JP’s Family Trucksters

[Johnny_P]

REFLECTOR LEDS

Light bar on the roof rack

[CaleDeRoo]

I was just thinking about that the other day. My eye sight hasn't changed and I kind of stopped driving at night because frankly I don't have a life after the kid and there is no sidepiece.
So the one time I was out after dark, it was pretty damn brutal. 30" of screens in my car + HUD ... + porno lighting in every crevice of the vehicle.. it's tough... especially once a raised F250 gets pointed straight in your face.

Remember the good days of orange backlit BMW interiors? I remember.

Red ain't bad either. I wonder if Breh's black pearl has red too?

[Johnny_P]

Remember the good days of orange backlit BMW interiors? I remember.

Red ain't bad either. I wonder if Breh's black pearl has red too?

My WRX had red lighting. It was quite nice. A lot better than the white lighting in the Accord and CRV.

[Desertbreh]

Remember the good days of orange backlit BMW interiors? I remember.

Red ain't bad either. I wonder if Breh's black pearl has red too?

I have no idea I've never driven it at night.

[SAWCE]

Red lit Mini, checking in.

[max225]

Red lit Mini, checking in.

Yea my 16 was red/orange also

[Johnny_P]

Almost time for its second tank of gas. I’m getting about 600 miles per tank.

[max225]

Almost time for its second tank of gas. I’m getting about 600 miles per tank.

That’s massive

[Johnny_P]

Almost time for its second tank of gas. I’m getting about 600 miles per tank.

That’s massive

Yah and that’s like 11 gallons. So $35 in gas to go about 600 miles.

[SAWCE]

That’s massive

Yah and that’s like 11 gallons. So $35 in gas to go about 600 miles.

Damn. That’s awesome.

[MrH42]

Accord hybrid might be the king of lowest cost per mile for new vehicles. Combination of 50+ mpg and really high resale

[Johnny_P]

Accord hybrid might be the king of lowest cost per mile for new vehicles. Combination of 50+ mpg and really high resale

Nah. Insurance is expensive on it and that kills some of the low ownership cost aspect. Also if you buy new you don’t get maintenance included that you would from some other makes.

Additionally there are trade offs. Build quality is pretty poor and material choices aren’t great. It’s not perfect but it’s working for me right now.

Drove the CRV last night. Man that thing is a couch. So nice and smooth. I mean I like the accord don’t get me wrong. But I’d 100% go CUV if I did it over.

[Tar]

That’s massive

Yah and that’s like 11 gallons. So $35 in gas to go about 600 miles.

Spectacular!
For ref, Cammie does 520miles on a similar tank size!

[max225]

Accord hybrid might be the king of lowest cost per mile for new vehicles. Combination of 50+ mpg and really high resale

Nah. Insurance is expensive on it and that kills some of the low ownership cost aspect. Also if you buy new you don’t get maintenance included that you would from some other makes.

Additionally there are trade offs. Build quality is pretty poor and material choices aren’t great. It’s not perfect but it’s working for me right now.

Drove the CRV last night. Man that thing is a couch. So nice and smooth. I mean I like the accord don’t get me wrong. But I’d 100% go CUV if I did it over.

The Toyota “free” maintenance is “worth “ $200 tops. New cars don’t need shit.

I’d think a base Prius is pretty much one of the lowest costs to operate vehicles out there new. Ans possibly a Corolla hybrid. But that's seppuku.

[MexicanYarisTK]

Almost time for its second tank of gas. I’m getting about 600 miles per tank.

but I blame chip shortage that instigated not having hybrids available when i bought the car

[Johnny_P]

Had a pretty gnarly new rattle / buzz pop up.
Tracking it down I couldn't find the panel that was buzzing but it sounded like up near the windshield. So I popped the hood just in case and found a ton of helicopter seeds from our tree all up in the cowl. Took those bitches out, no more buzz. That's the second time I've had to pop the hood to clear leaves in the 2? months that I've owned it. Kind of annoying. The CRV will pile the shut up until it starts to decompose and you just pull out handfuls of dirt... but it doesn't buzz lol.

Now that its a bit colder, MPGs are a bit down from the 55 I've been averaging but still around 45-50.

[D Griff]

Had a pretty gnarly new rattle / buzz pop up.
Tracking it down I couldn't find the panel that was buzzing but it sounded like up near the windshield. So I popped the hood just in case and found a ton of helicopter seeds from our tree all up in the cowl. Took those bitches out, no more buzz. That's the second time I've had to pop the hood to clear leaves in the 2? months that I've owned it. Kind of annoying. The CRV will pile the shut up until it starts to decompose and you just pull out handfuls of dirt... but it doesn't buzz lol.

Now that its a bit colder, MPGs are a bit down from the 55 I've been averaging but still around 45-50.

That is odd. My BMW got a ton of leaves in the front when I went to Tail of the Dragon in the autumn. Near impossible to get out but they just went away on their own over time. Never had a peep from it though.

