For the import haters
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YellowEvo;282431 wrote:
bet the gas mileage on that is sweet....:icon_puke_r:11 mpg no matter what. Pulling a trailer, highway or in town... its predictable.
I get a decent discount on gas and 1 major breakdown like Toyotas have every year costs more than my lower mileage.
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At 10,000 miles per year, gas avg price = $2.25 p/gal; my cost is still only $2,000 per year where at 22mpg you spend $1,000.
One major repair on your Toyota and its a tie. Mines gone 3 years now without a dime in repair or service so you have 3 more years of zero failure then we can discuss this again.On the other hand, going out to eat out once a week at 30 bucks per couple comes to $1,560. So if you are really trying to save money dont eat out.
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um you know if you never do maintenence regularly it always comes back to bite you in the ass... FACT
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DrifterExtreme;282439 wrote:
um you know if you never do maintenence regularly it always comes back to bite you in the ass... FACT3000 mile oil changes are a scam.. fact.
I do my own service since I dont want some 19 year old fresh out of tech school touching my vehicles.Its a fun thread anyway... stir away Bill.
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zbrown;282438 wrote:
i thought ecotec powered the fastest FWD??yeah who would have thought with corporate money you could go the fastest....:icon_salut:
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63vette;282437 wrote:
At 10,000 miles per year, gas avg price = $2.25 p/gal; my cost is still only $2,000 per year where at 22mpg you spend $1,000.
One major repair on your Toyota and its a tie. Mines gone 3 years now without a dime in repair or service so you have 3 more years of zero failure then we can discuss this again.On the other hand, going out to eat out once a week at 30 bucks per couple comes to $1,560. So if you are really trying to save money dont eat out.
it's called a warranty... usually you take advantage of it, and after it's up, get rid of it... sounds good to me
2003 Mitsubishi Evolution 8
2011 Ford F150 Ecoboost
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no i'm stating the hondas are slower, and that honda doesn't sponsor the drag cars. gm,saturn,mazda,toyota etc. sponsor drag cars. so naturally they will have an easier/faster time getting to that point(fastest fwd that is).
So i would think honda's would have a fighting chance if they were also cororate backed.
now i'm not 100% but i'm pretty sure honda doesn't have a drag racing team... haha most likely to busy building things that matter like F1 shit.
also look at a size of these motors that plays a huge role in it, as it always has and always will. american companies will build bigger. idk if it is because they can't product the same performance with there cars being quite bloated or if that is just how they want them to be made, lower reving torque monsters. idk!!1
but i can tell you from a tuner's perspective the k series looks more fun then a ecotec.....
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YellowEvo;282447 wrote:
it's called a warranty... usually you take advantage of it, and after it's up, get rid of it... sounds good to meHe said he traded 3 vehicles and had the last for 7 months. I am thinking they were not under warranty.
If they were all new and under warranty he got raped from the depreciation on trade in.Trading in every few years is exactly what the dealerships want you to do to maximize their profit. Way to fall for it.
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yeah they only crushed lap times doing that. totally gay
you going to make fun of sprint cars now, i mean they have the biggest wings and drift... totally gay....
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DrifterExtreme;282456 wrote:
yeah they only crushed lap times doing that. totally gayyou going to make fun of sprint cars now, i mean they have the biggest wings and drift... totally gay....
lol.... i am not arguing whether it works or not.....
just laughing at why such a retarded device/contraption is needed to make the car worth a shit
just like all the FWD drag guys should hand a set of tractor weights out over the front bumper
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63vette;282451 wrote:
He said he traded 3 vehicles and had the last for 7 months. I am thinking they were not under warranty.
If they were all new and under warranty he got raped from the depreciation on trade in.Trading in every few years is exactly what the dealerships want you to do to maximize their profit. Way to fall for it.
Everything I've had has been new except 2 cars, my first and my 3rd, the rest have been brand new, and even if you keep it after it's paid off, you still get raped on it, not that big of a difference... so might as well trade when I dont want it anymore...
2003 Mitsubishi Evolution 8
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YellowEvo;282428 wrote:
yeah after 7 months on the past trucks, i've traded them in, or just gotten rid of them.. was nothing about them that made me want to keep them..Oh and if you want a 07 new style duramax let me know, my dad is gettin rid of his cause he hates the thing more than I did on my 07... gelled up on him 3 times last winter with the bra on... my toyota, started up every day with no problem
Your Toyota is a diesel? Did your dad plug the truck in? What diesel fuel was he running?
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