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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:27 pm
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JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:51 pm
Some are not even capable for driving in snow after an extent. Feel like its a marketing thing for :derps: than anythingmax225 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:42 pmIMHO it’s parasitic drag on 99.9% miles drivenMexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:13 pm
And now i came back from heaven. Its a crime not to have awd nowadays.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:42 pm
No awd found on m4 this morning. Made a hateful left out of a crowded parking lot across 5 lanes this morning. Let it eat and went full lock on cold 
(engine was warm). Glad I had two lanes to myself 
(engine was warm). Glad I had two lanes to myself JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:03 am
golftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 7:20 amMexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:13 pm
Practically everyone had rwd cars 40 years ago and drove in snow
also
AWD is cool, not hating.
Again, it seems like a no brainer to throw in some type of smallish hybrid system into the back of a fwd car. It can do ev/hybrid things around town and you can not incur those drivetrain losses on the highway, AND effectively have AWD. Why will no one except volvo do this? It would make an incredible hot hatch.
I've also never owned an AWD car. Unless the
counts, but that's really the 
machine. I would 100% choose 2WD if available on anything we buy next. I mean, the on the beach/dunes thing is really fun, but like Max said, we're dragging around hardware that gets used two days/year.JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:04 am
MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:51 pmSome are not even capable for driving in snow after an extent. Feel like its a marketing thing for :derps: than anything
The people who buy AWD for safety won't even drive if there's snow/ice (which is good) in places like where we live. Fucking Subaru...JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:57 am
Then what will lesbians drive….D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:04 amMexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:51 pm
Some are not even capable for driving in snow after an extent. Feel like its a marketing thing for :derps: than anything
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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:57 am
Surprised you haven’t swapped that out for an x3 or something yet….D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:03 amgolftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 7:20 am
also
AWD is cool, not hating.
Again, it seems like a no brainer to throw in some type of smallish hybrid system into the back of a fwd car. It can do ev/hybrid things around town and you can not incur those drivetrain losses on the highway, AND effectively have AWD. Why will no one except volvo do this? It would make an incredible hot hatch.
I've also never owned an AWD car. Unless the
And it’s your car cause you maintain and pay for it…. It counts
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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:42 am
His kid is around a month old… I’m well over a year into this mess.J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:57 amSurprised you haven’t swapped that out for an x3 or something yet….D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:03 am
I've also never owned an AWD car. Unless the
And it’s your car cause you maintain and pay for it…. It counts
JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:47 pm
Were starting to have even shittier drivers who can't even drive on a weather drier than death valley, let alone snow. The cucktrek handled snow well last year though even in hilly areas, accord did struggle on some slight hills spinning my way through.D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:04 amMexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:51 pm
Some are not even capable for driving in snow after an extent. Feel like its a marketing thing for :derps: than anything
Speaking of which, my cousin that drives a forester is one of those, and then bitches about spending $800 on their awd service.
lifelong bestie whose a cuban americanized lesbo bought a sahara wrangler and that car did not see gravel or a slight snow, calls it her pavement princess. You already know she has duckies on dash 
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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:53 pm
As far as some crossovers are concerned, id like awd for traction purposes as silly as may sound. For instance, when i borrowed my friends 1.5t Tiguan fwd in Turkey, for something that makes as same power as a base jetta, it still spin wheels when I was attemping to pass someone at 15 mph slightly uphill and it was dry and sunny.D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:03 amgolftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 7:20 am
also
AWD is cool, not hating.
Again, it seems like a no brainer to throw in some type of smallish hybrid system into the back of a fwd car. It can do ev/hybrid things around town and you can not incur those drivetrain losses on the highway, AND effectively have AWD. Why will no one except volvo do this? It would make an incredible hot hatch.
I've also never owned an AWD car. Unless the
JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:38 pm
Meh, I don’t care enough to make a vehicle swap. I like the Wrangler fine. Pros are it’s reliable, looks cool, convertible, owned outright/very cheap to own. That outweighs the cons which are mostly the steering is shit and poor fuel economy.J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:57 amSurprised you haven’t swapped that out for an x3 or something yet….D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:03 am
I've also never owned an AWD car. Unless the
And it’s your car cause you maintain and pay for it…. It counts
I don’t really like driving the jeep but I still like jeeps and think they’re fun enthusiast vehicles. Better than a boring CUV.
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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:46 pm
Hopefully we get a fuck tom of snow this weekend and you can engage the 4x4. Maxx is coming over Saturday to lift and we’re hoping to rip in some snow in the TJD Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:38 pmMeh, I don’t care enough to make a vehicle swap. I like the Wrangler fine. Pros are it’s reliable, looks cool, convertible, owned outright/very cheap to own. That outweighs the cons which are mostly the steering is shit and poor fuel economy.J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:57 am
Surprised you haven’t swapped that out for an x3 or something yet….
And it’s your car cause you maintain and pay for it…. It counts
I don’t really like driving the jeep but I still like jeeps and think they’re fun enthusiast vehicles. Better than a boring CUV.
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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 12:42 pm
I can imagine a Jeep is quite fun in the snow. The STI was a blast in those conditions.J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:46 pmHopefully we get a fuck tom of snow this weekend and you can engage the 4x4. Maxx is coming over Saturday to lift and we’re hoping to rip in some snow in the TJD Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:38 pm
Meh, I don’t care enough to make a vehicle swap. I like the Wrangler fine. Pros are it’s reliable, looks cool, convertible, owned outright/very cheap to own. That outweighs the cons which are mostly the steering is shit and poor fuel economy.
I don’t really like driving the jeep but I still like jeeps and think they’re fun enthusiast vehicles. Better than a boring CUV.
