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pensfan83

High of 95 here in Raleigh today  

As much as I like the city I'm looking forward to going home. I was hoping I would be able to delegate some of the travel associated with my group but my new boss still wants me to own that, at least for now.

nyccarguy

@houdini - Nice ride! Congrats on the "new" to you LS460. You like em, so that's all that matters. Good job going with the last year of the V8. Turbo 6 cyl motors are nice, powerful, & somewhat efficient, but there is NOTHING on this earth like a V8.

It took me a while of buying and leasing new to find out my ideal CPO car. I used to tell myself to be on the hunt for the "perfect CPO BMW" which for a long time to me meant Stick/Sport Package/Sport Suspension/low miles/with a lot of miles & time left on the B2B & CPO Warranty. I've mellowed out a little and have owned some new cars that were nice that I wasn't head over heels in love with (2010 TSX, 2015 Legacy). I've leased a few cars that I've loved (wife's 2007 X3, my 2011 328xi). Back in March, I took the plunge and bought my 1st CPO car (2015 Infiniti Q40 AWD) which suits my needs perfectly as a daily driver. I LOVE the power and the exhaust note. Yes it was 2 1/2 years old when I bought it, but it had less than 7,500 miles. For the under $25K price, I couldn't beat it.

bwia

abacomike said:

Saw this online this morning - thought you guys might enjoy it with a chuckle:

"...This actually happened to an Englishman, in France, who was totally drunk. 

 

A French policeman stops the Englishman's car and asks if he has been drinking. 

 

With great difficulty, the Englishman admits that he has been drinking all day, that  his daughter got married that morning, and that he drank champagne and a few bottles of wine at the reception, and many single malts scotches thereafter. 

 

Quite upset, the policeman proceeds to alcohol-test (breath test) the Englishman and verifies that he is indeed completely hammered. 

 

He asks the Englishman if he knows why, under French Law, he is going to be arrested. 

 

The Englishman answers with a bit of humour, "No sir, I do not!  But while we're asking questions, do you realize that this is a British car and my wife is driving . . . on the other side?"

I wish I could have posted the picture that was taken at the time of the incident.  It shows the French Cop talking with the inibriated man on the left side of the car.  Obviously, no steering wheel in front of the guy.  

 

Too funny. Thanks for sharing. 

jmonroe

driver100 said:

jmonroe said:

@28firefighter

We hope by now you have turned the corner on this malady and you will be back to your old self very soon.

Just curious, I believe you said your parents are doctors so did they get any experts they know to confer with the doctors you are using now. I know this can get touchy but a lot of times the good doctors don't mind talking to another expert.

Anyway, good luck and start posting again soon.

jmonroe

There is that tremendous memory again. I hope Mrs JM doesn't forget and get something wrong....you will never forget!

Are you kidding me? If Mrs. j ever forgets something and I point it out, that will be the last time I will ever kick myself for opening my mouth. Sometimes it's just best to leave things forgotten.

jmonroe

houdini1

74? Your posts sure don't read that old. Nice that you can accommodate your wife.

Hey, how about some pictures?



Farmer and all,

I will try to post some pics later. About my wife, she is 71, so not that demanding any more. Oh, or did you mean about the car?

Thanks to everyone about the kind words.

iluvmysephia1

"It's the only chance Jim gets to drive.."

Funny one, driver100!

Mr_Shiftright

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

Is the CarFax and individual buys on a car and pays for themself the same as the CarFax that dealers pay for and link from their listings for used cars? A friend is looking at Mustangs for the kid in GA and the CarFax shows rear end damage from a collision. I wondered if a paid CarFax gave a dollar value on repair to get more info about the "collision."

I think CarFax is limited to what info is reported to them by different sources. I've seen accident reports say simply " accident reported" and others say "accident more than $1000 damage". Never saw an exact damage figure.

