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I'll throw another vote out there for an F150 (though not necessarily a Raptor)... I have an FX4 EcoBoost SuperCrew short bed as my daily driver and absolutely love it! And I'm not alone... Ask any billionaire in Montana. For sure they have at least one Ford pickup!
Clients love the room and comfort, front or back.
It is equally at home dropped off with the valet at the fanciest restaurant, picking up missing building supplies to keep a project on track, or taking your most important clients out on a tour.
The 3.5 EcoBoost is an awesome engine with tons of power even in the high country. Tune it and it gives up even more!
Fuel economy is eh... But seriously, how can saving a few hundred extra in fuel per year be a concern when your alternately looking at $100K+ vehicles???
GREAT driving position for dealing with urban traffic.
I personally like to stand apart from the "yes, i spent an absolute fortune on my SUV" stigma..
In my obviously opinionated way, here's my take on some of the others mentioned:
I've had Land Rovers... Never again, ESPECIALLY as a daily driver you need to count on.
I've had BMW's, almost all are really too small for my needs.
We currently have an Audi Q5... Wife loves it as a daily driver, but the Q5 is too small for me, Q7 is too mini-van-ish. The uber sedan Audi's to me are just silly... performance cars for folks who don't understand performance? (Sorry, that sounds pretty harsh)
Merc AMG wagon? OK, that is at least more unique than a Range Rover and more practical than a Panamera, but absolute gobs of money for what you get imho.
I love my Porsches, but they are my fun car, not when I'm in and out of the car 20 times a day taking care of dozens of different things.
I guess if I had to pick a "prestige" oriented daily driver and something Stelvio sized would work, I'd go for a Macan GTS.
Here's my F150 owning a winter snowstorm in the high country:
That said, if an F150 is just not for you, I also think The Tesla X mentioned above is an excellent idea... I just ordered a Tesla 3 dual-motor for my wife, should be here in another couple of months. Driven a friends X extensively, awesome car.
Nothing says "I have money to burn, enjoy vision blurring 0-60 in 2.2 seconds acceleration AND care about the planet." quite like a Tesla X P100D!
The $12,500 combined Colorado tax credit doesn't hurt either.
I had an Eco-boost FX4 F150 before the 996TT, it was an awesome DD. Right now I'm driving an LX470, which might be long in the tooth for you, I'd recommend an newer Land Cruiser or LX570, they are extremely nice vehicles, over-built and very very capable offroad in stock trim.
I want a Merc E63 AMG wagon for my next DD. Plan on buying one 3-5 years old, CPO'd. That way I'll avoid the incredible initial depreciation these things have but still have a warranty...
08-01-2018, 12:40 AM
