CF_Fighter
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Yea I meant Solara, funny enough my first car was a 1992 Sonata.
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Yea I meant Solara, funny enough my first car was a 1992 Sonata.
chickdigger802
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Any of y'all use mounts for your phone in your car? I'm currently using one that's an extended arm that connects to the left bolt of the passenger seat. Seems to work fine so far. Heard good things about the ones that go on the a/c hole.
David Incorporated Esq.
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I have one that suction cups to the windshield with a stiff arm that holds the phone. It's pretty decent but when the sun beats on it the clamp on the cup gets loose and it wobbles around.
I only use it for running Torque, an OBII app that connects to the reader I have, which is fun and actually helped me do diagnostics one time.
Mattlikewhoa
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I've been all over the map for a new family "fun" car. I scrapped the idea of a M3 sedan, and moved back to Japanese cars. Now I'm thinking about either a used Evo X (2010) or a used STI 2010-11). Prices in Canada were ridiculous to start with, and there's no way I'm taking that much of a hit on a new purchase for no real reason.
weekend_warrior
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STI is not a fun family car. It's an aggressive and loud driver and your wife/kids/dogs will not enjoying riding in it.
I rarely, pretty much never, post in this thread but I have four unused carfax reports that will go unused since I bought a car a couple weeks ago. Hopefully I'm not overstepping my bounds by offering this, or violating ToS, but if anyone has some VIN's they want me to run I can. All I ask is that you are serious about buying the car and not just running them for fun, or for your current car. Also please be considerate of others in this thread and PM me if interested instead of posting here. Mods, let me know if this is frowned upon and I will rescind my offer, or feel free to delete this post. Thanks!
I had a matching Recaro Seat cellphone holder in my Evo for a little bit. Then realized it made me look like a tool and threw it out. Held cellphones just fine though lol.
Pfftt, Evo's and WRX's are "awesome family cars", as in, when I have my woman in the car with our dog, blasting along spittin' fire out the exhaust, we look awesome. Seriously though, I have no complaints with my Evo being modded up and used as a daily driver. We take her RDX when we go on long trips like vacations though, since there's more room to haul in that. If I had a WRX wagon, I would take that no questions asked. She loves when we take my car, loves the sounds, acceleration, handling, and looks we get.
toxicgonzo
Taxes?! Isn't this the line for Metallica?
The Ford Fusion has an EPA rating of 47 MPG. Many reviewers are noting that this is not possible even with good driving practices. It's probably closer to 40 MPG.
In fact, there is a class action lawsuit going on in California over this. There was another car manufacturer that got sued for misrepresenting their car and had to pay owners that difference between stated and actual MPG.
Still a cool car though. I'd get one but it's out of my price range.
Ford Fusion Hybrid is ranked at 47MPG. Ford Fusion Ecoboost is ranked at 22/34MPG.
Psh. My STi has a nicer ride than my friend's stock MS6, and it's only loud if I want it to be. Even then, I've gotten comments from people about how quiet it is.
Get an STi if you want a fun family car! Get a minivan if you're already dead inside.
Your "STi"?
Yes, what about it?
It's a conversion, no? As in, it wasn't born an STi? That's not quite apples-to-apples. I doubt your suspension setup is 100% the same as a bone-stock STi.
That's like me putting in a 2.3l DISI into a Mazda3 and calling it a Mazdaspeed3.
Well. The steering, suspension, hubs, brakes, axles, diff, transmission, engine... it's all from an STi. Keep in mind that there were also 6 versions of STi on this body shell. Aside from the interior, I pretty much had the car gutted.
So, aside from a couple exterior body parts (some of which I'm going to be putting on), this is pretty much an STi.
Ahh, THAT loud. Well since I've lost a bunch of weight on it already, I'm going to be putting a bit of work into a bit of sound deadening to cure some of that.
FrankenSTi
That's all it needs for me to sell off these cars to my girlfriend as "family capable cars".
Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT. See if you can find a 2012. There were no changes for the 2013, except for some debadging. If you can't find a 2012 (check autotrader.ca), I know deals on brand new 2013s are pretty aggressive.
I know how to drive manual I just choose not to. Manual in stop-go traffic is hellish. Also, can't use my other hand to hold my drink/cigarette/food.
I would buy a manual as a second car but not as my primary one.
chickdigger802
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Is there no stop and go traffic outside of the US?
Maybe that's why china is slowly going into mostly automatics (from the last time I visited shanghai).
Maybe that's why china is slowly going into mostly automatics (from the last time I visited shanghai).
Harder, better, faster, stronger~
It's lighter than the car the engine came from, too! And I figure I can ditch another 100-200 lbs with no compromise to comfort/reliability/performance/etc.