I get the professional version and I haven't noticed any more detail in them. What you DO have to watch out for is that Carfax keeps adding to a car's record, so that a printout from 6 months ago might not show an added accident, even though that added accident happened 5 years ago.

That actually happened to me, Two years after I bought the car, an accident from 5 years prior was added.

jmonroe

houdini1 said:

74? Your posts sure don't read that old. Nice that you can accommodate your wife.

Hey, how about some pictures?

Farmer and all,

I will try to post some pics later. About my wife, she is 71, so not that demanding any more. Oh, or did you mean about the car?

Thanks to everyone about the kind words.

Oh, you never told us you were a cradle robber.

As I mentioned before, at the end of the month I'll hit a new water mark birthday and next month Mrs. j hits the same mark. On top of that our watermark anniversary is on Sunday. We had a double wedding with Mrs. j's 4 year younger sister and they are coming in from VA today and the weekend is filled with going out to dinner.

Toss in what our sons have planned and we won't have a day or night off all weekend. Mrs. j will have to be reacquainted to her kitchen. I hope I can reach the keyboard come Monday.

If you step on it you might make some of the festivities. Good excuse to wind out that V8.

jmonroe

abacomike

pensfan83 said:

High of 95 here in Raleigh today  

As much as I like the city I'm looking forward to going home. I was hoping I would be able to delegate some of the travel associated with my group but my new boss still wants me to own that, at least for now.

Didn't know you lived in Raleigh, pensfan. My nephew is chief of cardiology at Wake Hospitals in the Raleigh area and of course he lives in Raleigh. If you really ever need a superb interventionist cardiologist, graduate of Harvard Medical School, give me a shout out.

Oops, just noticed that you are not at home, from your post. Oh well, if you do need cardiology help while visiting Raleigh, you know where to go.

oldfarmer50

houdini1 said:

74? Your posts sure don't read that old. Nice that you can accommodate your wife.

Hey, how about some pictures?

Farmer and all,

I will try to post some pics later. About my wife, she is 71, so not that demanding any more. Oh, or did you mean about the car?

Thanks to everyone about the kind words.



You keep telling people her age and you'll be on the run around the dining room table like poor jmonroe.

oldfarmer50

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

Is the CarFax and individual buys on a car and pays for themself the same as the CarFax that dealers pay for and link from their listings for used cars? A friend is looking at Mustangs for the kid in GA and the CarFax shows rear end damage from a collision. I wondered if a paid CarFax gave a dollar value on repair to get more info about the "collision."

I think CarFax is limited to what info is reported to them by different sources. I've seen accident reports say simply " accident reported" and others say "accident more than $1000 damage". Never saw an exact damage figure.

I get the professional version and I haven't noticed any more detail in them. What you DO have to watch out for is that Carfax keeps adding to a car's record, so that a printout from 6 months ago might not show an added accident, even though that added accident happened 5 years ago.

That actually happened to me, Two years after I bought the car, an accident from 5 years prior was added.

Now isn't that interesting. Wonder where that info was floating around for all those years.

Just as frustrating as "accident reported" is when a car is listed as a "fleet" vehicle without telling what kind of fleet it was in. I'd look more favorably at use as company fleet vehicle used by one person than a rental fleet vehicle.

I wanted to suggest that an Auto Check report combined with a CarFax might give a more complete picture as each has it's limitations. What do you think?

Mr_Shiftright

oldfarmer50 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

Is the CarFax and individual buys on a car and pays for themself the same as the CarFax that dealers pay for and link from their listings for used cars? A friend is looking at Mustangs for the kid in GA and the CarFax shows rear end damage from a collision. I wondered if a paid CarFax gave a dollar value on repair to get more info about the "collision."

I think CarFax is limited to what info is reported to them by different sources. I've seen accident reports say simply " accident reported" and others say "accident more than $1000 damage". Never saw an exact damage figure.

