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explorerx4

The tall guy is from the Vinwiki channel. Vehicle related stories.

ab348

jmonroe1 said:

I’ve already warned you about gloating. But, being the realist that I am, you’ll probably be gloating twice more during the 2 remaining regular season games and the first playoff game too. I can’t see them winning anymore this year with Big Ben’s dead arm that nobody around here wants to admit he has.

Looks like the end of an era. It was almost good while it lasted. Interesting times ahead, that’s for sure.

jmonroe

Sorry for the jab, but sometimes it's hard to resist.

I read on a football site this morning that Ben's contract owes him $41 million for next year, so you might be stuck with him. They were saying that the Steelers might have to do an extension for him to spread that money over a number of years. Yikes.

imidazol97

snakeweasel said:

The only real way to cross the Ohio River.

Been there. Done that.
Anderson ferry. Never again. I don't like boats and water.

laurasdada

Could be worse, JMonroe: Cam Newton. A heck of a teammate and leader. But, a shell of the QB he used to be.

imidazol97

snakeweasel said:

The only real way to cross the Ohio River.

Anderson Ferry.
Been there. Done that.

snakeweasel

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

The only real way to cross the Ohio River.

Been there. Done that.
Anderson ferry. Never again. I don't like boats and water.

Nope, that's the Cave In Rock ferry. IIRC it's been running longer than the Anderson Ferry.

explorerx4

Cam is not doing great but several of the games the Pats won, were because of him.
The supporting cast is pretty bad.
Pats don't have a slot receiver this year(last 2 were Julian Edelman and Wes Welker) or much of a running attack.

laurasdada

Much of the Pats woes this year (although there are more than last year) are similar to last year. The biggest difference is the QB; I miss the aging, former shell of a QB, TB12.
But a reasonable person can't lament the end of a 20 year run. Well, lament too much.

imidazol97

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

kyfdx

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Pittsburgh is nice, if you are going to a baseball game at PNC.

stickguy

Michaell said:

ab348 said:

Any time the Steelers lose I enjoy it.

I have friends and family that are Steeler fans. I want to resist tweaking them about the loss last night.

(and, same to my friends who are LA Ram fans, with their loss to the J-E-T-S, Jets! Jets! Jets!)

Jets fans are more P.O'd that their team won, than Rams fans are about their team losing.

stickguy

qbrozen said:

fintail said:

Hoovie amuses me as we have some similar tastes in cars, but Tavarish's half-arsed edgelordness grates on me.

I wouldn't have gambled on that Maybach Hoovie recently picked up - without YT revenue that's a massive money pit with so many needs.

qbrozen said:

So, 3 guys driving 3 unreliable cars on various challenges. Huh, what a novel idea.

I don't know the other 2 guys, but is the tall one who seems to be the defacto plugger for their benefactor imitating Hoovie? Or is that just me? Same inflections and mannerisms.

Ed Bolian was around before Hoovie. He created the VinWiki channel. Among other things. Hey, anyone that starts an exotic car rental business out of his college dorm room has to be OK!

Michaell

stickguy said:

Michaell said:

ab348 said:

Any time the Steelers lose I enjoy it.

I have friends and family that are Steeler fans. I want to resist tweaking them about the loss last night.

(and, same to my friends who are LA Ram fans, with their loss to the J-E-T-S, Jets! Jets! Jets!)

Jets fans are more P.O'd that their team won, than Rams fans are about their team losing.

I know. Trevor Lawrence is a once in a generation prospect (think Elway, Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck).

But, you don't make it to that level and learn how to let off the gas.

I was more surprised by the Bengals win, frankly.

ab348

I wouldn't be so upset if I was a Jets fan. Just a few years ago they took Darnold with the #1 pick and he hasn't been the savior. College QBs are often hit or miss even when they are said to be can't-miss. The problem is that fans and some team execs expect instant success. Even a great QB coming in from college (think Joe Burrow) can't block or tackle. You need a lot of other good parts. And a good coach, which the Jets also lack.

driver100

CBS News: Land Rover dial transmission shifter is causing death and injuries;
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/range-rover-lawsuits-gear-shifter-deadly-rollaway/

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

You have to win more than once in a blue moon for it to be a rivalry. Once falls into the category of the blind squirrel thingy. But, until the next time they play each other you guys got the braggin rights.

