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01-20-2021, 02:16 PM | #57 |
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i just think its cool when he points out "quirks and features" and easter eggs and automotive innovations of cars i'll never sit in, especially minivans.
had no idea a lot of minivans now come with built in vacuum cleaners and loud speakers to speak to kids in back. also would have never known about hyundais cool gauge cluster where the tach and speedo screens turn into the views from the cameras mounted on the side mirrors. stuff like that keeps me interested in his videos. he's pretty good at pointing out what's trending in the industry it took a while for me to appreciate his vids and yes he's kinda cheesy sometimes but you kind of have to be if you're really into little "quirks and features" of like every car as an enthusiast. plus on his second channel he's pretty good at explaining his reasoning for buying his own personal cars and it's pretty sound. of course people shouldnt just rely on watching a video to make a purchase, but it can definitely be a tool in your overall decision. |
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*disclaimer* I was in the same boat as him for the Supra event, cuz I didn't get Toyota VIP invite and they told me to I need to fly in and stay out of my pocket. Which I was willing to do. But thankfully there was a spot opened up plus Tada-san request, I got the VIP invite. |
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You've made some accurate statements, but they aren't enough and I'm still not swayed. At least Honda had the decency to extend their warranty voluntarily on those and a few of their other transmissions, as well as some of their turbo-charged, direct-injected engines. You still haven't convinced me otherwise to NOT buy anything else from this version of GM. I remember the melting dashes on the second generation Toyota Solaras that Toyota, via a TSB, would replace through an extended warranty claim program. That was a very expensive repair for Toyota, but true to their words, they took care of their customers. GM blaming the failure of their 8-speed transmissions and the cracking of their C8 Corvette rims on "design flaws" and not "defects in material and workmanship" in order to cop out on the manufacturers' warranty, instead of owning up to the problem and taking care of their customers is simply despicable. Instead of admitting the fact that they simply built and sold junk (as some of their most expensive vehicles, mind you) and then attempted to cover it up and blame THEIR OWN DESIGNERS while fooling their customers with legal language should prove to anyone that this company doesn't deserve to do business here. This isn't even the same company as it was prior to the bankruptcy and bail-out THAT WE ALL HERE IN THE US PAID FOR. So in my mind, if a company builds junk, sells junk, and their warrantys are junk, then that company deserves to fail. I would rather purchase any of Toyota's lowest-quality 20 year-old used vehicles before I ever purchased one of GM's newest, and highest-quality vehicles. Period. |
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01-21-2021, 07:47 AM | #60 | |
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Ironically, I've had both a GM product and a Honda product get a full paint job under warranty, and I was the second owner. True, but in the case of the transmissions, it was to avoid a loss in court. It was an out of court settlement to make it go away, and there were still a lot of owners (including me) left holding a $2400 bag because we were just outside that extension.
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The only way to get back at companies that do things like that to you is to no longer purchase their products, and inform others of your decision and explain to them why you made that decision. The louder you are about it, the better. Sorry for thread-jacking on this rant, but to at least partially make up for it, here's my opinion on the Toyota Mirai: Eh.....it's got four doors, I'm not interested. Throughout my life, I've only ever owned 2-door vehicles. 1) '72 Ford Courier 2) '78 Honda Civic 2-door Hatchback 3) '90 Mazda B2200 Regular Cab 4) '90 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe 5) '68 Ford Torino GT 6) '99 Toyota Solara SE 5-speed manual 7) '00 Toyota Solara SLE V6 automatic 8) '00 Toyota Solara SE V6 5-speed manual 9) '02 Toyota Solara SE I4 automatic (parts car) 10) '15 Scion FR-S manual 6 Hah, I just got to thinking that I'm bolting on more power to my FR-S than my Civic or Courier originally came with from their respective factories. |
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01-21-2021, 10:45 AM | #62 | |
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As far as the Mirai, the 4-door doesn't bother me, I've owned plenty of 4-doors. The inability to fuel is a problem. The closest Hydrogen station to me is 868 miles away in Wallingford, CT.
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I like Doug DeMuro's way of reviewing cars. I agree it's interesting how he presents the various quirks of different cars, since that's really what many people want to know. I might never drive a Bugatti, but knowing the idiosyncrasies is as much experience with it as I can get otherwise on a video. Just my .02
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The 2021 Toyota Mirai is insanely cheap after tax rebates and $20,000 incentive
https://www.autoblog.com/2021/03/10/...ai-incentives/
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In Georgia at the time, between Federal and State Tax credits and Nissan deals on leases, you could basically lease a Nissan Leaf for 2 years for a net $0 cost. At that time, it also came with free public charging.
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pretty sweet deal for a car that looks like it would cost around 50k.
Just make sure your in a hydrogen equipped area otherwise its kind of pointless. |
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