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2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
A nice looking E90 - photo was supposedly taken in the UK, so it's probably something like a 316i or 320i with big wheels and a lowered suspension. As the graffiti requested, I did reblog it.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
My wife took our 13 year old to a hockey tournament on Cape Cod this weekend. The hotel they stayed at was about 1/2 hour from the rink where the tournament was held. I asked her how the Pilot drove in the snow with the new, beefy, BF Goodrich tires. She said: I don’t know. I got a ride to the rink.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
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While, at first she made fun of me for buying a KIA (“a Kia is the last car I thought you would have bought”), she turned into a fan of it by the time we returned from the evening’s outing.
Got to get some new wipers for the TLX. Was going to just go to NAPA. But, I’m doing more and more shopping on line. May just order some OEM wipers from Amazon, as they’ve held up remarkably well.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I saw that. The "E" badge looks better than the "KIA" badge. But, it doesn't matter enough to me to swap them. I have no issues with having the KIA badge. I really do like the "Stinger" script across the center back hatch better than just a small script on the lower left.
The "tracking" LED headlights work well, too.
Infotainment screens are quick. The UVO/Kia Access (Kia's UI), that allows the car to interface with your phone, is really good. The entire owners manual can be accessed on line, and it tracks your car's "health" and mileage (much like Cadillac's phone app, which is also good).
So far, after 3 weeks, I don't know what other options you could put on the Stinger. Used the "smart" hatch finally. You stand behind it for a couple of seconds, the lights flash and the hatch opens, without touching the key fob, nor the car. It has power close, too. Never have had this level of features on any car I've owned. Some (like the smart hatch and tracking headlights) are quite useful. Others are just plain frivolous.
I'm just getting the inserts, too. I'm being a bit proactive. The current inserts are working fine. With winter here, I'll be asking the wipers to work on slush, sleet, etc...not just rain. 3 winters are about all I can expect out of them. Matter of fact, my current wipers have lasted longer than any I've had on ANY car in the past.
I really like Bosch ICON wiper blades.
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September
Leased 2011 BMW Z4
Bought 1987 BMW 325iS
October
Flipped Z4 lease to a friend
Leased 2011 Infiniti G37X
And, I'm just a piker... I'm sure that @breld has done all that in a week!
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sweet talkcoerceconvince my wife into letting me lease another truck when my lease is up. When my Tacoma lease is up, her Pilot will be about a year away from being paid off. Maybe we can lease her a car and keep the Pilot.2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Someone outside my neighborhood recently replaced a strippo canyon with a gray ranger. The cab and a half on both. Every time we drive by, I point out how I think it looks nice. Her answer is, “we don’t need a truck”. Considering I don’t own a plumbing business, and my daughters BF has a Silverado (and owes me for all the work on his house) we really don’t.
After she has a new car that we will always take when together maybe. I can get anything then, as long as she never has to ride in it! Though can’t imagine why being a passenger in something like a ranger when running errands would bother her.
I owned a Nissan PU in 1990. She seemed fine with it then.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
My dealer had a deal going for a year or two where they would, without asking, install a free pair of blades when you left the car there for its regular service, using AC Delco brand replacements which are a standard universal fit blade that looks terrible. The first time they did that I immediately protested and they gave me my OEM take-offs which were only a year old. The next time they just left the AC blades in the package and put them in the trunk. So I had 2 brand new sets of the things that I would never use sitting on a shelf in my garage.
Last summer one Saturday I was doing something in the driveway and noticed my neighbor across the street fussing with his wipers. I wandered over and discovered that they were literally falling apart and ancient, maybe original to his car. The car is his late mom's Acura EL, a tarted-up Civic sedan sold in Canada from the late '90s. He was about to leave on a visit to some friends a couple of hundred miles away and was running late when he discovered his wipers were toast. I eyeballed them and they were 2 different sizes that looked similar to the ATS sizes. So I got a set of the Delcos from the garage, and matched them up. They were an inch longer on each side but that made no difference in how they fit and worked so I installed them - the hardest part was getting his old ones off the wiper arms as they were frozen on with corrosion. He was thrilled and wanted to compensate me but I was just glad to put them to some use, and he doesn't have a lot of spare cash anyway. My good deed for the day.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Kids.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
My BIL borrowed my Soul over the weekend and was actually impressed.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Temperature in the teens, made me think of cold weather drawing down electric cars' range. And made the walk from South Station less fun. Really nothing surprising or delightful; thumbnails of what made some kind of impression:
C8 Vette: Roped off, but probably the biggest crowd in all of the hall. Looks better in person than pix, but does remind me of a "Rambo'd" Acura NSX. Met a gentleman that has one on order, he is dying of anticipation, big smile on his face.
Stinger: Interior is much nicer in the flesh than it appears (to me, at least) in pix. Parked right next to an Optima, which was probably unfortunate as it seemed much of the less informed didn't realize the differences under the skin. But, those that were checking it out seemed impressed, especially given the price. Tempting...
Genesis: The new G90 grille is monstrous, please, please end this trend. But, at least it's not as ridiculously "Cylon" helmet-like as the Lexus maw. G70 really seems a nice piece of work; handsome, without really standing out. Like the Stinger, nice interior. Also, tempting..
Mazda: I liked the CX-30, raised and butched up-ish 3. If I was considering, I'd likely choose it over a 3 hatch, more utility, better visibility and utility. All Mazdas quite handsome with very nice interiors. Drove the GFs CX-5 to CT and back yesterday, it grows on me. Interior, handling, but sometimes lethargic power would bother me. And, no heated steering wheel, egads! Not to mention she has one, as does my dad (albeit in LA); I just can't...
