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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,464
    How's that W213 treatin ya? :)
    driver100 said:

    Please don't use those names like W.1.1.2. to describe a car, I have enough trouble with something like Q50.

  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,355
    BMW platform codes changed from E to F because BMW didn't want three digit numbers. Complicating that was the decision to assign each body style a number. For example, with the E46 3er, the coupe, sedan, convertible, wagon, and M3 were all known as E46. Nowadays each body style and M variant gets its own number- so the F numbers were used up pretty quick. Also note that the codes are also applied to prototypes that never see the light of day.

    Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
    Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
    Son's: 2018 330i xDrive

  • dino001dino001 Member Posts: 6,191
    ab348 said:

    Odds are very good, Mike, that your old Frigidaire was actually made by LG and just had a Frigidaire logo on it.

    I have a Frigidaire microwave bought in 2001 and I'm pretty sure it is an LG under the skin.

    I suspect that the improvements you are seeing are just related to advancements in the field.

    Frigidaire brand is owned by Electrolux.

    2018 430i Gran Coupe

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,464
    Be careful out there! Every day driving in the Seattle area makes me not want to be on 2 wheels outside of a track or other controlled environment. So many idiots, both in skill and attention, and so little enforcement of anything more than speed.

    Just finished my motorcycle's maiden voyage after restoration. Runs great!

    1966 Triumph TR6 Tiger 650cc. All original and correct except sharp eyes will notice that it's a Bonneville gas tank.

  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,321
    dino001 said:


    Frigidaire brand is owned by Electrolux.

    Yes, but that has nothing to do with it. Very few manufacturers actually make microwaves. I remember noticing when I was shopping for it that despite the brand, many brands shared some very similar features, controls, and design notes. It was obvious they came from the same source.

    2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    fintail said:

    Be careful out there! Every day driving in the Seattle area makes me not want to be on 2 wheels outside of a track or other controlled environment. So many idiots, both in skill and attention, and so little enforcement of anything more than speed.

    Just finished my motorcycle's maiden voyage after restoration. Runs great!

    1966 Triumph TR6 Tiger 650cc. All original and correct except sharp eyes will notice that it's a Bonneville gas tank.

    Thanks for your concern. Fortunately I have a lot of experience on motorcycles so can eliminate SOME of the risks. These old bikes aren't for modern freeways anyway, and I don't intend to use it that way.
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,238




    I have just recently developed a sort of a hankering for the 2017 Ford Fiesta ST. In the copper orange base model with the 6-speed stick. Would run just north of $22,000 plus T&L. I just wonder if the Mrs. and I would be smashing elbows into each other in that cabin. :p

    This one is probably not the base model because it has fog lights - wouldn't want ta throw in fog lights without additional cash charged, would we?
    Why buy an extra cost package just to get fog lights? A friend's wife got a base Eclipse GS (no fog lights) and bought and installed his own. All the wiring was already there so he just plugged it in and hooked up a switch.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,238

    Just finished my motorcycle's maiden voyage after restoration. Runs great!



    1966 Triumph TR6 Tiger 650cc. All original and correct except sharp eyes will notice that it's a Bonneville gas tank.

    Yes, yes I noticed that right off. ;)

    Nice bike.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594

    @driver100,
    Just make a little 'cheat sheet' and keep in net to your monitor. :)

    Do you mean all those names like W114..............I have enough junk around and things to remember without knowing all the factory model numbers. Think about it explorer, 100 years ago you just had to remember to get up, go out and plow a field - then come home at 6 for dinner and go to bed at 10. Now we have home phone number as well as cell, business, Florida number, wife's cell, about 6 PIN numbers, license plate numbers, friends phone numbers, then car names, streets and addresses, number of people, I probably know 200 people through tennis and pickleball, maybe another 50 relatives and 50 friends. Then I have to remember radio stations, TV stations, movie names, TV and movie stars, names of movies.....etc. My head is spinning thinking about it all.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594




    I have just recently developed a sort of a hankering for the 2017 Ford Fiesta ST. In the copper orange base model with the 6-speed stick. Would run just north of $22,000 plus T&L. I just wonder if the Mrs. and I would be smashing elbows into each other in that cabin. :p

