Cars You Guys Are Into

It would be interesting to follow the US car market in the months to come, the tariffs are going to be pretty disruptive in the short term...

I would expect prices to go lower in Canada on European and Asian cars as importers are going to dump their unsold American inventory.
 
FrancisK said:
There is a reason that Taco is overpriced brother, it will last 400k miles easy if you maintain it well.
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Agreed. I always like Toyota, which I am currently on my third Toyota vehicle.
FrancisK said:
Do you specifically need a truck for a purpose?
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Yes.

I've been interested in a pickup truck with a trailer hitch for a while because 1) I moved around frequently over the years and 2) lots of hauling to/from a home improvement store. (I've been doing a lot of work around my family's home and yard.)

It has been a lot of headaches using a small SUV to move heavy stuff.
 
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Someone else had posted this truck in another thread, but this is the kind of vehicle I like. I'm tired of the look of modern vehicles and I want something strictly utilitarian. I don't care for a single bell-and-whistle the modern car comes with, like cameras and sensors, heated or cooled seats, fake leather, dual cab climate control, sunroofs and touchscreens. It's probably my middle-aged demeanor that demands something like this, but it'd also make my life a lot easier without having to spend 40-80 grand on a truck that's impossible to do any work on yourself. I have a suspicion I already posted this, but well, here we go again.
 
budoslavic said:
Agreed. I always like Toyota, which I am currently on my third Toyota vehicle.

Yes.

I've been interested in a pickup truck with a trailer hitch for a while because 1) I moved around frequently over the years and 2) lots of hauling to/from a home improvement store. (I've been doing a lot of work around my family's home and yard.)

It has been a lot of headaches using a small SUV to move heavy stuff.
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Yea an SUV can't do the job of a pickup that's for sure, but there is a slight compromise you can make. I always suggest a Toyota truck but the cost definitely plays, they are expensive for sure even old high mileage ones....again there is a reason for that but we can't just pretend the money doesn't matter. So the compromise.....a Chevy Avalanche 1999-2009 both a truck and an SUV. I'm the biggest patriot you'll ever meet but for me to recommend an American car is not par at all, but the GMT 800 was a good platform it was reliable and EVERYONE knows how to work on them, parts are cheap and plentiful.....all parts. Rust is what you have to watch out for, that's what gets them and make sure they've taken care of the transmission.....any other fix on them is cheap and easy.
 
Is anyone familiar with the Honda Element? Looking at one as a second car; awd, good cargo area, can still find some with manual transmission.

One thing perplexes me however: when I scan listings (like FB Marketplace) I see many of them that say they are on their second engine, or it will say something like "240,000km, 120,000km on the motor"

I find this very surprising for a Honda; is there something about that particular engine that leads to failure or is it something about the Element itself?
 
ed plrbs unm said:
Is anyone familiar with the Honda Element? Looking at one as a second car; awd, good cargo area, can still find some with manual transmission.

One thing perplexes me however: when I scan listings (like FB Marketplace) I see many of them that say they are on their second engine, or it will say something like "240,000km, 120,000km on the motor"

I find this very surprising for a Honda; is there something about that particular engine that leads to failure or is it something about the Element itself?
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Surprising! 120000 km is hardly any at all. I would expect a poorly treated Honda engine to go 300,000 km
 
ed plrbs unm said:
Is anyone familiar with the Honda Element? Looking at one as a second car; awd, good cargo area, can still find some with manual transmission.

One thing perplexes me however: when I scan listings (like FB Marketplace) I see many of them that say they are on their second engine, or it will say something like "240,000km, 120,000km on the motor"

I find this very surprising for a Honda; is there something about that particular engine that leads to failure or is it something about the Element itself?
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Interesting, I've never heard of any specific Hondas having engine failures I feel like I would know about that if it were a common problem because it would be in such contrast to their typical reputation. I do know the Honda CRV and pilot are supposed to be incredibly reliable, on par with any Toyota truck.
 
ed plrbs unm said:
Is anyone familiar with the Honda Element? Looking at one as a second car; awd, good cargo area, can still find some with manual transmission.

One thing perplexes me however: when I scan listings (like FB Marketplace) I see many of them that say they are on their second engine, or it will say something like "240,000km, 120,000km on the motor"

I find this very surprising for a Honda; is there something about that particular engine that leads to failure or is it something about the Element itself?
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You would be talking about their V6's right? If so they're not that good, a Honda 4 banger lasts forever though ask any motorcycle or JDM guy.

* Just looked up Honda Element and apparently they didn't come with their V6 so that's very surprising. Apologies for being older and not in the car scene so much anymore.
 
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RedLagoon said:
You would be talking about their V6's right? If so they're not that good, a Honda 4 banger lasts forever though ask any motorcycle or JDM guy.

* Just looked up Honda Element and apparently they didn't come with their V6 so that's very surprising. Apologies for being older and not in the car scene so much anymore.
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Ha, apologies not necessary bro.

Agree with what you say re: the 4cyl Honda engine. Unless it's to do with the Element being larger and heavier than, say, a Civic, which puts more stress on it?
 
ed plrbs unm said:
Ha, apologies not necessary bro.

Agree with what you say re: the 4cyl Honda engine. Unless it's to do with the Element being larger and heavier than, say, a Civic, which puts more stress on it?
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I'd say that's the case mate. For big SUV/family kind of cars I'd always go with either a turbo diesel or a large petrol engine but then you cope it at the pump...

We own a big 8 seater 2014 Nissan diesel and so far so good, not too bad at the pump but servicing isn't the cheapest.
 
^My cousin likes his Toyota bZ4X EV, hasn't had any issues in 2 years, though I hear that the model has had problems with Engine Control Units.

It will be interesting to see what happens in the US and Canadian auto markets down the line, Chinese EVs are going to dominate open auto markets like Australia, Brazil, Mexico and even the EU as Chinese firms have been setting up shop there to circumvent tariffs.
 
Cooper said:
^My cousin likes his Toyota bZ4X EV, hasn't had any issues in 2 years, though I hear that the model has had problems with Engine Control Units.

It will be interesting to see what happens in the US and Canadian auto markets down the line, Chinese EVs are going to dominate open auto markets like Australia, Brazil, Mexico and even the EU as Chinese firms have been setting up shop there to circumvent tariffs.
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So I'll never dissuade someone from a Toyota only in the rare instance of their EV's. Toyota never wanted to make an EV they were forced to do it, they put no effort into it whatsoever and it shows. All EV's are rotting on lots at the moment so you can lease them for next to nothing and I did just that for my older sister I leased her a Lexus RZ for so cheap you would laugh. The fit and finish of the car itself is up to Toyota/Lexus standard but the reliability absolutely is not, it's been back at the dealer multiple times and I've NEVER had reliability issues with a Toyota, a Lexus has always been my daily driver since I was 16.

Toyota doesn't believe in EV's they believe hybrids are the way to go and their hybrid technology is outstanding. Even decades old hybrids of theirs are still running down the road like new, they are way way ahead of the curve on hybrids. For electrics they completely mailed it in, they only developed them because of a mandate.
 
Острог said:


It was a very comfortable racer that didn't wear the driver so you can imagine why it would be a great option for endurance racing.
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The companies and the engineers who work for them don’t think about how the car they’re designing will perform 10 years after it’s release because they don’t care. It’s just a disposable item like anything else. They want you in the newest POS they’ll have by that time.
 
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