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A Mustang based Lincoln just reminds me of the Corvette based Cadillac. The XLR:
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opengl128 posted:I'm struggling to come up with a reason you can't road trip a Mustang, unless you need room for more than 2 people. Tons of room up front, big trunk, reasonable highway mileage. I drove a 2012 GT500 3400 miles from Ohio to Washington and it was fun and good.
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Dec 13, 2021 02:16
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Powershift posted:The next mustang is claimed to be on the same platform as the aviator, does that count? considering they dont make what I want and Im fully sold on Audis now, no.
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Dec 13, 2021 02:34
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Buying an F-250 today because I mean what if some day I want a giant boat so I better dictate what I own now based on a hazy potential future years from now.
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Dec 13, 2021 03:21
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Wheeee posted:Buying an F-250 today because I mean what if some day I want a giant boat so I better dictate what I own now based on a hazy potential future years from now. But what if you want to autocross some day? 
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Dec 13, 2021 03:33
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Makes me wonder why there isn't a Lincoln Mark E yet.
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Dec 13, 2021 03:42
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Zero One posted:A Mustang based Lincoln just reminds me of the Corvette based Cadillac. The XLR: I liked those. I don't remember if they're actually good cars or not though. Bring back the Mercury Capri / Cougar
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Dec 13, 2021 07:06
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Charles posted:I liked those. I don't remember if they're actually good cars or not though. my dad has two, they're fine
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Dec 13, 2021 07:13
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Wheeee posted:Buying an F-250 today because I mean what if some day I want a giant boat so I better dictate what I own now based on a hazy potential future years from now. This reminds me of the guy I know who bought a fully loaded F-350 dually with a small trailer to tow his new Harley to Sturgis
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Dec 13, 2021 16:51
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Proud Christian Mom posted:This reminds me of the guy I know who bought a fully loaded F-350 dually with a small trailer to tow his new Harley to Sturgis I'm not a Sturgis Harley guy, but it's crossed my mind that the Maverick Hybrid is probably the best motorcycle tow vehicle in the world. 40mpg empty, 2000 lb tow capacity with pickup-style hitch ergonomics. I wonder how it does towing ~1k lbs.
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Dec 13, 2021 17:00
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Regarding Mustang back seats, for me personally they're Fine for rare backseat passengers. I wouldn't pass on it just because I might, rarely, have a third or fourth passenger. They're usable, especially if we're talking about, say, going to eat at work with a larger than normal group.
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Dec 13, 2021 17:08
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Zero One posted:A Mustang based Lincoln just reminds me of the Corvette based Cadillac. The XLR: IIRC think they sold like poo poo but it's still a good idea. Most of the performance of the Corvette without the garbage interior or wobbly body parts for the more refined public.
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Dec 13, 2021 17:16
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I'd be extremely interested to see what Cadillac's C8 would look like 
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Dec 13, 2021 17:33
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Jack B Nimble posted:Regarding Mustang back seats, for me personally they're Fine for rare backseat passengers. I wouldn't pass on it just because I might, rarely, have a third or fourth passenger. They're usable, especially if we're talking about, say, going to eat at work with a larger than normal group. This has been my experience, they're fine in a pinch for drives to lunch or similar. Twerk from Home posted:I'm not a Sturgis Harley guy, but it's crossed my mind that the Maverick Hybrid is probably the best motorcycle tow vehicle in the world. 40mpg empty, 2000 lb tow capacity with pickup-style hitch ergonomics. I wonder how it does towing ~1k lbs. LOL @ your typical harley boomer buying a small hybrid truck.
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Dec 13, 2021 17:45
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mobby_6kl posted:IIRC think they sold like poo poo but it's still a good idea. Most of the performance of the Corvette without the garbage interior or wobbly body parts for the more refined public. You say that, but don't look up the cost of replacement taillights.
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Dec 13, 2021 17:46
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Twerk from Home posted:I'm not a Sturgis Harley guy, but it's crossed my mind that the Maverick Hybrid is probably the best motorcycle tow vehicle in the world. 40mpg empty, 2000 lb tow capacity with pickup-style hitch ergonomics. I wonder how it does towing ~1k lbs. I'd hope it'd be fine. I towed a HF trailer with a Tuono 1000R and Yamaha R6 with a 2016 VW GTI for thousands of miles issue free.
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Dec 13, 2021 17:58
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mobby_6kl posted:IIRC think they sold like poo poo but it's still a good idea. Most of the performance of the Corvette without the garbage interior or wobbly body parts for the more refined public. I think it's based on a C5 Corvette, not a C6. It came out before the C6 did.
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Dec 13, 2021 18:00
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mobby_6kl posted:IIRC think they sold like poo poo but it's still a good idea. Most of the performance of the Corvette without the garbage interior or wobbly body parts for the more refined public. This is GM we're talking about. You know the Corv-illac interior was a little different but equally lovely. I've seen some videos about working on these cars and some pretty mundane stuff gets very expensive in a hurry because of the rarity and the transmission-in-the-back layout.
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Dec 13, 2021 18:07
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BlackMK4 posted:I'd hope it'd be fine. I towed a HF trailer with a Tuono 1000R and Yamaha R6 with a 2016 VW GTI for thousands of miles issue free. Yeah, I was curious about fuel economy while towing, it's well within the Maverick's capabilities given that the platform can do 4000 lbs towing with the 2.0T engine. The hybrid seems like it might be capable of doing >30mpg towing on the freeway potentially.
