Where do you buy auto parts, guys? I recently bought a used car but there are some things I would like to improve. Unfortunately, I had a bad experience with online shops so I look for reliable info only. Any reviews of rockauto? Please, share your recommendations. Your reviews can be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
That's quite the hookup. I've been really debating the car stuff lately. I have a 2004 MDX that is definitely starting to wear down and is on its last leg (217k miles) and I really want an Outback, but I've been a Honda/Acura guy to this point. I would like to wait out car prices a little while longer, but I'm so tired of my car.
So I have a 2012 Ford Escape that’s been doing some weird shit this week (like the engine randomly stopping while I was driving) and I may end up trading in depending on the diagnostics testing and how much the repair would be. I have never had to car shop because I’ve had my current car since I was 16, so I was wondering if you guys had any advice. If I have to get a new car, I was interested in getting something similar in size but with better gas mileage. After looking a bit, it seems like a Toyota RAV4 maybe the best fit. Anybody have any experience with one or other suggestions?
Toyotas are rock solid right now, definitely a great choice. The new CRVs look awesome too, they just got a facelift for 2023. update on my post above: I sold my 04 MDX for $4k, way more than I thought I could get, and used that as a down payment to get my wilderness green 2019 Outback. So pumped.
Don’t know much about cars, but maybe someone can help… with the Bluetooth phone calls I know some cars you can hear people’s conversations from the outside. I worry my car does that, but idk I don’t talk on the phone much but the times I have I’m talking some shit. I asked when I first got my car but I don’t remember what they said
So, my fiance just traded in her 2014 Nissan rogue because the CVT was starting to fail. Common in this car between 80-100k miles (what a piece of junk) She just bought a 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring for $18k with 99k miles and told me they have good reviews when she googled them. Buuuut I just googled "2016 Mazda CX-5 problems" and it seems they have the most complaints out of any year and have engine and transmission problems. I'm concerned but I don't want to tell her and cause panic. Am I right to be concerned? Really don't want a repeat of the Rogue, it gave us so many problems. It does have a 4.6 star rating though.. I don't know why she won't just go for a Toyota or Honda like I keep telling her. They're the most reliable cars on the market. Love my 2019 Civic.
I have a 2016 Mazda cx-5 with 75,000 miles on it and *knock on wood* haven't had any issues with it. Super reliable vehicle.
Those Nissan CVTs are the reason CVTs have bad reviews. I'd imagine you're fine. How did you buy it, dealership or CarMax/Carvana? I know the latter will let you take it to a mechanic for a thorough inspection and pay for anything major that needs to be done.
Went to a local dealer but they have excellent reviews so we felt pretty good about it. Really only one bad review out of a ton of 5 star reviews. That's good to know about CarMax/Carvana for the future, thanks for the heads up!
haha yeah I just recently bought a Jeep and love the CX-5 so much that I kept it instead of trading it in. Maybe the lower models had issues, but all good with the touring/grand touring.
I didn't realize CVT transmissions had such a bad rep. I'm like 120K deep on my '18 Crosstrek w/ CVT and that mf drives beautifully still but I rarely drive it in manual mode, not sure if that makes a difference. My in-laws have a Mazda CX-5 (18 I think?) and seem to love it and havent had any issues that I know of so far so hopefully that car it works out better than the nissan for you
I have a '19 Outback 2.5i with 102k on it and it runs like a dream still. No manual mode for me either.
Modern CVTs are more reliable than the ones 10 years or so ago. Wouldn’t worry too much about anything new from either Subaru or Nissan with them but I’d probably always opt for a manual Subaru if you can find/drive one since the tuning on the CVT makes basically every modern Subaru slow despite the torque output. I’d be more worried about the flat-four or the turbo in modern Subarus. I probably also wouldn’t worry about the Mazda, the Skyactiv engine has proved to be reliable throughout the current generation of their products and I think they’re using the same 6 speed auto today too.
Yeah just took the Mazda out and it handles so well, smooth ride and brakes, and Bose speakers are a nice perk. Just wish the bass didn't rattle the whole car lol
Anyone have experience with State Farm? I have Liberty Mutual at the moment and I seem to be getting charged more than double what State Farm offers ($55 a month from state farm, $120 a month from liberty). That seems crazy to me.. unless Liberty is just better to work with idk
State Farm is good, most major insurance companies are basically the same - comparing apples to oranges since they need to remain competitive with each other, but prices can differ. I’ve worked in the insurance industry and the best thing to do is to switch providers every 6 months to a year. They bank on you just staying with your existing provider and raise rates because a majority of people don’t switch. You get the best rates but it is a huge pain to keep switching. I currently have Progressive and pay $350 for 6 months but it’s going up to $425 next month. I checked State Farm and they quoted me $625 for 6 months so it’s always best to just shop around.
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/09/06/automakers-can-and-do-use-your-private-information-however-they-want/ hmm...
I posted last year about possibly getting a new car but now it’s going to happen within the next month. I’m still looking at RAV-4’s but trying to shop around. Anyone have experience with the newer Volkswagen Tiguans? They are running a special right now that is 0% APR for 60 months on the 2024s and that’s hard to pass up.