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07-02-2020, 04:25 PM | #51 | |
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07-02-2020, 08:31 PM | #52 | |
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07-02-2020, 10:05 PM | #53 |
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This is our next family car for ski trips and what not. We were planning to replace our ten year old Outback with a Forester, but the plug in hybrid range sold us. My wife shouldn’t have to burn any gas on her 25 mile commute.
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07-03-2020, 08:19 PM | #54 |
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07-03-2020, 08:27 PM | #55 |
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there are a ton of video reviews on this model on YT now. one that I saw said the battery was good for 42 miles before it has to start the petrol engine.
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07-03-2020, 08:37 PM | #56 | |
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Do some pushups. None of us are getting any younger. Many of us here in mid to late 40's, 50's, etc. My truck is partially CUV based, at least the cab. My compact hatchback which is my DD is no harder to get in and out of. I marvel at people with this ingress thing. They act like your normal car is like seating yourself in an Elise. If enthusiasts get suckered by the herd-dom and buy these thing then bye-bye to anything cool. And by cool I mean handles, stops, accelerates. CUV's are top heavy and you are sacrificing handling. Buy a CUV you might as well go buy a dildo and hang it from the rear view mirror. |
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07-03-2020, 10:20 PM | #57 | |
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07-04-2020, 04:26 AM | #58 | |
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90's Mitsus? sure, pure crap. recent? not so much. had an Evo X MR (bought used) daily driver for 6 years and wife currently has an Outlander Sport (bought new) for the past 5 years ... *ZERO* issues, just routine maintenance. a couple minor recalls - small non-issue things that were handled at the dealer in 30min to an hour. in comparison, the 4 Subarus i've owned had *MANY* issues, including the 2 bought brand new. recall after recall for major stuff, many replaced parts/repairs, and a blown engine to top it off. i'd take a recent Mitsu any day over a Subaru (if i was looking for a boring, reliable car ... the kind my wife likes ) not much personal experience with Toyota, but there are lots of people who view cars as appliances, don't care much about driving dynamics, and just want reliable A to B transportation ... that's why they sell so many RAV's. |
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07-04-2020, 10:55 AM | #59 | |
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... unless your total tax liability (not your withholdings—unrelated) is less than $7,500, that is. It’s not a refundable credit. |
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07-04-2020, 02:06 PM | #60 |
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I had surgery in my lower back a few years ago, removed the base of my spine to get at a benign tumor that was 4cm/2cm/6cm that was attached to it. All the PT in the world doesn't help. There's a pressure when getting up that is, how do I say, uncomfortable... SUre, I bought the car knowing that is it improved, thinking that it was going to keep getting better, but it hasn't.
I didn't say "everyone", I did say... *I* have to. And as you get older, people do have issues lifting up and out of cars. So... I'd appreciate if you could have some empathy for lots of older people that do have issues with their backs as they grow older... Seriously, talk to older people and actually find out about their backs. --kC |
07-05-2020, 03:16 AM | #61 |
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I think Pre qualifies as elder.
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07-05-2020, 07:38 PM | #62 |
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07-05-2020, 08:31 PM | #63 |
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07-06-2020, 04:49 AM | #64 | |
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Oh did I mention I have a bad back that I have corrected myself via weights and strengthening especially my lower back (hyperextensions). I’m getting older myself. 50 isn’t far now. I’m just in that gym fighting the age Clint Eastwood style every week day and sometimes the weekends too. It gets us all. But I intend to die with my boots on. I eat right 90% of the time (like a nutritionist), put down the beer, and lift/exercise so regularly I should have a plaque at my gym. About to put in a home gym once equipment returns to normal pricing and they actually have it in stock. My right ankle and left knee are starting to get to me as well, from hacks and squats and from doing most all of my home maintenance myself, the weed pulling and doing the yard every 5 days is a beating. About to have to flip to lunges. Every time I hit a road block from age, I pivot. I keep my body fat low and as I age I get more and more strict on what I put into my body. Lots of supplements, I get acupuncture, massages, a lot of work to stay fit. Eating right and building muscle where the skeleton is weak helps tremendously. So does keeping the body fat at a minimum. Injuries, age, they suck, but you can fight them all. It’s hard damn work but rewarding. Either way don’t buy a CUV. Get a compact truck. More functionality. Or get a SUV. The CUV is good at nothing. I do empathize but I’ve been there many times. 3 stem cell injections, all helped tremendously but it’s the work I’ve put in that has done the most good. The self denial and consistent PT/weights/exercise. Even swimming has done wonders. |
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07-06-2020, 12:25 PM | #65 |
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The lack of empathy and understanding, combined with ignorance is just truly astounding.
I still don't get why the new highlander hybrid dropped from 300 hp down to 243 hp, while they get ready to offer a Rav-4 hybrid with 300 hp... |
07-06-2020, 01:05 PM | #66 |
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07-06-2020, 01:13 PM | #67 |
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07-06-2020, 03:21 PM | #68 | |
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HiHy went from V-6 to I-4. RAV4 Prime has the power as a side effect of the math of C rating x (bigger) pack capacity. |
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07-06-2020, 11:04 PM | #69 |
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you sound like wonderful human being to be around.
I mean, I understand the changes to the drivetrain, I don't understand why they made the changes. I skipped the hybrids altogether because one CVT in the driveway is enough. |
07-07-2020, 01:03 AM | #70 |
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It’s not a CVT in that sense, so not unreliable that way. No changing physical ratios via belt or chain.
Instead two electric motors on one planetary gearset, effective ratio changes effected via electric motor speed and direction alterations. Elegant system, that TRW design. |
07-07-2020, 07:26 AM | #71 |
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Pre... Go ask your doctor next time you see them if all recoveries are the same, when the surgeries and injuries are different.
I've only explained my issues and stuck with my perspective. No two recoveries are the same, even for SAME surgeries, never mind different ones. --kC |
07-07-2020, 10:25 AM | #72 | |
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Looks to me like it still uses a belt and sheave just like every other CVT out there... but does have the "launch gear", which likely gets rid of the rubber band feel and stress of initial acceleration on the components, which is a good thing. |
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07-07-2020, 01:07 PM | #73 |
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07-07-2020, 01:12 PM | #74 |
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So does the Rav4 Prime use the "Toyota Hybrid System" power split architecture that is basically the same as the Prius? If so , the CVT is just the planetary gear set. If not it probably uses a belt style CVT.
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07-07-2020, 01:40 PM | #75 |
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actually, i took another look, that direct shift cvt with the launch gear looks like it's only in the new corolla for now... looks like the highlander has the typical hybrid cvt, and assuming this rav4 prime would as well.
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