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2007 Scion XB standard bought from the dealership brand new. Now it has 210,000 miles on it and well it’s time for an upgrade.
Why not buy a Tacoma truck?
I hear you. I love the Taco turd pro front end. If they put that on the 4runner it would be game over. 4runner is still nice. That’s what I am driving. But even then, modding costs a lot, and it may never end. Between cool air intake, lift, improved suspension, may as well just get a house.I'm not a fan of pickup trucks but even then for the manual configuration it's 10k over my target budget. I'm trying to buy a house this year. I don't want a high car payment to go with it.
Stop hurting yourselfHaha! Cold air intakes. Are people still blowing money on that bullshit?
There is no point in buying a car, any car, just to get a manual. You’re going to end up with something that sucks compared to your nostalgia, like a new Subaru, or something that just sucks period, like a Nissan Versa. The only car for sale currently that I know for sure has a good shifting manual is the Miata. New Honda, Subaru, BMW, VW, all have tight as hell shifters but an overall sloppy vague feel to the rest of it due to emissions regs. You end up with a zero fun car that’s harder to drive smooth than anything used to be and getting worse performance and MPG than the auto.
Remember in the 80s when they started cheeping out on LPs? They were so thin you could almost see through them and the packaging started getting cheaper. They were trying to push towards CD. This is what they are doing with manual gearboxes. Sabotage.
The latest ND Miata 6spd had/has issues. Someone created an adapter for the NC 6spd.
Not everyone has had issues so I guess driving style affects it going out.
I think we can all agree....Car people are the worst
Anyways, quite a few recent studies show K&N are no good. I recently switched my ducati back to paper filter.
Sorry, that skin is *so* thin. I cross the line of questioning your beliefs without even realizing it sometimes.
I think you're underestimating how cheap car makers are. If they can save a few cents using shittier parts they usually will.Yes, that may be why cloth filters were rendered obsolete in the 1960s. The K&N style has its uses but not in daily drivers.
Whenever “customizing” any car with something so easily installed (K&N, chrome tubes, etc) you really stop and ask yourself, “What was the reason the OEM didn’t do this in the first place?” If you don’t know, then don’t put it on. Cars don’t need coffee enemas.
Not that you were referring to me but that's why I said plan on.i've heard from some old people that they needed to switch to auto as their knees couldnt handle it.
I wouldn't say always....