Test Drives
Casey is in perpetual car-shopping mode, always looking for the perfect vehicle, so we test drive cars on a regular basis. The cars driven in 2003 and 2004 were part of Casey's hunt for her current car, an Audi A4 Avant. The 2007s are part of her quest for her A4 replacement.
We pride ourselves on writing reviews that give a real-world perspective of the cars. The magazines may write excellent reviews, but most of them are guilty of leaning towards particular styles, e.g., sports cars. (It cracks us up when certain magazines complain about minivans not being sporty enough.) They also tend to be written by men who don't know what it's like to be too short to close the trunk or reach the floorboards. So here are test drives from the viewpoint of a short woman, and the back seat impressions from her husband.
- New! 2007 Acura MDX Tech
- New! 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE
- New! 2007 Volkswagen Touareg V6
- New! 2006 Volkswagen Touareg V10 Diesel
- 2007 Lincoln MKX
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz C350 Luxury
- 2005 Land Rover LR3
- 2003 Land Rover Discovery SE - Revisited
- 2006 Subaru Outback 2.5i XT Limited Wagon
- 2006 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited Wagon
- 2005 Ford F-150 Lariat
- 2005 Dodge Magnum
2005 Honda Accord Hybrid - 2005 Honda Pilot
- 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 2005 Nissan Xterra
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
- Chrysler Crossfire (sitting impressions)
- 2004 Volvo S60R
- 2003 Audi A4 3.0
- 2003 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro
- 2003 Audi A4 Avant
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500HD 4x4 Crew Cab
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado SS
- 2003 Land Rover Discovery SE
Rental Cars
These are slightly different reviews, because they are rental cars and we don't know important things like engine size, cost, or even model year. But we have driven them in a variety of situations and for long enough periods of time to get a good feel for the cars, so we thought reviewing them would be a good idea. Hey who are we kidding, we just wanted to write more about cars.