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Old 12-01-07 | 10:08 AM
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What would you have been driving instead?

I personally would have been driving my dad's 1998 Saturn. V4 engine! LOL!!! If I pressed too hard on the gas, the bearings would fall right out! hahaha.

It sped like a go kart though Beautiful on a full tank = $20.00!
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toyota. i had an acura and told myself not get another one
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Old 12-01-07 | 10:58 AM
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90-96 300ZX or Subaru SVX.
Old 12-01-07 | 11:14 AM
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The main reason that I got my RX300, was that Toyota was going to open its doors down here (so I could get some maintenance items and some service if I needed it), though my uncle and I have managed on our own and I need Toyota for Type-IV fluid and Coolant.

But back in January 2002 when I was looking for a vehicle, the Acura MDX (had a 6 month long waiting list), a late 90s Infiniti QX4, and a BMW 3 series wagon, were all in the mix. The QX4 might have won out since it could be serviced here. Perhaps if it had been available at the time, the turbocharged Subaru Forester.
Old 12-01-07 | 11:20 AM
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I have an Infiniti too , but as a substitute for the Lexus, most likely a Mercedes . . .
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definitely toyota.

i've been eyeing the lx470 and toyota landcruisers lately.
Old 12-01-07 | 11:36 AM
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I would be driving my other car, a 92 acura legend. I prefer it over my GS anyways so this quetion is pretty irrelevant to me
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Old 12-01-07 | 12:32 PM
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'92 Honda Prelude w/body kit and engine mods, Milano red.
Old 12-01-07 | 12:44 PM
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an acura of any kind...those things are as reliable and as sexy as lexus...altho lately i've taken a shining to the mercedes AMG lineup
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A Toyota

Eventually I would grow tired of it and need a "fun" car

I'd probably get a e39 BMW 540i. I almost got one when I got my GS anyway...
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My old Celica gt-s. Loved that car, it was just getting older.



I was also looking into the Mitsubishi Outlander or G35/G37's.
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Probably an Infiniti M45. But I never even test drove one. When I decided to sell my 2001 GS430, I didn't need much convincing to upgrade to a 2006 GS .



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