jmonroe

Michaell

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

You have to win more than once in a blue moon for it to be a rivalry. Once falls into the category of the blind squirrel thingy. But, until the next time they play each other you guys got the braggin rights.

jmonroe

Oh, they’ll find Pittsburg - except it’s in California.

qbrozen

driver100 said:

CBS News: Land Rover dial transmission shifter is causing death and injuries;
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/range-rover-lawsuits-gear-shifter-deadly-rollaway/

Respectfully, YOUR title on that is sensationalistic. Even CBS didn't word it in a way that lays blame. My title? "Folks hurting and killing themselves for not using dial shifter correctly."

stickguy

it can take a while to get used to the odd design like dials or push buttons, like the RDX has. At least Acura was smart enough to have it automatically go into park if you turn the car off, so really no need to even take that step.

I would still prefer a normal Prindle lever, just from force of habit, but it really isn't any harder to to use the buttons, even without looking down (though I still do). Old style cars, getting going was turn and pull (key and shifter). Now, it is push, push, push (start button, autostop off button, drive button). So many buttons, once in a while I forget which ones I already pushed and accidently turn the car back off instead of disabling the Auto stop feature.

snakeweasel

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

You have to win more than once in a blue moon for it to be a rivalry. Once falls into the category of the blind squirrel thingy. But, until the next time they play each other you guys got the braggin rights.

jmonroe

Oh, they’ll find Pittsburg - except it’s in California.

Or in Kansas.

explorerx4

I'm pretty sure my Fusion went into park if you opened the door, guessing only a low speeds.
I remember one time having it in neutral to try to roll the car our of the garage and when I opened the door, it went into park.

graphicguy

I get knee deep in YouTube videos more often than not. But, if I'm not doing that, I'm watching someone kick a ball, hit a ball, throw a ball, run with a ball, catch a ball.

Everything else....well, I do watch a series every once in a while. OZARK was pretty good. I lost interest in it over the last couple of seasons, though. As such, haven't seen it in quite some time.

There are a lot of series like that, though...particularly with NETFLIX. You sort of get involved with the characters and it's pulled. C'est la vie!

Did find a winter project, though. Found a 40 year old Victor of Japan (JVC here in North America) QL-Y5 automatic turntable at an estate sale locally. Needs work, but the plinth (the wood casing of the turntable) is in excellent condition. Motor is good. It has a complex anti-skating and tracking feature (done with magnets instead of weights and springs). That is something I've never seen before, so should be a fun challenge. Looking at cartridges that will work with it once finished (which are pricey as heck for the ones I want).

Needs a general clean up, caps and switches cleaned, or replaced, or restored. Dust cover needs a good buffing (hoping it will be similar to polishing car headlight haze).

Will probably take me a week or two once it's delivered. Fun project!

graphicguy

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

The only real way to cross the Ohio River.

Been there. Done that.
Anderson ferry. Never again. I don't like boats and water.

Done that many times. My son used to love doing it.

Michaell

graphicguy said:

I get knee deep in YouTube videos more often than not. But, if I'm not doing that, I'm watching someone kick a ball, hit a ball, throw a ball, run with a ball, catch a ball.

Everything else....well, I do watch a series every once in a while. OZARK was pretty good. I lost interest in it over the last couple of seasons, though. As such, haven't seen it in quite some time.

There are a lot of series like that, though...particularly with NETFLIX. You sort of get involved with the characters and it's pulled. C'est la vie!

Did find a winter project, though. Found a 40 year old Victor of Japan (JVC here in North America) QL-Y5 automatic turntable at an estate sale locally. Needs work, but the plinth (the wood casing of the turntable) is in excellent condition. Motor is good. It has a complex anti-skating and tracking feature (done with magnets instead of weights and springs). That is something I've never seen before, so should be a fun challenge. Looking at cartridges that will work with it once finished (which are pricey as heck for the ones I want).

Needs a general clean up, caps and switches cleaned, or replaced, or restored. Dust cover needs a good buffing (hoping it will be similar to polishing car headlight haze).

Will probably take me a week or two once it's delivered. Fun project!

Any chance we can get before and after pictures?

