| 240sex |
just wondering what everyones gonna be driving come winter.
i'll be cruising around in my silver 2000 dodge caravan :lol: |
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| 95EagleAWD |
quote:
Originally posted by 240sex
just wondering what everyones gonna be driving come winter.
i'll be cruising around in my silver 2000 dodge caravan :lol:
Woot same here!!!
Same year and colour and everything hahah! |
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| G35C |
| I'll be rockin a 98 Ford Windstar!! :cool: |
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| GOT BOOST |
97 Avalon XLS. (my daily driver)
Yay for heated leather seats! :D
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| EK9Hatch |
I have no idea yet. Need to buy a SUV or Truck.
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| tokes |
Buying a winter beater takes money away from the nice car :thumbup: |
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| ron1 |
| 95 intrepid...........until it's sold(hint hint b/s/t section) then winter rubber on the teg. |
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| 240sex |
quote:
Originally posted by 95EagleAWD
Woot same here!!!
Same year and colour and everything hahah!
:thumbup:
does yours have bug deflectors on the windows and the front? |
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| Prudz_lude |
| 85 CRX. Pictures will be up shortly along with the mod list lol, i decided to have some fun but at the same time clean her up:beer: |
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| 4thGenLude |
| A beautiful 1992 burgundy Ford Explorer :thumbup: |
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| the_fornicator |
2006 audi A4 - company car.
funny how the company car is more luxurious than my summer ride (honda sir). what can I say, I love my honda. |
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| Fazda |
| i'll be in the probe most of the winter while keepin the km down on the s4.. but i will be driving it for the handling in the winter. |
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| Godzilla |
| the ricel untill i find a suitable replacement. that and what ever demo's i can get my hands on. |
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| Bluestreak |
| 91 Nissan Pickup with winter tires around the city, but when I travel home to Lethbridge I'll be taking the RSX. |
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| airpak |
| 1990 Toyota Celica GT4. |
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| SilverZ24 |
| The BMW unless it snows a ton and then I will drive the Expedition. Winter beaters suck. :D |
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| Sxn |
07 Avalon
but i won't be storing my summer car till late oct |
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| dwarfy123 |
| I think im reppin a 91 Mazda MPV, 5 speed, 402xxx kms :) |
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| ehos |
94 FD. I'm going to use it as my winter beater :)
They say you can't drive a FD in the winter, I'll SHOW YOU! (Valet switch will be on the whole winter I guess). |
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| accord90 |
| I'll be driving my daily driver unless its really bad then my 90 accord comes out. Its way more fun on snow and ice anyways, when I pull the ebrake on the new car it starts beaping. |
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| crzyone |
| 2000 Intrepid or 97 F-150 4x4. |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by Sxn
07 Avalon
but i won't be storing my summer car till late oct
Those are nice cars. I have been thinking about the upgrade. That year is the only styling I have liked since they redesigned them in 00. I prefer the 97-99 look like I have.
I will wait though. I am thinking about the hybrid avalon scheduled to hit in 2010 or 2011.
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| Sxn |
There's no hybrid Avalon coming. There might be rumours?
It's a very nice daily driver with lots of room.
Gets good mileage and has decent power.
I think it's the best model to date. |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by Sxn
There's no hybrid Avalon coming. There might be rumours?
It's a very nice daily driver with lots of room.
Gets good mileage and has decent power.
I think it's the best model to date.
Interesting,
As it is in Toyota's mandate to have their entire product line offered in a hybrid version by 2011.
Either they changed mandate, someones sources are wrong, or they are discontinuing the Avalon and bringing in another luxury sedan to replace it as they did with the Cressida (An older version of the Avalon. Check the styling cues on the 91/92 production year.)
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| Sxn |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Interesting,
As it is in Toyota's mandate to have their entire product line offered in a hybrid version by 2011.
Either they changed mandate, someones sources are wrong, or they are discontinuing the Avalon and bringing in another luxury sedan to replace it as they did with the Cressida (An older version of the Avalon. Check the styling cues on the 91/92 production year.)
