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qbrozen

driver100 said:

How in the heck...... This driver was really flying. A California motorist was moving so fast when his car slammed into a center median Sunday that the impact launched the vehicle into the second story of a nearby building — where it stayed lodged for hours as rescuers extricated a person trapped inside.

Nissan should use that for advertising to show how exciting their cars can be.

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LF-97MiqhnE

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=20kVWH9XEys

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H5zOvQyfOkc

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EFVTRVve71o

imidazol97

Nissan should use that for advertising to show how exciting their cars can be.

Sure beats the ad running here for toyota showing a lexus model plowing through snow with its front "grill" pushing little ridges of snow occasionally and doing mild slides with the zoom zoom sound effects to show how exciting their toyotas are to drive. Almost convinced me to look at them . LOL

graphicguy

houdini1 said:

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

We had a normal winter storm blow into SW Ohio. The media, like they do everything, over hyped it for days. Some folks were actually scared this could be the blizzard of 2018. We got 2 inches. 20 miles SE of here on the other side
of Dayton got maybe 3. So tired of the over hyping by the weather folks.

Some icing under the snow freezing as the temps dropped had a lot of the speeding semis heading for Columbus which won't slow down for anything on I70 ending up jack knifing. At least that slowed them down. LOL

I hesitate to even complain with the wild fires in CA and the resultant mudslides. I would just like to see realistic forecasts without the tight excited voices pitching how awful it's going to be.

Now back to cars.

Haven’t had to charge my wireless electric snow blower in over 90 minutes of use. Powerful, too. This is the future of my yard tools. No gas. No cords. No maintenance.

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

We had a normal winter storm blow into SW Ohio. The media, like they do everything, over hyped it for days. Some folks were actually scared this could be the blizzard of 2018. We got 2 inches. 20 miles SE of here on the other side
of Dayton got maybe 3. So tired of the over hyping by the weather folks.

Some icing under the snow freezing as the temps dropped had a lot of the speeding semis heading for Columbus which won't slow down for anything on I70 ending up jack knifing. At least that slowed them down. LOL

I hesitate to even complain with the wild fires in CA and the resultant mudslides. I would just like to see realistic forecasts without the tight excited voices pitching how awful it's going to be.

Now back to cars.

Haven’t had to charge my wireless electric snow blower in over 90 minutes of use. Powerful, too. This is the future of my yard tools. No gas. No cords. No maintenance.

How many inches of snow can it handle?

How much snow can it handle? Not sure. So far, it’s handled about 3 inches. Got hit again last night. Off work today, so will tackle it here in a little bit as there’s about 5 inches on the ground. Will let you know.

bwia

A couple weeks ago I mentioned that the Camry was so substantial that it left no room for the Avalon. But I was wrong, to wit:

bwia

According to Cnet, the 2019 Toyota Avalon sedan "gains a full battery of tech features, including adaptive suspension, Apple CarPlay, Alexa and smartwatch connectivity. And the interior actually appears to be nearly on par with the $100k+ Lexus LC 500. The leather stitching looks incredible, and the center stack is gorgeous in the way it floats above the dash and cascades down into the center console."

Read more at https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2019-toyota-avalon-dumps-the-frump-adds-surprising-tech-for-detroit/

oldfarmer50

bwia said:

According to Cnet, the 2019 Toyota Avalon sedan "gains a full battery of tech features, including adaptive suspension, Apple CarPlay, Alexa and smartwatch connectivity. And the interior actually appears to be nearly on par with the $100k+ Lexus LC 500. The leather stitching looks incredible, and the center stack is gorgeous in the way it floats above the dash and cascades down into the center console."

Read more at https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2019-toyota-avalon-dumps-the-frump-adds-surprising-tech-for-detroit/

Wow, I wonder how much Toyota paid for that review. The leather stiching looks incredible? How many times have you looked at a car and even noticed that it had stitching?

roadburner

My son's 3er needed a new tire the day before our SC weekend so he decided to rent a car to drive down to Greenville rather than get a late start on Friday. Enterprise gave him a new Impala. We were both pretty impressed overall. Nice interior and solid build quality. Neither of us are interested in big FWD sedans, but for someone who does like them the Impala would be worth checking out.

abacomike

oldfarmer50 said:

According to Cnet, the 2019 Toyota Avalon sedan "gains a full battery of tech features, including adaptive suspension, Apple CarPlay, Alexa and smartwatch connectivity. And the interior actually appears to be nearly on par with the $100k+ Lexus LC 500. The leather stitching looks incredible, and the center stack is gorgeous in the way it floats above the dash and cascades down into the center console." Read more at https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2019-toyota-avalon-dumps-the-frump-adds-surprising-tech-for-detroit/

Wow, I wonder how much Toyota paid for that review. The leather stiching looks incredible? How many times have you looked at a car and even noticed that it had stitching?

