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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
what I really need first though is more parking. I have no place off the street to put it where it won't be in the way. I already know though when I finally get the wife to downsize/move south, the new place will have a parking area that does not block the garage or main driveway!
I actually had a PU briefly, when we bought our first single family house. A new Nissan extended cab. 4 cyl, RWD, stick. It was fun, and handy. And short lived, since shortly after moving kid #1 was conceived, and the truck went when he was born, since no car seats in the side jump seats!
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We sold it and got a Mazda Protege.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
Went and picked up approx 1500 lbs. of building materials to start a new project.
Rides very nice with all that weigh in the bed...
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2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
It's a chicken coop, but it's more like a chicken Taj Mahal.
I told my wife there will NEVER be a ROI on this project...
I already picked out names, too!
KFC, Chick-Fil-A, Soup, etc...
You get the idea.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I also got smart before she left, and had her get a Bluetooth unit (since in 2007 that was not a feature). $35 off amazon, and worked quite well. Used it a lot on the trip, since she called me often to verify the directions the Garmin was giving her!
but man, after getting used to much nicer new cars, I could not live with the S40 as my DD. Fine for a short girl, but it seems like time left it behind. But, as long as it is running good, might as well keep using it. Though it is about to turn over 110K, and I still worry a little having her driving it long distance! Will see how it goes, and decided in the summer if I want to replace it with something newer before she goes back for sophomore year. At that point, a killer 3 year lease would time out just right.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
That's the way to do it! Go big, or go home.
... and the kid replied "Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter".
True story.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
Speaking of trucks, saw a '59 Apache this morning, complete with the suicide doors.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
Would like to do a Broadway show if the wife decides to come along but doubt she'll want to go and talk with folks I haven't seen in a really really long time! I definitely get where she's coming from here!
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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)
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2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
I had a shock fail on the rear of our Odyssey, but that was at about 25K so I only did the one. Other than that, the ones I have changed have been on cars over 100K, and no question that I was doing them all.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Another benefit of regular replacement of struts is that when they operate at their best, they offer better protection to the rest of the suspension components. Many of those parts will last the life of the car unless they suffer undue wear (such as from worn struts).
The springs are probably fine, but there's much less labor involved in replacing the whole unit. If I was doing it myself, I'd keep the springs and only replace struts. With someone else doing it, the incremental cost of the full unit replacement is most likely offset in part (or full) by the labor savings.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/625712351/overview/
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2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
And, I guess for struts it may depend on the design. I am not familiar with the Pilot.
I, too, am strangely attracted to them. Just enough of a pickup bed to use occasionally, plus 4 doors if I need to haul people instead of stuff. Standard AWD.
Stupid money for them here in Colorado .... but then, most Subarus hold their value extremely well around here.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
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And, probably off the radar of the fanboi set, so any that are available aren't modded to heck and back.
(though it would be cool to paint one that Subaru WRC blue with the gold wheels....ha!)
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
A quick look on cars.com in my area shows 8 Bajas available, from as low as $7k for a turbo with 174k miles, all the way up to $16k for a non-turbo (!!!) with 100k miles. Crazy - that's at a CarMax too.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
Scratch that. I think it was in late 2007 that I last saw it, when we bought our 08 Outback. Damn memory. LOL
'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...)
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2016 Jaguar XF has been unveiled: Looks like a very nice evolution of my driveway eye candy. And, from interior shots, retained the magic rotating vents. Which, yes, at 15 months are still rotating! A bit tidier and reportedly lighter, looking forward to checking it out. Perhaps I'll drive/hop Amtrak and attend the NYIAS. I wonder if Chrysler will still be giving away cheap, white plastic key chains...
'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...)
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.