I guess I'm in the minority, but I've never had a problem with manual in stop-n-go traffic.
33-Hit-Combo
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I thought Asia was already a huge market for autos?
MiniBossBattle
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Any good suggestions on a reasonable engine, transmission, and drivetrain for a small RWD car? I am trying to convince my brother to use Ford Duratec 2.0L and tranny then take a miata drivetrain to put into his gutted BMW 2002. Cheap, reliable parts and easy HP for a small car.
chickdigger802
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Side note but this is what some higher up drove to work where I interned.
I think it might be due to rising middle class. The old cars around are still manual, but it does seem like most of the new ones are automatics (taxis are still manual and crazy). Wouldn't blame them. In large cities like shanghai/beijing it's pretty much 24/7 traffic on the streets.
Mattlikewhoa
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I've driven and been in my friend 09' STI and I didn't think it was too bad. And that had a HKS exhaust among other mods.
I drive a Mazda 3 right now, and there's NO way I'd by another on in this climate. The metal is to soft and it rusts rathey easily.
Pfftt, Evo's and WRX's are "awesome family cars", as in, when I have my woman in the car with our dog, blasting along spittin' fire out the exhaust, we look awesome. Seriously though, I have no complaints with my Evo being modded up and used as a daily driver. We take her RDX when we go on long trips like vacations though, since there's more room to haul in that. If I had a WRX wagon, I would take that no questions asked. She loves when we take my car, loves the sounds, acceleration, handling, and looks we get.
HAHA Yeah that's how I brought this purcahse up to my wife. I said that it's a "quick" family taxi and she's game. I plan to import a JDM track car next year, so that one can be a two door.
I have a friend who bought a 13' model, and I'm not diggin the styling of it at all. That being said, it's a rather refined quick ride for sure.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Where do you live?
The answer is always a LS1
MiniBossBattle
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I think the torque might be a bit much lol. But is there a site to find these parts?
2012 335i?
chickdigger802
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brz has higher insurance rates than fr-s? It's like the same car!
David Incorporated Esq.
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I'm actually really surprised by that. I expected the scion to have much higher rates than the subie, by nature of it being SCION EXTREME YOUTH GENERATION MILLENIALS TEXT TEXT TEXT TWEET THIS SHIT M'FUCKER.
Its probably because the BRZ has a higher MSRP
chickdigger802
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dont' people drive subarus off mountains.
David Incorporated Esq.
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That's such a slim margin it probably doesn't matter. Besides, liability is always the big one, and that's not really value dependent. Collision is, sure, but that depends heavily on the driver / car combination.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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3 speeding tickets (prior to BRZ of course. I was a silly kid) still on record.
26 years old.
Populated area.
$300 a month for me. Will be much less with a clean record.
31, clean record....$76 a month tax in.
chickdigger802
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oh yeah, forget to ask.
brz owners, yay or nay for the car (so far)? Does it live up to the hype? Do they drift as easily as Ridge Racer? They daily driveable?
Also limited worth like the extra grand or so?
brz owners, yay or nay for the car (so far)? Does it live up to the hype? Do they drift as easily as Ridge Racer? They daily driveable?
Also limited worth like the extra grand or so?
Dear god.
chickdigger802
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can't even speed even if I want to with my 105hp prizm
can't even speed even if I want to with my 105hp prizm
In my Olds, most speed limits are a goal to try to reach, particularly if the road so much as thinks about curving at all. The car made me understand how speed limits are set. Apparently they assume everybody drives old American land yachts.
Got a DUI (care and control technically) for sleeping in my car because I didn't want to drive and I was in the middle of nowhere in 2008.
Got a ticket for going 150km/h in a 100 in 2010.
Insurance is $221 a month. Should be lower in 2 months when the ticket comes off my record.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Jesus Christ...
This is why I avoided doing dumb shit as a young driver to a decent extent. I knew when the time came to pay my own car insurance bills, I'd be relishing in not getting buttfucked.
This is why I avoided doing dumb shit as a young driver to a decent extent. I knew when the time came to pay my own car insurance bills, I'd be relishing in not getting buttfucked.
MiniBossBattle
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The NorthBay & Berkeley has tons of Teslas on the road. They are starting to look like every other luxury car now and less special to point out.
PseudoKirby
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you have to take into account he may be paying full coverage while GuessWho may have bought their BRZ/FRS cash.
Had one speeding ticket in 13 years of driving thus far. Happened my junior year of high school.
The insurance on my 330ci is $72 a month through Progressive. My Accord was down to around $50 with the Snapshot discount.
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