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So slow updates
- test drove the ‘20 Kia telluride. A bit larger than the Sorento but honestly not by much. It’s larger in design but physically fairly similar. Drove nice, looks awesome. But I think we’re going a different direction from the Korean brands I will say though for anyone reading, I urge you to go check out Kia in Richmond. The staff was incredibly friendly and a joy to deal with. Almost to the point where I feel bad for *not* buying a car from them.
- test drove a ‘12 FJ cruiser. Wife and I absolutely love it but it’s overpriced and the dealer doesn’t have much interest in moving. If they were still offered new I’d buy one. But a very high premium for a vehicle with 150k km is just not what we’re looking for
- tested Tacoma. The ultimate disappointment of the group. I have multiple friends with taco’s and love them. They’re small on the interior, build quality is no better than the competitors, the price is insane compared to others and other than resale value, I don’t see why anyone would pay msrp for them.
- 4Runner was nice but too big and expensive.
- ‘20 colorado zr2 v6. I kind of loved it. I was raised in a Toyota family but the zr2 kicks the tacoma’s Ass. Especially when the v6 zr2 is 8-10k cheaper than the Tacoma trd pro, and is more capable off road and more comfortable and compliant on road. The only thing stopping me from buying one is.. well... it’s a Chevy. I’m worried about future build quality and long term reliability. There are no used zr2 on the market and I take that as a good sign
- ‘19 Ford Flex. All wheel drive, 3.5L twin turbo v6. Drives great, looks great. All the HVAC controls are touch buttons and I absolutely hate them. But it’s a massive vehicle that will be fantastic for the family. But we don’t only live in the city. The wife loves it, but I want something a bit more capable. It can’t tow my car to the track, and with the 4 sunroofs I don’t believe we can have a roof rack. That’s useless to me
She’s leaning towards the flex.
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