either of the 2nd two options in your signature would be a hard pass for me. I like the Camry hybrids.
If you could change one thing on your daily driver what would it be?
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AKA - The Loose Nut behind the wheel?
Lots of good things on here.
The one thing as I get older, probably to have a heated steering wheel. Not one that really doesn't work great like some cars. The heated wheel in my father-in-law's Renegade gets hot, quickly. Common complaint on some Honda a forums is lack luster heated wheel and shuts off quickly. Heated seats may be nice but since I have cloth doesn't bother me too much but getting older so decent option.
After that for my daily Accord - A better radio or least make it so it can swapped or new one without losing all the controls for settings, rear camera IMID and a stereo that actually gets weaker if played a bit louder. Really miss my old Sonata and Corolla for the tunes, slapping in a Kenwood, my amps and speakers/sub.
This radio setup sucks.
It would be nice to have a slightly greater range of adjustment for the driver's seat. The car isn't uncomfortable but it could be a little more so.
A bit more power would be nice when driving in mountainous terrain although using a lower gear generally resolves the issue. I wouldn't want the 6-cyl engine though as I like the mileage and lower operating cost of the 4-cyl engine.
What I've come to realize is that this Camry is darned close to the ideal car for me. And while a more upscale vehicle with a few more bells and whistles would be nice, this car is just about perfect for where I am in my life.
A bit more power would be nice when driving in mountainous terrain although using a lower gear generally resolves the issue. I wouldn't want the 6-cyl engine though as I like the mileage and lower operating cost of the 4-cyl engine.
What I've come to realize is that this Camry is darned close to the ideal car for me. And while a more upscale vehicle with a few more bells and whistles would be nice, this car is just about perfect for where I am in my life.
Patman
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You will get a kick out of this then, yesterday I saw a Jetta with C43 AMG badges on it!
The Camry hybrid is the wife's daily, the CRV is the kids. Mine is the Corolla (when the kids don't take it).
The Camry is a vastly better highway cruiser, no doubt about that. Better mpgs too. But I miss having a station wagon, or something with more utility, like the ability to swallow trash cans or large boxes, and the ability to have a trailer hitch and move small trailers. So in a sense, nothing I own is what I want for a daily.
When I get back to my desktop PC I'll post pictures of an even rarer AMG Chevrolet as well as a coveted ///M Focus.You will get a kick out of this then, yesterday I saw a Jetta with C43 AMG badges on it!
Patman
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When I see cars with these badges on them I just wonder what is the thought process behind it? Is the person doing it as a joke? The driver of this Jetta looked 65-70 years old, I had fully expected to see a teenager driving it.
It's just the fact that I am very tall, that makes me against the CRV and the Corolla.
The CRV doesn't have enough legroom and the Corolla enough headroom. I have to bend down quite a bit to get in a Camry, but once I'm in, it's comfortable. Rented a Camry Hybrid off Turo for driving around the Puget Sound area in 2022 and enjoyed it, got 56mpg too at the speeds people drive at out there.
We're a short family, so no issues there. Other than my daughter is a good 5" shorter and proceeds to change every setting possible, so every time she takes one of the cars... first thing we have to do is put everything back. My departed Camry's power seat was starting to make noise, running back and forth its track, it was not happy...
I'm not aging gracefully and I'm starting to notice the "long way down" for getting into the sedans. But I kinda dislike getting into the CRV as I have lift my leg up high to clear the sill. Hard life I know. Loved my Tundra, I put side boards onto it and I could easily swing into it.
Next vehicle for me will be... something cheap. The cheaper it is, the more I'll probably like it. I was very happy with my last car, even though it had a slow oil leak, and failed clearcoat that I taken to dabbing non-matching paint onto rock chips.
2015 Accord Sport. It's a good car. It does everything fine and looks pretty good in the process.
Gripe is the CVT tuning while in Drive is a bit too soft and feels a little slippy. Sport mode is too far in the other direction. I wish Drive was somewhere in the middle and to forget about Sport mode altogether.
I should have bought the six-speed manual.
Gripe is the CVT tuning while in Drive is a bit too soft and feels a little slippy. Sport mode is too far in the other direction. I wish Drive was somewhere in the middle and to forget about Sport mode altogether.
I should have bought the six-speed manual.
2024 Land Cruiser; better audio. Tinny w/ low midrange.
Hermann
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Wish half of the nannies would croak.
Wish the beaters I have (‘05 Corolla and ‘08 Focus) were quieter by 2-3 dBs on the freeway.
Saab 95NG - Would’ve liked to have a backup cam from the factory. HU upgrades are almost impossible with the touch screen/HK sound package.
W211 E350 - MB should’ve just installed the 7Gtronic on the 4Matics. The 5GTronic that’s currently on there is really missing a gear or two.
Saab 95NG - Would’ve liked to have a backup cam from the factory. HU upgrades are almost impossible with the touch screen/HK sound package.
