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Charles posted:Really wanted a Mazda 3 but chose a Subaru Impreza instead cause of that stupid rear window and c pillar. Maybe the 2022 refresh will be better. The Subaru is still kind of a copy of the first-gen Mazda 3 and it's better for it. Ya. A new Impreza with a stick would be on my list for sure. Sometimes not making drastic changes to looks is good and Subaru has stuck to pretty similar designs for a while but it works.
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TheBacon posted:Ya. A new Impreza with a stick would be on my list for sure. Sometimes not making drastic changes to looks is good and Subaru has stuck to pretty similar designs for a while but it works. You can still get the sport 5-door in stick  Edit: or the base model in either body style
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Oct 9, 2020 03:35
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Charles posted:You can still get the sport 5-door in stick Ya I went to poke around their configurator a bit before posting that. Trying to figure out if I want to save the manuals or save the wagons more is hard ha.
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Oct 9, 2020 03:42
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I’ll give up heated seats before I give up my HUD. Central Florida, so I only use them about three times a year. BMW HUD has been great since my 2008. The only issue I have with it is that I can’t wear polarized sunglasses.
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Oct 9, 2020 03:46
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synthetik posted:
That seems like a pretty drat big issue being a car and all. Except night, my sunglasses are pretty much always on in the car.
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Oct 9, 2020 04:15
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Non-polarized work just fine. Just have a pair that get kept in the car.
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Oct 9, 2020 04:20
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synthetik posted:Non-polarized work just fine. Maybe for the HUD, but in general, they do not.
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Oct 9, 2020 04:23
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The newer ones don't have that issue.
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Oct 9, 2020 04:26
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Minnesota Mixup posted:The newer ones don't have that issue.
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Oct 9, 2020 05:32
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Mr. Apollo posted:It still seems to be an issue with new German cars at least. Yeah doing a bit more digging it seems to depend on sunglasses (angle of the filter on them) and there's a setting to rotate to polarization to help, but it'll probably still be dimmed. Mine worked fine with a newer one but didn't on my old one was I was under the impression it had been fixed.
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Oct 9, 2020 05:37
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prom candy posted:what fun to drive cars are shipping with all these options now? i want all that stuff in my next ride The turbo CX-5 can have all that poo poo. Im guessing the Mazda3 and Mazda6 turbos probably do as well? Echoing the comments about new HUDS being amazing. Seeing stop signs, posted speed limits, and turn by turn navigation without ever looking away from the road is great.
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Oct 9, 2020 05:44
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prom candy posted:what fun to drive cars are shipping with all these options now? i want all that stuff in my next ride My M5 came with all that. Would you classify that as “fun to drive”?
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Oct 9, 2020 05:47
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Ultimate Mango posted:My M5 came with all that. Would you classify that as “fun to drive”? I'm not sure, I think I might need to borrow it for a weekend before I can really say
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Oct 9, 2020 13:45
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Mr. Apollo posted:I wish more manufacturers would do the heated windshield now that the Ford patents have expired. I’ve seen them in Acuras, Hyundais, and KIAs. Audi has it as an option in Europe but doesn’t make it available for North America. I hate them so much, I pick up the elements in my peripheral vision and it drives me loving insane. it's also worthless. CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I would LS swap this ugly barge so goddamn fast. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you Mazda, we want a RX-9, not this sloppy fourths. i also want an RX-9 but Mazda needs to make money
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Oct 9, 2020 13:50
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i also want an RX-9 but Mazda needs to make money How I feel. What I hope is that this new mini SUV thing is crazy popular, and that they sell millions. If they do, then maybe the takeaway among the Mazda execs will be "rotary engine good, let's build more."
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Oct 9, 2020 14:49
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Rotaries have nearly bankrupted mazda what...three times? I don't think ICE development is where mazda wants to be.
