changed very, very much in the last several decades. I know....I deal with it every day. I would not waste time and wear on my computer keyboard if it were not so.
Having said that, you are partially-correct about my own needs changing. By my needs changed because the driving-environment did....not the other way around. To claim otherwise is to out the cart before the horse.
Having said that, you are partially-correct about my own needs changing. By my needs changed because the driving-environment did....not the other way around. To claim otherwise is to out the cart before the horse.
In fact, you have MORE room in Fairfax County than we have here in Montgomery County or in DC, and every car I have bought has been bigger than the one before it...yet easier to drive.
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You also have had a some variety of vehicles in your own family, at least in recent years.......................Two JGCs, two Pacificas, a Lexus LS460, and now an S560. And, at least from what you told us earlier, you came close to taking home either a Range Rover or Range Rover Sport.
However, I will say this.....I don't blame you for passing up the LS500. I was not terribly impressed with it, either, and felt it a disappointing letdown from the 460.