Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

corvette

@benjaminh - I think that's the first time I've seen the Maverick's ride quality called out for being "choppy" over potholes... I'd venture to guess that most modern vehicles could be called out for that!

stickguy

it is not bad. on real bad roads you might get a small amount of rear thump, but it is a truck and not a lexus. and vastly better than bigger trucks. overall though it is just fine. as good as any comparable compact CUV like a Bronco sport. and sometimes better because of the longer wheelbase.

roadburner

tifighter said:

Roadburner certainly knows his Katy Perry trivia.

I knew that because Carl Nelson(owner of La Jolla Independent BMW Service) was contacted by the video's production company about providing one of his cabriolet's for the shoot. Carl's daughter was extremely ticked off because she didn't get an autograph out of the deal. Some of us knew that his white cabriolet was going to be featured so we all watched the video as soon as it was released.

tifighter

No details needed, RB. You can like what you like, and that’s OKAY.

jmonroe1

corvette said:

You can’t tell from the pic on the left but from the pic on the right, the guy is clearly a lefty.

jmonroe

breld

Anyone have recommendations on where to order a used wheel?

Apparently one of the wheels on my son's 2012 MDX is bent and needs to be replaced.

au1994

Jeez, that old would almost have to be a local used tire/wheel shop I would guess. Maybe even a pull your own part type of place.

Is he home at the moment or still at school?

corvette

Where is he? Most larger cities have services that can repair bent alloy wheels, or you can dismount the tire and have the wheel sent off somewhere for repair and drive on the spare for a bit. eBay should have used wheels, though.

explorerx4

Search for take off wheels in your browser.

tjc78

@breld said:
Anyone have recommendations on where to order a used wheel?

Apparently one of the wheels on my son's 2012 MDX is bent and needs to be replaced.

Last one I needed I used:

https://www.car-part.com/mobile/

That helped me find a junk yard that had one close by.

If not can always try Ebaymotors

breld

Thanks for the suggestions. This is my younger one in high school, so he's here in town.

corvette

Just messing around, checking the book trade in values on my Tundra:
Edmunds rough: $42,848
Edmunds average: $45,190
Edmunds clean: $47,532
Edmunds outstanding: $48,703

KBB was similar.

Care to guess the buy bids I got from CarMax, Carvana, etc.?

Carvana: $36,836
Vroom: $38,950
CarMax (through Edmunds site): $41,900
CarMax (through CarMax site): $42,100

au1994

corvette said:

Just messing around, checking the book trade in values on my Tundra:
Edmunds rough: $42,848
Edmunds average: $45,190
Edmunds clean: $47,532
Edmunds outstanding: $48,703

KBB was similar.

Care to guess the buy bids I got from CarMax, Carvana, etc.?

Carvana: $36,836
Vroom: $38,950
CarMax (through Edmunds site): $41,900
CarMax (through CarMax site): $42,100

When my friend was selling his 19 F150 he got numbers that ranged from the Edmunds outstanding to the Vroom number, approximately, This was over the 3 months or so that it took to find something to replace it with. All kinds of algorithms running in the background of those sites so the numbers are going to change often on something popular like a FS truck.

But, that Carvana number is shockingly low. What is your residual?

sda

I was able to get a used wheel for our TL at a Acura/Honda specialty used parts yard. They even delivered it to Discount Tire. My daughter clipped a curb at a fast food joint and cracked the rim.

stickguy

Did some poking. Didn’t try eBay. But found this. Not sure what particular wheel you have.

https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2008/acura/mdx/driveshaft_-ar-_axle/wheel.html

corvette

au1994 said:

But, that Carvana number is shockingly low. What is your residual?

I think it will be around $37,500 after making all the lease extension payments, plus I'd have to pay 6% state sales tax. Even with that, it will be tempting to buy it if the Maverick isn't here by then.

xwesx

breld said:

Anyone have recommendations on where to order a used wheel?

Apparently one of the wheels on my son's 2012 MDX is bent and needs to be replaced.

eBay probably the most reliable source.

rayainsw

My first car - 1961 VW Beetle. [ In 1967]
Green. Fabric sunroof.



- Ray
Like this - only NOT in such good condition!

oldfarmer50

breld said:

Anyone have recommendations on where to order a used wheel?

Apparently one of the wheels on my son's 2012 MDX is bent and needs to be replaced.

I would think any mechanic’s shop has access to nation wide date bases of used car parts and could find exactly what you need. My guy was able to get 3 wheels for the cargo van when they got so rusty they wouldn’t hold air.

au1994

Just be careful on the eBay stuff. Lots of cheap Chinese knock offs.

Straightening is certainly worth a try unless its nearly as much as a new/used one.

Could always splurge and get him a set of aftermarket’s. Discount Tire usually has a good selection at a fair price.

explorerx4

Carvana may have what they consider to be enough Tundra's for sale, so that could factor into their offer.

henryn

Craigslist, ebay, Facebook all have used wheels for sale. Usually a full set of four, but there are exceptions. And you could probably buy 4 wheels off Craigslist for less than one new wheel from the dealer.

breld

I found a used reconditioned wheel online for about $190 including shipping and it should be here within a week.

