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Sandman6472

Personally, I love mine in my 2015 Golf. Especially when I need to merge onto the expressway, just pit the selector into "S" and I'm gone! That slight turbo lag disappears and I feel that "whoosh" as I zoom forward. Get up to speed, and then go back to "D" so the rpm's go down and I use less petrol. Most times from a dead stop it's not necessary but like to know it's there when needed. Try to change the synthetic oil around 7500 miles now instead of the 10K intervals VW called for. Never did 10K actually, started around 9K and then went down to either 8K, 8.5K or lately, 7.5K as I want the turbo and engine to last.
And now that buying/leasing a new vehicle is off the table, more important than ever that I keep it in as good a shape as I can. No longer do I get it up to optimum operating speeds on a regular basis since my commute has changed drastically. And now that I'm not sure how my pain doc appointments are going to be handled in the future, looking like that half hour trip each way may be gone also. So, I just might have to schedule a time each week to get 'er up to speed for awhile to make sure things a running correctly. It really does drive nicely and really no reason with 63.K on the clock do I need something to replace it. December will be it's six year birthday and the rate I'm going, might not see 70K for almost 18 months. Crazy not to keep it unless, unless something bad happens that necessitates me to trade her in.

andres3

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:

Have to catch up on today 's posts, but what do you guys think of these "Limited Lifetime Powertrain Warranty" offered thru dealerships? Honda World here in Louisville offers this. You have to follow their recommended service schedule, which according to another dealership (see below), includes tires rotations. Seems like it would be more trouble, and $, than its worth.

MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS – In order to keep your Lifetime Limited Powertrain Warranty valid, you must follow the maintenance procedures listed below.

You are responsible for making sure the oil warning light gauge and the temperature warning light gauge are functioning before driving the vehicle.
Your vehicle must receive all scheduled maintenance as recommended by both time and mileage, in accordance with your Purchase and Sales Contract, including, but not limited to, oil and filer changes and tire rotations.
You must keep copies of all repair orders. Copies must indicate; customer name, repair order number, repair order date, Vehicle Identification Number, a description of your vehicle, repair order mileage, and a complete description of services performed.
We may require you to furnish us with proof that the specified services have been performed. Failure to show proof that all scheduled maintenance and repairs have been performed may void coverage under this Lifetime Limited Powertrain Warranty.

Depends on the integrity of the dealer/manufacturer. Ask the poster whose Hyundai blew up and they stiffed him. Personally, I don’t trust them.

Or you can ask the poster whose Hyundai blew up at just over 99k miles and got a replacement engine no questions asked and whose other Hyundai developed a cracked exhaust manifold at 135k miles that Hyundai fixed no questions asked.
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Overall I am very happy with Hyundai's warranty service

Or you can ask a poster who's never bought a car where the engine blew up, especially at 99K miles, unless you count blown head gaskets on the Neon at 40,000 miles an engine blowing up, and if you do, well, the Neon doesn't even qualify as a real car in my book.

I'd of called them disposable vehicles; like BIC disposable razors.

andres3

Sandman6472 said:

Personally, I love mine in my 2015 Golf. Especially when I need to merge onto the expressway, just pit the selector into "S" and I'm gone! That slight turbo lag disappears and I feel that "whoosh" as I zoom forward. Get up to speed, and then go back to "D" so the rpm's go down and I use less petrol. Most times from a dead stop it's not necessary but like to know it's there when needed. Try to change the synthetic oil around 7500 miles now instead of the 10K intervals VW called for. Never did 10K actually, started around 9K and then went down to either 8K, 8.5K or lately, 7.5K as I want the turbo and engine to last.
And now that buying/leasing a new vehicle is off the table, more important than ever that I keep it in as good a shape as I can. No longer do I get it up to optimum operating speeds on a regular basis since my commute has changed drastically. And now that I'm not sure how my pain doc appointments are going to be handled in the future, looking like that half hour trip each way may be gone also. So, I just might have to schedule a time each week to get 'er up to speed for awhile to make sure things a running correctly. It really does drive nicely and really no reason with 63.K on the clock do I need something to replace it. December will be it's six year birthday and the rate I'm going, might not see 70K for almost 18 months. Crazy not to keep it unless, unless something bad happens that necessitates me to trade her in.

