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Heybales, I left Erie PA after breakfast and immediately got onto I90 to I79 South. I drove I79 south for approx 79 miles and got onto 422 . I drove 422 and got off on a 2 lane road which was the final 9 miles to my home. I checked the display when i parked in my driveway. I set the cruise on 75...

Just took a road trip with my 2024 hybrid. Highway MPG (all interstate 70-80 mph) was 39.1. Driving it on backroads visiting wineries for a day netted me 50.2 MPG. I am happy with both figures.

Love mine. Best cheap mod ever.

I have owned over 100 vehicles so far. I cannot say my 2024 XL Hybrid is the "best", but it certainly is in the top 3. My previous DD was a 2014 Prius "C" that i bought used in 2016 with 22K miles for $13K. I drove it until my Maverick arrived December 2023 and it had nearly 100K on it by then...

I worked for a small service station when i was a teen. The owner had a ton of the gallon jugs of straight SAE30 bulk oil. He had a bumnch of empty quart cans of the most expensive oil and instructed us to always fill the cans with the cheap crap oil whenever we added a quart to cars at the...

I hit a deer when my Jeep renegade was 9 months old. Right front hit. Knocked some wheelwell trim off and i got a small crack in the plastic bumper. Drove fine (it was January in W.PA.). When i got it to the bodyshop it turns out that the hit had damaged a small plastic AC hose. Added almost $1K...

I got my Mav from Shults Ford in Harmerville PA. Salesman was easy to work with, no BS. no games. We spent more time in the truck with the salesman going over all the features and setting up our phones etc than we spent doing paperwork. I asked them for a service contract price and they were...

I got my first oil change when my truck was one year old and it had 4600 miles on it. It was "the works" which is the oil change, tire rotation, and fluid top off. I also had to get the yearly PA state inspection done. Total with taxes was $152. That includes the ridiculous $11 fee that the...

100% agree!!! I bought a Subaru RX sedan in the mid 80's. It had Bridgestone tires on it. They were shot by 12K miles and this was our family car so it was driven conservatively. I didn't buy another Bridgestone tire until 2007 when i bought a set of Blizzaks. If you put a shit tire on a new...

Not a muscle car. but a little JDM pocket rocket X2 1993 Suzuki Cervo SR-4 660CC 4 cylinder 16V intercooled Turbo 5 speed Recaro seats 1995 Suzuki Alto works IE-S 660CC 3 cylinder 6V Intercooled turbo automatic Both weigh under 1500#

Love my XL. I actually am not a fan of the XLT interior. Prefer the XL interior. So the nearly 3 grand upcharge for a set of wheels was n ot in my plans. I spent around $700 for a nice set of vision wheels. My 24 is an XL with copilot 360, a trailer hitch, floor liners, full size spare, and a...

We bought a new Scion xB in 2006. Typical Toyota quality and reliability. My wife took it to the dealer for an oil change, plus i wanted the E-Brake adjusted as the lever between the seats was going all the way up. That was all we wanted done, because that is all it needed after 23K easy miles...

I took my 2024 in for inspection/oil change/recalls last month and complained about the battery issue. The advisor said it would be tested but they couldn't replace it unless it tested to a certain level. It of course failed and they replaced it. No idea what they put in but so far it has been...

I bought my Maverick for a few reasons. First, i bought a used Toyota Prius C in 2016 and drove it for over 7 years. I decided i was going to buy a new vehicle as a retirement gift to myself. I had leased a RAM 1500 hemi in 2014 and hated the thing. I liked the idea of having a truck, but i...

I hate deer. Large stupid rodents IMO. I know that sounds harsh but in W PA they are a huge problem, especially from Oct-Jan. I hit 2 in one year with 2 different vehicles. My 8 month old Renegade ($4200 in damage) and my Toyota Prius C ($3500 in damage). My son hit one that jumped over a...

I have 2 JDM cars that were never designed to run on this crap garbage corn boondoggle gas we are forced to buy as regular so i seek out and only run zero ethanol in those cars, as well as my quad, lawn tractor, and other power equipment. Although ethanol free has the capacity for increased...

As many have said, winter tires make all the difference. I equate it to footwear. Would you go outside to shovel your driveway wearing flip flops? Of course not, you would wear an appropriate shoe or boot. Same with your vehicle. I have a steep driveway. I had a Prius C with FWD and 4 Firestone...

I also live in rural W.PA. and have always gotten lousy tread life on every vehicle i have owned. Same with brakes. I am curious how long the Continentals on my 2024 XL hybrid will last?

I had a 2014 Toyota Prius "C" that i bought in 2016 with 22K miles. I gave it to my son when my Maverick showed up in December 2023. It had 93K on it and he had just hit a deer and totaled his 2015 Sentra (with 28K on it). I was going to trade it in on the Maverick but he needed wheels so it...

My brother is a service manager for a dealer, has been for 20+ years. He always buys the service contract and encourages me to do the same. (he works for a CDJ dealer). I oput an 8 year 60K contract on my 2017 Jeep Renegade. It expires next year and i only have 19K miles on the Jeep, but i have...