Goodbye Honda CRV
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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.
@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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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.
@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.
@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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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.
@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?
Yep, 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!
