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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
Looks like I have a missed call.Two days left. I hope my sanity can hold out that long.I love how you did the DD install, relocating the HVAC controls to where the CD changer was. Looks 100% factory.
Nice touch on this picture.
Yeah, I'm pretty particular about keeping things looking stock. Luckily, it's typically easier to go down with factory wiring than going further up, so the HVAC relocation was super straightforward.
Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@benjaminh said:
@Michaell
How do you like your 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige so far?
It’s not mine - it’s my stepdaughter’s. I drive it only to put gas in it, which will happen later today in fact.
She loves it - it’s like an iPhone on wheels. Surround cameras when in reverse, a camera on the dash goes on when the turn signal is used, all the safety Nannie’s.
It’s huge inside - the back seat is positively cavernous. The red leather is striking, and while I loved the matte paint initially, you can’t take it to a commercial car wash. Which means it has to be hand washed with a special shampoo.
The only issue is that she’s getting nowhere near the EPA mileage. A lot of her driving is on the highway, which isn’t the forte of a hybrid. And, she’s got a heavy right foot, which doesn’t help either. I think she’s averaging about 30-32 MPG in the 10 months she’s owned the car.
Highly recommend the vehicle, but I don’t think the red interior is available with any other paint color. She wanted white with a black interior, but this was what we found.
Michaell
Re: Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II
Since it is such a pain of a job with the "new" F-series blocks, I read up about the coils to see if I should replace them. It was a mix of opinions, but one theme I found is that aging plugs puts more strain on the coils, and I think those plugs were well-aged, so I just decided it was worth the extra $300 or so for the four coils to simply reset the clock on both at the same time.
And, that car runs so much smoother now! Hopefully, it will improve the fuel economy a bit as well, which has distinctly lagged from its early days (we used to average about 36 mpg, and now are closer to 30; not all due to engine performance as I have lifted it an inch with heavy duty springs and replaced the broken front bumper shell with a steel aftermarket unit).
xwesx
Re: 2025 Toyota bZ4X Lease Deals, Incentives, Rebates and Prices
Anyone know the res / MF / incentives on a Limited FWD or AWD, 36/10, in 44122?.00001 MF
Thanks a ton!
41%/40% residual for FWD/AWD
We show $12,000 incentive, but that it's only good with the standard MF (.00310, we think)
kyfdx
Re: Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II
My numbers include both. Not that I’ve had a lot go wrong, but there have been a few costs outside of regular maintenance.
Tires were roughly 25% of the total.
Michaell
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
That seems well worth it@kyfdx said:
@tifighter
Did you pay BaT to do the photos, etc? If so, how much is that?Standard listing is $99. With a photoshoot is $429. I gambled that I’d get it back with a better sale price - time will tell. Photographer was good and came to me. We went for an early morning time for the light, and he spent about two hours shooting the car.
kyfdx
Re: I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!
There's a good YouTube video on how many badge engineered versions of this platform there was
gsemike
Re: 2025 Honda Prologue Lease Deals, Incentives, Rebates, and Prices
If you have $14,500 in incentives, it pretty much has to include the $5500. It will be applied as a CAP cost reduction.Hello again…, I’m reviewing a lease offer for a 2025 Honda Prologue Touring AWD, and I’d appreciate help clarifying the incentives.
The dealer quoted me $355/month for 36 months (10k mi/year) with $3,500 due at signing, using MF 0.00133 and 47% residual. They’re applying $14,500 in total incentives (no breakdown) but I’m not sure if the $5,500 captive lease cash is being properly applied.
They’re only offering $1,000 for my trade-in. Also, the car’s MSRP is listed at $59,980, but that’s inflated due to aftermarket add-ons like tint, ceramic coating, and a tracking system (Car RX).
Just trying to understand how the $5,500 lease cash from HFS should show up in the deal so I can make sure everything is being passed on to me properly.
Thanks in advance!
Those aftermarket add-ons don't affect the true MSRP, that they calculate the residual off of. In my experience, all of the aftermarkets have little value
kyfdx
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@kyfdx said:
@tifighter
Did you pay BaT to do the photos, etc? If so, how much is that?
Standard listing is $99. With a photoshoot is $429. I gambled that I’d get it back with a better sale price - time will tell. Photographer was good and came to me. We went for an early morning time for the light, and he spent about two hours shooting the car.