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beep-beep car is go posted:Saw this on the ride home...it’s a lot to take in JD Byrider tells you everything you need to know
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beep-beep car is go posted:Saw this on the ride home...it’s a lot to take in I dunno why, but the "You shall not pass" sticker terrifies me the most. I feel like that is just announcing they are those people who speed up when you try to pass them and then slow down to 10 under because "We have to do the speed limit  "
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Solar Coaster posted:I dunno why, but the "You shall not pass" sticker terrifies me the most. I feel like that is just announcing they are those people who speed up when you try to pass them and then slow down to 10 under because "We have to do the speed limit In my experience these are the clowns that go 5 mph under the limit then roll through stop signs. Safety only last as long as it's convenient! 
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beep-beep car is go posted:Saw this on the ride home...it’s a lot to take in The Coexist doesn't mesh with the trump one, and also how the gently caress do they see out of their rear window?
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charliemonster42 posted:Also Ohtsu are just rebranded Falkens. The 0612 is just the zx912 with a different name on it. Same factory and everything, and they're CHEAP. Got a set of 4 for my e30 for under $150. The last set of Ohtsus I had were terrifying in the rain, and I'm pretty sure they were 0612s. Terrible treadlife too.  (both Saturns could spin them all the way through 1st, 2nd, and a bit into 3rd in the rain, without trying... back end would also kick out entirely too easy on wet roads).I've owned 3 sets of Ohtsus, all 3 were pretty terrible in the same ways. Maybe because they were on fairly light FWD econoboxes? I really don't want to touch those again, though those might be a step up from the 5 year old Fuzions currently on my car (which, somehow, look almost new... probably 1/4 worn, no rot or checking). randomidiot fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Oct 29, 2019 |
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STR posted:Pro tip: Road Hugger GTP (which is specific to Discount) is made by Kumho for discount. They're an older Kumho touring tire that Kumho rebranded for Discount, and they're made at the same factory in Georgia that makes a lot of other Kumho tires. Yeah, I’ve got Road Hugger Ecos on the Kia, which is the same deal. I had the Kumho Eco tires previously, and they are identical. I don’t think the Road Huggers were available when I got tires for the Out ack, or the Hankooks were cheaper or something. They’re acceptable. charliemonster42 posted:Also Ohtsu are just rebranded Falkens. The 0612 is just the zx912 with a different name on it. Same factory and everything, and they're CHEAP. Got a set of 4 for my e30 for under $150. Really? Cool. I’ve got Ohtsus on the back of my AE86, just as something cheap in the stock size. No complaints so far, but not exactly a high performance vehicle. Wasabi the J posted:LMAO it's an Outback. Yep. beep-beep car is go posted:Saw this on the ride home...it’s a lot to take in Lack of commitment - they’re all taped to the inside of the window.
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Saw one of the new rangers on the road today for the first time and couldn't help but think why it exists. It was barely smaller than an f150, just as tall, ugly as sin, and too expensive.
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I guess when all the lesbians started buying Subarus the last US market for small trucks died.
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welcome 2 Clown Town posted:Saw one of the new rangers on the road today for the first time and couldn't help but think why it exists. It was barely smaller than an f150, just as tall, ugly as sin, and too expensive. It's bigger than the bricknose (95ish) F-150. Just fuckin huge. I also don't get it.
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Apparently the real answer has to do with massive tariffs placed specifically on any foreign-built trucks coming in to the US as protectionism for domestic manufacturers, so we can't have any of the awesome tiny trucks they make for Europe or the far east because they'd have to also build them here, and that's just too much of a risk for the mediocre pay off.
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Imagined posted:Apparently the real answer has to do with massive tariffs placed on any foreign-built trucks coming in to the US as protectionism for domestic manufacturers, so we can't have any of the awesome tiny trucks they make for Europe or the far east because they'd have to also build them here, and that's just too much of a risk for the mediocre pay off. Naw. CAFE standards define pickup sizes by their footprint, meaning the more square footage a truck occupies in LxW, the easier the fuel economy standards are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_average_fuel_economy#Agreed_standards_by_model_year,_2012%E2%80%932025 a 67 square foot truck only has to hit 25.25mpg, a 66 square foot truck has to hit 30.25. I thought they were dumb, but my mom bought a colorado and it really is a perfect vehicle for her usage. She bought the brotruck ZR1 trim, and it's funny because it's 100% old ladies driving them in this city. You sit straight into it, it shrugs off a foot wide pothole, you can park on top of the snow windrows in the winter, and it isn't so wide you can't park it. It's also got 17 inch wheels, so tires are reasonably cheap. My only real complaint is how dead the steering is. My f250 feels like a tractor, but i can keep it 5 degrees out of line around a corner, where with the Colorado you can't feel poo poo, and can't really feel what the truck is doing dynamically. There's a reason they exist, there's a reason smaller ones don't....yet.