    This one is probably not the base model because it has fog lights - wouldn't want ta throw in fog lights without additional cash charged, would we?
    I think, though my head is crammed with names and numbers so I may be wrong....that Fiesta was rated extremely unreliable on the CR reliability tests......if that is important to you. It does look good in Clementine orange though.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,019
    stickguy said:
    Ugh... don't ignore a cough.  I had been coughing for almost a month.  Just a cough, but no other symptoms and I felt fine.   I guess finally it caught up to me, because Thursday morning I felt like my head was gonna explode, trouble breathing and my ears were clogged and killing me.  Went to the doc ... double ear infection, sinus infection and Bronchitis.  Go me.  

    Minor stuff compared to what many of you have gone through, but probably could have been avoided if I went to the doc sooner.  


    I ignored a persistent cough for a while about 10 years ago. Ended up needing chemo for that. I get things checked early now.
    I know been down the big C road already.... I should know better 

    2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    fintail said:

    How's that W213 treatin ya? :)

    driver100 said:

    Please don't use those names like W.1.1.2. to describe a car, I have enough trouble with something like Q50.

    Just drove about 120 miles each way to Ellicottville NY and the W213 handles beautifully, almost feels like it can drive itself. Got 27 mpg (US Gal) with about 80% highway driving. It is on a long drive that I really appreciate it, the seats are very comfortable, power, smoothness, great handling and steering are magnificent. I love it....really starting to like the looks too....I am beginning to think it even looks better than the W212 (I assume), last model.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • bwiabwia Member Posts: 2,913

    Just finished my motorcycle's maiden voyage after restoration. Runs great!



    1966 Triumph TR6 Tiger 650cc. All original and correct except sharp eyes will notice that it's a Bonneville gas tank.

    Nice bike, is that a football helmet I see on the handlebar? Too bad it is not an Indian bike as I hear they have made a big comeback to the detriment of Harley Davidson, whose sales are tanking.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,464
    That's what gets to me. Highways don't scare me too much (unless on a ~250 that can barely go 60), the city streets here are Russian roulette. So many texters and yappers, people eating, lost tourists, drivers new to the western world, and worse.

    Speaking of bikes, here's a good pic I found recently, my dad with his Honda CB450, one of the first sold in this region, I think 1965. These were considered to be quite a bike:




    Thanks for your concern. Fortunately I have a lot of experience on motorcycles so can eliminate SOME of the risks. These old bikes aren't for modern freeways anyway, and I don't intend to use it that way.

  • bwiabwia Member Posts: 2,913
    edited August 2017
    Yes, China is a huge auto market but I didn't realize it was that big.

    For 2017, year-to-date sales, January through June, sales reached 13.354 million units, a 3.8% year over year rise, although slowing down, that is huge.

    For all of 2016 sales peaked at 28.03 million vehicles, up 13.7%, with 1/3 representing SUV sales.
    Don't know which is the most popular brand in China but Volkswagen seems to have a large market share.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,681
    edited August 2017
    driver100 said:

    < 100 years ago you just had to remember to get up, go out and plow a field - then come home at 6 for dinner and go to bed at 10.

    Actually you didn't have to remember to come home for dinner because at noon your stay-at-home wife range the dinner bell and called you to come in from the field for dinner. Then you went back out and worked until 6 pm at which time the sun lower in the sky sent you to your home for supper, at around 6 pm. That's if you didn't have to milk the cows. The cows made their way to the barn for milking based on the time from the buildup of milk in their udders, not on the sun or the dinner bell.








    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,170
    fintail said:

    That's what gets to me. Highways don't scare me too much (unless on a ~250 that can barely go 60), the city streets here are Russian roulette. So many texters and yappers, people eating, lost tourists, drivers new to the western world, and worse.

    Speaking of bikes, here's a good pic I found recently, my dad with his Honda CB450, one of the first sold in this region, I think 1965. These were considered to be quite a bike:






    Thanks for your concern. Fortunately I have a lot of experience on motorcycles so can eliminate SOME of the risks. These old bikes aren't for modern freeways anyway, and I don't intend to use it that way.

    If you wonder what happened to his shirt, look in Drivers closet.

