Burren
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What vehicle do you drive?
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Sludig
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Watch like the savagegeese video's, I dont think theres anything about the pacifica to sway you to it rather than the Jap ones. Honda has wierd vacuum built in, toyota's got a hybrid option I was half way tempted as a commuter/farm beater mobile, but the prices again kept it away.
Sludig
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Still semi sorta small, maybe not the 90. Too faux luxury imo for a family hauler/school sports car. (We've had numerous mazda's)
Kirun
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I'm a retard. The TLX not the Integra Type S is what I've been eying.
But yeah, the TLX is great looking. I'm just curious to see what they do with the suspected redesign in this next model year before I pull the trigger.
Intrinsic
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The main thing about the CX-90 and other similar sizes is maneuverability of kids from back seat through second row captains chairs both filled with rear facing car seats. I’m not huge on the “just crawl over everything and get out” but that’s a personal thing. So going the full size gigantic route or the mini-van sliding door route seemed the most favorable. We’ll see how it works with the Santa Fe. We’ve got the car seats just haven’t put two in at the same time since the other lives in my truck.
That’s what we need to do, just go out there and play around haha.
Hekotat
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BMW is retarded with their designs and this looks like shit to me as well. It is sad how far that brand has fallen.
Fucker
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Just grab a Sienna. You'll be in love with it in a few days.
Probably the big thing you want on it is the PVM. Panoramic View Monitor. It's great if you frequently park in tight spaces. Sure, it has front radar, but this is a bit handier. If you live in an area with snow, get AWD. Keep in mind also that Toyota LOVES to put really SHIT tires on their vehicles. If no snow then no worry about AWD or tires.
Also, 35 MPG combined...600 mile range...LOL.
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Hateyou
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Check out the KIA Carnival. It’s a minivan but looks like a SUV and has badass zero gravity seats. The back row can even convert into zero gravity loungers. Looks badass to travel in, my wife was bummed when we saw it a few weeks after she got her new Atlas.
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Siliconemelons
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Yeah Vans are just darn good and best practicality for family hauling.
Cheaper than equivalent sized Crossover. Better MPGs than equivalent etc.
Sliding doors are just nice.
Loved my Quest and now plug in hybrid Pacifica. You can get vans in really nice trims. But yeah van…but still…
Cheaper than equivalent sized Crossover. Better MPGs than equivalent etc.
Sliding doors are just nice.
Loved my Quest and now plug in hybrid Pacifica. You can get vans in really nice trims. But yeah van…but still…
Siliconemelons
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My wife drives the van and the kids around- she is like “your buying me a the big QX80 once these darn kids are gone!” She has gone from “i only drive my little civic!” To “i want the giant suv”
Kobayashi
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Just did some minivan shopping. If you can get over the minivan stigma, nothing is more versatile or easier to deal with car seats and family hauling. Plus they have phenomenal utility. Only problem is you're limited to four options and it's a bit of a hot market.
The Sienna was out of the question since dealers around here are ripping people off with them - 5k over sticker and/or loaded up with every stupid dealer option possible. That said, they are holding their value remarkably well. If getting one, I'd pass on the AWD since it limits some of the versatility of the interior from what I recall. Same goes for the reclining captain's chairs.
Chrysler: I was purchasing, so, nope. If leasing, maybe, then could buy out the lease potentially if it's a good one. Nice interior, great functionality, just rolling the dice on overall reliability and don't hold their value nearly as well because of it.
Honda: Nice but semi dated interior. Tech is extremely dated - you don't even get rear SONAR sensors on the lowest grade. I drove a Limited trim and it still only had a backup camera and only rear SONAR. My wife has gotten a bit reliant on the birds eye / SONAR, so, was a slight concern she wouldn't be comfortable driving it or forget it wasn't present. Dealbreaker for me was the idle stop/start system. Holy shit was it bad - one of the absolute worst implementations of that I've ever driven.
Kia Carnival: Great interior, great tech, nice ride, probably best styling. Drove a hybrid SX trim, was darn near perfect. Only gripe I could think of was the combo radio/hvac controls - dumb gimmick where you have to toggle between the two. Just give me simple switches for both. Only thing I'd avoid is the 2nd row captains chairs - while nice, they limit your versatility a bit. Same goes for the blue/white interior - not sure what crackhead thought that would be a good idea in a family hauler. They didn't seem to be selling very well - they were advertising below sticker and had pretty solid financing.
