Comments by "afcgeo" (@afcgeo882) on "CarGurus" channel.

  1. Stop accepting "loaded" top packages for loan from manufacturers! They don't reflect the car most people get and that's important! Less than 10% of Foresters sold today will be the model you reviewed, which means 90% will NOT be what you tested and 90% of viewers will feel lied to or cheated.
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  2. Just so you know, you can’t see over the steering wheel because you set it too high. It’s smaller so that it can be set lower.
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  3.  @bsxboy Most I’ve seen have been rental fleet vehicles, so I suspect that you’re right. I like it in concept, but at 5’9 I can’t comfortably fit in the back. Those A pillars also block a huge section of the road at intersection, which is a safety issue.
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  4.  @bextar6365  acceleration feel is actually important in every day driving. People who aren't professionals don't have split second reaction times and often get themselves in trouble by not getting out of a situation quickly enough because of their poor timing. As speeds on highways increase (and they've been increasing steadily since the 1950's), the build on the highways hasn't kept up. Accelerating out of the shoulder to 70mph+ speed of right lane drivers is becoming harder and harder and can become flat out dangerous when facing that truck that's hauling at you and won't move over. You also need to account for the ever-increasing weight of the vehicles and additional passengers and cargo. This vehicle does 0-60 in 9.9 seconds with just 1 person in it. That's fine. It will need about 12 seconds once with 5 people aboard and some stuff in the trunk. That's slower than almost all cars on the highway. Lack of power can also be an issue when off paved roads or in deep snow, especially when trying to go up an incline. The car can literally be too big for it to go up a steep hill with loose traction, despite its AWD system. While excessive power is... excessive, every vehicle should have sufficient power for it to be safe and practical. This vehicle is borderline to insufficient.
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  5. Auto-up for the other three windows is a well-known safety hazard. It’s remarkable that Mazda doesn’t even care. Children’s arms have been broken by that feature. Almost no manufacturer has it anymore.
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  6. Can you provide the link to this government’s test that gave the Terrain 3 stars on rear side protection please? I can only find 5-star ratings on the IIHS and NHTSA.
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  7. You should have adjusted the steering wheel, not the seat.
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  8. Keep your paranoia out of factual reporting. We get enough Fake News on tv.
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  9. So you were never buying a Forester anyway since the turbo never came with a manual. Why even comment?
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  10. Even though GM offers DEEP discounts on these, you’d still be silly to buy one.
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  11. Ivan Vojt you can’t sell a leased car. You don’t own it.
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  12. Bextar636 No, you literally can’t since the base price of the Highlander is just as low.
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  13.  @bosse641  Privilege? You have some issues. I remember you... always making insane comments. Definitely a troll.
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  14. Not safe? How is it not safe? The GC is perfectly safe. It may not be IIHS "Top Pick", but it's still very safe. The NHTSA rated it 5 stars. The don't even compare the two classes against each other and have odd tests that have always been called out by owners, manufacturers and the government. For example, to get the "IIHS Top Pick", a car must have automatic braking (front crash prevention). Your Compass trim may not even have that feature, so it wouldn't actually make "Top Pick" anyway. The GC is taller, so the center of gravity is higher, so you can't drive like a maniac or you'll flip over. That's the case with any tall vehicle. It has all the crumple zones and air bags a car can handle. The IIHS rated it "Marginal" and "Poor" on its controversial "Small Overlap Front" test, even though it then commented that the likelihood of serious injury of those passengers is low. The Small Overlap tests primarily the A pillar and the area below it, and is an unlikely type of a collision. Even the 2018 Toyota Rav-4 performed "Poor" on that test. The Grand Cherokee has the latest (for 2017) active safety gadgets. It also has a very reliable RWD system, a reliable engine and a resale value you'll NEVER get on a Compass. If you think you'll have a baby soon, you'll really appreciate the rear seat space for the rear-facing child seat. The Compass doesn't really have enough space back there for the front passenger to still sit comfortably. I would definitely go with the used GC.
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  15. It's hard to take a comment that's this full of spelling and grammar issues, even after editing. I can't even read in full. It makes my head hurt. Consider never posting again, anywhere.
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  16. People do decide on safety ratings. Mostly people who don’t know cars or how they’re tested... or science. They don’t understand that the standards are extremely silly, subjective and arbitrary. They don’t actually know that some impacts that are tested are so rare that they pretty much only happen in labs.
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  17. Perhaps the battery was low. It's a low capacity battery, which is why the MPG improvement is almost non-existent.