Regarding oil change intervals, it essentially boils down to this:

10K intervals for leasers/leassees, or when the manufacturer is only on the hook for 50,000 miles or less.
5K intervals for those that plan on keeping their cars a very long time.
5K intervals when the manufacturer is on the hook for 100,000 miles on the warranty.

andres3

bwia said:

andres3 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

imidazol97 said:

driver100 said:

I could save the courts time and money....I have watched so many Hot Benches I can tell who is guilty as soon as I look at them

Same with Judge Judy. Not hard to tell she's got her mind made up from paper work or from what the producers have told her to say about each case and defendant vs plaintiff. I'd hope I'd receive a fairer hearing were I in court than I see on the JJ show.

The Hot 'Bench brand of JJ empire is predictable as to what each of the 3 judges will argue in the private consulation.

I don't think the judges know ahead of time...it would take the spontaneity out of the show. I like they way they can ask the questions that get to the truth....ask enough good questions and something won't add up. I like Judge Demango and her New York accent...she'll ask and say anything....and knows how to get to the truth.

By the time they go to the back room you know the verdict, I like to hear the thinking process though. Funny when they disagree though.....that means in a real court it may depend on what judge you get.

Just like my cousin @jmonroe, I don't watch judge shows. Are you saying that there are judge shows that have multiple judges and it's something like majority rule? If so these judge shows are more of a circus than I thought. As for real court rooms, of course it depends on which judge you get and defence and prosecuting attorneys base their case strategy on this. I hope this isn't a revelation for you.

jmonroe

My traffic lawyer in the most recent case sucessfully pre-emptorily challenged and removed the first assigned judge, so they could negotiate with someone more reasonable.

Even I haven't had the guts to do this defending myself, though the self-help books show you how. There is not a reliable "yelp" style review process on traffic court judges. I wouldn't know if I was getting rid of bad for baddest.

Caught in Providence? For a fair hearing, nothing beats a compassionate traffic judge and an accommodating prosecutor in Providence. Here is a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlZATzTgl6o

I like Caught in Providence, have seen many of the trials on my smartphone. I have yet to run into a traffic judge even remotely close to that reasonable judge, because traffic courts are not about reason, at least in California.

It's almost as if the Courts and law enforcement enjoy building disdain, disrespect, and contempt for those institutions by applying the law as unfairly and arbitrarily as possible. Essentially daring you to hire a good lawyer, or mount a successful appeal to a higher court, both of which cost $$$$.

andres3

bwia said:

andres3 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

imidazol97 said:

driver100 said:

I could save the courts time and money....I have watched so many Hot Benches I can tell who is guilty as soon as I look at them

Same with Judge Judy. Not hard to tell she's got her mind made up from paper work or from what the producers have told her to say about each case and defendant vs plaintiff. I'd hope I'd receive a fairer hearing were I in court than I see on the JJ show.

The Hot 'Bench brand of JJ empire is predictable as to what each of the 3 judges will argue in the private consulation.

I don't think the judges know ahead of time...it would take the spontaneity out of the show. I like they way they can ask the questions that get to the truth....ask enough good questions and something won't add up. I like Judge Demango and her New York accent...she'll ask and say anything....and knows how to get to the truth.

By the time they go to the back room you know the verdict, I like to hear the thinking process though. Funny when they disagree though.....that means in a real court it may depend on what judge you get.

Just like my cousin @jmonroe, I don't watch judge shows. Are you saying that there are judge shows that have multiple judges and it's something like majority rule? If so these judge shows are more of a circus than I thought. As for real court rooms, of course it depends on which judge you get and defence and prosecuting attorneys base their case strategy on this. I hope this isn't a revelation for you.

jmonroe

My traffic lawyer in the most recent case sucessfully pre-emptorily challenged and removed the first assigned judge, so they could negotiate with someone more reasonable.

Even I haven't had the guts to do this defending myself, though the self-help books show you how. There is not a reliable "yelp" style review process on traffic court judges. I wouldn't know if I was getting rid of bad for baddest.

