HankLloydRight
No Roads
Totally agree!!
I’m sorry, as great as my P85DL is, my 2002 BMW E39 M5 still kicks the donkey’s ass. It’s an absolute joy to drive.
Although I only drive it to the airport and train station theses days.
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Totally agree!!
I’m sorry, as great as my P85DL is, my 2002 BMW E39 M5 still kicks the donkey’s ass. It’s an absolute joy to drive.
Although I only drive it to the airport and train station theses days.
Because it means you ultimately move to the front. The world doesn’t stop once you hit 60.
Kleenerth3
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I love that community too. They are wise to our'05 9-2x Aero and give a thumbs up all the time. Not very many people outside that group even have a clue that it's a WRX in a Saab cover. I was leaving the local pool store a few weeks ago and found two guys taking pics of it. We talked for a couple minutes and they took a few more pics of the interior. They left in their two WRX's! Very cool. Figures you'd be one too...
How about a full tank every day when you wake up? Haven't been to a gas pump in 8 months.....do I miss it? Hell no!
Curious how many of the same people playing on this thread took a while to get a smart phone too?
HankLloydRight
No Roads
Umm.. I stood in line for hours for the first iPhone in 2007, had a Blackberry before that, and a Mindspring before that, and Palm Pilot before that (with a modem).
Likes:
Being up a bit higher to get a better view, but not really high
Off-Road Capability
Heated-Steering Wheel
Easy and cheap to fix
Ruggedness
No worries about pot-holes
I can run over curbs
When it's warm/sunny I can push a button which slides the top back all the way past the rear passenger
Does great in the snow
Does great in the mud
Adaptive cruise control doesn't false brake. It does what it does without drama or trying to do too much.
Can go 400+ miles on a single tank of gas
CarPlay
Wipers that are really adjustable and actually work
It's kinda gnarly looking.
AM Radio - Kidding
Hates:
No Tank Mode - It's almost 2020. We need a Tank Mode for Offroad Vehicles.
The dealer I bought it from
No 360 degree down facing camera view (other ICE vehicles have it, but not this one)
Not an EV
Requires Maintenance - Whatever the hell that is.
Not quick
So many buttons
Ridiculously difficult to enter in the destination into the nav
I have to take it in to fix a rattle behind me, but I can't tell what's rattling as it's like the entire thing is rattling back there
Gas Stations
That white stuff that comes out this thing called an exhaust especially during the winter. I fee like apologizing to the person behind me for it's ridiculousness.
To save on gas the engine turns off at the stop light. Heck it will even turn off when I'm waiting to take a right turn with the blinkers on. Sure it starts up quickly, but ughh.
Having to hit the brake even for slow braking. Bah.
Being up a bit higher to get a better view, but not really high
Off-Road Capability
Heated-Steering Wheel
Easy and cheap to fix
Ruggedness
No worries about pot-holes
I can run over curbs
When it's warm/sunny I can push a button which slides the top back all the way past the rear passenger
Does great in the snow
Does great in the mud
Adaptive cruise control doesn't false brake. It does what it does without drama or trying to do too much.
Can go 400+ miles on a single tank of gas
CarPlay
Wipers that are really adjustable and actually work
It's kinda gnarly looking.
AM Radio - Kidding
Hates:
No Tank Mode - It's almost 2020. We need a Tank Mode for Offroad Vehicles.
The dealer I bought it from
No 360 degree down facing camera view (other ICE vehicles have it, but not this one)
Not an EV
Requires Maintenance - Whatever the hell that is.
Not quick
So many buttons
Ridiculously difficult to enter in the destination into the nav
I have to take it in to fix a rattle behind me, but I can't tell what's rattling as it's like the entire thing is rattling back there
Gas Stations
That white stuff that comes out this thing called an exhaust especially during the winter. I fee like apologizing to the person behind me for it's ridiculousness.
To save on gas the engine turns off at the stop light. Heck it will even turn off when I'm waiting to take a right turn with the blinkers on. Sure it starts up quickly, but ughh.
Having to hit the brake even for slow braking. Bah.
mkspeedr
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bay74
Member
I can fit two longboards and a mini-mal inside as well as three mates (or the family) , and can easily travel to places where it's just not practical in my Model 3 (no charging of any sort at random remote beaches or most campsites, and damn sure no fast chargers anywhere nearby).
Also I can teach my kid to adjust valve clearances and check timing and stuff.
Still has a purpose for me, for sure.
Also I can teach my kid to adjust valve clearances and check timing and stuff.
Still has a purpose for me, for sure.
strykeroz
Member
It could get to your camping spot across a paddock, over broken ground or up a dry creekbed, the UHF radio (the boss doesn't miss that...but I do), our tent hooked onto the back of it, and as others have mentioned: no vampire drain
puckpurnell
Member
My Prius and Volt are both in year 6+ so have the lowest excise tax rate of 0.4% of MSRP.
They are both paid for, and reasonable for running costs, so are much cheaper than buying a new car.
But I've had my Prius almost 10 years, so should it fail at this point, it'll be a good excuse to replace it with a BEV. However, I don't think it'll fail any time soon. A great thing is that doesn't really feel old in the way our Sable wagon did 10 years ago. Smart key drivers door that always unlocks, push button start that always turns on and I think it still has the original 12V. There is an issue, but it's just feels "wrong" rather than "old".
They are both paid for, and reasonable for running costs, so are much cheaper than buying a new car.
But I've had my Prius almost 10 years, so should it fail at this point, it'll be a good excuse to replace it with a BEV. However, I don't think it'll fail any time soon. A great thing is that doesn't really feel old in the way our Sable wagon did 10 years ago. Smart key drivers door that always unlocks, push button start that always turns on and I think it still has the original 12V. There is an issue, but it's just feels "wrong" rather than "old".
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nwdiver
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Darmie
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I love the fact that my ICE is no longer. Ok. well, my wife drives the Tesla. I'm still burden with her old fiesta with work and back. Working at Petro plants, I wouldn't want to bring a Tesla here anyway.
Get a M3 performance, BM who?Totally agree!!
I’m sorry, as great as my P85DL is, my 2002 BMW E39 M5 still kicks the donkey’s ass. It’s an absolute joy to drive.
Although I only drive it to the airport and train station theses days.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
The thing I like about my old ICE car is that it is cheap to insure. My demographics (age, location, driving record) make it so if I were to buy anything from this decade, the fuel savings would be negated by the substantial increase in insurance costs. I’ve been quoted $250/month for a 5 year old Prius from multiple providers
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