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Post by springbeduk on Jan 14, 2022 22:42:30 GMT
springbeduk I know you want the space, but for gas prices, the minivans and SUVs will be fairly similar. I have no idea what I will do when my car goes because gas is insane now and I can not afford $150 to fill a tank for one week on my paycheck. As for transmission issues, I haven't seen vans that are coming in constantly for things like that. Also yes, transmission issues are pretty bad for cost so generally never worth it to fix unless you still have a ton of life left. Usually we see it in vehicles that are high in kms or also a lot older and it is just one of those things that it is it's time to go. Your vehicle owes you nothing if it is 2001 and you have done well with it. I had asked at work about the most reliable vehicles and they all said hands down a Honda. We very rarely have to see one and usually just tire switchover and oil changes. They make a great vehicle! Some of the worst vehicles are the more expensive ones and always owned by people who have zero clue that expensive cars also means very expensive car repairs. BMW's, Audi's, Volvo's all break down quite often. Yeah, no way am I buying any of those fancy brands! 🤣 thank you for confirming that they're a bad (expensive) idea, though! I've only had this odyssey since mid 2018 (it was in basically pristine condition and only 26K miles at the time - had been in Florida and garages ... It's now got 130K and not and all pristine 😂). When deciding whether to buy it, found a lot of car tech forum posts that that era of odysseys were known to have weak transmission but still it was a good deal at the time and it has served me well these years. Before this (until Jan 2018) I had a civic I bought new in 2000! I loved it. But need more space now. The rest of my family are all Subaru devotees. I might join them. Or not since your shop are so fully recommending Honda! Though our 2009 civic (ex has now) has had surprising amount of problems. Brakes and also got a transmission leak. He's got it still limping along but it's not been as reliable as a civic should be. Hyundais seem good too? I wish I could just wait a couple years and have more plug in options! Someone at work said some of the toyota suvs come in hybrids ... Maybe good? But probably sold out ...
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Post by springbeduk on Jan 14, 2022 22:47:15 GMT
springbeduk would you consider a hybrid? I love my Prius but it is small. We have a bigger car if we need space, though, and it’s AWD which is great in snow and rain. But maybe some thing bigger but hybrid would work for you? Space and gas mileage. My next car will be all electric or electric-gas. Yeah i have to look into that! A coworker said she thinks toyota suvs are available in hybrid. Most of my driving is still highway speed, though not as big a proportion as it used to be, so wouldn't get as much better mileage with a hybrid as would with more city driving. But still probably enough to cover cost difference. I'd love to go all electric! But don't think I can get with what's available and also not enough charging places yet, and it being just me (so can't have one commute car and one road trip car)
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Post by springbeduk on Jan 14, 2022 22:49:46 GMT
I don't even know what I want to get. I hate driving such a gas guzzler on daily commute (70ish miles round trip), etc but then there are times we really need the space. And a wagon (like an outback) or a small SUV (CRV or Hyundai equivalent) doesn't get *so* much better mileage and has way less space (no 3rd row). Ugh. Recs? DH talked me into buying a 2022 Pilot for my birthday a few months ago. I was hesitant because my CRV was paid off, but I love it. I'm still getting used to all the new technology. It has a snow mode too. The gas mileage is good and it drives like a car. I'll ask my brother (he is a mechanic) if he has a good minivan rec. Hmm - good to know! Thank you(and also for asking your brother) I always forget about pilots. What do you get for mileage?
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Post by springbeduk on Jan 14, 2022 22:51:27 GMT
rainbowsockmonkey are there any tricks for getting the length adjuster on the LATCH strap to actually release (to make the strap longer and get some slack for unlatching? And or for getting the hooks unhooked? It's a graco something-or-other (not extend2fit but I forget which one) convertible mounted rear facing; has the basic metal latch clips. The car's anchors are pretty far down into the seat crack. I tried putting my weight into the seat to squish it down but that didn't give enough slack. Then I was out of time so just gave up and borrowed back the seat ds' daycare person uses for him. But tonight or tomorrow I've got to actually get that seat out. Does the strap adjuster look like what is circled in purple in the picture? I have a couple of graco seats, but none that have the J-hook style (circled in blue). I can probably get a video of how to loosen the strap later today if it is the same adjuster. I think so? If I trust my memory, which is a big if! i'm not home yet; will compare to your picture when I get home!
