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05-16-24, 09:45 AM
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Very happy to see the Giro results today! A very deserved win. Great to see him back on the top step after some hard years. He's a real champion.
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05-16-24, 10:00 AM
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05-16-24, 10:02 AM
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05-16-24, 10:06 AM
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05-16-24, 10:13 AM
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Thread needs more pics of Roscoe staring at a wall.
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05-16-24, 10:26 AM
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05-16-24, 10:32 AM
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I am still pondering best replacement for the Saturn. My dad’s minivan is possible but he is doing better and despite his age of 90 he may not be willing to let it go for another year or two. I figure I should get something as close to a Saturn as possible : cheap and reliable. I have been leaning towards a civic or Corolla, but our LYFT ride yesterday was a Nissan Versa (which last I checked is the cheapest car sold in the USA), and it was surprisingly nice. So that’s on the list.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
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05-16-24, 10:54 AM
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I am still pondering best replacement for the Saturn. My dad’s minivan is possible but he is doing better and despite his age of 90 he may not be willing to let it go for another year or two. I figure I should get something as close to a Saturn as possible : cheap and reliable. I have been leaning towards a civic or Corolla, but our LYFT ride yesterday was a Nissan Versa (which last I checked is the cheapest car sold in the USA), and it was surprisingly nice. So that’s on the list.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
05-16-24, 10:59 AM
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So it is
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Nissan and CVT do not mix well. If you are considering a Versa, and it can be had with a manual, then that's the only way to go. Otherwise, choose another brand.
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05-16-24, 11:03 AM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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They were cool cars. Cord made the first American fwd drive car, the L29 in 1929, and then introduced the 810 in 1935 or so. They had the misfortune to debut during the Great Depression, though.
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05-16-24, 11:10 AM
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05-16-24, 11:10 AM
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One thing I hated about the 2015-ish Versa Note was the chrome bezels around the gauges. I'd regularly get blinded by those things driving around Phoenix.
05-16-24, 11:13 AM
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Course, the Cord couldn't have been too cool. As pictured, there are no wooden rims installed.
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05-16-24, 11:59 AM
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I am still pondering best replacement for the Saturn. My dad’s minivan is possible but he is doing better and despite his age of 90 he may not be willing to let it go for another year or two. I figure I should get something as close to a Saturn as possible : cheap and reliable. I have been leaning towards a civic or Corolla, but our LYFT ride yesterday was a Nissan Versa (which last I checked is the cheapest car sold in the USA), and it was surprisingly nice. So that’s on the list.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
05-16-24, 12:19 PM
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05-16-24, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp;[url=tel:23241861
23241861[/url]]There is a Merlin Extralight frameset about an hour away from me that is amazingly inexpensive, but alas I both don't have the money and can't fit on a 61cm top tube 
05-16-24, 12:38 PM
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I vote Corolla, for no real reason other than it’s a Toyota.
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05-16-24, 12:52 PM
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Good to know. I still want a stick but may have to go automatic for the people.
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05-16-24, 12:53 PM
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05-16-24, 12:54 PM
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I see some 5 year old used Si’s for about 15k. That fits the budget. I only wonder if they have been driven hard/abused as they attract people who push them.
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05-16-24, 12:55 PM
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05-16-24, 01:05 PM
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Same, I need a 63. But then again I already have a Merlin.
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05-16-24, 01:07 PM
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It’s hard to go wrong with a Toyota or Honda.
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05-16-24, 01:21 PM
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CVTs are one of those things that make excellent sense from a logical and engineering standpoint, and may actually work as advertised, but which don't warm the hearts of enthusiasts. Going back to the discussion of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and its fake noise and fake shifting, a number of companies have programmed "gears" into their CVTs, even providing paddle shifters.
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