My brother wants to get rid of his 99 A6.
He's looking for a sedan up to US$25K.

He's considering the TSX and I talked him out of Maxima/Altima.
He ruled out Accord.

The upcoming Hyundai seems to be good choice too - any idea when it may be available ?
Also which GM and Chrysler model(s) is worth buying ?

 

Nice review of Sonata on this month's Car and Driver.

 

What's your brother looking for in a sedan? What kinds of features does he need? want? can live without?

 

Legacy GT.

 

You talked him out of the Altima/Maxima why?

Pontiac!

 

the other day, I was kinda just "chasin" this Legacy GT around... I had no problems on side streets keepin' up with him... couldn't get pass him cause it were semi traffic... anyway, turned out that we were both getting on the freeway... , the on ramp was one of those loops... 720 degree ya know? Guess who go blown away... me, and my TL-S is lowered with 8" wheels, the guy just took off after that...I bet the guy was laughin' ( I caught up with him on the freeway though...)

 

Call me crazy - but I kinda like the looks of the new Ford Fusion (based on the Mazda6 platform).

TSX would be a great choice though if he can live without Navi.

 

I just googled and it says that it was launched in India. I've never heard of Ford Fusion before this. Confusion.

 

Launching stateside this fall:

http://www.fordvehicles.com/futurevehicles/2006fusion/

 

Legacy or WRX


your car might be faster if you got rid of the 8" wheels

 

under/ @ 30k= Legacy GT, TSX, or Maxima
around 35k= G35, TL

depends on what he wants...

 

Chrysler 300 is a great choice. If your brother wants a Japanese ones, then gotta be Accord, Camry, Altima, or Mazda 6. Subaru Legacy is very nice, but only the GT sedan in my opinion. Acura TSX has lots of stuff but slightly over $25k, but probably he could negotiate to under $25k.

 

Mazda 6.

 

he has 2 small kiddies. This will be his daily commute car as they have an SUV.
NO need load of HP, performance, luxury

need:
Dependability (after A6 )
Safety
Practicality
FUEL ECO - BIG preference


thx

 

good point. I almost forgot.
seems to fit the bill.

 

Sounds like the choice is pretty obvious, but then again I'm biased - TSX

 

yes TSX is definitely a strong contender...but I'm just not sure it's the "best bang for the buck"

 

Compared to a '99 A6 - I'd say it's a great buy as well as a step up in quality.

 

or the new Azera~ which should have many safty features standard~

 

Has he considered a hybrid? Something like a Prius or Civic hybrid would come in well under his cost, provide plenty of safety and dependability, and give ridiculous fuel numbers.

Also, he might consider a diesel powered car since those get fantastic gas mileage and diesel, while a little harder to find, is still fairly common around these parts.

 

out of all the cars listed i would much rather keep the A6, or upgrade to a used 2.7T A6, unless he already has a 2.7 then it should def be a keeper)

but to go from a midsized audi to a hyundai makes zero sense.

i guess i would have to go with a TSX, Legacy, or Maxima. (altima and wrx are played out IMO)

 

You can get the 6 Sport V6 at around 25K.

 

I meant to say 8" wide wheels... what I was gettin' at was... because of the AWD advantage... he was able to take the "loop" on ramp... at full speed...