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jan 14, 2022 23:35:18 GMT
Does the strap adjuster look like what is circled in purple in the picture? I have a couple of graco seats, but none that have the J-hook style (circled in blue). I can probably get a video of how to loosen the strap later today if it is the same adjuster. I think so? If I trust my memory, which is a big if! i'm not home yet; will compare to your picture when I get home! Sounds good. If you want, we xan set up a zoom meeting this weekend and I can talk with you as you uninstall if needed.
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Post by mrscheese on Jan 14, 2022 23:55:08 GMT
springbeduk would you consider a hybrid? I love my Prius but it is small. We have a bigger car if we need space, though, and it’s AWD which is great in snow and rain. But maybe some thing bigger but hybrid would work for you? Space and gas mileage. My next car will be all electric or electric-gas. Yeah i have to look into that! A coworker said she thinks toyota suvs are available in hybrid. Most of my driving is still highway speed, though not as big a proportion as it used to be, so wouldn't get as much better mileage with a hybrid as would with more city driving. But still probably enough to cover cost difference. I'd love to go all electric! But don't think I can get with what's available and also not enough charging places yet, and it being just me (so can't have one commute car and one road trip car) There are so many hybrids out there now and the mileages are getting better all the time, even highway. I just looked up the Toyota RAV4 hybrid. 41 city, 38 highway. We own two Toyotas and they’ve been great. We have a 2013 Prius and 2013 Venza. The Venza is a gas hog, Prius makes up for that 😂 . If we were to buy right now, we would get a rav4 electric/gas. Prior to these we were a Subaru and Honda family. But we’ve had less issues with the Toyotas. Adding: when we looked for cars, Toyota had the most backseat space which is how we ended up with them. The Prius has an amazing amount of back seat space even with car seats.
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Post by footloose on Jan 15, 2022 0:01:22 GMT
springbeduk I know you want the space, but for gas prices, the minivans and SUVs will be fairly similar. I have no idea what I will do when my car goes because gas is insane now and I can not afford $150 to fill a tank for one week on my paycheck. As for transmission issues, I haven't seen vans that are coming in constantly for things like that. Also yes, transmission issues are pretty bad for cost so generally never worth it to fix unless you still have a ton of life left. Usually we see it in vehicles that are high in kms or also a lot older and it is just one of those things that it is it's time to go. Your vehicle owes you nothing if it is 2001 and you have done well with it. I had asked at work about the most reliable vehicles and they all said hands down a Honda. We very rarely have to see one and usually just tire switchover and oil changes. They make a great vehicle! Some of the worst vehicles are the more expensive ones and always owned by people who have zero clue that expensive cars also means very expensive car repairs. BMW's, Audi's, Volvo's all break down quite often. Yeah, no way am I buying any of those fancy brands! 🤣 thank you for confirming that they're a bad (expensive) idea, though! I've only had this odyssey since mid 2018 (it was in basically pristine condition and only 26K miles at the time - had been in Florida and garages ... It's now got 130K and not and all pristine 😂). When deciding whether to buy it, found a lot of car tech forum posts that that era of odysseys were known to have weak transmission but still it was a good deal at the time and it has served me well these years. Before this (until Jan 2018) I had a civic I bought new in 2000! I loved it. But need more space now. The rest of my family are all Subaru devotees. I might join them. Or not since your shop are so fully recommending Honda! Though our 2009 civic (ex has now) has had surprising amount of problems. Brakes and also got a transmission leak. He's got it still limping along but it's not been as reliable as a civic should be. Hyundais seem good too? I wish I could just wait a couple years and have more plug in options! Someone at work said some of the toyota suvs come in hybrids ... Maybe good? But probably sold out ... Oh jeez, Subaru is one of those brands that everyone at work hates! They say they are just so bad for so repairs and when I go in the back to tell them we have a car coming in that is making this type of noise for example, then they always say oh it's a Subaru? Of course it is 😬
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Post by footloose on Jan 15, 2022 0:07:09 GMT
