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H1KE posted:Speaking of bogan Commodores... Hahaha I can already smell it
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Our old family hauler was totaled in an accident, which sucked because it was reliable and paid for, however it was getting up there in years and we planned on replacing it in a few months. Went and shopped some more fuel efficient haulers with some newer technology and I had three stops to make, Kia (telluride) Hyuandi (pallisade) and added the Mazda CX-90 to the list. I'm glad I did.  We did the CX-90 in Premium Plus in Rhodium White. Premium Plus is the only way to get cooled seats in this model, which is a must have. It also had higher grade leather and a couple other neat feautres.  The interior and overall fit/finish on this blew me away. If they keep going down this route they will be a premium brand. After looking at this, the little stuff I wouldn't have blinked at earlier on the KIA twins really stood out, especially the harshness of the V6 under full throttle. Think Japanese BMW X5. It's a RWD based AWD platform and phenominal. .The dealer was suprisingly easy to work with and also probably the best dealership experience I've had in awhile, but we always secure funding and negotiate over the phone, then come in with a cashiers check.
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 Replaced my 2016 Seat Ibiza ST TSI with 2019 Seat Leon ST TGI, which uses biogas (or natural gas) as fuel. The new 1.5 liter engine has 1,5x the horsepower my old car had but in the city it has around the same fuel consumption as the Ibiza did and on the highways and motorways it can reach over 60 us MPG.
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Mr-Spain posted:If they keep going down this route they will be a premium brand. Didn't Mazda try a premium brand once, ala Acura/Infiniti? I seem to recall that. super quick edit: Yep, Amati, but the Japanese economy downturned before they could actually get it launched. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amati_Cars also edit: I would love those cooled seats.
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Yeah the Millenia was originally intended to be an Amati.
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Mr-Spain posted:Our old family hauler was totaled in an accident, which sucked because it was reliable and paid for, however it was getting up there in years and we planned on replacing it in a few months. Went and shopped some more fuel efficient haulers with some newer technology and I had three stops to make, Kia (telluride) Hyuandi (pallisade) and added the Mazda CX-90 to the list. I'm glad I did. Looks really nice hey! Mazda have stepped up their quality game.
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The most unreliable car I've ever owned, 2019 Porsche Cayman GTS:
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I'd suffer whatever unreliability to get my paws on one  A 4.0 NA six cyl sounds extremely fun.
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Sab669 posted:I'd suffer whatever unreliability to get my paws on one Mine is the 2.5, I was on a waiting list for an allocation for the GTS4.0 but ended up pulling the trigger on a used one. My allocation wasn't guaranteed and even if I got one I was looking down the barrel of a 5 figure ADM which I definitely did not want to pay. I'll be getting rid of the Cayman soon tho...
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Ah, I thought all GTS had the 4.0. But still, either way, what a great looking car that I'm sure is still amazing fun to drive.
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Thank you! Yea there was a brief period when the 718 had a 4cyl across all trims. The brought back the six for the GTS, GT4 etc. What are you driving?
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slandergoose posted:The most unreliable car I've ever owned, 2019 Porsche Cayman GTS: What issues have you had in terms of reliability?
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Wrar posted:About 40ft of bullshit I know the feeling, just the truck is probably 25' long. 
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NitroSpazzz posted:What issues have you had in terms of reliability? Just a background my car is a CPO'd cayman: - Picked it up and the car had a broken center console USB port and leaky CV joint - Porsche fixed it under warranty but it took 8 weeks and when they brought my car back they didn't attach the rear brake ducting so it went right back to the shop because the ducting was just dragging on the ground - Belt tensioner broke and took the belt with it - Passenger window motor died - The drive mode selector will randomly start going through drive modes - Rear camera works 50% of the time I've had the car a year this month and while I can deal with an unreliable car it's really the Porsche dealer support that is a big let down. Top to bottom from buying my car to taking it for warranty repairs Porsche dealers are some of the worst I've ever dealt with. I love my car but I cant wait to get rid of it.
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slandergoose posted:Thank you! Yea there was a brief period when the 718 had a 4cyl across all trims. The brought back the six for the GTS, GT4 etc. Nothing too exciting, but it meets my needs - 
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Sab669 posted:Nothing too exciting, but it meets my needs - I love the green on copper, what's the interior color?
