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We traded in my 2006 Volvo XC90 for a 2006 Scion xD this weekend. I posted about it on the Driving Woman on Edmunds.com.

I borrowed Edmunds' 2007 Honda Fit Sport for a little test drive of my own last night. I posted about it on the Long-Term Road Test blog and the Driving Woman blog. Also, my baby is still totally cute, right?

We are trading in our nice, but fuel inefficient cars for cheap, fuel efficient used cars. Boo hoo for my driving pleasure, yay for my bank account.

One thing I noticed when I was driving other cars recently (Saturn Aura, Honda Civic Hybrid) is that their filters are not as good as the ones in my Volvo XC90. I keep the climate controls set to recirc all the time because I hate the smell of exhaust and I really hate when the car in front of me is being driven by a smoker and I can smell their cigarette smoke! The Volvo saves me from all of that...

I posted over on the Driving Woman blog about my overnight test drive of the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. Also, my baby is cute, right?

I took out Edmunds' long-term test Saturn Aura this weekend and posted about it on the Long-Term Test blog and on the Driving Woman blog.

We had our all-company meeting at the LA Auto Show last week. After the meeting, we were able to wander the floor. I went with a dual purpose...

I posted about my recent reversal of opinion regarding fuel economy over at The Driving Woman on Edmunds.com

My friends Scott and his wife Reiko have been looking around for a car/suv for a long while now.  Okay, maybe not that long but it's been at least a couple of months now- in Rex time, that's quite long- hey, a week is a VERY long time.  Hahaha!  They're expecting their first child in October (i think- right?  CONGRATS AGAIN!!!) and this prompted the sale of his beloved track/drift car: the 240sx.  The search and criteria for the vehicle have gone from SUVs to wagons, leather or cloth, navigation system or not.  I've suggested the Murano, the Legacy/Outback Wagon, the VUE, the Outlook, etc.  Their target range is roughly $25k-$30k.  Reiko doesn't want leather because it burns your buns after a hot day in the sun and leather has that sticky effect in the summer when you have shorts.  So we looked into ventilated/cooled seats.  Unfortunately, nothing in that price range- new anyways.  We talked over their "needs".  Whenever I give advice, I break it down to "needs", "wants", "misc"- where needs are the MUST HAVES, wants are the would like but it's not critical and misc. is the "fluff" like, 6 CD changer or dual illuminated vanity mirrors.  This is what we broke it down to: Needs: Cargo space (with a kid on the way, you need room for a stroller, etc.), ample room for passengers, larger car/suv Wants: NO LEATHER or ventilated/cooled seats, Navigation system (due to the inclusion of a back-up camera), higher ride height Misc: nothing really...  which makes things slightly easier... Now you can see why I picked the vehicles I mentioned earlier.  The Saturns are great bargains and are very nicely designed nowadays.  The quality has gone up from previous years and the interior is quite comfortable.  It still has its flaws, but c'mon- for the amount of car you're getting for the money, it's pretty reasonable.  I can go on but to make a long story short, we've settled on...  **DRUM ROLL PLEASE** A CERTIFIED USED 2003-2005 Acura MDX.  (preferably Touring w/Nav...