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BraveUlysses posted:you can rent one pickup, if it's available With all the procedures of renting a car, and all the speed of someone going through the steps the first time ever. Doing the same at uhaul? Better have reserved it two weeks ago. We have several 40 foot vans available! 
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:hello i am noted divided highway state route 2 between Concord and 128 where there is a posted speed limit of 45 and left lane drives 70 Yep, that and route 1 between Boston 95. It's almost as if the police like having a readily available potential revenue stream of "lawbreakers" to tap into whenever they need a new cruiser.
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euphronius posted:What is the highway between Buffalo and Toronto? That’s The fastest highway I’ve ever been on in terms of how fast people were going. Maybe some portions of I 95 too QEW - Queen Elizabeth Way
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Jan 23, 2019 16:31
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When I'm going southeast into Chicago on 90 people drive really fast if conditions allow and it owns. Like 80-90 mph left lane and at least 70-75 middles after the expansion was done a few years ago.
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Jan 23, 2019 16:42
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BloodBag posted:With all the procedures of renting a car, and all the speed of someone going through the steps the first time ever. Doing the same at uhaul? Better have reserved it two weeks ago. We have several 40 foot vans available! I've rented a pickup from Uhaul on at least two occasions and only bothered to reserve it the night before.  I've also rented their cargo van (same price as pickup) when I was picking up a bunch of flooring and logistically it was better than the pickup - kept it all nice and dry. But, yeah the checkout process still sucked. What the hell are they typing into their computer for 20 minutes when you rent a goddamn vehicle that you already reserved?
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Jan 23, 2019 16:47
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Probably playing ADoM and passing it off as their mainframe terminal.
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Jan 23, 2019 16:51
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:I've rented a pickup from Uhaul on at least two occasions and only bothered to reserve it the night before. Renting a uhaul van owns for moving random poo poo
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Jan 23, 2019 16:59
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Uhaul chat: I have been wanting to buy a basic cargo trailer to use with my wife's GX470 when we need to haul poo poo but the cost to rent one at Uhaul is so drat low that the payback makes it unjustifiable.
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Jan 23, 2019 18:27
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Sits on Pilster posted:Uhaul chat: I have been wanting to buy a basic cargo trailer to use with my wife's GX470 when we need to haul poo poo but the cost to rent one at Uhaul is so drat low that the payback makes it unjustifiable. The uhaul trailers are heavy and durable as poo poo, they're good if you have something with a high towing capacity like that but compared to a small aluminum utility trailer that you're trying to tow behind something small they're way too heavy.
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Jan 23, 2019 18:31
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Those U-Haul cargo vans are awesome and the checkout process for me has always been super quick. You know, after you wait 10-15 minutes for the dude who runs a U-Haul rental business on the side out of his boxing gym or shipping company/Ethiopian bootleg dvd store to get his poo poo together and find the keys.
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Jan 23, 2019 18:33
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Looks like ford is building a pickup/ute off the CD6 platform https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a25998560/ford-confirms-new-small-pickup/
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Jan 23, 2019 18:36
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Pickups on every platform imo
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Jan 23, 2019 18:41
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chupacabraTERROR posted:Pickups on every platform imo In the US in 2020/2021ish, ford's lineup will be Cars: mustang SUVs: ecosport escape baby bronco edge explorer bronco expedition mach 1 Trucks: CD6 ute ranger f-150 f-250/350
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Powershift posted:In the US in 2020/2021ish, ford's lineup will be You're missing the Focus Active, which is likely going to be as much of an SUV as the XC70 or the Audi Allroads.
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Twerk from Home posted:You're missing the Focus Active, which is likely going to be as much of an SUV as the XC70 or the Audi Allroads. Trump's tarrifs killed the US focus Active https://www.autonews.com/article/20180831/OEM04/180839958/ford-scraps-plan-to-import-focus-active-amid-u-s-china-trade-war
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Powershift posted:Trump's tarrifs killed the US focus Active I _entirely_ missed that. Holy poo poo, that should have been a great value vehicle all around.