Recently, the Wrangler started making a heinous noise intermittently from the HVAC fan. It took me a week to remand that I changed the cabin air filter not long before. Turns out a loan leaf was I guess sitting atop the old filter and fell down into the fan turbine. It was a bitch to get it out as my hands don’t really fit in there, even with long skinny fingers. Due enough, removing the leaf fixed it. Kind of funny that one small dead leaf could make an 85 db horrendous noise.

[dubshow]

Remember the good days of orange backlit BMW interiors? I remember.

Cries in e46.

sir, the f30/f80 stuff still is red. I enjoy it. The last gen with an actual cluster and tactile things.

[dubshow]

Had a pretty gnarly new rattle / buzz pop up.
Tracking it down I couldn't find the panel that was buzzing but it sounded like up near the windshield. So I popped the hood just in case and found a ton of helicopter seeds from our tree all up in the cowl. Took those bitches out, no more buzz. That's the second time I've had to pop the hood to clear leaves in the 2? months that I've owned it. Kind of annoying. The CRV will pile the shut up until it starts to decompose and you just pull out handfuls of dirt... but it doesn't buzz lol.

Now that its a bit colder, MPGs are a bit down from the 55 I've been averaging but still around 45-50.

That is odd. My BMW got a ton of leaves in the front when I went to Tail of the Dragon in the autumn. Near impossible to get out but they just went away on their own over time. Never had a peep from it though.

Recently, the Wrangler started making a heinous noise intermittently from the HVAC fan. It took me a week to remand that I changed the cabin air filter not long before. Turns out a loan leaf was I guess sitting atop the old filter and fell down into the fan turbine. It was a bitch to get it out as my hands don’t really fit in there, even with long skinny fingers. Due enough, removing the leaf fixed it. Kind of funny that one small dead leaf could make an 85 db horrendous noise.

The m4 horizontal oil cooler was JAM packed with dirt/cig butts/leaves. Everything broke down and clogged it up. You have to practically remove the front bumper to actually clean the stuff out. I havent really looked at the wife f31, but id imagine a similar issue.

[dubshow]

Had a pretty gnarly new rattle / buzz pop up.
Tracking it down I couldn't find the panel that was buzzing but it sounded like up near the windshield. So I popped the hood just in case and found a ton of helicopter seeds from our tree all up in the cowl. Took those bitches out, no more buzz. That's the second time I've had to pop the hood to clear leaves in the 2? months that I've owned it. Kind of annoying. The CRV will pile the shut up until it starts to decompose and you just pull out handfuls of dirt... but it doesn't buzz lol.

Now that its a bit colder, MPGs are a bit down from the 55 I've been averaging but still around 45-50.

thats really good mpgz. everything i own sucks ass in fuel terms. gets 16 mpg all day any way. m4 gets about 19 mpgs, all city. f31 gets around 24/25 short city commute 29/30 highway.

the grom still gets about 80/90 mpg

[max225]

Cries in e46.

sir, the f30/f80 stuff still is red. I enjoy it. The last gen with an actual cluster and tactile things.

Trip home last night

[dubshow]

sir, the f30/f80 stuff still is red. I enjoy it. The last gen with an actual cluster and tactile things.

Trip home last night

dont you know how bad blue LEDs are for your health?!

[max225]

Trip home last night

dont you know how bad blue LEDs are for your health?!

Actually changed it to the same orange as the prior gen’s earlier. I haven’t driven at “night” for a long time

[Desertbreh]

That is odd. My BMW got a ton of leaves in the front when I went to Tail of the Dragon in the autumn. Near impossible to get out but they just went away on their own over time. Never had a peep from it though.

Recently, the Wrangler started making a heinous noise intermittently from the HVAC fan. It took me a week to remand that I changed the cabin air filter not long before. Turns out a loan leaf was I guess sitting atop the old filter and fell down into the fan turbine. It was a bitch to get it out as my hands don’t really fit in there, even with long skinny fingers. Due enough, removing the leaf fixed it. Kind of funny that one small dead leaf could make an 85 db horrendous noise.

The m4 horizontal oil cooler was JAM packed with dirt/cig butts/leaves. Everything broke down and clogged it up. You have to practically remove the front bumper to actually clean the stuff out. I havent really looked at the wife f31, but id imagine a similar issue.

Nice

[D Griff]

Had a pretty gnarly new rattle / buzz pop up.
Tracking it down I couldn't find the panel that was buzzing but it sounded like up near the windshield. So I popped the hood just in case and found a ton of helicopter seeds from our tree all up in the cowl. Took those bitches out, no more buzz. That's the second time I've had to pop the hood to clear leaves in the 2? months that I've owned it. Kind of annoying. The CRV will pile the shut up until it starts to decompose and you just pull out handfuls of dirt... but it doesn't buzz lol.

Now that its a bit colder, MPGs are a bit down from the 55 I've been averaging but still around 45-50.

thats really good mpgz. everything i own sucks ass in fuel terms. gets 16 mpg all day any way. m4 gets about 19 mpgs, all city. f31 gets around 24/25 short city commute 29/30 highway.

the grom still gets about 80/90 mpg

Maybe it's the AWD/larger ass, but my F30 got like 28/34. I also drive like a little bitch on the highway.