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Maybe it's both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax
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Lame. I just want a new tiny pickup.
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Imagined posted:Maybe it's both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax It's kind of both, but i would imagine if nissan wanted to sell the Navara they could ship it without a box from mexico and call it a 5 seater mpv
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Powershift posted:It's kind of both, but i would imagine if nissan wanted to sell the Navara they could ship it without a box from mexico and call it a 5 seater mpv https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ford-tariff-chicken-tax-20180709-story.html It's been done 😃
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Rhyno posted:Lame. ford reportedly has one coming(look how close the back window is)  but it might just be an early maverick mule 
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I saw there might be a Focus based pickup? Is the Ranchero name still available?
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Rhyno posted:I saw there might be a Focus based pickup? Courier is
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Rhyno posted:Lame. You wouldn’t buy one anyway
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I'd buy a used one at some point if my house would stop breaking.
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welcome 2 Clown Town posted:Saw one of the new rangers on the road today for the first time and couldn't help but think why it exists. It was barely smaller than an f150, just as tall, ugly as sin, and too expensive. I didn't think they were ugly, and the price isn't completely outrageous, but yeah, it's not exactly "small". Pretty much just like the Colorado/Canyon. Imagined posted:I guess when all the lesbians started buying Subarus the last US market for small trucks died. How would they know? No one makes any. The old Ranger was the last small truck, and it was just that: old. Imagined posted:Maybe it's both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax I didn't realize that the Chicken Tax was still a thing. Whelp., Guess it will have to be a Smyth conversion, or an old Datsun. Rhyno posted:I'd buy a used one at some point if my house would stop breaking. To be fair, I'd have to buy used, too. There's basically no way I'm going to a) deal with the bullshit surrounding a new car purchase (which is something the manufacturers and dealers need to deal with) and b) suck up the massive depreciation and laughable prices of new cars, especially trucks.
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How do you guys post that you’d definitely buy one, but only used, and not understand that means they’ll never produce the thing you want?
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Things enthusiasts need, and will definitely buy; V8 powered RWD large sleeper sedans from non-luxury Marques Manual Diesel Sports Wagon Small pickup truck with manual and diesel AWD Turbo 4dr. hot hatches that cost more than a Camaro SS for some reason Large V8 powered RWD wagon
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:How do you guys post that you’d definitely buy one, but only used, and not understand that means they’ll never produce the thing you want? Because we can't afford new cars?
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I'd take the poo poo out of a 96 month loan for that truck.
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um excuse me posted:I'd take the poo poo out of a 96 month loan for that truck.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:How do you guys post that you’d definitely buy one, but only used, and not understand that means they’ll never produce the thing you want? Sad brains and liberal arts degrees
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As an extremely well adjusted man with a STEM degree, I agree that we should limit all discussion to how well automakers are following industry trends. My tan slacks get uncomfortably tight thinking about how smart Honda was to introduce the HR-V when they did.
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Frond posted:Things enthusiasts need, and will definitely buy; You forgot: small 4wd offroader with no power anything, manual transfer case, manual transmission and hose out interior.
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wesleywillis posted:You forgot: Also: 300+hp small 2 seater sports coupe for <$25k.
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The local Mitsubishi dealer has base model Mirages (manual everything including transmission) priced at $18k, and won't budge on them.  (I test drove one for shits and giggles... they're worse than you think)They also wanted $19k for a 1 year old Kia soul with 60k on it. 
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STR posted:The local Mitsubishi dealer has base model Mirages (manual everything including transmission) priced at $18k, and won't budge on them. That’s hilarious given that Don Herring Mitsu here in DFW is advertising Mirages for Under 11 grand ($10999, of course).
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STR posted:The local Mitsubishi dealer has base model Mirages (manual everything including transmission) priced at $18k, and won't budge on them. Reminds me of this: https://jalopnik.com/one-little-detail-makes-this-the-saddest-unsold-car-in-1823235758
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MetaJew posted:I will admit that I like the wheels Yeah the wheels are pretty good, someone should rescue them from the rest of that mess.
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STR posted:The local Mitsubishi dealer has base model Mirages (manual everything including transmission) priced at $18k, and won't budge on them. One day I had to take my sister's 1999 (I think?) Mirage to get inspected when she was selling it. It felt faster than I thought it would. Not because it was actually fast of course, but because the whole thing felt so light and cheap like there was nothing separating me from the road and the other cars, which made me acutely aware of my speed at all times, like a motorcycle.
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STR posted:The local Mitsubishi dealer has base model Mirages (manual everything including transmission) priced at $18k, and won't budge on them. The mirage starts at 11k canadian, what the gently caress?
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