I’m in “stitches” just reading these stitching posts! 

suydam

roadburner said:

My son's 3er needed a new tire the day before our SC weekend so he decided to rent a car to drive down to Greenville rather than get a late start on Friday. Enterprise gave him a new Impala. Overall we were both pretty impressed overall. Nice interior and solid build quality. Neither of us are intrested in big FWD sedans, but for someone who does like them the Impala would be worth checking out.

We had one as a rental a couple of years ago. Like you, I wouldn’t want to own a car that large, but it was a very nice rental. Handled surprising well and even pretty good on gas mileage.

fintail

Wow, the Buick Park Avenue is really loaded these days.

tbirdmarco

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

fintail

Lexus has some competition for unsightly front ends. And look at that elegant hood/bumper cutline. An instant design classic.

carnaught

That Avalon has a maw on steroids.

stickguy

Man, I like the new RDX. Makes ours seem like an antique. Might get expensive if I let the wife see in person. That’s how I ended up with the current one. We’re out looking at options in our price range, and I made the fatal mistake of stopping at Acura just to see one in person, out of curiosity. And there was no going back.

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5JTQbDBlEc

houdini1

graphicguy said:

houdini1 said:

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

We had a normal winter storm blow into SW Ohio. The media, like they do everything, over hyped it for days. Some folks were actually scared this could be the blizzard of 2018. We got 2 inches. 20 miles SE of here on the other side
of Dayton got maybe 3. So tired of the over hyping by the weather folks.

Some icing under the snow freezing as the temps dropped had a lot of the speeding semis heading for Columbus which won't slow down for anything on I70 ending up jack knifing. At least that slowed them down. LOL

I hesitate to even complain with the wild fires in CA and the resultant mudslides. I would just like to see realistic forecasts without the tight excited voices pitching how awful it's going to be.

Now back to cars.

Haven’t had to charge my wireless electric snow blower in over 90 minutes of use. Powerful, too. This is the future of my yard tools. No gas. No cords. No maintenance.

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

We had a normal winter storm blow into SW Ohio. The media, like they do everything, over hyped it for days. Some folks were actually scared this could be the blizzard of 2018. We got 2 inches. 20 miles SE of here on the other side
of Dayton got maybe 3. So tired of the over hyping by the weather folks.

Some icing under the snow freezing as the temps dropped had a lot of the speeding semis heading for Columbus which won't slow down for anything on I70 ending up jack knifing. At least that slowed them down. LOL

I hesitate to even complain with the wild fires in CA and the resultant mudslides. I would just like to see realistic forecasts without the tight excited voices pitching how awful it's going to be.

Now back to cars.

Haven’t had to charge my wireless electric snow blower in over 90 minutes of use. Powerful, too. This is the future of my yard tools. No gas. No cords. No maintenance.

How many inches of snow can it handle?

How much snow can it handle? Not sure. So far, it’s handled about 3 inches. Got hit again last night. Off work today, so will tackle it here in a little bit as there’s about 5 inches on the ground. Will let you know.

3 in. is not bad for battery power.

houdini1

abacomike said:

oldfarmer50 said:

bwia said:

According to Cnet, the 2019 Toyota Avalon sedan "gains a full battery of tech features, including adaptive suspension, Apple CarPlay, Alexa and smartwatch connectivity. And the interior actually appears to be nearly on par with the $100k+ Lexus LC 500. The leather stitching looks incredible, and the center stack is gorgeous in the way it floats above the dash and cascades down into the center console."

Read more at https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2019-toyota-avalon-dumps-the-frump-adds-surprising-tech-for-detroit/

Wow, I wonder how much Toyota paid for that review. The leather stiching looks incredible? How many times have you looked at a car and even noticed that it had stitching?

I’m in “stitches” just reading these stitching posts! 

Looks like that nose could use a few stitches, as could the dash.

Michaell

houdini1 said:

graphicguy said:

houdini1 said:

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

We had a normal winter storm blow into SW Ohio. The media, like they do everything, over hyped it for days. Some folks were actually scared this could be the blizzard of 2018. We got 2 inches. 20 miles SE of here on the other side
of Dayton got maybe 3. So tired of the over hyping by the weather folks.

Some icing under the snow freezing as the temps dropped had a lot of the speeding semis heading for Columbus which won't slow down for anything on I70 ending up jack knifing. At least that slowed them down. LOL

I hesitate to even complain with the wild fires in CA and the resultant mudslides. I would just like to see realistic forecasts without the tight excited voices pitching how awful it's going to be.

