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A MIRACLE posted:Which used Prius is a good one to get? There’s a zillion models lol Name 4 models of a Prius
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 00:35 |
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# ? May 20, 2024 06:45 |
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Nitrox posted:Name 4 models of a Prius The regular one, the PHEV one, the one with the extra large rear end and the subcompact one. Edit: I forgot about the Gazoo Racing one. No I'm not joking. KillHour fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Jul 2, 2022 |
# ? Jul 2, 2022 00:45 |
Prius one Prius two Prius three Prius four
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 01:15 |
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They're all good. There's an eAWD model too. Not sure if that counts as a separate model.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 01:16 |
It’s down to a Prius or a dodge minivan with stow an go and tow package. The van looks pretty sick tbh
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 01:18 |
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Nitrox posted:Name 4 models of a Prius Yeah, searching for Prius on something like Cars.Com is a bit of a cluster gently caress
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 01:46 |
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All priuses are fine except the 1st gen (the one that doesn't look like a prius). The prius c isn't really as good either, but it's fine if you like it.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 02:12 |
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Prius with ground clearance would be nice
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 02:39 |
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Ornery and Hornery posted:Prius with ground clearance would be nice That’s a rav4 hybrid
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 02:48 |
Most popular car in amedica rn
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 02:52 |
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So we moved recently and I remember driving through the automotive district thinking "wow loving nobody has cars right now to sell, wild" Today drove car back from the shop, new car lots are still scarce, but all the used car lots seem to be overflowing now
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 03:07 |
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DNK posted:That’s a rav4 hybrid I looked at car max in my area and 10 of 12 rav4 hybrids available are 2021 models. Did the new model suck rear end or something?
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 03:33 |
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Hadlock posted:So we moved recently and I remember driving through the automotive district thinking "wow loving nobody has cars right now to sell, wild" time for prices to plummet and half of recent new car buyers to go underwater on their loans overnight
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 04:46 |
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ethanol posted:time for prices to plummet and half of recent new car buyers to go underwater on their loans overnight Always has been.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 05:03 |
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Hadlock posted:So we moved recently and I remember driving through the automotive district thinking "wow loving nobody has cars right now to sell, wild" Nitrox fucked around with this message at 08:45 on Jul 2, 2022 |
# ? Jul 2, 2022 08:43 |
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Ornery and Hornery posted:Prius with ground clearance would be nice There are Prius lift kits available.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 11:20 |
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It's not super helpful right now because American free market capitalism can't actually supply the people with anything but in theory you've been able to get a Corolla hybrid for a year or two, which is mechanically basically the same as a Prius but in a more boring looking package and I think a bit cheaper.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 13:41 |
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Nitrox posted:There are always cars to buy, but at what price? Inventory is overflowing because people aren't willing to pay double of what those prices were 2 years ago. Some do, of course. But interest rates are climbing, and that is also a factor. If nobody is buying the cars then why aren’t prices coming down ?
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 15:54 |
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Tyro posted:There are Prius lift kits available. There are some fun image results of this. I would love to get a total 7+ inch clearance and continually blast limp bizkit while I head up the mountain. We simply must keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 15:58 |
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Another option is prices stop going up Although on the same drive I saw the local McDonald's had finally started advertising $13/hr for "second shift" which wasn't there before
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 15:59 |
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A MIRACLE posted:Prius one Prius two Prius three Prius four those are trim levels not different models
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 16:04 |
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Ornery and Hornery posted:If nobody is buying the cars then why aren’t prices coming down ? Because dealers overpaid for them and it takes a few months for non-moving inventory accounting rules to kick in and trigger accruals / write-offs.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 16:09 |
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GR Prius when?
