Over Mileage Leases, Durango's V8 Problem, & The Legacy Of Cash For Clunkers
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Travis and his co-host discuss a range of topics including Toyota's recent recall affecting nearly 600,000 vehicles due to issues with their new LCD instrument clusters. They explore the implications of over-the-air software updates and reliability concerns. A viewer question about over mileage on a lease leads to advice on managing lease terms and potential costs. The episode also compares the 2026 Audi Q5 and BMW X3, weighing their maintenance costs and driving experiences, while touching on the challenges of luxury vehicle reliability.
In today's episode, Travis and Alex discuss lease-end issues when you've gone over your mileage limit, luxury car maintenance costs, the death of the Nissan Ariya and the base Cybertruck. Also, Dodge's Durango continues for another year, but it loses the V6 and picks back up the 6.4L and Hellcat engines... Except if you're in CARB states where the 5.7 will be the only option. Is there a way around that? Not really. Lastly cash for clunkers did seem to cause increased used car prices, but the higher efficiency of the models traded in likely balances that out.
Toyota Corolla Cross
"...e we are going to be driving a Jera Corolla and a Corolla Cross. Yes, all Corolla is totally the same thing."
Toyota Camry
"...some of their bigger names. They have things like Camrys and Corollas and obviously these large volume nu..."
Toyota Venza
"...venience? Yeah. So it's basically going to cover Venza, Crown, Crown Signia, RAV4, GR Corolla, 4Runner,..."
Toyota RAV4
"...ically going to cover Venza, Crown, Crown Signia, RAV4, GR Corolla, 4Runner, Camry, Grand Highlander, T..."
Toyota 4Runner
"...er Venza, Crown, Crown Signia, RAV4, GR Corolla, 4Runner, Camry, Grand Highlander, Tacoma and Highlander. ..."
Toyota Grand Highlander
"... Crown Signia, RAV4, GR Corolla, 4Runner, Camry, Grand Highlander, Tacoma and Highlander. Also Lexus LS, RX and TX ..."
Toyota GR Corolla
"...going to cover Venza, Crown, Crown Signia, RAV4, GR Corolla, 4Runner, Camry, Grand Highlander, Tacoma and Hig..."
Volvo XC40
"...fice. One year into a three-year lease on a 2024 XC40 recharge ultimate, my quick math says I'm going t..."
Nissan Leaf
"...ou went and bought, I don't know, a cheap Nissan Leaf and said, I'm going to drive this as my daily dri..."
Porsche Macan
"...of the Porsche V6 maintenance issues right now in Macan, where people are having sort of oil issues, oil..."
Nissan Aria
"...ir enough. And the Cybertruck is still here. The Nissan Aria is on its way out, at least for model year 2026, ..."
Tesla Cybertruck
"...t because it was fuggly. So fair enough. And the Cybertruck is still here. The Nissan Aria is on its way out,..."
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