I hate big cities and thus try my best to forget about them. I've heard there's parts of NY that are gorgeous. Would love to see it some day. NYC can fall into the ocean for all I care.
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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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Its too slow for me. But yeah. Throw the 2.5 in there and it would probably be fine.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:38 pmI think crosstranny is the perfect car for you. Maybe once they get a slightly better motor. On my Yosemite trip my friends wife has that thing ... and after driving in my m3 with the failed air conditioning, she stated that “I didn’t realize people drive cars without suspensions” when referring to the beemaJohnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:17 pm
Yeah. I've been impressed with my friends Imprezas. They take corners great, my friends are retard drivers and the car handles anything they chuck at it last second. They soak up the road pretty well but the Crosstreks and such are supposedly better in that regard. The power is meh on them they're fine they get up to speed and all but they're not quick at all.... the Outback turbo would solve that.
I like the big screen. Or at least don't mind it. I think its worth looking into at least, and the outback 2.4T takes 87. That's becoming a bigger and bigger concern, the price gap just keeps widening. It was about $0.80 in Maine if the station even had premium, most just had 87.
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I want to glamp everywhere.
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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Did this a few years ago. One of my all time favorite road trips ever. VT, NH, ME, MA, RI, CT, NY.[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:14 pm Maine has been on my list for 3 years now.
Just don't have the time. I wanna take a full week and do a big grand tour of New England.
Hope you get to before too long.
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[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:34 pmIt'll happen. I'm trying to lay out some groundwork for some overlanding/traveling more often.
Have will travel?
If I could make a suggestion, I'd modify your previously posted route a bit to include Newport, RI so you could tour the mansions.
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Mini is probably a better pick, fewer fill-ups needed, cheaper to run, still holds all your crap.[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:34 pmIt'll happen. I'm trying to lay out some groundwork for some overlanding/traveling more often.
Have will travel?
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Hard pass from me, but sounds neat if you're into that.wap wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:36 pm[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:34 pm
It'll happen. I'm trying to lay out some groundwork for some overlanding/traveling more often.
Have will travel?
If I could make a suggestion, I'd modify your previously posted route a bit to include Newport, RI so you could tour the mansions.
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Nah not wrong. Whole trip took 2 tanks on the Cmax. I kept thinking, if it were my car we'd be stopping about 5-6 times each time a good $10 more. It just adds up when you're traveling that far.[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:26 pmClearly I'm
Her car accumulates miles like a katamari ball, we don't use hers for roadtrips. Plus, my grand tour includes some of the NMW dirt roads/logging roads. Not MINI friendly.
The fuel economy in hers reigns supreme, but the allows us to get off the beaten path if desired.
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Good point. I want to road trip a lot more in my next vehicle.[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:54 pmIt's just money.
If I did long roadtrips more often I'd think about it more. But I digress...
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would be epic.
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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Don't doubt the[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:07 pmI was a little at this at first, but then I did some Googling.
Had no idea.
It's really a pretty 5/7 thing to see.
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is what I figured. Some really things to see there, from that perspective.
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The has been pretty epic at that for us. 30+ mpg, comfortable, holds all our stuff, adequate power, handles curves ok, comfyJohnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:01 pmGood point. I want to road trip a lot more in my next vehicle.[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:54 pm
It's just money.
If I did long roadtrips more often I'd think about it more. But I digress...
on 17's, etc.
Just sayin'
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I’d be triggered by the premium upcharge ....Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:09 pmNah not wrong. Whole trip took 2 tanks on the Cmax. I kept thinking, if it were my car we'd be stopping about 5-6 times each time a good $10 more. It just adds up when you're traveling that far.[user not found] wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:26 pm
Clearly I'm
Her car accumulates miles like a katamari ball, we don't use hers for roadtrips. Plus, my grand tour includes some of the NMW dirt roads/logging roads. Not MINI friendly.
The fuel economy in hers reigns supreme, but the allows us to get off the beaten path if desired.
$3 vs $3.80
45 mpg vs 19
That’s $60 vs $180 if you drove 900 miles.... $120 buys you a nice dinner for two. That’s a pretty significant delta
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max225 wrote:I’d be triggered by the premium upcharge ....
$3 vs $3.80
45 mpg vs 19
That’s $60 vs $180 if you drove 900 miles.... $120 buys you a nice dinner for two. That’s a pretty significant delta
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I mean, this car isn't the cheapest in the world to run. Just had to replace a radiator hose due to a pinhole leak. On a 2014. about that Fraud quality. But the fuel savings are real, compared to something like my STI.
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