I get the professional version and I haven't noticed any more detail in them. What you DO have to watch out for is that Carfax keeps adding to a car's record, so that a printout from 6 months ago might not show an added accident, even though that added accident happened 5 years ago.

That actually happened to me, Two years after I bought the car, an accident from 5 years prior was added.

Now isn't that interesting. Wonder where that info was floating around for all those years.

Just as frustrating as "accident reported" is when a car is listed as a "fleet" vehicle without telling what kind of fleet it was in. I'd look more favorably at use as company fleet vehicle used by one person than a rental fleet vehicle.

I wanted to suggest that an Auto Check report combined with a CarFax might give a more complete picture as each has it's limitations. What do you think?

I have run cross-checks between Autocheck and CARFAX and they can differ. For instance, on my car, there is no mention of an accident in 2008, but there is on CARFAX (which they posted in 2013).

My suspicion, for which I have no evidence, is that dealers will cherry-pick between the two and post the most flattering one.

jmonroe

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

Is the CarFax and individual buys on a car and pays for themself the same as the CarFax that dealers pay for and link from their listings for used cars? A friend is looking at Mustangs for the kid in GA and the CarFax shows rear end damage from a collision. I wondered if a paid CarFax gave a dollar value on repair to get more info about the "collision."

I think CarFax is limited to what info is reported to them by different sources. I've seen accident reports say simply " accident reported" and others say "accident more than $1000 damage". Never saw an exact damage figure.

I get the professional version and I haven't noticed any more detail in them. What you DO have to watch out for is that Carfax keeps adding to a car's record, so that a printout from 6 months ago might not show an added accident, even though that added accident happened 5 years ago.

That actually happened to me, Two years after I bought the car, an accident from 5 years prior was added.

Now isn't that interesting. Wonder where that info was floating around for all those years.

Just as frustrating as "accident reported" is when a car is listed as a "fleet" vehicle without telling what kind of fleet it was in. I'd look more favorably at use as company fleet vehicle used by one person than a rental fleet vehicle.

I wanted to suggest that an Auto Check report combined with a CarFax might give a more complete picture as each has it's limitations. What do you think?

I have run cross-checks between Autocheck and CARFAX and they can differ. For instance, on my car, there is no mention of an accident in 2008, but there is on CARFAX (which they posted in 2013).

My suspicion, for which I have no evidence, is that dealers will cherry-pick between the two and post the most flattering one.

Hard to believe a used car lot would do that. Then again, you live in Cali.

I'm pretty sure that would be illegal in my part of the woods.

jmonroe

isellhondas

tjc78 said:

Man I'm unlucky with tires this month.  First the Enclave now the Elantra with all its 4000 miles.  

tjc78 said:

Man I'm unlucky with tires this month.  First the Enclave now the Elantra with all its 4000 miles.  

driver100 said:

RB and ISell, I had a buying experience that was the opposite.
I wanted to lease a car in 1984. Tested an 84 Mustang.
Then tried an 84 Camaro. Camaro much better, and the lease rate was way less and buyout was way less.
I went with the lease on the Camaro and at the end management called me in for a meeting.
They told me someone new at the dealership gave me the wrong numbers for leasing and the dealership made nothing on my lease, would I do the right thing and pay them to $1600 they were out?
I thought about it for about 10 seconds, and being the nice, decent, honest person I am, I said..................................................NO, if it had been in reverse and if I overpaid by $1600 would you guys call me in to give me a refund?

I tried to lease my next car from them but the lease price was way too high....I think they wanted to make a profit on two cars by then.

Really? They actually tried to get you to pay? That is amazing! We would have simply sucked it up and moved on.

isellhondas

roadburner said:

I always liked the boat tail Rivs; my favorites are the 1971 and 1972- before they got hamstrung with those chrome guardrail bumpers. My favorite Riv is the 1967 GS:

I've owned a couple of '65 Rivieras and a 1969. All were loaded and I loved all of them. They went downhill after that in my opinion. The 1970's were just ugly. The early boattails 71-72's I liked but the smog police had ruined the power. The 1973's were hideous I think with those ugly bumpers. Not good years for any cars I don't think. I also had a 1985 for a very short time. A buddy went wild when he saw it and when he offered me two grand more than I had paid it got a new owner. Yes, it was THAT nice!

isellhondas

28firefighter said:

All - lots of posts to try and catch up on. 