W211 E350 - MB should’ve just installed the 7Gtronic on the 4Matics. The 5GTronic that’s currently on there is really missing a gear or two.
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My number 1 priority for my 200 would be to have similar seats to our 300m. I miss real luxury car seats.
Secondary list of things that are impossible: Styling of a 95 Avenger coupe inside and out (if its on a Mitsubishi platform I'd rather have one of the better looking models), climate control, radio, transmission shifter from a second generation Intrepid.
My briefly owned Lexus: being fixed. After that again real luxury car seats and a real luxury suspension. It looked luxurious and was "refined" but it doesn't eliminate the jarring. Other than that, simplify the climate control and infotainment system. It's cool at first but it quickly gets annoying having to flip through screens to make minor changes like turning off the AC and in my eyes dangerous as it requires you to look at a screen to do this. Give me a 90s OEM stereo and plain jane HVAC controls that I can adjust without having to look at it based on the touch of the knobs and I am happy as can be.
Former daily drivers: 96 ciera: 3300 instead of the 3100. Those 3300 had amazing torque off the line unlike the 3100.
First generation Intrepid: 2 fewer doors and a manual
02 Grand Prix whatever caused the engine to keep leaving us stranded to be fixed
Cyclone era Tauruses: water pump driven by the serpentine belt like it ought to be.
4gen Taurus better seats for the cloth seats, better styling, the Duratec to actually feel like a noticeable improvement over the Vulcan. Better styling.
3 gen Taurus better styling
2 gen caravan loose the underpowered naturally aspirated K engine and come with a 3.3 and 3-speed torqueflite configuration standard .
Dodge Dynasty loose the glitchy security system And come standard and develop a 3.3 and 3 speed torque flight configuration as standard
G body Cutlass supreme sedan same as the Grand Prix. Running would be nice.
Secondary list of things that are impossible: Styling of a 95 Avenger coupe inside and out (if its on a Mitsubishi platform I'd rather have one of the better looking models), climate control, radio, transmission shifter from a second generation Intrepid.
My briefly owned Lexus: being fixed. After that again real luxury car seats and a real luxury suspension. It looked luxurious and was "refined" but it doesn't eliminate the jarring. Other than that, simplify the climate control and infotainment system. It's cool at first but it quickly gets annoying having to flip through screens to make minor changes like turning off the AC and in my eyes dangerous as it requires you to look at a screen to do this. Give me a 90s OEM stereo and plain jane HVAC controls that I can adjust without having to look at it based on the touch of the knobs and I am happy as can be.
Former daily drivers: 96 ciera: 3300 instead of the 3100. Those 3300 had amazing torque off the line unlike the 3100.
First generation Intrepid: 2 fewer doors and a manual
02 Grand Prix whatever caused the engine to keep leaving us stranded to be fixed
Cyclone era Tauruses: water pump driven by the serpentine belt like it ought to be.
4gen Taurus better seats for the cloth seats, better styling, the Duratec to actually feel like a noticeable improvement over the Vulcan. Better styling.
3 gen Taurus better styling
2 gen caravan loose the underpowered naturally aspirated K engine and come with a 3.3 and 3-speed torqueflite configuration standard .
Dodge Dynasty loose the glitchy security system And come standard and develop a 3.3 and 3 speed torque flight configuration as standard
G body Cutlass supreme sedan same as the Grand Prix. Running would be nice.
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Back in the late '90s a guy who lived down the street from my BIL had a dead stock E36 325i with an M3 emblem on the trunk. I kept hoping I'd run into him so I could tell him, "Wow- neat car! Except for the wheels, the front airdam, the side molding, the side skirts, the mirrors, the rear valence, the exhaust, the seats, and the steering wheel, it looks just like a real M3."
I much prefer owning a Q-ship over owning a slow car that only looks fast,but that's just me.
2017 Tacoma Off-Road, 4x4 with3.5L v6 and 6MT. Overall, like it a LOT. Probably not the best financial decision I ever made, but glad I have it. (Sorry, I cannot limit to only 1 thing):
1) Engine tune (I was told it sucks because of CAFE (But still averages only ~19mpg)
2) Reverse Gearing is WAY too high (Like I need to go 40 mph in reverse)
3) Wish it had Apple Car Play (Toyota Entune and GPS is worthless)
4) TPMS can only have 4 wheels "synced" (Changes or rotating in the spare require a dealer flash or whatever you want to call it
5) Body panel alignment should be better for a +$30k midsize truck
1) Engine tune (I was told it sucks because of CAFE (But still averages only ~19mpg)
2) Reverse Gearing is WAY too high (Like I need to go 40 mph in reverse)
3) Wish it had Apple Car Play (Toyota Entune and GPS is worthless)
4) TPMS can only have 4 wheels "synced" (Changes or rotating in the spare require a dealer flash or whatever you want to call it
5) Body panel alignment should be better for a +$30k midsize truck
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