General Discussion

it's been quite a few years since our last test drive. I couldn't believe all the technological bells and whistles. It's crazy what vehicles can do these days. I wouldn't use a good number of those features, however, and I tend to think of some of these things as something else that will break.

And the new car smell is not what I remember. It's a strong chemical odor now. It was before too, of course, but it used to be a guilty pleasure sort of smell. Now it's pretty harsh (and all carcinogenic all along, no doubt).

The local dealership only had one PHEV Tucson and it was red with off-white interior. My wife didn't care for either color and said the off-white would quickly stain. She was also disappointed by the level of cabin noise. I think much of that can be attributed to the factory tires, which are not great quality.

Anyway, the salesperson was nice enough but we walked away without making a deal. We'll keep looking.