my local Volvo dealer of all places has a used G wagon (they very rarely have non-Volvo used cars). If this price is reasonable, people who buy these are nuts!
Well the forecast is it to drop below zero around 5PM today and not hit zero until around 3AM Friday morning. That works out to 57 hours of subzero weather. It's forecasted to be in the mid 20s below on the morning commute both Wednesday and Thursday.
It remains to be seen if I am the only one stupid enough to come to work.
Last week 13 of us showed up to work in brutal snow and cold. Pretty good for a job nobody needs.
I was up in driver100’s neighborhood the last two days almost in kissing distance of Canada. So close I was listening to CBC out of Ottawa.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I still miss the stick at times. Would certainly like to have another one, but quite likely it would only be a 3rd "toy" car. I doubt my primary car is ever going to be one again.
Looks like I need to update my profile to show the Audi sold. I was tired of waiting on Audi for the new pump and instead informed buyers there was a pending recall replacement.
It's been mentioned that manual transmission cars are regarded as sale-proof, but I personally didn't experience any trouble. Between Wednesday and Saturday last week I had a line of 7 people wanting to buy the car, and all mentioned they specifically wanted my car because it was a manual that had been well maintained.
So, I think that was my last manual car. It's a weird feeling knowing I'm highly unlikely to buy another car with a manual transmission....or any transmission at all for that matter.
I think the standard transmission crowd is small but very devoted. As fewer and fewer are made you have instant rarity and thus desirability.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I agree 100%. My wife's Pathfinder took a significant hit from a deer (even more significant to the deer no doubt) near Granby, CO, several years ago. Did no functional damage, but still a pain to deal with the cosmetics and the body shop.
So sorry. I figure everyone has at least one deer hit in their lifetime. I’ve had two, but I lived in an area where I practically had my own herd in my backyard.
Well the forecast is it to drop below zero around 5PM today and not hit zero until around 3AM Friday morning. That works out to 57 hours of subzero weather. It's forecasted to be in the mid 20s below on the morning commute both Wednesday and Thursday.
It remains to be seen if I am the only one stupid enough to come to work.
Last week 13 of us showed up to work in brutal snow and cold. Pretty good for a job nobody needs.
I was up in driver100’s neighborhood the last two days almost in kissing distance of Canada. So close I was listening to CBC out of Ottawa.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
I'll have to catch up on the news back home...didn't hear about the guy in China shooting his mouth off....how come government people are so stupid? They guy that killed 8 I had heard about...a long process finding the bodies. Our countries are very similar in so many ways...not always good ways either. Were you in Buffalo or Niagara Falls N.Y.? They are both 60 to 90 minutes away from home.
When you see and avoid the first deer, keep in mind that there is very likely another one nearby, maybe even a third. We missed the first one and hit the second one, at dusk when the lighting is poor.
Well the forecast is it to drop below zero around 5PM today and not hit zero until around 3AM Friday morning. That works out to 57 hours of subzero weather. It's forecasted to be in the mid 20s below on the morning commute both Wednesday and Thursday.
It remains to be seen if I am the only one stupid enough to come to work.
Last week 13 of us showed up to work in brutal snow and cold. Pretty good for a job nobody needs.
I was up in driver100’s neighborhood the last two days almost in kissing distance of Canada. So close I was listening to CBC out of Ottawa.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
I'll have to catch up on the news back home...didn't hear about the guy in China shooting his mouth off....how come government people are so stupid? They guy that killed 8 I had heard about...a long process finding the bodies. Our countries are very similar in so many ways...not always good ways either. Were you in Buffalo or Niagara Falls N.Y.? They are both 60 to 90 minutes away from home.
St. Lawrence valley.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
The camo is dbaggy on an old CLS, but I could deal with it on a G-Wagen.
True, a vehicle that really needs to be camouflaged.
A G Wagon.....love 'em or hate 'em!
Driver you would have loved the guy I worked with today. He is a Mercedes collector.
He has three, a 1999 SLK, a 1999 C280 and a 2006 SLK.
I do like his choice of cars....I actually like the 99s more than the 2006. When a car is made right it always is a joy own and drive.
On one of the convertibles (can’t remember which) he had a top lock sensor go bad resulting in a warning light and constant beeping. Cost $3k+ to get it fixed.
Hey if you can’t afford to buy it, you can’t afford to fix it.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Also hope she is OK. that is all that really counts. I hit one with my 1990 Nissan PU. slight dent in the lip of the hood and cracked the grill. But because it was tall and vertical, the deer bounced off instead of coming up the hood. Would have gone a lot differently I think if I had been driving the 323 instead!
Well the forecast is it to drop below zero around 5PM today and not hit zero until around 3AM Friday morning. That works out to 57 hours of subzero weather. It's forecasted to be in the mid 20s below on the morning commute both Wednesday and Thursday.
It remains to be seen if I am the only one stupid enough to come to work.
Last week 13 of us showed up to work in brutal snow and cold. Pretty good for a job nobody needs.
