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Re: my CCB club membership.. [lilengineerboy] by british_rover
Jul 13, 2009 (6:02 am)
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jul 13, 2009 3:39 am)

My S with a manual got 40 to 45 mpg pure highway and around 25 pure city. My lifetime combined avg was around 30 mpg so not bad for the performance you got. I can see some people wanting more mpg for such a small sized car.
 
I will say that I have heard, but cannot confirm because I haven't driven one yet, that the autos in the new new MINI are much better then the old one. I still think that for a car that small with such low torque a manual would be better but the regular cooper with an automatic is supposed to be ok now.
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Stick, by guss
Jul 13, 2009 (6:43 am)
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If your sister is willing to roll the dice on the General, let me put my plug in for the Malibu.
 
So far at 1 year and 16k miles mine has been flawless. It has everything on your list except the auto down windows. Mine also has the suede with heated seats that are excellent. The ride may not be as sporty as your sister is use to though.
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Re: my CCB club membership.. [woodyww] by kyfdx HOST
Jul 13, 2009 (8:13 am)
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Replying to: woodyww (Jul 12, 2009 10:45 am)

That 318iS would have been a '91... E30 body with the "new" engine from the E36... I think the base price was just under $20K, but most of them were MSRP'd around $22,500.... All had sport package standard with sport seats, air dam, etc...
 
Great little cars... wish I had one...
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Re: my CCB club membership.. [woodyww] by roadburner
Jul 13, 2009 (10:29 am)
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Replying to: woodyww (Jul 12, 2009 10:45 am)

Like the ti, the E30 318is has become a bit of a cult car among the BMW faithful. Some call it a "baby M3", and I think that is an apt description. The engines are just about bulletproof(now that the profile gasket issue has been resolved), and the E30 has that classic timeless BMW styling coupled with light weight and entertaining handling. I'd buy one if I wasn't in the middle of the 2002's "rolling restoration"...
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Re: more Money Pit (house) issues..... [woodyww] by roadburner
Jul 13, 2009 (10:31 am)
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Replying to: woodyww (Jul 12, 2009 12:45 pm)

I feel your pain re;: home repairs/remodeling. I think we are done for a while- I hope, so anyway...
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Re: A task for the fine minds [corvette] by boomchek
Jul 13, 2009 (11:00 am)
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Replying to: corvette (Jul 12, 2009 7:00 pm)

Accord have the window down feature too on their keyfobs.
 
I'd be looking at a 2 or 3 year old (previous generation) Accord EX V6. Great cars, great features, safety, performance, lots of trunk space, and last few years can be found with Navi. I find that Honda Navigations are among the easiest to use too. Lots of power too with a 265HP V6.
 
While working at Honda I had a few older Maxima owners buy Accords because the size and performance was right.
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Re: my CCB club membership.. [roadburner] by woodyww
Jul 13, 2009 (11:13 am)
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Replying to: roadburner (Jul 13, 2009 10:29 am)

the E30 318is has become a bit of a cult car among the BMW faithful
 
Of all the cars I've ever driven, or owned, inc. my M6, e34 535i & 540i's, e30 325is, 850i--all great--there was "something about" that E30 318is that got to me. Shoulda bought it, but I was on such a "test driving every interesting car possible" craze that I didn't follow my gut. It was pretty, red, had a lot of fun bombing around on back country roads.....
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Re: A task for the fine minds [stickguy] by woodyww
Jul 13, 2009 (11:34 am)
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Replying to: stickguy (Jul 12, 2009 4:32 pm)

With the mountain bike, why not a wagon, or 5-door, or small SUV? And why no AWD?--a Subie might seem like a great fit.
 
Whatever, I just don't see a 4-door sedan for someone with bikes. Then again, I know that arguing with one's sister is a losing proposition.....
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Has it really been 2 years?? by akangl
Jul 13, 2009 (9:57 pm)
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I was thinking about it earlier and realized that I've had my Pilot 2 years today. It really doesn't seem like I've owned it that long. I still enjoy driving it, its been a relatively problem free car, the few little things are more quirks than anything. My only real wish is that it could tow the TT, but I guess no harm in that sitting for yet another summer.
 
The Pilot has just over 40k on it, I only put about 1k miles/month on these days, so the miles are only slowly racking up. I have a 6 year/120k Honda Care ESC on it so any problems it might have will be covered.
 
To sum it up, I'm still very happy with my Pilot and will probably keep driving it for several years to come. Still on the look out for an old truck to pull the TT though so the CCBA membership isn't in jeapardy, lol.
 
BTW, hubby's 09 Civic (duct taped bumper and all) has been a wonderful car as well, he's very happy with it. He's catching the Pilot's mileage pretty quickly, I believe the car has around 23k on it at the moment and isn't quite a year old yet.
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Anyone know whatever happened to... by corvette
Jul 14, 2009 (6:10 am)
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zeuslewis? I have a lemon law question that he might be able to answer.

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