Late 2000's crossovers that have aged well:

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 06/22/2018 at 18:35 • Filed to: None

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1) Cadillac SRX

2) That's about it.

WilliamsSW > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:43

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Are there any of those left on the road?

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:43

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uh...

this still looks better than most crossovers on the market.  

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:44

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To my tastes, that’s incredibly ugly. Of course I didn’t like it to begin with, so maybe it still aged well, just as ugly now as the day it rolled off the assembly line.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 18:45

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Looking better than a current model  crossover isn't much of a feat.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:46

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw 06/22/2018 at 18:46

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Does it change your mind if I point out that it's a V8 RWD wagon?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > WilliamsSW 06/22/2018 at 18:47

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I just saw one. That's what prompted this post.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:49

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What was that about V8 crossovers based on sport sedans?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 18:49

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My cat made something this morning that looks better than half the crossovers on the road 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/22/2018 at 18:50

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It looks like a shoe and is driven by people dumber than shoes. It's the Infiniti G35 of the crossover world.

vicali > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:53

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Censored > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:53

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One thing that didn’t age well.......

Cadillac SRX's cam chains.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:53

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You crazy.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:54

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I remember one car and driver review when it was new where it had to be flat bedded away.  didn’t bode well.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > vicali 06/22/2018 at 18:54

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Nope. Get that out of here. 

Michael Woyahn > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:55

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My RX330 and I would like a word...

Mind the pollen. I just washed it the day before I took that picture and it rained the morning I took it.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Censored 06/22/2018 at 18:55

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Find me a high end car that isn't  notorious for timing chain issues. There are none.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:55

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What are you defining as a crossover?

Those are shit

LongbowMkII > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:56

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No. 

Michael Woyahn > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 18:56

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Agreed 100%. The refreshed third gen still looks fantastic.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 06/22/2018 at 18:57

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Unibody, shares a platform with regular cars.

Your opinion is shit

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > LongbowMkII 06/22/2018 at 18:57

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Yes.

WilliamsSW > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:57

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I always liked them, but they seem to have vanished around here.  And a buddy of mine bought one new, it was pretty terrible unfortunately.  

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > cmill189 - sans Volvo 06/22/2018 at 18:58

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I am, bu t that’s not the topic of discussion this evening.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:58

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They were also worst in class for driver fatalities and were still shit and ugly.

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 18:59

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Not at all. I’m not a member of the cult of the V8, and it doesn’t look like much of a wagon, though I do like the C and D pillar treatment here better than on the CTS-V wagon (which I also think is ugly).

I did just take a brief, yet depressing, look at the crossovers of that era, and yeah, there’s not much that appeals now. Maybe the XC60 or For ester? The Escape didn’t look too bad, but also looked like it could easily have been a late ‘90s Ford, so I’m not sure if that is again well, or just being very conservative with its styling.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:01

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WilliamsSW > jkm7680 06/22/2018 at 19:01

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Y o u f o r g o t u n r e l iable r a t t l e f a c t o rie s.

LongbowMkII > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:01

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Lexus. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 19:02

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I said car.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:03

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > LongbowMkII 06/22/2018 at 19:04

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So what you’re saying is that you’d rather drive this?:

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 19:04

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U-G-L-Y it ain't got no alibi

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:04

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i am coming to vomit on your head

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 06/22/2018 at 19:06

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How do you know I’m not in to that?

cmill189 - sans Volvo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:07

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If the definition of a cross over is “unibody shared w/ another car” then I nominate the Volvo XC90.

It ran on the P2 platform and was produced almost unchanged (outside of drivetrain and some bumper tweaks) from 2003-2014. I doubt even Volvo originally thought they could get away with that.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:08

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Its got no t iming chain issues is what its got.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:09

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 i would hope you were not in 2 girls one cup. 

and 100 more > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:09

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No, the 1G SRX was pretty shit, from a reliability perspective.

Like-wise, I mostly agree with you, though the SRX does have some unflattering angles.

I think the Infiniti EX & FX have aged really well. So has the 2G Honda CRV.

