4th gen. Max vs. new cars - what do YOU like?
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4th gen. Max vs. new cars - what do YOU like?
Hi all:
So I've been looking for a used AWD or 4WD. I want to spare my max from nasty road salt and I just need a dependable AWD/4WD for winter driving.
Has anyone looked at newer cars these days?? I've got to tell you, they really make me appreciate my old 4th generation all the more. I decided to make a list to share of what I really like about my Max. Feel free to post what you have observed or like.
So I've been looking for a used AWD or 4WD. I want to spare my max from nasty road salt and I just need a dependable AWD/4WD for winter driving.
Has anyone looked at newer cars these days?? I've got to tell you, they really make me appreciate my old 4th generation all the more. I decided to make a list to share of what I really like about my Max. Feel free to post what you have observed or like.
- Solid car – steel just seems thicker in general than new cars. I feel quite safe driving this car.
- Great lines – still a modern and sexy looking car. Doesn't look dated at all.
- Nice cockpit – even with the stock Bose cassette/CD unit, I think the cockpit with the backlit gauges, etc. still looks very high tech. And I love the old school odometer vs. the electronic read outs of the newer cars
- Beautiful leather (if you have it) – not the simulated leather with the perforated holes I see in newer cars
- Really nice door panels with padded vinyl and leather inserts – have you seen the hard plastic panels on new cars these days?
- Real glass headlights! – no plastic headlights that you have to worry about yellowing and refurbishing with all these polishing kits on the market!
- Nice spoiler on the SE model – not something that looks like an afterthought on newer cars
- Quality plush carpeting – not the economy carpeting I see now
- Of course the 3.0 L V6 engine – not an underpowered 4 cylinder or gas guzzling 8 cylinder. Just right!
- Easy to maintain – simple accessible spin-on oil filter vs. hidden cartridge style popular now that is hard to get at and remove
- Electric antenna - The fact that it is so retro makes it all the more cool to me.
- Windows that lower using the remote - now admittedly I probably have used this feature twice in 21 years, but is there any other car out there that can do this?
- Reasonably sized bumper covers - have you seen these monster rear bumper covers on new cars? We have real steel where others have plastic now.
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