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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
Do you mean JYSK?
Ok back on topic.
My wife and I have been considering a secondary vehicle for longer trips for a more comfortable ride. The Corolla iM is not comfortable for trips over 6 hours long. And plus, we are getting old.
We joked around at the Avalon which is discontinued, and managed to find some good examples, but it's at a weird price point where it makes more sense to move up into a Lexus ES350. But the Toyota Crown came out. We're in Vancouver this week and went to check it out in the flesh at Destination Toyota. And let me be brutally honest - it is actually a really nice car. It looks ugly in photos but in person, it's not so bad. The interior is really nice and fit and finish is what you expect from a Made in Japan Toyota. The engine has grunt, even for the lower trim XLE (discontinued for 2024) and that suspension - holy shit. It was smooth as butter.
But at this price point $55K/$65K there are other alternatives out there such as a fully electric vehicle (not within our scope for now) and other hybrids, or gas powered cars. 68style is going to fail me for this but if you are ever in the market for a bizarre vehicle that really wows you for daily driving and want to get hated on and judged by people, the Toyota Crown is for you.
For shits and giggles, we sat in the Supra. My wife likes it over the Boxster so we may consider this instead. 
Also to note: We searched all over the GTA and in Vancouver. Whenever a Crown comes in, they are often sold within a week or two of arrival. There is a market for these but I am genuinely curious who is weird enough to want this (I am probably one of them.) |
On the topic of a Crown. We saw one in San Diego. It actually works and I thought it was actually decent looking. Wife thought it looked weird though.
On the topic of a road trip vehicle, get a SUV, but don't get a Rav4. There's almost zero insulation and you have to yell at each other at 110. I want to say BMW X1 but it's 60k with taxes with basic options. It hands down beats everything in it's class even though Savagegeese had nothing good to say about it.
Actually you can probably road trip the Supra, so just get that
One size fits all.