Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

Postby **mac5155** » Tue May 05, 2020 10:14 am

That kid is FIVE?!

Postby **dodint** » Tue May 05, 2020 10:14 am

Pie face.

Postby **meow** » Tue May 05, 2020 3:18 pm

Is KBB still the preferred spot to price a potential trade-in?

Postby **dodint** » Tue May 05, 2020 3:28 pm

I prefer NADA Guides.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue May 05, 2020 4:04 pm

I used Carvana honestly. I figured that's a more realistic option.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue May 05, 2020 4:19 pm

Do I hear a fourth contender?

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu May 07, 2020 2:02 pm

I poked around in Carvana a bit - even tried to get a quote for trading in my 2008 Odyssey (which I still haven't received - guess they don't want it lol).

The newest CR-V they have is a 2018, which they have 3-4 available in the EX trim for $24900. I can get a brand new 2020 EX at a lower APR and a 3 year warranty for under $27K.

It's not a criticism of Carvana, but man, Hondas do not depreciate very much.

Postby **AuthorTony** » Thu May 07, 2020 2:06 pm

It's not a criticism of Carvana, but man, Hondas do not depreciate very much.

Ha - check out used Wranglers. A 2013 with 50K+ miles is selling for over $23K on there. I paid, I think, $31K for mine brand new, in 2013.

Postby **dodint** » Thu May 07, 2020 2:29 pm

I poked around in Carvana a bit - even tried to get a quote for trading in my 2008 Odyssey (which I still haven't received - guess they don't want it lol).

Same thing happened to me. Pending quote in the system for about a week then it just disappeared.

Postby **Morkle** » Thu May 07, 2020 2:55 pm

It's not a criticism of Carvana, but man, Hondas do not depreciate very much.
Ha - check out used Wranglers. A 2013 with 50K+ miles is selling for over $23K on there. I paid, I think, $31K for mine brand new, in 2013.

Paid 22K for mine, was offered 18K for it last year. Only has 39K miles too.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu May 07, 2020 3:05 pm

Speaking of Wranglers (which I've always loved, and if I lived in the mountains I would own one):

It's the first car or truck to flip twice during the IIHS' driver-side small overlap front crash test.

Postby **Morkle** » Thu May 07, 2020 3:13 pm

Do people expect Wranglers to do well in safety tests?

Postby **AuthorTony** » Thu May 07, 2020 4:32 pm

Speaking of Wranglers (which I've always loved, and if I lived in the mountains I would own one):

It's the first car or truck to flip twice during the IIHS' driver-side small overlap front crash test.

Postby **Morkle** » Thu May 07, 2020 4:38 pm

pounded that suv

Postby **mac5155** » Thu May 07, 2020 10:13 pm

I wish the Honda pilot had a little bit more towing capacity. If it had 5k (like the Telluride claims), I'd have bought one by now.

Postby **AuthorTony** » Sat May 09, 2020 12:50 am

I enjoyed this way too much.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Sat May 09, 2020 3:08 pm

That was awesome! Thanks for sharing. Man, to be able to do that kind of stuff would be cool.

Postby **iamjs** » Thu May 14, 2020 10:32 pm

The Cannonball record from the Red Ball Garage to the Portofino Hotel has been broken yet again. This time it only took five weeks to break the previous record. The record now is "under 26 hrs, and by a considerable margin."

There is also mention in the video that this group* averaged 120 mph across several states.

* - I think this group involved Ed. It was obviously done by somebody who had completed the run before. Ed only mentions that specific cars that he owns were parked and that another friend's car was parked. That doesn't mean he didn't complete it in a different vehicle. I think he's being a little too careful about how he's describing the group at the end.

Postby **faftorial** » Thu May 14, 2020 11:26 pm

Postby **NTP66** » Wed May 20, 2020 9:50 am

Anyone else use Harbor Freight (Pittsburgh) jack stands? There's a recall on a good number of their most popular ones: https://images.harborfreight.com/hftweb ... _61197.pdf

Postby **NTP66** » Wed May 20, 2020 10:03 am

...which leads me to my next question, any recommendations for replacements? I've seen a few people recommend OTC stands.

Postby **dodint** » Wed May 20, 2020 10:14 am

Get a QuickJack already.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed May 20, 2020 10:30 am

I'd love one, but i can't justify $1300 for it. Even to myself.

Postby **dodint** » Wed May 20, 2020 10:48 am

They've been coming up for sale for a few hundred less than that lately. I'll ping you when I see it again.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri May 22, 2020 5:55 pm

Acura Type-S concept:

Still not a fan of the headlight design, but I like everything else. I assume they’re going to price this in the $60k range.

Official reveal is next week, and it looks like the concept is basically the final design.

I didn’t know this before, but it’s coming with a 3 liter turbocharged engine. I really hope it’s insanely expensive, because I don’t want a car payment...