Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations (Archived)

ab348

Great link I noted today at Dean's Garage about the Ford Rouge plant in the early '60s, when men were men and cars were built mostly by hand.

https://youtu.be/vMlPonSrqVo

tommister2

Can one of the moderators check my account to see if I am ready for the sign-in process change? I do have an edmunds insider account with the same email address as the account that I use for these forums. Is that all I need to do to be ready?

stickguy

I just checked. Thought I did, turns out I didn’t have one. So signed up. Will see what happens on the big day!

houdini1

stickguy said:

I just checked. Thought I did, turns out I didn’t have one. So signed up. Will see what happens on the big day!

I predict utter chaos !!

28firefighter

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

roadburner

houdini1 said:

stickguy said:

I just checked. Thought I did, turns out I didn’t have one. So signed up. Will see what happens on the big day!

I predict utter chaos !!

Based on prior "upgrades," I expect nothing less.

stickguy

Looking forward to it.

jmonroe

stickguy said:

Looking forward to it.

Why?

jmonroe

roadburner

jmonroe said:

stickguy said:

Looking forward to it.

Why?

jmonroe

Maybe he's a glutton for punishment?

stickguy

I have a boring life. Need the excitement.

qbrozen

I don't even know what y'all talkin bout

28firefighter

qbrozen said:

I don't even know what y'all talkin bout

You'll find out in about 3 days.

driver100

stickguy said:

I just checked. Thought I did, turns out I didn’t have one. So signed up. Will see what happens on the big day!

Where do you sign up?
If I get lost in cyberspace, it's been nice knowing you all.

jmonroe

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

I just checked. Thought I did, turns out I didn’t have one. So signed up. Will see what happens on the big day!

Where do you sign up?
If I get lost in cyberspace, it's been nice knowing you all.

That being the case, this may be a blessing in disguise.

jmonroe

explorerx4

Maybe we can get new identities.

abacomike

jmonroe said:

I can’t believe how fast these last 10 weeks have passed by.  It seems like only yesterday that I purchased airline tickets for my son and youngest grandson to travel here to South Florida from Palm Springs airport.  They are arriving Thursday afternoon.  Too bad they will only be here 3 nights - but that’s better than none.

I decided to limit our outdoor activities due to 92-95 degree temps and extreme humidity.  Probably the movies Saturday and clothes shopping Friday.  Dinner and breakfasts out.  My grandson told me he loves pancakes - so IHOP here we come.

So looking forward to their brief visit. 

In one breath you say you love your grandson then with the next you say you will take him to IHOP. Why? jmonroe

He LOVES IHOP!  Whatever he wants, he will get so long as I am alive.  I haven’t seen the youngest grandson in many, many years.  But when I called him last week, he was quite specific about his love of pancakes and IHOP!

JM, you would not want me to deny my grandson of such an important “urge” now, would you? 

abacomike

driver100 said:

I can’t believe how fast these last 10 weeks have passed by.  It seems like only yesterday that I purchased airline tickets for my son and youngest grandson to travel here to South Florida from Palm Springs airport.  They are arriving Thursday afternoon.  Too bad they will only be here 3 nights - but that’s better than none.

I decided to limit our outdoor activities due to 92-95 degree temps and extreme humidity.  Probably the movies Saturday and clothes shopping Friday.  Dinner and breakfasts out.  My grandson told me he loves pancakes - so IHOP here we come.

So looking forward to their brief visit. 

In one breath you say you love your grandson then with the next you say you will take him to IHOP. Why? jmonroe

I thought the sentence was going to end differently. Instead of ; "My grandson told me he loves pancakes - so IHOP here we come." I thought it was going to be "so Aunt Jemimah pancake mix, here we come".

IMO, that is much better than going to IHOP. jmonroe

More fun watching Mike put on his apron!