    2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport

  • abacomikeabacomike Member Posts: 12,388
    Just turned 8000 miles on the 740i and it runs, handles and accelerates even better than the day I bought it.  Usually by this time into a new car ownership (8000+ miles) I start to become antsy - an emotion usually takes hold of my checkbook and wallet and I begin to research and drive new cars hoping to finally sit in my next car.  Then another emotion or urge takes hold of me and I go into "consumer purchasing mode' by setting out to get the best deal on a car I've fallen in love with.

    Yes - I get the urge to "divorce" my current car in order to "marry" a younger and even more beautiful set of wheels.  But, not this time.  I am still in love with my 740i and the "prenuptial agreement" I have with Bank of America (my auto loan) is sufficient to keep my nose out of new car research (except for car enthusiast purposes).  I have become a "monogamous" car owner - I "look" but I've stopped "touching"!  

    Good grief - am I dying?  They need to come up with a "viagra" pill for older car enthusiasts to rejuvenate the car buying urges.  God help me if the pharmaceutical companies don't come up with a fix for this car "melancholia"!  HELP!  HELP!  HELP!   :'(

    2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594

    driver100 said:

    < 100 years ago you just had to remember to get up, go out and plow a field - then come home at 6 for dinner and go to bed at 10.

    Actually you didn't have to remember to come home for dinner because at noon your stay-at-home wife range the dinner bell and called you to come in from the field for dinner. Then you went back out and worked until 6 pm at which time the sun lower in the sky sent you to your home for supper, at around 6 pm. That's if you didn't have to milk the cows. The cows made their way to the barn for milking based on the time from the buildup of milk in their udders, not on the sun or the dinner bell.
    Thanks for explaining how it was even easier to live 100 years ago...I was born at the wrong time. If I could have had my Mercedes W213 back then I would have had a great time.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    venture said:

    fintail said:

    That's what gets to me. Highways don't scare me too much (unless on a ~250 that can barely go 60), the city streets here are Russian roulette. So many texters and yappers, people eating, lost tourists, drivers new to the western world, and worse.

    Speaking of bikes, here's a good pic I found recently, my dad with his Honda CB450, one of the first sold in this region, I think 1965. These were considered to be quite a bike:






    Thanks for your concern. Fortunately I have a lot of experience on motorcycles so can eliminate SOME of the risks. These old bikes aren't for modern freeways anyway, and I don't intend to use it that way.

    If you wonder what happened to his shirt, look in Drivers closet.
    lol....he has good taste!

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    abacomike said:

    I have with Bank of America (my auto loan) is sufficient to keep my nose out of new car research (except for car enthusiast purposes).  I have become a "monogamous" car owner - I "look" but I've stopped "touching"!  

    Good grief - am I dying?  They need to come up with a "viagra" pill for older car enthusiasts to rejuvenate the car buying urges.  God help me if the pharmaceutical companies don't come up with a fix for this car "melancholia"!  HELP!  HELP!  HELP!   :'(

    Funny Mike....but, don't go even to look at any more new cars...not a Genesis, not a Buick, not an Audi or Bentley.
    Just remember, you are never cured, you can always fall off the wagon (or in this case car).

    (I like that line about the prenup)

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • bwiabwia Member Posts: 2,913
    abacomike said:

    Just turned 8000 miles on the 740i and it runs, handles and accelerates even better than the day I bought it.  Usually by this time into a new car ownership (8000+ miles) I start to become antsy - an emotion usually takes hold of my checkbook and wallet and I begin to research and drive new cars hoping to finally sit in my next car.  Then another emotion or urge takes hold of me and I go into "consumer purchasing mode' by setting out to get the best deal on a car I've fallen in love with.

    Yes - I get the urge to "divorce" my current car in order to "marry" a younger and even more beautiful set of wheels.  But, not this time.  I am still in love with my 740i and the "prenuptial agreement" I have with Bank of America (my auto loan) is sufficient to keep my nose out of new car research (except for car enthusiast purposes).  I have become a "monogamous" car owner - I "look" but I've stopped "touching"!  

