Been looking into a 2023 Honda and hadn’t realized that the safety features have come so far from my 2014.
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It’s nuts. We have a newer Honda Passport Touring and it has way more tech than most fancy brands had not that long ago.
Some of its annoying and I had the system slam on the brakes once while transitioning from gravel to pavement in a freeway construction zone. Still overall makes driving safer.
Yeah. The automatic breaking is a mixed blessing.
Coming out of my condo theres a tight curve between rows of parked cars. Even while going slow. The auto break occasionally kicks in if I dont start slowing or turning the wheel slightly early enough before the turn because it thinks I’m going to hit the cars.
On the other hand. Its kicked in a couple of times a split second before I did a couple of times in traffic. It wouldnt have made a difference, but glad to know its here.
The adaptive speed control and lane assist is the best
Makes long drives much better.
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I can’t turn my automatic braking off permanently but I can leave the menu option for it up as the default on startup. Hitting the few buttons it takes to turn off from there has become part of my routine.
Teslas are the worst option. Their signature “wompy wheels” that fall off while driving have been a problem for a decade and are still present. Tesla quality is abysmal (though you might get lucky) and the service centers will make you wanna axe murder someone.
IMO a hybrid makes more sense right now than fully electric, but when it comes to the latter there are plenty of better options than a Tesla these days, eg Ioniq, Polestar, Lucid.
As for me, I’m sticking with my darling 2000 Camry for a while :)
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I should have specified “best option for my price range and charging situation” because Lucids are very cool but their cheapest option is $1700 a month.
Plug in hybrids are a really good compromise imo. Most have an electrical range that can handle most daily drives, but you never have to worry about range anxiety or finding a charging station.
Back from Singapore and we’re officially a 3-car family. I test drove a Lexus NX and didn’t really like it at all, for reasons I can’t articulate. Then I tried the RX 350, which I liked much more. They quoted me an out-the-door price of something like $67k, which was much more than I wanted to spend.
Then I went to drive the newest Mazda CX-5. When I bought my CRV in 2018, I drove the CX-5, as well, and was really disappointed in it. (I think I drove the last year before they offered a turbo version, which explains a big chunk of my disappointment.) This year’s model was a significant improvement - it had plenty of pep and was fun to drive. The Signature trim had all of the ancillary stuff I was interested in - heads up display, folding mirrors, 360 degree camera. I was quoted something like $46k. At that point, I texted my wife, “I really like the Mazda”.
Next, I headed to Honda to get a sense of the newest CRV. They had nothing on the lot, and said that most of what they were scheduled to receive in the next week or two was already spoken for. This is the dealership where we’ve purchased our most recent 3 cars, and they don’t mark up above MSRP, which explains why they don’t have anything available - the guy told me candidly that if I needed something right now, I should go to XXX dealership, where they’re happy to add a few thousand to MSRP and do have CRVs on the lot.
At this point, it had been about two weeks since I drove the Acura RDX, so I wanted to head back and try it out again while the other cars were fresh in my mind. I also wanted to make sure it fit in our garage, since it’s 2 inches wider than the CRV I currently drive. I was immediately struck at how much better and more solid it felt than the Mazda, and decided to go for it. They gave me an offer about $2k below MSRP and had no bullshit charges, so I pulled the trigger. Feels good.
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Just something interesting. Could probably go in the LC thread. I’m not surprised that Subaru is left and high turnout, but I’m surprised Mercedes is a little higher turnout and further left. I’d also be interested in seeing Tesla’s lean over time.
https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1668748263300710401
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Am I blind or are Honda and Acura missing?
Under Volkswagon maybe?
Yep, Honda is the large blue circle next to Hyundai’s red circle, then the circles inside of Honda are Acura and Land Rover. Here’s an interactive version of the chart.
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Just got this Maverick in for my wife. AWD little turbo truck. Special ordered 9 months ago. Dealer tried to put heavy ADM on but relented after about 3 hours. Long scummy process that reminded why people hate stealerships.
Fun to drive though and I’m going to Lowe’s and the dump this weekend.
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I drive a Ram 1500, turnout like a motherfucker, and vote blue as shit. Suck it.
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Yep, I spent about 5 hours dealing with that last Friday getting this
I was able to negotiate the dealer markup down to half what they originally asked so I considered that a win.
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It would be interesting to control the manufacturers for vehicle types sold. It’s not rocket science that people who drive pickup trucks will vote R and people who drive hatchbacks will vote D, so much of the chart is just weighing the OEMs by the mix of product they sell–Toyota is a little more right wing than Honda because they sell like 5x more trucks than Honda. Not surprising when you look beneath the surface.
But if you determine average political leanings of pickup drivers, sedan drivers, BSUV drivers, etc then weight the manufacturers from where they “should” be based on sales mix, it would reflect how much Ford or whatever actually has a right wing bent among its customers.
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Those are awesome vehicles. We looked at regular Bolts and EUVs for a bit. They’re awesome value, especially with the tax $
Welcome to the Bolt EUV club!
Hope you enjoy it as much as me. We managed to buy from a dealer with no markup.
Are they still coming with the free 50 amp outlet install for home charging?
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The car buying process is a fucking disaster. Eventually the legacy automakers will realize forcing people to spend 7 hours in a dealership to wait for some coke addicted scumbag to “go talk to my manager” before being held hostage by some F&I loser is a major competitive disadvantage relative to EV buyers who can order online.
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My wife got a new remote job so we are going down to a 1 car family. Carmax is offering $4k for my piece of shit 2009 Honda with 130k miles. All I have to do is just drive it to them. Seems like an awesome business for consumers. I’m more than happy to give away $1k in potential earnings to not deal with shit bags on Facebook Marketplace.
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