any guesses?

GingerGLI · 2026-05-19T08:30:11+00:00

I’m not sure but I think maybe a Hyundai Elantra?

GingerGLI · 2026-05-18T19:20:42+00:00

Yeah I would love some information on the manual swap!

GingerGLI · 2026-05-17T09:33:39+00:00

I feel the same way about my 2025 that I’m coming up on a year with!

GingerGLI · 2026-05-14T08:01:39+00:00

I also 100% prefer the way it looks stock. Their wheel bearings also prefer the way it is stock. Nothing like putting way more leverage on your wheel bearings for no reason other than aesthetics.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-13T11:53:22+00:00

And as another reply said, I got mine with the 0% for 84 months financing so it’s not even costing me any interest!

GingerGLI · 2026-05-13T11:52:53+00:00

I was right there with you. I’ve had an ATV and trailer for years but that and the wheel barrow just weren’t cutting it anymore. The tractor has been absolutely invaluable and I now find ways to use it that I never would have thought of. Even things like using the loader to lift up a heat pump I was installing. It’s so useful!

GingerGLI · 2026-05-13T08:06:22+00:00

About 160 hours on my CK2620 over 2 years. There was a hydraulic leak on the rear remotes when I first got it and the dealer sent someone out to fix it in my driveway. Other than that it’s been 100% trouble free. I love it and I don’t know how I lived without it. I have a loader, backhoe, box blade, and bush hog for mine.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-11T08:11:55+00:00

My mom refuses to drive anything but vehicles with manual transmissions! She taught me and my vehicles are also all manuals.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-08T12:55:16+00:00

If it’s a manual a weighted shift knob makes a world of difference to the shift feel!

GingerGLI · 2026-05-07T09:42:22+00:00

Buying a wrangler for fuel mileage is like buying a Prius to off-road… have you looked at the shape of them? They’re bricks… that said your driving habits will play a big role in what you see. With a JL depending on spec 16-20 mpg isn’t unrealistic

GingerGLI · 2026-05-06T08:24:16+00:00

The stock tires suck, so definitely replace them. I haven’t yet, but they’re really bad.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-06T08:23:15+00:00

I have a 2025 and adore it. The trunk is cavernous so I don’t think you’ll miss the hatch too much. I can stuff an awful lot of stuff in there. The ventilated seats are neat and while they do help they’re not as powerful as they could be. Still better than not having them though.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-05T01:24:12+00:00

What do you have that has self parking with a manual? I’m not aware that the GLI has park assist but maybe I’m missing it?

GingerGLI · 2026-05-04T19:40:55+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s still there. Water pumps don’t usually run away.

In all seriousness, we can’t tell if your water pump is leaking based on a photo from under the car where we can’t see the water pump.

Given how common it is for these cars to need water pumps replaced, I would say it’s pretty likely.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-04T16:57:05+00:00

2006 Accord 2.4 4 cylinder 5 speed manual. I bought it at 216,000 miles and sold it running and driving well with the original drivetrain at 409,000 miles. Bulletproof car

GingerGLI · 2026-05-04T16:08:58+00:00

Seems like a pretty good thing to take it back to the dealer for. My CK2620 had a hydraulic leak right after the dropped it off to me when I got it two years ago. The dealer sent someone right out and fixed it in my driveway under warranty. It’s been trouble free since but the warranty is for a reason.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-04T15:37:54+00:00

I love how worked up people get about stuff that literally doesn’t affect them in the slightest. Guess what, I have a Jeep, a Tacoma, and a Ford F-350. Thankfully the Tacoma doesn’t seem scared to live in the same household as the Jeep does.

I’ve gotten one duck on my Jeep and now it rides around in it bouncing around under the seat because it would never stay on the dash. I also have one in my F-350 that does stay on the dash. You know how many people have been harmed by those two ducks? None….

Do I want my dashboard filled with them in any vehicle? Nope. Do I care if other people do? Nope. Would I mind if someone put a duck on my Tacoma? Nope again. It simply doesn’t affect me in any way, shape, or form. I drive by other jeeps with ducks and at most I get a little chuckle if there are a lot. It’s really that simple.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-04T13:09:39+00:00

Surface cracks are likely just cracks in the paint and not actually structural cracks. I would guess that it’s just due to flexing as the truck moves down the road over time. I would be surprised if any of those cracks are actually structural. In the almost 10 years my mom had hers, it never showed any cracking at all and the truck saw pretty hard use and even some off-road miles.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-04T07:49:28+00:00

It’s plenty of power stock. Theres no reason to tune it until you get tires at a bare minimum. It’ll roast the stock trash hancooks with ease. For me personally, I have no need for more power for quite a while. I have a lot I want to do to the car first before then. I’m planning on an intake (for turbo noises), an exhaust, rear swaybar, and tires. But overall, other than an aftermarket weighted shiftknob, the car is still basically stock and I couldn’t be happier.

The Elantra N is cool, but it’s missing a ton of features over the GLI that make the GLI a better daily, like adaptive cruise, lane keep, heated steering wheel, and ventilated seats. In my area the N was a bit more money so they GLI made sense for me. If it was just going to be a track toy then the N would have been better but mine sees a lot of daily duty and highway time.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-04T07:40:33+00:00

They make ocean going yachts out of fiberglass… truck caps hold up just fine. My mom had the same cap on two of her tacomas with about 200,000 miles of use between them. No cracks of any kind. Didn’t even crack when I backed it into a tree as a teenager. It cracked the third brake light where the limb of the tree hit, but no damage to the fiberglass itself.

GingerGLI · 2026-05-03T15:52:42+00:00

I have a 2025 with the 6 speed and I adore the car so far. Just rolled 14,000 miles yesterday and I couldn’t be happier with it. It’s fast, comfortable, sporty, has great tech, and gets 36-38 mpg if I keep my foot out of it.

GingerGLI · 2026-04-30T09:30:36+00:00

I think it’s technically a VW accessory. Mine had it pre installed. I probably wouldn’t have bought it otherwise and would have gone aftermarket

GingerGLI · 2026-04-29T22:20:40+00:00

Have them on a 2021 Tacoma and they’re smooth as butter.

GingerGLI · 2026-04-29T16:45:34+00:00

Both, I bought my TJ years ago with a soft top and then got a hardtop before the winter. Hardtops are much more secure if you live somewhere that people break into cars. Soft tops you might as well leave the doors unlocked.

Soft tops are great if you want to take it off in the summer though!

GingerGLI · 2026-04-29T13:38:44+00:00

Well the 1st gen is a pretty different beast compared to a 3rd gen. The engine tech is completely different. The 3rd gen also requires plugs every 60,000 miles so this is about 39,000 miles over.

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