Now back to cars.

Haven’t had to charge my wireless electric snow blower in over 90 minutes of use. Powerful, too. This is the future of my yard tools. No gas. No cords. No maintenance.

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

We had a normal winter storm blow into SW Ohio. The media, like they do everything, over hyped it for days. Some folks were actually scared this could be the blizzard of 2018. We got 2 inches. 20 miles SE of here on the other side
of Dayton got maybe 3. So tired of the over hyping by the weather folks.

Some icing under the snow freezing as the temps dropped had a lot of the speeding semis heading for Columbus which won't slow down for anything on I70 ending up jack knifing. At least that slowed them down. LOL

I hesitate to even complain with the wild fires in CA and the resultant mudslides. I would just like to see realistic forecasts without the tight excited voices pitching how awful it's going to be.

Now back to cars.

Haven’t had to charge my wireless electric snow blower in over 90 minutes of use. Powerful, too. This is the future of my yard tools. No gas. No cords. No maintenance.

How many inches of snow can it handle?

How much snow can it handle? Not sure. So far, it’s handled about 3 inches. Got hit again last night. Off work today, so will tackle it here in a little bit as there’s about 5 inches on the ground. Will let you know.

3 in. is not bad for battery power.

Yeah, but 3" of light fluffy powder or 3" of semi-concrete type snow? Big difference between the two....

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=shbjs_0ZD3I

fintail

To be fair, someone making a car decision based on Cnet already has a mildly dorky Tesla, so it might not mean much for the rest of us.

oldfarmer50 said:

Wow, I wonder how much Toyota paid for that review. The leather stiching looks incredible? How many times have you looked at a car and even noticed that it had stitching?

tbirdmarco

@roadburner bus company that picks me up dally for work has sum of those like the interior feal and seam to drive nice! cunfy ride door to door service they are hear on long island new york

tbirdmarco

@qbrozen wow wow crazy sounding!

abacomike

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good!

There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position.

It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

tbirdmarco

@oldfarmer50 lollollol

tbirdmarco

@stickguy nice on the gass milage you got in your minny road trip! yes maby the wife will want the new RDX! lollollol seams real nice I like it!

oldfarmer50

fintail said:

Lexus has some competition for unsightly front ends. And look at that elegant hood/bumper cutline. An instant design classic.

The term ugly as sin comes to mind.

tbirdmarco

@qbrozen sorry to hear about the job man! Hoping you find an new one real soon! we are all hear for y

tbirdmarco

no I don't post in hear much lollol just for the car show stuff and other things! lollol we all are an close community in hear and love that! about us all!

imidazol97

tbirdmarco said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5JTQbDBlEc

This video at 5:00 has a discussion of infotainment systems and how iimportant they are now to cars. The lady in the group has her feet on the floor and she clearly can express the value system. A couple of the guys are XXX'ers. But an interesting discussion I've heard folks on here have already.

ab348

I had heard a new Avalon was in the works. I think that Toyota may have sold 2 of the current version here locally, assuming the one I looked at last fall on the dealer's lot finally sold. It was a blackout version and even had black wheels which struck me odd for an Avalon. You don't see them around here at all, usually only with distant plates when tourists drive them here.

The new one, while being unspeakably ugly in front, actually has a really fine-looking dash IMO. That is Volvo-quality design inside. So its got that going for it at least. Maybe they will sell one of two here over the next couple of years.

oldfarmer50

Here's how not to sell a truck:


**NO TITLE** Cant find it, Can get one through Lein Company for approximately
$200 and some paperwork, I don't have the time to do!

I figure this seller has a nice little lawn ornament but little else. Who would put up money for a deal like that? Or am I missing something?

abacomike

abacomike said:

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good! There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position. It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

Just got Hep C blood test results - “NO VIRUS DETECTED!”  So that’s two consecutive test results showing no virus.  St the 6-month and one year mark, if no virus detected I am considered cured.

oldfarmer50

abacomike said:

abacomike said:

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good!

There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position.

It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

Just got Hep C blood test results - “NO VIRUS DETECTED!”  So that’s two consecutive test results showing no virus.  St the 6-month and one year mark, if no virus detected I am considered cured.

I think you're overdue for some good news. Great.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

abacomike said:

abacomike said:

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good!

There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position.

It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

Just got Hep C blood test results - “NO VIRUS DETECTED!”  So that’s two consecutive test results showing no virus.  St the 6-month and one year mark, if no virus detected I am considered cured.

I think you're overdue for some good news. Great.