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I thought they were one of the few that were going to double down on ICE, what with their Skyactiv-X tech supposedly being extremely thermally efficient and all Not necessarily flat-out ignore EVs, but yea I thought they were very much "ICE really isn't going anywhere anytime soon"
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Oct 9, 2020 16:40
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prom candy posted:what fun to drive cars are shipping with all these options now? i want all that stuff in my next ride CTS-V and V-Sport had all of these. I assume the newer versions whatever they're called have them too.
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Sab669 posted:I thought they were one of the few that were going to double down on ICE, what with their Skyactiv-X tech supposedly being extremely thermally efficient and all Unfortunately a large driver of this is that Hybrid & Electric R&D is really expensive to be competitive, and Mazda just can't spend that kind of drivetrain R&D like the big guys.
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Oct 9, 2020 17:14
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Mazda is working pretty closely with Toyota on a number of things these days.
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Oct 9, 2020 17:15
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I hate them so much, I pick up the elements in my peripheral vision and it drives me loving insane. it's also worthless. I really like it because it keeps the windshield clear without have to turn on the defroster and have the fans blowing on full.
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Oct 9, 2020 17:20
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The ones my WRX had were amazing. Kept the wipers from freezing to the windshield and made short work of ice buildup in that area.
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bull3964 posted:The ones my WRX had were amazing. Kept the wipers from freezing to the windshield and made short work of ice buildup in that area. Those were nice.
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Mr. Apollo posted:The ones with wires are annoying. I mean the ones that Ford patented where the windshield has a metallic film laminated between the layers of glass so there are no visible wires or lines. Whoa... my parents' 86 Scorpio had the tiny wire version and it ruled. It wasn't visible under most circumstances and defogged and cleared ice better than anything I've seen since. It's so annoying having to turn on the AC and wait while it slooowly clears the glass from the bottom up. Glad to hear there an even awesomer version and it'll be coming to more cars.
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i will die on the hill of the tiny wire version being awful
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i will die on the hill of the tiny wire version being awful Well, maybe you could have avoided that hill if you had a clear windshield.
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Didn't the metal film version stop radar detectors from working?
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Zorak of Michigan posted:Didn't the metal film version stop radar detectors from working? Yes as well as toll road transponders.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:
I doubt an ugly low range EV like the MX-30 is going to do much of that.
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Ugly, unremarkable crossovers seem to be where everyone else is making their money right now.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I doubt an ugly low range EV like the MX-30 is going to do much of that. I think they'll sell as manty as they can build. American consumers love the idea of electric cars, but worry about two things: 1, having to be in an icky car instead of a big safe SUV and 2, range anxiety. The MX-30 isn't going to be very big, but it's in the CR-V/RAV-4/Rogue size group so people will love that. Moreover, it's a regular electric car most days, but also has a little engine "just in case" you forgot to plug it in or you want to drive to Omaha or something.
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A little engine that pukes it's apex seals halfway to Omaha 
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I present to you, Hitler car: https://www.motor1.com/news/448188/taraschi-berardo-bmw-i8-italian-styling/  It literally has a Hitler stasche that looks like a swastika at first glance. Good job, guys. Also, it's butt ugly.
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calling that a swastika is uh a stretch
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:calling that a swastika is uh a stretch It's not, but I saw it as a thumbnail on my phone and I'm still a little groggy and my first thought was "that's Hitler" In my defense, I rewatched Kung Fury the other day so that might be part of it. https://youtu.be/bS5P_LAqiVg KillHour fucked around with this message at 16:25 on Oct 10, 2020 |
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If I look at it while also scrolling, and having had that idea planted in my head I can kinda see it. But I definitely don't think I would have gotten there on my own
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I feel that we're skirting the issue here; Subaru having SIX swastikas in their logo.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I doubt an ugly low range EV like the MX-30 is going to do much of that. It's a Honda E competitor, i'm sure they'll sell all they can make.
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KillHour posted:It's not, Yeah, it is Even with you mentioning it I see nothing resembling Hitler whatsoever
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah, it is I mean "it's not a swastika", not "it's not a stretch"
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