General Car Conversation 2024 - part 1
06-27-24, 11:19 AM
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06-27-24, 11:58 AM
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Do I see a Mercedes GLC in your future?
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Toys4RJill
It all comes down to $$$ or lack thereof. Or maybe they’re just extreme cheapskates.
06-27-24, 02:31 PM
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Care Cut Nut put a new video yesterday about the V35 issues. He doesn't really buy into the "machining debris" excuse. I won't bother linking the vid. It's 40 mins long.
Good informative video. Tundras with an April 2024 later build date may be less problematic.
06-27-24, 02:33 PM
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BayeauxLex
Good informative video. Tundras with an April 2024 later build date may be less problematic.
Not a design defect, but a manufacturing issue. The sky isn't falling...
06-27-24, 02:43 PM
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Toys4RJill
Saw some old stuff today.
Nice.
What model vw is that.
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Originally Posted by
Carfan94
Do I see a Mercedes GLC in your future?
So tempting.
If I ever leave Lexus, I might go with an MB SUV someday.
06-27-24, 03:25 PM
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Not a design defect, but a manufacturing issue. The sky isn't falling...
Isn't that what people said when it was only the 21-22s? Now we have 23s and 24s with the same problem
06-27-24, 03:38 PM
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Isn't that what people said when it was only the 21-22s? Now we have 23s and 24s with the same problem
‘21s have the V8
06-27-24, 03:55 PM
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Do I see a Mercedes GLC in your future?
Hopefully I won’t have more loaners for a while but I want to try one of those out. Still really like this C300 I have
06-27-24, 03:59 PM
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When do you take delivery of the new one? Exciting!!!!
06-27-24, 04:05 PM
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‘21s have the V8
My bad, I was referring to when they were built not year sorry
06-27-24, 04:14 PM
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Toys4RJill
Not a design defect, but a manufacturing issue. The sky isn't falling...
i'm sure that distinction is lost on people who can't drive their vehicles.
in related news, toyota/lexus can't sell the highlander/tx right now. that's gotta be a big hurt.
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Do I see a Mercedes GLC in your future?
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Originally Posted by
Margate330
So tempting.
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Originally Posted by
SW17LS
Hopefully I won’t have more loaners for a while but I want to try one of those out. Still really like this C300 I have
my brother in law has a glc. it's really nice.
06-27-24, 04:57 PM
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My heart strings were strung today. This was in the back of the dealer.
06-27-24, 05:13 PM
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When do you take delivery of the new one? Exciting!!!!
Should be this weekend!
06-27-24, 05:42 PM
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I don't deny that the 2GR is a good engine, it's just not particularly torquey. The FKS famously has received a lot of criticism from Tacoma owners for how much you have to rev it to feel any power, coming from their 1GR 2nd gen Tacomas with the 4.0.
06-27-24, 06:43 PM
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Should be this weekend!
Congrats, can't wait to hear your comparison reviews once you have a fair amount of seat time with it.
06-27-24, 11:58 AM
