@Roadkilled ah, ASX

@CB good even keeled review. I’ve really hummed and ha’d over using the AWD or a more powerful RWD Charger to potentially turn into a ute. This kind of sway me back towards the AWD 6 cylinder side. I don’t need stupid power and if it drives well and still has shit tons of power, that kind of cinches it down for me.

@Mazda616 Mazda 3 if you're lucky, Nissa Versa if youre not

@Britishvillaininatl said in Rental car review 2023 Kia Sportage LX:

the center console has space for three cupholders but they are all very large and don't have any means to stabilize a standard coffee cup

I like the solution Toyota used in the 2000s Tundra that I've not seen anywhere else. There are plastic inserts that adapt the hole for a smaller cup that can easily be removed.

@Mr-Ontop said in On this edition of #thatdamnrental…:

@CoolMinivan-Nobody I liked my caravan and hated that it blew up. I had a Lebaron that was pretty good and that one went almost 200k miles, so kudos on that one, but all of my other flirtations with Chrysler (Except for my Fiat 500, pretty sure that doesn't count though) ended in frustration.

See and other than our dabbling in Honda/Toyota and the random GMs in our family, we're pretty much exclusively Mopar across the board because they've been the only "brand" that we've had give us 200k+ of reliable service without issue.
Oddly enough, all our GMs have been dead reliable vehicles as well.

@Mazda616 Should have been:
Red Dodge pickup
Yellow Jeep pickup
Black Suburban
Black Mopar minivan
Ford Squire
Ford pickup with camper

(and some others I forget)

Everything I own is V8 powered so although I do expierence some power loss here at altitude I don't really notice it too much.

@KngT said in Vacation rental roulette. Nissan Shitra (of course in rental white):

Even fit and finish on inside for this gen is comparable to a Honda or Hyundai

wow, if you ever need a clear reminder of how far Nissan's fallen and how far Hyundai's come...

@fintail
Cool. I see I didn't comment, so I can hold on to the hope that I just never saw it and pretend my memory isn’t getting worse. 😬

@stuckmtb If I ever make it to Iceland, definitely going with a Jimny rental.

@essextee Does it have a CVT? If it does, is it disastrous? I drove and old one with a diesel and a manual transmission once and it was quite good fun. I think it was running 16" wheels. What size does that one have?

I'll also say that a mate of mine hates them. It borders on irrational, but I think it's more the case that he hates what it has become.

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Idk what you mean, absolutely quality! This rental had 2000 miles on it and was spraying oil out the exhaust at an alarming rate. Dipstick continued showing full though so the assumption was overfilled at the factory.

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Was pretty fun though at least either way!

@wrong-wheel-drive said in Got my rental.:

@mazda616 said in Got my rental.:

@huzer said in Got my rental.:

@mazda616 I wonder what loaner I'll get when I get my 4Runner recall taken care of in a couple of weeks. I'm expecting a Taco. The dealer confirmed I do get one, so that's nice.

What do you need the rental for?

Just got it super cheap through my work and figured “Why not?” We are traveling to the Smoky Mountains this weekend.

You ought to make the smoky mountains more smokey with donuts!

Accidentally did a mini-burnout pulling into our cabin’s driveway as it’s a steep incline and a sharp turn, and the Charger’s gas pedal is a LOT more touchy than my Mazda’s. 😂

@texturedsoyprotein I do like breakfast, sandwiches, and breakfast sandwiches