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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:56 am Why does this fking thing look better than the Si? That is :wrong:
We know where you stand on these. You’d chose death over a slow life in hell err civic
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:56 am Why does this fking thing look better than the Si? That is :wrong:
We know where you stand on these. You’d chose death over a slow life in hell err civic
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:51 am
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:like: - Get a Turo thorough test and inform us! I think thats the call amigo. I like it as well :like:
I already drove the piss out of one during my test drive last year. It stuck with me.... even now while i ride in one of the best bmws ever made. So yea... it’s something...
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:59 am
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:56 am Why does this fking thing look better than the Si? That is :wrong:
We know where you stand on these. You’d chose death over a slow life in hell err civic
No Im serious. The Sport looks better than the Si. And it is indeed a value proposition for DD. No slant on the H brah.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:37 am
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:59 am

We know where you stand on these. You’d chose death over a slow life in hell err civic
No Im serious. The Sport looks better than the Si. And it is indeed a value proposition for DD. No slant on the H brah.
The Civic would be cool if I was 14 years old. As an adult, I just can't imagine driving that thing around.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:52 am
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:37 am

No Im serious. The Sport looks better than the Si. And it is indeed a value proposition for DD. No slant on the H brah.
The Civic would be cool if I was 14 years old. As an adult, I just can't imagine driving that thing around.
Yea it’s shit from an image perspective but no worse than a volt which costs a fair amount more as well.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:51 am
Davestr wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:31 am

:like: - Get a Turo thorough test and inform us! I think thats the call amigo. I like it as well :like:
I already drove the piss out of one during my test drive last year. It stuck with me.... even now while i ride in one of the best bmws ever made. So yea... it’s something...
Did you test out the CVT or the MT? I need to try a CVT one I think. With the tiny turbo engine I bet it doesn't suck too much.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:37 am
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:59 am

We know where you stand on these. You’d chose death over a slow life in hell err civic
No Im serious. The Sport looks better than the Si. And it is indeed a value proposition for DD. No slant on the H brah.
Sedan I agree. Si coupe, I think looks better than the sport hatch.
I like the sport hatch though.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 3:29 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:51 am

I already drove the piss out of one during my test drive last year. It stuck with me.... even now while i ride in one of the best bmws ever made. So yea... it’s something...
Did you test out the CVT or the MT? I need to try a CVT one I think. With the tiny turbo engine I bet it doesn't suck too much.
I drove cvt in the ex and I hated but the manual was great. The car is so damn slow with the continuously vaginal tranny
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:05 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 3:29 pm

Did you test out the CVT or the MT? I need to try a CVT one I think. With the tiny turbo engine I bet it doesn't suck too much.
I drove cvt in the ex and I hated but the manual was great. The car is so damn slow with the continuously vaginal tranny
Turbo or no? IIRC the base engine is the 2.0 non turbo on the EX?
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:05 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 3:29 pm

Did you test out the CVT or the MT? I need to try a CVT one I think. With the tiny turbo engine I bet it doesn't suck too much.
I drove cvt in the ex and I hated but the manual was great. The car is so damn slow with the continuously vaginal tranny
I don't agree totally, found the cvt/turbo combo pretty quick, 0-60 seven seconds quick to be exact. It revs up to 4k and kind of stays there the whole way to 60 allowing the motor to stay in boost.

It's no race car of course.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:12 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:05 pm

I drove cvt in the ex and I hated but the manual was great. The car is so damn slow with the continuously vaginal tranny
Turbo or no? IIRC the base engine is the 2.0 non turbo on the EX?
It was a turbo, but I mean we had a full car and it was in plebe spec with less power and far softer suspension than the sport. So i am sure that played a part
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Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:52 am
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:37 am

No Im serious. The Sport looks better than the Si. And it is indeed a value proposition for DD. No slant on the H brah.
The Civic would be cool if I was 14 years old. As an adult, I just can't imagine driving that thing around.
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So-- big warehouse store. Clueless employee's. What could go wrong.....
I have gotten at least 5 other sets of tires there... this is an epic fuck up, they are super high volume and usually do good work. :mahtroy: luck but hey may get a bit :alpo: luck style since I called in and bitched to corporate.
2 days later... still no call.. but they are supposedly coming from "San Bernadino". :wtf: Where the fk are my tires...
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max225 wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:07 pm
D Griff wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:04 pm So annoying that it looks so much better than the Si... :disgust:

It was really a solid car though, I like these 'vics. The Si seats though...

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What is the issue with the civic sport seats? I found the to be really comfortable and grippy.

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Drive an Si, then get in those, and you'll think they suck too.
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max225 wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:07 pm

What is the issue with the civic sport seats? I found the to be really comfortable and grippy.

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Drive an Si, then get in those, and you'll think they suck too.
I drive an m3.... my seats even light up every time I open the car :gay:
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:56 am Why does this fking thing look better than the Si? That is :wrong:
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Looks like tacos and 4 runners have epic residual values and lease for around $300 a month which is :notbad: may go that route to "save money". Ideally I'd like a lease take over though, I have no interest in 3 years of :truk: life or 4 runner life.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:59 pm Looks like tacos and 4 runners have epic residual values and lease for around $300 a month which is :notbad: may go that route to "save money". Ideally I'd like a lease take over though, I have no interest in 3 years of :truk: life or 4 runner life.
maybe try to find a lease takeover of the 4runner
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:59 pm Looks like tacos and 4 runners have epic residual values and lease for around $300 a month which is :notbad: may go that route to "save money". Ideally I'd like a lease take over though, I have no interest in 3 years of :truk: life or 4 runner life.
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I can't see Maximillian Zukhov in a terrorist spec useless pickup truck or an ancient slow pokey rolly-polly 4Runner.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:46 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:59 pm Looks like tacos and 4 runners have epic residual values and lease for around $300 a month which is :notbad: may go that route to "save money". Ideally I'd like a lease take over though, I have no interest in 3 years of :truk: life or 4 runner life.
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I can't see Maximillian Zukhov in a terrorist spec useless pickup truck or an ancient slow pokey rolly-polly 4Runner.
I wanna do it for 6-9 months
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:50 pm
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I can't see Maximillian Zukhov in a terrorist spec useless pickup truck or an ancient slow pokey rolly-polly 4Runner.
I wanna do it for 6-9 months
You might be able to rent a 4Runner Toyota has been selling a lot to rental companies lately. Sixt has them. I dunno man I was pretty shocked at how bad it was. But that might have been garbage mods on the one I drove not sure.
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So costco royally fucked up my tire order ... but they did give me $100 back. 1 month later I am rolling on new PSS tires. Gonna get the alignment checked this saturday also. I don't understand why the wear pattern is off.
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Got my car aligned today. It was :impressive: ly not out of wack. Toe was slightly out of spec on the right front wheel. All others were smack down in the middle. I wish I could post pics but tapa doesn’t work with the new iPhones :(
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