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Toyota on the mend?

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#16200 of 16274 Re: A Lifetime of No Respect [ateixeira] by steve_ HOST

Mar 19, 2013 (12:11 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 19, 2013 11:50 am)
It just kills me that there's no clearance in the wheel wells of my Outback. The ice build up was grinding away a couple of days ago. Just shoveled out a 8'x6' patch of drift in front of my garage doors. It was around 3' deep; would have been fun seeing if the Subaru could have blasted out through it this morning.

#16201 of 16274 Re: A Lifetime of No Respect [steve_] by ateixeira

Mar 19, 2013 (12:21 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Mar 19, 2013 12:11 pm)
The tires have a bigger diameter, so while they lift it a bit, the tires fill up the wheel wells more than on the Legacy. Useless trivia - you can fit a full sized spare in a Legacy, but not in an Outback. I actually bought one for the wife's old 2002 Legacy.
 
Try some WD40 strategically sprayed in the wheel wells right before it snows. Clean wheels also help, especially if you wax painted wheels.
 
Here's my question - how do you prevent ice build-up on a Tweel?
 
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/tweel-airless-tire.htm

#16202 of 16274 Re: A Lifetime of No Respect [ateixeira] by steve_ HOST

Mar 19, 2013 (12:33 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 19, 2013 12:21 pm)
lol, you know me better than that. Wax my wheels? I could spray some stuff in there I suppose.
 
One thing about a Tweel, you could take some cord and make your own tire chains.
 
(Did I mention it's snowing and blowing 30 mph here?).

#16203 of 16274 Re: A Lifetime of No Respect [ateixeira] by hpmctorque

Mar 19, 2013 (6:00 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 19, 2013 11:50 am)
I suppose my wishes are hard to satisfy, but the Outback has more clearance than I'd need for 99.9 percent of the winter weather in our area (I think you and I are practically neighbors). If I lived in the snowbelt one of my vehicles would be a crossover, but for the MD suburbs of DC I prefer a car car, at least for now. I'd even take RWD with winter tires, if I could get it with an extra inch of ground clearance.
 

#16204 of 16274 Re: A Lifetime of No Respect [hpmctorque] by ateixeira

Mar 19, 2013 (6:01 pm)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Mar 19, 2013 6:00 pm)
Sure seems that way lately. A couple of winter snow with no real snow. We only get sleet and freezing rain!

#16205 of 16274 NY Debut by ateixeira

Apr 01, 2013 (1:57 pm)

Highlander:
 
http://www.edmunds.com/auto-shows/new-york/2013/2013-new-york-auto-show-2014-toy- ota-highlander.html
 
I prefer the big Santa Fe over this, but this is nicer than the Pathfinder's femme styling.
 
I wonder if that 3rd row is still too small. Watch the video, his legs are splayed up, the cushion's too low.
 
Navi screen looks bigger and is set close to the driver, I like that.
 
No MPG claims yet.
 
Interior looks improved.
 
Arrives next year? I hope they mean next model year.

#16206 of 16274 Re: NY Debut [ateixeira] by fintail

Apr 01, 2013 (2:15 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 01, 2013 1:57 pm)
Other than that weird face, it's better looking than the old/current one, which looks bloated and dumpy.

#16207 of 16274 Re: NY Debut [fintail] by ateixeira

Apr 02, 2013 (7:22 am)

Replying to: fintail (Apr 01, 2013 2:15 pm)
The current one's facelift was a bit odd, they made the lights bulge out, front and rear. This is more cohesive, but not exactly pretty.
 
I'm their target market, with 2 kids and a car pool, and I'd want a bigger 3rd row, so that's a miss.
 
Then again both my kids are tall. My daughter couldn't fit in the 2nd row of an X1!

#16208 of 16274 Re: NY Debut [ateixeira] by fintail

Apr 02, 2013 (8:25 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 02, 2013 7:22 am)
"Not exactly pretty" - isn't that the name of the current Toyolex design language?
 
The X1 seems to be aimed at childless young couples where the woman wears the pants ...and from what I can see, some new resident groups seem to love them too.

#16209 of 16274 Re: NY Debut [ateixeira] by berri

Apr 02, 2013 (11:43 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 01, 2013 1:57 pm)
Arrives next year? I hope they mean next model year.
 
I'm pretty sure I read something somewhere (now that's specific memory isn't it!) that led me to believe at least, that it isn't coming to market until January. If that's the case, why not label it a 2015? Since the current Highlander undercuts much of it's competition in price, they seem to be selling quite well right now.

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