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  18. You should get the turbo. It’ll give you more engine oil by diluting it with gasoline.
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  19. EVs have even weight distribution and a lower center of gravity, so a single drive axle affects them a little less.
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  20.  @lewisw.6768  Just adjust the steering wheel down. It’s small, so it can be set lower. It’s the same way in Peugeots.
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  21.  @TruthHasSpoken  yes, actually. There are a few highways where I live in New York where you have a stop sign on the very short on-ramp and you need to go from 0-60 in a sprint. If you ever stop and you ever go at least 60mph, you do, at some point go 0-60. That's just simple comprehension.
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  22.  @TruthHasSpoken  Right... my issue is that no one should praise a car on its ability to satisfy the lowest common denominator and nothing more. The truth is, lots of people simply don't have empty highways with 1/4 mile on-ramps, perfect traction and empty roads to drive on. Subarus aren't made for that anyway. Most Subarus are sold in New England and Colorado where they drive at high altitudes (where naturally aspirated engines are even weaker), the roads are old, narrow, twisty and full of traffic moving at high rate of speed, even in poor traction conditions. This is what Subaru has always excelled at. These conditions. It isn't popular in Arizona or Florida or California. It's isn't made for those places. To be honest, there are far better cars for those areas. This car needs more power to successfully navigate the conditions I just mentioned. So far, according to your experience, it's fine for the lowest common denominator, but let's face it, so is everything else.
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  23. In my area (NY) I rarely see Equinoxs. I see more Terrains (though also rare). Here, it’s mostly Rav4s, CRVs, Foresters and Escapes, in that order.
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  24. Jaime San Miguel it’s a lot faster than the Outback. People who like to drive fast like better handling, crisper steering and yes, manual transmissions. All things the Sportwagen does a lot better than the Outback. The Outback is bigger and has much more ground clearance. They’re very different vehicles.
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  25. AWD DOES add a little horsepower in the Prius. 196hp for AWD or 194hp for FWD. AWD will give you better acceleration in low traction conditions (rain, snow, ice…).
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  26. Not even an option in North America. We only get the 2.4 litre petrol with 180hp. It still struggles.
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  27. I’m sure it’s valuable to YOU, but sales figures say it’s not very valuable to everyone else.
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  28. It is a cheap Jeep. No one is arguing that. If you want an expensive Jeep, there are those as well.
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  29. Buick has always been a luxury brand. Right now it’s targeted at Lexus/Acura/Infinity buyers while Cadillac aims squarely at Jaguar/Mercedes/BKW folks.
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  30. Fair enough, but the engine it has in it is simply not producing enough power, given the growing weight of the vehicle. A 0-60mph time of 9.9 seconds is over about 2 seconds slower than the competition.
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  31. That is correct. Turbos as well. The top engines will become plug-in hybrid.
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  32. Josh Tavenner Body-on-frame or unibody is a pretty uneducated argument and makes no factual sense. A 1983 Caprice Classic was a body-on-frame. The GC has a V8 with much more power and lower low gearing, is shorter and has a better turning radius. Don’t even start me on its on-road superiority. Plus, the GC has an electronic limited slip diff that locks up when needed or placed into 4LO.
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  33. That engine is going away, being replaced by the new 4 cyl turbo, but either one would destroy sales of the Cherokee, so it won't happen. I do wish the car would gain a new transmission, even a CVT. Anything to increase acceleration at low speeds and fuel economy. Neither is competitive.
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  34. Ivan Vojt You get at least 20% off of these at the dealership anyway, making the resale value actually pretty good.
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  35. Ivan Vojt Cars aren’t investments. You don’t buy them to make a profit. I’m just saying that the true resale value (percent of actual cost) as opposed to the perceived resale value (percent of list price) is pretty good.
