Well, shit...

[Wrmfd]

That "s" on "Yours" is incorrectly employed. Did you learn to spell and drive at the same place?

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Isn't the internet grand? Five minutes ago I was on a forum site reading a mother in Darfur describe losing her entire immediate family to rebel executions right in front of her very eyes, and now I'm reading some white Canadian soccer mom go on and on and on about her minivan transmission travails.

Five grands sounds pretty high for a transmission replacement on a decade old vehicle. Sounds more like mama just wants a new set of wheels. Yes, I'm saying sabotage is at play here.

5 grand sounds about right. I hadda Ford with a transmission made by Larry, Daryl, and Daryl out behind AFRO-HILLARYS trailer. The whole production was like 3 units. and mine fell apart. They couldn't fix it because of the weird case. Hadda find one atr the North Pole and ship it to me. 2 grand to rebuild the replacement, back in 1999.

 

[Aphro]

That "s" on "Yours" is incorrectly employed. Did you learn to spell and drive at the same place?

Sorry, I was typing rather fast. Just like I was driving. So perhaps the answer is "yes" to that.

Why you so mad, bro?

 

[PeteHulbert37]

I also have the Subaru Crosstrek XV. I love it!!!! Awesome fuel mileage, comfortable ride, and it laughs at the snow!

 

[Conager]

The vehicle that my mom swears is the last one she will ever buy is a couple year old now Rav4. 4 wheel drive version. She likes the car is not happy with the gas mileage the four-wheel-drive was because at the time she was dealing with occasional ice and about a 20% grade up to her street and Oregon. I would imagine and your climate 4 Wheel Drive is probably the way to go. Personally I think she should have kept her ten-year-old CRV. There was absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Of your choices I would go with the CR-V though. it's going to hold its value longer and it's going to last longer and I haven't looked at the numbers but I'd bet money that it has a higher horsepower to gas mileage ratio. Hondas are just better engineered.

On the other hand if Toyota makes a RAV4 hybrid and I have no idea if they do that would be an interesting choice if that works in your climate and I have no idea how batteries do in the cold. Toyota makes the best hybrids I think.

The rogue, I think is out because the association is elephants and Palin.

None of the three choices or bad choices and I don't know about up there but down here they are ubiquitous and the good news with that is in the future parts will be plentiful.

 

[Conager]

I also have the Subaru Crosstrek XV. I love it!!!! Awesome fuel mileage, comfortable ride, and it laughs at the snow!

I have no hate for Subarus. That choice is a good one and didn't really occur to me I don't know where it falls price point wise.

What you need to do is to swap an STI engine into that bad boy.

 

[chillywilly2]

With a proper set of snow tires 4 wheel drive is a waste of money in her climate.

But, you gotta put on a good set..hell, it may be law in a few years

 

[Hard_Rom]

I had a for wheel drive truck. Didn't stop it from going in a ditch occasionally. But did allow me to just drive out of the ditch.

Front wheel drive and snows do just fine in southern Ontario.

A buddy commutes on the 401 and has never had issues with a good set of snows.

Free snow tires and storage is a definite plus.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Why you so mad, bro?

I think you may have the Piddles virus.

 

[chillywilly2]

You need them on all 4 wheels.
I have had 4 wheel drive for a bunch of years and used it lots.
The last truck came with them stupid Perrellis on it and they aren't worth a crap on wet pavement let alone snow.
I put 4 blizzaks on and I rarely use 4 wheel drive now. Its gotta be a foot or more on a bush road, never on real roads. The things are amazing

 

[BotanyBoy]

I have no hate for Subarus. That choice is a good one and didn't really occur to me I don't know where it falls price point wise.

What you need to do is to swap an STI engine into that bad boy.

Word, Subies are good cars.

My next project will be either a bug eye wagon, JDM Spec-C STi build, or big boost IS300....supra sleeper.
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Cheap thrills, I just hope I survive my midlife crisis....the Supra powered Lexus kinda scares me tbh

1000hp grocery getter? Totally necessary

 

[thør]

You need them on all 4 wheels.
I have had 4 wheel drive for a bunch of years and used it lots.
The last truck came with them stupid Perrellis on it and they aren't worth a crap on wet pavement let alone snow.
I put 4 blizzaks on and I rarely use 4 wheel drive now. Its gotta be a foot or more on a bush road, never on real roads. The things are amazing

All my winter tires are studded. They perform when the hills have been zambonied.

 

[doowdniw]

Say it loud, say it proud, I'm an asshead.

You're an asshead.

 

[Aquagal]

I drove a Toyota Highlander SUV last year, I liked that. The brand new Dodge Charger in August was about the sweetest ride I've had in a long time though.

 

[neci]

i wish you the best of luck with the car search. i am pissed of at the cars at the moment. the ac just went out on big boy, and it's still in the fucking 80's. the little car likes to die on me for shitty reasons. once it was on the interstate, three hours from home when the hose sprung a leak. today, it was a wire in the alternator. fucking pissed me off. fortunately i was close to the house. i'd like to have one car that's not 16 years old, instead of two cars that are.

 

[Emerson40]

My car is hemorrhaging goo.

They tell me this is transmission fluid.

Apparently, transmissions don't like running over big rocks.

Goodbye, trusty minivan. You served well...

Hey Aphro,

Consumer reports just released their 2016 car reliability survey a couple days ago.

May be worth a quick peek while you are test driving and looking for new wheels.


http://www.consumerreports.org/car-reliability/car-reliability-survey-2016/


Good luck!

 

[Lyricalli]

Isn't the internet grand? Five minutes ago I was on a forum site reading a mother in Darfur describe losing her entire immediate family to rebel executions right in front of her very eyes, and now I'm reading some white Canadian soccer mom go on and on and on about her minivan transmission travails.

Five grands sounds pretty high for a transmission replacement on a decade old vehicle. Sounds more like mama just wants a new set of wheels. Yes, I'm saying sabotage is at play here.

Funny you should mention that. Just a little while ago, I was reading about a little boy who makes gifts for kids who are in the hospital. He believes that being kind makes the world a better place.

Now, I'm reading a grown man whining about a thread on a porn board that seems to have been no interest to him, but that he chose to read anyway.

I love the internet, don't you?


Good luck on your vehicle search, Aphro.

 

[doowdniw]

I drove a Toyota Highlander SUV last year, I liked that.

The highest compliment that I can give a Toyota Highlander is that I was able to walk away from mine after being T-boned by a red light runner at about 50MPH. I walked over to the ambulance and then spent the night in hospital, and that was before side airbags became a thing. I got my bell rung, but got to walk away. The car had gone 125K and never required anything beyond regularly scheduled maintenance.