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fknlo posted:NA Select trim. While I'd theoretically love to get the turbo I don't want to spend that kind of coin on things my girlfriend really doesn't care about. Hey, the Select still has an amazing value/bang for buck. Just get the interior pre-cut PPF package from XPEL to put on the piano black trim in the interior. That stuff scratches/gets dirty real drat quick.
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Back when I worked at an iron ore mine, the Buy American push was more about supporting other union workers, as the auto manufacturers still used USW and UAW staff. Most (all?) Japanese and Korean brands used non-union labor and positioned themselves specifically in areas where they could keep wages low. Now the big three just make all their stuff in Mexico for the same reasons, so who knows? Born to die; World is a gently caress.
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I get that poo poo all the time with the boomers and my old as gently caress ford farm truck. 'aw yea a time when men were men and american trucks were built in america' 'they don't build em like they used to' etc etc It was built in Canada under a Canadian union. I've re-engineered a significant portion of the loving thing to make it marginally acceptable because of ford's half assing in R&D and in bean counting. lol.
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Aug 4, 2022 21:42
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Ford's Mexico plants are unionized.
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darnon posted:Ford's Mexico plants are unionized. But they build them in Mexico because the wages are lower.
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kefkafloyd posted:Hey, the Select still has an amazing value/bang for buck. Just get the interior pre-cut PPF package from XPEL to put on the piano black trim in the interior. That stuff scratches/gets dirty real drat quick. I’ll have to look into that ppf package. And yeah, it’s really decent bang for the buck. The only real competition for me are the crosstrek and hr-v and I’d honestly take any of them but I really like the looks and base engine option with the cx-30. I did see the new trailblazer all over the place on my last drive back to Missouri. Seems like a decent package initially but I don’t trust GM enough to actually buy one.
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cursedshitbox posted:I get that poo poo all the time with the boomers and my old as gently caress ford farm truck. 'aw yea a time when men were men and american trucks were built in america' 'they don't build em like they used to' etc etc Built in Canada where we have SOCIALIST MEDICINE!!! THATS BASICALLY COMMUNISM!
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darnon posted:Ford's Mexico plants are unionized. it's probably not far off from the unionized VW factory in mexico which only pays like 50c/hr
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BraveUlysses posted:it's probably not far off from the unionized VW factory in mexico which only pays like 50c/hr There have been some strides made this year with new independent unions in GM plants in Silao, for example. I'm not an expert in this so haven't kept up with the latest news but it was good news earlier this year. The USMCA (replacement of NAFTA), which was mostly the same, did actually have improvements requiring Mexico to allow collective labor movements and (some) fair minimum wages across North America. Kia Soul Enthusias fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Aug 4, 2022 |
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Kia Soul Enthusias posted:There have been some strides made this year with new independent unions in GM plants in Silao, for example. I'm not an expert in this so haven't kept up with the latest news but it was good news earlier this year. USMCA minimum wage for auto workers is $16/hour. Otherwise the companies don’t get the tariff relief.
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How does that work? It looks like the whole VW pay range is under that. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volkswagen-workers-in-mexico-approve-strike-amid-pay-review
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Wonderllama posted:USMCA minimum wage for auto workers is $16/hour. Otherwise the companies don’t get the tariff relief. I believe that only 40% of labor needs to meet that number (Labor Value Content), but again, not an expert. It's complicated.
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Kia Soul Enthusias posted:I believe that only 40% of labor needs to meet that number (Labor Value Content), but again, not an expert. It's complicated. Yeah, this is true. Huh, I didn’t know that.
