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Post by flearider on Aug 12, 2024 11:15:18 GMT
I can't understand how a BMW got into that group. My current vehicle is a Forester. friend has one he's an old car nut used to have an evo ... take it in and have a second stage remap done ..it becomes a different car  |
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Post by walnut on Aug 12, 2024 13:25:53 GMT
Had a VW GTI, rabbit, and beetle. My son Matt has a 944. I suppose that's it. I find them to be more expensive than American to maintain and repair, and I scratch my head when I hear about "German engineering". Nothing in $1000 spark plug replacement jobs sound well engineered to me. That said, I'm liking this 911. Anyway, this is just a fun car, not a daily driver. It has a stiff clutch and is a little jumpy. It will do 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds. " more expensive than American to maintain and repair, and I scratch my head when I hear about "German engineering". Nothing in $1000 spark plug replacement jobs sound well engineered to me. " That's exactly what I think from the experience of my time in the motor repair trade. That said, I did enjoy road testing some of the offerings from the Continent but ..... with reliability being my main criterion, I found Toyota and Subaru to be tops.** ** I don't need excitement.  Purely by chance, I spotted this today: CR’s 10 Most Reliable Cars, Subaru Forester Shines Bright AgainToyota 4Runner (87) Toyota Camry Hybrid (87) Toyota Camry (86) Toyota RAV4 Prime (84) BMW X5 (82) Subaru Forester (82) Toyota RAV4 (80) Acura RDX (80) Toyota Corolla (77) Toyota Highlander Hybrid (75) I can't understand how a BMW got into that group. My current vehicle is a Forester. Those German cars are great when they work. Nightmare when the bad luck begins. You are liking your Forester? Lots of Subarus on the road around here. |
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Post by walnut on Aug 12, 2024 13:28:40 GMT
I can't understand how a BMW got into that group. My current vehicle is a Forester. friend has one he's an old car nut used to have an evo ... take it in and have a second stage remap done ..it becomes a different car I have a friend who has a built evo, it has like 700 hp. He also has a Subaru that's even faster. He likes those Asian cars but he is a certified BMW mechanic. |
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Post by nonentropic on Aug 12, 2024 18:24:20 GMT
A really nice car that 911 but climbing in when out shopping is rubbish but a lot of fun.
I have always driven European cars and the cost is significant they always reach to far with tech and need to settle for a year or two, however once settled they are very reliable if kept within the service demands.
When I got the daughter a car it was a Subaru XV I have watched my relatives kids with cars and the girls kind just consume them literally and the Japanese have mastered reliability when under siege.
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Post by phydeaux2363 on Aug 12, 2024 18:55:52 GMT
You do know, don't you Mr. Rat, that in the States Foresters are primarily driven by Lesbians?
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Post by ratty on Aug 13, 2024 0:57:02 GMT
[ Snip ] Those German cars are great when they work. Nightmare when the bad luck begins. You are liking your Forester? Lots of Subarus on the road around here. It's an excellent vehicle in every respect. Fit and finish is top class and, for a mid-size, it is exceptionally roomy. I can't fault it ... it's our fifth Subaru and a long string of Toyotas. |
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Post by ratty on Aug 13, 2024 0:58:55 GMT
You do know, don't you Mr. Rat, that in the States Foresters are primarily driven by Lesbians? I assume you have a link to support that claim, Fido? |
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Post by ratty on Aug 13, 2024 1:00:06 GMT
friend has one he's an old car nut used to have an evo ... take it in and have a second stage remap done ..it becomes a different car I have a friend who has a built evo, it has like 700 hp. He also has a Subaru that's even faster. He likes those Asian cars but he is a certified BMW mechanic. That speaks volumes.  |
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Post by nonentropic on Aug 13, 2024 19:11:01 GMT
My excuse is that my father spent 3 years in a Japanese POW camp.
Frankly Japanese cars are fantastic when I rent I try to get one, the dynamics of German cars are very different and I believe that is because of the frequency that people drive very fast in Germany.
Some months before C19 I went on a business trip through Europe with my Daughter. In the countries such as the UK or Netherlands or France people run on the motorways at 70mph or 80mph there are a few running up to 90mph and that's about the mix. Get to Germany and its different, the car we had there was a Toyota is it a CRV a hybrid smaller car I drive in the region of 150 to 170kph around 100mph and they are flying past constantly the middle lane is simply not an option many cars were traveling in the mid 200kph range (150mph) rows of them chasing each other.
This has scared the hybrid car industry and ultimately the outcome globally. A hybrid needs to have sufficient fuel sourced horsepower to be able to travel with it at the speed of maximum cruise speed.
My Q5 can run at 140kph with 50Kw but the petrol motor is 185Kw so it could have been a 800cc motor rather than 2000cc it would have used 20% less fuel and by increasing the electric motors the same apparent performance would be achieved.
Efficiency is a virtue and the small motor could have been a diesel with a thermal efficiency around 50% rather than the more usually achieved 30% when motors are at lower loads.
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Post by ratty on Aug 18, 2024 11:13:47 GMT
This is a pic I took on a recent visit to a Brisbane hospital ...  What do you think they keep in a hamper marked "FFS"?  |
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Post by blustnmtn on Aug 18, 2024 13:06:52 GMT
This is a pic I took on a recent visit to a Brisbane hospital ... What do you think they keep in a hamper marked "FFS"? New York Times and Washington Post? |
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Post by code on Aug 23, 2024 1:01:01 GMT
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Post by code on Sept 5, 2024 3:49:14 GMT
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Post by walnut on Sept 14, 2024 14:25:23 GMT
For my pal Ratty-  |
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Post by ratty on Sept 14, 2024 23:32:47 GMT
For my pal Ratty- When I moved to a retirement village, I had to give away all my pride banners ..... |
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