Re: Cheap Lux 4WDs
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Agreed. There’s “gotcha” things in every marque and model. Sometimes the dealer monopoly parts, other times the cost of deep diagnostic software. Most Euro stuff since about 1990 has been made fairly respectfully of the idea that it should be readily subject to repair - logical to dismantle, good body protection, repairable sections and a rationally designed (for frequency of component access) driveline. Sure, there’s still plenty of stuff that makes the whisky-tango-foxtrot list of design daffiness - like needing to remove the scuff plates in an Alfa in order to extract the roof lining.
From the description of the Cayenne’s smallish interior, that probably pushes it out. Great comparison, Falcon wagon being the gold standard for sleep-in-the-back travel hacks.
The LX470 snuck into the shortlist because Scott from Vehcor had a roughie, and he was waxing lyrical on YT about the fairly spacious interior plus the fact that pretty much everything still worked - even the ride height adjustment - on a car hatching some serious corrosion (winter car, salted American roads).
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