Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

Postby **faftorial** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:42 pm

Isn't the PT Cruiser on the Neon platform?

Postby **dodint** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:02 pm

Yeah, it has better steering components but they're not class legal to swap in.

Postby **Shyster** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:49 pm

Was in Walmart over the weekend to buy some stuff and I noticed that they were selling Super Tech oil in 12-quart boxes. It's like boxed wine; there's a plastic bag inside with a spigot that you pull out. It was $34 per box. That IMO is a great deal for a full-synthetic, SN Plus, Dexos 1 Gen 2, ILSAC GF-5 oil. That for me is three oil change's worth, and $11 and change per oil change for full syn is pretty nice.

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:20 am

Car dealerships/salesmen are peeholes sometimes. I hate the tactic of show the lowest price possible on the internet, then tell you it's mostly unattainable when you actually go to the dealership.

Postby **mac5155** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:52 am

My favorite is holding your keys hostage for a trade in.

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:36 pm

haha haven't come across that yet.

Postby **mac5155** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:35 pm

Yep, happened to me at Solomon. Didn't even realize it happened. Took a truck for a test drive and they took my Jeep for a trade. Couldn't come to a deal. Went to leave and literally realized they had my keys. Asked for them back 2x before they finally gave me them back, not before trying twice to sweeten their offer

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:44 pm

haha oh man. They had a truck at Hillview I might go check out tonight - but they're still kind of expensive, imo.

Postby **faftorial** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:48 pm

haha oh man. They had a truck at Hillview I might go check out tonight - but they're still kind of expensive, imo.

$50K?

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:04 pm

no the truck I want is around 35-40K. But I'm trying to get under 35, but seems like the used market is just blah.

Postby **Joegap** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:50 pm

Anyone drive a RAV 4? Haven't had a chance to test drive yet, but it is on my shortlist

Postby **Beveridge** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:53 pm

Bought one about 3 months ago. No complaints. Very smooth ride.

Postby **Joegap** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:58 pm

Did you go with the base model or a step up?

Postby **Beveridge** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:03 pm

XLE which is a step up from the base I do believe. It's a 2018 but only had 7,500 miles on it.

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:28 pm

Still really haven't found a Truck yet. Hillview Motors trying their hardest though.

Postby **AuthorTony** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:49 pm

Did you check Blue Knob?

Postby **dodint** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:34 pm

I went to the yard last week and found all ten or so parts I was looking for that I needed for the SRT4. Spent this evening putting a bunch on, transferring it from bolt on boy racer hell back to a respectable little car. It was like my own little episode of Wheeler Dealers, very theraputic.

Switching back to the factory tail light assembly is probably the most noticeable change.

Well, other than returning to the rear exit dual exhaust in place of the straight pipe side exit exhaust it had when I bought it.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:41 am

Which taillight are you going with? I'm personally not a fan of the one on the right.

Postby **dodint** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 7:33 am

Yeah, the black aftermarket LED early 2000s modified style on the right was replaced by the red stock housings on the left.

Postby **Morkle** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:24 am

Did you check Blue Knob?

I did, they sporadically get the model I'm interested in, in, that I just assume it's out at this point.

Dealership I'm working with is trying to get me into a 2020 at my budget point, so I may just be getting a new truck all-together.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:25 am

Okay, cool. Definitely looks better with the red lights, IMO.

Postby **CBear3** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:24 am

Currently in an online tug of war over whether I can change the spring isolator/cup on the Mini Cooper to accommodate the allowed 2.5" race springs. Never change spec racing, never change.

Postby **dodint** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:30 am

Yeah, Tyler is waiting on rule clarifications and parts requests for the C4. TT season is fast approaching...

Postby **CBear3** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:41 am

I was hoping I could make NL, but I'm starting to doubt that plan. If I'm not ready for Heartland Park Majors in the middle of April I'm really up against the wall.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:10 pm

BMW redesigned its logo:

I’m not a fan of flat designs in general, so the change doesn’t appeal to me.