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My 2003 Signature. I bought it, perversely, to save money. My oldest son is 17 and needs a car so I am giving him my 2005 Subaru Legacy. I told him I bought him a new car for when he gets his license. Which is true because we bought it for carrying our new family since the coupe and Miata we had at the time weren't much good for baby seats. After 17 years of driving the same boring car, I am ready for a change too.
I looked at the car market and saw almost everything is stupid expensive... with the exception of this luxury land yacht. While the gas mileage isn't great, the entry price makes up for that and I figure even at today's gas prices I can drive over 60k miles before fuel costs catch up with the initial purchase cost difference. In the mean time I am cruising in comfort unmatched by all but the most expensive cars. Despite being an aging luxury car, it is only has 88k miles, is built on a proven platform with huge parts support and has a reputation of hitting 400k+ miles. I am mechanically handy and parts are relatively cheap so I expect I can maintain it without the luxury car overhead.
I still have a Miata for my fun car, but this scratches a different itch. It is like driving an easy chair down the road and I find it calms me down a lot. As my handle suggests, being able to haul 4 passengers comfortably as well is a big bonus. The kids love it and want me to take them places in the Lincoln rather than Mom take them in the Minivan.
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