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davecrazy posted:Oversized American Excess - the car. I really don't want a to slam a fellow goon, but not only are those stupid huge and stupid expensive, everything about them is stupid, except maybe the engine, and that remains to be seen. They're the Ford Excursion of Jeeps, and represent everything wrong with American car manufacturers right now. Twin-turbo straight six I can get behind, though. Too bad it's a Stellantis product.
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davecrazy posted:Oversized American Excess - the car. So big it doesn't even fit in the picture! AirRaid posted:Should’ve called it the Grand Wagonero The letters are usually adhesive. I absolutely would if I had one. Do it, davecrazy.
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Darchangel posted:I really don't want a to slam a fellow goon, but not only are those stupid huge and stupid expensive, everything about them is stupid, except maybe the engine, and that remains to be seen. They're the Ford Excursion of Jeeps, and represent everything wrong with American car manufacturers right now. You don’t buy something like this without realizing all of that. You embrace it.
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Darchangel posted:I really don't want a to slam a fellow goon, but not only are those stupid huge and stupid expensive, everything about them is stupid, except maybe the engine, and that remains to be seen. They're the Ford Excursion of Jeeps, and represent everything wrong with American car manufacturers right now. For the money, OP should've bought an E63 AMG wagon or RS6 Avant or something slightly less hostile to humans.
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MetaJew posted:For the money, OP should've bought an E63 AMG wagon or RS6 Avant or something slightly less hostile to humans. Buying a 5 passenger wagon to haul around a family of 6 surely would be a choice.
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davecrazy posted:You don’t buy something like this without realizing all of that. You embrace it. Did you get the massaging/heated/ventilated seats? My inlaws' have them on their Grand Cherokee and they're hilariously bougie
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It’s the highest trim level. It has everything.
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Aug 2, 2023 01:35
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How is the McIntosh stereo?
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Aug 2, 2023 01:38
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Let's see the captain's chair in action!
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Full Collapse posted:How is the McIntosh stereo? It’s good. I’m not a huge audiophile but it sounds as advertised.
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Should have gotten a luxury trim benz sprinter. Captain’s chair for every kiddo. No half-stepping.
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Head Bee Guy posted:Should have gotten a luxury trim benz sprinter. Captain’s chair for every kiddo. No half-stepping. Years ago we looked at a Metris and that poo poo was super nice. In hindsight it was dumb that we were even looking but in the moment the real reason we elected not to get it: The rear windows didn't roll down  Instead we ended up in the situation where we have two Land Cruisers 24~ years apart and on opposite ends of what 'Land Cruiser' means to people. A big lump of a 200 series which we love because it's a big comfortable never-die lump, and the 94 Prado which is a 4cyl turbo diesel manual transmission 2 door. It's just my wife and I, we don't commute and absolutely do not need the capability but whatever we're a part of the problem  
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The Vsport needed new tires, and a set of TE37 knock offs wasn't materially more expensive than the tires themselves. Not gonna track this car where they might explode under hard cornering or something, so figured why not Slightly wider rim and tire fills out a little better than stock  Added bonus of me trying out my new phone camera at night. Camera is great, me not so much  Only problem is, now I need to swap in Camaro rear brakes because the stock setup looks comically small now that you can actually see it. Also, dusted off the Grand Marquis and took it to the drive-in for some maximum nostalgia  Butt Science fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Aug 2, 2023 |
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davecrazy posted:Buying a 5 passenger wagon to haul around a family of 6 surely would be a choice. Don't have so many kids, or leave one at home. EZ
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MetaJew posted:Don't have so many kids, or leave one at home. EZ that river-crossing with animals puzzle, but with kids and a miata
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Head Bee Guy posted:Should have gotten a luxury trim benz sprinter. Captain’s chair for every kiddo. No half-stepping. Yeah I was wondering about the V-class for OP's discussion in the car buying thread. Obviously they're good for the accommodation but just so horrible as cars. You'd have to avoid looking directly at it when you're getting in. The Bimmer X7 has a 6 seat option and looks cheaper than a Grand Wagoneer, I'd get that in a heartbeat.