    Good grief - am I dying?  They need to come up with a "viagra" pill for older car enthusiasts to rejuvenate the car buying urges.  God help me if the pharmaceutical companies don't come up with a fix for this car "melancholia"!  HELP!  HELP!  HELP!   :'(


    No need for viagra, conversion therapy works great. As a petroholic, you may want to clear your conscience and use the pretext of saving the environment by buying an all electric vehicle. A BMW i8 or Tesla Model S comes to mind. With gull wings, the i8 is easy to get in and out.
  • abacomikeabacomike Member Posts: 12,388
    bwia said:
    Just turned 8000 miles on the 740i and it runs, handles and accelerates even better than the day I bought it.  Usually by this time into a new car ownership (8000+ miles) I start to become antsy - an emotion usually takes hold of my checkbook and wallet and I begin to research and drive new cars hoping to finally sit in my next car.  Then another emotion or urge takes hold of me and I go into "consumer purchasing mode' by setting out to get the best deal on a car I've fallen in love with.

    Yes - I get the urge to "divorce" my current car in order to "marry" a younger and even more beautiful set of wheels.  But, not this time.  I am still in love with my 740i and the "prenuptial agreement" I have with Bank of America (my auto loan) is sufficient to keep my nose out of new car research (except for car enthusiast purposes).  I have become a "monogamous" car owner - I "look" but I've stopped "touching"!  

    Good grief - am I dying?  They need to come up with a "viagra" pill for older car enthusiasts to rejuvenate the car buying urges.  God help me if the pharmaceutical companies don't come up with a fix for this car "melancholia"!  HELP!  HELP!  HELP!   :'(
    No need for viagra, conversion therapy works great. As a petroholic, you may want to clear your conscience and use the pretext of saving the environment by buying an all electric vehicle. A BMW i8 or Tesla Model S comes to mind. With gull wings, the i8 is easy to get in and out.
    I have no way of charging an electric vehicle.  So it's gasoline or diesel - and I hate diesel because they pollute worse than gasoline powered vehicles.

    2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger

  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,238

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • bwiabwia Member Posts: 2,913
    edited August 2017
    abacomike said:


    bwia said:

    Just turned 8000 miles on the 740i and it runs, handles and accelerates even better than the day I bought it.  Usually by this time into a new car ownership (8000+ miles) I start to become antsy - an emotion usually takes hold of my checkbook and wallet and I begin to research and drive new cars hoping to finally sit in my next car.  Then another emotion or urge takes hold of me and I go into "consumer purchasing mode' by setting out to get the best deal on a car I've fallen in love with.

    Yes - I get the urge to "divorce" my current car in order to "marry" a younger and even more beautiful set of wheels.  But, not this time.  I am still in love with my 740i and the "prenuptial agreement" I have with Bank of America (my auto loan) is sufficient to keep my nose out of new car research (except for car enthusiast purposes).  I have become a "monogamous" car owner - I "look" but I've stopped "touching"!  

    Good grief - am I dying?  They need to come up with a "viagra" pill for older car enthusiasts to rejuvenate the car buying urges.  God help me if the pharmaceutical companies don't come up with a fix for this car "melancholia"!  HELP!  HELP!  HELP!   :'(

    No need for viagra, conversion therapy works great. As a petroholic, you may want to clear your conscience and use the pretext of saving the environment by buying an all electric vehicle. A BMW i8 or Tesla Model S comes to mind. With gull wings, the i8 is easy to get in and out.

    I have no way of charging an electric vehicle.  So it's gasoline or diesel - and I hate diesel because they pollute worse than gasoline powered vehicles.

    ---------
    @abacomike Well, perhaps it's time you condo association put fast-charging electric chargers. That trend is becoming common place especially in the Northeast.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,066
    As Shifty would say, the owner will be buying that truck a birthday cake .... or two .... at that price.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,748
    "One of 42"

    "one-of-a-kind"


    Well which is it?! Make up your mind, man!

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,843
    edited August 2017
    Michaell said:

    As Shifty would say, the owner will be buying that truck a birthday cake .... or two .... at that price.
    But it is one-of-a-kind!

    2025 Jetta GLI Autobahn, 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xE
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    I like that truck. But thought they came with the v8. Must only be the Shelby version, which was not a convertible. Too bad not a stick, but an AT is probably better suited here.