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  36. Hybrids, by their technological nature, improve city driving above all else. If most of your driving is in the city, a hybrid is going to translate into lots of fuel economy. Right now, this is just one of two (the other is the Toyota Rav4) compact CUV hybrids on the market, even though it's the biggest selling passenger vehicle class in North America. The Rav4 is, arguably, a much better hybrid because it provides better driving characteristics and better fuel economy than the Nissan, but... the Nissan feels more refined, is probably more comfortable for most people and larger than the Rav4. If your driving isn't mostly city, don't bother with this one. The CR-V would serve you much better in most circumstances, offers better performance, better handling, better fuel economy and more utility than the Rogue or Rav4. If your driving is mostly highway, the GMC Terrain Diesel should also be a consideration, but the $3,000 premium over the gas engines means that if you're leasing, you won't earn the money back in fuel economy (Diesel is also almost 30% more expensive than 87 octane gasoline). The 2019 Rav4 is something to consider and the CRV (if you live in warmer climates due to the 1.5 engine issue). If you're performance-minded, you should look at the Escape 2.0 EcoBoost (Titanium only now) and the Mazda CX-5. The Hyundai Tucson Sport seems to be a very acceptable compact CUV for budget-minded people and the Cherokee Trailhawk is for those looking for off-road capability. However, the ultimate compromise (a car that's good at all, but not great at any) is probably the 2019 Subaru Forester, which does above average in all categories, despite not being the champion in any one category.
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  37. Michael Perkins Go ahead and explain how cruise control can avoid accidents. I’ll wait.
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  38. Because he changed jobs, duh!
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  39. Slave labor? lol
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  40. Jaime San Miguel It isn’t, unless you like to drive fast.
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  41. Except your RDX will be bare bones.
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  42. The Volt is a hybrid.
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  43.  @michaelcharnley-heaton4063  Oh wow... the Compass is MUCH cheaper in the States and the Stelvio is a bit more expensive. The Compass, with the manual transmission, FWD starts at $21,845 and the very top trim (High Altitude) AWD, 2.4 petrol, with every imaginable option, including panoramic sunroof, sat nav and all safety gadgets and an electric boot door tops out at $34,860, but you can likely get up to $5,000 off at the dealer. The Alfa starts at $42,590 for a RWD with only a choice of white or red colours and that's it. So for similarly equipped cars, I could pay $30k for the Jeep or about $48k for the Alfa. As such, they're not actually comparable here, at all.
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  44.  @kurtratzlaff8732  first off, Jeep doesn't offer a 4x4 vehicle. It only offers AWD vehicles, which is what you bought. Second, it is designed to stay SOLELY on-road. ONLY models of Jeeps that are Trail Rated are the ones that have the Trail Rated badge on them. Yours does not. I could take my Camry off-road and get it stuck, but then I'd be as much an idiot as you are.
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  45.  @kurtratzlaff8732  neither has a 4x4 system, actually. They are all All Wheel Drive. The Train Rated Compass has more ground clearance, underside body protection, heavier shocks that allow for more articulation, Active Drive Low system that includes a 20:1 crawl ratio, Hill Descent Control, high air intakes and extra water sealing for water fording, and better approach, departure and breakover angles. Yes, Jeep is actually fooling people into thinking that all of their systems are 4x4 because legally there is no distinction, but mechanically there is and uninformed buyers can fall victim to assumptions. Yes, in my mind that's false advertisement, but you won't be able to sue them for it because again, there is no distinction, legally, between AWD, 4WD or 4x4. If all 4 wheels receive torque at some point, any of the monikers are legal to be used. Meanwhile, the only Jeep vehicle that comes with an actual 4x4 system is the Wrangler. The rest get different kinds of AWD systems. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/jeep-s-awd-and-4wd-systems-explained-106633.html https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a24663372/all-wheel-drive-four-wheel-drive-differences-explained/
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  46. Wouldn't a Grand Cherokee or Edge then be a better car for you since they both have potent V6s and more cargo space?
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  47. Norm T none of the models sold as many as Honda sold CR-Vs, that’s considering that GM sold most of them to rental car fleets. They sold so many Equinoxes to fleets that for 2019 the offered a fleet-only package. https://www.automotive-fleet.com/313773/2019-chevrolet-equinox-offers-fleet-only-options You’re trying to say that together, the Equinox, Terrain and Envision outsell the CR-V, but separately, none of them have, EVER. They’ve never outsold the RAV4 either. While the three have common underpinnings, they are sold separately, styled differently, packaged differently, priced and marketed differently as well. For all intents and purposes, they are different cars from different brands and must be compared separately. Meanwhile, Honda only sells to ZipCar, which amounts to just a few hundred CR-Vs a year. They sell to no other corporate or municipal fleets. It’s their corporate strategic view and well publicized.
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  48. Power management does a lot, so do aerodynamics, but the biggest boost is the larger battery that gives you a power boost and more electrical storage.
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  49.  @MaxUlfhednar  no... 1800hp and for $18k brand new.
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  50.  @oskarngo9138 There is ZERO chance an ICE Camry will last longer. Hybrids are FAR more reliable than pure ICE engines.
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