springbeduk I know you want the space, but for gas prices, the minivans and SUVs will be fairly similar. I have no idea what I will do when my car goes because gas is insane now and I can not afford $150 to fill a tank for one week on my paycheck. As for transmission issues, I haven't seen vans that are coming in constantly for things like that. Also yes, transmission issues are pretty bad for cost so generally never worth it to fix unless you still have a ton of life left. Usually we see it in vehicles that are high in kms or also a lot older and it is just one of those things that it is it's time to go. Your vehicle owes you nothing if it is 2001 and you have done well with it. I had asked at work about the most reliable vehicles and they all said hands down a Honda. We very rarely have to see one and usually just tire switchover and oil changes. They make a great vehicle! Some of the worst vehicles are the more expensive ones and always owned by people who have zero clue that expensive cars also means very expensive car repairs. BMW's, Audi's, Volvo's all break down quite often. Yeah, no way am I buying any of those fancy brands! 🤣 thank you for confirming that they're a bad (expensive) idea, though! I've only had this odyssey since mid 2018 (it was in basically pristine condition and only 26K miles at the time - had been in Florida and garages ... It's now got 130K and not and all pristine 😂). When deciding whether to buy it, found a lot of car tech forum posts that that era of odysseys were known to have weak transmission but still it was a good deal at the time and it has served me well these years. Before this (until Jan 2018) I had a civic I bought new in 2000! I loved it. But need more space now. The rest of my family are all Subaru devotees. I might join them. Or not since your shop are so fully recommending Honda! Though our 2009 civic (ex has now) has had surprising amount of problems. Brakes and also got a transmission leak. He's got it still limping along but it's not been as reliable as a civic should be. Hyundais seem good too? I wish I could just wait a couple years and have more plug in options! Someone at work said some of the toyota suvs come in hybrids ... Maybe good? But probably sold out ... Also brakes are one of those things that are regular maintenance. It is something without fail you must do. You will basically do the fronts twice for every time you do the rears. Honestly, brakes and the parts will only last 2 years and it isn't a case of making them last longer by not driving as much. Parts will rust or also rubber and pads will break down simply from sitting. So drive or don't, but brakes must be replaced period. In fact, if you try to buy more time you end up always needing the calipers replaced as well (a more expensive part) as well as having things seize up which takes a lot more time to remove all the brakes and then you are now also paying more in labour. I now ask for the techs to service my brakes at each tire switch over, so twice a year as it is an easy time to do it since all the wheels are removed. This can help extend the life of calipers as they aren't fighting as much dirt and small rocks from the road. Just a little garage tip haha
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Post by lecky on Jan 15, 2022 2:10:28 GMT
springbeduk I get around 21 city/27 highway. As far as minivans, my brother reccomends the Odyssey and Sienna. He also said the Kia Carnival has a good rep so far, but they are still very new.
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Post by lecky on Jan 15, 2022 2:12:45 GMT
A tested positive today. I was doing Dry January, but fuck it. I'm having a drink because I'm so over this.
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Post by athena on Jan 15, 2022 2:59:22 GMT
I'm so sorry lecky. FX the rest of you don't get it and she stays mild.
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Post by lecky on Jan 15, 2022 3:29:32 GMT
I'm so sorry lecky. FX the rest of you don't get it and she stays mild. Thanks. Hopefully I'll be okay since you're supposedly immune for 90 days after having it. Just keeping an eye on DH and G. It's crazy because she has been absolutely fine and school called us to pick her up today because she was running a fever.
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Post by mrscheese on Jan 15, 2022 4:20:22 GMT
A tested positive today. I was doing Dry January, but fuck it. I'm having a drink because I'm so over this. Ooohhh no! How is she feeling so far?
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Post by lecky on Jan 15, 2022 4:41:33 GMT
A tested positive today. I was doing Dry January, but fuck it. I'm having a drink because I'm so over this. Ooohhh no! How is she feeling so far? Her fever is hovering around 101 and she's congested. She has mostly been sleeping.
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Post by mrscheese on Jan 15, 2022 4:42:21 GMT
Ooohhh no! How is she feeling so far? Her fever is hovering around 101 and she's congested. She has mostly been sleeping. Ugh ugh ugh
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Post by lulu on Jan 15, 2022 10:41:27 GMT
A tested positive today. I was doing Dry January, but fuck it. I'm having a drink because I'm so over this. Oh no I’m sorry. You definitely deserve a drink.
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Post by lrmrtn on Jan 15, 2022 13:18:24 GMT
springbeduk my dad had a RAV4 hybrid and loved it. They just traded it in for a Venza hybrid and are happy so far. The only reason they got rid of the RAV4 is because they got a great deal to trade it in.
