Celebration Friday

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

RoyMunson said:
He's a follower on the talkie bike... he knows.

what if you're a poor like me with myxfitness, the knock off talkie bike?

HammerDown · Mar 12, 2021

PnkPanther said:
sounds right. Manuals are going away

I've only driven manual few times in my life and would have to learn to drive one as I don't think my few trips as youth count me an as expert

Living in city doing a lot of city driving a manual isn't that appealing to me though, so just accepted my lot in life as an enthusiast poser that'll drive automatics

The last car I had in the states was a manual. Had to special order it but sure enough, I got it. Massively prefer manual.

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

RoyMunson said:
My A3 was the most fun to drive car I've ever owned. But my wife hated it because the suspension was too rough.

I have an infiniti q50, wife doesn't mind it

If I end up with a Golf R, I think she'll hate that, but she rarely drives my car so I don't much care

Kburjr · Mar 12, 2021

Guy Incognito said:
LOL.

"To prove how bad the one side is, here's a photoshopped pic of a squirrel firing a bazooka."

Lol. That dates back to at least 2006 on CBS

RoyMunson · Mar 12, 2021

PnkPanther said:
what if you're a poor like me with myxfitness, the knock off talkie bike?

lesbian spans all tax brackets.

Guy Incognito · Mar 12, 2021

Kburjr said:
Lol. That dates back to at least 2006 on CBS

Yeah, our old message board got hacked by one side in the Syrian civil war at some point. Obviously not a super savvy person who showed the war crimes or whatever that image was supposed to convey.

That was a fun couple hours, though. There were a few pictures of maybe actual real fighting, and then that squirrel pic was in there like it belonged.

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

RoyMunson said:
lesbian spans all tax brackets.

SlinkyRedfoot · Mar 12, 2021

PnkPanther said:
sounds right. Manuals are going away

I've only driven manual few times in my life and would have to learn to drive one as I don't think my few trips as youth count me an as expert

Living in city doing a lot of city driving a manual isn't that appealing to me though, so just accepted my lot in life as an enthusiast poser that'll drive automatics

No shit.

Up until the Trailhawk I had before this 4Runner, every car I ever had was manual. Can't really get it on many cars anymore. I was a little surprised that Toyota didn't offer a manual 4Runner.

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

HammerDown said:
I like that idea a lot. I hate so bad the stigma that Subaru fostered for the Outback but damn it's a pretty amazing vehicle. Yeah, for the price of the Explorer you could get a top-of-the-line barely-used Outback and a Mini. My parents just bought a used Mini. Barely used at all for 40% off new from Carmax and they got it shipped up from Miami or some shit.

In the 90's subaru actively marketed to lesbians and they remain incredibly popular with the group.

But they also had crocodile dundess as a spokesperson, so

I think they've covered everyone

Kburjr · Mar 12, 2021

SlinkyRedfoot said:
No shit.

Up until the Trailhawk I had before this 4Runner, every car I ever had was manual. Can't really get it on many cars anymore. I was a little surprised that Toyota didn't offer a manual 4Runner.

I think the F-150 I have now may be the first automatic I have own in at least 15 years.

Guy Incognito · Mar 12, 2021

HammerDown said:
I like that idea a lot. I hate so bad the stigma that Subaru fostered for the Outback but damn it's a pretty amazing vehicle. Yeah, for the price of the Explorer you could get a top-of-the-line barely-used Outback and a Mini. My parents just bought a used Mini. Barely used at all for 40% off new from Carmax and they got it shipped up from Miami or some shit.

We have a '14 Outback. Wife wants something a bit bigger :duck:

for the next family car, we're considering the Ascent. Then it becomes a question of what car I keep for my "tooling around" car. Do I keep the Mazda 3, which has half the miles that the Outback does, or do I keep the Outback to have more room?

RoyMunson · Mar 12, 2021

PnkPanther said:
I have an infiniti q50, wife doesn't mind it

If I end up with a Golf R, I think she'll hate that, but she rarely drives my car so I don't much care

I've had the q50 a bunch of times as rentals. That's a nice ride.

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

SlinkyRedfoot said:
No shit.

Up until the Trailhawk I had before this 4Runner, every car I ever had was manual. Can't really get it on many cars anymore. I was a little surprised that Toyota didn't offer a manual 4Runner.

yeah, manuals are really only left in sports cars designed for enthusiast, and even those are going away

The issue is most driving enthusiast don't buy new, they buy used cars take rate on manuals is so low it's not worth it for car manufacturers to design manual transmissions, especially with HP and torque amongst cars increasing and older manuals already designed can't handle increased power.

/mansplaining

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

RoyMunson said:
I've had the q50 a bunch of times as rentals. That's a nice ride.

it's not too bad, there is a reason they're cheaper than competition and depreciate faster.

Tech is slow and choppy and outdated (doesn't bother me, I just need heat/ac/music). Transmission holds it back, Audi's with smaller engines outperform them, but Audi dual clutch is fantastic transmission.

But I like my car. Fun to drive, no driver nannys to beep at me....

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

Guy Incognito said:
We have a '14 Outback. Wife wants something a bit bigger for the next family car, we're considering the Ascent. Then it becomes a question of what car I keep for my "tooling around" car. Do I keep the Mazda 3, which has half the miles that the Outback does, or do I keep the Outback to have more room?

if you have ascent, would you really need a 2nd car with more room?

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

59 tomorrow, might need to restock some gin

SlinkyRedfoot · Mar 12, 2021

PnkPanther said:
yeah, manuals are really only left in sports cars designed for enthusiast, and even those are going away

Pretty sure they're still making manual Wranglers.

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

SlinkyRedfoot said:
Pretty sure they're still making manual Wranglers.

Yeah they market more to enthusiast that want the manual.

Guy Incognito · Mar 12, 2021

PnkPanther said:
if you have ascent, would you really need a 2nd car with more room?

Possibly. Sure, everything I'd want to throw in the Outback is almost certain to fit in the Ascent, but there may be occasions where having either the extra trunk space or being able to actually tow something would come in handy.

Right now, I'm leaning towards the Mazda for a bunch of reasons (likely to last longer since it hasn't been driven as much, better features, better gas mileage), but there's enough I like in the Outback that might come in handy as the kids grow up (trailer hitch for hauling/bike racks, roof rails for bigger gear and snow sports, allows us to use the beater car to buy/pick up bigger things) that it's on my mind to keep it over the 3.

PnkPanther · Mar 12, 2021

Guy Incognito said:
Possibly. Sure, everything I'd want to throw in the Outback is almost certain to fit in the Ascent, but there may be occasions where having either the extra trunk space or being able to actually tow something would come in handy.

Right now, I'm leaning towards the Mazda for a bunch of reasons (likely to last longer since it hasn't been driven as much, better features, better gas mileage), but there's enough I like in the Outback that might come in handy as the kids grow up (trailer hitch for hauling/bike racks, roof rails for bigger gear and snow sports, allows us to use the beater car to buy/pick up bigger things) that it's on my mind to keep it over the 3.

yeah, I get the dilemma