The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you

[DasguteOhr]

The roads here (Scottish Borders) are unusually rough. If you go too firm you get punctures and broke wheels.
I'm not sure where you are, but id hazard the roads are better than they are here. Us British seem uniquely incapable of building decent roads. And then maintaining them.
Where i live I'm surrounded by forest, and articulated trucks pound the roads all day.
A setup that works fine anywhere else...well, in europe..will just be giving punctures, broken wheels...shock absorbers...ball joints...suspension arms..☹

Ohh broken wheels thats sad and expensive.

Maybe a rallye suspension is better solution at bad roads, i would look at öhlins rallye

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[andromedaaudio]

Best roads in europe netherlands.,apart fron the stupid speed regulations
Dont need sophisticated suspension.
The asphalt that is used is superior

 

[andromedaaudio]

In germany it is great to have / use.
In Holland with all the speedbumps speedlimits much less so.

This was parked next to mine while i was charging .

 

[DasguteOhr]

In germany it is great to have / use.
In Holland with all the speedbumps speedlimits much less so.

This was parked next to mine while i was charging .

I think whoever drives a car like this has an HLS system installed. Very good for speed bumps or steep driveways, parking house lift up 4cm in seconds.

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P.S
After I destroyed the 3 carbon front splitter, I also have an HLS system. It gets expensive in the long run.

 

[Audiohertz2]

you can adjust the rebound and compression of the damper from smooth to hard.
2 clicks less pressure than delivery condition for your vehicle sometimes helps a lot in everyday driving

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If you use the car only on racetracks V3 clubsport the best payable variant or you go to profi setup expensive Bilstein Evo R

High performance with good ride oil is better than gas charged ..!

 

[DasguteOhr]

High performance with good ride oil is better than gas charged ..!

That is why the dampers for racing have a large oil ressavor

 

[Slingblade]

I have KW's on the Supra and def need to soften them up. I basically installed them, set ride height and left it there - but they are way too stiff. I ned to find some time to start fiddling with them.

 

[Audiohertz2]

I have KW's on the Supra and def need to soften them up. I basically installed them, set ride height and left it there - but they are way too stiff. I ned to find some time to start fiddling with them.

You need to get that car corner balanced if you want better traction after changing spring rates , also find out what rate range of springs shocks are charged for ..

Regards

 

[infinitely baffled]

Note to self:
Refrain from posting after dissociative substances. Such posts may lack self awareness

 

[morricab]

My new love…just got it last week:

 

[DasguteOhr]

My new love…just got it last week:

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The gt nice car lovely sound ,automatic or 6-speed transmission?

 

[morricab]

The gt nice car lovely sound ,automatic or 6-speed transmission?

6 speed manual. The auto is an old school 4 speed, so I went for the manual.

 

[Audiohertz2]

My new love…just got it last week:

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Whats the Batt range ..?

 

[Mark (Basspig) Weiss]

My wife's 2006 Ford Explorer finally reached the point where the mechanic deemed it not worth fixing. The transmission went, unexpectedly at 139K miles. The rust under the vehicle is extensive.
So the wife and I knew we needed a people hauler for our family of 7 (inlaws, + brother/sister) and daughter to get around without using separate cars.
We looked at some Acura MDX's. Didn't have the right driving dynamics.
Looked at a Kia Telluride. Plasticy and cheap inside and sluggish, hesitating throttle response.
Then the wife noticed the Mazda dealer next door to the Kia deal, so we looked at her dream car, a Mazda CX90. Drove the Turbo S Premium model and immediately felt "this is home!". Wife loved it. Only problem is it's $54K. The payments would be around $750 with a $20K down payment loan on her 401K and insurance would jump from about $1200 to just over $4200 a year. Plus she'd be paying back the 401K to the tune of $150 a month. She's looking at about $1300 a month in total costs. Her monthly wage is $2200. I can help a bit with my $1067 social security pension, but no matter what, the insurance is high when you finance!
But we're sick and tired of paying thousands of dollars in emergency repairs on old cars. It's not like 10-20 years ago when you could afford to repair an older car. We spent $10K this year on repairs on our cars that were all emergency unplanned and catastrophic failures. She's totally against a used car now for that reason.
So it looks like we're gonna bit the bullet and get the Mazda CX90 Turbo S Premium in platinum quartz body color. Scary!

 

[morricab]

Whats the Batt range ..?

Sorry, don't know what you mean.