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Picked up the car yesterday, obviously it had to start pissing it down and then I got stuck in rush hour traffic. But aside from that it's a pretty nice place to be, it does feel like theres a bit of slack in the drivetrain. So I think swapping the engine/trans/diff mounts for the trd/sti ones is going to be something that gets done sooner rather than later. Although really the first thing to do is get a set of track wheels and then figure out what brake setup to go with. I've definitely been spoiled for wheel choice with the mr2 as with 5x114 and shared similar offsets to FD/S-chassis 5x100 at least has a lot of wheels marked for imprezas but the offsets seem to be really high like +48 and +45 seem really common. I'd like 17's ideally but if I can get a light set of 18's that would be fine too as there seem to be more choice in 18. I'm going to probably just go with cup2's to start out with as a track tyre in 225/45ZR17 as there doesn't seem to be much point in going wider as is.
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 New RS4 style grille happened along with the intercooler and suspension parts off the A4. Paint match mirror caps and wheel/tire pics comin' up. TenaciousTomato fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Aug 7, 2023 |
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Oh well hello there!
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Butt Science posted:The Vsport needed new tires, and a set of TE37 knock offs wasn't materially more expensive than the tires themselves. Not gonna track this car where they might explode under hard cornering or something, so figured why not O hai v-sport buddy. I'm rather fond of the stock wheels on mine but I wanted to get an extra set for winter wheels and they're both unobtainium and expensive as hell.
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Head Bee Guy posted:Should have gotten a luxury trim benz sprinter. Captain’s chair for every kiddo. No half-stepping. It's funny, a local Benz dealer has a pretty well equipped one on the lot. Black leatherette all the plus and premium interior packages and the HO diesel!
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Got a new job so I'm commuting now, plan was to do it in the truck but an irrevocable gently caress no to that after just one week Added this sleek longboi to the mix 2014 A7 3.0T Prestige with all the fixins Aside from being in desperate need of tints, thing is in amazing condition. Only blemish is previous owner parked by ramming his wheels into poo poo, all 4 are curbed to hell but I'll likely use these for winters and get something more interesting for summers by next year   Q5 worked fine for us for a few years now, and when I wasn't working and wife was work from home 90% of the time, it was ideal. Her role has changed and is now going to client sites a few times a week and turns out truck is just fine for truck stuff but absolutely blows for a normal commute. I don't know how so many people do it 
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intheflesh posted:Got a new job so I'm commuting now, plan was to do it in the truck but an irrevocable gently caress no to that after just one week I am biased but these things do look rather fuckken good. C7 Audi's were a high point imo.
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I'm not biased and yea, A7's look sleek as hell.
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Sab669 posted:I'm not biased and yea, A7's look sleek as hell. B5 RS4 Quattro Turbos 
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...What about them? unrelated;  Finally got a nice sunny photo that really shows off the yellow/gold in the sun 
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I have not washed my Miata in many months so my expectations for the Optimum No Rinse wash in the garage were low, but I'm impressed with how clean I got it. 
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You ever considered rear louvers for that thing? I saw a set that fills in the targa shelf.
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Full Collapse posted:You ever considered rear louvers for that thing? I saw a set that fills in the targa shelf. Another goon has them, and I strongly considered buying them. However, they apparently don't wear well, are flimsy, and just screw into the plastic or composite buttress and eventually strip out. If someone ever comes out with a better design I will reconsider them!
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Well that’s loving gorgeous.
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This is the ideal vehicle for cruising around with a mustache and making questionable decisions. Edit, to be clear I love it as a often mustache haver and questionable decision maker.
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I don’t have a mustache, but I do have aviator sunglasses.
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Well I'd say you're on your way. Throwback to 2021 tailgating. 
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I just got back from the weekend just east of Denver at High Plains Raceway. Only thing I can think now is why tf do I live in Arizona. Also, that tow was soul crushing.
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BlackMK4 posted:I just got back from the weekend just east of Denver at High Plains Raceway. Only thing I can think now is why tf do I live in Arizona. Also, that tow was soul crushing. Do the hood vents get hosed up in the rain?
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Full Collapse posted:Do the hood vents get hosed up in the rain? I haven't had any issues with this car yet, but the one time I washed my old Miata some water got down in the plug well and fouled the coil pack somehow. Prolly a thing if it rains frequently, to be fair.
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