BuddyP 0 Posted April 16, 2008 Well, wifey did. Salesman friend of ours bid on smart auction and won a '07 Aura XR with 32k miles. Was a GM rental car. Berry red with black leather and moon roof. Auction noted some paint flaws, hope it look ok when they get it up to the dealer. I'm usually quit picky on my vehicles but when the wife drives over 30k miles a year it's hard to get too picky. It's gonna see a lot of the enviroment each day of her commute! Was a bit iffy about it being a rental (but may have been rented/leased to a business??) but 100k powertrain warranty has my nerves settled. I really liked the powertrain and black leather option of the XR, but I suppose the XE would've been the ideal choice for her main use. Will see if for the first time on Friday... only saw a couple shoddy pics of it from smart auction site. Will post those up when I get home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sixty8panther 14 Posted April 16, 2008 Good luck with it. My parents have mixed experiences with ex-rentals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regfootball 356 Posted April 16, 2008 congrats. aura is a nice car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oracle of Delphi 33 Posted April 16, 2008 Congrats, many happy miles! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blake Noble 151 Posted April 16, 2008 Berry Red you say? It is a very nice color for the Aura, if I do say so myself! :AH-HA_wink: Congratulations on purchasing a very solid-built car! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scharmer05 0 Posted April 17, 2008 Congrats. My next car will most likely be an Aura or a Malibu. I wish you and your wife many happy miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuddyP 0 Posted April 17, 2008 Here's the pics that were up on smart auction.... it needs some detailing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurdueGuy 72 Posted April 17, 2008 looks good, congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZL-1 160 Posted April 17, 2008 I like that colour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.C. 0 Posted April 18, 2008 Congrats on the new Aura. My future daughter in law loves hers, and its been a great car, given her no problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves87rs 572 Posted April 18, 2008 Good looking car there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites