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Some great Fox Body porn.
Mine still looks pretty good.
Bought it new in 1991 and we still have it.
Too cold to think about driving it yet, though.
Driving slower does tend to create less stress. Just think of how much less stress in your life if you didn't have to deal with your tickets. But beyond that there is a zen to driving, taking a slow relaxing drive is much less stressful than trying to get places faster.
There is no greater risk to driving faster though, where conditions permit. It is so neglibible we can safely call it zero.
On lincolns I'd rather have a Mark VIII
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
One of the variables involved with speeding (10+ mph over the speed limit on an interstate or highway) is the unpredictability of what the drivers in front of you or to your left or right will do. What I mean by “will do” is how they will steer their cars or suddenly brake or change lanes without signaling. Those drivers are traveling at or very near the speed limit. The speeder is traveling at 10-20 mph faster than they are going which increases the chances or probability a collision will occur.
I usually drive the speed limit or 5 mph over. Frequently when driving on I-95 or the turnpike, I will experience a car coming up toward me at 10-20 mph faster than I am traveling and weaving in and out of lanes. That situation is unnerving to me as well as a majority of drivers. Often that speeding car weaves right in front of me missing my right or left front end by only several feet. I hit my brakes causing those cars behind me to brake - a cause of many highway accidents while the speeder who caused the chain reaction speeds away.
My point is this - I don’t care what happens to speeders but I do care about the danger they present to innocent drivers traveling at or near the speed limit.
2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
(Don't know if you can get past the paywall on this link--lemme know)
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I came across this picture of Japan and a road with 10 METERS of snow.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
According to an unnamed salesman, the traditional compensation formula was $200 per week salary plus 20% on the gross profit on each car sold. Gross profit is measured as the difference between MSRP and invoice price. He went on to say in the absence of a so-called gross profit, dealers pay $150 to $200 per car sold, plus a 3% commission on back-end gross profit from F&I, for accessories, warranties, etc. In the end that works out to be around $35k to $50k annual compensation. Not much, but it is a living.
So this begs the question, since the sales associate is basically an order taker, why would they waste their time haggling over pricing? It would appear the better strategy is sales volume and by extension performance incentive bonuses and Spiffs. Don't know what percentage of total sales are internet sales but that cannot be good for the salesman.
I'm with you.
I was actually thinking that if I could talk Mrs. j into letting go of her beloved 2012 Legacy (just turned 31K miles) that maybe just maybe we should get a CUV type, say a Forrester, almost in self defense since there are so many CUV types on the road nowadays. And it would save me from having to get either of my Sons van or SUV to haul even a lawnmower or something that size which will not fit in either my Genny or her Legacy. With a small non-turo 4 cyl. engine as standard on the 2019 Forrester it might have a hard time getting that home.
I have almost resigned myself that getting a grocery getter of any type will put me in a CVT vehicle but that along with a standard 4 cyl. job is too much to take all at once.
jmonroe
(hand-wringing): Yes.....YES!!!!....talk to Mrs.J about selling the Legacy. My strategy is paying off. Good ole Jipster can wait as long as it takes. I'll continue to lurk...here in the forum shadows...waiting....waiting.....wa-...zzzz...zzzzzz...zzzzz
I'll keep trying but I think you're going to be on permanent zzzzz's by the time Mrs. j decides to let go of her 2012 Legacy. It won't do you much good by then.
Like I said, it just cracked 31K miles the other day. PA has state safety and emissions inspection every year. If your car was driven less than 5K miles since the last inspection, you are emissions exempt. Therefore, her Subie has never had the emission probe put in the tail pipe and that saves me the fee for that test. Maybe 25 or 30 bucks but I'm not sure because I haven't had to pay it yet. In any case, I still have to pay about 5 bucks for the emissions exempt windshield sticker. That's good ole PA for you.
In a way I'm surprised PA hasn't enacted a once every 5 years emissions test regardless of the miles driven between the yearly inspection. WHOA, did I just say that? I hope we don't have any Penndot officials lurking in here. Oh well, what's done is done. If they do enact that requirement, maybe they'll give me credit and call it the "jmonroe PA Emissions Regulation".
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/west-miami-dade/article207358659.html
2018 430i Gran Coupe
The tax rebates given to those who can afford to lay down 100K for a toy grids my gears the most - but that kind of stuff is on par for the tax policy of the newly filled swamp. It'll all trickle down yeah.
1. Old habits die hard: "We do it because it's always has been this way".
2. Lottery mindset: "There is a sucker born every day, perhaps one of them will come through this door today and I hit a jackpot".
3. Hope (variation on item 2): "Maybe not a jackpot, but if I don't ask, I will surely not get"
4. Greed (variation on item 2): "They told me during training I could be making 120 grand a year, if only sell 100 cars a week, each at 5 grand gross profit. There must be a way".
5. False (manipulative) promises from the store owners, bonuses after reaching some impossible goals, inducing salespeople irrational behavior due to their emotional manipulation.
6. Good old pressure from the boss.
2018 430i Gran Coupe
Louisville voted out emissions testing about 20 years ago. Our reward is reformulated gasoline. :-(
While it may make sense to the individual salesperson to go low and move cars in volume, that may not sit well with their boss the sales manager and his bosses, ultimately the franchise owner. The accountants and consultants likely set some targets that optimize profit, that may well require a certain amount of margin per unit.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
EDIT: oh, I see now. Its the turbo+manual that has been missing.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Driving slower than necessary is idiotic, in the great words of George Carlin.
However, I disagree with Carlin on faster drivers, they are not maniacs, I just view them as people that have someplace to be.
Even when I drive slow I have to deal with tickets, unfortunately.
As to a few minutes, those arguments have been debunked. I like thinking in hours, you can either go 60 miles in an hour, or go 85 or 90 miles in an hour. I prefer being productive.
This is why I am so vehemently against left lane campers, as they are the true root cause of almost all the danger on our highways. Not to mention all of the reduced traffic flow and inefficiencies.
Also, if you are worried about people making lane changes without looking, I'd never want to pass them with a speed delta of 1-5 MPH. I'd want to pass them in a flash, at speeds +15 to +20 MPH so that if they decide to change lanes at the wrong moment, I'll already have completed my pass. By passing them slowly your just giving them more opportunity to hit you.
Granted, as you mentioned, traffic conditions count for a lot. In my experience, though, people who make a habit of large speed differentials, well, make a habit of it (i.e., they don't necessarily appreciate the risk conditions present).
2018 430i Gran Coupe
Even if I have to slow, I patiently wait (e.g., match speed and don't tailgate) for someone ahead of me until they have had a reasonable opportunity to move right and fail to do so. Then, I'll happily pass them on the right, cut them off, etc., and their well-being doesn't bother me one bit. If they didn't want the stress, then they should have been considerate.
2018 430i Gran Coupe
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250