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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@tifighter said:
For those GTI guys in the audience-
Just take my money.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
OK, to answer the inevitable questions:
1. It took AAA about 90 minutes to get to me, from the time I placed the service call (they estimated 97, so I suppose that's not too bad)
2. The guy cleaned all the terminals (fair amount of corrosion), then put in all back together and tested it. 10.4 volts and a whopping 117 CCA (battery is rated at 550 CCA)
3. AAA will no longer field swap batteries on the Subaru Outback, due to the parasitic draw issues they're known for
4. $225 later at Advanced Auto Parts, I now have a new Die Hard brand battery (sorry, John McClane action figure not included)
5. The current battery was installed in April of 2022, so almost 4 years of service from it. This is the 3rd new battery I've put into the car in almost 11 years of ownership
1. It took AAA about 90 minutes to get to me, from the time I placed the service call (they estimated 97, so I suppose that's not too bad)
2. The guy cleaned all the terminals (fair amount of corrosion), then put in all back together and tested it. 10.4 volts and a whopping 117 CCA (battery is rated at 550 CCA)
3. AAA will no longer field swap batteries on the Subaru Outback, due to the parasitic draw issues they're known for
4. $225 later at Advanced Auto Parts, I now have a new Die Hard brand battery (sorry, John McClane action figure not included)
5. The current battery was installed in April of 2022, so almost 4 years of service from it. This is the 3rd new battery I've put into the car in almost 11 years of ownership
Michaell
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Today was one of those "running all over town" days.
A little after noon I was going past McDonalds and went through the empty drive through. One of my 2 or 3 visits a year.
I ordered a quarter pounder with cheese and fries. When I got to the pickup window they said to pull over and they would bring it out. Strange. I would assume those items are bought regularly. A little while later they brought it out.
It took so long because they had to wait for the burger to get cold and for the fries to burn.
A little after noon I was going past McDonalds and went through the empty drive through. One of my 2 or 3 visits a year.
I ordered a quarter pounder with cheese and fries. When I got to the pickup window they said to pull over and they would bring it out. Strange. I would assume those items are bought regularly. A little while later they brought it out.
It took so long because they had to wait for the burger to get cold and for the fries to burn.
venture
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Nice! My 2015-era Frigidaire had a drain tube that was poorly routed from the factory and leaked on the wood floor underneath. Fixed that and replaced a broken ice chute and the dispenser display (due to dead LEDs) out of warranty. It still works, but the LED display started losing segments again about 18 months after I replaced it. It's not getting fixed again. When this one mechanically fails, I'm buying the most bare bones one I can find. Given the modern awesomeness of silicone ice cube trays, I'd even consider foregoing an icemaker.
corvette
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
@oldfarmer50 said:
If I’m seeing that right, that’s substantial damage, like it was thrown off a delivery truck. Do you think the delivery guys did that? I can’t imagine they would load it in that condition unless it was so wrapped up that the dent was concealed.
Probably done with a forklift while on the pallet in the warehouse. Some of these guys are butchers with the forklift.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
Benjamin, congrats! those are definitely popular around here. But I really thought you were going to keep the TLX long term. But sounds like the right car for your needs now.Me and my 2015 RDX still lurk often
Am I the last Acura owner on here now? Or does someone still have an older TL beater?
I do plan to have my wife look at the new Outback. Kinda curious if she is going to like it or not. And if it will float my boat enough to want to drive it all the time! I think we will drive the 2 BMWs under consideration, then go look at a few other options to compare them to. Not really in a rush. The Acura will finally click over 30K in the not-too-distant future (I think we are at 29,6XX now).
Subaru, BMW, Lexus. I think that is my short list.
Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Fixed my fridge. I replaced both the fan in the back and the fan that circulates the cold air in the fridge. I also cleaned out the drain tube.
Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Our excitement to receive the new washer and dryer today was quickly dashed when it was discovered the dryer was damaged. This was after the old washer and dryer had been removed and put on the truck. To make matters worse, the delivery folks were going to leave the washer in the garage until the replacement dryer would be received. Uh,no. I had them to bring the old working dryer back and reinstall it and then bring in the new washer and connect it so we would have a working set in the interim. Good grief!
sda
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Re: I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!
Finally found a pic of the ‘74 Maverick LDO that I ended up driving to university.
Also stumbled on to this pic of a ‘72 Gran Torino Squire wagon with the much-coveted “Uplanderguy Edition” wheel covers lacking any body color paint whatsoever.
Also stumbled on to this pic of a ‘72 Gran Torino Squire wagon with the much-coveted “Uplanderguy Edition” wheel covers lacking any body color paint whatsoever.
ab348
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