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Sab669 posted:Nothing too exciting, but it meets my needs - 
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slandergoose posted:I love the green on copper, what's the interior color?  I wish the dog cargo net matched
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Oh that's hot, I love the cinnamon interior
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Thanks! I had a dingy, pre-LCI one that was silver-over-black and an automatic. Original plan was to sit on it until I could get a GR Corolla, but for a variety of reasons I said, "gently caress that noise" and swapped out that wagon for this slightly cleaner one with the superior interior color and 6MT too  I think the official color name is "Saddle Brown" but I call it peanut butter in my head.
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slandergoose posted:Just a background my car is a CPO'd cayman: That's enough random electrical issues, it wouldn't surprise me if the car had taken some water damage.
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Wrar posted:About 40ft of bullshit But useful bullshit!
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Wrar posted:About 40ft of bullshit Better than any truck ever
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   Enjoying this a lot. There are a couple of minor things I don't like but overall I'm a huge fan.
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TheGoatTrick posted:
 One of the coolest looking new cars on the market. How long have you had it?
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TheGoatTrick posted:
The Elantra N-Line I got this year has similar patterns on the doors, and I think they look nice. Been really happy with the car overall.
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Sab669 posted:
Biggest complaints are the purchase experience (I saved enough to make it worth it though) and how the door handles and lock/unlock work.
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TheGoatTrick posted:Biggest complaints ... how the door handles and lock/unlock work. Is it just some byproduct of them being flush with the rest of the door handle? I'm sure I've watched Doug's review of the thing but I can't recall how they work. Push on one end to pop up the other end then grab it?
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Sab669 posted:Is it just some byproduct of them being flush with the rest of the door handle? I'm sure I've watched Doug's review of the thing but I can't recall how they work. Push on one end to pop up the other end then grab it? They pop out automatically when the car is unlocked. I'm used to closing a door by pushing by the handle- a byproduct of having cars with frameless doors. You can't do that here because of the handle's hinge. The actual infuriating part of the door handles is how they lock and unlock. The car has auto unlock, which pops the door handles out when you approach the car. Once you step out of range, they lock again. So if you pass by the side of the car on the way to put something in the trunk, they will relock. But then they won't unlock again and you have to push a tiny touch-sensitive square on the handle. And that is the only situation where the doors will automatically lock. There's no walk away lock like there is on most cars now. That seems really dumb because the logic to do it is already present- it knows to auto lock the car after auto unlocking! To lock the car after you get out of it, you push on the tiny square on the door handle, which is popped out so the square is at an awkward angle.
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Sometimes automakers try to be too clever and it's just annoying. In the ID.3 they went "yeah of course we shut everything off when the driver unbuckles and gets out of the seat", and that's all cool and stuff... except when you are just getting out to plug in the charger, get something from the boot running a quick errand while passengers are still in the car. Music and everything just shuts off, and you have to start it up again by pressing the start button. It's said that it's supposed to stay on if you press the start button before exiting, but it never worked in my car.
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TheGoatTrick posted:They pop out automatically when the car is unlocked. I'm used to closing a door by pushing by the handle- a byproduct of having cars with frameless doors. You can't do that here because of the handle's hinge. This is great info, if you don't mind my asking, what's the trim level and what did you pay? I'm in the market for one currently as I just took a job in LA with a 48 mile commute, gently caress me, right? The WRX is too silly for that kind of stop and go 405 mileage. I've been looking for deals and/or incentives, I know that one of the OC dealerships is offering a flat 5k off which is nice. Looks really slick in white, grats on the cool ride. e; do you have a charger at home? I'm currently in an apartment and would need to do public charging so the level of pain in the rear end on that will also determine the outcome here. Frozen Pizza Party fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Jun 29, 2023 |
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:This is great info, if you don't mind my asking, what's the trim level and what did you pay? I'm in the market for one currently as I just took a job in LA with a 48 mile commute, gently caress me, right? The WRX is too silly for that kind of stop and go 405 mileage. I've been looking for deals and/or incentives, I know that one of the OC dealerships is offering a flat 5k off which is nice. I did get a home charger, which is the Tesla mobile charger. It gives a lot of flexibility since it can automatically adjust for different amperage depending on what outlet you plug it into. It has tons of outlet adapters available and is UL listed. I had to get a TeslaTap to be able to use it with the Ioniq, but that's a useful thing to have anyway if you travel. TBH, I don't use the home charger that often. It costs me about $16 to do the 20-80% charge at home. Electrify America is free, and my wife's office has 10 cents/kW charging, so that costs $4.60. The car is an SE RWD. The MSRP is $47,530. The dealer gave me a $2,500 discount (actually $4k, minus the $1480 in add on crap they refused to take off the car). That's the amount I paid tax and license on. But I leased it, so add in $950 in lease acquisition and termination fees. Hyundai then kicks in $7500 for your lease down payment. I bought the lease out as soon as I got the paperwork and still got the $7500 lol. So after all of that, I am at ~$42K. My state rebate of $2k is still pending, so when that goes through, I'll be at $40k OTD. That flat $5k off is a Hyundai rebate. You have to finance it through them (although you can refinance it at a better rate after). You end up with a bit better discount by using the lease pass through (~$6500 after accounting for the lease start and termination fees). But the real takeaway is that since the $5k finance or $7500 lease cash are manufacturer programs, you can get the dealer to discount on top of that.