No cooking this trip for my son and grandson.  Going out for breakfast and dinner - home for lunch if we are at the condo.

explorerx4

@abacomike,
My kids favor Pancake House, but there are only a few in Florida.

abacomike

explorerx4 said:

@abacmie, My kids favor Pancake House, but there are only a few in Florida.

None down here that I know of.

imidazol97

I thought IHOP changed their name.

ab348

28firefighter said:

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

I just signed up for an insider account. One thing I noticed is that it requires a password of at least 7 characters, whereas this site lets you get by with less, so that might be an unexpected stumbling block.

tbirdmarco

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1vGkT6noQAY

driver100

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

I just checked. Thought I did, turns out I didn’t have one. So signed up. Will see what happens on the big day!

Where do you sign up?
If I get lost in cyberspace, it's been nice knowing you all.

That being the case, this may be a blessing in disguise.

jmonroe

They are going to a lot of trouble to keep me off of here.

I wonder if our very prolific friend will find his way.

I just tried signing on and nothing worked...it was all frozen up, or was that just an example.

driver100

explorerx4 said:

Maybe we can get new identities.

Owwww yeh, Andre II

driver100

ab348 said:

28firefighter said:

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

I just signed up for an insider account. One thing I noticed is that it requires a password of at least 7 characters, whereas this site lets you get by with less, so that might be an unexpected stumbling block.

Yeh, mine had 5 letters, I can't think of something I will remember with 7 letters.

snakeweasel

ab348 said:

28firefighter said:

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

I just signed up for an insider account. One thing I noticed is that it requires a password of at least 7 characters, whereas this site lets you get by with less, so that might be an unexpected stumbling block.

how do you sign up for the insider account?

explorerx4

Are you saying you are going to be drivers3 or Andre100?

stickguy

Driver, at least if you get sent into cyberspace limbo, at least you will have Isell to keep you company most likely!

driver100

stickguy said:

Driver, at least if you get sent into cyberspace limbo, at least you will have Isell to keep you company most likely!

Yeh, we can start our own group for us computer-illiterates who get lost in cyberspace.

jmonroe

abacomike said:

jmonroe said:

abacomike said:

I can’t believe how fast these last 10 weeks have passed by.  It seems like only yesterday that I purchased airline tickets for my son and youngest grandson to travel here to South Florida from Palm Springs airport.  They are arriving Thursday afternoon.  Too bad they will only be here 3 nights - but that’s better than none.

I decided to limit our outdoor activities due to 92-95 degree temps and extreme humidity.  Probably the movies Saturday and clothes shopping Friday.  Dinner and breakfasts out.  My grandson told me he loves pancakes - so IHOP here we come.

So looking forward to their brief visit. 

In one breath you say you love your grandson then with the next you say you will take him to IHOP. Why?

jmonroe

He LOVES IHOP!  Whatever he wants, he will get so long as I am alive.  I haven’t seen the youngest grandson in many, many years.  But when I called him last week, he was quite specific about his love of pancakes and IHOP!

JM, you would not want me to deny my grandson of such an important “urge” now, would you? 

As long as he likes them OK but you'll never get away with taking me there when you invite me to stay with you. However, I will accept a shopping spree. Just tell me when they leave and you change the sheets.

jmonroe

driver100

Oh the humanity.....the fans will be clamoring for me if I get lost in cyberspace.

driver100

imidazol97 said:

I thought IHOP changed their name.

Yes, they did. They want to try and sell more burgers so have become Ihob.

IHOP's decision to rebrand as IHOb baffled many pancake lovers .

But according to the chain's president, there was a very specific strategy behind the change. And the burger-centric revamp began more than a year before the IHOb brand went viral over the past week.

Last Monday, IHOP — the International House of Pancakes — announced it would change its name to IHOb, flipping the "P" to a "b."

