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Sep 20, 2023 | 07:35 PM

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SW17LS

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My neighbor just got a new Hyundai Ioniq 5, just walked back over from checking it out. It’s pretty cool. Very premium feeling inside and out, nice ambient lighting inside. Ambient lighting just does so much for a car.

Sep 20, 2023 | 08:17 PM

#6872

mmarshall

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My neighbor just got a new Hyundai Ioniq 5,

Congratulations to your neighbor, but, how's that for timing LOL?....my own neighbor came home today with a brand-new black Tacoma.

Sep 21, 2023 | 06:41 AM

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Did he want the old body style specifically?

Sep 21, 2023 | 07:07 AM

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so cool to see these old Toyotas.

Sep 21, 2023 | 07:20 AM

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so cool to see these old Toyotas.

I believe that's the first gen.

I sat in one back in the day and it is a tiny little squirt of a car. Lol

From what I remember, they had almost a cult like following.

At least it seemed that way.

Sep 21, 2023 | 08:41 AM

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My biggest automotive regret is that I sold my first gen MR2.

Sep 21, 2023 | 09:00 AM

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Got him a nice new windshield!

Sep 21, 2023 | 09:15 AM

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So we really need to figure out a replacement for the Pacifica, I've been looking around...Kia is still stubbornly posting markups online, they really seem to be the only one. Carnival minivans $2-5k over MSRP, Tellurides same deal. Yeah, not gonna happen.

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Sep 21, 2023 | 09:34 AM

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Weren't you all set with the Grand Cherokee?

Sep 21, 2023 | 09:50 AM

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Weren't you all set with the Grand Cherokee?

I am lol. Unfortunately I have a wife…

Issue with the GC aside from that is finding an Overland with the tech package that gives us the lane centering. There’s one in Bethesda but it’s white which she doesn’t like

Sep 21, 2023 | 10:14 AM

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I am lol. Unfortunately I have a wife…

That was funny, in jest.

Sep 21, 2023 | 10:20 AM

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That was funny, in jest.

I'll make it happen lol

Sep 21, 2023 | 10:26 AM

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I'll make it happen lol

I guess I'm lucky because I could come home with anything (within reason..a new Ferrari, no lol) and there'd never be a problem, ever. Spouse wasn't a car person until we got LX and SL, well and being married to me for almost 10 years. Didn't give a hoot about them. Had a wrecked Jeep Compass that was grinding when we met lol.

Sep 21, 2023 | 10:37 AM

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She wouldn't care either, her issue is she is convinced that having doors will make transporting the kids much more stressful.

Sep 21, 2023 | 11:02 AM

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Ah I thought she was on board as well. It's wild you can't find a Carnival at MSRP yet, but I guess if you don't want to go out of state that makes things more difficult. Any dealers on your way to family in WV that might want to deal? Nothing like an impromptu visit to see the relatives with a small stop along the way.