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explorerx4

Everyone makes a post that can irritate others.
Just let it go.
My truck has a 3.5 TT with 375Hp/470FtLbs of torque.
It does have 22's(dubs +2), so that probably slows it down a bit.
Still pretty darn quick for a draft horse.

driver100

imidazol97 said:

Help needed:
I just saw a post in another topic here asking about a used car dealer who financed a car charging for over-miles on a car totaled in an accident. Is that possibly true?

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/52352/general/x/can-used-dealer-charge-over-mileage-on-a-financed-car

I read the post. I think he is mistaken that she bought and financed the car.....I would think she must have leased it. I guess there could be another factor when this happens. There may be more owing on the car than what the car is worth at this time. For example, let's say the car owner still owed $12000 for the car, but the insurance company says the car is worth $10000 because of extra miles on it. Maybe the dealer has to take her to court to get their money. What does happen in those cases?

imidazol97

driver100 said:

I read the post. I think he is mistaken that she bought and financed the car.....I would think she must have leased it. I guess there could be another factor when this happens. There may be more owing on the car than what the car is worth at this time. For example, let's say the car owner still owed $12000 for the car, but the insurance company says the car is worth $10000 because of extra miles on it. Maybe the dealer has to take her to court to get their money. What does happen in those cases?

That's what I suspected. A sleazy used car place led her to believe she was buying but she was actually leasing. Likely a BHPH lot.

ab348

Changing topics a bit, I stumbled onto this today and have had in running in the background for the last while. The Rockford Files was my favorite TV show growing up for a lot of reasons, part of which was the Mike Post musical scoring. This is nearly an hour of the scoring used just in the first season and it makes me happy to hear it. It made me think about what a tough job it must have been to score a series - having the producers tell you we need this, and this, and this, all in different styles and invoking different things, while still (at least in this case) maintaining a common theme for every piece.

https://youtu.be/dXsCNtWJKLE
Some great traveling music here.

tjc78

What discussions do you all have bookmarked?

Here is my list... maybe there are some we all have missed and would want to join in?



Pro Tip... use the Window's snipping tool to snag the image of your bookmarks. Select Edit - "Copy" then with the CTRL-V command paste it right into the posting window.

**Hosts, I'm sure you have too many to post but thought this would be neat**

ab348

That list is very similar to my own.

imidazol97

Drivingfool said:

But isn't Edmunds.com a car site or am I wrong here? Sometimes folks get too comfortable, like a family of sorts.

The renaming in this topic to a cars and coffee and conversation label was to represent that topics wander about to suit more of what the car fans here find interesting. The examples are televisions, sound systems for home and cars, juicers, speeding tickets, court procedures, Neons, Timex, long term warranties, job changes, insurance brands, houses, water heaters, dishwashers, washers and dryers, usw.. All that along with electric vehicles and rental vehicles and companies. I've probably missed some of the topics. While I find a few not as interesting as a topic, but they are interesting because they involve people I "know" as posters and "sort of friends" here on the forum. I've asked more technical questions hoping that one of the people more expert may venture an answer about my topic.

Certainly the cars and coffee type of posts have kept this forum alive, not as alive as the car-buying bunch in Chronic Car Buyers, but good. LOL The topics are more interesting than hearing posts about the popular car brand that is nearly perfect of the month where everyone agrees that brand is the one to buy and agree there must be a few lesser models or brands to purchase. All that overlooking certain brands or models in any mentions of options in car purchasing.

I've learned that some of the most avid pursuers of great handling and power are very realistic reviewers of the more pedantic models, including, yes, even the Malibu for folks like me here in the Heartland. Other are more dogmatic in their opinions often never having driven the model in question other than a rental version that's often a grim example.

My thinking, hoping others do the same if I venture into offending someone, is that I take a breath and forgive and forget. If you've read this far without deciding I'm being preachy or have gone on too many words in length, I've reached the end.

stickguy

some good car spotting in there. I always loved his firebirds.

imidazol97

tjc78 said:

What discussions do you all have bookmarked?

Mine is similar with a lot of topics from people asking for help with mechanical problems in certain brands of cars with which I'm familar.

imidazol97

I've done some purchasing on Ebay lately avoiding Amazon with their higher prices of the last year or so. On some items people have a "Make Offer" button. I've found a thoughtful offer often gets accepted. Looking in the poster's store often gives a clue as whether they're an individual somewhat dogmatic in their pricing or a liquidator/garage sale person who is interested in moving an item rather than looking at it for a year.