Better check that menu to see if they are still in the pancake business.

explorerx4

IHOB was just a publicity stunt. I think it worked.

stickguy

yup. they did it as a stunt. Name is still IHOP. But, it worked like a charm. Millions of people who did not realize the chain even still existed spent time talking out them!

to me, it's Waffle House or get out. Too bad we don't have them up north.

explorerx4

@stickguy,
I meant Waffle House not Pancake House!

berri

yep, WH pecan waffles cooked the old fashion way. Not those fluffed up Belgian things

stickguy

Ah. I thought pancake house must just be a Florida thing. I saw the PH in VA and NC. One of the highlights of driving all the way down when our daughter was in college in N. Carolina.

ab348

snakeweasel said:

ab348 said:

28firefighter said:

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

I just signed up for an insider account. One thing I noticed is that it requires a password of at least 7 characters, whereas this site lets you get by with less, so that might be an unexpected stumbling block.

how do you sign up for the insider account?

Go to edmunds.com and click the "sign up" link on the top right.

oldfarmer50

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

jmonroe said:

stickguy said:

color in and out?

Silver over black leather. It's been running on full synthetic since the first oil change at 6K miles and every 6K miles thereafter. It's better than a cream-puff.

jmonroe

Were these all dealer serviced oil changes?

YES, EVERY ONE OF THEM.

Are you writing a book or just harassing a poster. :@ :@

jmonroe

And you were worried about CRAIGSLIST flakes!

PF_Flyer

tommister2 said:

Can one of the moderators check my account to see if I am ready for the sign-in process change? I do have an edmunds insider account with the same email address as the account that I use for these forums. Is that all I need to do to be ready?

If you made an Insider account with the same email you use here in the forums, you've done all you need to do, and you're good to go. Other than signing in with your Insider password like it says in the login system change announcement there's no secret handshake to know or anything like that

PF_Flyer

snakeweasel said:

ab348 said:

28firefighter said:

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

I just signed up for an insider account. One thing I noticed is that it requires a password of at least 7 characters, whereas this site lets you get by with less, so that might be an unexpected stumbling block.

how do you sign up for the insider account?

Just go the Edmunds home page and click on Sign In at the top. Here's a link right to the spot!

https://www.edmunds.com/insider/sign-up/

jmonroe

driver100 said:

ab348 said:

28firefighter said:

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

I just signed up for an insider account. One thing I noticed is that it requires a password of at least 7 characters, whereas this site lets you get by with less, so that might be an unexpected stumbling block.

Yeh, mine had 5 letters, I can't think of something I will remember with 7 letters.

Try "IAMLOST".

jmonroe

jmonroe

snakeweasel said:

ab348 said:

28firefighter said:

Ah yes, the switch to SSO. Never goes wrong. /s

I just signed up for an insider account. One thing I noticed is that it requires a password of at least 7 characters, whereas this site lets you get by with less, so that might be an unexpected stumbling block.

how do you sign up for the insider account?

I see that @PF_Flyer is trying to help you but what he didn't say is, first you have to relinquish your rights to continue with your shenanigans with that @andres3 guy.

jmonroe

tbirdmarco

 What’s this I hear of some major upgrade coming to this site. Not liking the sound of this yes we need new identities. 

explorerx4

@tbirdmarco,
Just don't pick Yugomarco.

abacomike

What’s the difference between an “insider” and an “outsider” login?

qbrozen

abacomike said:

What’s the difference between an “insider” and an “outsider” login?

Would also like to know. Do I need an "insider" account? Why? 

tommister2

qbrozen said:

abacomike said:

What’s the difference between an “insider” and an “outsider” login?

Would also like to know. Do I need an "insider" account? Why? 

See this for details https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/51967/general/x/login-system-change-happens-this-week/p1?new=1

venture

I went to the page PF_Flyer posted and it took about a minute to create an Insider account.

ab348

abacomike said:

What’s the difference between an “insider” and an “outsider” login?

An outsider account has all the same rights and privileges as an insider, except you are on the outside looking in and can't do anything.