    I would be happy to have one as a toy.

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,464
    Maybe even a good time in the W204 (we'll get to the GLK another time) :)
    driver100 said:


    Thanks for explaining how it was even easier to live 100 years ago...I was born at the wrong time. If I could have had my Mercedes W213 back then I would have had a great time.

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    bwia said:

    Just finished my motorcycle's maiden voyage after restoration. Runs great!



    1966 Triumph TR6 Tiger 650cc. All original and correct except sharp eyes will notice that it's a Bonneville gas tank.

    Nice bike, is that a football helmet I see on the handlebar? Too bad it is not an Indian bike as I hear they have made a big comeback to the detriment of Harley Davidson, whose sales are tanking.
    No, that's a vintage-style helmet. There's really no need for a full front visor on a vintage bike. I werar either wrap-arounds or goggles. I mean, one HAS to look the part. This is 1966 after all.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    fintail said:

    That's what gets to me. Highways don't scare me too much (unless on a ~250 that can barely go 60), the city streets here are Russian roulette. So many texters and yappers, people eating, lost tourists, drivers new to the western world, and worse.

    Speaking of bikes, here's a good pic I found recently, my dad with his Honda CB450, one of the first sold in this region, I think 1965. These were considered to be quite a bike:






    Thanks for your concern. Fortunately I have a lot of experience on motorcycles so can eliminate SOME of the risks. These old bikes aren't for modern freeways anyway, and I don't intend to use it that way.

    Yes, indeed, a very good motorcycle. Honda was making an assault on the world motorcycle market in the 1960s and the British were simply not paying attention, since they had a lock on imported "big bikes" in America.

    Then Honda came out with the CB 750/4 cylinder, and the Brits just rolled over and died, and Harley suddenly looked like what it was---1930s tech. Fortunately for Harley, when your customers took the time to have your company name tattooed on their foreheads, this indicated strong brand loyalty regardless.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Michaell said:

    As Shifty would say, the owner will be buying that truck a birthday cake .... or two .... at that price.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    I have no idea how to price something like that. You just have to troll and hope to snag a fish that wants to make 60 monthly payments and doesn't care what the price is. Gut feeling is that it's priced about twice what it should be. You could buy a much more modern and reliable 4X4 for that money.
  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    Great looking truck. I don't know if I would want to mess with this guy, " Serious inquiries only.....do not waste my time with any lowball offers. Any lowball offers will be ignored." I think saying it once we kind of get the idea.

    Oldfarmer, ever consider joining CA? Craigslist Anonymous!

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,238
    driver100 said:

    Great looking truck. I don't know if I would want to mess with this guy, " Serious inquiries only.....do not waste my time with any lowball offers. Any lowball offers will be ignored." I think saying it once we kind of get the idea.

    Oldfarmer, ever consider joining CA? Craigslist Anonymous!
    Hopelessly overpriced and yeah, seller sounds frightening. I just thought the concept of a convertible pick up was something unique. Wonder how you would even do that without compromising the structural rigidity.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    driver100 said:

    Great looking truck. I don't know if I would want to mess with this guy, " Serious inquiries only.....do not waste my time with any lowball offers. Any lowball offers will be ignored." I think saying it once we kind of get the idea.

    Oldfarmer, ever consider joining CA? Craigslist Anonymous!
    This seller sounds like the typical Mr. Tough Guy that thinks his approach will work, when in fact, will probably cave to the first reasonable offer made.

    I guess we can prove this by having @oldfarmer50 make an offer of $9,900. I'm betting that the seller will try to bump him up to 10 grand even and he'll throw in the airfare for @oldfarmer50 to "come and get it".

    Once our poster buddy gets it home, he'll have enough time to have fun with it before giving it a good waxing so that he won't be afraid to take it out in the northern NY winter weather.

    Worth a try, right? B)

    jmonroe

    '15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    What's off-putting is that the seller has already claimed the sovereign right to know the actual value--so no matter what your expertise or experience, if you offer less then YOU are a 'low-ball" but he cannot possibly be overpriced.

