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Originally Posted By: supton Just round, it's not like you need the exact number here. I mean, who cares what the exact displacement is? What's the peak hp and is the torque curve flat, and what is the mpg. I don't care if they use a 1L or 10L engine, 200+hp and 30+mpg in a normal sized car, or...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Am I seriously reading whining about simple math for unit conversions? Honestly, it takes me a very long time to go from liters to cu. in. Operating in the metric side is just easier for me... but oh well, others are different. With a ratio of 61:1, it is nor the...

The GS series is a great "all arounder". If you want a comfortable cruiser that does everything well as a car, it is fantastic. The problem with the GS series is that it is complete weak-sauce if you want it to be a "sports" or enthusiast model. The F-Sport is a sticker/appearance package...

Originally Posted By: Al Subaru's turbo engines have held up very well. Like anything else. It depends how hard you drive it. My '18 Forester XT is my wife's and she will never use more than 5 psi of boost. The Turbo engine is more solid than their FB engine just like their FA2.5 (turbo) was...

Originally Posted By: Silverado12 Gov't employee unions are necessary too as all workers should have access to outside representation in the workplace. Remember, the employees are paying for union representation out of their checks and management shouldn't have anything to do with whether unions...

Originally Posted By: KrisZ The techs were right on the money to be suspicious. Worm style hose clamps and meddling with AC lines are a tell tell sign of somebody messing with the engine. I bet they already saw fee of these example with the car possibly having an overheating issue and the owner...

Originally Posted By: KrisZ Unions are a necessary counyerbalance to remind corporations to treat their workers fairly, even if their own workforce is not unionized. Unions are as needed as ever, perhaps even more so, since the wages have been stagnant for a very long time now, despite gains in...

I am pulling directly from FCA/Jeep window stickers. I don't know how much more accurate it can get. https://www.jeep.com/hostd/windowsticker/getWindowStickerPdf.do?vin=1C4PJMCB7KD212079 I support unions, particularly in certain field where you have skilled labor set that might not control...

Originally Posted By: Silverado12 So then you folks need to do YOUR homework before stomping all over me. The Cherokee has a 72% domestic parts content, with engine, transmission parts and final assembly from the USA with union labor. It's one of the most American made cars in existence and def...

The biggest (and purist) libertarian I know drives a Prius and is about to buy a Bolt (Also owns a 6.4PSD too). Does not really like gas taxes, but also is fence-sitting with Gov. Motors and the Bolt. Shrug. Most folks just by a car for the cup-holders. There are just a lot of the flag-wavers...

The V6 wouldn't be bad if it was a highway blast whereit could use lower revs and long legs to work for it... but he has a lot of rural PA two-lane roads with stop-lights. Really, a hybrid would have been better for him because the stop-go would work for him rather than against, but he did not...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: gofast182 Don't get caught up in premium fuel hysterics. If you can afford a new car that recommends premium, you can afford the cost delta of a few bucks a tank. If you fill up twice a month at ~$3 more per tank that's yr. If that's going...

OH, also note that a lot of premium sedans require premium fuel. Another ding so to speak.

You are kinda right (see below). Basically you get to a point that if it has wheels and moves under its own power, you have a baseline cost of transport. Add $1K in my area if it moves and has AWD/4WD. Eventually, that bigger size (and cost to repair, fuel ect) hurts enough to overcome any...

My brother just bought one. He likes it. Can't really say anything about it really... too new. He went from the '03 with the K24 with 248K on the clock to the new honda. I hope he has some luck because I doubt the new engine will be as robust but I could be wrong.