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    2025 Mazda CX-70 Is Surprisingly Similar to the CX-90

    So after all the wait we get pretty much an exact copy of an SUV I already didn't care for after renting one for a week (through Turo).
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    Chevy Colorado, am I missing something?

    Starting price for a Colorado LT is $33,095. Starting price for a Silverado LT is $52,395.
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    Chevy Colorado, am I missing something?

    Except for the comically large air dam in front. First thing I noticed when the first pics came out and now I can never unsee it.
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    Love the looks of the 2024 Chevy Trax

    This is actually a pretty amazing success story for GM. The Trax has already blown past Toyota, Honda, Hyundai/Kia and nearly everyone else in this segment to be just a few hundred units in sales behind the Subaru Crosstrek in Q4. This after abandoning the compact car segment a few years ago. At...
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    Mazda - 1WPE-14-302 - 8043 miles - C&P

    I don't like how the Mazda filters tend to have high shipping costs online so I went with a PureOne last time. But recently I found a 3-pack of Mazda filters with reasonable shipping costs which got the per-unit cost down so I have those for the next 3 changes.
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    Love the looks of the 2024 Chevy Trax

    My bad, it is the same platform, but the Trax's has a 2 inch longer wheelbase... so a revised chassis? I looked at base window stickers for both and I don't see any big differences, except the Trax is $2,000 cheaper, so I don't know where you're getting that it's "a gutted version of the...
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    Love the looks of the 2024 Chevy Trax

    Exactly, totally different car, different chassis. Here’s the car and driver review of the latest Trailblazer which says the new Trax offers “more space, appealing style, and new features—all for significantly less money.”...
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    Love the looks of the 2024 Chevy Trax

    Every professional review I've seen lately says the Trax is far better than the Trailblazer.
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    Tell me about Mazda, maybe the CX 30

    Agreed, I went from a 2017 Mazda6 non-turbo to a 2021 turbo. The turbo car doesn't jump off the line like I expected and you have to press the accelerator pretty hard to notice the torque difference. And my mileage commuting dropped from 31 to 27 on average. But it sure has great pull in the mid...
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    Tell me about Mazda, maybe the CX 30

    Thank you for clarifying this is "IMO", because in my own contrary opinion that's an absurd opinion. :) I think 90% of drivers do not need AWD and two wheel drive is cheaper, more fuel efficient and will have fewer chance of problems down the road. Check out this article by Car and Driver which...
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    Tell me about Mazda, maybe the CX 30

    I'm on my 2nd 6 sedan now. Neither this one nor the previous have required any repair visits to the dealer. Overall I like the quality, style and driving dynamics. My 75 y.o. in-laws have a CX-5 and I haven't heard any complaints from them. Here are a couple of complaints I have about the 6...
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    2018 VW Atlas SEL w/4Motion and 3.6 VR6 6 year review

    We’re still in the same gen. It’s just had a couple of refreshes. and I disagree, it’s been getting better looking with each refresh. Always hated the original front end shown above, and those exaggerated wheel arches. Lots of complaints that even with the V6 it’s one of the slowest big...
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    Suggestions for a new car ?

    You call a truck with all these features a ‘stripper’? 430 FT-LB OF TORQUE (more than the 5.3L V8) 20” ALUMINUM WHEELS PUSH BUTTON START REMOTE START AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING FORWARD COLLISION ALERT FRONT PEDESTRIAN BRAKING LANE KEEP ASSIST W/LANE DEPARTURE WARNING FOLLOWING DISTANCE...
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    Suggestions for a new car ?

    Bomnin is a Florida dealer and "doc fees" or dealer fees of $799 to $1,299 are very common throughout Florida. There are only a handful that I've ever come across that charge less than that. I've been eyeing the Silverado Customs advertised at Bomnin for under $30k for a while now. By far the...
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    2024 Mazda CX-90

    I rented one of these last week on vacation via Turo. I've owned several Mazdas including my current 6 turbo and I like Mazdas overall, but I was not impressed with the CX-90. I found the following two statements (I'm paraphrasing) from the powertrain engineer in the above video particularly...
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    Ford Ranger or Nissan Frontier

    I had a '22 Frontier as a rental recently. Liked the powertrain but hated the heavy steering. Not only is it way too heavy at parking lot speeds, but there is no telescoping feature so it was pretty uncomfortable. Drove it for 3 days and did not get used to it.
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    brake fluid flush at 3yr/36K?

    Pretty sure most people don't change theirs and there is no noticeable effect. My dad's almost 20-year-old Silverado still has the original fluid. I changed it on one car I owned at around 36k miles. But only because I was changing the warped rotors and I felt good about doing the fluid at the...
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    Hurricane Dorian, FL residents?

    We spent over $1,000 evacuating the state from Hurrican Irma and regretted it ever since. By the time it got to Tampa it was a nothing burger. Dorian looks like it will hit Tampa no worse than Irma did, and probably even less, so we're not doing much of anything. We have some bottled water and...
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    Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway

    Originally Posted by nthach I've driven a PowerShift equipped Focus once and it did shift roughly, like a Honda but more jerky. I've seen posts here of people getting multiple PCM flashes and internal parts replaced to no avail. And Getrag can make a good tranny if you're willing to pay - their...
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