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TheGoatTrick posted:Coincidentally, I live in Irvine and my wife's commute is 30 miles of 405 stop and go to Long Beach. For the first month or so, I only used the local fast chargers, primarily the 350 kW ones at Irvine Spectrum. That one has been generally reliable, and it's not too crowded if you go before noon or after 8 PM. I usually charge from 20-30% up to 80%, and that takes under 20 minutes. 20-80%, which is a general safe range for everyday use, works out to about 46 kW of battery. That is about 210 miles for my wife (4.6 mi/kWh * 46 kW). We use the car a lot on the weekends too, so I end up charging 3x per week usually. drat, what a great writeup. I really appreciate all the charging insight. I have a standard 110 socket on my balcony, so I could just hang a cord over into my parking spot in a pinch, but there's a few of those 150/350 Electrify America chargers nearby to the tune of .36 cents for Pass+ and .48 for guest, as well as a bunch of free 6-7kw baby chargers. I think with the network of chargers I have around here I'd be totally fine. Bonus if my new workplace has free chargers, but I won't know that until mid-July. The dealer that's been bugging me, oddly enough, is Garden Grove Hyundai. I've never leased a car, but bought and sold too many to count, so I'm not quite sure how leasing really works. If I was going to get financing through my credit union, would I just sign the lease paperwork, then get the loan to buy out the lease when it comes? I wonder if that would still be considered a new car sale and get me the primo interest rate from the bank. I'll have to call them to find out, and I assume I can't trade toward a lease. My WRX has some pretty good buying power right now at about 22k trade value, not sure I'd want to try to private party sell that before I do all of the new car stuff. Again, thanks for all of the great info. And once I start, lunch on me if you'll accept a goonlunch for confirming all of the poo poo I don't know how to formulate into google searches quite yet 
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:drat, what a great writeup. I really appreciate all the charging insight. I have a standard 110 socket on my balcony, so I could just hang a cord over into my parking spot in a pinch, but there's a few of those 150/350 Electrify America chargers nearby to the tune of .36 cents for Pass+ and .48 for guest, as well as a bunch of free 6-7kw baby chargers. To buyout the lease, you first wait for the lease to be funded and for Hyundai Finance to create your account. Then, go online and get a buyout statement which gives you the total buyout amount and an expiration date (usually the date your next payment is due). Take that statement to your bank and get a loan for the exact amount. I have heard that if you do this within a certain amount of time, some banks will treat it as a new car and give you the new car interest rate. Best to ask your specific lender what their policy is. There's a ton more detail on the lease buyout steps here. And I'm down for lunch. 
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TheGoatTrick posted:For reference, the standard 110 socket charger that comes with the car gets you about 30 miles overnight. If you plugged it in every night, you could save yourself one trip per week to a fast charger. Hyundais come with 2 years of free DC fast charging at Electrify America, though. In theory fast charging is worse for the battery, but all of the real world data I've seen shows the difference is negligible. Heck yeah, thanks again. The 2yrs of EA is awesome, that solves my problem right there. I'll shoot you a PM once I get settled in at the new gig! Mini Ioniq meet coming to a parking lot near you.
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:Heck yeah, thanks again. The 2yrs of EA is awesome, that solves my problem right there. I'll shoot you a PM once I get settled in at the new gig! Mini Ioniq meet coming to a parking lot near you.
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Sab669 posted:Nothing too exciting, but it meets my needs -  This is the poo poo right here.
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I mildly regret not waiting longer to save up for a higher quality shop to do the wrap, but oh well. You get what you pay for, and it was definitely cheap labor. Very cool color in the sun, can really see the yellow/gold come through I need to order a new mesh for the grille, I hit a bird the other week  ...And then while walking in the park the other day I got to watch someone back up and ding my bumper and drive off 
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Sab669 posted:
You should have had the bird hit somewhere else! Like your other grille! 
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