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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@breld said:
I’ll look into the lemon laws here in CO just so I’m aware, as my i5 has been in the shop for 2 weeks, and likely will go 3.Strange for me though, there’s nothing I have in mind that I would pivot to. I really like the BMW
I mean, have you driven a Tacoma yet?
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
Started shopping around for options, but truly couldn't come up with anything that wasn't a "been there, done that", particularly on a lease. Except for one that I was truly curious about - a CPO Taycan lease. I test drove it, and loved it, because what isn't there to like. I negotiated a one pay CPO lease on a 2022 Certified Taycan Turbo S that was very very compelling. But then I remembered the words of a wise poster buddy who said "Taycan, because they're the poster child of reliability."
I came up with another idea as a replacement and set out for a test drive on Friday during my lunch. I'd driven the previous generation of this vehicle, but was left unimpressed and feeling like it was largely unlivable as a daily. This new one changed my mind. I saw some deals posted around, so I decided to see if I could find and configure what I wanted. Dealers for this brand are plentiful in these parts, but are notoriously annoying to deal with.
To be continued.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
Just wanted to say that I too would have taken a picture of that mileageFleet update for me:
The Prelude is resting comfortably in the garage with 168,XXX miles. It needs to go back to the mechanic to find a transmission fluid leak. He’s going to do a drain & fill with a tracer dye, have me drive it, then find & fix the leak. I’ve also got to purchase tail light gaskets. The leaking tail light gaskets have prevented me from washing the car and it is absolutely filthy.
Our Highlander has crossed over the 80K mile plateau last week.
My plan is to give it to my 16 year old once he gets his license. It’s got room for his goalie gear. It is almost paid off.
The Camry is doing great for my wife. She likes it much better than driving an SUV. Last week I calculated its worst gas mileage. An abominable 38 mpg. My wife still is having intermittent issues with the radio.
We plan to add to the fleet so I have something to drive during the winter months and my 19 year old son has something to drive when he gets home from college & has to go to work.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
For a relatively long time, I have been interested in a small pickup. Years ago I test drove the previous generation Tacoma Off Road and felt like the engine was a bit anemic and the ride would be too punishing for my daily commute. Friday afternoon I ran up to one of the million local dealers and drove a TRD Off Road with Premium Package. It was awesome - new 2.4L Turbo 4 is quite peppy, the truck handles dramatically better, the cabin is near silent, and enough gadgets with the Premium package to keep everyone happy.
I started looking to see if I could find one in the color I wanted - Bronze Oxide or Underground. I found both at two different stores, but the Bronze Oxide color was a non-starter for my better half. The store with "bad color" truck offered me a crazy price - like $3k below invoice making the lease sub-$500 with registration and first month at signing on a $56k truck (dang these have gotten expensive, by the way). The store with the Underground colored truck was super responsive, easy to deal with, and I told them if they could match the other store, I'd be there within the hour. They said OK, so I said OK.
2 hours later I drove off with this..
Yes, this is a complete 180. Yes I am crazy. Yes, parlaying cars like this has been profitable so far this year.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
Well. I have a list of people ready to take the BMW. I’m happy. My wife is now happy.
I have acquired a replacement. Yes I am insane. Judge freely.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@kyfdx said:
I have no love for the charging pads. Seems like they really overheat your phone. The one in my wife's car is under the console lid, and wow, does that get hot!
They are useless IMO. If you are using your phone for music and navigation it always stops charging because it gets too hot. I keep a cable in the car
tjc78
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@28firefighter said:
Fleet update...i5: The BMW spent about 3.5 weeks in August down for the count, waiting for a recall on the HVAC system to be performed that required dropping the high voltage battery and re-routing some tubing. It was fine until this week when the car started continuously cycling the HVAC, shaking the car, and then eventually it just stopped cooling. It also tossed a "see service center immediately" light, as well as a slew of errors for the passenger restraint system. Suffice to say, it's back at the dealer - tech has seen both issues before and likely the battery has to come off again. Woof. To quote the service advisor "this is probably going to take a million years."
911: For the moment, this car is absolutely perfect. I'm daily driving it while the i5 is in the shop and it is such a joy. No issues whatsoever. And to say thank you for that, I'm going to get a slew of fluid services done on it in the near future (oil, gearbox, etc).
Jeep: My wife loves the car, but even she admits the electrical system of it is quirky. She says the Infotainment does weird things (like if she shifts into reverse with carplay on, the cameras come on, she shifts back to drive, carplay screen is black). We've also had a few random charging errors here and there but nothing crazy. Her take is she'll love it for the 2 years (coming up on one year with it soon) and then happily hand it back. I enjoy the extra space and ride height over the Q5 and our other past vehicles - particularly when hauling sports stuff, doing transfer station runs, or other home improvement projects. It is also dramatically more comfortable when her parents are in town and we all go somewhere in one car.
IDK, the answer here seems pretty simple. You just need moar 911’s.
tifighter
Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
We have several of the streaming services (Netflix, Disney, etc). They are all in my name and email account. Many times per week I get texts from the kids or my wife "I need the verification code for X". Just last night on my way home my son was first and then 10 minutes later my daughter pinged me. The TV's seem to stay logged in, but it's always their phones that get logged out.
I like two-factor authentication, but what a PITA sometimes!
tjc78