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

You have to win more than once in a blue moon for it to be a rivalry. Once falls into the category of the blind squirrel thingy. But, until the next time they play each other you guys got the braggin rights.

jmonroe

Oh, they’ll find Pittsburg - except it’s in California.

Or in Kansas.

And even a few more states too but their football teams are even worser.

jmonroe

explorerx4

Have a CD is expiring tomorrow. WAS making 125/130 a month, now I would get 5 to 8 a month.
At the same bank, even my savings account is making 3 to 4 times what a 15 or 18 month CD would make.
Weird.

ab348

jmonroe1 said:

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

jmonroe

Well, don’t tell Honus.

roadburner

qbrozen said:

driver100 said:

CBS News: Land Rover dial transmission shifter is causing death and injuries;
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/range-rover-lawsuits-gear-shifter-deadly-rollaway/

Respectfully, YOUR title on that is sensationalistic. Even CBS didn't word it in a way that lays blame. My title? "Folks hurting and killing themselves for not using dial shifter correctly."

My preferred title?
"Land Rover Shifter is Badly Needed Chlorine for the Genetic Pool."

imidazol97

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

jmonroe

Well, don’t tell Honus.

See!!! LOL

imidazol97

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

jmonroe

Well, don’t tell Honus.

I’m sure no one is going to tell him anything.

As for the H, that was added sometime in the early 19 hundreds. I’ve heard a few stories over the years as to why but when I was in grade school we were taught to use the H or else.☹️

jmonroe

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

If Pittsburghers are to feel embarrassed about a single loss in I don’t know how many years, what would be the proper adjective to use for how the Queen City fans should feel?

jmonroe

imidazol97

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

If Pittsburghers are to feel embarrassed about a single loss in I don’t know how many years, what would be the proper adjective to use for how the Queen City fans should feel?

jmonroe

Normal.

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

If Pittsburghers are to feel embarrassed about a single loss in I don’t know how many years, what would be the proper adjective to use for how the Queen City fans should feel?

jmonroe

Normal.

Come to think of it, I think you’re right. I guess when you lose for so long that is what you guys should call yourselves.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).

jmonroe

Well, don’t tell Honus.

I’m sure no one is going to tell him anything.

As for the H, that was added sometime in the early 19 hundreds. I’ve heard a few stories over the years as to why but when I was in grade school we were taught to use the H or else.☹️

jmonroe

Yes it was added in the early 1900's but it was removed in the late 1800's.So it went from Pittsburgh to Pittsburg then back to Pittsburgh. The U.S. Board on Geographic names changed a lot of cities and towns that ended in "burgh" and changed them to "burg". Pittsburg(h) really wasn't happy with it and resisted and it was changed back several decades later.

snakeweasel

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

Maybe they named it Pitsburg to differ it from another Pittsburg.

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

it can take a while to get used to the odd design like dials or push buttons, like the RDX has. At least Acura was smart enough to have it automatically go into park if you turn the car off, so really no need to even take that step.

I would still prefer a normal Prindle lever, just from force of habit, but it really isn't any harder to to use the buttons, even without looking down (though I still do). Old style cars, getting going was turn and pull (key and shifter). Now, it is push, push, push (start button, autostop off button, drive button). So many buttons, once in a while I forget which ones I already pushed and accidently turn the car back off instead of disabling the Auto stop feature.

I really don’t like any shifter except column or floor. I find it hard to maneuver with those dial gizmos. Even worse is the trend to install camouflaged counter intuitive buttons where you don’t suspect like in some GMC models.

Also, as long as I’m complaining, what has the holidays done to people’s driving ability? Today I was behind a Lexus turning left onto a multiple lane road. He suddenly stops then turns right across two driving lanes, two turning lanes and two lanes going the other direction to go into the opposite turning lane to go back on the road we just left. In the process he cut off a banana truck.

Later, as I was walking in a crosswalk a woman in a BMW turned almost hitting me. I can tell you that it’s true that BMW turn signal bulbs are expensive because I’ve never seen an owner use one.

snakeweasel

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

If Pittsburghers are to feel embarrassed about a single loss in I don’t know how many years, what would be the proper adjective to use for how the Queen City fans should feel?

jmonroe

Normal.

