It's actually is vice versa. Tanabe is own Revel and SSR wheels.

 

Correct. Revel (CA Company) is owned by Tanabe (Osaka JPY) and treated as their broad market US brand: https://www.revel-usa.com/about/#:~:...otive%20market.

 

I emailed Revel a couple questions, and this was their response: "These coilovers will allow you to stay at the OEM height with adjustments of about 1” higher and 3” lower. Also with dampening you have 32 settings where the middle would represent an OEM feel with a balance of performance and comfort."

The Revels are my current front runner. But, I am not in a hurry and will keep my options open while looking to see if the Revels go on sale.

Those look cool, but I am going to keep the stock divorced rear setup.

 

My daughter was complaining about a strange little rattle, and an occasional whooshing noise. She came home from college yesterday, and damn if I couldn't hear what she was hearing. And with her in the car, the "Don't you hear that?" claims were infrequent. So I popped the hood, and two issues came to light.

One is that there is no Power Steering reservoir, and that's because her '22 Venue uses an EPS unit. That was pretty frustrating until I figured that out, and TBH this was the first car I've ever owned with EPS. Pretty fascinating, and in such a basic car, too.

The other thing I noticed is the coolant overflow line was completely pulled out and disconnected from the overflow bin. I bet you she was hearing that long plastic tube rattling around. And the whooshing noise...? Do you think that was the coolant system sucking air?

 

Likely. I’d burp the cooling system with one of those funnel-on-radiator-cap kits.

 

I've never done that, and don't plan on it. She's not overheating, at least there's been no temp light on the dash. So next time she gets the car serviced at Hyundai I'll make sure they burp the system there.

Can't help but wonder why this happened. The only people opening the hood of her little car are service techs at Hyundai during inspection and oil changes. And the only explanation is that the overflow tube was intentionally removed from the neck of the overflow tank, and then never replaced. So freaking weird.

Anyway, she just called from school to tell me both the rattle and the noise are gone.

 

You are absolutely right. When the coolant line disconnected from the overflow tank that sound is she heard is the excess of hot coolant that feed by radiator cap out to overflow tank.When the engine heats up, the coolant expands and builds pressure. [color=#545d7e]If the pressure exceeds the radiator cap's rating, the cap's spring compresses and exposes the overflow port. Excess coolant and steam flow into the overflow tank, where it remains until the system cools.When the system cools and the pressure drops, the coolant is drawn back into the radiator. All that needs to be done is reconnect the hose from the radiator to the overflow tank and add the coolant to the MAX level for now until Hyundai is going to burp air out of system.

 

Anyone paying attention to how many pages are in this thread? Almost 1000!

 

There's a member option called "Number of Posts to Show Per Page". Could be 5 comments per page, could be 100. Your call. I think yours is set to 15 maybe? (math) You know, there's a bug somewhere in the forum code where you can't see your last post because it's on the edge of a new page, and the solution is to tweak the posts-per-page setting.

The chat thread was a good idea from the get go.

 

 

I would *love* to take my G on the Nordschleife. Having driven it in a BMW 318, Merc E-class, and a Merc S-class, having a proper track-oriented car would be bliss. And as twitchy and curmudgeonly my G is on SC's roads, when I push it *hard* it shines so...

Damn. Now I'm gonna have to look for my old pics/videos.

 

Probably my favorite post of the year. Who is that guy as he pushed our car to 120mph with ease, all while his old lady sits in the passenger seat smiling and nodding her head like she's on a trip to Costco. Is this a testament to the iconic versatility and balance of the FM platform, or is that jacked guy capable of putting a Corolla through the same paces as he made passing much more exotic cars look effortless. This is the formula that Nissan lost. Balanced and affordable performance for people that want to feel alive while still needing to address the basic requirements of reliable transportation for the 80% of the time they spend in the car.

 

He races and drives different cars on that track daily. His youtube channel is based on this, it's pretty cool! He actually had some good things to say about the car. He compared it to a BMW M5 LOL
I'm planning to take my G to the local track next year. (Gingerman Raceway)

 

Extremely random post:
I impulse bought a new wallet today because it reminds me of the seats and shift boot in my G. Could do without "Reebok" stamped on it but what ya gonna do..

 

Ding Ding. I've owned many many Nissan's but nothing newer than my G. They gave up their identity when committing to the CVTs and higher sales numbers. I understand investors want to see higher profit and sales each quarter but did Nissan really need to give up the "driving experience" of the big 3 Japanese auto makers? They were never going to hit the numbers of Toyota or the reliability of Honda.. but they still chose to double down on CVTs and selling more commuter cars. Again I understand this is what keeps the lights on but was there no path to grow slowly while being the fun to drive car out of the Big 3? (As a side note Mazda is a smaller company but I think they have maintained their identity)

Ironically Nissan gave up it's formula in pursuit of Honda/Toyota sales numbers and while doing so abandoned the Z/G (now Q) and R35. They let those platforms languish to the point of non-competitiveness, all the while Honda and Toyota offer a variety of performance and fun to drive cars - Civic R, Integra, GR Corolla, GT86, Supra, Lexus ISF (IS500)... And at this point I don't see a path for Nissan to return to the glory days of the late 80's to mid 2010's.

And that's my Nissan rant