Comments by "Riyad Kalla" (@rkalla) on "CarGurus" channel.

  1. For the person that wants to take their living room with them - gorgeous.
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  2. George, for the love of god stop wearing glasses in your reviews. It creates so much distance and is off putting.
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  3. As the owner of the SRT 392, I agree with most of what Chris says except "blistering speed" - the car is fast-ish, but it's naturally aspirated and the power comes on very linearly and does not throw you into the back of your seat. It "pulls confidently" is the best way I can describe it but I always wished it was faster (for example, the same power numbers as a forced induction motor such that the TQ and HP were accessible lower in RPM range) would have made the car 30% more fun. Very liveable car though... the exhaust is perfection.
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  4. For some reason this is the first Caddy that I feel like they nailed the "we want to compete with Germany" target - nice job guys
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  5. Most of the time it’s a case of what they are given by the manufacturer- which is almost always the most popular/searched/paramount model, in this case Acura believes it to be the Aspec builds... personally, I agree with you.
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  6. Yea thye changed the game with the Telluride/Palisade. That said you can get much bigger discounts.on this VS imports. 6 of one I.guess
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  7. LOL this car has it all, except... (comes up short in every way). At least it’s expensive.
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  8. Damn good on you for being honest.
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  9. Great review, didn’t know about the consistent torque regardless of octane or how the turbo is precharged using the inlet size.
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  10. Anyone notice when Mike gets in the 2nd row his legs are jammed right into the back of the front driver seat that he had configured for himself? This is something everyone ignores in the Durango and Grand Cherokee, the 2nd row legroom isn’t great in these.
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  11. I certainly appreciate your passion for wanting this to work, but solar still isn't efficient enough to make it work - you can answer your own question by looking up charging capacities from roof-mounted units - it's popular in RV culture to power minor accessories or keeping the battery charged/cycled for long periods of time (weeks/months). Ok, logic and reason aside, fire away with passion and insults. That fixes most things! :)
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  12. 100% right about the infotainment/center stack setup... it’s like they locally maximized the design, but never stepped back and said “do people get this?”
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  13. Maybe you should live in Missouri?! Let the infotainment love you!!!
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  14. A lot of creative little touches in there, nice job VW. Also excellent review, Forrest is the man!
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  15. Solar is still relatively inefficient - a panel big enough to charge battery would be huge. Something the size of that roof is just enough for accessories like how the Prius would run vent fans to keep internal car temp down while parked. To charge battery with roof panel would be like a week of leaving the car parked, just soaking up full sun.
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  16. JazzedHellcat you are spot on, I regretted not doing so. I sold the 392 a month ago and am looking at doing an Chevy SS + Magnuson build... if that falls through I may go shopping for a hellcat charger right after the Trackhawk and Demon hit the streets (hopefully some nice markdowns available for Hellcats)
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  17. Damn Chris always nails the practical sides of reviews and will call out at least 1 deal breaker/maker in every review I've seen from him (like the lack of AC air flow volume in this)
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  18. Chris is my spirit animal - if he likes it, I like it.
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  19. Michael Perkins ahh ok that’s a fair point. I’m 5’11” and wanted to find “glorious legroom” back there because of rear facing child seats and instead found adequate legroom (didn’t work for us, roughly the same as our Honda Pilot). I imagine the legroom requirements are about the same for a rear facing as they are for you (need lots of space). I am curious how you will like the additional room in the rear of the 2019 Ram 1500, suppose to be cavernous.
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  20. Honest review with fair insights - that center console flex… damn. But also some highlights that deserve a thumbs up.
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  21. That's how you know we are at peak recession readiness
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  22. Forrest on CarGurus, I dig it!
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  23. Nice review Cliff!
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  24. Not in the market for a van but watched cause of Chris! No bs. Love it.
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  25. No mid-muffler delete, I loved how the car sounded stock and I thought that mid delete, while awesome, was too noisy for my particular neighborhood (would piss off some older folks that we like that live nearby). The Procharger will be PERFECT for that car... I doubt I would have sold it if it had all that power.
