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Wife wants a Honda...I say 850 or S70 will be as realiable. 700 1989

posted by  someone claiming to be Farm Boy on  Mon Mar 12 22:35 CST 2012 [RELATED]

When I was newly married, I lived in Guatemala. The best mechanic shop in Guatemala City was owned by an old Frenchman named Maurice. Maurice gave me a lot of advice about cars and about marriage.

In this instance, Maurice would say to buy her whatever she wants, fix it when she breaks it, and don't ever say anything about it.

My sister in law drives a '98 S70 NA that has been almost bulletproof since day one, other than one ABS system failure and a lot of disintegrating plastic parts.

As for the S40, Consumer Reports Used Car Buyer's guide has not looked favorably on that one. I recently rented an S40 turbo. It is a cute car inside and out, and comfortable, but I cannot say that it handled all that well, and the turbo lag is annoying if you are not accustomed to it.

Whatever you do, don't let her test drive an M5 BMW. A friend did that. The wife instantly fell in love with it, and he has been pouring money into that M5 ever since.





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