What vehicle do you drive?
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My Japanese car was sourced 60% from CANADA. A large portion came from Detroit. I think maybe 12 or 13% actually came from Japan. It was actually assembled in Ohio.
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Oh yea?! Well my American car has the best Engine Mexico could build!
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Gamma Rays
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Yeah, the line of what a domestic car is is quite blurry. Hyundai's sold in the US are largely manufactured and assembled in the US. So their parts are manufactured here, and it's not expensive to fix them like it used to be to fix "imports."
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When we had our CRV, I noticed the same thing. Other than that, a great car. But because I've given up on life, we now have an Odyssey mini van now. Wife was super excited it came with a vacuum. Weird to get that excited about it, but ok!
Also, my model S is less than a year old and those bastages came out with a huge refresh for the first time since 2012
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The fuckin Odyssey has a faster 0-60 than my Civic. For a minivan you literally couldn't do better. Best on the market by miles. I don't plan on having enough kids to warrant a van, but I grew up with Caravans (Voyager, etc). Drove an 89 Aerostar XLT for years. Miss that thing.When we had our CRV, I noticed the same thing. Other than that, a great car. But because I've given up on life, we now have an Odyssey mini van now. Wife was super excited it came with a vacuum. Weird to get that excited about it, but ok!
Also, my model S is less than a year old and those bastages came out with a huge refresh for the first time since 2012
Sludig
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Torn on how to address my wrap on jag that will need replaced. Options are 1k to seller, he'll deal with taking it to the wrapper and getting it removed/buffed. 2: I take it to the wrapper, $900 to remove and buff. 3: I get a heat gun and give a go at removing it myself and then potentially need to take it for paint correciton anyways.
I think Im between option 2 and 3. 2 Because I'm not financing another grand and right off the bat I'm saving 100 + cashback though it's money I need upfront sorta rather than putting down on the car in the first place. 3: I think is an option, talking to the wrap shop they said it's only about 2 years old, at most has 10k miles on it and garaged so I figured it's unlikely to be baked on bad, worst case scenario is again I take it to someone to get buffed and possibly some paint correction.
Next first world problem, 2 sets of black jag wheels, thinking I'm going to color one of them so that I'm not 100% murdered black like some contrast. (And far cheaper than playing with another full body wrap/dip/etc)
I think Im between option 2 and 3. 2 Because I'm not financing another grand and right off the bat I'm saving 100 + cashback though it's money I need upfront sorta rather than putting down on the car in the first place. 3: I think is an option, talking to the wrap shop they said it's only about 2 years old, at most has 10k miles on it and garaged so I figured it's unlikely to be baked on bad, worst case scenario is again I take it to someone to get buffed and possibly some paint correction.
Next first world problem, 2 sets of black jag wheels, thinking I'm going to color one of them so that I'm not 100% murdered black like some contrast. (And far cheaper than playing with another full body wrap/dip/etc)
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You better watch some videos on how long that takes, it is extremely time consuming. Also, if you're not familiar with the process it is very easy to burn the paint/plastics. With the heat gun as well as the buffer. I've seen a lot of inexperienced people ruin the paint and body on their boats and cars.
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Sludig
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I certainly won't be looking to buff myself. I am decent I think with a heat gun from other uses in the past, theoretically it's not super hot so I can even use a blowdryer on high but even slower. I've done some watching/reading on kinda how the peel should go and not just yank it off whilly nilly though most seem to say it's more of an issue for non factory paint.
I can't get the thing until like 3rd week of feb, so I'll be stewing on it.
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Sold the Ridgeline last spring. I thought they were hitting the bong pretty hard with the cash they offered.
Sold the 911 for more of the bong wafting extremacy.
...and the F250 is gone. More bong wafting pricing.
I have no vehicles! But then it doesn't matter until my knee and ankle heals. Then...a Honda Insight.
Sold the 911 for more of the bong wafting extremacy.
...and the F250 is gone. More bong wafting pricing.
I have no vehicles! But then it doesn't matter until my knee and ankle heals. Then...a Honda Insight.
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Basically a $2000 cheaper hybrid Honda Accord with 7-8 more mpg. It's really not a bad vehicle.... but.. wildly different from any of those other vehicles he listed.
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This is being unveiled later today. I've had little interest in electric to date, but this one has definitely whet my appetite.
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This is being unveiled later today. I've had little interest in electric to date, but this one has definitely whet my appetite.
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Looks great. Still not sold on electric vehicles. The production cost exceeds ICE and the power grids around the world are dirty as hell still, so there's no net positive environmental impact. Hydrogen makes so much more sense than electric.
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Did you see the prices? Looks like it's just a Taycan in Audi clothing.This is being unveiled later today. I've had little interest in electric to date, but this one has definitely whet my appetite.
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Frenzied Wombat
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I'm not sold on them either, but primarily for reasons related to limited distance before recharge-- it's just a limitation that's unnecessary when gas vehicles are available. That being said, I almost never take road trips or drive long distances, so it doesn't really matter, and I rarely keep a car beyond it's warranty date, so reliability or battery longevity doesn't really matter. This Audi simply represents the first electric vehicle that doesn't look "electric" or boring to me (it looks fantastic), with a cool interior that doesn't totally dispose a traditional interior for a Tesla style autopilot spaceship. Been looking for something to trade my 2018 S5 in for, and this may be it.
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Well...the M2 was fun while it lasted. I just traded it in for a 2021 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E. The Beamer was out of warranty, and while fun as hell to drive, not really practical for the things I want to be doing in our new house(house projects, woodworking stuff, etc).
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