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2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
something like this could be an intriguing toy:
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/713104932/overview?aff=share_other
'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
Advice needed
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Figure maybe next Spring I could put the Coronet up for sale, if I am ready to part with it, and replace with something more modern. Probably would rather stick with something that will hold its value well, though. Probably only the vette is in that category at this point. I would also keep my eyes out for a Viper, but I have my doubts those will remain in my pricerange.
'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
Boss 302
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Elise
Golf R
GTI
Fiesta ST
Focus RS
Miata Club
M3(E46)
Mustang GT Premium Perf Pkg.
WRX STI
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
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'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
others right now:
z4 coupe
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e63
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Maserati granturismo
'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
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25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
But just glad I had a warning and the time to take it in!
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
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.
it's the cajun red with black interior shown in many press pics & various reviews. first red car! momentous! :} and it's grreeeat to be back in a diesel.
sephia1, my wife likes the way the cruze diesel shifts better than her sonic turbo. the sonic turbo & ratios are not so easy to handle/accel smoothly, torque curve peaky. cruze handles 10x better and is way more solid/planted/straight-track on highway.
it's not surprising, but the cruz is a way better car overall than sonic - if you can get them for near the same price, get the cruz. the shift ratio and turbo with the 1.4L are no picnic.
shifty, that's weird about the lane-watch vs blis in the civics.
corvette, the answer to your tax history question was effectively YES as far as i know. it was never actually allowed but it was accepted/commonly-done.
michaell, is there a diesel car forum here, for owners especially? i'll put a review for the diesel cruze after a couple months ownership... what would be a good forum for owners to discuss stuff like how to properly include the gallons of DEF in the mpg calculations (I say yes, DEF meets the definition of fuel - cruze diesel won't go faster than 4 mph without it!)
2016 V60 Polestar
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
@elias Thanks for the historical tax info. I'm 35, so it's so weird to me looking through all these old documents how, up through the 1950s and 60s, you had an account with your regular local merchants, and didn't pay when you got groceries, etc. They just sent you an invoice at the end of the month. My relatives had a Gulf account (which apparently worked nationwide) and would almost always refuel at Gulf stations when they were traveling. They'd get a statement at the end of the month.
It's also amazing how frequent auto repairs were back then. There were usually about six repair tickets per year for my great-uncle's 1953 Plymouth coupe, for things like points, a valve job, various gaskets (which implies it was leaking fluids), etc. That doesn't include regular maintenance like oil and lube, tires, etc. Reminds me of the BMW 540i I owned!
I know that when I started working I had a few of those myself.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
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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
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
We looked at wagons today - a 328 and some Volvos.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
i saw @breld and @jpp5862 on Saturday for cars and coffee. We talked about future plans....
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
i saw @breld and @jpp5862 on Saturday for cars and coffee. We talked about future plans....
I had to go back and look at the current fleet. Hard to keep up with that!
2017 Durango R/T - 2017 Civic Type R - 2016 MB GLC300 - 2012 Mini Hardtop
So, let's see. Made no sense functionally to be the Durango. And a big stretch to dump the R already, and this is certainly not a toy like that. SO that leaves Mrs. E. Tired of the GLC already? Because that is the only car it would be a logical replacement for. Replacing the Mini would just create a redundancy.
Unless of course, just adding to the fleet!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
It's a longshot unless they come way down in their listed price to something more reasonable compared to the auction values, but the interest is strong enough to make a call tomorrow.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
'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