Caught in Providence? For a fair hearing, nothing beats a compassionate traffic judge and an accommodating prosecutor in Providence. Here is a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlZATzTgl6o

I like Caught in Providence, have seen many of the trials on my smartphone. I have yet to run into a traffic judge even remotely close to that reasonable judge, because traffic courts are not about reason, at least in California.

It's almost as if the Courts and law enforcement enjoy building disdain, disrespect, and contempt for those institutions by applying the law as unfairly and arbitrarily as possible. Essentially daring you to hire a good lawyer, or mount a successful appeal to a higher court, both of which cost $$$$.

andres3

imidazol97 said:

A little humor from the China virus and the safety measures we should all be using, like frequent hand washing...

It's a lack of blinker fluid that causes turn signals to stop working, haven't you heard?

oldfarmer50

imidazol97 said:

I tried checking on my check from IRS now that the app is operating... it didn't know who I was. Bad sign?

I got the same thing. Said they couldn’t tell from the available information.

stickguy

they had a piece about it on the nightly news at 7. Said they suspect it was just overwhelmed by volume.

andres3

houdini1 said:

28firefighter said:

Would you call it the America Virus if it had originated here?

28firefighter said:

Would you call it the America Virus if it had originated here?

As someone mentioned the other day, the Spanish Flu actually started in the U.S., Kansas to be more specific. I live in the U.S and in Kansas, and I was not even a little bit upset. It probably should be called the Kansas Flu. It was interesting. We have to investigate and know the origins of these deadly diseases to try to keep them from happening again. Besides, China did not do themselves any favor keeping this outbreak under wraps for so long, and if true, they need to answer for that. The government, not the people of China. I am sure the people there want the same things we do, peace, prosperity, and freedom.

And they seem to like Buicks with a much higher quality, build spec, and assembly spec than you have on US built Buicks. Almost like GM learned its lesson with poor quality and didn't want to build a reputation for it overseas.

andres3

laurasdada said:

Self-insure the warranty: Take the cost of the warranty, put it in a safe (or not, up to you!) interest-bearing account (yeah, I know, best I have now is online 1.5%) for use after the original warranty expires. If you need repairs, you have the saved money + interest/apprciation. If you don't need costly repairs, you've still got your money, rather than the dealer.

If I ever got my money's worth from an extended warranty, I'd be pissed I had to go back to the repair shop so often that I'd still hate the manufacturer despite making out on the warranty.

oldfarmer50

jipster said:

benjaminh said:

Well @jipster : what way are you leaning at this point?

Leaning towards the medicine cabinet... I need an aspirin.

I like the idea of buying new from Honda World, because if I go with the 1.5 engine they have the lifetime powertrain warranty. I did like that silver certified EX I test drove yesterday, so may throw them an offer.
I did see a hybrid out at Wyler.The EX -L looks to be priced a little too high for me.

Can't see it changing anything, but may take another look at the Mazda 6 tomorrow, since I'll be in the "Oxmoron" area.:-)

My2 cents says that given Honda’s reputation for longevity and your desire to keep a car forever, the choice seems clear.

stickguy

I would not get that much use out of it most likely, because if the car started breaking that much, I would get rid of it anyway!

nyccarguy

@jipster - update? Inquiring minds want to know

imidazol97

andres3 said:

imidazol97 said:

A little humor from the China virus and the safety measures we should all be using, like frequent hand washing...

It's a lack of blinker fluid that causes turn signals to stop working, haven't you heard?

Is that covered under the 100K mi warranty?

imidazol97

At times it seemed that this topic has turned into chronic car buyers. It's been interesting reading! it's been interesting hearing people compare the packages on the Accord and compare the Accord to the TLX. I've learned more about the cars for when I have to do comparison shopping to replace one of mine.

Which one will Jipster choose? Suspense.

jmonroe1

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Just keep stringing everyone along.

Did another @iluvmysephia1 hack in here again?

jmonroe

jmonroe1

benjaminh said:

1 pic of the TLX with red leather....

I think if you can get a wider shot of that TLX red interior we'd see @graphicguy in the back seat.

jmonroe

driver100

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Just keep stringing everyone along.

Might break the record...surpassing that guy who wanted a Nissan NISMO for about 18 months!

driver100

stickguy said:

I really like that Hybrid. Pretty good deal on an EXL too.

