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graphicguy

stickguy said:

That’s the furnace though isn’t it? He’s only replacing the AC components.

Yes...my furnace has an infinitely variable fan. The A/C would be hooked to that!

Thanks for the heads up though.

graphicguy

@venture ...very nice. Big congrats!

fintail

Kind of like sport seats with thigh extensions in that new Subaru? Nice looking design, congrats.

jmonroe1

venture said:

First impressions:

It’s a lot quicker than I thought it would be. I assume it’s the low end grunt because of the turbo. Faster than my 3.6, but I suspect, at speed, the 3.6 would win out. Losing that engine is my only regret.

These are nice cars…for a Subaru.

It has a lot of tech. Much of it my old Legacy had, but there is new stuff to play with too.

Eyesight is always a fan favorite and, of course, it has the usual Auto Emergency Braking, Lane Departure and Sway Warning (whatever that is), Adaptive Cruise, Reverse Automatic Braking, Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, 180-degree front View Monitor, and 7 billion airbags.

The 11.6” Nav. screen is huge. The Nappa leather seats are nice. 10-way drivers and 8-way passenger seats is a lot of adjustment for getting it right and never touching it again. Ventilated and heated seats, but the ventilated part creeps me out a little. Dual-zone Auto Climate Control is nice as always. Automatic power folding side mirrors w/ reverse auto tilt down would keep Mrs. jmonroe from knocking the mirror off the car. Moonroof that I will never use. Wireless phone charger is nicer than I thought it would be.

It’s screwed together pretty well. Of course there are only 12 miles on it.

OK wise guy, I’ll send Mrs. j over to check out your full proof mirror thingy.

Nice looking car. Would probably even look good with a whacked mirror.

stickguy

really nice interior. still a little sad the wife didn't bite on a Sube.

driver100

Venture...the new Sube looks great....inside and out. Love the interior...and the wheels are really nice too!

suydam

@venture — looks beautiful! I love the color combo, which I also have on my Volt. It still looks great 3 years in. Beautiful interior too. Congrats!

stickguy

starting to get more emails from my network of car dealers that have it (I really need to start getting off some of those lists!) because NJ is allowing in person sales again starting tomorrow. that should help business a bit. If people have money and willing to do it (follow Venture's lead?)

abacomike

stickguy said:

starting to get more emails from my network of car dealers that have it (I really need to start getting off some of those lists!) because NJ is allowing in person sales again starting tomorrow. that should help business a bit. If people have money and willing to do it (follow Venture's lead?)

Best time in many, many years to get an unbelievable deal on a new car + great financing (0%) with deferred 1st payments up to 120 days.

venture

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

Mrs.venture has dinner ready.

Great interior. Is that the ‘20 or the ‘21? Are the Subaru dealers cutting prices?

It's a 2020. The '21s aren't out yet.

My dealer usually has a decent amount off of MSRP. With only a little push you can get a car at, or below, invoice. If you have a trade is when the pain starts. It's always a struggle.

Their point this time is that used cars dropped 15%-20% so my trade is worth less. Of course I countered with all their ads about how a Subaru retains value.

venture

fintail said:

Kind of like sport seats with thigh extensions in that new Subaru? Nice looking design, congrats.

Yes. Pretty well bolstered and thigh support. Thanks.

venture

stickguy said:

really nice interior. still a little sad the wife didn't bite on a Sube.

Subaru has really stepped up their game with interiors. It makes sense that a car has an interior...you might as well make it as nice as you can.

venture

driver100 said:

Venture...the new Sube looks great....inside and out. Love the interior...and the wheels are really nice too!

Yeah. The wheels sort of make your eyes all screwy. A sign of the times, I guess.

venture

suydam said:

@venture — looks beautiful! I love the color combo, which I also have on my Volt. It still looks great 3 years in. Beautiful interior too. Congrats!

Thanks.

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

venture

abacomike said:

stickguy said:

starting to get more emails from my network of car dealers that have it (I really need to start getting off some of those lists!) because NJ is allowing in person sales again starting tomorrow. that should help business a bit. If people have money and willing to do it (follow Venture's lead?)

Best time in many, many years to get an unbelievable deal on a new car + great financing (0%) with deferred 1st payments up to 120 days.

It is. I was going to pay for it when I picked it up, but decided to use their money for a while. They have 0% for up to 63 months. I gave them $5k and only did 48 months though.

nyccarguy

@venture - nice ride! Those seats look great! I dig the color combo!

ab348

driver100 said:

Just by saying the words “Hey, Mercedes,” the system responds with, “What do you need?” It is just like having a personal assistant on board to help along the drive.