Mike
Your second and third options are wrong.
They might bring in more hybrid versions. But not an Avalon.
A fully loaded Avalon is over 50g's plus tax. A hybrid version would cost about 60gs.
Nobody in their right mind will pay that much for a Toyota sedan. |
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| elrhyso |
| 90' teg with a B1, heated seats... |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by Sxn
Your second and third options are wrong.
They might bring in more hybrid versions. But not an Avalon.
A fully loaded Avalon is over 50g's plus tax. A hybrid version would cost about 60gs.
Nobody in their right mind will pay that much for a Toyota sedan.
uhhh.... Do a search on a 1991/92 Toyota Cressida. It was discontinued in in 1992. 3 years later it was reborn as the Avalon. Except the avalon was front wheel drive not rear wheel like the cressida. The 95 to 99 Avalons look very similar to the 91/92 Cressida.
As for the price..... Sixty Thousand for a hybrid top end luxury car from Toyota in 4 years is not obsurd. Have you heard of inflation?
Lets look at this example, when the prius came out in 97, it was about a $35,000 car. A new Hybrid Camry can be purchased for about $35,000 to $37,000.00 depending on who you know.
Sure, the price is the same on face value, but if you are to take into consideration inflation and go back 10 years with the current present value of $35,000.00, you will soon realize the Hybrid Camry is alot less than the prius, and more of a car.
Last time I checked with Toyota Canada, I was told that they are offering all of their vehicles as a hybrid option by 2011.
Next time do your research before you tell me I am wrong.
Mike |
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| Blackout-spec |
| with a nice set of winter tires, my sentra will be plowing through the snow when it comes. |
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| euro777 |
| with b/n tires, snowboard rack and 350,000 kms on the odometer. it sure will suck ass to have to strategically plan passes on the hiway again. |
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| Sxn |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
uhhh.... Do a search on a 1991/92 Toyota Cressida. It was discontinued in in 1992. 3 years later it was reborn as the Avalon. Except the avalon was front wheel drive not rear wheel like the cressida. The 95 to 99 Avalons look very similar to the 91/92 Cressida.
As for the price..... Sixty Thousand for a hybrid top end luxury car from Toyota in 4 years is not obsurd. Have you heard of inflation?
Lets look at this example, when the prius came out in 97, it was about a $35,000 car. A new Hybrid Camry can be purchased for about $35,000 to $37,000.00 depending on who you know.
Sure, the price is the same on face value, but if you are to take into consideration inflation and go back 10 years with the current present value of $35,000.00, you will soon realize the Hybrid Camry is alot less than the prius, and more of a car.
Last time I checked with Toyota Canada, I was told that they are offering all of their vehicles as a hybrid option by 2011.
Next time do your research before you tell me I am wrong.
Mike
I know there used to be a cressida back in 91. But why are you telling me to look it up. I know it exists. Unless you misunderstood me the first time.
You were saying they might replace the Avalon and I'm telling you that they are going to keep the Avalon.
A fully loaded Prius is now 36800 before tax including navigation. So the price hasn't changed much since it came out in 97. So stop asking me stupid questions like: have u heard of inflation?
You make it sound like I'm an idiot.
I can be even more insulting if you'd like.
You are claiming that you were told by Toyota that all their vehicles were being offered as a hybrid by 2011.
Again, I'm telling you that it's not true.
So If you read my original paragraph carefully. I wasn't being an ass towards you. I was basically stating that Toyota isn't discontinuing the Avalon and that there won't be a hybrid for each model. |
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| 2ndgenlude |
| 2003 ranger XL 2WD, with studded hakkas on all 4 corners. |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by Sxn
I know there used to be a cressida back in 91. But why are you telling me to look it up. I know it exists. Unless you misunderstood me the first time.
You were saying they might replace the Avalon and I'm telling you that they are going to keep the Avalon.
A fully loaded Prius is now 36800 before tax including navigation. So the price hasn't changed much since it came out in 97. So stop asking me stupid questions like: have u heard of inflation?
You make it sound like I'm an idiot.