Agreed, and it is worth the extra amount. Even special Hybrid Red color. List of options is huge...it's got everything......I'm almost ready to buy it.

driver100

imidazol97 said:

Called Lowes because salesman said they'd call today about deliver time tomorrow. Good thing we're not working anymore.

The company delivering washer/dryer for Lowes calls at 7 to 8 am on day of delivery to tell you whether they are delivering in the morning or in the afternoon. That means someone would have to take off the entire day because most couldn't plan to just take morning or afternoon without notice the day before.

Of course, if you're working from home...

I think Lowes and Home Depot have separate companies that deliver and install these items. Just guessing, but I think they pick up the items the day before or that morning...and then figure out their route. None of them really care about the customer...just profit. This way they can blame the delivery company if something goes wrong.

Same with Instacart. Remember, they didn't deliver our order after we waited 10 days, so they cancelled it. They wrote today, we should have a refund within a week or 10 days, and they will give us $10 on our next order. I hate that...they will give us a measly $10 gift, if we use their crappy service again. I told Mrs D not to use them again, but she got a delivery day for Monday which is unheard of. Great, now we will have to cancel that one and they'll have 2 orders we will have to fight to get our money back...probably $300 by then.

driver100

andres3 said:

imidazol97 said:

A little humor from the China virus and the safety measures we should all be using, like frequent hand washing...

It's a lack of blinker fluid that causes turn signals to stop working, haven't you heard?

I thought it was a sealed unit and would last for at least 100000 miles

roadburner

andres3 said:

Regarding oil change intervals, it essentially boils down to this:

10K intervals for leasers/leassees, or when the manufacturer is only on the hook for 50,000 miles or less.
5K intervals for those that plan on keeping their cars a very long time.
5K intervals when the manufacturer is on the hook for 100,000 miles on the warranty.

Used oil analysis showed that a 7,500 mile OCI was conservative, if anything on my Mazdaspeed 3. This is my son's 2009 328i at 108,500 miles; the pictures were taken while we were replacing the valve cover gasket. The car has been run on BMW TPT 5W-30 or BMW TPT 0W-30 since new- with a minimum OCI of 15,000 miles:

roadburner

So my first assistant insisted that she give me a breather tomorrow as I've been the only attorney in the office for over a month(we are now shut down until May 31st). As a result I'm taking the Clubman to my BMW dealer to get an oil change and to have the upstream O2 sensor sorted once and for all. While I'm there I hope to take the 540i xDrive out for a test drive, and possibly an X3 M40i as well. The G30 has been on the lot since 3/11 and the price has dropped $3,500 to $38,000.
I'd probably still go with the GTS if the local Kia dealers weren't so sketchy.

nyccarguy

roadburner said:

So my first assistant insisted that she give me a breather tomorrow as I've been the only attorney in the office for over a month(we are now shut down until May 31st). As a result I'm taking the Clubman to my BMW dealer to get an oil change and to have the upstream O2 sensor sorted once and for all. While I'm there I hope to take the 540i xDrive out for a test drive, and possibly an X3 M40i as well. The G30 has been on the lot since 3/11 and the price has dropped $3,500 to $38,000.
I'd probably still go with the GTS if the local Kia dealers weren't so sketchy.

I think you’ll like the X3 M40i. What weighs more? That or the 5er? One of the hockey Dad’s had one. He changes cars quite often. He said he kept the x3 M40i more than any car over the last 5 years.

jipster

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Just keep stringing everyone along.

That's insulting. My first post about looking for a new car was April 2nd.... of this year. So, it's been less than 2 weeks I've been researching and test driving cars.

I buy a new(er) car maybe once every 7 years or so. It's an exciting process for me. Thought I'd share the journey here as most of you are "car guys", and thought I could pick up some helpful advice, which I've received plenty. Thanks to all....especially Benjamin. I'm not out for the attention if that is what you're implying.

stickguy

just friendly joshing. we all enjoy the ride. Please don't get offended! We are pretty much all living through you at this point!

stickguy

speaking of washers, was discussing washers/dryers with my son, since he is closing on a house in a month and will need to get a set. I recommended top load, but he seems set on getting a front load set. His call! we pointed out the need to work on keeping mold at bay, and he is aware.

oldfarmer50

jmonroe1 said:

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Just keep stringing everyone along.

