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2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Unless the BBB is different there than it is up here, they have been shown here to be absolutely useless in dealing with consumer issues with their members.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Fewest tickets? Never -irrelevant the way enforcement is executed in the US.
Fewest accidents - This one for sure. I can't think of a better way to rate a driver, but for sure, every time I have a claim or hear of others' claims, I have less and less faith in the ability of insurance companies to determine fault accurately. I don't believe they have any interest in accuracy, only rubber-stamping their profits.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
It took her all of 1 minute to determine that after looking at the photos I texted to them (after reviewing our stories).
USAA is in for a big subrogation battle if they want to stick to their absurd and truly "bad faith" 70% finding. It's doubly bad faith because it took them over 40 days to reach that conclusion. I believe I could get them a slap on the wrist for taking longer than 30 days per State regulation to make a determination or decision of some sort on a basic straight-forward claim.
Didn't even have to bring out the video tape, the photos were enough.
Props to Progressive. It seems to be the exception rather than the rule to have fair fast claims handling.
They made this decision in less than 24 hours too, funny!
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I was told to deliver a one year old Impala to a dealer. Right off the bat it went south. “I didn’t buy any car from you” says the dealer.
He calls the company salesman and they talk out of ear shot for awhile and he comes back to me. “I didn’t buy this car but I’ll take a look at it”. It’s becoming apparent that our salesman jumped the gun.
I hand over the keys and get ready to pull the plates when the manager’s assistant says “pop the trunk”. He feels around, pulls up the mat and says “just like I thought”. He showed me a considerable amount of frozen water in the trunk.
Needless to say, the car went back to us.
Got me wondering, do Impalas have a problem with water leaks? I know some cars have leaky sunroofs and I remember Mitsu had problems with leaks through the front vent but I thought that kind of stuff was a thing of the past.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
https://www.google.com/search?q=do+new+impalas+have+leaky+trunks&rlz=1C1GGRV_enCA767US768&oq=do+new+impalas+have+leaky+trunks&aqs=chrome..69i57.12773j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Maybe an old problem has come back again.
How do you make cars with leaky trunks......it seems like something that should not happen?
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
'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
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
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
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The number of tickets one receives has more to do with luck, be it good or bad.
The number of accidents, well see above. Also one has to consider circumstances such as who was at fault and which is the striking vehicle.
What really defines a good driver is someone that is predictable, doesn't become an unreasonable obstacle on the road and operates within the reasonable constraints of the abilities of the car, the driver and the road.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
'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
My Dad always liked Mercury/Lincoln cars, while my Mom was a straight up Cadillac person.
Anyway, my Dad had his own business. As such, he depreciated his cars from his business assets. Every 2-3 years, he bought a new one.
He was getting ready to sell his “old” Grand Marquis for a new Town Car. He never traded as he thought dealers ripped him off. He always did a private sale.
He always just stuck a “For Sale” sign in the car as he drove around town. His cars always looked good as they were always garaged, and they always had low mileage. Getting a buyer didn’t seem to be an issue for him. Anyway, for some reason I was with him when a prospective buyer came to look at the GM he had for sale. He told me to go with in the back of the car while the prospective driver looked under the hood. It was raining and a puddle began to form at my feet in the back seat. I kept trying to get my Dad’s attention buy he kept giving me the “shush” sign.
My Dad finally got in the passenger side and gave me the “shush” sign again. Buyer got into the driver’s side to test drive. It went fine. The prospective driver haggled a little, but they agreed on a price.
Finally, the prospective driver, trying to make small talk with me, called into the back seat that I seemed mighty fidgety. I blurted out....”Dad, there’s a puddle back here”.
Needless to say, that was a “no sale”. My dad was PO’d at me. I related the story at dinner time to my Mom, who gave me an approving “good boy”.
Don’t recall why there was water in the back floor, but I know it was outside the warranty period and it cost my dad to have the issue fixed.
Not fun at the time, but a great story to tell at family get togethers when I got older.
Story here:
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/explosion-rattles-central-halifax-after-man-forgets-about-propane-tank-lights-cigarette-in-car-1.4791514#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=SpADxnZ
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I must say, working this job teaches me a lot of valuable information.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
We can thaw them and roast them on an open pit.
jmonroe
I come up with them every once in awhile!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Granted, if you can't take in the information from your gauges, instrument panel, and maintain sufficient awareness and attention to the roadway, then by all means ignore your guages, instrument panel, car, and other conditions surrounding you. At some point it is time to recognize the lack of congnitive ability, and hand in your license voluntarily.
P.S. Accidents are not accidents. They are negligent collisions. Usually by one party being at fault. While not-at-fault collisons can be swayed by good or bad luck, at-fault collisions are not by chance, luck, or accident. There are people out there without at-fault collisions out on the roadway, for 10, 20, 30, 40 years. Even a whole lifetime. This is no accident. Those drivers (if they have a lot of miles under their belts) have developed skills and habits that makes their impressive results and driving record predictable, expected, and highly likely.
Those with bad driving habits do and will cause collisions. It is inevitable, and that is why I don't see the distinction DA's make between vehicular manslaughter and "negligent vehicular manslaughter." To me all vehicular manslaugther (if you are found at fault) should be treated as criminally negligent. Get those drivers off the road! Jail time!