I'm surprised it doesn't respond with "jawohl" or more ominously, "nein". :laughing:

pensfan83

Nice car @venture !

imidazol97

With the talk about speeding, I've mentioned the increase in some much higher speeds with the lower automobile traffic in this area. The state patrol was out, but seemed to be using their many known common areas to sit and monitor, and they didn't seem to mind some higher speed. Used to sit in median in a crossover or perpendicular to the traffic on the right side. It seemed at first it was the Dodge Chargers letting the horses loose to clear the carbon in the engine. Now it's lots of different vehicle types.

But the last few days I'm seeing a change in how our state patrol operates. They are sitting in different areas than before and using some of the masking techniques that other states used in the past, such as sitting in the shade under overpasses on the inside of the traffic lanes where there's a barrier and where they blend in with the concrete supports.

I suspect revenues will increase shortly.

kyfdx

The Dodge Charger V-8s have been out in force, without a doubt. I've had several pass me doing 90+.

stickguy

Do you know what happens when frogs park illegally?


A: They get toad.

houdini1

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

verdugo said:

benjaminh said:

verdugo said:

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. ....

Welcome back!

Thank you!

Good to have you back. I wondered what happened to you and just figured you got tired of watching @driver100 rack up posts.

jmonroe

Well, if I only had 1425 posts I would try to rack up some too! You've been left back in the dust my friend

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

verdugo said:

benjaminh said:

verdugo said:

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. ....

Welcome back!

Thank you!

Good to have you back. I wondered what happened to you and just figured you got tired of watching @driver100 rack up posts.

jmonroe

Well, if I only had 1425 posts I would try to rack up some too! You've been left back in the dust my friend

That's like a golfer bragging that he shot 110 and his competitor only shot 65.

driver100

ab348 said:

driver100 said:

Just by saying the words “Hey, Mercedes,” the system responds with, “What do you need?” It is just like having a personal assistant on board to help along the drive.

I'm surprised it doesn't respond with "jawohl" or more ominously, "nein". :laughing:

The 2021 Caddies's are going to say "Sure Good Buddy".

driver100

houdini1 said:

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

verdugo said:

benjaminh said:

verdugo said:

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. ....

Welcome back!

Thank you!

Good to have you back. I wondered what happened to you and just figured you got tired of watching @driver100 rack up posts.

jmonroe

Well, if I only had 1425 posts I would try to rack up some too! You've been left back in the dust my friend

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

verdugo said:

benjaminh said:

verdugo said:

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. ....

Welcome back!

Thank you!

Good to have you back. I wondered what happened to you and just figured you got tired of watching @driver100 rack up posts.

jmonroe

Well, if I only had 1425 posts I would try to rack up some too! You've been left back in the dust my friend

That's like a golfer bragging that he shot 110 and his competitor only shot 65.

I always say, more is better ! (in most cases )

imidazol97

kyfdx said:

The Dodge Charger V-8s have been out in force, without a doubt. I've had several pass me doing 90+.

When those heavy Mopars pass me, I don't think "They should be stopped for speeding." Instead I feel a slight thrill remembering
how great it was when I had a Mustang and got a change to safely give it a road tune up. If I were alone again, I might even buy a Mustang to relive those days.

kyfdx

It's weird.. My daily driver for ten years had a top speed of 150, but wasn't that powerful (235 HP), and I can count on one hand the number of times I even broke 100. (and, never 120)

But, my wife leased an Infiniti with 328 HP, and I bet I broke 100 at least 15 times in three years, and it wasn't even my car. Torque is addictive

snakeweasel

venture said:

suydam said:

@venture — looks beautiful! I love the color combo, which I also have on my Volt. It still looks great 3 years in. Beautiful interior too. Congrats!

Thanks.

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

When you're wearing Jean's and/or doing groundskeeping just place a towel over the seat before you sit on it to protect the seat.

tjc78

kyfdx said:

It's weird.. My daily driver for ten years had a top speed of 150, but wasn't that powerful (235 HP), and I can count on one hand the number of times I even broke 100. (and, never 120)

But, my wife leased an Infiniti with 328 HP, and I bet I broke 100 at least 15 times in three years, and it wasn't even my car. Torque is addictive

The Volvo hits 100 so fast and smooth it’s scary.

I passed a tractor trailer on a two lane road and hit 105.

The Infiniti is also a beast. The salesman told me to open the one I drove up and it pulled very very nice. Could easily get into trouble with it.

snakeweasel

ab348 said:

driver100 said:

Just by saying the words “Hey, Mercedes,” the system responds with, “What do you need?” It is just like having a personal assistant on board to help along the drive.

I'm surprised it doesn't respond with "jawohl" or more ominously, "nein". :laughing:

Being German I'm surprised it doesn't say "You will take what I give you and you will love it."

jmonroe1

houdini1 said:

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

verdugo said:

benjaminh said:

verdugo said:

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. ....