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Jan 23, 2019 18:57
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The next oil crisis can't come soon enough.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:The next oil crisis can't come soon enough. excuse me but it is my my given right to back my 22' long, three and a half ton vehicle into every other thing in the parking lot
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Jan 23, 2019 21:05
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PT6A posted:It sounds like Mazda has the makings of a credible competitor to the Golf R, if they choose to do it. Isn't golf r still running lovely haldex which is mostly fwd anyway?
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:The next oil crisis can't come soon enough. People keep saying that whenever Ford's abandonment of cars comes up and I can't help but wonder if y'all are actually paying attention. Oil prices are low currently and with it looking like a global recession is coming/already here they aren't likely to go up to the stratospheric levels seen in 2008 or when the recovery really started to pick up steam(for rich people). Fracking killed $100 a barrel oil, at least for now, it's not like Ford isn't capable of checking oil prices and trends. Also the mileage difference between between modern CUVs and sedans isn't that great nowadays, I mean outside of car commercials how many people are really making a decision based off a couple MPG? fridge corn posted:Isn't golf r still running lovely haldex which is mostly fwd anyway? It is but it's not 2005 anymore where, it'll do a 50/50 split not the near useless 90/10 split seen in some older cars that just wanted an AWD badge. Elem7 fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Jan 23, 2019 |
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Proud Christian Mom posted:excuse me but it is my my given right to back my 22' long, three and a half ton vehicle into every other thing in the parking lot I'm laughing because there were full sized pickups and SUVs parked in the "compact vehicles only" row at the airport today.
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Jan 23, 2019 22:42
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I donated 10 bucks to a Savagegeee livestream to ask what the best new car for no squeaks and rattles under 40k usd. He said Golf R and new Avalon. What do goons say?
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I say you got ripped off, the Golf R is $40,395 which any mathematician can tell you is over $40k.
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Jan 23, 2019 22:47
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smooth jazz posted:I donated 10 bucks to a Savagegeee livestream to ask what the best new car for no squeaks and rattles under 40k usd. He said Golf R and new Avalon. Our advise is cheaper lmao
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BraveUlysses posted:Our advise is cheaper lmao you get what you pay for though 
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Jan 23, 2019 22:56
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You can just answer the question yourself by going to a dealer and driving cars though?
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Elem7 posted:it's not like Ford isn't capable of checking oil prices and trends. Hahaha, just like last time they'll keep shoveling trucks as long as they can. Full steam ahead, never mind the icebergs! At the beginning of November 2018, Ford had 303,565 trucks available for sale, which amounted to an 89-day supply. Hint: that's not exactly super great.
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Throatwarbler posted:You can just answer the question yourself by going to a dealer and driving cars though? All my car interiors are nice and tight when new but loosen up over time. Legacy, Focus ST, Audi S4... Wondering if there's better.
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Every now and then I briefly consider checking out the Golf R since it really is sort of a perfect ideal car. Then I remember that it's a $45k Golf.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Hahaha, just like last time they'll keep shoveling trucks as long as they can. Full steam ahead, never mind the icebergs! They also sold over 900k trucks in the Us last year, with an average transaction price of $46,700. There are 6 brands including ford that sold more than 900k vehicles last year. Hyundai only sold 679k vehicles, Volkswagen 354k BMW, Mercedes, and Audi combined sold 887,265. Also https://www.autonews.com/article/20180416/RETAIL01/180419881/inventories-stay-high-but-days-supply-levels-drop quote:Automakers collectively reported an estimated 4,065,600 unsold vehicles in U.S. inventories on April 1, representing a 69-day supply. Trucks accounted for about 69 percent of unsold inventory at 2,786,800 units nice, nice.
