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Friday - Part 97

I'm looking for a new whip! Probably going to pick a medium-sized sedan (Honda City, Nissan Versa or a Citro�n C4)... But I'm open to new ideas, although the Brazilian market is quite "peculiar"

And you guys? What are you doing today/tonight?

Chilling at home, eat some spaghetti and prepare for a 5k race tomorrow morning. Wanna see if I can get under 25.

Been doing 14 hour days this past week, so I'm going to try to unplug a bit this weekend; planning on going to a museum with my girlfriend tomorrow, spend some time in the kitchen tonight, maybe spend some time on a personal project on Sunday, etc.

Go for a Japanese car Marcus: Honda, Toyota or Nissan.
We have a Honda (2008) and a Toyota (2005) and I can only say, like often is stated, that they are extremely reliable.
Although recent Citroen models look pretty good and are a lot better than they used to be, I would still skip them, especially when Japanese cars also are in the picture.

We don't have the Honda City and Nissan Versa sedans here, but I can totally approve a Versa Note Nismo



Bummer, the Japanese kept it for themselves

Tomorrow football competition starts again for the little ones.
Not much planned for the rest of the weekend.

Gathering my strength tonight. Guy J open to close in Liverpool tomorrow. The rest of the weekend in bed, most likely.

Been in Whistler since yesterday. All it's done is snow since we've been here, insane amount of fresh powder. Fuckin beautiful conditions, my sis and bro in law say it's the most snow they've seen on the mountain all year, woop!

Going out to see Atish for a warmup and then Tennis later. Returned to the city for it, and I decided to get a telly for the weekend.

I asked the concierge if I could get a room with a balcony for extra, and he hooked me up with a master suite that has a wraparound balcony at no extra charge.

I expect to host a fun after. Plenty of room for it now

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Gathering my strength tonight. Guy J open to close

I been studding my shit by eating dragon fruit seeds

Gonna be hibernating this weekend most likely. The only time I'll be heading out is to go to the gym+sauna.

It's been a while since I've had a weekend off but been working crazy amount of hours lately, so will just stay in.

Maybe go for a snowshoe hike but we'll see how I feel!

Washing my clothes. But i really dont know why. Its been like 3 weeks since i last changed. Somethin to do i guess.

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Originally posted by Trance-M Go for a Japanese car Marcus: Honda, Toyota or Nissan. We have a Honda (2008) and a Toyota (2005) and I can only say, like often is stated, that they are extremely reliable.

Eventually decided to ditch the French cars (also saw a Renault Fluence later on, but it was too much of a petrol guzzler).

Last question: What about Chevy's? The sole reason we haven't settled for the Nissan Versa yet is because we found out it is very similar to a Chevrolet sold exclusively in emerging markets called Chevrolet Cobalt. The only reason we're even considering a non-Japanese car is because Chevrolet is the most popular car brand in Brazil right now, so it is easier to get new car parts should we need some. And because the Americans got to the freaking moon, so I guess they know a thing or two about transportation

Here they are, in case you want to know what the Cobalt looks like:




(yeah, neither of them is exactly a "looker", I know)

I would definitely buy Japanese over American.

Is Mazda a thing down there? They're pretty decent cars, for the kind of size you seem to be looking at.

1. Italian
2. Japanese
3. German
4. British
5. American

That's an ordered, car shopping, priorities list. You're welcome.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid 1. Italian 2. Japanese 3. German 4. British 5. American That's an ordered, car shopping, priorities list. You're welcome.

Would DEFINITELY buy Japanese over Italian, haha. What are you thinking?

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Would DEFINITELY buy Japanese over Italian, haha. What are you thinking?

He's not thinking but dreaming.

And I thought his support of Sanders was insane

Re: Friday - Part 97

Italian cars built quality is woeful at best...

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Originally posted by Lira Honda City, Nissan Versa or a Citro�n C4

Out of that list I'd say honda. Nissan is pretty much renault in japs clothing, expensive to maintain, I have experience of poor reliability. Citroen is pretty much hit or miss. I had a very good modified saxo VTR (sports hatch) with no problems for years and many miles, but there are still a few citroen lemons out there. On the plus side it's always cheap and easy to fix.

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What about Chevy's

*runs away

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Originally posted by Lira Eventually decided to ditch the French cars (also saw a Renault Fluence later on, but it was too much of a petrol guzzler). Last question: What about Chevy's? The sole reason we haven't settled for the Nissan Versa yet is because we found out it is very similar to a Chevrolet sold exclusively in emerging markets called Chevrolet Cobalt. The only reason we're even considering a non-Japanese car is because Chevrolet is the most popular car brand in Brazil right now, so it is easier to get new car parts should we need some. And because the Americans got to the freaking moon, so I guess they know a thing or two about transportation Here they are, in case you want to know what the Cobalt looks like: (yeah, neither of them is exactly a "looker", I know)

German TUV report often give a nice indication regarding reliability as they categorize it over years. Especially when cars get old you can see all the Japanese types appear at the top of the list.

TUeV_Report_2017.pdf

Also found this: http://www.anusedcar.com/

Mazda, but also Mitsubishi are on the same level as Honda, Toyota and Nissan. Mazda maybe even at the top of those.

Not much left of that moon travel advantage I think

I'm not sure about Chevrolet. Over here they mainly are Korean and not very good. But since General Motors also owns Opel/Vauxhall they could use Opel's technology, which is good.
At this moment PSA (Peugeot and Citro�n) is taking over Opel/Vauxhall from GM by the way.

Depending how long you want to drive it, it would be good to have a look at secondhand prices as well for those brands. Cheap parts and availability is also important, expect if you don't need new parts

To be honest in the model range you are looking at I think there won't be a lot of difference and expect competition to be close to each other. They don't have all the fancy stuff that's expensive to replace when broken. Probably you also need a bit of luck.

I do expect some Adidas striping at yours though

Edit: links added.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Is Mazda a thing down there? They're pretty decent cars, for the kind of size you seem to be looking at.

This.

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Originally posted by Lews This.

Decent yes, but not a thing in Brazil I think.

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Originally posted by Trance-M He's not thinking but dreaming.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid

Why? Marcus is not really looking for a Ferrari, Lambo, Pagini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Rolls, or McLaren.

That's the only reason that I can imagine a list with Italian and British cars at the top.

I was amazed by how driving Guy J was last night. All the sets I've ever heard from him online are really atmospheric and light, but he spent most of last night in nasty prog bassline territory.

planetaryplayer, if you're reading this between taking noxious shits: would be interested to hear in more detail why you don't like him as a DJ. There were a couple of things about his mixing that I didn't really like, but overall I really enjoyed myself.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J planetaryplayer, if you're reading this between taking noxious shits

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