#9117484 - 08/28/17 12:25 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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spd-dmn
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Agreed, still work to be done to nicely integrate these new screens.
But everyone's doin it =/
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#9117919 - 08/28/17 07:27 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Honda HR-V update:
- Went for a test drive ... We were eyeing the LX AWD model ... I test drove it before, and it checked off everything needed for the MIL... - WTF, the entire door panel is fabric? Likely to reduce road noise. - Rear headroom is pretty bad, the rear headrests are also kinda weird. - The trunk 'deck' ... OMFG. Most cheap cars have this cheap felt-covered liner, what does HR-V have? It's this bendy mesh. Reminds me of those ghetto suction-cup sunscreens for vehicles... It really feels cheap.
- The rear seats tumble like a gymnastics hooker in various positions, which was interesting, but I see no need for some of the positions; the one where you lift the seat upwards...Which gives another major problem... - The rear seats are held up by a U-shaped piece of metal, off the floor of the vehicle It just feels cheap as fuck, and I'd be concerned about rust from water/salt from boots/ etc... i.e. boot heels, etc would likely brush against it....
- Front passenger seat's foot well is 'curved' upward, as it's such a small frame... Dunno........
- The EX model has this REALLY trippy right-side blind-spot camera thingie ... If you signal right (or you press a button), you'll see the view of the right side of your car... super super trippy. I like. The weird thing is, it's not available for the LEFT blind spot
From the outside, and from the front driver's seat, it's a good car...Else... I dunno...
Will have to re-test the Mazda CX-3, and test drive/review the Toyota CH-R, and Mazda 5...
Audi Q3 would be superb, but $$$ ... Mini Cooper (sedan and/or countryman) are likely not 'high enough', and $$$.
So... the hunt continues...
UPDATE 2: I remember another thing I also hated in the 2018 Audi Q5: - the moonroof wind deflector is thin mesh. Wear 'n tear on that will be cray.
Edited by furball (08/28/17 09:59 PM)
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#9117999 - 08/28/17 08:45 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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#9120417 - 08/31/17 11:15 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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The Honda HR-V is an econo cross-over on a Honda Fit chasis. It is built in Mexico, what do you expect for $25,000 Furball???
beat me to it lol. but yeah that's the deal. also they sell out. sucks it's slow as balls but the 6spd/AWD is fun. would love to make a winter rally cross-over out of that lol.
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#9121757 - 09/01/17 05:02 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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SQ5 is nice for sure. Ballin'. You drive 1.7 EL into the ground SO gets a brand new SQ5 - I work backwards to you man lol.
Congrats on the new car
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#9121873 - 09/01/17 08:55 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Sweet!
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#9122015 - 09/02/17 09:33 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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SQ5 is nice for sure. Ballin'. You drive 1.7 EL into the ground SO gets a brand new SQ5 - I work backwards to you man lol.
Congrats on the new car Didn't you get the memo? Happy Wife, Happy Life?
Tell us how that worked out for you.
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#9122026 - 09/02/17 10:03 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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SQ5 is nice for sure. Ballin'. You drive 1.7 EL into the ground SO gets a brand new SQ5 - I work backwards to you man lol.
Congrats on the new car Didn't you get the memo? Happy Wife, Happy Life? Tell us how that worked out for you.
I think living in Hamilton says it all.
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#9122038 - 09/02/17 10:28 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Honda HR-V update: - Went for a test drive ... We were eyeing the LX AWD model ... I test drove it before, and it checked off everything needed for the MIL... - WTF, the entire door panel is fabric? Likely to reduce road noise. - Rear headroom is pretty bad, the rear headrests are also kinda weird. - The trunk 'deck' ... OMFG. Most cheap cars have this cheap felt-covered liner, what does HR-V have? It's this bendy mesh. Reminds me of those ghetto suction-cup sunscreens for vehicles... It really feels cheap. - The rear seats tumble like a gymnastics hooker in various positions, which was interesting, but I see no need for some of the positions; the one where you lift the seat upwards...Which gives another major problem... - The rear seats are held up by a U-shaped piece of metal, off the floor of the vehicle It just feels cheap as fuck, and I'd be concerned about rust from water/salt from boots/ etc... i.e. boot heels, etc would likely brush against it.... - Front passenger seat's foot well is 'curved' upward, as it's such a small frame... Dunno........ - The EX model has this REALLY trippy right-side blind-spot camera thingie ... If you signal right (or you press a button), you'll see the view of the right side of your car... super super trippy. I like. The weird thing is, it's not available for the LEFT blind spot From the outside, and from the front driver's seat, it's a good car...Else... I dunno... Will have to re-test the Mazda CX-3, and test drive/review the Toyota CH-R, and Mazda 5... Audi Q3 would be superb, but $$$ ... Mini Cooper (sedan and/or countryman) are likely not 'high enough', and $$$. So... the hunt continues... UPDATE 2: I remember another thing I also hated in the 2018 Audi Q5: - the moonroof wind deflector is thin mesh. Wear 'n tear on that will be cray.
The wife is looking to replace the 2012 Fiat 500 to get an suv. This is high on her list as she doesn't want to drive anything big. Going to be in the market for an slightly used EX-L with leather and nav.
Her other choice is the 500X. It has more character but prob lots of little problems like her Fiat 500.
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#9125461 - 09/07/17 08:19 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Walked into a bunch of dealerships...