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Wheeee posted:Every now and then I briefly consider checking out the Golf R since it really is sort of a perfect ideal car. Me too, me too. It is a really nice Golf, though. It's really more like an Audi S3 hatchback wearing a VW badge. But 45k is still a lot of scrilla and there's a lot of cars you can buy for 45k, especially if you consider lightly used.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Hahaha, just like last time they'll keep shoveling trucks as long as they can. Full steam ahead, never mind the icebergs! ...and that has what to do with abandoning sedans and oil prices? Would it be better if they had 303,565 Fusions available for sale? The entire industry is facing a global downturn, supplies across the board are likely to go up from here, doesn't have anything to do with Ford abandoning cars.
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Elem7 posted:...and that has what to do with abandoning sedans and oil prices? Would it be better if they had 303,565 Fusions available for sale? This time around it looks like they're cutting production earlier and deeper though, so there won't be as many "economic crash specials" out there as there were in 2008-2009.
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I don't think 17M cars sold a year is a sustainable figure. They've hit it the last 3 years as people borrow cheap money to buy new cars, purchases that they probably put off for a while. I just don't think it's sustainable, especially with the cost of many new cars out there. I also think there's a subprime auto lending bubble ready to pop if the economy takes a downturn which would further put a dent in the market. I'm also talking out of my rear end, so who knows.
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Guinness posted:Me too, me too. It is a really nice Golf, though. It's really more like an Audi S3 hatchback wearing a VW badge. And if you're considering lightly used you can snag a mk7 R for $30-35k all day.
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fridge corn posted:Isn't golf r still running lovely haldex which is mostly fwd anyway? Don't know, but I've lost traction under acceleration... one time? so far in snow and ice, so if this is just lovely good-enough AWD, then god only knows what an excellent AWD would be like. And I mean, yeah, it's a $45k Golf (is it in the US? If so, you guys are getting ripped off because it was a CAD$45k car in Canada and our exchange rate is trash), but if the badging/branding of the car is the primary issue with the price, I don't really give a gently caress.
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smooth jazz posted:All my car interiors are nice and tight when new but loosen up over time. Legacy, Focus ST, Audi S4... just buy a lexus and be done with it you can get a 2015-16 RX 350 L/Certified for less than $28k that will outlast you, who cares what the loving thing looks like, inside it's comfy and that's where you'll spend most of your time anyway, and maintenance will be non-existent compared to anything else in the price range and you get to enjoy a luxury vehicle without worrying about it making GBS threads the bed on you. Morphix fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Jan 24, 2019 |
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PT6A posted:And I mean, yeah, it's a $45k Golf (is it in the US? If so, you guys are getting ripped off because it was a CAD$45k car in Canada and our exchange rate is trash), but if the badging/branding of the car is the primary issue with the price, I don't really give a gently caress. With delivery fees, a US 2019 Golf R has an MSRP of 41,290 with a 6MT or 42,390 with the DSG before any add-ons or taxes. And they apparently sell for basically MSRP. So not quite 45k I guess, but near enough to not make a difference.
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 I mean look at it. It's not great. It's not exciting. It just exists. But for less than $30k, what other interior in the automotive world, will hold up as well as a loving lexus? ...yes I helped my mom buy one of these off lease l/certifieds, and honestly, once the updated bodystyle ones go off lease, im probably gonna pick one up as well. The lexus CPO experience is the poo poo. Like I'm not trying to sell lexus here or anything, but you get a 2yr free waranty and you can buy a basic warranty for like $1500 and boost it to 6 years. But it's a lexus, so stick with the free 2 yr. Oh and your bank will give you new car rates on l/certifieds.
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If Lexus could somehow keep up with Audi on making decent turbo V6 engines and do away with the lovely spaceshipy design and predator grilles with updated internal/infotainment tech I would be all over it. But as it stands Lexus always seems old and dated compared to the competition. This makes me an Audi guy. I think an S4 or S5 sportback is the perfect car for me. Or alternatively an A6. Otherwise I’m enjoying my new 2019 Jetta. I may trade it in for a new GLI in 2 years because I’m really starting to feel the floaty suspension and lack of power at higher RPMs. When I look at the new Golf R I’m impressed but then I remember a new Camry V6 XSE costs about the same and gives me way more car for the money and I likely wouldn’t notice the difference.
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