The General Car Thread.

[The Two Jerseys]

Traverse is a crossover, and it has almost the exact same dimensions as a Tahoe so it's not really smaller.

Starting MSRP of a Traverse is $16,000 lower than that of a Tahoe, so you're still correct that a crossover is cheaper.

But the Tahoe has a more powerful basic engine, a more durable truck frame, more space and luxuries. Plus, Chevy puts it higher in its lineup.

The interior space on both is nearly identical.

Of course the Tahoe has a more powerful engine and stronger frame, because it's an actual truck and not a glorified station wagon.
The Traverse is for posers who want an SUV but can't handle the heavy-duty truck-ness of an SUV, so they omit the beefier and more expensive truck parts and sell it for 16 grand less than a Tahoe.

[Renewed Dissonance]

No, the ignition just goes off. I have to start the car again.

Does the clutch have to be in to start?

[Gim]

No, the ignition just goes off. I have to start the car again.

Does the clutch have to be in to start?

No, off.

[Ethel mermania]

I love Porsche, but I assume that I would only be able to afford a Cayman or a 911 from the 90s. :/ damn rich people

A 928 is a gorgeous car and surprisingly affordable.

[Patridam]

But the Tahoe has a more powerful basic engine, a more durable truck frame, more space and luxuries. Plus, Chevy puts it higher in its lineup.

The interior space on both is nearly identical.

Of course the Tahoe has a more powerful engine and stronger frame, because it's an actual truck and not a glorified station wagon.
The Traverse is for posers who want an SUV but can't handle the heavy-duty truck-ness of an SUV, so they omit the beefier and more expensive truck parts and sell it for 16 grand less than a Tahoe.

And a good bit of other features that are standard on the Tahoe are optional or unavailable on the Traverse.

[Patridam]

I love Porsche, but I assume that I would only be able to afford a Cayman or a 911 from the 90s. :/ damn rich people

A 928 is a gorgeous car and surprisingly affordable.

And murderous to maintain: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/coa ... p-porsche/

[Rio Cana]

No insult intended, but your post made me laugh. You are complaining about problems with a new auto made in 2015 and which is still under guarantee. I would be happy with a new auto. If you owned my current auto you would most likely be complaining plenty.

1. My auto has no CVT whatever that is.
2. Camera! You got to be kidding.
3. Bluetooth, the auto does not even have a radio since it overloaded some time ago due to defective alternator overcharging.
4. So your brakes are soft. At least you have power brakes. My auto does not. It did not come with a power booster. That was an option back then when the auto was made. But it did come with Air Conditioning.

Edit - Forgot to mention, I am the fourth owner. Auto was made in 1979.

What car do you have from 1979? It sounds like a European car judging by the descriptions of no power brakes.

The following video shows an almost exact copy of my auto except for being 2 door, the color and one year older. Also, the auto in the video has a power booster behind the brake cylinder which is needed for power brakes. Also this auto has no air conditioning which explains the empty part of the front left part of the engine near the battery. The engine in the video also looks really rusted out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb8k-qpai9Y

[Patridam]

What car do you have from 1979? It sounds like a European car judging by the descriptions of no power brakes.

The following video shows an almost exact copy of my auto except for being 2 door, the color and one year older. Also, the auto in the video has a power booster behind the brake cylinder which is needed for power brakes. Also this auto has no air conditioning which explains the empty part of the front left part of the engine near the battery. The engine in the video also looks really rusted out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb8k-qpai9Y

I know what a 79' Nova looks like, you could have just told me. Believe you me, I know old American cars very well, I have a 1988 Lincoln. There's a guy near me that has a white 78' that he uses as a daily driver.

At least it's not a Citation, eh?

[Ethel mermania]

A 928 is a gorgeous car and surprisingly affordable.

And murderous to maintain: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/coa ... p-porsche/

Heh, nice article, thanx.

[USS Monitor]

There's no sign of Colonel Boat, nor Lieutenant Bicycle.

Shame.

You could make me a colonel.

[Daburuetchi]

The Trabant is master race and don't let any kulaks tell you different

[Patridam]

The Trabant is master race and don't let any kulaks tell you different

Wartburg FTW!

[Daburuetchi]

The Trabant is master race and don't let any kulaks tell you different

Wartburg FTW!

A krasnaya zvezda for you tovarisch for bringing up the best o the best

[The Serbian Empire]

The following video shows an almost exact copy of my auto except for being 2 door, the color and one year older. Also, the auto in the video has a power booster behind the brake cylinder which is needed for power brakes. Also this auto has no air conditioning which explains the empty part of the front left part of the engine near the battery. The engine in the video also looks really rusted out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb8k-qpai9Y

I know what a 79' Nova looks like, you could have just told me. Believe you me, I know old American cars very well, I have a 1988 Lincoln. There's a guy near me that has a white 78' that he uses as a daily driver.

At least it's not a Citation, eh?