Exotics: Aston Martin DBX quite good looking, for an SUV (no offense). All Astons inspire a level of lust. I like the Lambo Urus, too. New Bentely Continental, while large, looks "sleek." McClarens, Lambo, Maserati....you know. All roped off.
Alfa: A Giulia and a Stelvio (2019); and the pretteiest spokesmodel, a black haired beauty with big dark eyes (may be the same woman from last year?). She dug me, I could tell. Go ahead, prove me wrong... The Giulia still draws me, but given C&D's experience, the folks here and the fact my local dealer disappeared, I shall try to resist the allure of the lovely Italian. Much like the Alfa woman did with me...
Lexus LC: Just beautiful, inside and out (perhaps except for the grille, of course). Black LC500, open to the public with full power. Marred by the horrendous Lexus info system using the touchpad. Distracting and difficult to use, even while just sitting in it. I'm sure the redundant steering wheel controls somewhat mitigate the beast, but just a dreadful design. Form over function?
Mustang Mach E: Good looking, but not much info. Not roped off. but locked.
Hyundai: No SWAG! The new Sonata's quite the looker. But, no game changer; Hyundai seems to just have a solid lineup.
VW Arteon: Great looking, nice interior, mostly being ignored. People were commenting on the price...."for a "VW?"
GMC, Buick, FCA: They were there.
Subaru: For me the highlight was the doggie adoption area; made friends with a mutt from Arkansas, got a bit sad I couldn't take him home. I so hope someone does. Even though I'm a lifelong New Englander, Subaru's nver really lit my fire; perhaps because we were a SAAB family?
Caddy CT5 sedan: Oh, no. Does not look better in person than in pix. Inelegant exterior, not upscale. Who the heck green lit this? The Aztek dude? Maybe it's just me, but it didn't seem to be drawing any interest. Nor the CT4, which is light year's more aesthetically pleasing, although a bit busy around the rear (in profile). I don't remember seeing a CT6, perhaps as it's done?
No: Audi, BMW, Jag, MB, Porsche. Unless there's a sea change for the local show, perhaps I save my $$$ and Amtrak it to Penn Station and head to the Javits in April from now on?
'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...)
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
But apparently it still stinks to high heaven from the burnt...uh...rubber? I don’t even know what burned up.
Anyhow, @michaell suggested using an ionizer and thought someone here had experience. Any thoughts?
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
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)
During tis time, my oldest kept calling. I finally answered and told her I f'ed up. She was smart, told me if you didn't have an accident or get a ticket, it's no big deal! And looking back, she was right.
Saturday morning, got up and left home about 7:15, got into Vero Beach about 9:15 after eating some breakfast. Went in, spoke with the head of the used car department. They were super cool, said, "[non-permissible content removed] happens" and that was that. They had no clue they were missing one set of keys!! We had brought up eight vehicles.
Felt so dumb, a real rookie mistake, but all worked out. Will probably own up to it in the morning, but I know one thing, this will never ever happen again to me!!!
(P.S. The Rav4 drove really nice! A little bit too big for my needs but if it were the same size as my Golf, it could work.)
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)
I really wish they didn’t call the Mustang Mach E a “Mustang “
I still want a small vehicle, hopefully with a turbo engine, with the top audio system plus the sun/moon roof. A cloth interior is o k by me but not all black. Am amazed at the small amount of miles I've put on since the beginning of December. Besides that dumb Vero Beach excursion on Saturday, I'm hardly putting any miles on at all. Thrilled with that but a bit antsy for something newer but, my Golf is behaving nicely. Will need an oil change/rotation within a couple of months, but that's it. Still drives nice so swapping for a newer one might just be foolish right now. But, I need to test drive the contenders to see if any of them could do. And if I don't like any of them, I'll just wait since I'm really in no hurry! Won't settle ever again and also, won't do a dumb move again! Too expensive and not logical.
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)
Enjoyed your description of your trip to the auto show.
Honest and humorous.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Say, what did you think of the RAV4 lane management system? I found it violently jerks you back in lane if you even think of going over the line. Very unsettling especially when driving on a snowy road. I found the shut off button real fast.
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.
Very good post about the car show. Really liked the reference to Night Moves by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points all her own sitting way up high
Way up firm and high
I get items like this at RockAuto, and I usually buy three or four years' worth at a time. Yes, yes, this would be a bad move for most of you.
Now, if I were in a Smart Car or a Fiat 500, I would probably deserve being chastised and made fun of.
@qbrozen ....hope your recovery is swift and painless. Hang in there.
@laurasdada ....funny...I was talking with a colleague yesterday after he inquired about the Stinger, so far. He’s looking to trade his “C Class” in for something else. He is somewhat of a badge snob. He asked if the Stinger had LCD screens for all the gauges and infotainment. I told him that gauges were all analog, but the infotainment was a mix of buttons and LCD. Relayed my experience with the C Class I test drove a month or so ago. I told him his is a fine choice. But, given the price differential and the upgraded interiors of both the “A and CLA Class” he might want to save a few bucks and test drive them. This is where the badge snobbery morphs into model snobbery. He said the A and CLA class were too “low rent” for him (his words, not mine).
His 2017 is a lease. He’s wanting to lease another one. My gut feeling is the 2017 is the same as the 2019 or 2020.
I also told him to look at a 3 Series. He said he’s a BMW bigot.
I left our conversation feeling “glad we had this talk”! LOL!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I was in there looking at their model home and the salesperson commented on my Q7 (and how she liked it). Being who I am, I noticed she had a CX-9 in the lot and complimented her on what a great car that is and I had one previously. She was quick to say that they also had a Cayenne and the CX-9 was their beater car. Well, I continued the conversation to say how my wife drove a Macan....her response was something along the lines of, "Oh, those don't really seem like real Porsches."
Wow.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible