??????? Kilkelly
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Hi everyone. I'm polling your collective intelligence, largely because I've been following this site for about 2 years without posting, and now have a reason to post something. I'm looking for a car. Not just any car, a decent one that I can take through the back woods of Quebec, the rest of Canada, and as far north or south as I can get. Here's the catch: It has to be a station wagon or a hatchback. Simply because it's going to double as the family car. I'm pretty sure a couple of you already think I'm crazy, but here's the reasoning: Neither of the two of us drive to work, and we live in the middle of Montreal, which has a kickass public transit system, is bike and pedestrian friendly, and isn't very car friendly (at least where we are). The plan is that this wagon will be used for mostly highway, with at least some dirt and unimproved roads... no real offroading, but probably a little "forest roading" around areas like La Tuque. I also need to stay under $10,000 CDN... and it needs to have 4 doors, since we have a soon-to-be 6 year old who still uses a car seat (she's pretty small, but not that small). The reason I'm avoiding trucks and jeep-like things is that it's going to spend at least as much time on the highway as it does on any other surface, and while being able to park in a snowbank is necessary, I'm not planning on driving anything more technical than fire roads.
At the moment, I'm favouring Subarus (specifically the 2005 OB and Fozzies, ideally turbo or the H6), but there are quite a few Audi Allroads available in the price range I'm looking at. They look pretty solid, if somewhat complex and costly to maintain. Other options are welcome, and if Bill's Superu is still for sale, I'd love to find out if I can import it.
At the moment, I'm favouring Subarus (specifically the 2005 OB and Fozzies, ideally turbo or the H6), but there are quite a few Audi Allroads available in the price range I'm looking at. They look pretty solid, if somewhat complex and costly to maintain. Other options are welcome, and if Bill's Superu is still for sale, I'd love to find out if I can import it.