Goodbye Honda CRV
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:08 last edited by
I want some power so unless I go with a Jeep I’m probably SOL on the manual tranny.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:09 last edited by
I’m looking hard at the Mazda CX-5. The 2020 version has some nice lines. I’d probably wait for 2020 though.
The turbo has 250hp.
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How do you like the cross trek? I’m thinking of getting an SUV and that one comes in a manual, which I’m a bit nostalgic for.
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I feel like it? Want a trailer hitch to carry 3+ bikes.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:13 last edited by
Part of me wants a convertible but it’s a bad idea for a transplant patient.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:21 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
I feel like it? Want a trailer hitch to carry 3+ bikes.
Well, you certainly put the "Utility" into SUV.
I never understood the need for these things (though I did own a Jeep for a while).
If you're going to haul shit, then, yeah.
Otherwise, why?
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:25 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
I want some power so unless I go with a Jeep I’m probably SOL on the manual tranny.
Ixnay on the Jeep. Grand Cherokees are fine for 60K miles and very comfortable, but after that will nickel and dime you to death. The smaller ones are worse.
I'm very happy with my Nissan Murano, and it took a lot to get me away from Honda/Acura and Toyota/Lexus.
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@jon-nyc said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
I want some power so unless I go with a Jeep I’m probably SOL on the manual tranny.
Ixnay on the Jeep. Grand Cherokees are fine for 60K miles and very comfortable, but after that will nickel and dime you to death. The smaller ones are worse.
I'm very happy with my Nissan Murano, and it took a lot to get me away from Honda/Acura and Toyota/Lexus.
wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:32 last edited by George K@Mik said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
Ixnay on the Jeep.
Indeed. Mine did fine for about the first 50K or so (1999 Grand Cherokee Limited). Then, it was one thing after another.
D4 (without my consultation) bought a Jeep "Patriot." I'm waiting for the piper to play his tune.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:50 last edited by
Every Jeep I was ever in beat your guts out just driving down the interstate.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 01:50 last edited by jon-nyc
I would never buy a Jeep suv. Their quality sucks. My brief flirtation with a Jeep was with the real thing.
But I really need to avoid the temptation of a convertible.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 11:55 last edited by
Turbos are nice for increasing power in a small engine. Shucks, Ford hangs two of them on one of their V6 ecoboost engines. Chevy puts one on a four-banger and puts it in a full-size pickup.
Neither one will last.
If you want longevity, buy a proven, naturally aspirated engine. If you want the power and economy of the turbo, and you aren't keeping the vehicle forever, buy what you like.
Now...If you want a modern day classic, something that one day may be worth more than you paid for it, look around for a gently used Toyota FJ. Might be really hard to find, but they did make them in a manual, 4WD.
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Turbos are nice for increasing power in a small engine. Shucks, Ford hangs two of them on one of their V6 ecoboost engines. Chevy puts one on a four-banger and puts it in a full-size pickup.
Neither one will last.
If you want longevity, buy a proven, naturally aspirated engine. If you want the power and economy of the turbo, and you aren't keeping the vehicle forever, buy what you like.
Now...If you want a modern day classic, something that one day may be worth more than you paid for it, look around for a gently used Toyota FJ. Might be really hard to find, but they did make them in a manual, 4WD.
wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 12:00 last edited by@Jolly said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
Turbos are nice for increasing power in a small engine. Shucks, Ford hangs two of them on one of their V6 ecoboost engines. Chevy puts one on a four-banger and puts it in a full-size pickup.
Neither one will last.My 2006 A4 had a turbo 4-cylinder engine.
It lasted about 210,000 miles and 13 years.
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@Jolly said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
Turbos are nice for increasing power in a small engine. Shucks, Ford hangs two of them on one of their V6 ecoboost engines. Chevy puts one on a four-banger and puts it in a full-size pickup.
Neither one will last.My 2006 A4 had a turbo 4-cylinder engine.
It lasted about 210,000 miles and 13 years.
wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 12:02 last edited by@George-K said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
@Jolly said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
Turbos are nice for increasing power in a small engine. Shucks, Ford hangs two of them on one of their V6 ecoboost engines. Chevy puts one on a four-banger and puts it in a full-size pickup.
Neither one will last.My 2006 A4 had a turbo 4-cylinder engine.
It lasted about 210,000 miles and 13 years.
Exception to the rule.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 12:03 last edited by
I’m not realistically going to put enough miles on a car to run into reliability issues unless I just get exceptionally unlucky and end up with an actual dud.
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wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 23:27 last edited by
OTOH CarMax did NOT want my 2009 Pontiac Vibe 2 years ago. Pretty good condition, rust free, but manual transmission and 120k miles or so. Kelly Blue Book said $2500 as a trade in so I took it to CarMax and they offered $1500. I wanted to get snippy but didn't. Just left.
I probably just should have kept it and gave my daughter $2250 to help her get her first car. That is what we got from the dealer as a trade. We got back the family 2001 Honda Accord - which I sold this spring for $1000 with a check engine light issue, 210k miles, and having just spent $650 trying to fix.
The Vibe sold at auction and pretty sure the used car lot it went to probably sold it for $4500-5500. I drove about 30 miles round trip to the used car dealer (where I saw it on Craigslist) to give them service records and a set of carpeted floor mats I forgot about.
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OTOH CarMax did NOT want my 2009 Pontiac Vibe 2 years ago. Pretty good condition, rust free, but manual transmission and 120k miles or so. Kelly Blue Book said $2500 as a trade in so I took it to CarMax and they offered $1500. I wanted to get snippy but didn't. Just left.
I probably just should have kept it and gave my daughter $2250 to help her get her first car. That is what we got from the dealer as a trade. We got back the family 2001 Honda Accord - which I sold this spring for $1000 with a check engine light issue, 210k miles, and having just spent $650 trying to fix.
The Vibe sold at auction and pretty sure the used car lot it went to probably sold it for $4500-5500. I drove about 30 miles round trip to the used car dealer (where I saw it on Craigslist) to give them service records and a set of carpeted floor mats I forgot about.
wrote on 20 Sept 2020, 23:47 last edited by@Kincaid said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
my 2009 Pontiac Vibe
Is that the car you hauled my sorry ass around in when I was in Portland in 2014?
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@Kincaid said in Goodbye Honda CRV:
my 2009 Pontiac Vibe
Is that the car you hauled my sorry ass around in when I was in Portland in 2014?
wrote on 21 Sept 2020, 04:21 last edited by KincaidYep, but oddly enough I feel like I was driving the Accord when I took Klaus up the Columbia Gorge and out shooting above Mosier, Oregon.
You know how some times you are hoping someone will hit you and total your car so you can get the insurance money? I wished so hard for that with the Vibe. I often traded cars with my oldest when the Accord needed work. But eventually traded the Vibe in to help Emily get her first car (at age 30).
Two months later she was rear ended in her brand new car and it was totaled.
I could have used that $5,000!