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There was a ZDX Type S in the showroom. $73,500 sticker
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Speaking of the Acura dealer, my parents stopped by and test drove an RDX Advance as a possible replacement for Mom’s ‘22 RX 350. The lease isn’t up until March. She’s got 50K miles on it. The interior needs a thorough cleaning. The outside is beat up from when the cyclist hit her and my Dad backed into it in the driveway.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Can't remember whether someone posted this here... The styling of the Cybertruck may be controversial, but it is surprisingly explosion-resistant, especially compared to an aluminum bodied F-150.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I wonder how many clicks you need to buy two expensive trucks only to destroy them with unreal, not even close to normal road tests.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
No CarPlay is a deal breaker for me in any vehicle. Not having smartphone integration is a major step backwards.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Admittedly, I do like the Blazer EV's screens vs the Honda/Acura version.
I don't know the answer, but since an iPhone can also act as a wifi hotspot, couldn't your non-CarPlay vehicle connect to that I wonder?
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
Yes you can connect your car to your hotspot. I used to do that with my Volvos
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
We’re on the east coast this week for a family wedding. Did a few days in Philly, then 4 days in Ocean City, now stopping in Pittsburgh for a short stop to see my favorite places before we go to Ohio.
Have a 2024 Chevy Trailblazer LT for our one way rental from Avis. I want to hate it. It is slow, makes a weird use of space for cargo, and is all plastic. But I can’t. It is phenomenally equipped for the $$ - CarPlay, heated seats, heated steering wheel, high res digital dash, backup sensors, power hatch, and AWD. It gets north of 40mpg on the highway and is a comfortable ride, yet small enough for urban areas. Would not have been my first choice, but I’m pleasantly surprised.
Got a question for OF...did you folks get the dollar raise we did on the 11th? Since we've been a bit slow these past few weeks, nice to get the extra buck going forward. Still enjoying the job even though not sure how much longer I'll continue. I fell out of the 15 packer last week and had a few very sore days afterwards. But maybe it's time to go down to two days a week and see how that goes.
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Hope you're feeling better, Sandy.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
As to the raise, for the last few years any raise we would have gotten was overtopped by mandated minimum wage raises by the state. A/O this January we would have been up to $15 but Enterprise got proactive and bumped us to $16 and $16.50 for me. Then, at my annual review in late January I got bumped again to $17. Seems they gave the non-goof off non-car wreckers a little extra. Plus they gave me a few thousand in profit sharing and increased the 401k match to 4%.
From what I gather, the company is very interested in retaining workers at our level so they are spending a little more to keep us happy. The assistant boss just got a promotion and it was mainly because of her high retention rate.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I did go report the accident at work just to cover my butt. This getting older stuff is a bit harder then I thought!
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
That transmission is also used in the F-150, and I suspect that behavior is less noticeable in that application due to the heavier vehicle having more isolation, plus the larger engines having more torque down low. From what limited research I have done, the behavior can be worse in some Rangers that have been tuned, but the tuner then changed the shift maps to eliminate it.
Pirates game AND Steelers game today. Getting to places away from there aren't bad though. We're in the Strip District now and it's not crowded at all.
Is that one of their 3-cylinder turbos?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Which car are we talking about?
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Well, it is a GM product...
But at least they didn't have to leave it in the middle of a field, waiting for it to explode.
Have been tinkering with the idea of a Motocompacto, because... well, because.
Shoulda done it last weekend here in MA, it was the annual tax-free weekend. I did buy an inexpensive watch, but not from Rite-Aid.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
It’s not like Honda to resort to gimmicks to sell their cars. They must envision some pretty slow sales already to do something like that.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Up here, H/K rental vehicles seem to keep the towing companies in business.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
The main reason I traded my 2020 Explorer(2.3 four cyl/10 speed trans) was that I felt it was in too high a gear in the type of driving I did.
I did try different fuel grades to see if that would improve things.
Using PUG, i was getting 25 mpg local driving, so I mainly used that.
Didn't do a whole lot of experimentation with RUG.
I had a loaded Sonata 1.5T that had 40k miles earlier this week. It had obviously lived a rough life and drove like it had more like 80K IMO.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
My owner’s manual is very vague on the subject.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Timing is everything.
We took my Son In Law's Explorer to Detroit and back today, just over 300 miles.
It has the 3.5, slightly smaller version of 3.7.
I put gas in it a couple of times.
My daughter showed up with less than half a tank, so I filled it up when we took a comfort break.
After we got back I topped it off so her husband would start the week with a full tank.
If I had read you post before I left, I could have reset one of the trip meters and put some MUG or PUG in there and measure the MPG's.
X1- 21.7
C43- 23.6
4xe- 100.2
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
The Ariya makes angry robot noises if the driver's door isn't fully latched when you put it in gear, but the display won't tell you why it's making angry robot noises.