Did another @iluvmysephia1 hack in here again?

jmonroe

I think we all get paralysis by analysis at some point. I know with the Mustang I agonized from November to July. I was lucky with the Kia as I had a plethora of comparables to test drive. It still took a couple of months.

oldfarmer50

jipster said:

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Just keep stringing everyone along.

That's insulting. My first post about looking for a new car was April 2nd.... of this year. So, it's been less than 2 weeks I've been researching and test driving cars.

I buy a new(er) car maybe once every 7 years or so. It's an exciting process for me. Thought I'd share the journey here as most of you are "car guys", and thought I could pick up some helpful advice, which I've received plenty. Thanks to all....especially Benjamin. I'm not out for the attention if that is what you're implying.

They’re just jealous.🤑

stickguy

I am just jealous that he can still leave the house and drive around, and even look at cars!

benjaminh

You're doing great @jipster!++ And you've probably already seen this from Honda, but just in case....

"First Responder & Healthcare Professional Appreciation Offer $500
Honda would like to extend our gratitude to First Responders and Healthcare Professionals by helping you get into the right vehicle with a $500 savings toward any 2019 or newer model year Honda when you finance or lease with Honda Financial Services"

https://automobiles.honda.com/tools/current-offers?zipcode=40207

"Special APR Expires 05/04/20
2020 Accord 1.9% APR for 24-36 months or 2.9% for 37-60 months"

And although for understandable reasons the TLX is probably off your list at this point, here's a recent financing offer from Acura...

"SPECIAL APR Expires 04/30/20
2020 TLX Special APR 0.9% APR for 24-72 months"

I don't think you're considering the Civic, but just in case here's a new EXL Civic for c. $24k in what's called Cosmic Blue with grey leather interior. The Civic also has a 1.5 liter turbo. Actually the Civic has about the same amount of interior room as the TLX. The Civic is now almost exactly the same size as a 1995 Accord.
https://www.louisvillehondaworld.com/new-Jefferson+County-2020-Honda-Civic-EX+L-19XFC1F76LE008479

ab348

Not sure why someone who has extensively evaluated the Fusion, Altima, Sonata, 6, Camry, TLX and Accord would even have a Civic on their radar. You really cannot compare a TLX to Civic. I think even comparing a TLX to a ILX would be a stretch.

ab348

driver100 said:

Same with Instacart. Remember, they didn't deliver our order after we waited 10 days, so they cancelled it. They wrote today, we should have a refund within a week or 10 days, and they will give us $10 on our next order. I hate that...they will give us a measly $10 gift, if we use their crappy service again. I told Mrs D not to use them again, but she got a delivery day for Monday which is unheard of. Great, now we will have to cancel that one and they'll have 2 orders we will have to fight to get our money back...probably $300 by then.

Up here we have a regional big-box home store called Kent. To their credit back in the late '80s they were the first of their kind around here long before Home Depot and Lowe's ever heard of this area, but they are owned by the Irving Oil family and share that firm's corporate DNA of absolutely atrocious customer service.

With the slowdown in recent weeks, back around the first of the month they sent out an email blast saying they had instituted free local shipping of online orders of $50 or more. I figured this would be a good way to get my landscaping supplies here without the pain of lugging sacks of mulch, soil, manure, etc in the trunk of the ATS over multiple trips, so I placed an order on Apr. 5. The order process went well. Then, radio silence.

I checked on the order status a few times and saw it was showing in process but no other update was received. Earlier this week I visited their website to check again and saw a new banner saying (in essence) that they had been overwhelmed by an unexpected volume of online orders and to be patient. Yesterday my patience ran out after still not getting any kind of update so I sent them a message. Got a response back from corporate (not the store) saying they would look into it. A few hours later I get an automated email saying they have issued a credit (they had apparently already charged my CC; I neglected to check that) but with no other info as to why. All I know is that it is just one more reason why I vowed a while back not to do business with them. Bad on me for forgetting that.

tjc78

nyccarguy said:

@tjc78 - Did I read correctly about you turning down a Black/Black S60 that was $40 per month LESS? You have a 2 year or 3 year lease?

