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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,536
    tophatjohnny wrote: »
    Me too. 4p3fbi3zoy64.jpeg

    Titties and beer not found. :|
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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    As long as bad driving habits don’t come with the car. I swear here in SoCal every time someone cuts me off or pulls a jackass maneuver they are in a Prius.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,456
    edited July 2019
    Or a BMW.... and they either drive like their about to lose bladder control or they forgot where the accelerator pedal is located because they are too busy looking at their dash telling them how well they are driving so they can save the planet....
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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Or a BMW.... and they either drive like their about to lose bladder control or they forgot where the accelerator pedal is located because they are too busy looking at their dash telling them how well they are driving so they can save the planet....

    Agreed that’s good, I drive roughly 20K a year around here and I have seriously eyeballed empty water bottles in my car thinking of repurposing them while stuck in traffic.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Or a BMW.... and they either drive like their about to lose bladder control or they forgot where the accelerator pedal is located because they are too busy looking at their dash telling them how well they are driving so they can save the planet....

    Audis are the worst in Northern New England IME/IMO. Something about Audi drivers, at least up here.

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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,646
    You can still haul a decent amount of gear in that environmentally concious vehicle, just have to be creative.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,793
    It has quite a bit of speaker hauling space.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,646
    I sold some BA 400s to a guy was roadtripping picking up various gear. He already had some WD 70s in the back and a big McIntosh amp. He managed to fit the BA400s in as well. It was packed, but he still had a little room left over.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    I think we should band together, take up a collection and get Russ & his blushing bride one of these as a wedding gift.
    https://electrek.co/2019/07/03/tesla-pickup-truck-overtakes-ford-f150-talked-about/

    It'll tow 300,000 lbs, too.

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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    I guess sooner or later you can convince yourself that driving a Prius is something not to be ashamed. Nobody else of course, but your happiness is paramount.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    rpf65 wrote: »
    I guess sooner or later you can convince yourself that driving a Prius is something not to be ashamed. Nobody else of course, but your happiness is paramount.
    Why would people buy cars they're ashamed of?
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    rpf65 wrote: »
    I guess sooner or later you can convince yourself that driving a Prius is something not to be ashamed. Nobody else of course, but your happiness is paramount.
    Why would people buy cars they're ashamed of?
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I wonder that pretty much every time I see an FCA product on the road.

    B)
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    What is FCA?
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    rpf65 wrote: »
    I guess sooner or later you can convince yourself that driving a Prius is something not to be ashamed. Nobody else of course, but your happiness is paramount.
    Why would people buy cars they're ashamed of?
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I wonder that pretty much every time I see an FCA product on the road.

    B)
    Oh, plenty of cars I'd be ashamed to drive, but I assume no one buys a car they're ashamed of... I guess. I mean, I once owned 3 consecutive Mitsubishi's over a 13 year span. Not proud, but not ashamed, either!

    Btw, my personal preference in hybrid is the Ford Fusion. My wife and I each drive one. Comfortable ride, and we certainly don't mind stopping for 12 gallons of gas every 600 miles or so... B)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,456
    BlueFox wrote: »
    What is FCA?

    effin crap automobli, AKA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Thanks.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,179
    Chrysler had so much potential too! Great styling on most of their vehicles!!

    I liked the Crossfire style a lot but Con. Rep. Mag. said the ride was horrendous. :#

    And those mini-vans or just vans. The "Town and Country's" were fantastic! I loved their ride!

    But the reliability sucked after 5 years I think.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    rburgess714 wrote: »
    As long as bad driving habits don’t come with the car. I swear here in SoCal every time someone cuts me off or pulls a jackass maneuver they are in a Prius.

    And there is always one on the 5 going 60 in the #2 lane. I thinks someone is paying them to do it between Oceanside and San Clemente
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Or a BMW.... and they either drive like their about to lose bladder control or they forgot where the accelerator pedal is located because they are too busy looking at their dash telling them how well they are driving so they can save the planet....

    It's not really about "saving the planet," John. The planet is going to be just fine, no matter what people do or don't do to be environmentally conscious. It's more about human beings being able to inhabit the planet in the future if steps aren't taken to make the air breathable, water potable, and growing enough food to meet the needs of the ever-expanding population numbers.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    rpf65 wrote: »
    I guess sooner or later you can convince yourself that driving a Prius is something not to be ashamed. Nobody else of course, but your happiness is paramount.
    Why would people buy cars they're ashamed of?
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I wonder that pretty much every time I see an FCA product on the road.

    B)
    Oh, plenty of cars I'd be ashamed to drive, but I assume no one buys a car they're ashamed of... I guess. I mean, I once owned 3 consecutive Mitsubishi's over a 13 year span. Not proud, but not ashamed, either!