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Dec 13, 2021 18:07
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Twerk from Home posted:Yeah, I was curious about fuel economy while towing, it's well within the Maverick's capabilities given that the platform can do 4000 lbs towing with the 2.0T engine. It's only rated at 30mpg highway empty. no way it does that towing. I say "only" but it really is phenomenal all around if you're just throwing muddy bikes or muddy children in the box, which i think really is the purpose. Powershift fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Dec 13, 2021 |
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Dec 13, 2021 18:12
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Powershift posted:It's only rated at 30mpg highway empty. no way it does that towing. Oh, I hadn't seen actual EPA numbers other than their 40MPG headline target for city. I checked last week and it wasn't on fueleconomy.gov yet. What are the final numbers? I dug for my own answers: 42 city / 33 highway / 37 combined. Hot drat! https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38017782/ford-maverick-hybrid-42-mpg-epa-city-fuel-economy/
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Dec 13, 2021 18:15
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Twerk from Home posted:Oh, I hadn't seen actual EPA numbers other than their 40MPG headline target for city. I checked last week and it wasn't on fueleconomy.gov yet. I was actually going by the 40city/30mpg they initially advertised offical EPA is 42 city/33 highway for the 2wd hybrid which is even crazier considering diminishing returns. It's 22 city/29 highway for the awd turbo
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Dec 13, 2021 18:17
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Will the Maverick haul a quad or dirt bikes with the tailgate down? Seems like the most perfect lil lifestyle vehicle on the market for a lot of people. It's crazy how Ford can churn out so much absolute garbage poo poo with near Tesla-tier build quality, yet when they actually put effort into a product like the F-150 or Bronco or Mustang make something world-class. The Bronco Sport, for all the derision it gets from internet car nerds, looks like a better Subaru than modern Subaru.
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Dec 13, 2021 18:29
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mobby_6kl posted:IIRC think they sold like poo poo but it's still a good idea. Most of the performance of the Corvette without the garbage interior or wobbly body parts for the more refined public. nah, still kinda garbage interior it's gm PBCrunch posted:This is GM we're talking about. You know the Corv-illac interior was a little different but equally lovely. I've seen some videos about working on these cars and some pretty mundane stuff gets very expensive in a hurry because of the rarity and the transmission-in-the-back layout. this, head lights, magnetic suspension, drop top, etc etc higher maintenance costs, all the gm goodness my old man has a silver one with ~150k miles on it and a black one with ~45k. The black one just got bumped in the parking lot and finding a new bumper has been a helluva thing
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Dec 13, 2021 18:36
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Wheeee posted:Will the Maverick haul a quad or dirt bikes with the tailgate down? Seems like the most perfect lil lifestyle vehicle on the market for a lot of people. It should quite easily. looking for pictures, i found this.  That Honda Talon it's towing is more expensive than a turbo AWD maverick. The base model Honda Talon is more expensive than the base model Maverick.
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Dec 13, 2021 18:37
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Single axle trailers larger than like a lawn size thing always sketch me out
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Dec 13, 2021 18:40
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Powershift posted:It should quite easily. badass found this as well:  i kinda want one tbh, i love driving a truck for being able to toss poo poo in the back and bash it around without worrying about it breaking but also hate driving a truck because they've all gotten so loving huge, so it'll be interesting to see how the Maverick holds up to abuse
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Dec 13, 2021 19:02
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mobby_6kl posted:IIRC think they sold like poo poo but it's still a good idea. Most of the performance of the Corvette without the garbage interior or wobbly body parts for the more refined public. you'd think, but the C5 interior was just kind of cheap and unpleasant in a budget performance car. The XLR interior was nasty and low rent in an expensive car so it was even worse.
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Dec 13, 2021 19:41
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Not to mention spending all that extra money for the privilege of replacing the reliable, potent small block with a loving Northstar.
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Dec 13, 2021 19:50
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Cadillac heard the complaints about parts binning and made a car with everything important being bespoke.
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Dec 13, 2021 20:26
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It was a misread of what failed with the Allante, which was a parts bin of all the best global parts regardless of manufacturer. Not sure why they thought they would get a different result by making everything bespoke. Full disclosure - former Allante owner.
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Dec 13, 2021 20:29
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Wheeee posted:Will the Maverick haul a quad or dirt bikes with the tailgate down? Seems like the most perfect lil lifestyle vehicle on the market for a lot of people. We bought a Mach-E a few weeks ago and it’s a much nicer car than I thought Ford was capable of building. Public charging infrastructure is still kind of a mess but the car itself feels quite premium and it’s drives well and is comfortable.
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Dec 13, 2021 20:30
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Wheeee posted:Will the Maverick haul a quad or dirt bikes with the tailgate down? Seems like the most perfect lil lifestyle vehicle on the market for a lot of people. Pretty much every major manufacturer has given us enough reason to believe they can, in fact, make whatever they put their mind to making, which makes it all the more frustrating when you look at how many vehicles are absolute trash. It's not that they can't do better, it's that they choose not to.
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Dec 13, 2021 20:49
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PT6A posted:Pretty much every major manufacturer has given us enough reason to believe they can, in fact, make whatever they put their mind to making, which makes it all the more frustrating when you look at how many vehicles are absolute trash. It's not that they can't do better, it's that they choose not to. What is Nissan's good vehicle?
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Dec 13, 2021 20:51
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Uhhhh the GT-R?
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Dec 13, 2021 21:00
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370z is acceptable
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Dec 13, 2021 21:12
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Leaf was low-key the turning point for mass-market EVs
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Dec 13, 2021 21:27
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The new 400z looks great too.
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Dec 13, 2021 21:58
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Twerk from Home posted:What is Nissan's good vehicle? Titan.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb0bL-Btmuo I normally don't give a poo poo about drag race content, but Throttle house did a comparison recently including an M4, RS5, and GT-R. Complain all you want it's gotten old and expensive, you're not wrong, but this just proves how good crazy the car was, is, and can be with insane tuning potential. "All this, and it has the sameplate as a Nissan Versa" - Jeremy Clarkson, probably
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