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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
I just have to say "do you want to drive instead?" and she quiets right down.
stickguy
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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
So I get an email from Safeco today. Apparently they had a record that the 911 sold in 2024 for $65k. Huh?
For whatever reason, I never googled my VIN. Apparently it’s a BaT alum. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-porsche-911-carrera-4s-cabriolet-21/
I am floored and now have an even bigger you-know-what eating grin than I did before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynRWWy2sWyQ&t=100s
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@oldfarmer50
I feel this.
My wife: Slow down, be careful!
Me: I am, literally, a professional driver.
🤷♂️
I feel this.
My wife: Slow down, be careful!
Me: I am, literally, a professional driver.
🤷♂️
kyfdx
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Packed the wife and 12 y.o. niece (her first convertible ride, she wants one. Sorry, Dad...) in the backseat, MIL in front seat of the M240. Went for a ride. The MIL who is afraid of, well, everything (almost literally, she can tell you every item ever recalled since the dawn of man. And, once recalled, she'll never eat/use again. Adios, Oyster Crackers) in the front passenger seat.When driving with me my wife would suddenly shout “look out”, scaring the heck out of me. I’d say “what’s wrong” as my head spun around looking for the danger. Then she would say something like “that driver a mile down the road looks like he’s going to pull out in front of you”! This resulted in an argument about my driving abilities and no amount of mentioning that I was a licensed professional driver would assuage her fear.😧
Gorgeous day, top down and I head towards my favorite (short) winding road, hoping for no fun-inhibitors ahead. I was lucky! Except for my front seat passenger, "Slow down, this car has no top!!! Violet's in the back!!! It's going to flip over!!! Let me out!!! I'm going to call her parents!!!" I was doing 40 in the 30, usually if no slowpokes ahead I do 50, sometimes 51!
I asked her to calm down, all is well, none of what you fear is going to happen. Surprisingly, I was right. We hit the highway, she screamed, "You must be doing 80!!!" I said great guess, we are doing 80! Like all in the left lane.
The 12 y.o. niece, grinning ear to ear, she loved it. Also had Buffet's "Fins" on the radio, taught her to do fins to the left, fins to the right. MIL was none too pleased that I was doing it too, behind the wheel... kidding-ish.
To her credit, when we arrived at the farmer's market, MIL was calm and collected. Perhaps she realized her life was in my hands and she shouldn't harass the driver. Or, secretly, she enjoyed it too?
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I believe I’ve shared this before. My wife has an uncanny ability to know when I’m driving 80. Doesn’t matter what vehicle. She can have her eyes closed trying to rest, once I hit 80, very discreetly I might add, she immediately perks up and exclaims aren’t you driving too fast. sigh.
sda
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Packed the wife and 12 y.o. niece (her first convertible ride, she wants one. Sorry, Dad...) in the backseat, MIL in front seat of the M240. Went for a ride. The MIL who is afraid of, well, everything (almost literally, she can tell you every item ever recalled since the dawn of man. And, once recalled, she'll never eat/use again. Adios, Oyster Crackers) in the front passenger seat.My in-laws were great people, but my FIL in particular had a true "glass half empty" personality. For example, I once pointed out a car that I was looking at and mentioned it had a DOHC turbocharged six; his only comment was, "It probably doesn't get very good gas mileage."
Gorgeous day, top down and I head towards my favorite (short) winding road, hoping for no fun-inhibitors ahead. I was lucky! Except for my front seat passenger, "Slow down, this car has no top!!! Violet's in the back!!! It's going to flip over!!! Let me out!!! I'm going to call her parents!!!" I was doing 40 in the 30, usually if no slowpokes ahead I do 50, sometimes 51!
I asked her to calm down, all is well, none of what you fear is going to happen. Surprisingly, I was right. We hit the highway, she screamed, "You must be doing 80!!!" I said great guess, we are doing 80! Like all in the left lane.
The 12 y.o. niece, grinning ear to ear, she loved it. Also had Buffet's "Fins" on the radio, taught her to do fins to the left, fins to the right. MIL was none too pleased that I was doing it too, behind the wheel... kidding-ish.
To her credit, when we arrived at the farmer's market, MIL was calm and collected. Perhaps she realized her life was in my hands and she shouldn't harass the driver. Or, secretly, she enjoyed it too?
That said, you are infinitely more patient than me; if I had a passenger like your MIL, I'd treat her in the same manner that Clive Owen treated his passenger in Ticker at the 5:32 time stamp. I've done it before and I'd do it again- MIL or not.
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Did I tell the story of how I went to Desert Tire Alley Shack in Pahrump NV for my last new tire mounts on the TTS and regretted it every single vibration on the way home to San Diego for 300+ miles?
OK, joking about the tire shop name, but they were basically a tire dump shack/shop with no real lifts (just the kind of jack you'd have in your own normal residential garage), and open Sundays.
The chassis is stiff so no issue lifting two wheels off the ground from one jack, but..... why would you own a tire shop without a real lift?????
He told me "sorry, my balancer must need recalibration." after I complained from having all my tooth fillings knocked out on the drive home. The fact it took him over 2-1/2 hours to mount 4 tires was a red flag among many.
OK, joking about the tire shop name, but they were basically a tire dump shack/shop with no real lifts (just the kind of jack you'd have in your own normal residential garage), and open Sundays.
The chassis is stiff so no issue lifting two wheels off the ground from one jack, but..... why would you own a tire shop without a real lift?????
He told me "sorry, my balancer must need recalibration." after I complained from having all my tooth fillings knocked out on the drive home. The fact it took him over 2-1/2 hours to mount 4 tires was a red flag among many.
andres3
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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@andres3 said:
Curious how they noticed an oil leak? Oil in the garage? Our favorite Audi/VW indy shop is now over $155/hour; no more cheap in San Diego.
My sister lives in a fairly new house and any sort of drip or leak will be noticeable on the clean concrete driveway.
Michaell
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