I can be even more insulting if you'd like.
You are claiming that you were told by Toyota that all their vehicles were being offered as a hybrid by 2011.
Again, I'm telling you that it's not true.
So If you read my original paragraph carefully. I wasn't being an ass towards you. I was basically stating that Toyota isn't discontinuing the Avalon and that there won't be a hybrid for each model.
Originally I was told by Toyota Canada that all their models will be offered in a hybrid option by 2011.
In your response to me you told me that the avalon will not be offered as a hybrid. My response was that if they will not offer it as a hybrid, then maybe they will discontinue it by 2011.
So if you are telling me that all Toyota vehciles will not be eventually offered as a hybrid, then why was it that I called Toyota Canada 5 min ago and they told me they are going to make all their vehicles hybrid. They are phasing them in.
Here's the number and link.
1-888-TOYOTA-8
or 1-888-869-6828
between 7:00am and 11:00pm Eastern time.
https://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebOb...f110000e%2ehtml
I just quote what I know and what I have been told from the source. Do you work for Toyota as a salesperson?
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| Sxn |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Originally I was told by Toyota Canada that all their models will be offered in a hybrid option by 2011.
In your response to me you told me that the avalon will not be offered as a hybrid. My response was that if they will not offer it as a hybrid, then maybe they will discontinue it by 2011.
So if you are telling me that all Toyota vehciles will not be eventually offered as a hybrid, then why was it that I called Toyota Canada 5 min ago and they told me they are going to make all their vehicles hybrid. They are phasing them in.
Here's the number and link.
1-888-TOYOTA-8
or 1-888-869-6828
between 7:00am and 11:00pm Eastern time.
https://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebOb...f110000e%2ehtml
I just quote what I know and what I have been told from the source. Do you work for Toyota as a salesperson?
Mike
They might have hybrids available in every model one day.
But I was saying that they won't be available by 2011.
I was just stating that the Avalon will stay in the line up and won't be offered as a hybrid by 2011.
No I'm not a salesperson for Toyota. |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by Sxn
They might have hybrids available in every model one day.
But I was saying that they won't be available by 2011.
I was just stating that the Avalon will stay in the line up and won't be offered as a hybrid by 2011.
No I'm not a salesperson for Toyota.
Hard to say...
by 2011 we shall see. I suspect around 2011. Give or take 2 years.
The hybrid camry's were not supposed to come out till late 2007 early 2008 and they showed up in the dealerships in June 2006.
Why would Toyota not push the production of their hybrid vehicles when they are having a large success of sales of the hybrid vehicles in the Canadian and US marketplace?
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
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| Wolfdio |
quote:
Originally posted by shorti
You know what's up.
This is what I'm driving. This isn't a vid of me or my car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghoxc_2gqkU
Lol, I got a mazda 323 gtx, this winters gonna be fun. |
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| SilverZ24 |
quote:
Originally posted by Sxn
A fully loaded Avalon is over 50g's plus tax. A hybrid version would cost about 60gs.
Nobody in their right mind will pay that much for a Toyota sedan.
Wow, no one in their right mind should pay over 50 grand for fwd toyota sedan imo. That is crazy for what is toyota's version of a buick sedan. lol Good maybe for someone in their 60's, but not people under that age. :blink: |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverZ24
Wow, no one in their right mind should pay over 50 grand for fwd toyota sedan imo. That is crazy for what is toyota's version of a buick sedan. lol Good maybe for someone in their 60's, but not people under that age. :blink:
:rofl:
People already do.
*cough* some Lexus models *Cough* :D
Some refinements, but a much higher price tag.
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| SilverZ24 |
| Yeah, it is the one Lexus model I think that is totally aimed at people 60+ as well. Anyone young wanting to buy one must not have a pulse. lol |
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| THUD |
Ive been going to the car auctions around the city and since the car market has taken such a huge dive on the used side I was thinking of a CRV or something SUVish 4x4 for winter.
