They must be giving Maseratis away in LA, when I was there a few weeks ago, they were _everywhere_. I'm not kidding, I must've seen 50 in our small area of operation.
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Reading the thread about the first vehicle with CarPlay being the 'Vette Z06 just wants to make me want to facepalm....... I know the Apple demographic is similar to the European fanboy demo, but seriously..... Nothing, but rehashed pure stereotype BS in that thread going on.....
Makes me appreciate this thread where us car enthusiasts are a lot more open minded towards cars even if they are not their preference.......
Makes me appreciate this thread where us car enthusiasts are a lot more open minded towards cars even if they are not their preference.......
I know they're not super uncommon, but seeing one isn't exactly an everyday occurrence in Louisville, KY.
Went to 4 car dealers tonight and couldn't find any manual transmission cars except for VWs and stripped econo cars. Acura doesn't even offer them anymore. It's sad.
Subarus have manuals everywhere.
Acura DCTs are amazing, but their 9 speed autos suck (ZF is terrible).
Yeah, ZF dropped the ball on the 9HP and quite surprising given how amazing the 8HP was/is. Other than the 9HP, ZF makes excellent transmissions.
I am talking about american market cars. Plenty of GM cars have seperate turn signals. same with ford
The insurance paid for the TOW not the repair bill.
I never once said to use fogs as DRLs
They're pretty crappy cars. Especially the QP and Ghibli. I was considering one when I bought the S7 and was insulted by the Mopar interior bits they put into this "luxury car." It's a car for badge whores.
And yup, they're giving these away for nothing. They lease much lower than the 5/A6/E. It's not uncommon to get $10k-20k off sticker on a loaded AWD Ghibli with zero negotiation.
Draft hasn't happened yet. It's on FridaySaw this one parked on campus today. I didn't immediately recognize the guy who got in it, but I think it was Russ Smith(Memphis Grizzlies). Given where it was parked on campus and the building where the guy who jumped into it came from, I'm sure it belonged to a recent NBA draft pick.
I also saw Guorgi Dieng get into a more modest Audi
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Is that the first GM car with CarPlay?
The new Sonata and Volvo XC90 are already out on the market with CarPlay.
The Maseratti are good looking cars, but I agree the parts sharing from other Chrysler vehicles is a annoying. Hmm... That infotainment screen looks awfully familiar. Everything I've read says they're overpriced and cannot compare performance-wise to the Germans. I'd consider buying one just because it's a nice change from your average S/7/A8 and E/5/A6 families. I see a number of Ghibli and Gran Sports around Boston.
My wife's '13 1er doesn't have a rear fog, my FIL's '13 Tiguan doesn't have a rear fog?? I'm here in good ole Germany.
M3 looks like a true drivers car, but pricing seems to be over supposed book values. Edmunds is way lower than asking on these cars.
Yeah the Z06 is the first GM car to have carplay.
I was just referencing everyone's Matthew level of ignorance in that thread.
It's the same around here, there's one we see repeatedly, but they're still uncommon. They were like Accords in LA
Funny, vs. SF, where there was an abundance of Telsa (no surprises though given the SF vs. LA cultures).Yeah, the LS3 was a little more traditional in terms of design (no DI,VVT), but the LT1 is pretty spectacular. I know, I'm a little surprised at how much I like the 6th Gen in convertible form - I didn't dislike the coupe, but the convertible seems like it's more of a gap from the 5th Gen (at least in terms of perceived difference).
Yeah, I figured that was the case, I've never seen such a concentration of a smaller brand in an area, figured they must be aggressive with the leases and it's the _perfect_ car for LA (if you get my drift ...)
Oh yeah, that thread was full of the dumb. Somebody actually played the "can't handle" card (I believe on a couple of those posts, someone asked if they had driven a Vette post 1962
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Yeah, they're super common in my part of town. Mostly owned by Chinese students who don't know any better. Just drive thru Packards Corner. I'm sure you'll see a few Ghiblis parked on the side.
Something odd going on there. EU countries adhere to a Un regulation that mandates at least one rear fog light.
After I posted that I thought there might be a naming issue. What you are calling fog lights are the white light the lights up when the car goes in reverse right? If that the case I've never heard them referred to as fog light just back up or reverse lights.
Glad I'm not the only person who feels this way about Maserati's. The exterior has a unique design and you think well this thing is something special but then you get into the interior and it's all downhill from there. You're right, if there was ever a car for badge whores, the Maserati is it - makes the Germans seem more worth it.
Yeah, the interior switches are directly from the Dodge Dart and other ChryCo products, which is just pathetic. They took the uConnect system and put Maserati graphics into it.
And look what just popped up on my Instagram
$699 with zero down? Can't do that on a Mercedes, Audi, or BMW
Cars are so much cheaper in the US. My friend bought one when it first came out, CAD$2,000/month, $15,000 down. It's fully loaded though. It's so popular here they can't even keep them in the lot.
Yeah, the interior switches are directly from the Dodge Dart and other ChryCo products, which is just pathetic. They took the uConnect system and put Maserati graphics into it.
And look what just popped up on my Instagram
$699 with zero down? Can't do that on a Mercedes, Audi, or BMW
Eh.. I would lease one for a year just to get laid
... Otherwise I would rather buy a Cadillac or Mercedes