The A List - The Best Cars, Trucks & SUVs Q1 2019
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Date: 2019-05-30
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JD Blackwell
Alex, I have generally loved your videos and thought you did a fantastic in-depth practical review. But I must say this feels like a sellout you mentioned every brand that we all know break fall apart and turn in the horrible resell value and one Toyota did you list. The only company that seems truly to care about long-term durability reliability dependability. So you encourage people to buy all the fancy junk the brakes on them turns out to be a financial disaster in the end and you did not list one Toyota as a choice you. You did mention the Toyota Camry in passing. The Toyota Camry hybrid is in my opinion one of the best choices for an automobile giving you long-term durability tremendous fuel efficiency reasonably good looking and handling and high value. I would have thought you wouldve been all over that. And theres absolutely no mention whatsoever of the Kia stinger. I am surprised and I will admit this point.
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Alex, I have generally loved your videos and thought you did a fantastic in-depth practical review. But I must say this feels like a sellout you mentioned every brand that we all know break fall apart and turn in the horrible resell value and one Toyota did you list. The only company that seems truly to care about long-term durability reliability dependability. So you encourage people to buy all the fancy junk the brakes on them turns out to be a financial disaster in the end and you did not list one Toyota as a choice you. You did mention the Toyota Camry in passing. The Toyota Camry hybrid is in my opinion one of the best choices for an automobile giving you long-term durability tremendous fuel efficiency reasonably good looking and handling and high value. I would have thought you wouldve been all over that. And theres absolutely no mention whatsoever of the Kia stinger. I am surprised and I will admit this point.
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Chieftain
My top pick would be a naturally aspirated port injected 6 cylinder engine, even take a clean 4 banger too. So lets figure out which type of vehicles have that. Well I would look into Fords 3. 5 V6 before they get to old because I think they killed that engine. Nissan Maxima V6 but that recommends premium fuel. Maybe find a FCA vehicle thats got good reviews with the Pentastar V6. Remember its all about reliability, I tell you this one vehicle thats not anything special but a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2. 4 liter, I hear they are reliable. For some reason I fear Direct Injected and Turbo engines for certain reasons of my own beliefs. Am I missing any for recent engines in the past year, thats all I see out there now for vehicles with less than 30k miles.
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My top pick would be a naturally aspirated port injected 6 cylinder engine, even take a clean 4 banger too. So lets figure out which type of vehicles have that. Well I would look into Fords 3. 5 V6 before they get to old because I think they killed that engine. Nissan Maxima V6 but that recommends premium fuel. Maybe find a FCA vehicle thats got good reviews with the Pentastar V6. Remember its all about reliability, I tell you this one vehicle thats not anything special but a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2. 4 liter, I hear they are reliable. For some reason I fear Direct Injected and Turbo engines for certain reasons of my own beliefs. Am I missing any for recent engines in the past year, thats all I see out there now for vehicles with less than 30k miles.
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The Nagda Family
Actually torn between VW Atlas SEL 4MOTION for approx 42k and Acura MDX with Tech package for approx. 43. 5k. MDX has nice cabin with leather but not as much space. On the other hand Atlas cargo space is huge when 3rd row is folded. Big dilemma is we have kids in car seats and cant put them in 3rd row so we need 3rd row seats for adults and hence Atlas is clear winner but with MDX deals its tempting to go for it.
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Actually torn between VW Atlas SEL 4MOTION for approx 42k and Acura MDX with Tech package for approx. 43. 5k. MDX has nice cabin with leather but not as much space. On the other hand Atlas cargo space is huge when 3rd row is folded. Big dilemma is we have kids in car seats and cant put them in 3rd row so we need 3rd row seats for adults and hence Atlas is clear winner but with MDX deals its tempting to go for it.
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Anil Kumar Karanam
Alex thanks as always for thorough analysis. I would have loved to see a pick for the minivan segment since with the latest chrysler redesig and PHEV we have some solid options to Honda and Toyota. I was expecting you would bring this up when talking about the VW ATLAS. ( since you did use the 98% of what 98% need else where: . Minivan would be a 110% of what 98% of 3-row crossver shoppers need.
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Alex thanks as always for thorough analysis. I would have loved to see a pick for the minivan segment since with the latest chrysler redesig and PHEV we have some solid options to Honda and Toyota. I was expecting you would bring this up when talking about the VW ATLAS. ( since you did use the 98% of what 98% need else where: . Minivan would be a 110% of what 98% of 3-row crossver shoppers need.
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hugdeath929
Side notes. Love the Mazda brand for the value and passion they build into their vehicles. The CX-9 is way snug for that segment. The Mazda 6 is snug as well but its more fun to drive than the Accord or Camry. The Accord doors, hood & trunk sound tinny. The Camry looks great on the outside but is just ok on the inside and is missing some of the newest technology people are looking for.
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Side notes. Love the Mazda brand for the value and passion they build into their vehicles. The CX-9 is way snug for that segment. The Mazda 6 is snug as well but its more fun to drive than the Accord or Camry. The Accord doors, hood & trunk sound tinny. The Camry looks great on the outside but is just ok on the inside and is missing some of the newest technology people are looking for.
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neil rich
Sorry to rain on your parade but 2 of your recommendations are in the buyer beware category. The VW Atlas and Dodge Durango both suffer from reliability issues as they age and this affects resale value. They both will plummet in value over 3 years as they reveal that beauty is only skin deep and they are NOT well engineered. Refer to Consumer Reports for more detailed info.
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Sorry to rain on your parade but 2 of your recommendations are in the buyer beware category. The VW Atlas and Dodge Durango both suffer from reliability issues as they age and this affects resale value. They both will plummet in value over 3 years as they reveal that beauty is only skin deep and they are NOT well engineered. Refer to Consumer Reports for more detailed info.
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Roger Janes
This is exactly what us viewers want to know. What you think we as buyers of vehicles should consider for later purchase. Much appreciated. with that being said, However, you are not in agreement with the latest issue of Consumer Reports annual Auto issue of top rated vehicles. A case in point is the Acura RDX which Consumer Reports does Not recommend.
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This is exactly what us viewers want to know. What you think we as buyers of vehicles should consider for later purchase. Much appreciated. with that being said, However, you are not in agreement with the latest issue of Consumer Reports annual Auto issue of top rated vehicles. A case in point is the Acura RDX which Consumer Reports does Not recommend.
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James Di Cenzo
Hi Alex. Given the recent fuel estimates for the 2019 RAV4 Hybrid, I recently saw a comparison of the cost of fuelling this vehicle being slightly less than the cost of charging a Tesla Model 3 w supercharger. As such, would like to see how this new RAV compares against the peer group and other green vehicles in general. Thx for all your great work.
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Hi Alex. Given the recent fuel estimates for the 2019 RAV4 Hybrid, I recently saw a comparison of the cost of fuelling this vehicle being slightly less than the cost of charging a Tesla Model 3 w supercharger. As such, would like to see how this new RAV compares against the peer group and other green vehicles in general. Thx for all your great work.
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Jim Christopherson
Alex--Just finding your videos and associated reviews. Really enjoy your format One suggestion I would make is if you can weave in any data you have regarding reliability to assist with purchase selection. One example is your recommendation on the VW Atlas. There have been some issues with this vehicle to include 9 recalls in 2018. Thanks
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Alex--Just finding your videos and associated reviews. Really enjoy your format One suggestion I would make is if you can weave in any data you have regarding reliability to assist with purchase selection. One example is your recommendation on the VW Atlas. There have been some issues with this vehicle to include 9 recalls in 2018. Thanks
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