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  1. ccap41
    I get that, but it was cheap. We (myself included) are always wanting more affordable cars but when they make them, we complain about how cheap they are.
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    Holy smokes, I completely understand how you feel! St Louis City has been on a roll this year, too. They've been redoing most any sidewalk corner approaching an intersection along with new lighting, which is all nice, but that means streets are blocked off, too. Now they're also tearing up actual street surfaces and blacktopping them. It'll be really nice in a month when stuff is finished down here. Right now my construction situation is pretty awful between the drive to STL and actual downtown STL.
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    I thought it was a Sonic. It works for the vehicle it was put in though. It started at like 14k when it first came out. The Spark's was basically the same design that just looked newer(because it was). That's exactly what it was back then. Big tach with a small digital speedo + other information. This was my Triumph Daytona's instrument cluster (not my picture):
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    They're just using AAA's website for their data. A ~50c/gal swing in two days is insane.
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    This is supposed to be in line with inflation, which is understandable, to an extent. I believe this may be the smallest year over year increase since 2017. i think this year is just a 3c increase. And, in all fairness, I've noticed a ton more road construction since 2017. Yes, it's inconvenient, but there were a lot of bad roads. Now, there are a lot less and there's still plenty of construction in the area. In fact, it's currently taking me about 15 minutes longer to get home for the next couple weeks due to "emergency bridge construction". It sucks, but I understand it and also appreciate the nicer roads.
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    IL has the highest taxed gas (or 2nd/3rd highest - it goes back and forth with PA or CA or something - I don't know, top 3. ). 48.3c/gal as of July. It's gone up every July for the last like 6 years. When it first went up in 2017, that was fine. It did need to go up to maintain the roads. I believe it had been a very long time prior and I understood that. It's since gone up every year. In 2017 it went up to 19c/gal and it's ballooned up to 48.3c/gal. Your average for 87 is $5/gal? The internet (AAA's website) is showing $4.39 for WA. IL is at $3.43. California is still the highest in the nation at $4.65. https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/
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    Those seat-backs look awesome, actually!
  8. ccap41
    Yeah, even the Bronco Sport with the fancy hardware is 40k. Yeah, cheaper...but...ehhhh 40k for one of those?!?
  9. ccap41
    I, too, prefer all black to a light tan or cloudy-day grey. I also just don't really like all light colored interiors. I really like a light colored leather seat but with most everything else darker. I quite liked my Focus' interior: I just hate when EVERYTHING is the light color:
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    This is the exact wording and the recall:
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    i believe something causes a possible short, which causes the fire. It already was an LED bulb under the mirror. I'm actively reaching out to Lincoln/Ford about it though, because I think it's ridiculous to just lose a feature due to a recall. I though recalls FIXED problems. Right?!? I'm hoping it's just a temp fix until they have an actual fix. Losing something on a vehicle for a recall is absurd, IMO.
  12. ccap41
    I had a recall done yesterday on my Navigator. The recall was to eliminate the risk of something catching fire due to the under-mirror lighting. The fix was to simply unplug the lights and I lose the feature. This seems pretty ridiculous, right? Like, there wasn't an actual fix. I just lost something I paid for. I had a loaner new Escape for the day though. It was..uhhh...okay...
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    Parts supplier for Nissan and Stellantis? They make junk then, anyway.
  14. ccap41
    Aren't many choices? Isn't Ford and VW the only ones to have pulled out of a segment of like 10 cars? I feel like 7 vehicles is a pretty good pool of vehicles to choose from. Camry Accord K5 Legacy Altima Sonata Malibu
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    Considering these are just images, does "EV" or "ICE" make any difference? I can't imagine it should.
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    What's more silly is Mercedes charges for those different wheels and leathers. It isn't like they're making a ton of no-cost options that make the margins tighter on those vehicles. They're making even MORE when people select the $2500 NAPPA leathers and $2900 wheels. Buuuuut, with that said, the GLC63 has 5 leather options and 3 are blacks, one brown and one grey. They basically have 3 leather colors to choose from. I do really like their trim colors/material choices though. I think that's a great idea.
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    That sounds very smart on GM's part. That way they're only really making like 3 packs and adding them together for various uses. I'm sure other companies are doing things similarly, I just don't know about it. Thank you for the information. It's much appreciated! While I think a lot of auto enthusiasts would agree, I think the masses think the opposite. I know a lot of people who just want all black interiors. Well, I think everybody I know who's bought a vehicle recently has wanted an all black interior, for whatever reason. I'm more of a fan of dark brown leathers. I'm a sucker for that.
  18. ccap41
    Whoa, I didn't realize how many awful ones were out there. I remembered the GMC one, but not the others. OMG, does that GMC one have gear selectors about the "L"? That couldn't be a worse spot for that.
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    Oh, I completely understand the interior design stuff. Modern automobiles are slowly moving away from things we actually touch and feel to make changes, which is atrocious. They're making MORE things to look at and they're making us look away from the road even MORE to do the "old things". I applaud the companies that went full screens and now backtracking some, because we need buttons and knobs to properly operate certain functions. The push buttons in my MKC took a bit to get used to but muscle memory made it simple soon enough. I don't think the buttons looked particularly "pretty", but they functioned pretty well once you got used to it. This reminds me of a function I preferred in the MKC to the Navigator. Both vehicles I remote start 99% of the time, whether I'm walking up to it or it's super hot/cold and I actually want the climate adjusted prior to getting in. I prefer the remote start so I feel better about just driving right away as opposed to feeling like I need to wait for the RPM to drop as it's more warmed up. The MKC I could just hold the brake and press "D" to start driving once I'm in the vehicle. The Navigator I need to press the brake and tap the ignition button prior to being able to move to Drive. It's very minor, but I prefer the way the MKC worked with this process. Wind resistance -> efficiency. I'm sure some are more efficient designs than others but if you can make it flush to the body, that's certainly the most efficient design. When automakers are trying their best to make their vehicles as slippery in the air as possible, this is a pretty easy thing to shed off the outside.
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    I guess I should have asked more pack sizes. I assumed it was the trucks + Escalade EV.
  21. ccap41
    I think it's funny how half of your comment is "let's move forward in design" while the other half is "keep the design in the past". 🤣
  22. ccap41
    That's interesting how GMs packs work, two packs each charging at 150/175kW. Cool information. Thanks for the knowledge. Which ones are the small packs and what are their large "double" packs?
  23. ccap41
    20-80, 10-80, or 0-80%?
  24. ccap41
    I'm assuming "Velocity Max" mode is a 0-Xmph sprint. Are there details on just everyday power numbers when you're not sprinting from a stop? Like, I'm just rolling around and floor it, what's it putting out then? Or, is this just a version of Sport mode and you leave it in that for just everyday driving, if you want max output? You're not getting a full charge in 18 minutes. That's probably a 20-80% number.
  25. ccap41
    Thanks! So I wasn't going crazy when I thought it was their V6's. Somebody in an automotive Facebook group I'm a part of has a hybrid Maverick. It's had a bunch of recalls but he hasn't had any issues with it...yet. It's only like a year old for him though. I do think the Maverick has been pretty reliable even though it's had a ton of recalls. I don't believe anything is consistently leaving anybody stranded. If it makes you feel any better, they contribute to both political parties. I'd assume they, like many other companies, do this to suck up to whomever wins.
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