04 or 05 or my 02... what to do

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Apr 2, 2005 | 01:29 PM

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uppitychick

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And your name is killing me with laughter. I make fun of my husband all the time for ordering a "McFluffy" at McDonald's instead of a McFlurry! He really does not care for my poking at him about it, so I do it a little more

Apr 2, 2005 | 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ojaibob,Apr 1 2005, 12:34 PM

I have an '03. I drove an 05 and considered the upgrade. What I loved about the 05 was smooth smooth tranny, greater low end torque and I like the different gear ratios. What I did not like was the softer ride and I really did not like the looser stearing. The 03 has much better road feel than the 04 or 05. The 9m red line is not so important to me. I also like the bumpers on the 04 and 05. Did I trade? No. I decided that the cost was too much to upgrade and the road feel in the earlier models is priceless. I just did not want a softer feel. I like the hard edge. So, it is all a matter of personal choice.

Those would be my exact words.

I got a slightly used 03 at the end of my 02's lease. I was not planning to do this but after driving the 04 twice it was pretty clear that I wasn't going to like it. The deciding factor for me was the slower steering response of the 04 comapred to my 02.

I also found it interesting that the lease quotes I got for the 04 showed a much higher depreciation (over 3 years) compared to the older cars.

Keep the 02.

Apr 2, 2005 | 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mas,Apr 2 2005, 05:39 PM

... The deciding factor for me was the slower steering response of the 04 comapred to my 02.

Keep the 02.

Mas, I found that too. It lost its "edge" I felt.

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Apr 2, 2005 | 08:22 PM

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[QUOTE=Highrpmek,Apr 3 2005, 08:12 AM] As for comparing magazines times in both cars, its pretty irrelevant because a 1/4 mile time done in Jan. of 03 in an AP1 will not have the same variables as a test done in an AP2.