Also   1G Kia Sorrento.

A lso Kia Borrego.

Also Suzuki Grand Vitara.

All of which were RWD, except the CRV.

Y ou know what else is not RWD? The 2 019 Blazer.

and 100 more > Censored 06/22/2018 at 19:10

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And  sunroofs. 

Steve in Manhattan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:11

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I always thought the Honda CRVs were not bad around 2011 or so ... do they count? Rented one in 2013 - bulletproof in a huge storm.

vicali > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:11

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B l a z e r ?

Maxima Speed > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:12

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Easy, Ferrari 360.

interstate366, now In The Industry > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:12

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07-09 RDX.

Maxima Speed > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:18

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Check mate! Still in production.

and 100 more > Maxima Speed 06/22/2018 at 19:25

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Really, is this the hill you choose to die   on?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:25

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Let’s be real here, t he SRX is the peak 00s upper-class silver-spoon echo- boomer family car. It carries brand prestige in America but it   looks like the result of a CTS having angry revenge sex with a first gen Equinox, t he interior was hot trash , it drove like a bloated Seville , it was hideously unreliable and it’s now the scourge of every buy-here-pay-here lot. The SRX is the automotive equivalent of the aging  white neighbours that seem nice at first but quickly make you hate everything they stand for.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:30

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I would

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > jkm7680 06/22/2018 at 19:37

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Ur MOM. 

Maxima Speed > and 100 more 06/22/2018 at 19:44

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To my last breath.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:45

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That thing ever looked good, it only looks good when you compare it to the blobs Caddi made after it. Ew

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 19:46

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Yes

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/22/2018 at 19:47

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Yes even as a teenage when I saw those I thought “that’s different, and I like it.” 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 19:48

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That still IS better than most crossovers. They were even fun to drive! 

WilliamsSW > and 100 more 06/22/2018 at 19:59

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Oh dear god the one in my buddies’ SRX was bad

and 100 more > WilliamsSW 06/22/2018 at 20:01

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Thats what I hear, they were just utter shit.

WilliamsSW > and 100 more 06/22/2018 at 20:03

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I’ve never been in a car that rattled more.

ranwhenparked > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 20:08

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I would say this generation Pilot looks way better than the one Honda’s selling now.

DipodomysDeserti > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 20:31

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Uhhhh, no.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/22/2018 at 20:53

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So, America but in car form.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 20:54

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More accurately the second Bush administration but in car form.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 20:56

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I might still have the issue of Car And Driver in which they explained that the ECU in  their long-term SRX had shit the bed.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/22/2018 at 20:58

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So if I buy one I'm basically more patriotic than those guys that fly full size American flags from their lifted truck beds. Sold.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 20:59

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Blind patriotism is for fools anyway.

Ssfancyfresh > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2018 at 21:44

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I like these. I liked these when they were new. I will concede that the styling has aged much much better than the CTS it was based on.

But most of these that I see these days have been run so hard into the ground, it’s hard to muster up any enthusiasm for them.

A client of mine drives one. It’s had a hard life.

The later sport package was tasty

HammerheadFistpunch > vicali 06/22/2018 at 22:10

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I had an sg Forester and in here to say that one looks okay because the dark color hides all the ugly creases and angles

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > and 100 more 06/22/2018 at 22:52

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I forget the Borrego was a thing that existed.

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch 06/22/2018 at 23:58

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I don’t mind the look of ours, I think it still looks better than most closed off,  high belted, no rear view current models.

and 100 more > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2018 at 00:17

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It was on my short list of cars tto try out.

DipodomysDeserti > vicali 06/23/2018 at 00:51

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Doesn’t this guy live in Martha’s Vinyard? He’d used to looking at rich inbreds in pink shorts. The 1st gen Forester is the best looking crossover.

LOREM IPSUM > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2018 at 10:00

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V8 Skyline of the crossover world, sexy as hell, and tighter than your first girlfriends poonani.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/24/2018 at 13:06

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The Mega Cooper Ford Flex says hello.