Welcome back!

Thank you!

Good to have you back. I wondered what happened to you and just figured you got tired of watching @driver100 rack up posts.

jmonroe

Well, if I only had 1425 posts I would try to rack up some too! You've been left back in the dust my friend

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

verdugo said:

benjaminh said:

verdugo said:

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. ....

Welcome back!

Thank you!

Good to have you back. I wondered what happened to you and just figured you got tired of watching @driver100 rack up posts.

jmonroe

Well, if I only had 1425 posts I would try to rack up some too! You've been left back in the dust my friend

That's like a golfer bragging that he shot 110 and his competitor only shot 65.

He hasn’t learned yet that you don’t have to swing at every pitch.

jmonroe

tjc78

snakeweasel said:

venture said:

suydam said:

@venture — looks beautiful! I love the color combo, which I also have on my Volt. It still looks great 3 years in. Beautiful interior too. Congrats!

Thanks.

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

When you're wearing Jean's and/or doing groundskeeping just place a towel over the seat before you sit on it to protect the seat.

Also keep Lexol on hand. Takes it right off. Stubborn stains can use very light pressure on a Magic Eraser.

ab348

venture said:

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

Man, life is too short to live with black car interiors. I find they show every speck of dust and dirt.

What does Subaru call the interior color of the one you bought?

stickguy

The RDX seems sneaky fast too. Last weekend I caught myself sneaking up close to 85 and it was still only around 2k RPMs and really didn’t feel like it was moving fast.

stickguy

ab348 said:

venture said:

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

Man, life is too short to live with black car interiors. I find they show every speck of dust and dirt.

What does Subaru call the interior color of the one you bought?

Agreed about black.

Subaru calls it Java Brown. Looks pretty close to the Espresso in my RDX. Nice rich color.

venture

snakeweasel said:

venture said:

suydam said:

@venture — looks beautiful! I love the color combo, which I also have on my Volt. It still looks great 3 years in. Beautiful interior too. Congrats!

Thanks.

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

When you're wearing Jean's and/or doing groundskeeping just place a towel over the seat before you sit on it to protect the seat.

That's the plan...if needed. I hope it isn't, but probably will be. I had a grey leather interior a few years ago and had the problem.

stickguy

Just wash your new jeans before sitting in the car. Or don’t wear ones that are really dark.

graphicguy

OK Peanut gallery....what’s the worth of my 2018 Acura TLX SH-AWD 3.5L A-Spec. ~40K miles. Clean, always garaged, all service up-to-date (with all the records)? Will need tires in about 5K miles, but no wear bars showing.

No drips, no runs, no errors. Couple of teeny paint chips on the rear bumper and a couple on the front grill area, low enough that they’re tough to see unless you’re looking for them. One door ding on passenger’s door. No metal damage just about a 1” paint scrape.

On a Retail lot, from what I gather is about $30K. Selling privately, I’m thinking $27K-$28K. Am I right, or wrong? If wrong, what’s the number?

stickguy

If you can get get that in this market, grab it. Miles actually are pretty steep.

Run It through Carvana and see what they say.

venture

ab348 said:

venture said:

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

Man, life is too short to live with black car interiors. I find they show every speck of dust and dirt.

What does Subaru call the interior color of the one you bought?

It definitely shows dust, but that can be wiped off with a damp towel.

They call, it sienna tan.

venture

tjc78 said:

snakeweasel said:

venture said:

suydam said:

@venture — looks beautiful! I love the color combo, which I also have on my Volt. It still looks great 3 years in. Beautiful interior too. Congrats!

Thanks.

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

When you're wearing Jean's and/or doing groundskeeping just place a towel over the seat before you sit on it to protect the seat.

Also keep Lexol on hand. Takes it right off. Stubborn stains can use very light pressure on a Magic Eraser.

I have a bottle of Lexol sitting on the shelf in my office.

stickguy

Not an A spec, but I like this one. You get the same big wheels. Just not seats. Oops. Just noticed, FWD.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/805877567/overview/

Seems just like yours, different color. Price right what you thought.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/811170876/overview/


Certified, half the miles, not much more asking.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/806727923/overview/

And, one with a few more miles but red interior, and cheaper

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/810822381/overview/


So based on this unscientific study, you seem to be in the right ballpark, and I’ll guess she wants to be more like 25, and has input from the UCM!

venture

stickguy said:

Just wash your new jeans before sitting in the car. Or don’t wear ones that are really dark.

I always wash clothes before wearing, but I'm not very gentrified. I just wear what I pull out of the drawer.

abacomike

venture said:

stickguy said:

Just wash your new jeans before sitting in the car. Or don’t wear ones that are really dark.

I always wash clothes before wearing, but I'm not very gentrified. I just wear what I pull out of the drawer.

