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Across The Block Spotlight: 1982 Phillips Berlina At Mecum Kansas City

It seems that I’m not good at handicapping auctions. I’m sure it’s a skill that can be acquired through practice and repetition. But between the drudgery of a day job and wrangling a pair of kids, in-depth sales analysis will always get pushed to the back burner.

Still, exploring a single interesting car is never a problem. Maybe call it a Digestible Auctionable?

As I digitally strolled through the over six hundred lots offered this weekend at Mecum’s Kansas City sale, today’s 1982 Phillips Berlina stopped me cold, returning me to my teenage years and, of all things, my cheap toy-store mountain bike.

Chris Tonn Dec 01, 2016

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Steve Jacobs I've got a bright Red Kia EV6. Easy to find in a parking lot.
MKizzy Gently used EV6's under $30K aren't hard to find and have the range and style to almost intrigue me into taking the EV plunge. However, I'll wait for a mid-sized non-luxury EV sedan or wagon which is not a tablet housing a car (Model 3) or sacrifices too much usable space for the sake of style (Ioniq 6) before I go electric. I'm not holding my breath.
Arthur Dailey Am currently comparing both vehicles. Some issues not addressed in the article 1) the wait times for most RAV4's are currently considerably longer, 2) RAV4's are among the most stolen vehicles in my area (the GTA), 3) Mazda has a superior warranty. Manufacturing locations are perhaps a toss up. For the majority of these vehicles sold in the Canadian market from what I can ascertain, CX-5's are manufactured in Japan, and RAV4's in Alliston Ontario. One area where I will disagree with Matt is in the upholstery. I far prefer cloth to leather. With grandchildren and a dog, there is far more chance that the leather will be cut or scratched. And leather, particularly in black is too hot in the summer and very cold when you first sit on it during a Canadian winter. Cloth is the winner in that competition, but still an inferior choice to rich 1970's style velour upholstery.
Eliyahu I've had my 2018 CX-5 FWD top trim for about 18 months. It is fun to drive and a nice design. Mazda really did a great job of making the most out of the platform when they did the design refresh. The driver's seat, however, is overly firm and perhaps a tad too small. I have also come to appreciate the open feeling of the Forester compared to the well-organized but more closed in cockpit of the CX-5. A minor quibble would be the smallish gas tank. Overall, a very nice design.
Redapple2 CX5. Rented one 2 yr ago. ~2000miles. Issues. 1 Thumbwheel controller not good. 2. Sweeping curve on the interstate passing a car, the automatic braking picked up a car in the lane over. Beeps and slight braking. Not drop anchor mode, but still head scratching. But it looks so dam good. Wonderful still after many years. CX5 all the way!!!

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