Water leaking through the taillight wouldn’t be something I would check for but the Chevy dealer must know his product’s weak points.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
There are hours long You Tube clips with entire long trips being made with front and back dash cams showing tailgating to be nonexistant. A total non-issue.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I'd wager if one thinks they are being tailgated a lot, they are the problem. Reminds me of the person who has been married 6 times complaining about how hard it is to find a good spouse - to find the issue, look in a mirror.
And yeah, that someone can take a life via bad driving and receive less of a sentence than for many drug offenses (especially in less than first world parts of Murka) is disgustingly sad.
Here is the gist of it:
"Last Saturday, I took my teenaged grandson, Benjamin, out for a driving lesson. As we pulled up the street, I asked him, “Ben, what’s the most important thing to remember when you drive a car?” He hesitated and then answered, “To keep my hands on the steering wheel, I guess.”
“No,” I said, “That’s not it at all. Want to try again?”
“Come on, grandpa, just tell me!”
“Okay,” I said, “The most important thing to remember when you’re driving a car is that you’re driving a car. Anytime you’re not consciously aware that you’re driving, your mind starts to wander, and when that happens, you might as well close your eyes. You’re in imminent danger. So yes, you have to constantly remind yourself that you’re in a car, driving, not doing anything else. When you’re behind the wheel, moving, the act of driving is the most important thing in your life—and the lives of those with you and around you. End of sermon.”
I enjoy driving—always have. So I don’t find it a chore to remind myself that I’m in a car, controlling it, and that I’m essentially in a chess game on wheels. To win—that is, to keep from running into things or getting run into—I have to predict what might happen as I move through two-dimensional space. And that’s what I mean about experience, because the longer you’ve been driving, the better you become at predicting and being able to react to the dangers, real or potential, around you.
For example, the danger in driving in freeway traffic at 70 mph usually isn’t with the cars immediately around you. It’s with the cars or trucks three or four ahead. Most drivers keep an eye on the vehicles just in front of them but tend not to pay much attention to traffic ahead of those. When something goes wrong with the car four or five cars ahead, it’s going to impact you in one way or another, so you have to focus on those vehicles, too."
Full article here: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2020/01/28/wheelingeezers-hair-raising-tales-of-driving-back-in-the-day/
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
That chip on your shoulder (which has been evident for years) will get heavier and heavier as time passes. Enjoy.
The advantage of a 3-pedal manual transmission has nothing to do with shift speed. It has to do with the ability to put the car in the gear you want, when you want, how you want. Going down long downgrades is an instance where I want to be able to put the transmission into a gear that allows the car to proceed with no need to use the brakes. I realize that I may as be speaking Swahili, but there are a few on here who may know what I'm talking about.
Then there's the maintenance/replacement cost. I realize that most people on here would rather be drawn and quartered instead of keeping a vehicle for a long time, but manual transmissions don't break, as a rule. A clutch is required from time to time (I'm 160K miles on my original), but replacing one is a much less onerous situation than dealing with automatic transmission repair/replacement.
Or, as I'm sure you're aware, I could talk to the hand.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart
My driving environment is primarily hills and gridlock. Not seeing the benefit of a manual for my own use case. I suppose it is a wash when on a long higher speed road trip (just set cruise on a downhill stretch, no need for brakes), but the convenience of an automatic in dense traffic along with not wearing out my left leg seals it for me. I don't need to put the car in the gear I want when averaging 12 mph day in day out. Not to mention a gear when a driver wants, how they want it etc might not be the optimal choice anyway. Moot for me though, as few cars I want are offered with a manual. Vintage car for sunny Sundays? Sure. Everyday commuter and daily driver/trip car? I'm good. I've also owned the same automatic car for just shy of 25 years now, the car is heading for 60 years old. I maintain it, and it works fine. No traditional torque converter though, which may help that.
Regarding that chip, well...takes one to know one, you're not exactly innocent in that regard
I think the whole class”ATs can shift a microsecond quicker” argument is a red herring. I, like I’ll bet darn near everyone else, am not racing my DD, nor am I reclining and power shifting on the way to target. It’s extremely rare that. Would ever be in a situation where that fraction would ever matter. More common to find the AT lugging along in way too high a gear.
The traffic and hills in gridlock, that’s legit. As is liking the control and engagement of having 3 pedals. But F1 going to automatics is not really relevant to any driving I do!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The first car she had with a true automatic transmission was the '99 Expedition we leased. Her commute at the time included a road that went down a canyon, which can be treacherous in the winter. We had to have a talk about how to use the transmission lever to 'downshift' the transmission to use engine braking.
Now, with flappy paddles, it's a bit easier to mimic the function of a true stick shift.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
While I'm not often "racing" and HPDE's are not "racing" either, I do like the sound of the lightning quick shifts under heavy throtlle when an open straight presents itself, and I leave traffic at the last stop light in the distant rear view mirror within seconds.
I like the mechanical feel, quickness, and efficiency of them.
I've never had one break on me, so I can't comment as to replacement costs that I have heard are quite high. The A3's exhibited no signs of issues at over 100,000 miles. And you know the way those 100,000 miles were driven @oldfarmer50 would never have bought my A3.
If I was to entertain a 2-series, it'd have to be the DSG version of the M2. Now, all I need to know is, does BMW's dual clutch work fantastically like Audi/VW's, or does it work more stone-age like, such as the Kia Optima's?