    It's very arrogant.
  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,200
    Abacomike, the BMW i8 is a plugin hybrid, so not all electric (~15 miles of electric range. Would work for my commute...). And, not gullwing, but "scissor" type doors (perhaps there's another name escaping my slower by the day brain), definitely not easy ingress/egress. Actually, you don't egress as much as "fall out" of the car to avoid bumping your head on the doors!

    I played with one a few weeks ago at the local F-M dealer. It sold the day I looked at it, was a bit aggressively priced. I remained intrigued, but luckily will probably be just a lookyloo for a while.

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,075
    At only a 15 mi charge you'd be charging every day. Not worth the hassle to me.
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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,355
    suydam said:

    At only a 15 mi charge you'd be charging every day. Not worth the hassle to me.

    What hassle? The iPerformance PHEVs charge in around seven hours on 110v, three hours on 220v. It takes all of maybe five seconds to plug it in or un plug it. With a 330e you get 0-60 times in the mid five second range and fuel economy of 50 mpg or more depending on your driving conditions.

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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,200
    I don't think the i8 would be an everyday car for most, but it can regen the batteries without plugging in. I believe in "Sport" mode or something as such. Not much storage, tiny back seat, semi-contortionist in/out routine, but sounds like a blast to drive!

    No doubt Mr. Roadburner could expound.

    I just like off-the-beaten-path type cars. With warranties, of course...

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594

    Abacomike, the BMW i8 is a plugin hybrid, so not all electric (~15 miles of electric range. Would work for my commute...). And, not gullwing, but "scissor" type doors (perhaps there's another name escaping my slower by the day brain), definitely not easy ingress/egress. Actually, you don't egress as much as "fall out" of the car to avoid bumping your head on the doors!

    I played with one a few weeks ago at the local F-M dealer. It sold the day I looked at it, was a bit aggressively priced. I remained intrigued, but luckily will probably be just a lookyloo for a while.

    I still don't think it will work for Mike...HE CAN'T PLUG IT IN! I also read those gull wing doors are not working very well....very complex, just what Mike doesn't need in his life right now, car doors that get stuck.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,200
    No, it wouldn't work for Mike. Just rambling, musing... I couldn't plug it in at home, either. But, free juice at work. Itching for a midlife crisis car, again; something practically impractical.

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    How about this one on Kijiji........CL of Canada.
    50000 kms which is 30K miles. $9500 Cdn or about $7000 USD

    Dodge Dakota Convertible. Excellent condition. New tires and rims. All options with air conditioning.

    Kijiji Dodge Dakota

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    Or, this one....he says there were 2800 of them sold:
    https://youtu.be/Rgd_i5UmtzU

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    Looks nice enough

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • isellhondasisellhondas Member Posts: 20,342

    Just finished my motorcycle's maiden voyage after restoration. Runs great!



    1966 Triumph TR6 Tiger 650cc. All original and correct except sharp eyes will notice that it's a Bonneville gas tank.

    That's a nice looking bike! From a time when a Triumph was really a Triumph!

    Then the Japanese motorcycles arrived and changed everything!

    Be careful....we need you here!
  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    Then, there is this one;


    This one is a bit new for the pages of Barn Finds, but it’s so unusual and inexpensive that I couldn’t pass it up. This is a 1989 Dodge Dakota Convertible and it’s on Craigslist with an asking price of $900! And, no, the top hasn’t been left down, it was lowered to take the photos, so no worries, there aren’t any leaves inside. Or, I don’t think there are, there are no interior photos! It’s in Eatonton, Georgia, about 80 miles southeast of Atlanta. The Dakota Convertible was made in 1989 and 1990 but some sources say that ASC (American Sunroof Co.) also made 8 of them in 1991. NADA lists the “low retail value” as being $2,125 and the “average value” being $3,925.


    READ MORE AT BARNFINDS

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  • isellhondasisellhondas Member Posts: 20,342
    Does anyone remember the Honda 305 Scramblers that came out around 1967? They were a nice little bike with plenty of pep and a great sound for not a whole lot of money as I recall. Another friend bought a Honda 160 Scrambler and it was a nice little bike too!

    When I was very young I longed for a Cushman Eagle. Alas Honda killed them with the nifty little Honda 50's that were styled like a real motorcycle! All that for just over 400.00 if I'm remembering right.
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