I am still in the hospital but have deteriorated rapidly and am in the intensive care unit. I'm on the mend and things are looking up, but of the 7 teams consulting on my case, none seem to have a true answer as to what is on. All diagnostic labs are negative for viruses and bacterial infections. That's good but for the fact that I had 106 fever for 4 hours yesterday. 

Current working theory is that a virus hit me and passed but in the process triggered my underlying auto-immune disease that I have thanks to Crohn's. A dose of steroids has helped immensely which supports that theory.

Stay tuned

Hey man, get well and get out of there! You have our glorious summer to enjoy! High of 73 yesterday, skies of cloudless blue, bald eagles circling our house for some reason! We need you back!

cdnpinhead

When I lived in Vancouver (BC) and sailed, late July through September generally yielded the finest weather of the year. Sometimes not enough wind, but the sky and temperature were hard to beat. Hope you can get out and enjoy some of it, FF. Continue to get better.

driver100

isellhondas said:

tjc78 said:

Man I'm unlucky with tires this month.  First the Enclave now the Elantra with all its 4000 miles.  

tjc78 said:

Man I'm unlucky with tires this month.  First the Enclave now the Elantra with all its 4000 miles.  

driver100 said:

RB and ISell, I had a buying experience that was the opposite.
I wanted to lease a car in 1984. Tested an 84 Mustang.
Then tried an 84 Camaro. Camaro much better, and the lease rate was way less and buyout was way less.
I went with the lease on the Camaro and at the end management called me in for a meeting.
They told me someone new at the dealership gave me the wrong numbers for leasing and the dealership made nothing on my lease, would I do the right thing and pay them to $1600 they were out?
I thought about it for about 10 seconds, and being the nice, decent, honest person I am, I said..................................................NO, if it had been in reverse and if I overpaid by $1600 would you guys call me in to give me a refund?

I tried to lease my next car from them but the lease price was way too high....I think they wanted to make a profit on two cars by then.

Really? They actually tried to get you to pay? That is amazing! We would have simply sucked it up and moved on.

I was a little intimidated, they had the dealership manager there and a guy from the bank. I think the bank was involved and pushed to try to squeeze me. Yes, it was really bad because not many people are going to pay up, and it leaves a really negative impression, plus, you just know - they will try to make it up on the next sale.

driver100

isellhondas said:

roadburner said:

I always liked the boat tail Rivs; my favorites are the 1971 and 1972- before they got hamstrung with those chrome guardrail bumpers. My favorite Riv is the 1967 GS:

I've owned a couple of '65 Rivieras and a 1969. All were loaded and I loved all of them. They went downhill after that in my opinion. The 1970's were just ugly. The early boattails 71-72's I liked but the smog police had ruined the power. The 1973's were hideous I think with those ugly bumpers. Not good years for any cars I don't think. I also had a 1985 for a very short time. A buddy went wild when he saw it and when he offered me two grand more than I had paid it got a new owner. Yes, it was THAT nice!

I saw about a 65 coming at me on the highway the other day, and i thought it looked really nice.....smooth wide grill, very clean and uncluttered looking. I really like that vintage, they were smooth and neat looking, didn't have a lot of chrome and weird angles.

Michaell

Every time I see one of those Rivs, I think of the movie "Road House" with Patrick Swayze.