Normal? Why that's a town in Illinois.

imidazol97

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

If Pittsburghers are to feel embarrassed about a single loss in I don’t know how many years, what would be the proper adjective to use for how the Queen City fans should feel?

jmonroe

Normal.

Normal? Why that's a town in Illinois.

Is there a town named Abnormal? Is this town named Normal to distinguish it
from a town that's Abnormal?

snakeweasel

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

If Pittsburghers are to feel embarrassed about a single loss in I don’t know how many years, what would be the proper adjective to use for how the Queen City fans should feel?

jmonroe

Normal.

Normal? Why that's a town in Illinois.

Is there a town named Abnormal? Is this town named Normal to distinguish it
from a town that's Abnormal?

Sorry no, but there is town called Goofy Ridge. Also Superman's city of Metropolis is in Illinois.

driver100

qbrozen said:

driver100 said:

CBS News: Land Rover dial transmission shifter is causing death and injuries;
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/range-rover-lawsuits-gear-shifter-deadly-rollaway/

Respectfully, YOUR title on that is sensationalistic. Even CBS didn't word it in a way that lays blame. My title? "Folks hurting and killing themselves for not using dial shifter correctly."

CBS News: Land Rover dial transmission shifter is causing death and injuries;
A bit sensational but actually accurate. They can't find anything technically wrong with the transmission or dial itself, but people can make a mistake and the cause is a poorly designed shifter. The dial shifter caused the death or injury because of it's poor design.....something like that should be "Fool Proof", people can get careless or forgetful, they shouldn't pay with their lives.

driver100

stickguy said:

it can take a while to get used to the odd design like dials or push buttons, like the RDX has. At least Acura was smart enough to have it automatically go into park if you turn the car off, so really no need to even take that step.
.

The E400 stops when the door is open....as I reported about a year ago. The newspaper was on the driveway, I lined up the car so I could open the door and scoop it up as I slowly drove by....and the car came to a dead stop......could have got thrown out! The car automatically going into park would be a simple solution that would help prevent this kind of thing from happening.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

stickguy said:

it can take a while to get used to the odd design like dials or push buttons, like the RDX has. At least Acura was smart enough to have it automatically go into park if you turn the car off, so really no need to even take that step.

I would still prefer a normal Prindle lever, just from force of habit, but it really isn't any harder to to use the buttons, even without looking down (though I still do). Old style cars, getting going was turn and pull (key and shifter). Now, it is push, push, push (start button, autostop off button, drive button). So many buttons, once in a while I forget which ones I already pushed and accidently turn the car back off instead of disabling the Auto stop feature.

I really don’t like any shifter except column or floor. I find it hard to maneuver with those dial gizmos. Even worse is the trend to install camouflaged counter intuitive buttons where you don’t suspect like in some GMC models.

Also, as long as I’m complaining, what has the holidays done to people’s driving ability?

Later, as I was walking in a crosswalk a woman in a BMW turned almost hitting me. I can tell you that it’s true that BMW turn signal bulbs are expensive because I’ve never seen an owner use one.

1) Reviewers complained about the Chrysler dial selector as soon as the car came out. You have to stare at it to make sure you are in the right gear....a good shifter you can do without staring at it.
2) I was reading traffic tickets and speeding tickets are way up since covid started. Less cars on the road and people are always a bit tense, all the time.
3) BMW drivers try to save their bulbs to save replacing an expensive bulb, and having to register a new part.

roadburner

dino001

oldfarmer50 said:

Later, as I was walking in a crosswalk a woman in a BMW turned almost hitting me. I can tell you that it’s true that BMW turn signal bulbs are expensive because I’ve never seen an owner use one.

Come here to Tampa, I will demonstrate.

stickguy

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

stickguy said:

it can take a while to get used to the odd design like dials or push buttons, like the RDX has. At least Acura was smart enough to have it automatically go into park if you turn the car off, so really no need to even take that step.

I would still prefer a normal Prindle lever, just from force of habit, but it really isn't any harder to to use the buttons, even without looking down (though I still do). Old style cars, getting going was turn and pull (key and shifter). Now, it is push, push, push (start button, autostop off button, drive button). So many buttons, once in a while I forget which ones I already pushed and accidently turn the car back off instead of disabling the Auto stop feature.