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Fifty Three posted:My fiancee has owned a CX-30 for a few months and we love it, with the sole exception of the HUD turning itself back on every time you start the car. Everything else is wonderful. Just stuff a black sock in the dash gap for the HUD lens
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Sab669 posted:I forget how many people ITT, if anyone, is on a realistic waitlist for the GR Corolla but this video popped up on my recommended feed today that I thought was interesting: It looks to be pretty good, the motor is overbuilt for what it is and thats why you can get so much out of it. A couple of things caught my attention that I can see blowing up motors - 1) Difficulty in tuning the direct injection 2) *really* sensitive to knock events which means 98 RON minimum, any less is a total non starter esp if you think about tuning. 3) A very definite power limit at about 400hp where it lifts the head. Get ready for Instgram posts crying about weak pistons in the futurewhen it's really due to poor fuel and bad tuning.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:It looks to be pretty good, the motor is overbuilt for what it is and thats why you can get so much out of it. But did you consider fewer head studs to stretch?
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BraveUlysses posted:typo? you're getting 12mpg over the rating? Yea that's supposed to be 26, I've been very drunk because I'm camping. I've fixed it now tho! Keep in mind the 26 is without eco mode because I forget to.press it and without a broken in engine. Considering my outback with 90k was getting 30 I'm pretty happy.
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norton I posted:Just stuff a black sock in the dash gap for the HUD lens
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NGL, the idea of having a HUD and not wanting to use it is loving weird to me. HUDs are one of the best safety and convenience features of the century.
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KillHour posted:NGL, the idea of having a HUD and not wanting to use it is loving weird to me. HUDs are one of the best safety and convenience features of the century. My cx5 doesn't have one but the Mazda3 I had before it did and I totally miss it.
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KillHour posted:NGL, the idea of having a HUD and not wanting to use it is loving weird to me. HUDs are one of the best safety and convenience features of the century. Agree! My parents have a new CR-V and have never once used adaptive cruise, do not know how and have no intention of learning / allowing me to show them. They also do not use regular cruise even on long road trips. People are weird. “My right foot works just fine” wtf Just have to hope I don’t get a phone call about a serious accident one day.
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KillHour posted:NGL, the idea of having a HUD and not wanting to use it is loving weird to me. HUDs are one of the best safety and convenience features of the century. 100%. Eyeballing a Supra these days, and I may get the premium just for the HUD, even at the expense of the alcantara seats included in the basic package, which Toyota downgrades to leather in premium
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Even the super primitive HUD in my C5 was really nice to have.
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 It's distracting to me, I'm just not used to it. The speedometer flicking back and forth between a few mph is movement and info that doesn't need to be there.
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The Integra manual has a 0-60 time of 7.7 seconds. That's pathetic.
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Inner Light posted:“My right foot works just fine” wtf I can tell pretty much immediately when I'm behind one of these people on the highway because their speed oscillates +/-5 MPH from what they think they're doing.
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Is your HUD that sensitive that you're holding speed but it flicks up and down? Or are you driving by goosing the engine every few seconds so that your speed actually oscillates up and down continuously? edit: ^^^ I love when they're in the far left lane drift down to 60ish and then you try and pass them and they unconsciously just accelerate up as they see you out of the corner of their eye and then they realize they're going 90 and slow down again. Maybe, just maybe, try the cruise control? Murgos fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Aug 5, 2022 |
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The speedometer is probably the least useful part of the HUD for me. Showing cruise control status, whether the radar sees a car, blind spot monitoring, and directions (on the CX-50 with carplay, bring it to the CX-30, Mazda!) are far more helpful. Also shows the lane departure warning (which I have turned off except when I’m on long road trips) and the smart brake warning. That said the people I know who don’t like it just set the position adjustment all the way to the lowest setting. With most seating positions it’s not visible at that point. At least Mazda made a real HUD in the 4th gen MZ3/CX-30/etc instead of that little flip-up plexiglass thing in the prior gens. I can understand people hating that thing. I’m more annoyed about the fact that the dashboard doesn’t show you the trip odometer and the actual odometer at the same time.