Better hope you don't open your wife's drawer! 🤪😜🤓

stickguy

venture said:

ab348 said:

venture said:

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

Man, life is too short to live with black car interiors. I find they show every speck of dust and dirt.

What does Subaru call the interior color of the one you bought?

It definitely shows dust, but that can be wiped off with a damp towel.

They call, it sienna tan.

Odd. Same color in the OB touring, but they give it a different name. And that ain’t tan IMO!

tjc78

graphicguy said:

OK Peanut gallery....what’s the worth of my 2018 Acura TLX SH-AWD 3.5L A-Spec. ~40K miles. Clean, always garaged, all service up-to-date (with all the records)? Will need tires in about 5K miles, but no wear bars showing.

No drips, no runs, no errors. Couple of teeny paint chips on the rear bumper and a couple on the front grill area, low enough that they’re tough to see unless you’re looking for them. One door ding on passenger’s door. No metal damage just about a 1” paint scrape.

On a Retail lot, from what I gather is about $30K. Selling privately, I’m thinking $27K-$28K. Am I right, or wrong? If wrong, what’s the number?

Like @stickguy mentioned. I’d run it thru Carvana, Vroom etc and then add in whatever you feel is fair.

Maybe $1500 above?

imidazol97

graphicguy said:

OK Peanut gallery....what’s the worth of my 2018 Acura TLX SH-AWD 3.5L A-Spec. ~40K miles. Clean, always garaged, all service up-to-date (with all the records)? Will need tires in about 5K miles, but no wear bars showing.

No drips, no runs, no errors. Couple of teeny paint chips on the rear bumper and a couple on the front grill area, low enough that they’re tough to see unless you’re looking for them. One door ding on passenger’s door. No metal damage just about a 1” paint scrape.

On a Retail lot, from what I gather is about $30K. Selling privately, I’m thinking $27K-$28K. Am I right, or wrong? If wrong, what’s the number?

What's the projected cost for replacing the tires? Are they an expensive type or size?

suydam

venture said:

suydam said:

@venture — looks beautiful! I love the color combo, which I also have on my Volt. It still looks great 3 years in. Beautiful interior too. Congrats!

Thanks.

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

My car has that interior. We mostly wear jeans and it looks fine after 3 years. It’s a pretty forgiving color.

graphicguy

OK...thanks. Vroom is at $23,500, Carvana is at $24,300. So, putting my number at $27K.

That's allowing for $1,000 to go to new tires, which is what the OEMs would cost for Michelin Pilot Sport.

I think that's fair for the buyer as well as me. The water still beads up on the paint from the last wax job I did. There aren't even any leather creases on the driver's seat.

We'll see how this goes.

carnaught

venture said:

First impressions:

It’s a lot quicker than I thought it would be. I assume it’s the low end grunt because of the turbo. Faster than my 3.6, but I suspect, at speed, the 3.6 would win out. Losing that engine is my only regret.

These are nice cars…for a Subaru.

It has a lot of tech. Much of it my old Legacy had, but there is new stuff to play with too.

Eyesight is always a fan favorite and, of course, it has the usual Auto Emergency Braking, Lane Departure and Sway Warning (whatever that is), Adaptive Cruise, Reverse Automatic Braking, Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, 180-degree front View Monitor, and 7 billion airbags.

The 11.6” Nav. screen is huge. The Nappa leather seats are nice. 10-way drivers and 8-way passenger seats is a lot of adjustment for getting it right and never touching it again. Ventilated and heated seats, but the ventilated part creeps me out a little. Dual-zone Auto Climate Control is nice as always. Automatic power folding side mirrors w/ reverse auto tilt down would keep Mrs. jmonroe from knocking the mirror off the car. Moonroof that I will never use. Wireless phone charger is nicer than I thought it would be.

It’s screwed together pretty well. Of course there are only 12 miles on it.

Very nice Subie. Love having the the same color combo on one of my cars. With the white exterior, the cognac interior was second only to red, which was not offered. Out of curiosity, what was the msrp of your car? It is nicely equipped.

venture

stickguy said:

venture said:

ab348 said:

venture said:

I wear jeans almost every day and, as mentioned before, I do groundskeeping at a baseball field 7 days a week (when they are allowed to play). I'll have to keep an eye on whether the blue dye is showing up on the seats and if any of the dust and dirt does anything. That's the main reason I almost always get a black interior.

Man, life is too short to live with black car interiors. I find they show every speck of dust and dirt.

What does Subaru call the interior color of the one you bought?

It definitely shows dust, but that can be wiped off with a damp towel.

They call, it sienna tan.

Odd. Same color in the OB touring, but they give it a different name. And that ain’t tan IMO!

My wife asked what color the interior was before I went to pick it up. I said, "orange".