Yes I did.

My S60 was 50K and the lease on the brand new one was $465 36/10 with $465 down. I had my choice of a few colors. This was a solid deal that took about two weeks to dial in. It more or less matched the broker deals on Leasehackr.

Right before I committed to this deal, the SM calls me to offer an identical S60 loaner with almost 4K miles IIRC. It was black on black. Deal was $422 / $422 down. Spoke to the wife and she agreed that I’d never be happy with the colors and the savings wasn’t worth it.

If it was a different color on the outside I may have been more interested in doing it, but black on black is probably my least favorite combo.

venture

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

I tried checking on my check from IRS now that the app is operating... it didn't know who I was. Bad sign?

I got the same thing. Said they couldn’t tell from the available information.

Just for the record - I checked early this morning and it said mine was deposited on 4/15/20 so it does work.

jipster

It's all good guys. Thinking of spending all that money has the ole jipster a little stressed out. LOL.

@benjaminhf I did see those Honda incentives the other day. Thx. And a sunrise red (?) Civic did catch my eye the other day at Jeff Wyler. Hadn't seen this particular color before. Pretty cool. I was a bit surprised at how much bigger and nicer the 2020 Civic is over the 2012 I leased. Almost asked for a test drive, but I was tired, and the traffic on Dixie Highway was horrendous.

On looking at cars during this corona crisis, yeah, it can be a bit unnerving at times. At Honda World they had me wait in the customer service lounge, which had about 10 people waiting on their car. I had a mask on, but many customers waiting on their cars did not. There were signs posted saying masks were available. Maybe they were out. My salesman 's mask kept sliding down the front of his nose. Looked like he had been wearing it for a month, as it was stretched and worn. On the plus side, salesmen don't.run after you and talk you up as much. Most are like, "Here are the keys....see you back whenever." The Acura lady followed me in her car when I test drove the TLX , and the Fusion guy jumped in the car with me, which he shouldn't have done. He was the nontalking salesman I had spoke of earlier. Nice guy....but you have to talk to sell a car, dude..

ab348....dont.forget the Optima..:-)
Doubt I'll look at the Civic, but they were much nicer than what I remember.

imidazol97

I was just reading a local fakebook site group page for our community. A car repair facility said they were taking cleanliness measures in their (small) waiting area and they had touchless delivery where THEY WOULD LOCK YOUR KEYS INSIDE YOU CAR FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP.

I wonder what could go wrong

driver100

jipster said:

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Just keep stringing everyone along.

That's insulting. My first post about looking for a new car was April 2nd.... of this year. So, it's been less than 2 weeks I've been researching and test driving cars.

You're doing great jip....not much car buying going on around here or anywhere it seems. We are living our dreams through you...you have a big responsibility on your shoulders.

*Actually, you have done really well to test so many cars under these conditions.....and checking in with updates too. Thanks, it is my main entertainment for the day!

driver100

stickguy said:

speaking of washers, was discussing washers/dryers with my son, since he is closing on a house in a month and will need to get a set. I recommended top load, but he seems set on getting a front load set. His call! we pointed out the need to work on keeping mold at bay, and he is aware.

Mrs D only gets top loaders....you can add more clothes to them once they start up. Also, no need to bend over to put clothes in or out.

stickguy

Before I got the TLX I looked at the last remaining 2018 S60 loaner configured the way I wanted at local dealer. Could have had that at a strong price, but it was also black over black. Just couldn’t do it. Though if they had come back at say $350/month, I might have caved! IURC sticker wasn’t $45k, with 4,000 miles, and they offered to sell it for $28k.

tjc78

imidazol97 said:

I was just reading a local fakebook site group page for our community. A car repair facility said they were taking cleanliness measures in their (small) waiting area and they had touchless delivery where THEY WOULD LOCK YOUR KEYS INSIDE YOU CAR FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP.

I wonder what could go wrong

I think that most cars with proximity key/keyless go you can’t lock your keys inside. Can’t be done, car will unlock itself.

snakeweasel

imidazol97 said:

I was just reading a local fakebook site group page for our community. A car repair facility said they were taking cleanliness measures in their (small) waiting area and they had touchless delivery where THEY WOULD LOCK YOUR KEYS INSIDE YOU CAR FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP.

