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Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:02 am
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 8:28 am When do you pick up the fancy :rage: 4?
Already here. I gave the inside a quick clean because of the shiny steering wheel. :triggered:

Much like your CRV I do detect some sort of stank. Might try one of those car deodorizer things.

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Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:02 am
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 8:28 am When do you pick up the fancy :rage: 4?
Already here. I gave the inside a quick clean because of the shiny steering wheel. :triggered:

Much like your CRV I do detect some sort of stank. Might try one of those car deodorizer things.

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She ain't purdy, but she'll do. If I was that car and I was parked next to the M3, I would be so depressed and hate myself so much.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:06 am
Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:02 am

Already here. I gave the inside a quick clean because of the shiny steering wheel. :triggered:

Much like your CRV I do detect some sort of stank. Might try one of those car deodorizer things.

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She ain't purdy, but she'll do. If I was that car and I was parked next to the M3, I would be so depressed and hate myself so much.
Yup. The only real downside I can think of is I can't put donkey piss in it. 91 is required.

Already took it down the shore and it was way more pleasant than the Rav. You can't even hear or feel the engine for the most part and it's got :knot: coolers and a CD player. Finally have a use for my CD album again. :hue:
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Does it have a Mark Levinson branded stereo? If so it'll be bangin with your CDs
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Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:13 am
D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:06 am

She ain't purdy, but she'll do. If I was that car and I was parked next to the M3, I would be so depressed and hate myself so much.
Yup. The only real downside I can think of is I can't put donkey piss in it. 91 is required.

Already took it down the shore and it was way more pleasant than the Rav. You can't even hear or feel the engine for the most part and it's got :knot: coolers and a CD player. Finally have a use for my CD album again. :hue:
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:06 am Does it have a Mark Levinson branded stereo? If so it'll be bangin with your CDs
Sadly just the base sound system. :disappoint:

Although the Levinson system is probably just a little bit overkill for the eventual :baby: tunes that'll be played through it.
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Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:13 am
D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:06 am

She ain't purdy, but she'll do. If I was that car and I was parked next to the M3, I would be so depressed and hate myself so much.
Yup. The only real downside I can think of is I can't put donkey piss in it. 91 is required.

Already took it down the shore and it was way more pleasant than the Rav. You can't even hear or feel the engine for the most part and it's got :knot: coolers and a CD player. Finally have a use for my CD album again. :hue:
Is this a turbo or something? The 91 octane requirement is rather surprising for a jelly bean.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:23 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:13 am

Yup. The only real downside I can think of is I can't put donkey piss in it. 91 is required.

Already took it down the shore and it was way more pleasant than the Rav. You can't even hear or feel the engine for the most part and it's got :knot: coolers and a CD player. Finally have a use for my CD album again. :hue:
Is this a turbo or something? The 91 octane requirement is rather surprising for a jelly bean.
It’s like a Lexus thing for some dumb reason. The Land Cruiser needs premium and the 4 runner runs on regular … don’t ask me why. Official explanation states it’s because they are global cars vs US specific cars being tuned for donkey piss
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max225 wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:56 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:23 pm

Is this a turbo or something? The 91 octane requirement is rather surprising for a jelly bean.
It’s like a Lexus thing for some dumb reason. The Land Cruiser needs premium and the 4 runner runs on regular … don’t ask me why. Official explanation states it’s because they are global cars vs US specific cars being tuned for donkey piss
its a luxo car thing. even the infiniti 'needs' 91 min. 11.2:1 compression. gotta get that HP bump from somewhere for the luxo version. If you buying 70k vehicle you can afford 40 cent more a gallon for fuel.
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golftdibrad1 wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:06 am
max225 wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:56 pm

It’s like a Lexus thing for some dumb reason. The Land Cruiser needs premium and the 4 runner runs on regular … don’t ask me why. Official explanation states it’s because they are global cars vs US specific cars being tuned for donkey piss
its a luxo car thing. even the infiniti 'needs' 91 min. 11.2:1 compression. gotta get that HP bump from somewhere for the luxo version. If you buying 70k vehicle you can afford 40 cent more a gallon for fuel.
Its $1.20/gal more here
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:20 am
golftdibrad1 wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:06 am

its a luxo car thing. even the infiniti 'needs' 91 min. 11.2:1 compression. gotta get that HP bump from somewhere for the luxo version. If you buying 70k vehicle you can afford 40 cent more a gallon for fuel.
Its $1.20/gal more here
Yeah it's at least a buck more for 93 here.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:20 am
golftdibrad1 wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:06 am

its a luxo car thing. even the infiniti 'needs' 91 min. 11.2:1 compression. gotta get that HP bump from somewhere for the luxo version. If you buying 70k vehicle you can afford 40 cent more a gallon for fuel.
Its $1.20/gal more here
Lunacy.
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max225 wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:44 am
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:20 am

Its $1.20/gal more here
Lunacy.
move out of communist places. :iono:
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golftdibrad1 wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:55 am
max225 wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:44 am

Lunacy.
move out of communist places. :iono:
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move out of communist places. :iono:
Why I bought a hybrid
And mostly why I bought an EV here. But I also consider EV's to be superior propulsion/comfort systems.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:23 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:13 am

Yup. The only real downside I can think of is I can't put donkey piss in it. 91 is required.