And I saw a guy who drove an AMC Gremlin as his daily driver in Midland, MI.

[Patridam]

Wartburg FTW!

A krasnaya zvezda for you tovarisch for bringing up the best o the best

TBH I actually think most all soviet/eastern bloc cars are pretty ridiculous. I find the least terrible to be the GAZ Chaika, if only because it seems like a bad copy of an American car.

[Daburuetchi]

A krasnaya zvezda for you tovarisch for bringing up the best o the best

TBH I actually think most all soviet/eastern bloc cars are pretty ridiculous. I find the least terrible to be the GAZ Chaika, if only because it seems like a bad copy of an American car.

You're right they were pretty bad. As were many consumer goods

[Patridam]

TBH I actually think most all soviet/eastern bloc cars are pretty ridiculous. I find the least terrible to be the GAZ Chaika, if only because it seems like a bad copy of an American car.

You're right they were pretty bad. As were many consumer goods

Have you seen "James May's Cars of the People?" It had a very interesting bit on the Lada, and another bit on the Trabant and Wartburg.

[The Two Jerseys]

A krasnaya zvezda for you tovarisch for bringing up the best o the best

TBH I actually think most all soviet/eastern bloc cars are pretty ridiculous. I find the least terrible to be the GAZ Chaika, if only because it seems like a bad copy of an American car.

The early Soviet automatic transmissions were a bit too similar to the Chrysler automatics, if you know what I mean.

[Costa Fierro]

I like the JDM cars the most, particularly the Silvia and RX7 FDS

Come to New Zealand. They're everywhere.

[Daburuetchi]

You're right they were pretty bad. As were many consumer goods

Have you seen "James May's Cars of the People?" It had a very interesting bit on the Lada, and another bit on the Trabant and Wartburg.

Naw i haven't but i'll check it out when i gots time.

[Patridam]

TBH I actually think most all soviet/eastern bloc cars are pretty ridiculous. I find the least terrible to be the GAZ Chaika, if only because it seems like a bad copy of an American car.

The early Soviet automatic transmissions were a bit too similar to the Chrysler automatics, if you know what I mean.

Well, just looking at the Chaikia: The styling (inside and out) is ripped straight from the 1955 Packard; the chassis is a reverse engineering GM X frame, the transmission a reverse engineering Chrysler Torqueflite, the engine reverse engineering from Ford.

[Auzkhia]

Crossovers are just smaller SUVs but are based upon car unibodies, instead of pickup truck frames. So in theory, they use slightly less fuel, cost less money, and are easier to drive for the general populace. Most crossovers are just fatter cars, which ruin styling and handling. I think they are just ghastly compromises.

I prefer actual cars, like sedans/saloons, wagons/estates, and coupés. The minivan/MPV and the SUV killed the good old station wagon.

Well, you probably like wagons because where you live they are rare. In my case it is exactly the opposite: a ton of cars in my town are wagons, so I got bored of them.

My parents have an Audi A6 wagon, but they also have a GMC Envoy XL, but my father drives an Audi A4, and that is a bit rare, since it is a fwd manual car.

Wagons have loads of practicality but are cars, that drive like proper cars.

[Jagellion]

A krasnaya zvezda for you tovarisch for bringing up the best o the best

TBH I actually think most all soviet/eastern bloc cars are pretty ridiculous. I find the least terrible to be the GAZ Chaika, if only because it seems like a bad copy of an American car.

All cars outside of western and central europe, east asia, and north america are ridiculous.

[Rio Cana]

No insult intended, but your post made me laugh. You are complaining about problems with a new auto made in 2015 and which is still under guarantee. I would be happy with a new auto. If you owned my current auto you would most likely be complaining plenty.

1. My auto has no CVT whatever that is.
2. Camera! You got to be kidding.
3. Bluetooth, the auto does not even have a radio since it overloaded some time ago due to defective alternator overcharging.
4. So your brakes are soft. At least you have power brakes. My auto does not. It did not come with a power booster. That was an option back then when the auto was made. But it did come with Air Conditioning.

Edit - Forgot to mention, I am the fourth owner. Auto was made in 1979.

When you pay 25k for a car you have a right to bitch. The items i listed are the way the car works, not covered under warentee. That you can't afford a new car is not my issue.

Electrical systems on 1979 model year cars are not that hard to fix. Get yourself a Chilton book and a multimeter. Then replace the radio, in dash units for a 1979 anything can be had for less than 100 dollars.

A cvt is a continuous variable transmission, or you could have googled it.
Rear view cameras are going to be mandated equipment on every new car sold after 2018.

So much anger. Do you not know that stress is bad for you. I know I could have googled it but I did not feel like it.
And its Warranty.

[Eastern Equestria]

~snip~

Perhaps if you'd reread the post you're responding to, you'd see the part where Ethel referred to his car as perfect for his situation, and that he'd buy it again. Your attempt at "first-world shaming" or something of the like is falling rather flat.