I was up in driver100’s neighborhood the last two days almost in kissing distance of Canada. So close I was listening to CBC out of Ottawa.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
I'll have to catch up on the news back home...didn't hear about the guy in China shooting his mouth off....how come government people are so stupid? They guy that killed 8 I had heard about...a long process finding the bodies. Our countries are very similar in so many ways...not always good ways either. Were you in Buffalo or Niagara Falls N.Y.? They are both 60 to 90 minutes away from home.
St. Lawrence valley.
More toward Quebec....do you parle francais.......it might help in that area?
Back in ‘69, my teacher hit a moose on the highway. The teacher was driving his new VW Beetle. The moose’s antler punctured the roof. My teacher was off work for a few days, don’t recall the outcome for the moose. The VW was a total.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
I'll have to catch up with the latest scandals and news from the capital. How come it is always the buffoons who try to run a country? I guess they aren't qualified to do real jobs.
Back in the 90s, my dad was driving a 68 Ford, and hit a deer - broke a headlight and bent a piece of trim.
back in the 80s, was with a friend who was driving his family Caprice. I think a 74. Before the downsize, and with battering rams. He T boned a downsized Monte Carlo. Which drove away, resembling a crab it was so bent. Upon inspection later, we found 1 cracked grill bar, and I think one headlight was slightly out of adjustment. I don't think he ever bothered to mention it to his father. That car, defined tank.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
I'll have to catch up with the latest scandals and news from the capital. How come it is always the buffoons who try to run a country? I guess they aren't qualified to do real jobs.
Well the forecast is it to drop below zero around 5PM today and not hit zero until around 3AM Friday morning. That works out to 57 hours of subzero weather. It's forecasted to be in the mid 20s below on the morning commute both Wednesday and Thursday.
It remains to be seen if I am the only one stupid enough to come to work.
Last week 13 of us showed up to work in brutal snow and cold. Pretty good for a job nobody needs.
I was up in driver100’s neighborhood the last two days almost in kissing distance of Canada. So close I was listening to CBC out of Ottawa.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
I'll have to catch up on the news back home...didn't hear about the guy in China shooting his mouth off....how come government people are so stupid? They guy that killed 8 I had heard about...a long process finding the bodies. Our countries are very similar in so many ways...not always good ways either. Were you in Buffalo or Niagara Falls N.Y.? They are both 60 to 90 minutes away from home.
St. Lawrence valley.
More toward Quebec....do you parle francais.......it might help in that area?
Un petit peu.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
So sorry. I figure everyone has at least one deer hit in their lifetime. I’ve had two, but I lived in an area where I practically had my own herd in my backyard.
No deer hits here but one or two close calls.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
I'll have to catch up with the latest scandals and news from the capital. How come it is always the buffoons who try to run a country? I guess they aren't qualified to do real jobs.
Because smart people don't want to live under the microscope that politicians have to live under and they don't want to be run through the ringer that the opposition puts them through.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
I'll have to catch up with the latest scandals and news from the capital. How come it is always the buffoons who try to run a country? I guess they aren't qualified to do real jobs.
Rob Ford set the bar really, really high.
He put Toronto on the global map of the world. Tourism went way up - any publicity is good publicity. Maybe he was ahead of his time...now that pot is legal.
Well the forecast is it to drop below zero around 5PM today and not hit zero until around 3AM Friday morning. That works out to 57 hours of subzero weather. It's forecasted to be in the mid 20s below on the morning commute both Wednesday and Thursday.
It remains to be seen if I am the only one stupid enough to come to work.
Last week 13 of us showed up to work in brutal snow and cold. Pretty good for a job nobody needs.
I was up in driver100’s neighborhood the last two days almost in kissing distance of Canada. So close I was listening to CBC out of Ottawa.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
I'll have to catch up on the news back home...didn't hear about the guy in China shooting his mouth off....how come government people are so stupid? They guy that killed 8 I had heard about...a long process finding the bodies. Our countries are very similar in so many ways...not always good ways either. Were you in Buffalo or Niagara Falls N.Y.? They are both 60 to 90 minutes away from home.
St. Lawrence valley.
More toward Quebec....do you parle francais.......it might help in that area?
Un petit peu.
N'mal pas (I am trying to say "not bad" but doubt if it is correct))
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
I'll have to catch up with the latest scandals and news from the capital. How come it is always the buffoons who try to run a country? I guess they aren't qualified to do real jobs.
Because smart people don't want to live under the microscope that politicians have to live under and they don't want to be run through the ringer that the opposition puts them through.
Good points! Also, don't want to have to kiss babies.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
I'll have to catch up with the latest scandals and news from the capital. How come it is always the buffoons who try to run a country? I guess they aren't qualified to do real jobs.
Rob Ford set the bar really, really high.
He put Toronto on the global map of the world. Tourism went way up - any publicity is good publicity. Maybe he was ahead of his time...now that pot is legal.
He was not "advertising" for Pot. He was well beyond that.
Last Friday a 65-year-old Framingham, MA man desperately clung to the hood of a 37-year-old Ashland man’s speeding car — at one point allegedly reaching 70 miles per hour — on the Massachusetts Turnpike for more than 3 miles. This video captured the incident. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG2us3DxYpM
He was not "advertising" for Pot. He was well beyond that.