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Post by springbeduk on Jan 15, 2022 13:28:45 GMT
rainbowsockmonkey I got the carseat out - but thank you for your offer to zoom-help! I was exhausted last night and couldn't face it but this morning I took out dd's booster and went at it from her seat and that angle was much better and I got the strap length thingy to release. Once the strap is long, unhooking the J hooks is so much easier! I really wish the strap length button/mechanism wasn't so moody. That's the part that always gives me trouble both on install and uninstall
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Post by springbeduk on Jan 15, 2022 13:32:10 GMT
Oh, no, lecky - that stinks!! I hope A recovers quickly and fully and that G doesn't get it! Or your H either. Or you but you've gotta have pretty optimal immunity right now, probably? Maybe? 🤞🤞🤞
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Post by springbeduk on Jan 15, 2022 13:38:37 GMT
Ok footloose no subaru! Thanks! I think they still don't have hybrids or plug ins anyway and they aren't cheaper than the others, so ... Not many tallies in their column. Thanks for the tips about brakes, too! I've never heard of getting brakes?serviced (sounds like cleaning/adjusting?) In between replacements but it does make sense. I think with tbe 2009 civic the calipers have a tendency to freeze up and that was part of the problem? Tjere was stuff on tech forums about the OEM calipers not being good and there being a better kind to switch to? But anyway it hadn't been a problem on my 2000. The 2000 also didn't have alloy wheels; maybe that makes a difference. Very good tip to know for from now on, though - thank you!
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Post by activebaby on Jan 15, 2022 15:53:00 GMT
A tested positive today. I was doing Dry January, but fuck it. I'm having a drink because I'm so over this. I’m sorry. I hope your symptoms are mild. Edit - I misread! I hope A is doing okay!
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Post by mrscheese on Jan 15, 2022 16:18:57 GMT
We had 2 Subarus and loved them. Not one problem and the grip in the rain and snow was the best. Better than the Venza. They’re just really compact. The Toyotas are much roomier.
The PNW is full of Subaru lovers. So many Subarus!
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Post by mrscheese on Jan 15, 2022 16:23:38 GMT
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Post by lulu on Jan 15, 2022 16:26:30 GMT
I am THAT person….I switched from a BMW to a Volvo 😂.
But if they ever needed repaired (which thankfully they didn’t and I got them serviced every year) it was under warranty.
Thank goodness for the warranty ha ha!
Also, I switched from the BMW when we moved to our current house. It’s so rural and the snow is bad in winter so the BMW was hopeless.
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Post by lecky on Jan 15, 2022 16:45:26 GMT
lulu are your parents going to be able to reschedule their trip?
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Post by lulu on Jan 15, 2022 16:55:38 GMT
lulu are your parents going to be able to reschedule their trip? They made it can you believe 🎉 My parents are the worst and gave up and were planning to just come home. But my SIL did the sensible thing and called United and got them rerouted. They were pretty angry/disappointed that my parents gave up so easily - especially when they haven’t seen my brother for over two years and haven’t met one of their granddaughters at all. Then when it couldn’t get anymore stressful, my dad (who is an alcoholic, but we don’t talk about it or acknowledge it apparently in our family) had gone so long without a drink due to the delays, the flight and then the car journey from JFK that he was sick everywhere and then a few times more until my brother went to the store and bought him beer. My brother has been sober for just over a year and this is going to be HARD for him.
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Post by activebaby on Jan 15, 2022 17:36:43 GMT
My middle is bragging he can count to a million, so I told him to do it. This is hilarious. I ran out to close the garage door and came back in. He told me he had finished (it took me 30 seconds). He started again and is on 630 (counting by 10’s). Also they are doing a 24 hour challenge (something on Ryan’s world) where you cant leave the kitchen for 24 hours. They brought in nuggets (cushions) and boxes with food in them. They have failed a lot already.
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Post by lecky on Jan 15, 2022 17:54:59 GMT
Oh boy lulu. I'm glad they got there and hope the rest of the trip goes as smoothly as possible.
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Post by lulu on Jan 15, 2022 18:17:26 GMT
My middle is bragging he can count to a million, so I told him to do it. This is hilarious. I ran out to close the garage door and came back in. He told me he had finished (it took me 30 seconds). He started again and is on 630 (counting by 10’s). Also they are doing a 24 hour challenge (something on Ryan’s world) where you cant leave the kitchen for 24 hours. They brought in nuggets (cushions) and boxes with food in them. They have failed a lot already. Ha ha ha that’s cute. How long do you think they will last in the kitchen? Do they plan to sleep there?
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Post by springbeduk on Jan 15, 2022 18:44:27 GMT
My middle is bragging he can count to a million, so I told him to do it. This is hilarious. I ran out to close the garage door and came back in. He told me he had finished (it took me 30 seconds). He started again and is on 630 (counting by 10’s). Also they are doing a 24 hour challenge (something on Ryan’s world) where you cant leave the kitchen for 24 hours. They brought in nuggets (cushions) and boxes with food in them. They have failed a lot already. Hilarious! Ate bathroom breaks allowed?
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