The birth of my daughter and the challenges we had on weekend trips to haul around all of her stuff led me to decide that I needed to move from a sedan to something larger. I landed on the GLK because of the refreshed design and engine in the 2013. The nav is much more modern looking than when I originally looked at the 2009 and the interior refresh also is very welcome with much more sculpted element like the air vents.

The new engine and car-like handling make this a very fun vehicle to drive. Mileage so far on my commutes is about 11.6L/100KM but I do tend to tromp on it when traffic moves again. The ECO mode is pretty good and turns the engine completely off when stopped and idling. By the time I take my foot from the brake to gas pedal it has started again.

The tech on this vehicle is amazing. I have the blind spot assist, lane departure assist and the alert assist. They all work very well and intuitively. I have yet to try the parktronic mode where the car parallel parks itself, but it looks to be a very slick ability as well.

Overall this is a great handling small truck that is fun to drive and feels luxurious and well appointed. So far I love it!

This was the first car I learned to drive on. It was very deluxe with LED displays and voice annunciation rather than door charms when the door was left open. It was a very comfortable car with power everything and a turbo that gave a kick after a very noticeable turbo lag. At first my parents sometimes checked rear mirrors to see if the police were pulling them over, only to realize it was the whine of the turbos.

All kidding aside it was a very comfortable vehicle with a lot of tech and some very decent highway cruise.

This was the first Honda owned by our family. Black EXR with a beige interior. The interior had many refinements that were only available on BMW's at the time. The switched felt solid under hand, the dash wrapped around the drive unlike the vehicles of it's day. It was a very sporty car with modest power. It was used by us for many family roadtrips with four in the vehicle comfortably. It continued to run well north of 250,000 kms before being sold locally prior to a move.

The replacement car, another Accord. My parents love them and have two Accords now.

A friend of mine had a use Legact GT that was very unrefined. The ABS jack hammered and the turbo lag was high. This generation of Legacy however was the first one that had a an overall very refined drivability to it. The AWD and boxter engine were great for handling and the vehicle was very comfortable all be it not close to the luxury category. I opted for a manual transmission which was very fun to drive. Mileage was quite good given the performance of the vehicle and winter handling was great.

I did stint after with some Audi's which were awesome but the value of the Legacy package brought me back again in 2005.

Other than the silky power one of my biggest recollections of this car was the short throw on the manual gearbox and the "like a hot knife through butter" feel of it. The 2.8 liter engine and sport suspension was a great combination for a comfortable ride on city streets and cruising on the highway. Fuel around town was if I recall not that great but then gas prices were MUCH lower back then. Audi's phenomenal quattro and a really good set of winter tires make this a perfect car for winter driving.

If you're looking for a sporty well equipped sport sedan, the A4 is a great choice.

The styling of this car when it first came out was completely different from anything at the time and very different style from Audi in general. Heavily influence by Bauhaus design queues. I talked myself into the coupe at the time as being more "practical" for cargo room. A year later realizing that as I was single at the time I didn't know what I was really going to need cargo room for so I traded it back in for the convertible. I held onto it for another 3 years after that. It was an incredibly fun car to drive and during our all to brief summer I always had the top down if it was over 10C. I bought high performance winter sport tires for it and with Audi's famous Quattro found myself out pulling big SUV's through the snow.

I had also compared to Boxtsers but found that for around town driving the TT just had the perfect balance of great design and a more comfortable ride for our city streets in Toronto. I had a chance to take the TT out to a track day at Mosport with the Audi folks who showed us how incredible these vehicles are and how far they can go performance wise.

I highly recommend this car! It's a lot of fun in either coupe of convertible form. Now I am looking at small SUV's for my growing family - now where does that child seat go in the TT? :)

This was the first car I ever owned. I bought it new after getting my first job out of University. It had manual windows, no air conditioning and no audio system. It was a great looking car in coupe form and with the manual shifter was a lof of fun to drive. With passengers the low power available definitely showed and reduced the fun factor, but it was very economical on gas.

My family had owned Accords and Civics for years. This like all of the Honda's we owned were very reliable. The engines especially if properly maintained would run for hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

For anyone looking for an economical starter car with a bit of fun to drive and styling, I would highly recommend it.

This was my second Legacy GT. The revised styling since my 90's vintage was a significant improvement in my view compared to the previous version. Even today when I see them on the highway I prefer this body design to the current Legacy's. The interior was comfortable but definitely no frills. Very smooth engine and permanent AWD made this a great Canadian winter car. The price also was hard to beat for the total package. I found it to be a very reliable car that had very good mileage on the highway and decent handling.

When I bought this car I was looking at BMW 335x, C350 4Matic, Audi A4. The G37 fully trimmed out was about $10k less than others when similarly configured. From a ride and handling point of view it's excellent. The 3.7 liter engine is powerful and smooth. Mated to the sport mode shifting it's an very fun car to drive. Mileage does suffer substantially though when driven aggressively. On the highway though with cruise set it's a great car for long road trips and much more reasonable on the gas bill.

I would highly recommend this vehicle to anyone looking in this category. The BMW might edge it out for a true "driver's car" but for the price difference many will find this to be a great value, great performance, great fit and finish.