I had no idea Ontario municipal politics were such a hot topic for New Jerseyites. I guess politicians misbehaving is something they are quite used to.
Rob Ford was good only as a bad example, although he did try to undo some of the worst of the wooly-headed things the previous progressives had put into place. However the relentless media scrutiny he was subject to was also extraordinary compared to others who held that position. But he had so many skeletons in the closet that they understandably made hay.
You may be unaware that his brother Doug is now Premier (Governor) of the whole province of Ontario.
On my commute this morning, I was sitting beside a Maserati. Not sure of the model, but it looked big, and new, and black. I had no idea that Maserati made a really large sedan.
Ultimate road rage
Last Friday a 65-year-old Framingham, MA man desperately clung to the hood of a 37-year-old Ashland man’s speeding car — at one point allegedly reaching 70 miles per hour — on the Massachusetts Turnpike for more than 3 miles. This video captured the incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG2us3DxYpM
Looks like neither were completely innocent in this. Apparently the guy on the hood reached into the car and did some damage and has been charged with disorderly conduct and damaging the vehicle. Most likely will get off with a slap on the wrist.
Mind you I am not excusing anyone behavior.
The driver is looking at some serious charges, assault with a dangerous weapon an a person over 60, negligent driving and leaving a scene of an accident. He will be lucky not to spend some time as a guest of the state.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Deer crossed from left to right and hit it in the back half? Just guessing.
Left to right, but she pretty much got it square. She fine, drove it home, No fluids leaking. It's at the body shop waiting for insurance to decide. Both front quarter panels, hood askew, radiator took a hit and those mounts are done. AC compressor front clip, grill. With 108K on it, the body shop guy thinks they might total it
When you see and avoid the first deer, keep in mind that there is very likely another one nearby, maybe even a third. We missed the first one and hit the second one, at dusk when the lighting is poor.
Yea, there were two. But it was well past dusk. Same spot where one got me. Here's the approach she had. Housing development behind the trees on the left, apartments/condos behind the trees on the right. Not wilderness. They worked along the treeline on the left and bolted across there. 45 MPH limit
my local Volvo dealer of all places has a used G wagon (they very rarely have non-Volvo used cars). If this price is reasonable, people who buy these are nuts!
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
The ambassador used to be a Cabinet Minister and he messed that up so they sent him to China to get him out of there. Then he messed that up. Some say he says dumb things because he gets emotional too easily, others say he enjoys an adult beverage. Probably some combination of those plus other things.
A lot of times drunk people say what the sober man is just thinking.
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'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I was up in driver100’s neighborhood the last two days almost in kissing distance of Canada. So close I was listening to CBC out of Ottawa.
Sorry your ambassador to China got canned for shooting his mouth off. I thought only our officials did that. Also what’s with the dude who got convicted on eight counts of murder in Toronto? Very untypical Canadian behavior.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Driver you would have loved the guy I worked with today. He is a Mercedes collector.
He has three, a 1999 SLK, a 1999 C280 and a 2006 SLK.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I think the standard transmission crowd is small but very devoted. As fewer and fewer are made you have instant rarity and thus desirability.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Just guessing.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
They guy that killed 8 I had heard about...a long process finding the bodies.
Our countries are very similar in so many ways...not always good ways either.
Were you in Buffalo or Niagara Falls N.Y.? They are both 60 to 90 minutes away from home.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
When a car is made right it always is a joy own and drive.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Must be something that shakes you up for awhile.
Did the deer keep running?
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
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
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
On one of the convertibles (can’t remember which) he had a top lock sensor go bad resulting in a warning light and constant beeping. Cost $3k+ to get it fixed.
Hey if you can’t afford to buy it, you can’t afford to fix it.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Back in the 90s, my dad was driving a 68 Ford, and hit a deer - broke a headlight and bent a piece of trim.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Maybe he was ahead of his time...now that pot is legal.
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
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Last Friday a 65-year-old Framingham, MA man desperately clung to the hood of a 37-year-old Ashland man’s speeding car — at one point allegedly reaching 70 miles per hour — on the Massachusetts Turnpike for more than 3 miles. This video captured the incident.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Rob Ford was good only as a bad example, although he did try to undo some of the worst of the wooly-headed things the previous progressives had put into place. However the relentless media scrutiny he was subject to was also extraordinary compared to others who held that position. But he had so many skeletons in the closet that they understandably made hay.
You may be unaware that his brother Doug is now Premier (Governor) of the whole province of Ontario.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
@tyguy ....you almost sound relieved that the Audi is gone. Good job in moving it, and moving on with your Tesla (which I’m jealous of, btw).
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mind you I am not excusing anyone behavior.
The driver is looking at some serious charges, assault with a dangerous weapon an a person over 60, negligent driving and leaving a scene of an accident. He will be lucky not to spend some time as a guest of the state.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I suspect the driver can use some kind of "fear" defense when he has a crazy arrogant old man on his hood. Should have just stomped on the brakes.
Yes, if you are being paid.....get up, dress up, and show up.