1) Toyota C-HR - I actually like, quite a bit. The panels are all soft rubber, and have details on them (molded in?) i.e. the dash had stitching on it, which I assume is just molded in plastic, door panels had a diamond-shaped molded in, and even the headliner in the front had some design. - Rear door handles in a unique position, but overall felt ok. Tiny lever. - HOLY FUCKING SHIT is it claustrophobic in the rear seats - the door is very high, and window very small. - The reverse camera is total shit, an afterthought... it's built into the rearview mirror, not the radio's LCD, and pretty low-res. - has a bunch of nice features, like blind-spot monitor, keep-lane assist, dynamic cruise, auto-brake, etc. - Only FWD... Not a boner-slayer for me... - Headlights looked pretty good, trunk looked good. - the blind-spots are seriously fucking scary. I especially found the driver-side scary as fuck. Sure there's tech to help with blind-spot, but I'm one of those Asians that are accustomed to the little add-on mirrors. The Toyota RAV4 has one built into the top corner of their side mirrors. - Overall build quality is top-notch. So far, the best in this category of CUVs I've tried. - the poor blind-spot visibility, which can be solved by the tech + mirror-addons, plus the terrible rear doors kill this as an option.
passenger C-pillar/blind-spot view:
2) Nissan Qashqai - it feels big, and is big. I don't think I'm comparing apples to apples... - It felt a bit tippy through some turns (small streets.) - centre console felt cheap, the Juke was even worse - the reverse camera is absolute shit quality - There's not alot of tech in the model I'm looking at ... At $25k for the AWD model ..... - the heated steering wheel, although not part of the model I'm looking at, is sweet. (Never tried heated steering wheels before. It's called gloves.) - This remains within the top 3 of our list but concerned about quality/reliability, and apples to apples...
3) Honda HR-V walkthrough - Markham Honda are assholes, which is fine. No sales guy came to me, so I got to fuck around with the floor model for a good 15 minutes. It was the high-end model with leather... - They removed the flimsy rear deck piece, so customers don't get a sense of the cheapness... ok. - the leather door panels feel like shit; as i'm eyeing the LX-AWD, the fabric which I absolutely hated will be worse, as I remembered. - The U-bar that holds the magic seats, are yep, just as cheap as ever. They seriously feel like they were bought from Home Depot and bolted on. Eyeing the rear floor, yes, it is indeed possible for salt/dirt/water to get to that U-bar.... Would need deep mats to handle the liquid. - The LX options are ok... - This remains in the top 3... - This was new to me, and I had to look at it across 3 models.... As the showroom model was WHITE ... I could see in the front wheelwell that there's a portion that's WHITE, i.e. painted metal frame within the wheelwell This was also the case for the Honda Fit, but not the Honda CR-V... Is this normal? I always thought wheelwells had a fender liner, and/or that sprayed-on rubber/rock stuff...
Random '09 Honda Fit photo:
4) Mazda - Will have to re-visit, even if it's just the showroom.
5) Mini sedan - Pretty much out of budget... The package that comes with the rear-view camera kills the budget. Adding an aftermarket is ok, but then you lose tech (i.e. replace rearview mirror), and/or have a fugly suction-cup LCD screen... - May walk into a dealer to review.
Edited by furball (09/07/17 08:26 AM)
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#9125505 - 09/07/17 08:45 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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#9125901 - 09/07/17 01:25 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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I thought you got a Q5? Why are you still test driving? I think he is balling out to get a new car for his MIL
If that's the case he's a cheap ass looking at super small CUV's lol
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#9126862 - 09/08/17 08:03 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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LOL I think that's going to be the X7...arrgghhh Still nicer than ANYTHING Acura puts out It's sad when Lambo sells more Hurancans than the shitty RLX.
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#9126882 - 09/08/17 08:27 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Re. A2B - holy shit you actually bought a FIAT?! jesus those are the biggest turds on the road.
The GF/wife got this when her Mazda 3 started to rust and that was what she liked. It drives well enough. Rides high but Slow. Great on gas and good for city driving. We got it used for $16k so we didn't pay the crazy $$$$ they wanted new.
It has been relatively trouble free aside from the mechanical lock in the truck that stopped working. My cousin also had one and she had a leak that wouldn't go away. Very hit and miss on quality. We were lucky as most things were taken care of before the warranty ran out.
Looking for an used 2016 HR-V EX-L AWD......going to ball out. Wife doesn't wants nav built in. She doesn't want to spend $60k for a luxo so I am not going to fight that battle.
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#9126901 - 09/08/17 08:43 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Show me a good looking acura from the past decade aside from the 3rd gen TL. That car still looks good till this day. the newest ones and ones to come out to 2020 lol That's what you said about the current ones lame!
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#9126902 - 09/08/17 08:44 AM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Show me a good looking acura from the past decade aside from the 3rd gen TL. That car still looks good till this day. the newest ones and ones to come out to 2020 lol I am waiting for the awesome sauce from Honda/Acura. I will wait 3 years to pass judgement
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#9127255 - 09/08/17 01:31 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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Good reviews of the cars by the way furball.
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#9127483 - 09/08/17 04:54 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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That actually looks better than the x7.
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#9127591 - 09/08/17 07:28 PM
Re: Luxo SUV options, and negotiation approach?
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That actually looks better than the x7.
LMAO
Edited by titty sprinkles (09/08/17 07:28 PM)
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