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Murgos posted:Is your HUD that sensitive that you're holding speed but it flicks up and down? Or are you driving by goosing the engine every few seconds so that your speed actually oscillates up and down continuously? For my fiancee and I, moving the HUD down to the lowest position is still visible with our respective seat positions. Like I said, very minor thing and it doesn't bother me on short drives but I just don't use that information at all. Fifty Three fucked around with this message at 15:09 on Aug 5, 2022 |
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When we test drove the CX-5 my wife has now she had an immediate negative reaction to the HUD, but that was because it was direct center of her vision and super bright. After adjusting it a bit, it's phenomenal. It was very entertaining (in retrospect) watching her react like the windshield turned opaque when the car started up, but I couldn't see what the hell she was reacting to. carry on then posted:I can tell pretty much immediately when I'm behind one of these people on the highway because their speed oscillates +/-5 MPH from what they think they're doing. Murgos posted:edit: ^^^ I love when they're in the far left lane drift down to 60ish and then you try and pass them and they unconsciously just accelerate up as they see you out of the corner of their eye and then they realize they're going 90 and slow down again. Maybe, just maybe, try the cruise control? Some of the most aggravating drives I've gone on are Highway 52 between Rochester and the Twin Cities because of this. We spent about 30 miles doing a little ballet rotating which of FOUR cars was in the lead going 70-75 MPH. I got fed up, smashed the gas to put a quarter mile between us, then set my cruise to 75. Ten minutes later the three of them screamed by me going about 85.
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fknlo posted:The Integra manual has a 0-60 time of 7.7 seconds. That's pathetic. Lol, how is it the previous generation DC5 integra from 20 years ago, the base version even, is listed just under 7 seconds? Does that really make sense? they've kept going on about "the first TURBO CHARGED integra ever!" and its slower than the 20 year old base model NA version? What are they doing...
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fknlo posted:The Integra manual has a 0-60 time of 7.7 seconds. That's pathetic. I don't really care about how quick it is because everything is a rocket, the real damning thing is how the Civic Si is better in fun yet isn't available in the hatch in service of the fatter, softer, less-fun Integra.  Good thing you can get an exclusive NFT at least!!!!!!!
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fknlo posted:The Integra manual has a 0-60 time of 7.7 seconds. That's pathetic. I feel like the importance of most journalist metrics are wildly overstated, but dang that is not quick at all. I feel like the car will probably sell fine but have a really low MT take rate?
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Sab669 posted:I feel like the importance of most journalist metrics are wildly overstated, but dang that is not quick at all. They're going to eliminate the manual option next year after nobody wanted it, and then the two dozen manuals that sold will be worth $300k each to Honda nerds in 20 years.
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the new Civic Si is quite a bit slower than the previous generation as well
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opengl128 posted:Even the super primitive HUD in my C5 was really nice to have. My biggest complaint with the HUD in my C6 was that it was waaaaaaaaay too low. I’m not aware of any OE HUD that actually projects data into your field of view proper, they’re all just slightly-higher repeaters for the dashboard.
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MrYenko posted:My biggest complaint with the HUD in my C6 was that it was waaaaaaaaay too low. I’m not aware of any OE HUD that actually projects data into your field of view proper, they’re all just slightly-higher repeaters for the dashboard. Huh weird, I didn't have that issue at all. I'd usually have mine adjusted so it would project directly above the top edge of the hood over the road directly in front of the car, and generally still had adjustment room in either direction if I needed it. e: pretty much like this but a hair lower 
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opengl128 posted:Huh weird, I didn't have that issue at all. I'd usually have mine adjusted so it would project directly above the top edge of the hood over the road directly in front of the car, and generally still had adjustment room in either direction if I needed it. I’m too tall, particularly waist-up.  I generally can’t comfortably see gauge cluster instruments either, because they’re obscured by the rim of the rim of the steering wheel.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:the new Civic Si is quite a bit slower than the previous generation as well Motor Trend tested the Honda Civic Sport(lol) HPD(lmao) at 0-60 in 9.2 seconds and 17.0@86.5 quarter mile.
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Check out this lineup from 1992, how would the 2023 Acura Integra stack up to some cheap cars from 30 years ago: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a35884953/1992-fun-four-cylinder-two-door-showdown/quote:Quickness? How about a group average zero-60-mph time of 7.4 seconds. Grip? All but one entry can circle the skidpad at 0.80 g or more. quote:1992 Acura Integra GS-R
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