For these Honda's, they were all about the sound. Once you hit Vtec at 6k, they would scream.
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A really good friend of mine name Jeff Wisecup used to own a 1979 Black Camaro Type LT. He used to baby that thing. Fun car. I had another buddy in South Florida with a 1970 Camaro SS like the one pictured here. Another fun and fast Camaro.
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My wife's 2011 Kia Sorento is limping along and it's time for an upgrade. It has a loose timing chain and all kinds of random electrical problems, among other things.
She wants a mini-SUV. She really likes our son's 2011 Honda CR-V because of it's size and lack of blind spots. The CR-V has gotten bigger over the years, so she's likely more interested in an HR-V or something like it. We're looking for used and low(ish) miles (<75K). Anyone have a mini-SUV that they really like or don't like?
She wants a mini-SUV. She really likes our son's 2011 Honda CR-V because of it's size and lack of blind spots. The CR-V has gotten bigger over the years, so she's likely more interested in an HR-V or something like it. We're looking for used and low(ish) miles (<75K). Anyone have a mini-SUV that they really like or don't like?
PineClone's first car (circa 1986 or 87 maybe). Must have been a drought year based on all of the dead grass in whatever neighborhood this was.
Went through injectors like candy and like you mentioned, BMW did not do enough to keep sealants from overheating on the V8 twin turbo models. Amazing car for the first handful of years though. Faster than my Mustang GT yet pure silence in the cabin.
Just bought a '26 hybrid with AWD and the towing package last week! So far I love it! How long did it take for initial break in to get to that 50 MPG? I assume having AWD I won't quite get that high. Got the Ruby red color.
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I started getting 50 mpg pretty much right away. I should qualify that statement, though. Pretty much all of my driving is putting around Ankeny, so do don't drive it much on the highway or interstate. If I did, the mpg would be a little less.
good thing I enjoy motorcycles too, can't see this tech getting implemented on them at any point. you might start to see the sales increase there now from this.
My son bought one of these yesterday! The back seat is totally useless, but other than that I like it!
We just got rid of a 2024 Subaru Forester that we bought new in Nov 23 and put about 50k miles on. Aside from a couple annoyances related to living on gravel (would get a rock in rear brake splash guard every 5k or so that would screech ridiculous, and plugged evap filter with gravel dust once that lit up dash like a Christmas tree) we really liked the vehicle, just needed something bigger. My parents have a fairly new ('22 maybe) CR-V and we test drove Rav... both my wife and I significantly preferred the Forester over the others. Don't have as much of an opinion on Honda but kinda feel like Toyota has gotten fancy and US manufacturing quality is pretty underwhelming compared to Japan... to me recent Subaru lineup seems closer to straightforward reliability that Toyota used to be.
The dealer we bought minivan from were low on trade in value so I had Forester up for sale privately on FB marketplace for a little over a month, got a lot of dealer interest sourcing used inventory but exactly zero inquiries from anyone looking to purchase for themselves. So long story short, the last I knew ours was for sale at Greg Young in Newton. Used values are rather high for age/miles if you can remotely afford to buy new, though, IMO.
Had an SVT Focus for a bit and that was a pretty fun car to be honest.
Useless? I've got two car seats in my Maverick back seat that I use for hauling two grandchildren around! But then again, I'm only 5'10" so I don't need to move the driver seat back much.
Forward or rear facing? I Sat in one when they 1st came out as it would have been a great run around vehicle really. But yeah wouldn't be able to have a rear facing seat in it with me or the wife in the passenger seat.
Always wanted a BMW, used ones really arent that expensive. Problem is the cost of repairs on German vehicles scare me and I like my cars to go to 200k
Went to the barnstormers game tonight. Bit of entertainment in the parking lots watching a tesla trying to back itself into a parking spot about 15 times from what I saw. Then after the game see it making laps around the parking lot as it didn't know what the exit was im assuming.
I’m sitting in the same spot with my Volvo S90. It’s worth about 8-10 and is paid off but has 150k and parts are expensive AF. For example a headlight replacement is 2k because of the active beams. I’m riding it out because it has been flawless for 120k miles but still scared of what’s to come.