It's hard to resist looking at minivans when you see a 05 go for under 5g's and 03-05 cavilers/neon's go for 2500 bux but I for sure need to take my civic off the road and fix it up a bit more. |
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| Snowcrash |
| Also going to be rockin a GT4 with Nokian Hakkapelita Q tyres for driving around the city and my 4x4 to haul the quad out to the sturgeon river race track. If it doesn't snow too much I still ride the street bike. |
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| accord90 |
| I might end up driving the company vehicle :( 2006 Toyota Sienna. time to race :kitty: |
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| Ender14 |
| See you guys have all or most of you have other cars to drive. If i got an import i would need to beable to drive it in the winter. So i was thinking like a 1992 Lancer Evo with AWD or a GTS-4 skyline. What do you think could those cars handle the winter weather? |
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| Invalid Zero |
| Well I bought the wife a new car so her old 94 Explorer XLT 4x4 is now my new daily/winter vehicle. |
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| Flip |
| Raised 04 F350 with an 07 M1000 in the back. Bring on the snow, I've been ready since it melted in spring.:thumbup: |
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| 300zx.babe |
Busing it WHOOT WHOOT. and whatever Justin drives too. lol
unless i find a winter vehicle. |
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| gtaylor |
im gonna try to drive my jetta for the winter
some days she might be to low tho:(
o well thats waht you get for driving a modded car in alberta |
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| 95IntegraRS |
| 1987 Corolla... with a swap. |
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| Silence* |
| My E36. It's gonna be a fun winter for me :) |
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| Madhouse |
| my subaru, completely sideways. |
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| JustinL |
| Porsche 944 with winter tires. |
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| STiPWR |
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| POX |
| My IS300 with winter tires... no reason to worrie cause my side skits and bumper are already messed up from Edmonton roads and last winter... :mad: |
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| Cobra_R |
quote:
Originally posted by STiPWR
:thumbup:
thanks for making the rest of us jealous......:asshole:
92 2wd F-150 5.0 cant wait for redneck drifting on a cold winter day :D |
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| gtaylor |
quote:
Originally posted by STiPWR
:thumbup:
is the front lip staying on? |
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| EDISKRAD EHT |
| 2006 Dodge 1500 4x4 w/ Hemi.:thumbup: (Primary vehicle year round. Perk at work) |
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| SilverZ24 |
quote:
Originally posted by EDISKRAD EHT
2006 Dodge 1500 4x4 w/ Hemi.:thumbup: (Primary vehicle year round. Perk at work)
I thought you did an engine swap considering the decal on the side windows of your Ram. lol :p |
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| anschutz_93 |
| 1995 TSI AWD, with the winter tires i wont even know the snow has fallen :rolleyes: |
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| EDISKRAD EHT |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverZ24
I thought you did an engine swap considering the decal on the side windows of your Ram. lol :p
Nope, just supporting the club.;) |
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| STiPWR |
quote:
Originally posted by gtaylor
is the front lip staying on?
Nah, all the lips are coming off... and BBS rims with Blizzaks.
Im baller, but not enough to sport volk's in the snow. |
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| c.f.169 |
| 1988 Buick Lasabre, bought for last year's winter, but turned out to be my daily driver |
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| accord90 |
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Im baller, but not enough to sport volk's in the snow
I know what u mean I'll be taking my Evo 7's off for winter. Wouldn't want those getting banged up now would I :lol: |
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| CanuckDave |
| Subaru Forester, found it for dirt cheap and couldn't pass up the deal. |
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| Snowcrash |
quote:
Originally posted by CanuckDave
Subaru Forester, found it for dirt cheap and couldn't pass up the deal.
it's a nice ride, I wish I had an awd car I could DRIVE :lol: |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by Snowcrash
it's a nice ride, I wish I had an awd car I could DRIVE :lol:
haha we'll get it done soon enough, boost will make the wait worthwhile |
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| azn_fire_fly |
| 92 civic hatchback . perfect car for the winter. heater and great gas mileage :thumbup: |
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| AWD_beast |
| 04 f350 powerstroke:thumbup: |
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| someguyincanada |
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