Fordgalaxy Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Make sure you avoid cars with a CVT transmission. A friend at work had to dump his Accord with only 76,000 miles and my Uncle rented a Nissan Sentra, and the CVT crapped out on his way back home to North Carolina. You base avoiding a CVT on 2 instances, 1 of which was a rental cart which are driven hard and treated like crap? Honda and Toyota CVTs are very reliable and perform well. Some others don't but neither do some double clutch transmissions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) After all my test drives, I decided against getting something new, and went with a 2013 Kia Soul. Only 35k miles, 6-speed stick, about $185/mo. Hopefully I can double pay it down, so in 2 years or so when the minivan dies I can get a year old model and not have 2 car payments. I haven't had a car payment in 13 years. Dangit, the photo link isn't working. Edited September 4, 2017 by edhunter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 After all my test drives, I decided against getting something new, and went with a 2013 Kia Soul. Only 35k miles, 6-speed stick, about $185/mo. Hopefully I can double pay it down, so in 2 years or so when the minivan dies I can get a year old model and not have 2 car payments. I haven't had a car payment in 13 years. Dangit, the photo link isn't working. They look like so much fun when I see people driving them! It sounds great. My brother in law has had a Kia for years and loves it. Try again on the pic sometime! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Dodge. Demon. (I used to have an old brown primer '71 with a slant 6 but I think the new one might be better ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 After all my test drives, I decided against getting something new, and went with a 2013 Kia Soul. Only 35k miles, 6-speed stick, about $185/mo. Hopefully I can double pay it down, so in 2 years or so when the minivan dies I can get a year old model and not have 2 car payments. I haven't had a car payment in 13 years. Dangit, the photo link isn't working.Manual club is an exclusive club these days :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Make sure you avoid cars with a CVT transmission. A friend at work had to dump his Accord with only 76,000 miles and my Uncle rented a Nissan Sentra, and the CVT crapped out on his way back home to North Carolina. You base avoiding a CVT on 2 instances, 1 of which was a rental cart which are driven hard and treated like crap? Honda and Toyota CVTs are very reliable and perform well. Some others don't but neither do some double clutch transmissions.Aye. I'm surprised to hear of an Accord CVT failing, but I guess anything is possible. With how many automatic Accords get sold, it would be big news if they were constantly failing. I rented a Jeep Compass w/ CVT, and that's probably the worst I've seen. But that's just one model from one manufacturer. They've been around for many years now, and have become more refined and reliable for the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotRush Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 After all my test drives, I decided against getting something new, and went with a 2013 Kia Soul. Only 35k miles, 6-speed stick, about $185/mo. Hopefully I can double pay it down, so in 2 years or so when the minivan dies I can get a year old model and not have 2 car payments. I haven't had a car payment in 13 years. They look like so much fun when I see people driving them! It sounds great. My brother in law has had a Kia for years and loves it. Try again on the pic sometime!I've had 2 Souls & not sure exactly why, but these cars are fun . . . .My 2017 is a Turbo w/custom paint so it's extra fun & fast . . . .. . . . . . . . . . soul rush . . . . . . . . . . . . http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/GotRush/Soul%20red%20mirrors%209ab_zpspwbhmag3.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I'm about to start looking for a new, and probably last, vehicle to replace the 2013 Sonata I bought new. I want to go the SUV route, but haven't seen anything I'm comfortable in. At 6' 4", mostly in the legs, it isn't easy. Kind of looking at the Chevy Equinox, but not real sure. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I'm about to start looking for a new, and probably last, vehicle to replace the 2013 Sonata I bought new. I want to go the SUV route, but haven't seen anything I'm comfortable in. At 6' 4", mostly in the legs, it isn't easy. Kind of looking at the Chevy Equinox, but not real sure. Any ideas?At that height you're not gonna fit well in those crossover type vehicles. I remember fitting well in the newer 4Runners, and they're incredible vehicles, but not cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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