Seemed like a reasonable cost and worth it over trying to get the wheel repaired. And certainly better than the $528 cost direct from Acura (that was the price quoted from the repair shop).

stickguy

I had a heck of a time finding a local reconditioning place to take care of a major curbing rash on my TLX. only found one anywhere close and they never responded to my contact requests. So I just gave up. and Carvana did not seem to care.

explorerx4

Back in 2013 my wife hit a pothole in her 2013 Escape with about 8k on it. It folded part of the back of the rim over, the flange maybe it's called, but they put on a new tire and it held. A new set of tires at 72k and it held air. It's still holding air today!

tjc78

We have light curb rash on one wheel of the XC. I hope I can have it taken care of without needing a new wheel. The damage is only about 3” on the edge.

It happened when my wife hit the parking lot bollard.

andres3

I guess I ran over a Samurai sword in the S4 and punctured one of the PS4S tires on the inner tread and sidewall.

Found 2 Supersports at 5/32nds for $100! That's a no brainer vs. a new PS4S at nearly $300 and furthermore, with quattro, you can't do just one; the tread will match up nicely and get me into the next Winter. Close on tread and close on grip.

I'll even have an extra PS4S to get me there in the event of another puncture.

stickguy

tjc78 said:

We have light curb rash on one wheel of the XC. I hope I can have it taken care of without needing a new wheel. The damage is only about 3” on the edge.

It happened when my wife hit the parking lot bollard.

for that I would just send it back as is.

tjc78

@stickguy said:
for that I would just send it back as is.

May be worth the gamble. I’ll get the lease end paperwork for the S60 soon and look at the parameters to see if it is chargeable.

nyccarguy

Doing pretty good. I’ll charge up and get an extra 25 miles tomorrow. Most likely will have to fill up on my way home tomorrow night. I got the Jeep on Thursday night. Filled up Friday on my way home.

xwesx

Wow; a third of your miles electric, and you only got 22 MPG overall? I would hope for better, but I suppose that is much better than a lot of Wranglers could brag!

imidazol97

breld said:

Anyone have recommendations on where to order a used wheel?

Apparently one of the wheels on my son's 2012 MDX is bent and needs to be replaced.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/acura,2012,mdx,3.7l+v6,1502806,wheel,wheel,7644

sda

Does the 22 mpg figure refer strictly to when the engine is used to power the Jeep or does that figure combine both systems?

corvette

I was wondering the same thing. If the latter, it could just be low MPGs due to break in.

explorerx4

I was thinking more high speed

corvette

I really like the Ye Olde Jeep wallpaper in the instrument cluster screen. Is that customizable?

qbrozen

The mpg is a combo… but only sort of. For example, I reset the mpg while in electric mode but, although the instantaneous read 99, the average was 32. FYI, I was able to keep it over 30 for quite some time. I think maybe it does some sort of conversion of empg? I dunno.

stickguy

what does it hand calculate to?

nyccarguy

@stickguy said:
what does it hand calculate to?

I’ll find out tomorrow.

roadburner

tifighter said:

No details needed, RB. You can like what you like, and that’s OKAY.

Here's what I like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYUmciFlvWA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF9qGjyAh4w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvAYGz6Iwmc

corvette

It appears they recommend 87 octane for the 4xE, yet it has a 2.0 liter turbo engine, right? Has anyone tested whether the engine produces more power with premium (like Ford's turbo engines that are rated for regular) or not (like Honda's turbo engines)?

cdnpinhead

andres3 said:

I guess I ran over a Samurai sword in the S4. . .

How has the S4 been since the new engine? Have you put on enough miles to feel reasonably confident that it's "as good as new?" Does it feel like the original engine?

explorerx4

Honda's are rated with 87 octane. Acura's are rated with higher numbers, with 91 octane recommended or required.

kyfdx

corvette said:

It appears they recommend 87 octane for the 4xE, yet it has a 2.0 liter turbo engine, right? Has anyone tested whether the engine produces more power with premium (like Ford's turbo engines that are rated for regular) or not (like Honda's turbo engines)?

My GTI (2.0 turbo) only requires 87.

venture

kyfdx said:

corvette said:

It appears they recommend 87 octane for the 4xE, yet it has a 2.0 liter turbo engine, right? Has anyone tested whether the engine produces more power with premium (like Ford's turbo engines that are rated for regular) or not (like Honda's turbo engines)?

My GTI (2.0 turbo) only requires 87.

My Legacy and Ascent 2.4 turbos only require 87.

tjc78

Our T6 Volvos “require” 91. Wife has put 87 in the XC and the computer must adjust for it because there wasn’t any pinging or check engine light.

When I had my Avalon Toyota said premium could he used for “enhanced performance”. I think it was 4 HP since on the Lexus that was the HP bump and they required premium on the exact same engine.

My opinion is any mainstream car will probably be fine on 87 regardless of the requirement. I still put premium in because with as little as we drive the cost difference isn’t much.

stickguy

Both my cars it’s optional. My guess, since we drive them so easy (rarely above 3k rpm, etc) that we never get into the high rev range where the extra HP might hide.

kyfdx

I've been using premium for so long, I just found out about the GTI, a couple of months ago (it's labeled inside the fill door). Only took me two years to notice it.

stickguy

You weren’t hurting anything other than your bank account.

qbrozen

modern cars have the ability to adjust their timing quite far. It would have to be very poor gas to cause any real issues.