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Show and Shine / Re: 2 More MGBs....
Last post by Seafoam - Today at 09:47 AM Love the Panasport wheels on the white one. Need centercaps though. 
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Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / Re: 2026 Toyota Crown Signia L...
Last post by Tortoise - Jun 12, 2026, 08:25 PMThat's because it looks like a wagon!! Wagon > CUV
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Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / Re: 2026 Toyota Crown Signia L...
Last post by Johnnymac - Jun 12, 2026, 07:02 PMSeems to be the norm on most higher trim/luxury vehicles all get similar sized rims and tires.
Interesting the idea of using it to raise the higher for safety regs.
The proportional side of it makes sense, these vehicles are all getting so big that it would look weird to have even 17's on most vehicles nowadays.
That being said, smaller rims and tires means lower cost for the manufacturers, and maybe lower MSRPs.
What is really curious is the massive push for the best fuel efficiency and yet if they put smaller rim&tires on their vehicles it would likely give them some detectable gains in that. Instead they pay more for the bigger ones and fit on a larger starter and other bits for the stupid start stop systems.
Have to say this vehicle is probably one of the best looking "non-off-road" styled CUV on the market.
Interesting the idea of using it to raise the higher for safety regs.
The proportional side of it makes sense, these vehicles are all getting so big that it would look weird to have even 17's on most vehicles nowadays.
That being said, smaller rims and tires means lower cost for the manufacturers, and maybe lower MSRPs.
What is really curious is the massive push for the best fuel efficiency and yet if they put smaller rim&tires on their vehicles it would likely give them some detectable gains in that. Instead they pay more for the bigger ones and fit on a larger starter and other bits for the stupid start stop systems.
Have to say this vehicle is probably one of the best looking "non-off-road" styled CUV on the market.
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Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / Re: 2026 Toyota Crown Signia L...
Last post by RRocket - Jun 12, 2026, 04:35 PMTo be fair, I'm shocked at how well my BZ4X rides on 20s.
Also, these big wheels have larger aspect ratios than sports tires, so you still have a good sized sidewall and not just a tiny O-ring
Also, these big wheels have larger aspect ratios than sports tires, so you still have a good sized sidewall and not just a tiny O-ring
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Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / Re: 2026 Toyota Crown Signia L...
Last post by Tortoise - Jun 12, 2026, 12:54 PMI think it's purely for esthetics. The pedestrian crash regs require a taller hood, so they put on bigger wheels to keep everything proportional.
It's dumb. This with 18's or 19's would be so much smoother. And the handling would barely be impacted.
It's dumb. This with 18's or 19's would be so much smoother. And the handling would barely be impacted.
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Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / Re: 2026 Toyota Crown Signia L...
Last post by Fobroader - Jun 12, 2026, 12:38 PMFor the life of me, I do not get this whole hard on OEMs have with putting low profile tires aimed at Joe Regular car public, especially for the older crowd. Expensive to buy, ride rough, don't handle pot holes well. Its not like 60+ crowd needs 40 profile tires for when they take their Crown to the odd track day. Its a good looking car though.....
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Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / 2026 Toyota Crown Signia Limit...
Last post by Blueprint - Jun 12, 2026, 08:14 AMBe reassured, my friends, it will get out of its own way while in "Eco" and never got spooked by open garages or branches. Yet.
Very smooth operator, higher profile tires would be a better match to the soft suspensions but that's just about my main critic of the thing. Neat idea: flaps to cover the footwell space when in full cargo mode.
6.1 l/100 km so far on Day 5, and I'm not feathering it.
Very smooth operator, higher profile tires would be a better match to the soft suspensions but that's just about my main critic of the thing. Neat idea: flaps to cover the footwell space when in full cargo mode.
6.1 l/100 km so far on Day 5, and I'm not feathering it.
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General Car Banter / Re: What Did You Do To Your Ca...
Last post by GreatBigAbyss - Jun 10, 2026, 09:54 PMYeah, my experience with hail last year was 'good'. Took a while to fix - about a year until we had our car looked after. But it was fixed properly, and all we paid was our deductible.
I expect no less this year. I'll be taking both cars to the same place we did last year - Dent Dynasty. Run by a guy who started paintless dent repairs in a garage, and now runs a multi-bay shop focused on dents and hail repairs. I'm sure he'll have plenty of business over the next couple of years.
I expect no less this year. I'll be taking both cars to the same place we did last year - Dent Dynasty. Run by a guy who started paintless dent repairs in a garage, and now runs a multi-bay shop focused on dents and hail repairs. I'm sure he'll have plenty of business over the next couple of years.
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General Car Banter / Re: What Did You Do To Your Ca...
Last post by Revelations - Jun 10, 2026, 09:26 PMAlberta tends to payout insurers for hail and resell the vehicles through insurance auctions. They are sold with clean titles (no salvage/written off etc) However, the damage claim for hail will show up on a Carfax. The dealers in Alberta we're basically mandated by the insurance companies to park their inventory under these giant tents.
Back in 2022 (maybe 23?) East Calgary got hit with a massive hailstorm. It hit the airport, over 2500 rental cars alone got hit, plus I'm sure planes need some attention after getting pummeled. There were ten area dealerships that got hit, a mall, and of course entire neighborhoods. The homes there looked like someone opened fire on them with a machine gun. A friend that lived down the road from us in Alberta got hit. His house needed a new roof, windows (the frames got damaged) most of his siding, and his Toyota Tundra and holiday trailer. Just him, one guy had $78,000 worth. His insurance was $2600 per year, last years premium was $5800.
Crazy storms! GBA I'm not sure how Manitoba does it, but I'm sure you'll be looked after.
Back in 2022 (maybe 23?) East Calgary got hit with a massive hailstorm. It hit the airport, over 2500 rental cars alone got hit, plus I'm sure planes need some attention after getting pummeled. There were ten area dealerships that got hit, a mall, and of course entire neighborhoods. The homes there looked like someone opened fire on them with a machine gun. A friend that lived down the road from us in Alberta got hit. His house needed a new roof, windows (the frames got damaged) most of his siding, and his Toyota Tundra and holiday trailer. Just him, one guy had $78,000 worth. His insurance was $2600 per year, last years premium was $5800.
Crazy storms! GBA I'm not sure how Manitoba does it, but I'm sure you'll be looked after.
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General Car Banter / Re: What Did You Do To Your Ca...
Last post by Fobroader - Jun 10, 2026, 04:09 PMYeah, there are a number of cars driving around there that looks like a golfball texture from being hail write offs. Driving around after a bad hail storm seeing the path of the storm by the vinyl siding on houses that looks like it too minigun fire is quite the sight