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 16:13 |
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Ornery and Hornery posted:There are some fun image results of this. I would love to get a total 7+ inch clearance and continually blast limp bizkit while I head up the mountain. We simply must keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ https://priusoffroad.com/products/ols/categories/prius-lift-kit
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 16:33 |
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There are a bunch of dumb loving brodozers in my parking lot at work and I almost bought a Prius to lift ironically, before I decided on my Volt.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 17:26 |
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Well, we went to a Mazda dealership, and despite being fun, really nice, and specifically what she requested, the CX30 is off the table. I made the mistake of parking too near our Scion xA and the scales had fallen from the missus' eyes, seeing that a CX30 really isn't a big vehicle compared to the "tiny" car she was replacing. So, she decided that a CUV was a stupid plan and that we should look for the most practical thing for her very driving heavy job, instead of what would be the most practical thing 5 years from now In short, because the Prius is ugly, hybrid sedans are now the word of the day. Specifically the Insight and Corolla hybrid, but should we be considering Hyundai hybrids? I know that the brand has gotten so much better over the years, but I have trouble letting go of the distrust of Kia/Hyundai cars that I gained over my formative years. And I really don't want to have a car that will leave her stranded somewhere or always needs repairs
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 19:14 |
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how does a sedan with less space solve your space problem
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 19:19 |
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The Door Frame posted:and the scales had fallen from the missus' eyes, seeing that a CX30 really isn't a big vehicle compared to the "tiny" car she was replacing. So, she decided that a CUV was a stupid plan and that we should look for the most practical thing for her very driving heavy job, instead of what would be the most practical thing 5 years from now I would figure out exactly what your budget is, and what % your wife is gonna pay out of that, and then make a list of cars that fit that price range, then go look at the largest vehicles that are $3000 less than that, so you can buy upgrades and stay in budget. Also maybe just go to a carmax and wander the lot for like an hour to get a feel for what size cars exist, and what you get for your dollar these days. There's huge time-value in just wandering used car lots and looking at what's available and acclimating to what things cost and how big a car you can get for that size Hyundai offers a 10 year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty on their hybrids so that's cool Also *taps future thread title* nobody ever got divorced for buying a rav4 hybrid
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 19:46 |
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ethanol posted:how does a sedan with less space solve your space problem By buying whatever the hell his wife wants. Because she doesn't know, and is being repeatedly asked for criteria to try to min-max this experience because beep-boop emotional car buying does not compute. She wants to make an emotional purchase. She wants to love the vehicle, whatever it is. As long as that is within budget and some sanity guidelines that it is fit for realistic purpose it's best to just let her get what she actually wants. As has been mentioned before, my wife drives a 200 series Land Cruiser. Because she really needs a 5.7l V8 on a truck platform to get to the grocery store and back and the occasional beach trip. But it makes her happy, it's within budget, it's fit for purpose of what it does for the most part. We take something else when we're going somewhere like a city where we'd need to park. Motronic fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Jul 2, 2022 |
# ? Jul 2, 2022 20:13 |
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The Door Frame posted:Well, we went to a Mazda dealership, and despite being fun, really nice, and specifically what she requested, the CX30 is off the table. I made the mistake of parking too near our Scion xA and the scales had fallen from the missus' eyes, seeing that a CX30 really isn't a big vehicle compared to the "tiny" car she was replacing. So, she decided that a CUV was a stupid plan and that we should look for the most practical thing for her very driving heavy job, instead of what would be the most practical thing 5 years from now Hyundai / Kia haven't quite earned their way out of a negative reputation yet, in my eyes (despite my username). Class action lawsuits on oil consumption, big engine recalls, etc. I mean recalls are nothing new, Toyota has them, Subaru has them, etc. So use your judgment. That being said the latest Sonata has decent reliability marks on Consumer Reports, but shorter term vs longer term is hard to predict.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 20:33 |
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Motronic posted:By buying whatever the hell his wife wants. Because she doesn't know, and is being repeatedly asked for criteria to try to min-max this experience because beep-boop emotional car buying does not compute. I'm just here to help her buy the first car that she actually wants to buy for herself
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 22:02 |
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The Door Frame posted:
Hyundais and Kias are now good(TM) so feel free to try them if she likes them.
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# ? Jul 2, 2022 22:07 |
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I sat Ina CX-5 today and despite getting a clearly bigger car than the CX-30 I felt like I was hitting my head on the roof. I also sat Ina CX-30 and it seems fine. The dealership also had a used NX on the lot and I made the mistake of sitting in it. Because now I want it but it's outside my budget. Expect some motivated reasoning in the next follow-up.
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 01:00 |
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KillHour posted:Hyundais and Kias are now good(TM) so feel free to try them if she likes them. Kia changed their logo and for months I thought KN was a new car brand when someone at my apartment building bought one.
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 01:02 |
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Motronic posted:By buying whatever the hell his wife wants. Because she doesn't know, and is being repeatedly asked for criteria to try to min-max this experience because beep-boop emotional car buying does not compute. This always amuses me in this thread. Everyone comes in saying reliability and MPG are the top two requirements and then they wonder why the answer is always "how much Prius can you afford". It's okay to have reasons to buy a vehicle other than minimizing expenses!
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 04:38 |
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KillHour posted:Hyundais and Kias are now good(TM) so feel free to try them if she likes them. Are mostly good now. I still have nightmares about the seven different shades of beige plastic in the center console of my most recent rental sonata. A functionally fine, utterly joyless car.
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 13:28 |
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The good news is that there really aren’t any truly bad cars being built, except Mitsubishis, so just let your wife buy whatever the gently caress she wants within budget.
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 14:38 |
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JohnCompany posted:Are mostly good now. I still have nightmares about the seven different shades of beige plastic in the center console of my most recent rental sonata. A functionally fine, utterly joyless car. The Sonata's design seems to alternate between boring and weird every successive generation, so I'm guessing this was the last gen because the current gen definitely falls into the "weird" category (I think in a good way but also I can't unsee the catfish)
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 17:16 |
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JohnCompany posted:Are mostly good now. I still have nightmares about the seven different shades of beige plastic in the center console of my most recent rental sonata. A functionally fine, utterly joyless car. This is the rental car curse, that the crappiest config of a car will ruin the marque / model's reputation. The Sonata Hybrid or Turbo are both massively better to drive, with quick-shifting DCTs and better throttle response, and if you get anything but the basest interior they are pretty nice inside.
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 17:41 |
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# ? May 20, 2024 06:45 |
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Get your wife the biggest hummer available.
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# ? Jul 3, 2022 17:49 |