His character owned a Mercedes SEC-class, but he'd always buy and drive that vintage Riv with the clamshell headlights when he got to a new town. Much easier to repair, given that his car was vandalized almost every night.

oldfarmer50

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

Is the CarFax and individual buys on a car and pays for themself the same as the CarFax that dealers pay for and link from their listings for used cars? A friend is looking at Mustangs for the kid in GA and the CarFax shows rear end damage from a collision. I wondered if a paid CarFax gave a dollar value on repair to get more info about the "collision."

I think CarFax is limited to what info is reported to them by different sources. I've seen accident reports say simply " accident reported" and others say "accident more than $1000 damage". Never saw an exact damage figure.

I get the professional version and I haven't noticed any more detail in them. What you DO have to watch out for is that Carfax keeps adding to a car's record, so that a printout from 6 months ago might not show an added accident, even though that added accident happened 5 years ago.

That actually happened to me, Two years after I bought the car, an accident from 5 years prior was added.

Now isn't that interesting. Wonder where that info was floating around for all those years.

Just as frustrating as "accident reported" is when a car is listed as a "fleet" vehicle without telling what kind of fleet it was in. I'd look more favorably at use as company fleet vehicle used by one person than a rental fleet vehicle.

I wanted to suggest that an Auto Check report combined with a CarFax might give a more complete picture as each has it's limitations. What do you think?

I have run cross-checks between Autocheck and CARFAX and they can differ. For instance, on my car, there is no mention of an accident in 2008, but there is on CARFAX (which they posted in 2013).

My suspicion, for which I have no evidence, is that dealers will cherry-pick between the two and post the most flattering one.

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

Is the CarFax and individual buys on a car and pays for themself the same as the CarFax that dealers pay for and link from their listings for used cars? A friend is looking at Mustangs for the kid in GA and the CarFax shows rear end damage from a collision. I wondered if a paid CarFax gave a dollar value on repair to get more info about the "collision."

I think CarFax is limited to what info is reported to them by different sources. I've seen accident reports say simply " accident reported" and others say "accident more than $1000 damage". Never saw an exact damage figure.

I get the professional version and I haven't noticed any more detail in them. What you DO have to watch out for is that Carfax keeps adding to a car's record, so that a printout from 6 months ago might not show an added accident, even though that added accident happened 5 years ago.

That actually happened to me, Two years after I bought the car, an accident from 5 years prior was added.

Now isn't that interesting. Wonder where that info was floating around for all those years.

Just as frustrating as "accident reported" is when a car is listed as a "fleet" vehicle without telling what kind of fleet it was in. I'd look more favorably at use as company fleet vehicle used by one person than a rental fleet vehicle.

I wanted to suggest that an Auto Check report combined with a CarFax might give a more complete picture as each has it's limitations. What do you think?

I have run cross-checks between Autocheck and CARFAX and they can differ. For instance, on my car, there is no mention of an accident in 2008, but there is on CARFAX (which they posted in 2013).

My suspicion, for which I have no evidence, is that dealers will cherry-pick between the two and post the most flattering one.

Wouldn't you?

houdini1

isellhondas said:

roadburner said:

I always liked the boat tail Rivs; my favorites are the 1971 and 1972- before they got hamstrung with those chrome guardrail bumpers. My favorite Riv is the 1967 GS:

I've owned a couple of '65 Rivieras and a 1969. All were loaded and I loved all of them. They went downhill after that in my opinion. The 1970's were just ugly. The early boattails 71-72's I liked but the smog police had ruined the power. The 1973's were hideous I think with those ugly bumpers. Not good years for any cars I don't think. I also had a 1985 for a very short time. A buddy went wild when he saw it and when he offered me two grand more than I had paid it got a new owner. Yes, it was THAT nice!

We bought a '71 boattail in 1972. Low miles and like new. Tan with a dark brown vinyl top. Beautiful car. The tan leather interior was the best grade of leather I have seen before or since. That thing would really eat up the highway miles...and the gasoline.

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a7tHDbc9i9U

oldfarmer50

Oh oh, Honda just recalled a million cars for some battery fire deal. Are the manufacturers so paranoid of lawsuits that they automaticllly go for recall?