The Sienna was out of the question since dealers around here are ripping people off with them - 5k over sticker and/or loaded up with every stupid dealer option possible. That said, they are holding their value remarkably well. If getting one, I'd pass on the AWD since it limits some of the versatility of the interior from what I recall. Same goes for the reclining captain's chairs.
Chrysler: I was purchasing, so, nope. If leasing, maybe, then could buy out the lease potentially if it's a good one. Nice interior, great functionality, just rolling the dice on overall reliability and don't hold their value nearly as well because of it.
Honda: Nice but semi dated interior. Tech is extremely dated - you don't even get rear SONAR sensors on the lowest grade. I drove a Limited trim and it still only had a backup camera and only rear SONAR. My wife has gotten a bit reliant on the birds eye / SONAR, so, was a slight concern she wouldn't be comfortable driving it or forget it wasn't present. Dealbreaker for me was the idle stop/start system. Holy shit was it bad - one of the absolute worst implementations of that I've ever driven.
Kia Carnival: Great interior, great tech, nice ride, probably best styling. Drove a hybrid SX trim, was darn near perfect. Only gripe I could think of was the combo radio/hvac controls - dumb gimmick where you have to toggle between the two. Just give me simple switches for both. Only thing I'd avoid is the 2nd row captains chairs - while nice, they limit your versatility a bit. Same goes for the blue/white interior - not sure what crackhead thought that would be a good idea in a family hauler. They didn't seem to be selling very well - they were advertising below sticker and had pretty solid financing.
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I still have my M2 (F87) and I have a hard time moving from it. The new M2 is too long and heavy (i dig the front look but not the back, go figure), however for this weight/dimension I'd rather go with the M3. However I dont dig the look. M4 is out of the question, I could trick my wife once for a 2 doors car, but she won't let me do that to her twice.
I might go with an Alpina, keep the old school 3 serie look but with huge torque and hp.
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VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) on those have been bad for eons. You can get a VCM/ECO bypass module that takes 10 minutes to install, costs $150. VCM 2.0 on the previous gen was known to break piston rings, engine mounts, cause excess oil burning. I don't know about the VCM implementation on the new ones, but it can be bypassed with said kit.
Burren
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Siliconemelons
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The pre-refresh Carnival interior was HORRIBLE - it was like 2 different cars- outside was nice good quality etc- design was personal as always- but the fit and finish was quality KIA / Hyundai - but the inside was Kia forte basic low end miss matched plastics poor fit feel and design.
They did a refresh and added a smoke to the back pillar accent and some headlight upgrade to new design language…and a completely new interior- whew!
Pacifica has been great, it was the nicest inside (and imo out) vs Toyota and Honda. I fit the best in the Pacifica vs all others as a large and tall guy. I got a certified pre owned 22 hybrid limited and did the extended warranty to beyond finance term.
But i would not buy any car now days that is financed and not be covered by warranty with how expensive any repair is.
Pacifica had its rear seat entertainment control module replaced. That’s all so far.
It was laggy lol, they just upgraded it. I do wish I managed to get a Pinnacle vs Limited- for the arm rest and DVD player - limited is just essentially a fire stick.
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Burns
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The stigma has become more of a running joke than anything else for people. An easy thing to bust balls over for the dads at the sporting events.
People know they are useful for a variety of situations/families. They are the essence of utilitarian when it comes to vehicles but they are also the ugliest vehicle class, from the factory. Additionally, due to that utilitarian nature, they are heavily used as fleet vehicles, which adds to the "boring" factor of seeing them everywhere with logos stuck on the side.
I used to drive them for work and they are a very useful vehicle that I liked driving well enough, but for personal use, style is a major deciding factor. If you have a family of 5 to 7, the minivan is certainly going to be the most useful vehicle out there, but those large families are a minority. For the average family of 3 to 4, there are so many options in just the small SUV market that look "good," the minivan cant compete or become popular.
Siliconemelons
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The carnival is the closest to looking like an SUV, it was purposeful in their design. It’s also why they dont call it a minivan but something else lol.
I did look at the carnival, as the Sedona before it was really a nice van and nice inside! Then their NEW one was horrible inside!!! Glad they fixed it on the update, but i already got the Pacifica
I did look at the carnival, as the Sedona before it was really a nice van and nice inside! Then their NEW one was horrible inside!!! Glad they fixed it on the update, but i already got the Pacifica