Already took it down the shore and it was way more pleasant than the Rav. You can't even hear or feel the engine for the most part and it's got :knot: coolers and a CD player. Finally have a use for my CD album again. :hue:
Is this a turbo or something? The 91 octane requirement is rather surprising for a jelly bean.
Yeah. The Lexus gets a turbro 4 popper with 240ish horsepower. Rage 4 gets the N.A. 2.5 liter 4 popper with 200hp.

It’s the most unrefined 4 cylinder I’ve ever experienced. Blows my mind how that engine is now the base option for the NX.
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Gberg2119 wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 12:45 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:23 pm

Is this a turbo or something? The 91 octane requirement is rather surprising for a jelly bean.
Yeah. The Lexus gets a turbro 4 popper with 240ish horsepower. Rage 4 gets the N.A. 2.5 liter 4 popper with 200hp.

It’s the most unrefined 4 cylinder I’ve ever experienced. Blows my mind how that engine is now the base option for the NX.
I'd say worth the extra $0.5-1 in that case... I've driven manmy 'yota products with that 2.5, Rages and Cammies mostly... it is underwhelming at best.
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First issue with the :fancy: :rage: 4. In-laws forgot to tell us the sunroof drains have been clogged before leading to water intrusion in the cabin. That would explain the water marks in the headliner. It happened again a few days ago but :tits: only mentioned it today.

I used one of those meguiars one-time use deodorizers and it worked for a day but the stank remains. Could the stank be related to the clogged sunroof drains? I hope it’s not mold somewhere in the headliner.
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I’ll preface this by saying I just wanted to get a nice pull video of the gauges since I finally had a clear lane in front of me but bro in a not a Mustang wanted to go.

I thought this was going to be a :poop: video since the phone moved but watching it back it unintentionally turned out hilarious as you can see his face as I pass. :lol:

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First issue with the :fancy: :rage: 4. In-laws forgot to tell us the sunroof drains have been clogged before leading to water intrusion in the cabin. That would explain the water marks in the headliner. It happened again a few days ago but :tits: only mentioned it today.

I used one of those meguiars one-time use deodorizers and it worked for a day but the stank remains. Could the stank be related to the clogged sunroof drains? I hope it’s not mold somewhere in the headliner.
Well it’ll dry out over time, may want to leave it parked overnight or during the day to have it dry out.

Did that thing live outside ?
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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 9:31 pm I’ll preface this by saying I just wanted to get a nice pull video of the gauges since I finally had a clear lane in front of me but bro in a not a Mustang wanted to go.

I thought this was going to be a :poop: video since the phone moved but watching it back it unintentionally turned out hilarious as you can see his face as I pass. :lol:

Did you really race a Mach E :lolgasm: wonder which trim it was
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First issue with the :fancy: :rage: 4. In-laws forgot to tell us the sunroof drains have been clogged before leading to water intrusion in the cabin. That would explain the water marks in the headliner. It happened again a few days ago but :tits: only mentioned it today.

I used one of those meguiars one-time use deodorizers and it worked for a day but the stank remains. Could the stank be related to the clogged sunroof drains? I hope it’s not mold somewhere in the headliner.
Well it’ll dry out over time, may want to leave it parked overnight or during the day to have it dry out.

Did that thing live outside ?
It did live outside and under a tree when it was with them so that explains the clogged sunroof drains. At least once we get it fixed again it shouldn’t be a problem with us.

I also changed the cabin filter which had a ton of leaves and stuff in it. Also cleaned the cowl under the hood.
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max225 wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 9:53 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 9:31 pm I’ll preface this by saying I just wanted to get a nice pull video of the gauges since I finally had a clear lane in front of me but bro in a not a Mustang wanted to go.

I thought this was going to be a :poop: video since the phone moved but watching it back it unintentionally turned out hilarious as you can see his face as I pass. :lol:

Did you really race a Mach E :lolgasm: wonder which trim it was
God damn right I did. :lolol:

I don’t think it was a GT but he was bookin it. It was the first and only time I had a stretch of open road in front of me the whole ride home. I had to :doit:
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Def had to :doit:
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