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=22LF5eEdRuw

oldfarmer50

Michaell said:

Every time I see one of those Rivs, I think of the movie "Road House" with Patrick Swayze.

His character owned a Mercedes SEC-class, but he'd always buy and drive that vintage Riv with the clamshell headlights when he got to a new town. Much easier to repair, given that his car was vandalized almost every night.

That's funny, that's what I thought too. Certainly a distinctive style. In the Rockford Files James Garner had a loaner like that which was crushed between two pieces of heavy equipment. 30 years later in reruns it made me cry to see a classic totaled.

Those later Rivieras were always unique in style as well. While I liked the boat-tails I also liked the early and mid 90s styles. I'd like to get a low milage mid 90s supercharged version but I bet they are pricey.

PF_Flyer

Is it just me, or a matter of personal taste, or is this light mint green a bad color for a car??

tjc78

It's awful.  End of story IMO!!

oldfarmer50

PF_Flyer said:

Is it just me, or a matter of personal taste, or is this light mint green a bad color for a car??

Kind of reminds me of something out of the 50s.

PF_Flyer

Reminded the wife of an Edsel her father had

fintail

Yeah, that color doesn't work after 1965 or so. I seem to recall GM had something similar in the early 90s, too.

Firefighter, you need to get better soon, it is the perfect summer out there, and with any luck, will continue indefinitely. Get out and enjoy it.

driver100

PF_Flyer said:

Is it just me, or a matter of personal taste, or is this light mint green a bad color for a car??

I think it says....I would really like to buy one of those crazy new green colors.....but, I just don't have the nerve, so I will settle for wishy washy ultra pale green!

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

Michaell said:

Every time I see one of those Rivs, I think of the movie "Road House" with Patrick Swayze.

His character owned a Mercedes SEC-class, but he'd always buy and drive that vintage Riv with the clamshell headlights when he got to a new town. Much easier to repair, given that his car was vandalized almost every night.

Top one...is overdone...too many angles and lines etc
Middle one....love that design, nice simple lines, large windows
Third one reminds me of a cigar!

stickguy

I do kinda like the newest one. Not sure why. But I do have strange tastes.

I also want a pickup truck at some point. Just positive now that it needs to be a spare car, not my primary car

abacomike

My very first new car was a 1964 American Motors Rambler American 2-door with automatic tranny in a forest green color with two-tone green vinyl interior.  No power steering or brakes with an inline 6 cylinder Universal engine - the same engine used in the old checker taxicabs.  Horsepower couldn't have been more than 100.  It cost $1800 OTD.  I had it for 18 months and put 15,000+ miles on it.  The car was indestructible- just basic transportation.  I remember I had to pay extra to have them put in a radio w/antenna, AM band only.

That was my first and last green car.

fintail

A Rambler American was a plain honest car. The higher spec hardtop models were actually pretty attractive:

Mr_Shiftright

jmonroe said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

Is the CarFax and individual buys on a car and pays for themself the same as the CarFax that dealers pay for and link from their listings for used cars? A friend is looking at Mustangs for the kid in GA and the CarFax shows rear end damage from a collision. I wondered if a paid CarFax gave a dollar value on repair to get more info about the "collision."

I think CarFax is limited to what info is reported to them by different sources. I've seen accident reports say simply " accident reported" and others say "accident more than $1000 damage". Never saw an exact damage figure.

I get the professional version and I haven't noticed any more detail in them. What you DO have to watch out for is that Carfax keeps adding to a car's record, so that a printout from 6 months ago might not show an added accident, even though that added accident happened 5 years ago.

That actually happened to me, Two years after I bought the car, an accident from 5 years prior was added.

Now isn't that interesting. Wonder where that info was floating around for all those years.

Just as frustrating as "accident reported" is when a car is listed as a "fleet" vehicle without telling what kind of fleet it was in. I'd look more favorably at use as company fleet vehicle used by one person than a rental fleet vehicle.

