On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we have actually used or purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
Like the last installment in this series, the following post is a tad different than most of the other Stuff We Use missives. Instead of a universal product like battery boosters or jack stands, we would like to walk readers through the installation of a replacement part on one of our cars just the other week.
Joe ChiaramonteRemember, it’s still not an either-or choice: EV or ICE. We’re finishing the first week of a three week Southwest US driving tour: seven states, eight National Parks. With our 2023 Sorento HEV, during a twisty, slight downhill run from Torrey, Utah, to Moab, Utah, I observed a high of 511 MPG. We wrapped up the day over 45 MPG. When I topped off the tank, it yielded 622 miles of range. Every day, I’m seeing daily averages over 30 MPG climbing and descending mountain ranges. This, for a three row, 4200 pound (unloaded) SUV with AWD.
Kjhkjlhkjhkljh kljhjkhjklhkjhThis weekend I drove 817 miles from springfield oregon to christmas valley, then to wagon wheel (not making that up) down 395 to lakeview to adel to dino nevada to fields onto the alvord for overlanding, then home the back way to hwy 78 to burns.until i can buy a midsize toyota pickup that run 600 miles per charge on solidstate these drive abouts i take are not possible. but i also am the exception. if i were not driving all over hells half acre a 250 mile runabout would be good
JbltgI keep cars for a long time and have done this replacement on two vehicles, so far. Completely worth it and easy to do yourself. Amazon.
Zerofoo"What's going on?"Auto manufacturers can't find their butts with both hands.Jokes aside, auto companies know what their customers want, but they are having trouble balancing that with what regulators think we should own.
Dave M.From my admittedly limited experience at 8-10 H-K dealers over the past 15 years, they're all kind of shady to different degrees. The closest Kia dealer to the house is a no-go with any of their brands - Kia, Mazda, Ford, Lincoln. He caters to the LCD and its desperation all around.... You feel dirty just driving past his dealerships....
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