I can shit on a Hyundai hatch all day.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 1:58 pm At the risk of being sucked into your wedding planner decorative vortex, that is kind of cute.
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I could go into why "philosophy" or "goals" are important for a vehicle program's development...but I've only worked on 4 future vehicle program developments. I'd be wrong in everything I say.
I'll sum it up:
Premium badges are all that matter. Everything else sucks. All other brands should just throw in the towel because they're leagues behind Tesla. Jeep gets a pass because for some reason they're not embarrassing to drive on the west coast.
/bread
I'll sum it up:
Premium badges are all that matter. Everything else sucks. All other brands should just throw in the towel because they're leagues behind Tesla. Jeep gets a pass because for some reason they're not embarrassing to drive on the west coast.
/bread
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Hyundai is a manufacturer but their execution is meh at best. You get a below average car for below average price so it balances out. Our 07 Santa Fe did everything we needed to do for us and lasted 10 yrs before rust started to bubble the paint and the valve cover oozed oil. Recommend it to someone on a budget looking for a low end price but wouldn't drop decent money on one.
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Your 07 might has well have been from a different OEM. Hyundai has improved so drastically with each new product...I imagine this new Velobster is just as good as what’s from any other mainstream OEM.Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:35 am Hyundai is a manufacturer but their execution is meh at best. You get a below average car for below average price so it balances out. Our 07 Santa Fe did everything we needed to do for us and lasted 10 yrs before rust started to bubble the paint and the valve cover oozed oil. Recommend it to someone on a budget looking for a low end price but wouldn't drop decent money on one.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:28 am I could go into why "philosophy" or "goals" are important for a vehicle program's development...but I've only worked on 4 future vehicle program developments. I'd be wrong in everything I say.
I'll sum it up:
Premium badges are all that matter. Everything else sucks. All other brands should just throw in the towel because they're leagues behind Tesla. Jeep gets a pass because for some reason they're not embarrassing to drive on the west coast.
/bread
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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Yep. I bought the worst sport compact. It’s always last.troyguitar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:21 pmThere is no such thing as fun. If you're not first, you're last.4zilch wrote:
What is bs about it?
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BMW got it right with the X2 and the roundels on the C pillars.Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:28 am I could go into why "philosophy" or "goals" are important for a vehicle program's development...but I've only worked on 4 future vehicle program developments. I'd be wrong in everything I say.
I'll sum it up:
Premium badges are all that matter. Everything else sucks. All other brands should just throw in the towel because they're leagues behind Tesla. Jeep gets a pass because for some reason they're not embarrassing to drive on the west coast.
/bread
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Ultimate Apple Car Play and Android Auto...... subscription?
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Is BMW going to make you pay for Apple CarPlay every year?
Subscription-based CarPlay would join Alexa, Google Assistant in 2019 models
Unlike many automakers that offer Apple CarPlay in their new cars, BMW makes you pay for it on all of their models. That’s unlikely to change, but it may soon cut a break to those who don’t use iOS or don’t like Apple’s smartphone integration system for the car.
The automaker next year will turn CarPlay into a subscription-based service rather than treating it as a one-time option, Don Smith, technology product manager for BMW North America, told The Verge at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show on Tuesday.
“This allows the customer to switch devices,” he said. “A lot of people buy [CarPlay] and think it’s okay, but sometimes they stop using it or switch to Android.”
BMW added CarPlay for 2017 as a $300 option on cars equipped with built-in navigation. It introduced a wireless CarPlay setup with charging on the 5 Series last year, too, supported by the latest iDrive 6.0 interface.
Smith said the new plan would be free for the first year of ownership on a new BMW. After that, owners would be asked to pay $80 per year to keep the service. Over the course of a three or four-year lease, it would still work out to less money than the option is now, he said.
Currently, BMW doesn’t offer Android Auto on any of its vehicles. But Smith said Google Assistant is coming to new BMW models later in 2018. The company already announced it would add Amazon Alexa to its new models. Smith said more Alexa skills would be enabled later this year to control more than just basic vehicle functions such as locks and lights.
Apple has not yet responded to requests for comment.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
2018 GoRf C&D review.
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Man that thing is tempting with a 6/72 warranty.Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:56 pm 2018 GoRf C&D review.
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Better dash and better infotainment and a killer B2B. That's a solid buy... but 42kGberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:56 pm 2018 GoRf C&D review.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:30 pmMan that thing is tempting with a 6/72 warranty.Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:56 pm 2018 GoRf C&D review.
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Of course I bought mine a year too early. I bought the 6 year b2b warranty as an add on.
I still prefer the looks of the pre-refresh GoRf doe.
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Yeah you get the 7 speed DCT as well but now you're stuck paying for the adjustable dampers, which I don't care about and view as an expensive failure prone gadget. I guess that's what the warranty is for.
I need to drive this and the RS3. The simple fact is that I'm not using the enough and both of the others would be way funner to drive around town.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:59 pmYeah you get the 7 speed DCT as well but now you're stuck paying for the adjustable dampers, which I don't care about and view as an expensive failure prone gadget. I guess that's what the warranty is for.
I need to drive this and the RS3. The simple fact is that I'm not using the enough and both of the others would be way funner to drive around town.
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:Hai: @gberg, are the 7.5s more expensive then yours or nah? Ours went up in price so the warranty is moot point.Gberg2119 wrote:
Of course I bought mine a year too early. I bought the 6 year b2b warranty as an add on.
I still prefer the looks of the pre-refresh GoRf doe.