TDI fades into regulatory oblivion; Enter Miata

[68_427]

But class it up with white American

[Laconian]

SEE, IT'S MADE WITH REAL MILK PROTEIN PRODUCT!
IT IS A LEGIT USDA CHEESE DERIVED FOOD SUBSTANCE!

[Soup DeVille]

But class it up with white American

The best kind of American.

[68_427]

Make. American. Cheese. Great Again!

[Soup DeVille]

I grate all my own cheese, thank you very much.

[68_427]

I grate all my own cheese, thank you very much.

[AutobahnSHO]

I really don't like American. Cheddar is my fave though!

[Tave]

I hit 5500 miles in just under 2 months. At the dealer for my first of 4 free services.

[Tave]

Laconian definitely go with the shorter maintenance cycle. The synthetic Mazda recommends is super light and my butt-o-meter and ears tell me the engine prefers frequent changes.

[Tave]

I went back to the dealer I purchase from because it shared an owner/lot with a GM/Jag/Rover dealer and I wanted to waste my time looking at the Jags.

Saw a ton of F-Paces, XE 35t r-sports, XE 4cylinder gas and diesels, XFs and XJs, and F-type coupes (including an R).

One F-type convertible--red S model, tan interior w/ a stick. Absolutely gorgeous. It stickers for 92K which surprised me a bit; I thought they were a little cheaper. Checked the pricing when I got home and dang it moves up QUICK. You're 20K over the base model just for an S, the SVR is virtually double the cost of the car! I was also struck by how similar and large it looked compared to my car.

[12,000 RPM]

The best kind of American.

[Laconian]

Laconian definitely go with the shorter maintenance cycle. The synthetic Mazda recommends is super light and my butt-o-meter and ears tell me the engine prefers frequent changes.

Good to know. I'm going to change at 1k to get the little roller bearings out.

[Tave]

[AutobahnSHO]

Gorgeous!

[Tave]

I got rear-ended friday Body shop thinks we can take care of it with a new bumper cover and bumper assembly, but it still sucks to have happen to a brand f'n new car, and of course it's never as quick to fix as you want it to be.

The dude was a complete airhead and tried to joke around with me about it, which added another level of irritation.

[93JC]

[Cookie Monster]

Damn,  sorry to hear man.

[AutobahnSHO]

I got rear-ended friday Body shop thinks we can take care of it with a new bumper cover and bumper assembly, but it still sucks to have happen to a brand f'n new car, and of course it's never as quick to fix as you want it to be.

The dude was a complete airhead and tried to joke around with me about it, which added another level of irritation.

ALREADY?!?!?!?!!!!!     Stupid tards.

[SJ_GTI]

Damn, that sucks. Hopefully the body shop does a good shop.

FWIW my S4 got hit and the front fender, front bumper, and hood all had to be replaced. The body shop did a great job color matching though. On the day I sold it I still couldn't see any difference in the paint. I would think that if you find a reputable body shop they should be able to fix things right.

[Tave]

Yeah I'm taking it to the Mazda shop and he's pretty confident the damage is confined to the bumper cover and (possible) the two-piece assembly behind the cover, and was just planning on replacing them directly. None of the parts are more than a few hundred bucks.

[12,000 RPM]

Still a PITA, especially for a car you actually like.

[giant_mtb]

Sorry to hear. It's nice that the paint is fresh enough that blending shouldn't be a problem at all...your paint hasn't even had a chance to fade.  (Assuming you just bought it new?)

[Tave]

Yeah I bought it new but it had been on the lot for ~6 months or so.

I hadn't heard back from the adjuster and was getting kinda nervous her insured was dodging her, called back and she told me the check is already in the mail, taking it into the shop on Monday.

[Raza]

Sucks, man. Hope it gets fixed quickly.

[Tave]

Well it's in the shop. They didn't give me an estimated return time, but I'm guessing "have a great week" means I shouldn't hold out much hope of it being finished by Friday.

The insurance company agreed to cover the 3-days on a Jeep Renegade I rented the day it happened to take a trip up to DC, so that was nice. Now they've got me in a Dodge Journey.

I wasn't a fan of the Renegade, but it rode pretty solid and came well-optioned. The engine was an absolute turd, and the 9spd was completely hopeless, but it handled the pot-hole ridden DC streets with ease.

The Journey is a complete POS with little to no redeeming qualities. The steering actually grows lighter under load; if someone wasn't paying attention they could probably snap the front wheels off by cornering too hard. I guess it's sort of roomy for the price?

[giant_mtb]

Renegade to Journey is definitely a downgrade.

[Tave]

It's easily the roughest-textured steering wheel I've ever used. My left palm got a rugburn just letting it unwind out of a corner.

[BimmerM3]

I wasn't a fan of the Renegade, but it rode pretty solid and came well-optioned. The engine was an absolute turd, and the 9spd was completely hopeless, but it handled the pot-hole ridden DC streets with ease.

I had originally hoped that the Renegade was going to be more of a mini-Wrangler than the compact CUV that it ended up as. But at least it's good at what it was designed for.

[AutobahnSHO]

I had originally hoped that the Renegade was going to be more of a mini-Wrangler than the compact CUV that it ended up as. But at least it's good at what it was designed for.

Competing with the Soul?

[Laconian]

Bruce Wayne drove a Jeep Renegade at the beginning of Batman vs. Superman. I have no idea why a multi billionaire would drive a POS like that. They dubbed in V12 sound effects to make it sound faster than it was.