    Btw, my personal preference in hybrid is the Ford Fusion. My wife and I each drive one. Comfortable ride, and we certainly don't mind stopping for 12 gallons of gas every 600 miles or so... B)

    Our daughter's father-in-law had a Fusion Hybrid for a few years -- it had weird, and scary, braking system issues a couple of times. Ford fiddled and futzed with it, couldn't ever figure it out, so he threw in the towel on it... and got a Chevy Volt. Electric Blue; nice lookin' car. It's had myriad problems in a pretty short span of time (couple of years now, I guess) but, fortunately all fairly minor. Lots of trips back to the dealer, though. Lots.


    Back to @mdaudioguy -- there've been numerous pretty darned cool Mitsubishi products.

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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,624
    edited July 2019
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    BlueFox wrote: »
    What is FCA?

    effin crap automobli, AKA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

    Sad but true. I've been a die-hard Mopar fan since the 60's but what Fiat did to the Jeep styling is a crime. Only reason they still make the Wrangler is because of all the death threats...
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,654
    audioluvr wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    BlueFox wrote: »
    What is FCA?

    effin crap automobli, AKA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

    Sad but true. I've been a die-hard Mopar fan since the 60's but what Fiat did to the Jeep styling is a crime. Only reason they still make the Wrangler is because of all the death threats...

    Totally agree...I mean look at this hunk of ****...
    37htztx2hcsb.jpeg
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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    mrloren wrote: »
    rburgess714 wrote: »
    As long as bad driving habits don’t come with the car. I swear here in SoCal every time someone cuts me off or pulls a jackass maneuver they are in a Prius.

    And there is always one on the 5 going 60 in the #2 lane. I thinks someone is paying them to do it between Oceanside and San Clemente

    Yeah you know it, it blows my mind. That’s the one stretch of the 5 that between 10 and 2 I expect to cruise at 80.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    ZLTFUL wrote: »

    Totally agree...I mean look at this hunk of ****...
    37htztx2hcsb.jpeg

    Wait, isn't that your hunk of ****???
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,990
    Speaking of Mitsubishi....My in-laws decided it was time to let go of their 2002 Eclipse GS...….with a whopping 74k on the clock. Not a fan of the brand, but hey, as a second car to tool around town in, what else you gonna get for 2k.

    They literally used it to go to the store on weekends, hence the low miles, plus with my father in-laws health issues they only needed one car anyway. It just sat in the garage most it's life. What kills me is, even with the low miles, they've had to get a new fuel tank and lines, brakes and rotors done 3 times, timing chain at 60k, and they just did the front wheel bearings and a tune up. No rust on the car though, so that's a plus. My Lexus at twice the mileage hasn't had diddly squat except brakes and rotors. They paid 21k for the eclipse in 2002, I paid 26k for the Lexus as a CPO.....10 years later.

    I forgot what it's like sitting so close to the ground in a car, coming from an SUV. Takes a bit of adjustment again.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,624
    edited July 2019
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    Totally agree...
    I mean look at this hunk of ****...
    37htztx2hcsb.jpeg

    Funny. I wasn't referring to the top, top, top of the line GC they are still pretty nice.

    This is what I was referring to:

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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,654
    Just breaking balls. The Compass, Renegade and Cherokee are all modified Fiat platforms.

    I do wish they would bring back a 7 passenger Grand Wagoneer type vehicle. They already have one for the Chinese market based on the longer Durango wheelbase platform but no big V8 option.

    I would love to trade my current Summit in on a Trackhawk but my wife already is annoyed by the 18-29mpg we currently get with the “baby” Hemi.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Smart woman. :)
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,624
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    but my wife already is annoyed by the 18-29mpg we currently get with the “baby” Hemi.

    Jeez Ryan, that's great fuel economy. Are you sure that's what what she's annoyed with???
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    rpf65 wrote: »
    I guess sooner or later you can convince yourself that driving a Prius is something not to be ashamed. Nobody else of course, but your happiness is paramount.
    Why would people buy cars they're ashamed of?
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I wonder that pretty much every time I see an FCA product on the road.

    B)
    Oh, plenty of cars I'd be ashamed to drive, but I assume no one buys a car they're ashamed of... I guess. I mean, I once owned 3 consecutive Mitsubishi's over a 13 year span. Not proud, but not ashamed, either!

    Btw, my personal preference in hybrid is the Ford Fusion. My wife and I each drive one. Comfortable ride, and we certainly don't mind stopping for 12 gallons of gas every 600 miles or so... B)

    Back to @mdaudioguy -- there've been numerous pretty darned cool Mitsubishi products.

    cxexa1i4ve9r.png
    (borrowed image, of course)
    A 3000GT was always one of my dream cars. Closest I got was this.
    m9zwwva19vo2.jpg
    (not a borrowed image)
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