I wanted to suggest that an Auto Check report combined with a CarFax might give a more complete picture as each has it's limitations. What do you think?

I have run cross-checks between Autocheck and CARFAX and they can differ. For instance, on my car, there is no mention of an accident in 2008, but there is on CARFAX (which they posted in 2013).

My suspicion, for which I have no evidence, is that dealers will cherry-pick between the two and post the most flattering one.

Hard to believe a used car lot would do that. Then again, you live in Cali.

I'm pretty sure that would be illegal in my part of the woods.

jmonroe

Why? Nothing illegal about it. He's just re-posting what Auto-Check published as factual. It's nasty and weasely, but I don't see anything illegal. Anyway, how could you ever prove the dealer even did that?

Mr_Shiftright

fintail said:

A Rambler American was a plain honest car. The higher spec hardtop models were actually pretty attractive:

Not bad, but headlights are "froggy".

fintail

1964, most mass market cars were still pretty froggy

Mr_Shiftright said:

Not bad, but headlights are "froggy".

28firefighter

Another quick update. I've been diagnosed with histoplasmosis. It is treatable with anti-fungals. However, two hours after the first dose my body had a massive immune response.  My fever hit 108.5 last night. 

The docs spent all day today figuring out a plan and they're confident that won't happen again. 

I really hope not. 

murphydog

28firefighter said:

Another quick update. I've been diagnosed with histoplasmosis. It is treatable with anti-fungals. However, two hours after the first dose my body had a massive immune response.  My fever hit 108.5 last night. 

The docs spent all day today figuring out a plan and they're confident that won't happen again. 

I really hope not. 

Oh my! I hope they do have a good plan, 108 is just plain nasty!

Keeping my fingers crossed that things improve quickly

qbrozen

Oh no. 108 is very dangerous. I hope it was not for long and did not cause any seizures. Get better quick!

tjc78

@28firefighter
Hang in there, hoping the worst is behind and you are out of there ASAP! 

driver100

WOW! 108! Keep in touch, hoping it goes well.
You will have to figure out how you got histoplasmosis, you don't want it again and to protect the family.

driver100

Some of those Ramblers were pretty unique. This one is the Rebel from 56;


Coral was a big color then. 1955 Chev in Coral and Gray.


Your Rambler American was a nice looking car!

houdini1

Farmer

Here is a pic of my 2016 Lexus LS 460.

tjc78

Gorgeous!!

graphicguy

Houdini....LOVE that LS. It's beautiful.

Mike...I remember my Dad looking at a basic bare bones Rambler American. Personally, I wasn't old enough to care what we road in. But, I can also recall my Father sitting at the dinner table talking it over with my Mother. She nixed the idea of a new Rambler because she really liked the Rebel (which looked almost identical to the one driver posted). Problem there, it was pretty well used up by then as I recall my Father having to take it to the gas/ one lift repair station fairly often. It was close so he'd either wait to get it fixed, or he'd walk home.

Sometimes I went with him. Even though I was really young (maybe not even in pre-school), I still remember our conversations, and cherish that time.

I also remember that Rebel having vacuum activated windshield wipers. They didn't work very well.

Farmer....I actually came pretty close to buying one of those mid-late '90s Rivs with the Supercharged V6. I liked them. They also drove pretty well. Not a hot rod, but it was able to scoot.

bwia

28firefighter said:

Another quick update. I've been diagnosed with histoplasmosis. It is treatable with anti-fungals. However, two hours after the first dose my body had a massive immune response.  My fever hit 108.5 last night. 

The docs spent all day today figuring out a plan and they're confident that won't happen again. 

I really hope not. 

108.5, that's high. As you said this is treatable. Hang in there we are all praying for you.

ab348

bwia said:

108.5, that's high. As you said this is treatable. Hang in there we are all praying for you.

Let me echo those words. Get well soon!