Cars
Don't take Car&Driver's list of eight mainstream cars (and two oddball entries) for retirees to be critical at its core. Not all members of the list equate to Town Car status. (LTC phenomenon defined: the only car people leave their wedding in, choose to spend their final years in, and travel to their funeral in.) As The Good Car Guy mentioned in his recent Buick Enclave test drive, a good car is a good car is a good car, and it matters little whether that good car is marketed towards George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, or Billy Bush. A genuinely good car will be loved by all, regardless of their a
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However, some vehicle's are aligned with a certain stigma, sometimes correctly correlating septuagenarian with boring cars. Boring cars aren't welcome at GoodCarBadCar, at least not for long. Some boring cars are destined to be mentioned in this list, gathered by Car&Driver, posted here at GCBC, for your attention. Within this list, The Good Car Guy offers his take on the minimum entry age for each vehicle. Muy importante. Suggested alternatives for those under the minumum age are listed secondarily.
- Volvo Lets Buyers Rent An Xc60 Until Their 2016 Xc90 Comes
Good news for prospective Volvo buyers: if you're on the list for a 2016 XC90, you can get a new Volvo to drive before your new car arrives. And if you're in the market for a lightly used XC60, there will probably be a good selection of them...
- Dacia Reports Strong Uk Sales In 2014
Two years into its UK foray, Dacia posted good sales numbers as 2014 drew to a close. A total of 23,862 vehicles were shifted (90 percent went to private buyers), which equates to an impressive 39.2 percent increase over 2013. Read more »...
- Future Cars: Propelling Lincoln The Right Way With Mustang-based Coupe
Fans of the Lincoln Motor Company have had little to rejoice over in recent years; however, slowly but surely, the brand is making good on its promise to reinvent itself. Attractively styled CUVs and mid-sized sedans have helped lure back buyers into...
- Gcbc's The Bad 8 For 2015
GCBC's The Bad 8 features just two new nameplates for 2015. Six contestants remain from last year, as an insufficient number of new vehicles have been awful enough to replace them. As was the case last year, these are the vehicles that would...
- Gcbc's The Bad 8 For 2014
GCBC's The Bad 8 has been abridged for 2014. These are the vehicles that would be least welcomed in GCBC Towers' driveway, perhaps even rejected. Want to get us something for Christmas? Don't get us any of these vehicles. They're...
Cars
CARS FOR RETIREES
Don't take Car&Driver's list of eight mainstream cars (and two oddball entries) for retirees to be critical at its core. Not all members of the list equate to Town Car status. (LTC phenomenon defined: the only car people leave their wedding in, choose to spend their final years in, and travel to their funeral in.) As The Good Car Guy mentioned in his recent Buick Enclave test drive, a good car is a good car is a good car, and it matters little whether that good car is marketed towards George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, or Billy Bush. A genuinely good car will be loved by all, regardless of their age. However, some vehicle's are aligned with a certain stigma, sometimes correctly correlating septuagenarian with boring cars. Boring cars aren't welcome at GoodCarBadCar, at least not for long. Some boring cars are destined to be mentioned in this list, gathered by Car&Driver, posted here at GCBC, for your attention. Within this list, The Good Car Guy offers his take on the minimum entry age for each vehicle. Muy importante. Suggested alternatives for those under the minumum age are listed secondarily.
- Ford Crown Victoria - Buyers must be at least 85 years old. Alternative: Chrysler 300
- Lincoln Town Car - Buyers must be at least 80 years old. Alternative: Audi A6
- Buick Lucerne - Buyers must be at least 63 years old. Alternative: Hyundai Azera
- Nissan Versa - Buyers must be at least 34 years old. Alternative: Honda Fit
- Hyundai Sonata - Buyers must be at least 33 years old. Alternative: Subaru Legacy
- Chevrolet Malibu - Buyers must be at least 33 years old. Alternative: Mazda 6 five-door
- Toyota RAV4 - Buyers must be at least 26 years old. Alternative: Honda Element
- Cadillac STS - Buyers must be at least 34 years old. Alternative: Cadillac CTS
- Volvo Lets Buyers Rent An Xc60 Until Their 2016 Xc90 Comes
Good news for prospective Volvo buyers: if you're on the list for a 2016 XC90, you can get a new Volvo to drive before your new car arrives. And if you're in the market for a lightly used XC60, there will probably be a good selection of them...
- Dacia Reports Strong Uk Sales In 2014
Two years into its UK foray, Dacia posted good sales numbers as 2014 drew to a close. A total of 23,862 vehicles were shifted (90 percent went to private buyers), which equates to an impressive 39.2 percent increase over 2013. Read more »...
- Future Cars: Propelling Lincoln The Right Way With Mustang-based Coupe
Fans of the Lincoln Motor Company have had little to rejoice over in recent years; however, slowly but surely, the brand is making good on its promise to reinvent itself. Attractively styled CUVs and mid-sized sedans have helped lure back buyers into...
- Gcbc's The Bad 8 For 2015
GCBC's The Bad 8 features just two new nameplates for 2015. Six contestants remain from last year, as an insufficient number of new vehicles have been awful enough to replace them. As was the case last year, these are the vehicles that would...
- Gcbc's The Bad 8 For 2014
GCBC's The Bad 8 has been abridged for 2014. These are the vehicles that would be least welcomed in GCBC Towers' driveway, perhaps even rejected. Want to get us something for Christmas? Don't get us any of these vehicles. They're...