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  26. I was shopping left and right for a 2017 Chevy SS to do a Magnuson Heartbeart install with but I missed GM's 20% off deal in March and all the dealers were being ridiculous (for a discontinued car) - then totally out of left field after about a month of hunting for an SS, I see a Ford dealer out in Ohio with a 2017 Raptor, loaded, for sale... with no markup... on a whim I made an offer UNDER and they accepted it... go figure. So now I have a '17 Raptor... very different animal, quick for a truck, love how "big" it drives and how big it physically is. Like I said though, if I had gotten a hellcat or done what you are going to do, I would likely still be driving the charger.
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  27. Molten is the only color to get :)
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  28. The inverter doesn't work while in motion with the Hurricane motor? God that is going to be a FRUSTRATING discovery for so many buyers. I cant wait for the forum threads.
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  29.  @swanblake  Totally agree with you.
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  30. He said, 42
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  31. Hmmmm my interest is peaked! Never owned German before, I sort of unintentionally find myself being more of an American-muscle/Honda type of blend... the common theme being that I don't like needy cars (which has always scared me away from German/Italian). Glad to hear the Guilia has been a peach, the Quad in Comp. Red is breath-taking - I'll keep shopping and see what's out there... thanks!
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  32. I agree - making the 2nd giant would be awesome.
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  33. At first glance (in windowed mode) I thought Clifford's hair was blowing the doors off that hat.
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  34. George, good review. You are getting a LOT more comfortable infront of the camera!
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  35. “Rolling confidence booster”, I’m sure I have no idea what you are talking about (creeping through Starbucks drive through)
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  36. The first review I've seen that didn't view like a commercial - also honest about rear legroom being mediocre. Thanks!
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  37. Anthony Rogers hard to find for a fair price, GM ran 20% off in March for two weeks, new one was $39k out the door. now they are back up to 47+ which is obnoxious knowing if you pay that YOU are the one taking the bath on resale. I'm going to wait until year end and find a manual that had been sitting for a while.
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  38. Do you notice the braking discomfort or fade as much as Chris mentioned?
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  39. Have you look at tuning? The Livernois 93 tune adds over +100 HP and +100 TQ... I did a triple take on the numbers and 0-60 acceleration... either that motor stock is undertuned to hell or that tune is going to melt it... it doesn't seem that crazy given what it can do in the F150 and the MKX though, so I tend to think it makes sense... also that trans does quite a bit in the other platforms and can take quite a bit more power. That's actually what keeps me interested in this car, stock performance is 'meh', but tuned is unbelievable...
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  40.  @TheCag24  it's too late! I went with an Explorer ST
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  41. Adrayven yea especially for a commuter, would be awesome to have that and some lane keep.
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  42. They'll pay you to take it :)
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  43. The powertrain in this seems really... 1995
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  44.  @braetonwilson4296  You are absolutely right, my snark was set to 11 when I made that comment... it is just so noisy and underpowered given how refined Toyota can make things on the higher end (like the currency Camry) - rather than a truly innovative powertrain in an otherwise excellent car. I'm going to ignore your "launch like a _rocket_" comment... I would never use "rocket", "cvt" and "corolla" in the same sentence :)
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  45. Really awesome insight, how has reliability been? That’s the big concern, what I see in forums is people getting used to check engine lines. Makes me nervous.
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  46. Cliff is 71 years old.
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  47. Respect Cliff - the car is a hard miss for the sake of shipping "progress" and you were honest about that.
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  48. No one is EVER going to use the electric 2nd row slide - its way too slow - thsy was a waste of buttons, wiring and electric motors in the 2nd row
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  49. Michael Perkins he didn’t read the “don’t” in your comment and went full-internet-offended on you :)
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  50. 100% agree - and it's a 7 seater so unless this is your 2nd or 3rd car, this is your family road trip vehicle - in which case even more important to have range
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