Is that the old "case of Krylon spray paint cans" paint job? Years ago I knew a guy who was a farm hand and didn't have much money so he brush painted his car. You could see the lines in the paint job but from 10 feet away it didn't look too bad.
I will be looking to purchase a different vehicle
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We had a Toyota during that phase of our life. Went that way because we could get it in AWD. We had basically zero complaints, the only problems we had were pretty minor. The biggest issue we had was one of the rims leaked air and I had to stay on top of the tire inflation.
just here to echo the crazy car market right now. deals are very hard to find - 2020 inventory got depleted, 2021 is delayed from covid, and used supply is tight too, prices are up huge versus pre COVID.
normally you can get great deals this time of year, but my lease expiring in august 2020 was unlucky timing for sure!
oh, and you can't go wrong with an odyssey or a sienna. they can do everything, hold everything, ride great, tons of technology for the kids., super reliable, great re-sale. they're amazing.
normally you can get great deals this time of year, but my lease expiring in august 2020 was unlucky timing for sure!
oh, and you can't go wrong with an odyssey or a sienna. they can do everything, hold everything, ride great, tons of technology for the kids., super reliable, great re-sale. they're amazing.
I bought a new Pacifica 2 years ago and I really like it. It's a mini van, but it drives great. It's got a 300hp V6 and it'll get 20 to 25 mpg depending on how aggressive I drive. Biggest downside for me is driving in snow as I was used to AWD vehicles before I bought the Pacifica, but its not that bad. New models have AWD as an option.
We bought a 2018 about 2 years ago. Definitely highly recommend the Pacifica.
Anyone use Costco for new car buying?
We have our eye on the 2021 Hybrid Toyota Sienna. Effing sex on wheels, baby
We have our eye on the 2021 Hybrid Toyota Sienna. Effing sex on wheels, baby
We got a 2019 Odyssey almost 2 years ago now. Actually got a great deal on it new - probably less than $1k more than a used one with ~10k miles so it was worth it for me to have the full warranty. I really wanted the Pacifica hybrid - it is so quick off the line (great for city driving) and the fuel economy and range are amazing, but the wife wanted the Odyssey for all of the features and she was probably right. No complaints other than the ones that are inherent to owning any minivan.
My answer to both of those is yes. But there are things I've heard about the Traverse that is making me second guess getting it. Would like to find a vehicle in Ames but i might need to expand my choices to outside of Ames. Where have people who have gotten cars in the central iowa area with regard to the dealership?
We’ve got a 2015 Traverse AWD and it’s ok. My wife likes it but I’m not a huge fan. The seats are fairly uncomfortable to me. For some reason, we had to have the entire power steering system replaced at like 40k (luckily under warranty). Other than that, no issues. It only has like 55k on it though. The AWD works well in the snow now that we put better tires on it last year.
I like the Explorers better. They are a touch more expensive though.
I like the Explorers better. They are a touch more expensive though.
The power steering went out in my Colorado with under 300 miles on it. They don't even bother trying to figure out what's wrong. They just replaced the module
They tried replacing the pump on ours but it granaded almost immediately. They ended up replacing everything the fluid touches after that.
For the repairs to be covered by warranty, the dealer has to go through certain steps that the company requires for it to get reimbursed
You got the minivan because you already had sex 9 months earlier, not to continue to have sex.
Contamination is the worst enemy of any hydraulic system. You'll be chasing problems forever if you don't get everything out of that system.
We had a 2010 Traverse that gave us a lot of problems. Timing Chain was replaced, needed new A/C lines as well. All of this before it got to 100K miles. My wife got sick of the repairs so we got a Nissan Pathfinder. I liked the look and ride of the Traverse, but it was not reliable at all.
Traverse is very similar to the gmc acadia(both made by GM), which is what i own. I have a 2010. We have had issues with the timing chain, struts, power steering, water pump, A/C, and other small electrical issues(windows, locks). Vehicle is only at 83k miles.
While im not trying to steer you away from the traverse, i would do my homework on it, before settling on it.
While im not trying to steer you away from the traverse, i would do my homework on it, before settling on it.
