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▲ 2 r/hondainsight

Question about the gen 2 Insight (2010-2014)

Currently hunting for a reliable old hybrid for the big city to replace my wrecked old hybrid Camry. I’m in between a 2012 gen 2 Insight or a 2006 gen 2 Prius, both cars are great but I have a question about the Insight that I can’t quite find an answer for on the internet.

How does the car idle?

Does it idle on the traction battery like a Prius, or does it idle on the gas engine like a gas car? And how much gas do you use idling?

A Prius runs the AC and radio and everything off the hybrid battery and only periodically turns on the engine to top off the battery for ~30s every 10 or so minutes. You can idle for an entire night in one of them and only use a gallon of gas. My job has me idling my car for hours at times so this might be the deciding factor between the cars.

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u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 10 days ago
▲ 273 r/regularcarreviews

Genuinely interesting version of an otherwise boring generic crossover. The official car(s) of?

In order:

Toyota RAV4 XA10 soft top 2-door

Subaru Forester STi

Nissan Juke NISMO RS

Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

Mercedes-AMG GLA 45

Toyota RAV4 XA30 V6

Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet

u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 2 months ago
▲ 0 r/TrueCarEnthusiasts

Crossovers are underappreciated and overhated.

Yep, I'm saying it.

I live up north where it snows. I've got relatives on beat-up dirt roads. Can’t drive the Corvette all year so of course I need a daily.

I used to own a Mazda6 wagon (because sedans objectively suck ass and wagons are better), but it kept getting stuck every winter. Yes, it was riding on Blizzaks. It kept getting high centered whenever it'd snow 8 inches in a night, and it literally couldn't move. The bumper got torn off by a frozen pile of snow twice while parking and I had to rip out the fender liner on one of the fronts because it somehow got damaged to the point it was rubbing on the wheel.

Obviously I could've gone with an SUV. 4Runner, Bronco, Jeep crap, etc. Those were options. Problem with that is I'd be getting complete shit gas mileage and I'd be paying the price premium an SUV comes with despite not needing one for 80% of the year.

Cue the humble RAV4. Yep I bought a generic CUV last winter. Probably the most generic CUV.

But seriously, think about it objectively. It's a wagon/hatch with a lift. Still does 40 MPG, still rides like a normal and reasonable car, and its parking footprint is smaller than my old Mazda. And yet it survived last winter without a scratch. Hell I didn't even put on winter wheels this time, it's riding on CrossClimate 2s. Never needed them.

I think I finally understand crossovers.

u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 3 months ago
▲ 585 r/GrindsMyGears

Restrooms NEED background noise.

God I can’t express how much it fucking SUCKS every time I use a public restroom that’s dead goddamn silent.

I shouldn’t be able to hear a drop of piss lick the urinal. I shouldn’t be able to hear a fresh log slithering past every last wrinkle of stall 3’s current resident.

Play shitty speaker music. Have loud vent fans. Do SOMETHING so we can do our business without the disgusting sounds of business.

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u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 3 months ago
▲ 242 r/carscirclejerk

You’re looking for a fun, nimble driver’s car with great handling dynamics and steering response. Which compact crossover do you choose?

Yes, your hypothetical middle-age spouse is in fact only allowing you to buy a car they approve of.

- Mercedes-AMG GLA
- BMW X3 M Competition
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
- Mini Countryman JCW
- Porsche Macan GTS
- Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
- Tesla Model Y Performance

u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 3 months ago
▲ 1.3k r/rarenormalcars

Spotted a V6 RAV4!

Sure these might not be mega rare, but this one's the coolest combo you could get: the 3.5L 2GR V6 with AWD and the Sport suspension. Pretty sure these did 0-60 in like 5s.

The fastest Toyota you could buy in 2008. And it'll happily do 500k+ km.

u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 3 months ago
▲ 2.0k r/carscirclejerk

Audi once accidentally designed a car that was capable of oversteer. A recall was immediately issued to ensure this event never occurred again.

u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 3 months ago
▲ 1 r/tires

Weird alignment situation, what tires should I run?

I've got an older Toyota that, due to a recall way back in the day, has permanently locked non-adjustable rear alignment. And to make things worse, we're at a point now where both rear wheels are at -0.40º toe out, which is very much not ideal.

I've been looking at getting new tires lately since my current Goodyear ComfortDrives are wearing out from the inside pretty bad. I've narrowed my options down to WeatherReady 2 or CrossClimate 2s (I like having both good dry grip and the ability to get over some light snow, with good long life).

But with such bad rear alignment, wouldn't it be a bad idea to go with directional tires? Should I stick to non-directional tires? What would you folks suggest?

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u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 3 months ago
▲ 253 r/regularcarreviews

Why were cars so tall before the '50s?

This is a 1935 Chevy Master sedan against a 1955 Chevy Bel Air.

The old sedan's basically the size and shape of an SUV today. And pretty much every car around then (from the 1890s to the 1940s) was the same, big Cadillac V16s, small Ford Model As, etc. Super tall and high up.

And then the 1950s hit. From then on, sedans and cars in general have been low-slung and vertically challenged. Until CUVs came around I guess. What made this shift happen?

u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs — 3 months ago