+1

carnaught

@abacomike, a (chronic) hematoma, since surgery, doesn’t make much sense. The incisional hernia after liver surgery, yes. Anyway, glad to hear it about the negative CT otherwise, and the no detectable virus. This is something you can live with, in the scheme of things. Congrats for the good news part of your news!

jmonroe

abacomike said:

abacomike said:

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good!

There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position.

It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

Just got Hep C blood test results - “NO VIRUS DETECTED!”  So that’s two consecutive test results showing no virus.  St the 6-month and one year mark, if no virus detected I am considered cured.

That's great news Mike, just what we wanted to hear.

Now tell us what car you are going to celebrate this good news with. We can't wait for this answer.

jmonroe

driver100

RE; Lexus front ends.

2 thoughts come to mind regarding the Lexus and Camry front ends;

1) How many more cars would they have sold if they fixed up that controversial front end?

2) Is there anyone who actually says "I love the front on that car - I gotta have one".

abacomike

jmonroe said:

abacomike said:

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good! There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position. It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

Just got Hep C blood test results - “NO VIRUS DETECTED!”  So that’s two consecutive test results showing no virus.  St the 6-month and one year mark, if no virus detected I am considered cured.

That's great news Mike, just what we wanted to hear. Now tell us what car you are going to celebrate this good news with. We can't wait for this answer. jmonroe

The S450 is the celebratory car - enjoying every minute of it.

bwia

jmonroe said:

abacomike said:

abacomike said:

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good!

There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position.

It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

Just got Hep C blood test results - “NO VIRUS DETECTED!”  So that’s two consecutive test results showing no virus.  St the 6-month and one year mark, if no virus detected I am considered cured.

That's great news Mike, just what we wanted to hear.

Now tell us what car you are going to celebrate this good news with. We can't wait for this answer.

jmonroe

Ditto! And that's good news indeed.

bwia

driver100 said:

RE; Lexus front ends.

2 thoughts come to mind regarding the Lexus and Camry front ends;

1) How many more cars would they have sold if they fixed up that controversial front end?

2) Is there anyone who actually says "I love the front on that car - I gotta have one".

Probably not, but most new makes are copying the Lexus garish grill design. Even the new Accord has waded into the pool with its big mouth imitation.

bwia

Speaking of Trump and his disparaging comment on African nations. Perhaps Ghana is not known for its affluence and car culture but I was awestruck by the number of high end luxury automobiles at the parking lot at the Accra Polo Club. To the best of my knowledge, Ghana is not an oil producing state but that opulent lifestyle rivals even the oil barons on Banana Island in neighboring Nigeria.

fintail

I wonder what's under the hood of these things that they need such a huge amount of space devoted to air intake.

Oh yeah, it's fake, the false pretense of aggressive sport.

driver100 said:

RE; Lexus front ends.

explorerx4

That Altima sticking out of the building does look somewhat like an errant tooth.

jmonroe

abacomike said:

jmonroe said:

abacomike said:

abacomike said:

Got a call from my doctor with the results of the blood tests and CT-Scan I had done last week. The news is good and not so good!

There was no evidence of tumors in my abdomen, liver, spleen, etc. That's the good news. But the not so good news includes the fact that I have a fairly large hematoma on the right side of my abdomen as well as a hernia to the right of my navel - all probably caused by the surgery I had back in September of 2016. He told me he was going to forward the results of the tests to my gastroenterologist and my oncologist/hematologist for their input. I have an appointment to see my oncologist/hematologist next week. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I have to contact my gastroenterologist to find out what he wants to do about the hernia. It causes me intermittent acute pain, especially when getting up out of bed or standing from a sitting position.

It's one thing after another - my life that is! Still waiting on the blood test results for the Hep C viral count. Hopefully it will be undetectable like last time which would be great news.

Just got Hep C blood test results - “NO VIRUS DETECTED!”  So that’s two consecutive test results showing no virus.  St the 6-month and one year mark, if no virus detected I am considered cured.

That's great news Mike, just what we wanted to hear.

Now tell us what car you are going to celebrate this good news with. We can't wait for this answer.

jmonroe

The S450 is the celebratory car - enjoying every minute of it.

Nice try but c'mon man, you're talking to us...remember? :@

jmonroe

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

RE; Lexus front ends. 2 thoughts come to mind regarding the Lexus and Camry front ends; 1) How many more cars would they have sold if they fixed up that controversial front end? 2) Is there anyone who actually says "I love the front on that car - I gotta have one".

The answer to #2 would be David Prowse. 

stickguy

With the lease he signed up for, even mike might be too buried to get out of this one. A 3 year relationship finally! Well, minus however many months MB offers a pull ahead program for.