The Automobile Thread

WTH?! The truck stays parked in the street? I see plenty of width in his driveway for both to fit.

 

But does U-Haul have a hitch for it? Upon which to install your bike rack, of course....

 

Even if, I'd never make it in or out of any driveway without dragging the rack . It does actually have slickly designed mounting points with covers on either side of the glass roof to install low profile OEM cross bars.

 

Did the guy spend all his skrilla on the car and had to settle for no full squish?

 

I guess we’re an official vdub family now

 

FOR SALE: 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD TurboDiesel

https://www.imtbtrails.com/forum/th...hevrolet-silverado-2500-hd-turbodiesel.11204/

 

Can we please keep the cross posting to a minimum?

 

Jennifer went to a small family reunion this morning. Her 72-year-old uncle showed up in this....



Him and his wife drove it all the way from Iowa! He's my new hero.

 

Just got my invite to the R1 shop for my Rivian R1S. Nothing in stock yet, but should be ordered within the month! Anyone here have a 1up on a Rivian yet?

 

New car day happened about 10 days ago. There were multiple contenders, but ultimately I ended up with the same model as last time, just in a different spec. I got to pick a spec more to liking this time, and have given it a few personalized touches, with more to come.

 

Was in San Fran this week and saw a car in front of the hotel with quite a few folks around it. Checked it out and ask a few questions. it was a NIO, first one I've ever seen. Chinese company not yet approved for sale in the U.S. No pics, but car was attractive enough.

China eCars are coming.

 

Purty!

RS4?

 

Thanks! S4. Unfortunately we don't get RS4 in the U.S. (and I don't get employee discounts on anything RS).

 

Sweet ride! Its gotta be a grip of fun to drive.

 

Audi R8 V10.

Sh!t color, but otherwise awesome.

 

Where will you put your MTB?

 

SeaSucker.

 

Rivian arrived this week! Kuat dropper hitch and 1up bolted right on. Not sure if i'll keep the rack on fulltime as it interferes with the parking sensors and rear camera.

 

After letting my motorcycle sit for over a year, sad, I put a new (lithium upgrade) battery in it* and commuted in today on my gBike. Probably going to be riding my bicycle a little less often in the future. Bike sat since last April, and it started up as if I parked it yesterday. Pretty good for being 20 years old.

*I have never used a battery tender on anything before because I have never let something sit long enough that I would need such a thing (does solar on the van count?).

 

@stevers let us know about the R1S. I'd love to hear your review and thoughts after driving it a while. Tell us about where and how you use it and how it does.

 

It's 100% a city queen. Haven't seen dirt in the week that I've had it, and unlikely to see any dirt except the parking lot at trail heads. The main reason to buy is the 3 rows. I usually Turo a 3 row SUV when doing road trips with my 1 child and grandparents. My use case is really a non-minivan minivan. If they made an electric minivan with 300 miles of range, i'd be all over that.

I'm 5'10" and my wife is 5'1". We both think the "low" suspension setting is too high for ingress/egress, but I have some runningboards on order.

Driving-wise, it's violently quick. It has no business doing 0-60 in 3.x seconds, weighing 7,000 lbs. It feels a whole lot faster than my older Tesla S at 5.0s, and comparable to the 488 ferrari and GTRs I've driven. That said, my wife did not appreciate the full pull, and I'd never accelerate like that with the kid in the car. So it's really going to stay in the mild mannered mode for most of it's life.

I just adjusted the hitch and removed the 2nd bike rack so it can clear the rear view camera. The frame of the bike rack kind of interferes with the rear parking sensors, so now i'm looking for a 4" drop hitch. I'll get some pictures of my setup in case anyone is interested in bike rack and how it clears the tailgate/rear sensors.

 

On my Tacoma, I don't care that the hitch rack interfere with the sensors - I know how to use my mirrors.
I was recently talking with a friend. He's about 6'6" and his wife his not quite 5'. They are looking for basically a full size SUV. They've been renting and trying out, looks like the key will be movable pedals.

 

FOR SALE: 2020 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring, Excellent, 67,000 miles. I have a silver Grand Touring (loaded) CX-5 recently serviced by the local Mazda dealer I plan to sell or wholesale by the end of the week. The best wholesale bid I have is $19,100. If anyone here wants it, you can have it for the $19,100 wholesale bid. Really nice. ~24mpg average and your bike will fit inside. My gravel bike fits in back with the wheels on and the large MTB with the front wheel off. Local dealers are asking ~$24k for the same vehicle.

DM or Text for more info.

 

Nice car. Nice price. Looks like a perfect vehicle for an active person - about the same size as my Q5 which works perfectly for surf, ski, snowboard, mt. biking needs. Easy to drive, easy to park and carries stuff well.

 

I may hit you up about this. Been needing a new car for a while now and the CX5 checks a lot of boxes for me. Need to see if my pre approved car loan from Schools First CU would work with a private seller though.

 

I'm on my second CX-5 in a row - I don't think you could go wrong with this.

 

I'm not one to buy used cars, but if I ever was, I would not hesitate to buy anything from Tony. Everything he sells is as new.

 

Thanks for the info gents. Appreciate it.

 

Sounds good. Keep me posted and don't hesitate to reach out on my mobile. (nine zer0 1) four zer0 9 - four 4 9 eight

PS: Thanks guys. It's a really nice CX-5, and it's in great shape, but not quite new shape like the cars I purchase new are!

 

This Tesla was good for a chuckle today.