This is a Motormouth couple car video answering your questions from Instagram, like:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Wait for Chinese EV?
3:10 XC-60, GV70 or X3?
6:47 Keep Kia Carnival?
8:27 Buy used Mazda CX-90?
10:42 RAV4, CR-V or Forester hybrid?
15:49 Spare tire bad fuel economy?
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I’ve been driving for 51 years, roughly a million miles in …
I’ve been driving for 51 years, roughly a million miles in that time, and 6 times I have had a flat. A spare for me is an absolute must. No accidents, no moving violations in that time too. Did I just jinx myself?
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rebeccareynolds8953 months ago
No spare no deal,there is no fix a flat kit in the world that is going to repair a shredded sidewall in the middle of nowhere!
Leave one of the kids at home. You’ll have room for the spare and jack and still save weight. 😂
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danielle_medina3 months ago
People need to actually assess their driving habits before assuming a hybrid will for sure be their most efficient option. If you drive a ton of highway, the savings will not be as great as you might hope
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frédérique_weiss3 months ago
I really hate those cars without a spare tire. Especially the off road capable ones. I don’t need a full size one. Somebody told me your tire will be trashed after applying the repair kit and the whole tire has to be replaced. EVs do have jack points indicated by arrows underneath. They need to be jacked up for repair somehow. No excuse as I rather sacrifice a little bit of range for the weight and space for the storage. Pay a little bit more for the tire.
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aliciabloom163 months ago
Is that Norm MacDonald beside Andrea? :)
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robin_eaton3 months ago
I'd rather lose 0.1 mpg, than be stuck miles from help with no means to fix the flat. Also flat repair kits only work on small punctures. Not every flat is a small puncture. Would never own a car without a spare.
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trinidad_apodaca3 months ago
You look lovely today Andrea.
ross_shepherd3 months ago
0:19 You can't get a CH-R anyways because the allocation is full for the year. So waiting for a Chinese EV is effectively the same as going for a Toyota at this point. And even though the dealer network will be start-up teething, BYD models are mass market available across the world, test well, have good crash scores and have a ginormous capital infrastructure behind them. Atto3 Evo will probably be one of the best selling models, and by the time it starts selling into Canada it will already be well into it's generation cycle.
anel.valdez3 months ago
As far as I know Canada doesn't buy oil from Middle East. We have plenty of oil, issue is not enough oil refineries, so we send it down south and get it sent back as gasoline etc. Doesn't make sense to me.
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daniela_campos3 months ago
Humans are some of the most stupid things to ever occupy the earth! We complain about the gas prices and then drive our vehicles like there's no tomorrow...fast starts, driving way too fast, hard braking, under inflated tires, on and on and on. Our driving habits way overshadow the weight that a full-sized spare tire and jack would manifest itself.
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sierrahayes2173 months ago
I love that you have such an honest, common sense approach. Telling it like is in regard to Chinese EVs and Mazda CX-90.
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leon_williams3 months ago
I have a 2025 CX90 since last October and had absolutely no issue or problems. Very happy with this car
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crystal.johnson3 months ago
Re: Ioniq 5 Spare tire: Does your new car come with roadside? A full replacement tire ($$$) without the jack and other bits may not be a bad idea for minimal interruption on a road trip. Flip it face down and you can store things in there during your trip.
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naksh_chaudhry3 months ago
I would trust Zack before a car salesman
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hugo.ozuna3 months ago
Senior moment refers to short-term memory, not the distant past.
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marguerite_robin3 months ago
Auto dealers are like the Mattress dealers with there insane, stupid, so called deals.
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brenocosmos373 months ago
Look at the Australian price to get a feel of the Chinese EV price in Canada 😉
I’ve been driving for 51 years, roughly a million miles in that time, and 6 times I have had a flat. A spare for me is an absolute must. No accidents, no moving violations in that time too. Did I just jinx myself?
No spare no deal,there is no fix a flat kit in the world that is going to repair a shredded sidewall in the middle of nowhere!
Honestly, I don’t understand why Stellantis hasn’t gone bankrupt… overpriced unreliable garbage.
Leave one of the kids at home. You’ll have room for the spare and jack and still save weight. 😂
People need to actually assess their driving habits before assuming a hybrid will for sure be their most efficient option. If you drive a ton of highway, the savings will not be as great as you might hope
I really hate those cars without a spare tire. Especially the off road capable ones. I don’t need a full size one. Somebody told me your tire will be trashed after applying the repair kit and the whole tire has to be replaced. EVs do have jack points indicated by arrows underneath. They need to be jacked up for repair somehow. No excuse as I rather sacrifice a little bit of range for the weight and space for the storage. Pay a little bit more for the tire.
Is that Norm MacDonald beside Andrea? :)
I'd rather lose 0.1 mpg, than be stuck miles from help with no means to fix the flat. Also flat repair kits only work on small punctures. Not every flat is a small puncture. Would never own a car without a spare.
You look lovely today Andrea.
0:19 You can't get a CH-R anyways because the allocation is full for the year. So waiting for a Chinese EV is effectively the same as going for a Toyota at this point. And even though the dealer network will be start-up teething, BYD models are mass market available across the world, test well, have good crash scores and have a ginormous capital infrastructure behind them. Atto3 Evo will probably be one of the best selling models, and by the time it starts selling into Canada it will already be well into it's generation cycle.
As far as I know Canada doesn't buy oil from Middle East. We have plenty of oil, issue is not enough oil refineries, so we send it down south and get it sent back as gasoline etc. Doesn't make sense to me.
Humans are some of the most stupid things to ever occupy the earth! We complain about the gas prices and then drive our vehicles like there's no tomorrow...fast starts, driving way too fast, hard braking, under inflated tires, on and on and on. Our driving habits way overshadow the weight that a full-sized spare tire and jack would manifest itself.
I love that you have such an honest, common sense approach. Telling it like is in regard to Chinese EVs and Mazda CX-90.
I have a 2025 CX90 since last October and had absolutely no issue or problems. Very happy with this car
Re: Ioniq 5 Spare tire: Does your new car come with roadside? A full replacement tire ($$$) without the jack and other bits may not be a bad idea for minimal interruption on a road trip. Flip it face down and you can store things in there during your trip.
I would trust Zack before a car salesman
Senior moment refers to short-term memory, not the distant past.
Auto dealers are like the Mattress dealers with there insane, stupid, so called deals.
Look at the Australian price to get a feel of the Chinese EV price in Canada 😉
The Outlander PHEV has issues with the battery.