I just bought a supposedly new remote for the 32" Samsung I bought for the bedroom a few months back. As long as it works and is clean, it's worth the 60% of asking pricing I offered. If only car dealers were as flexible.

snakeweasel

tjc78 said:

What discussions do you all have bookmarked? Here is my list... maybe there are some we all have missed and would want to join in? Pro Tip... use the Window's snipping tool to snag the image of your bookmarks. Select Edit - "Copy" then with the CTRL-V command paste it right into the posting window. **Hosts, I'm sure you have too many to post but thought this would be neat**

I only have this, inconsiderate drives and the future of the manual transmission bookmarked and this is the only one that is active. Maybe I should branch out more.

stickguy

I have most of those and some other random oddballs, related to cars I own, or were keeping an eye on (such as lease price forums). Need to clean it out every so often though.

28firefighter

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

roadburner

28firefighter said:

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

That's my three as well, but I also check Tales from Under the Hood so I can be reminded how stupid I am...

driver100

There was an ad in the newspaper that said this was Mazda's 50th year selling cars in Canada....and then it showed a picture of one of their 1968 models that was supposedly sold in North America in 68. Does anyone remember this model......and the name?

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

snakeweasel

roadburner said:

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

That's my three as well, but I also check Tales from Under the Hood so I can be reminded how stupid I am...

If you ever feel stupid just remember one thing; in this day and age there are people who believe that the world is flat.

fintail

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

Mr_Shiftright

oldfarmer50 said:

Just finished cleaning out the barn for the first time since I got rid of the Corvette. Need space for the convertible. Amazing how much junk collects. I don't know what posessed me to do it in 95 degree heat..

Any tips for keeping the mice out of the top and wiring? I covered the last car with mothballs, even filled the ashtray with them. It worked but the car smelled like grandma's closet for a week.

A cat works great.

Mr_Shiftright

fintail said:

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

There were only about 1500 made in total, as Series I and Series II (I don't know the difference). The Series I is more valuable, and they can bring over $100K, as they are more rare.

bwia

driver100 said:

There was an ad in the newspaper that said this was Mazda's 50th year selling cars in Canada....and then it showed a picture of one of their 1968 models that was supposedly sold in North America in 68. Does anyone remember this model......and the name?

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

@driver, it's a right hand drive car so it perhaps was not sold in North America configured this way.

jmonroe1

Mr_Shiftright said:

fintail said:

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

There were only about 1500 made in total, as Series I and Series II (I don't know the difference). The Series I is more valuable, and they can bring over $100K, as they are more rare.

And how much without rust?

jmonroe

bwia

Bad Drivers.

Finally Boston drivers are not rated as the worst drivers in America. That title now goes to Baltimore at number 200 out of 200; Boston is now at 199 what a feeling.

stickguy

Progress!

driver100

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

28firefighter said:

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

That's my three as well, but I also check Tales from Under the Hood so I can be reminded how stupid I am...

If you ever feel stupid just remember one thing; in this day and age there are people who believe that the world is flat.

Of course it is flat, or we would all fall off.

driver100

fintail said:

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

Right on. Amazing wealth of knowledge around here.

driver100

Mr_Shiftright said:

fintail said:

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

There were only about 1500 made in total, as Series I and Series II (I don't know the difference). The Series I is more valuable, and they can bring over $100K, as they are more rare.

Good info Mr S.
Bwia- The one in the newspaper didn't show a steering wheel.....but the one I happened to copy for here is right hand drive. I am not sure if they just showed the Cosmo because it was there 50th year or if they brought it in that first year.....that sounds doubtful.

driver100

Seems the Series II was sold in the USA;
Comedian and former talk show host Jay Leno owns a 1970 Series II Cosmo which was featured on the North American Speed Channel series My Classic Car in March 2006. It was believed to be the only remaining Series II Cosmo in the United States, though the original Cosmo 10a engine was replaced with an RX-7 12a.
WIKIPEDIA

thebean

What doesn't Jay Leno have? On the sad occasion when he passes away (which I hope is many years away), there's going to be one heck of an auction of drivable dream cars. Barrett-Jackson or RM Sotheby's may have to schedule a special auction just for his collection.

If anyone has to have that kind of collection, I'm glad it's him. I have always liked him as a humble down to earth guy.

stickguy

I like the fact that he drives them all.

thebean

Good point, @stickguy. That's a true car guy and not just an accumulator.

28firefighter

I'm not a huge Jay Leno fan, but I do appreciate a good car collection that isn't full of garage queens.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

fintail said:

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

Right on. Amazing wealth of knowledge around here.

All you had to do was look at the front plate.

jmonroe

PF_Flyer

Lemme have a diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper and make it fast...




Farewell Bandit!

thebean

Sad news. I always liked him. RIP, Burt.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

fintail said:

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

There were only about 1500 made in total, as Series I and Series II (I don't know the difference). The Series I is more valuable, and they can bring over $100K, as they are more rare.

And how much without rust?

jmonroe

#1 is back.....with much preferred short comments.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

fintail said:

Mazda Cosmo Sport, unloved for some time but now relatively valuable.

I am not sure how many, if any, were official NA market imports. All I have ever seen are RHD.

driver100 said:

It looks slightly familiar, but, I don't really remember this model.

Right on. Amazing wealth of knowledge around here.