I really don’t like any shifter except column or floor. I find it hard to maneuver with those dial gizmos. Even worse is the trend to install camouflaged counter intuitive buttons where you don’t suspect like in some GMC models.

Also, as long as I’m complaining, what has the holidays done to people’s driving ability?

Later, as I was walking in a crosswalk a woman in a BMW turned almost hitting me. I can tell you that it’s true that BMW turn signal bulbs are expensive because I’ve never seen an owner use one.

1) Reviewers complained about the Chrysler dial selector as soon as the car came out. You have to stare at it to make sure you are in the right gear....a good shifter you can do without staring at it.
2) I was reading traffic tickets and speeding tickets are way up since covid started. Less cars on the road and people are always a bit tense, all the time.
3) BMW drivers try to save their bulbs to save replacing an expensive bulb, and having to register a new part.

the push button set up in the Acura is different, but once you get used to it, simple enough. Because they designed it so that every button is a different shape/design/orientation. Drive is a big round button, reverse is a lever you pull down, and park is at the top and is a little rectangle. and the buttons are in the normal layout of a shifter. So you really can do it by feel.

the one dial I used was a rental Land Rover I had for a week. That had no tactile way to tell what gear it was in.

But, even though I still look down at it, you really don't have to since the gear display is also in the center of the instrument cluster.

I still prefer a normal PRND like my TLX had. You never have to look at that. Pull it all the way down for drive, shove it all the way up for Park. Simple.

or just get a manual and there is absolutely no reason to look down!

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

Have a CD is expiring tomorrow. WAS making 125/130 a month, now I would get 5 to 8 a month.
At the same bank, even my savings account is making 3 to 4 times what a 15 or 18 month CD would make.
Weird.

Try a high yield bond mutual fund. Vanguard has one that pays around 3.5%. More risky than traditional bonds but not as much as stocks.

qbrozen

driver100 said:

qbrozen said:

driver100 said:

CBS News: Land Rover dial transmission shifter is causing death and injuries;
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/range-rover-lawsuits-gear-shifter-deadly-rollaway/

Respectfully, YOUR title on that is sensationalistic. Even CBS didn't word it in a way that lays blame. My title? "Folks hurting and killing themselves for not using dial shifter correctly."

CBS News: Land Rover dial transmission shifter is causing death and injuries;
A bit sensational but actually accurate. They can't find anything technically wrong with the transmission or dial itself, but people can make a mistake and the cause is a poorly designed shifter. The dial shifter caused the death or injury because of it's poor design.....something like that should be "Fool Proof", people can get careless or forgetful, they shouldn't pay with their lives.

No, it is not accurate. Are you the type who would cut down a tree, have it fall on your house, and say the chainsaw caused the damage? Or maybe mix colors and whites in the wash and blame the machine for making your tighty whiteys pink? I certainly don’t blame my laptop when I forget to add a meeting to my calendar. Do you?

You know what the real crime was? When those people were forced at gunpoint to buy the car with the silly shifter. THAT’s the headline!

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

Pittsburg has been running advertisements on Cincinnati radio promoting tourism. They say come to Pittsburg and enjoy our restaurants and entertainment and we'll return the favor.

Then the Bengals won, for once in a long time.

Well, they’ll never find Pittsburg in their nav system or on their Rand Mc Nally’s. They’ll have to spell it Pittsburgh (note the H).


jmonroe

I'll have to let the city fathers of Pitsburg OH know they've been spelling it wrong all these years. I drive past that village many times a year and never realized they left off a "t."

BTW, I put Pittsburg, PA into my maps on my phone and it found it right away. Seriously, I never realized the variation in spellings... I hope I haven't hurt any Pittburghers' feelings, they have been embarrassed enough with the loss.

If Pittsburghers are to feel embarrassed about a single loss in I don’t know how many years, what would be the proper adjective to use for how the Queen City fans should feel?

jmonroe

Normal.

Normal? Why that's a town in Illinois.

They used to make Mitsubishi’s there.

oldfarmer50

dino001 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Later, as I was walking in a crosswalk a woman in a BMW turned almost hitting me. I can tell you that it’s true that BMW turn signal bulbs are expensive because I’ve never seen an owner use one.

Come here to Tampa, I will demonstrate.

If you let me stay for awhile until it warms up in the north I’ll let you demonstrate to your hearts content.😇😇😇