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  1. ykX
    I guess many new ideas are well forgotten old ones
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    I wonder if it will be spacious enough for him, might be tight on headroom ...
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    I love how it looks. If I had a lot of money, I would just buy it for kicks, a station wagon that can probably beat most Corvettes, at least in a straight line.
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    Odyssey that will be at least somehow compatible in features to MB will be close or most likely over $40k
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    When we went to Italy couple years ago we took together with our friends a transfer service from Rome to a town on the Amalfi Coast. It was in the ICE version of this van, which i have to say was very nice and comfortable. The distance was about 160miles, almost 3.5 hours. This EV version theoretically could make same trip easily, than charge couple hours and do it again.
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    Nice review. I think one main thing Ascent has over many other three row crossovers is very good AWD system (unlike most other FWD based systems) and slightly higher ground clearance. Folks in Northeast and Pacific Northwest appreciate that due to their climate. I think it is basically similar in function to Mazda, I read somewhere what I think is an accurate description that CX-9 is a three row crossover for Miata owner with family (slightly less pracical but fun to drive and stylish), Ascent is for a Subaru loyalist that now needs something bigger than Forrester or Outback.
  7. ykX
    Dealers will upcharge a lot first 1-2 years but than prices will stabilize. $5k for a Z51 package is a bargain, considering all the upgrades. Can't wait till the reviews come out to see how it performs.
  8. ykX
    That's almost true (not 100%, more like 70-80%), but than all your extra payment goes directly toward paying the principal. So early on extra payments are very beneficial.
  9. ykX
    As somebody told me, if you in the beginning of the mortgage payment period, it is easier to make extra payments to pay it off faster when you can, than take a 15 year mortgage for a few extra points of percentage and to have much higher monthly payment. If something changes in your life, much easier to go back to a lower payment on 30 year mortgage.
  10. ykX
    Almost completed my refinancing. The percentage might drop even more but I had to do it now.
  11. ykX
    There are still bunch of cheaper smaller cars and CUVs from Asian automakers. A lot of used post lease vehicles, but I think they still on a more pricey side because people tend to lease more expensive vehicles.
  12. ykX
    I like it, I think looks great. I hope they put some real performance into it.
  13. ykX
    Kazakhstan is not in Europe, it is Central Asia. They have pretty large oil and gas industry, therefore the money for nice cars (not for regular people though).
  14. ykX
    We are talking about sports cars, not crossovers. You hardly can buy a regular car or crossover with manual transmission now anyway. Enthusiasts with different budgets buy cars like Miata and 911, so if automaker does make cars like that (and some choose not to, or simply can't afford to) than the automaker has to listen to the enthusiasts.
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    Technically that might be true, but changing gears by yourself while driving on a curvy road on a nice sunny day in a nice sports car is one of the greatest pleasures a car ENTHUSIAST can have. Only a small fraction of sports car buyers actually take their cars to a track or care about extra couple seconds. There is a reason why Porsche, BMW and some other sport car manufacturers go back to offering manual transmission at least on some of their models.
  16. ykX
    With the slumping car sales and Federal Reserve rate cut, will we see more zero or near zero percent financing from car companies, and how soon?
  17. ykX
    Driving fast well takes a lot of skill, driving fast with manual transmission takes more skill than with automatic, period. Try to do all the correct steering and brake inputs while correctly doing heel and toe shifting... Having said that, and being a big manual fan (I drive manual daily too), I think it was a good decision to make C8 auto only. Not only from financial stand point and the hull integrity point, but also as a high level performance car that is going to compete with exotics but cost enough for many people to actually take it to a track. The good news is IMO, that it comes with DCT, which I think is the best compromise between manual and auto transmissions. I think it is probably the future for sports cars.
  18. ykX
    Strangely enough I don't see it when I go to Range Rover website. I see pictures that I have posted
  19. ykX
    You put a picture of the old Evoque, all recent Range Rovers do not have that On the other hand TourX is based on Opel Insignia wagon which looks SUBSTANTIALLY better without the cladding
  20. ykX
    +1, some crossovers (and Buick TourX as another example) put a ton of ugly, unnecessary plastic. CX-5 and CX9 look much cleaner without the huge plastic Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, has minimal cladding Range Rover has none
  21. ykX
    Today's crossovers are already slightly raised hatchbacks/wagon versions of the car platform. Basically same cars, more utility than sedans. I think sedans slowly will die completely.
  22. ykX
    I see already up to 10k dealer discounts on C7 Corvettes. Probably even bigger deals are coming this winter. Very tempting, unfortunately even with these huge discounts it is still out of my price range. Damn kids
  23. ykX
    And Chevy trucks have no issues? My two co-workers who owned Chevy trucks swore off them, one bought F-150 the other one Nissan.
  24. ykX
    I think that system where it looks ahead and adjust suspension for more comfort was first introduced on the S-class. I guess pretty neat feature for luxury vehicles.
  25. ykX
    Started watching new Top Gear Season 27 with two new guys and Chris Harris. The new guys are not too bad or awkward for their first time but their accents are so thick I can't understand most of the stuff the are saying. Kind of looks like a school locker, they kind of abuse Chris Harris like some frat boys even though I think he is older than they are and 100 times better driver, but he seems not to mind it. Will see where it will go.
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