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Since my 2003 has been gaining gremlins, and after having it for 11 years, it seemed like a good idea to look for a newer one.
I did look for supercharged including Autobiography packages and found some nice reasonably-worn ones, some better than others.
They ran from about $24,500ish up to $34k+, reasonable prices for something like that in good shape.
I also came across a couple HSEs that were local. Those prices ran about $7k or $8k less than the supercharged.
I also compared HP between the 2012 HSE and my 2003 HSE. Big difference there. That made the supercharged not as important.
One local HSE I looked at looked as worn as expected for 96k miles without being garage-kept. Front left air shock had a leak between mid & high levels. $19,500. Not too exciting to me.
The other one ("Lux" package) I looked at was in much better shape. Two owners, first one corporate, second one a lady who took good care of it.
VERY good condition all around. The cargo area net is still in the bag! No scratches on any buttons, seats, panels. It has almost 113k miles, but looks more like a well-kept 13k miles. $18k.
There are some scratches on the driver door sill, but that's minor. Runs smooth but does idle higher than my '03.
'03 idles at about 600 RPM, where this seems to idle somewhere around 700-800 RPM.
I had just put a nice set of Michelin's on my '03 late last year too. Only about 6k miles on them. The '12 has a set of Nexens on it, not as smooth or quiet as the Michelins.
Too bad the '03 wheels are 19" and the 2012 rides on 20", or I would swap the tires.
But all of the electronics and gadgets in the 2012 are MUCH nicer. Better screen, better navigation, better everything.
One odd thing I did notice is that my toll road transponder can't be detected in the 2012 when stuck to the windshield unless I stick it up in the black dotted area in front of the mirror mount. If I can get it up there without it interfering with the light/rain sensor on the mirror mount, that'll be okay.
I don't know why this windshield would be that much different from the '03 windshield, but it is.
Now, what to do with my 2003? I'll have to figure that out now.
I did look for supercharged including Autobiography packages and found some nice reasonably-worn ones, some better than others.
They ran from about $24,500ish up to $34k+, reasonable prices for something like that in good shape.
I also came across a couple HSEs that were local. Those prices ran about $7k or $8k less than the supercharged.
I also compared HP between the 2012 HSE and my 2003 HSE. Big difference there. That made the supercharged not as important.
One local HSE I looked at looked as worn as expected for 96k miles without being garage-kept. Front left air shock had a leak between mid & high levels. $19,500. Not too exciting to me.
The other one ("Lux" package) I looked at was in much better shape. Two owners, first one corporate, second one a lady who took good care of it.
VERY good condition all around. The cargo area net is still in the bag! No scratches on any buttons, seats, panels. It has almost 113k miles, but looks more like a well-kept 13k miles. $18k.
There are some scratches on the driver door sill, but that's minor. Runs smooth but does idle higher than my '03.
'03 idles at about 600 RPM, where this seems to idle somewhere around 700-800 RPM.
I had just put a nice set of Michelin's on my '03 late last year too. Only about 6k miles on them. The '12 has a set of Nexens on it, not as smooth or quiet as the Michelins.
Too bad the '03 wheels are 19" and the 2012 rides on 20", or I would swap the tires.
But all of the electronics and gadgets in the 2012 are MUCH nicer. Better screen, better navigation, better everything.
One odd thing I did notice is that my toll road transponder can't be detected in the 2012 when stuck to the windshield unless I stick it up in the black dotted area in front of the mirror mount. If I can get it up there without it interfering with the light/rain sensor on the mirror mount, that'll be okay.
I don't know why this windshield would be that much different from the '03 windshield, but it is.
Now, what to do with my 2003? I'll have to figure that out now.