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 5:10 am
It’s fun to just plow through anything NFG. That said I’ve driven it in snow only three or four times. It never snowed much here but now it’s zero in the new climate world.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 12:42 pmI can imagine a Jeep is quite fun in the snow. The STI was a blast in those conditions.J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:46 pm
Hopefully we get a fuck tom of snow this weekend and you can engage the 4x4. Maxx is coming over Saturday to lift and we’re hoping to rip in some snow in the TJ
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:49 am
No snow today!
Not even icy roads in Charlotte.
This sucks!
I had a 8 am in Matthews and was looking forward to ripping it up.
It’s not even that cold.
Not even icy roads in Charlotte.
This sucks!
I had a 8 am in Matthews and was looking forward to ripping it up.
It’s not even that cold.
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:13 pm
Can you plow through everything “nfg” in a car with 4.5” ground clearance ?
Seems like a truk /Gwagen activity
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:27 pm
It’s rare it snows more than that in Philly. The STI on snow tires tracked dead straight through anything. It had so much grip it was insane.
I imagine the jeeps would be a riot.
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:11 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:33 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:26 pm
The radio is really driving me a bit nuts. It sounds so bad. I’m really tempted to call crutchfield and order some crap but I’m not interested in spending a weekend ripping the interior apart. I don’t have any free time for that.
Other than that the car is pretty great. It’s super smooth to drive, quick enough for daily stuff, handles well, and even in the winter mpg has been great. 45 mpg average overall so far and it’s the size of a yacht which is awesome. Nothing wrong with it aside from some rattling behind the info screen… it’s a Honda after all. Curiously the CRV has fewer rattles despite 35k miles of pure neglect. CRV is also more comfortable and has a better suspension but that’s to be expected with the Accord riding on 19s and super low to the ground. The Accord is way more stable, quicker, and more responsive.
Also the way the car goes down the road reminds me slightly of the Benz C class I rented in Germany. It’s got that same flowing quality.
Other than that the car is pretty great. It’s super smooth to drive, quick enough for daily stuff, handles well, and even in the winter mpg has been great. 45 mpg average overall so far and it’s the size of a yacht which is awesome. Nothing wrong with it aside from some rattling behind the info screen… it’s a Honda after all. Curiously the CRV has fewer rattles despite 35k miles of pure neglect. CRV is also more comfortable and has a better suspension but that’s to be expected with the Accord riding on 19s and super low to the ground. The Accord is way more stable, quicker, and more responsive.
Also the way the car goes down the road reminds me slightly of the Benz C class I rented in Germany. It’s got that same flowing quality.
JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:31 pm
Do you want to buy my Kicker sub? I recently removed it from the CUCKOMA.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:26 pm The radio is really driving me a bit nuts. It sounds so bad. I’m really tempted to call crutchfield and order some crap but I’m not interested in spending a weekend ripping the interior apart. I don’t have any free time for that.
Other than that the car is pretty great. It’s super smooth to drive, quick enough for daily stuff, handles well, and even in the winter mpg has been great. 45 mpg average overall so far and it’s the size of a yacht which is awesome. Nothing wrong with it aside from some rattling behind the info screen… it’s a Honda after all. Curiously the CRV has fewer rattles despite 35k miles of pure neglect. CRV is also more comfortable and has a better suspension but that’s to be expected with the Accord riding on 19s and super low to the ground. The Accord is way more stable, quicker, and more responsive.
Also the way the car goes down the road reminds me slightly of the Benz C class I rented in Germany. It’s got that same flowing quality.
JP’s Family Trucksters
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:37 pm
Is it an under seat integrated amp one? If so maybe. But again see comment about tearing the interior apart while managing two kids.max225 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:31 pmDo you want to buy my Kicker sub? I recently removed it from the CUCKOMA.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:26 pm The radio is really driving me a bit nuts. It sounds so bad. I’m really tempted to call crutchfield and order some crap but I’m not interested in spending a weekend ripping the interior apart. I don’t have any free time for that.
Other than that the car is pretty great. It’s super smooth to drive, quick enough for daily stuff, handles well, and even in the winter mpg has been great. 45 mpg average overall so far and it’s the size of a yacht which is awesome. Nothing wrong with it aside from some rattling behind the info screen… it’s a Honda after all. Curiously the CRV has fewer rattles despite 35k miles of pure neglect. CRV is also more comfortable and has a better suspension but that’s to be expected with the Accord riding on 19s and super low to the ground. The Accord is way more stable, quicker, and more responsive.
Also the way the car goes down the road reminds me slightly of the Benz C class I rented in Germany. It’s got that same flowing quality.
I was kind of hoping a small amp with integrated line output conditioner and 4 decent door speakers would do it. I don’t care about thumping bass. The speakers have some weird over boosted signal at some mid bass frequency so they sound boomy.
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:49 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:48 pm
Drove the CRV through a pretty legit snow storm today with 3-4" on the ground. Road was packed plowed snow, not a spec of tarmac to be seen. The CRV tracked dead straight, grip was not an issue getting started, and the new Pirelli Scorpion tires did a great job not sliding. ABS didn't kick on at all. I was legit impressed because I expected at least some amount of wheel slip and sideways action. Nothing. There was even a wall of snow that a plow made that had to be at least 10" tall - we drove over it totally NFG. Something I could not have done in the Accord.
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:39 am
Cold as shit this morning. Downside of this job is the 5am wake up routine. New floor mats are in and…. They look like floor mats? Good that I got them only halfway through salt season. I don’t think the carpet got too trashed.
I wonder if I could add fog lights behind the grille. The auto high beams work nicely but fog lights would help as some of the roads I take are pretty dark at this hour.
I wonder if I could add fog lights behind the grille. The auto high beams work nicely but fog lights would help as some of the roads I take are pretty dark at this hour.