balthazar
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Wife brought up leasing… which I have never crunched numbers on. Basically, it's a long term rental, and at the end you have nothing. Not a fan. Frankly, I never understood the whole 'perpetual car payment' mentality.
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GO back 5 yrs or more on a hyundai/kia and they're pretty much junk. The Bravada/Rainier are getting old-ish, and they're closer in size to the Traverse vs. the Equinox anyway, aren't they?
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Usually you use humans to depict humans. I'm not getting aspirational/ inspirational vibes from 'My dog loves my car'.
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Tesla Model 3 to Debut End of March, Production Late 2016
balthazar replied to G. David Felt's topic in Tesla
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Yes- can't stomach the mercedes-esque plastic cladding. BTW; subaru's commercials got me puzzled. Right now, their campaign is aiming at… dogs.
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Last time I looked at a Forester, it had abysmal build & material quality. I thought it was a facsimile for the dealership floor, but it was an actual, factory-built production car. Outback is so much better that it's like it's from another OEM. Escapes are a possibility.
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If exactly the kind of person you are is 'drinking a Lava Lamp and having sex with a German Shephard'; Okee-dokee!
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Some funny bits in it, which is all it really is; a vehicle for bits. But our take-away is this : Prius = losers and soup kitchen sex. There it is, all tangled up together in my mind again.
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I find it tough to get 'prius' and 'soup kitchen' untangled in my mind.
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I had to google that. Not sure what you found via googling, but 'B' = Beyonce. Some call it 'curves', some call it 'thick', I call it what it is : fat. She fat, and I'm not talking about phat.
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B be fat.
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This is a 3rd vehicle, mostly for my son to drive. I have my crew cab 2500HD for those things you mentioned. No- the bed on mine is open, but I work around that with few issues. I watch a friend of mine who's a painter work out of a Honda Element… way too tight IMO for him. Yes, I know that's smaller than the typical minivan. Transit connects I've ruled out- too much dollars for what you get.
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IMO, because cars aren't designed by stylists, but more so by computer, the wind tunnel & regulations today. That' and the smaller the package, the harder to get it to 'flow'.
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I don't know what it is about the minivans, but I'm shying away from them. Maybe all it is is image, IDK. I haven't noticed a local taurus X advertised... Circled a super slick white Stingray Z51 convert for fun, wow are they wild up close, sticker was $81,8xx!
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Agreed. Also seeing the local used dealers trying to sell vehicles with 200+K miles- who's buying that??
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Ya- they're all closed here on Sundays. Always a few fellow 'skulkers' on each lot. Walked an 'Auto Lenders' monster lot, seem to all be maybe off-lease vehicles, very clean but no older than '13 and most everything over $20K. Buick-GMC lot, Chevy lot, Ford lot, … not seeing any specific candidates. There seems to be a used market gap between the sub 40K mile off-lease vehicles, and the 90K plus 5-yr old & older vehicles. Makes sense, but doesn't help me out. Will keep looking.
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Going today to 'lot skulk'… will report tonight.
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'Perception' often trumps reality, tho.
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RE the "two extra people", I see the Model S's optional jump seats are only usable by kids generally between 35 and 77 lbs. At the upper end, the average kid won't fit back there height-wise. I realize the Model X won't fall under the same headroom limitation for it's 3rd row, but ironically it looks like the ingress/egress is very tight. RE the 'upscale' comment, IMO the Model S is more prestigious due to it already being a perceived top shelf sedan, and it has the looks to back it up. The Model X doesn't have the slinkiness of the S nor the broad-shouldered athletic look of the Cayenne. IMO it looks vaguely neutered. I just don't see it having the same caliber of appeal as the S, and in that it's price can handily exceed the S, this seems to place it above the S in the hierarchy, and I wonder if that's Tesla's intention or not.
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Toyota's in this era were too often shoddy, I wouldn't put my money down on a toyota. From what I read, all the post '03 Saturn 3.5L were honda engine/trans. Yes, I saw people with Vue's having honda trans issues; don't see why it would be different depending on the vehicle it's in...
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Looking at a brochure online and yes: there's 1 V6 for the '04 Vue, the 250 HP 3.5L. Cargo area with rear seat down is 64 CF- not too bad. Overall length 181". 2004 rating: 19/25. Wondering now about the honda transmission…. Other than that, the specs aren't bad. EDIT :: reading too many trans-related questions/issues online. If I wanted trans issues, I'd keep driving the Taurus. Vue is out.
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Pretty sure it's not a Red Line. Are all this year Vue V-6s the Honda engine, or were there 2 V6s?
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OK- looks like the initial model X's sold were '90's & that's where the "$132K" is coming from. The online sites I tried (Edmunds, Autotrader, TruCar) are still showing it as a 'future' model (or not at all).