All you had to do was look at the front plate.

jmonroe

I can't see it unless I enlarge and really look close. Some people are better at cheating than others.

snakeweasel

PF_Flyer said:

Lemme have a diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper and make it fast... Farewell Bandit!

Farewell. The one thing I really liked about Reynolds was that in most of his performances you could tell he was really enjoying himself.

abacomike

Burt Reynolds - RIP.

My favorite memories of Burt Reynolds obviously include “Smoky & The Bandit” with Jackie Gleason and “The Cannonball Run” with Dom DeLuise and a host of Hollywood stars.  I specifically enjoyed the many “out-takes” that seemed even more hilarious than the original movies.

There was only one movie of his that I did not like - “Boogie Nights” with Mark Wahlberg.  

But when I think back on “The Cannonball Run” I still envy some of those great cars they used in that film.

Again, R.I.P. Burt. 

Mr_Shiftright

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

28firefighter said:

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

That's my three as well, but I also check Tales from Under the Hood so I can be reminded how stupid I am...

If you ever feel stupid just remember one thing; in this day and age there are people who believe that the world is flat.

Of course it is flat, or we would all fall off.


That's true. Many people don't realize that Columbus started out with 4 ships, not 3, and that one fell off the edge.

I read that on the Internet.

jmonroe1

Mr_Shiftright said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

28firefighter said:

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

That's my three as well, but I also check Tales from Under the Hood so I can be reminded how stupid I am...

If you ever feel stupid just remember one thing; in this day and age there are people who believe that the world is flat.

Of course it is flat, or we would all fall off.

That's true. Many people don't realize that Columbus started out with 4 ships, not 3, and that one fell off the edge.

I read that on the Internet.

Which Internet? The one I was connected to said Columbus started out with a fleet of around 15 ships and that's why the queen went broke.

jmonroe

fintail

I'm in a GD hurry!

Classic, huge part of my movie watching growing up, too. Also loved the Cannonball movies.

PF_Flyer said:

Lemme have a diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper and make it fast...




Farewell Bandit!

ab348

PF_Flyer said:

Lemme have a diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper and make it fast...

Damn. Today I joined a group of retired former co-workers for lunch. The place we went to had a "Diablo Burger" on the menu. I immediately thought of the scene in Smokey. This was before the news broke.

driver100

Mr_Shiftright said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

28firefighter said:

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

That's my three as well, but I also check Tales from Under the Hood so I can be reminded how stupid I am...

If you ever feel stupid just remember one thing; in this day and age there are people who believe that the world is flat.

Of course it is flat, or we would all fall off.


That's true. Many people don't realize that Columbus started out with 4 ships, not 3, and that one fell off the edge.

I read that on the Internet.

I just got an invitation:
The Flat Earth Society has Members all Around the Globe.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

28firefighter said:

I have this, CCBA, and RWTIV - recently cleaned out a bunch related to cars I was looking at/currently owned. These 3 here and then leasehackr take up more than enough of my time!

That's my three as well, but I also check Tales from Under the Hood so I can be reminded how stupid I am...

If you ever feel stupid just remember one thing; in this day and age there are people who believe that the world is flat.

Of course it is flat, or we would all fall off.

That's true. Many people don't realize that Columbus started out with 4 ships, not 3, and that one fell off the edge.

I read that on the Internet.

Which Internet? The one I was connected to said Columbus started out with a fleet of around 15 ships and that's why the queen went broke.

jmonroe

That supports the theory 12 of them fell off the edge of the earth.
Actually, not sure what internet you are using...all the information I can find says 3 ships.

driver100

I liked Burt Reynolds best when he was a guest on Johnny Carson....he had a natural and great sense of humor.

driver100

I liked Burt Reynolds best when he was a guest on Johnny Carson....he had a natural and great sense of humor.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

I liked Burt Reynolds best when he was a guest on Johnny Carson....he had a natural and great sense of humor.

I liked Burt Reynolds the best in his show "Evening Shade", he seemed to have fun doing that show.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:
I just got an invitation: The Flat Earth Society has Members all Around the Globe.

bwia

Congrats to Naomi Osaka on making it to the US tennis championship finals. She is set to battle Serena Williams on Saturday who going for her 24th major tennis title. Good luck to both. 

Drivingfool

I've had to pare down my list of Forum choices due to my login issues but again, mine are similar to those listed above. Still the best place to come when I'm on the internet! Edmunds.com really does rock when it wants to.
Super busy at work today and worked till about 7:15 or so tonite. Ditto for tomorrow I'm betting. A few folks are on vacation and there are others who show up when they choose and not the 3 days/week. Just wish it were a bit closer to where we live. With the wife being gone next week for an IRS bunch of classes, might play hooky and just have a real rest. Noticed on my pay stub today that my total net is a bit down from last year but the 7 or so weeks I took off for my surgery and recovery period

The Driving Fool