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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Margate330
My next SUV will be rwd with the engine going the proper direction.
Do I see a Mercedes GLC in your future?
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Toys4RJill
I simply cannot understand why people have mismatched tires at the front versus the rear.
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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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Originally Posted by
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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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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Carfan94
Do I see a Mercedes GLC in your future?
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Originally Posted by
Margate330
So tempting.
If I ever leave Lexus, I might go with an MB SUV someday.
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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.
The nice thing about a turbocharged engine is that the torque comes on very strong at low RPM's(The version of the B58 in my car makes peak torque from 1380-5200 RPM). Essentially you're at full torque at any given time in the powerband. It's amazing. Instant acceleration whenever you want it. There's a reason the IS350 is generally compared to the 4 Cylinder 330i rather than the 6 cylinder M340i.
06-27-24, 06:43 PM
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SW17LS
Should be this weekend!
Congrats, can't wait to hear your comparison reviews once you have a fair amount of seat time with it.