Everything posted by ykX
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Random Thoughts Thread
Just for you I went online again and quoted compatible 2016 Malibu instead of Mazda 6. Guess what, Malibu is $30 more expensive per year than Mazda 6 But thank you very much for proving my point
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Random Thoughts Thread
So Mazda 6 is also a racer car? Funny how GM fanboys operate. Shelby GT350 is $60k and up car, pretty much in the same territory price wise as C7 Corvette and C7 Grand Sport has higher level of performance than Shelby.
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Random Thoughts Thread
Actually, Miata's price was just $20 more expensive than 2016 Mazda 6. It is definitely the Corvette Just for the hell of it put BMW M4 and that was $400 more expensive a year than GT350 and over $600 more expensive than GS.
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Random Thoughts Thread
So was playing with my insurance online, getting sample quotes based on VIN numbers of the cars on sale nearby. Very interesting numbers: 2017 Shelby GT350 is $200 a year more to insure than 2018 Mustang GT, which in turn $20 more expensive to insure than 2017 Corvette Grand Sport ( biggest surprise for me) which is only $30 a year more to insure than 2019 Miata RF Club. Is Corvette so cheap to insure because only retirees are buying them and than driving them 10mph under the speed limit?
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A Thing Happened And A Thing Was Did
Congrats, it is very cool vehicle. I am not a huge fan of G-wagen AMG (I think proper off road vehicles need to be geared for off road, not on road racing) but at least this thing is cool, cooler than all the regular vanilla crossovers. Hope it serves her well. The old G-wagen looks hardly damaged, surprising it was totaled.
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Jeep News: Jeep Wrangler Plug-In Hybrid Inbound
Just got my wife MDX Sport Hybrid. It is faster and better driving than regular MDX while having much better fuel economy (at least on paper, will see about that). 0-60 under 6 seconds (according to C&D 5.7sec) is not bad for a three row family crossover.
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Does Zero to 60 MPH Really Matter?
I didn't say that 8-sec car is slow, it is adequate for regular driving. But there is a notable difference between 8-sec and 6-sec car, even 8 and 7 sec. Also, depends where the torque is, some slower car that have more torque at low rpm feel faster then they really are.
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On Tour - 2019 Buick Regal TourX
Awesome ride, I really liked it at auto show. It is a real shame how GM packages and not promoting some of the cars because this one is really nice one. Hope it serves you well.
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Does Zero to 60 MPH Really Matter?
Tell it to me wife ... On a more serious note, my wife as an example doesn't know and doesn't care what is 0-60 time is, however when she test drove cars, the feel of acceleration from stop, how fast the car got going made a big difference in her decision. Most people don't "care" what exact 0-60 times is but a lot of people care how well car accelerates from a stop. Most people don't floor it all the time but from experience there is a big difference in "feel" between a 6 second car and 7.5-8 sec.
- Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ Concepts to be shown at Tokyo Motor Show
- Chevrolet News:Chevy Malibu Hybrid Dead for 2020
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Would you use an App for C&G if we had one?
Yes, i would try it.
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If the price of gas doubled in month, would you sell your daily driver?
I am one of the extreme cases here, I drive 29k miles a year. My current car does 22.5mpg (lets say 22) on premium gas, so even when I switch to a car that does 10mpg better on regular gas (32), with the prices today where I live, I will be saving $1480 a year. It is a lot but not completely justifies buying a new car just for that reason.
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If the price of gas doubled in month, would you sell your daily driver?
My current daily gets only 22.5mpg with premium gas, with my commute mostly highway so I would be in big trouble. However, I probably very soon will take from my dad 2016 Mazda 6 that should get at least 30mpg on regular gas, so I should be ok.
- Which Should You Buy: Genesis G70, Volvo S60, or a CPO Audi S5 Sportback
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Which Should You Buy: Genesis G70, Volvo S60, or a CPO Audi S5 Sportback
I would need to test drive them, but for me it would be between the G80 and S5.
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Bought it...
Aren't you driving Lincoln crossover? You probably are an elderly lady in that case ...
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Bought it...
Very nice car, congrats. Hope serves you well.
- EV-curious: An Opinion on the Market
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August 2019: Toyota North America
From the rear they look almost identical
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August 2019: Toyota North America
Really? And current Chevrolet vehicles for example are much different? To me this looks as bland and uninspired as anything, generic as they come At least Toyota tried to put some style into the new RAV4
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August 2019: Toyota North America
How is it underwhelming? It seems it compares very favorably against the rest of the segment. According to fuelly, people seem to get around 35mpg average,
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GM News: General Motors to use Google Software in Infotainment systems
Finally auto makers getting some sense into them! This should have happened at least 3-5 years ago.
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Random Thoughts Thread
Going forward all of these safety features will be standard (pretty much already) on all cars and trims, and I don't think they will be easily defeatable, if at all. Same as airbags, ABS and traction control.
- Land Rover News: Land Rover Defender Leaks Out