 

[Golum]

My wife's 2006 Ford Explorer finally reached the point where the mechanic deemed it not worth fixing. The transmission went, unexpectedly at 139K miles. The rust under the vehicle is extensive.
So the wife and I knew we needed a people hauler for our family of 7 (inlaws, + brother/sister) and daughter to get around without using separate cars.
We looked at some Acura MDX's. Didn't have the right driving dynamics.
Looked at a Kia Telluride. Plasticy and cheap inside and sluggish, hesitating throttle response.
Then the wife noticed the Mazda dealer next door to the Kia deal, so we looked at her dream car, a Mazda CX90. Drove the Turbo S Premium model and immediately felt "this is home!". Wife loved it. Only problem is it's $54K. The payments would be around $750 with a $20K down payment loan on her 401K and insurance would jump from about $1200 to just over $4200 a year. Plus she'd be paying back the 401K to the tune of $150 a month. She's looking at about $1300 a month in total costs. Her monthly wage is $2200. I can help a bit with my $1067 social security pension, but no matter what, the insurance is high when you finance!
But we're sick and tired of paying thousands of dollars in emergency repairs on old cars. It's not like 10-20 years ago when you could afford to repair an older car. We spent $10K this year on repairs on our cars that were all emergency unplanned and catastrophic failures. She's totally against a used car now for that reason.
So it looks like we're gonna bit the bullet and get the Mazda CX90 Turbo S Premium in platinum quartz body color. Scary!
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IMHO you made a great choice. Why I’m saying that - my family has been on Mazda cars since exactly 1990 with their 323 Sedan model and since on several Mazda 3 iteragions and now CX5 amd CX30. During this entire period if you can believe me there was 0 issues with the cars and any repairs needed except for the regular servicing.
Absolutely amazing quality with great ride comfort.
Enjoy it!

 

[Mark (Basspig) Weiss]

IMHO you made a great choice. Why I’m saying that - my family has been on Mazda cars since exactly ......

My daughter got a 2012 Mazda CX9 two years ago, and the car drives like a new car, but more than that, there's a certain 'driving dynamic' that other SUVs and crossovers I've driven lack. The CX9 convinced my wife to get one, but she didn't want 4 cylinder, which the 2016 and newer CX9s have. We drove two of them and they didn't have the get up and go that the 2012 model with the inline 6 does, despite looking better on paper.
When I test drove the CX90 Turbo S Premium, it was the familiar Mazda "it just feels right" experience, but all that much better with the more luxurious interior and the additional power. I can hardly wait to go have the final test drive tomorrow and then Thursday is the final paperwork. My insurance company already came through with the card and paperwork.
Dealer registration and final signing of the loan agreement Thursday. Wife and I are looking forward to it. Perfect weather for a long drive up the CT countryside, perhaps a trip to the falls, or the steam museum with the whole family.

 

[Dimfer]

current vehicles.. all SUVs
2009 Cayenne GTS - my daily driver now.. still love this vehicle. mods are cat delete, Sprint booster, air filter upgrade and Techart air suspension module (lower by 30mm vs stock), the vehicle drops to loading level automatically when locked in low level. I like the look of lowered Cayenne, my wife hates it. still solid (zero CEL warning) after more than 14 yrs of ownership

the MB G63 is my wife’s retirement present to herself. she likes the look of the G Class, so we went for it earlier this year. the owner’s manual is over 500 pages long

Ford Escape - my wife’s former daily driver, now replaced by the G. solid vehicle.. over 200,000 kms and still drive like new.. been very reliable with very little maintenance done. dealer suggested oil change every 8k km, I do it every 10k, full synthetic. will be handed down to our daughter. I love the easy to fold backseat, very helpful when I transport larger stuff for work.

I took the picture 2 weekends ago, after spending about 15 hrs (Sat &Sun) washing, polishing and applying nano ceramic graphene on the Escape and the Cayenne and detailing the interior of the 3 ( I do leather treatment every fall and spring).. the G has full matte ppf but I think I will do ceramic coating on it in the spring.

the 3 have very different driving feel. the Cayenne is more analog like (old school) in terms of controls and user interface compared the much more modern G63. the ride and feel is very different between the CGTS and the G63. while the G has way more power, the NA CGTS feel more responsive.

I am planning to retire next year, the plan is to get a 2025 Corvette ZR1 ( if I could find one).. if not, maybe a C06 or an ERay.. or maybe a Mustang Raptor.. I still have a few months to decide

we have been lucky with Fords.. some people say Ford vehicles are not reliable - but our ownership experience is the opposite.. Our 1996 Windstar LX has 276,000 kms when we sold it after 13 yrs, the only repair job we did on it was replacing the water pump.. on the 2014 Escape, we only replaced the front axle seal , seat belt and O2 sensor on the exhaust.. and regular oil change.

 

[Audiohertz2]

I would look for the last year of the front engine ZR1 , thats the one to get , both of you would be retired ..!

 

[Mark (Basspig) Weiss]

Well this is what she finally ended up with, as she wanted white interior. So now we're a two Mazda family. Mazda CX90, Turbo S Premium.