The Dallas Auto Show

I should be writing more - I thought I'd tell everyone about our visit to the Dallas Auto Show this weekend. Coming from a couple of years in Detroit, auto shows will always fall short, but we had a dual interest in the show, I wanted to see the cool new concept cars, and Stephanie wanted to be able to check out mini SUVs ( I know they've been around for a while now, but both of us are behind the curve when it comes to car trends, and vehemently anti SUV and minivan, so its a big deal!)... The show was small but representative of all major manufacturers. The big presence was the big 3, and big shiny Cadillacs greeted us when we entered. Somehow, not my kind of car, and I'm sure Steph agrees. We did make a quick stop at the Chrysler spot, the cars are very muscular, though the Caliber does look cute (even though the ads say it isn't). However, the real joy came when we sneaked into an S series Mercedes - legroom in the rear seat is a joy. Of course the price is stratospheric, but yet, one can dream. We liked the Honda CRV - we will totally put that one up on our must have list when we are ready. The Toyota RAV4 was pretty nice too, so so the Mitsubishi Outlander. The Murano was attractive as well, though a bit out of our range. All of these had great rear visibility, which is important for the both of us, being used to small cars. My fave in terms of coolness? the Mazda CX-7, though its a turbo engine, and my misgivings with that are just historical.

We did go to the Audi section, I love the A4 and the new A3 (someday!) and the new fangled GPS systems impress me. Power seats rock too! There now you guys know we are just out of touch. Hopefully in a few months we will report on decisions ensuing from this trip. Happy Spring Break!