I wonder what could go wrong

Awe isn't that nice, getting the cars nicely fixed up for the car thieves and letting them know about it publicly.

driver100

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

@tjc78 - Did I read correctly about you turning down a Black/Black S60 that was $40 per month LESS? You have a 2 year or 3 year lease?

Yes I did.

My S60 was 50K and the lease on the brand new one was $465 36/10 with $465 down. I had my choice of a few colors. This was a solid deal that took about two weeks to dial in. It more or less matched the broker deals on Leasehackr.

Right before I committed to this deal, the SM calls me to offer an identical S60 loaner with almost 4K miles IIRC. It was black on black. Deal was $422 / $422 down. Spoke to the wife and she agreed that I’d never be happy with the colors and the savings wasn’t worth it.

If it was a different color on the outside I may have been more interested in doing it, but black on black is probably my least favorite combo.

Better to get the car you want, then you will still like it after a long time...may actually cost less in the long run. Definitely worth $1 a day to get the car you really want using the Driver averaging system.

snakeweasel

tjc78 said:

imidazol97 said:

I was just reading a local fakebook site group page for our community. A car repair facility said they were taking cleanliness measures in their (small) waiting area and they had touchless delivery where THEY WOULD LOCK YOUR KEYS INSIDE YOU CAR FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP.

I wonder what could go wrong

I think that most cars with proximity key/keyless go you can’t lock your keys inside. Can’t be done, car will unlock itself.

Now I am going to have to see if that is the case with my car. But even if it does lock will touching the door handle still unlock it?

ab348

stickguy said:

speaking of washers, was discussing washers/dryers with my son, since he is closing on a house in a month and will need to get a set. I recommended top load, but he seems set on getting a front load set. His call! we pointed out the need to work on keeping mold at bay, and he is aware.

I've had a LG front-load pair for 10 years with no mold issues. The only problem is that the digital display window on the washer went wonky a couple of years ago but that doesn't affect the operation of the machine. I think mold is not only due to the design of the front-load door and seal itself, but also frequency of use. I do 2 or 3 loads a week, usually all on the same day, and then for the rest of the week leave the washer door open to let it dry out. No mold ever.

jipster

driver100 said:

jipster said:

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Just keep stringing everyone along.

That's insulting. My first post about looking for a new car was April 2nd.... of this year. So, it's been less than 2 weeks I've been researching and test driving cars.

You're doing great jip....not much car buying going on around here or anywhere it seems. We are living our dreams through you...you have a big responsibility on your shoulders.

*Actually, you have done really well to test so many cars under these conditions.....and checking in with updates too. Thanks, it is my main entertainment for the day!

Thx driver. I received an email from Jeff Wyler in Florence, Kentucky. They made a "limited time offer" of $24, 359 for a new 2020 Accord EX. Honda World was $29,100 OTD. This could be the miracle I've been hoping for! But the Wyler group is a slippery bunch, I'll have to proceed with caution if I go with that group. I think I'll send a text to my Honda World salesman and see if they'll match the price. Would rather buy from Honda World because of their lifetime warranty.

driver100

Makes sense Jip.............try for $24350, say you like to round it off!

stickguy

On my car, you can lock the keys inside, but need to use the other fob to do it. Sometimes my wife wants to leave her purse in the car and that deactivates the touch button to lock it. But I can hit lock on my fob.

Won’t let the trunk latch though if you leave them in there, so no chance of accidentally dropping your keys in the trunk then shutting the lid.

driver100

tjc78 said:

imidazol97 said:

I was just reading a local fakebook site group page for our community. A car repair facility said they were taking cleanliness measures in their (small) waiting area and they had touchless delivery where THEY WOULD LOCK YOUR KEYS INSIDE YOU CAR FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP.

I wonder what could go wrong

I think that most cars with proximity key/keyless go you can’t lock your keys inside. Can’t be done, car will unlock itself.

You have to wonder how good of mechanics they are if they don't know you can't lock the keys in the car?

stickguy

That’s only on some cars. Older ones you certainly can. Only the fobless ones do it.