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driver100

bwia said:

graphicguy said:

Talk about double speak, slight of hand, marketing spider web of marketing jargon, I finally went to shop for a new mattress last night.

First, even going from store-to-store, trying to compare models and pricing, of the "big guys" Seally, (who now owns Tempurpedic, who knew?), Sterns and Foster (which used to be made about 20 miles from me), Serta, etc....all have different models depending on which store you shop, although the different models look identical from store to store.

So much for taking advantage of any "price matching".

Came home to look at online mattress stores. They're just as bad. Bed in a Box, Casper, Tuft and Needle, and probably 6-10 others. OF course, they all have the "best" mattress.

I have come to the conclusion, as tempting as it is to buy on line and save a few bucks, you really do have to lay down on one to know if it's right for you.

I wasted 2 hours last night going to 3 different stores. I'm more confused now than I was when I started.

Speaking of mattress, my wife just bought a "My Pillow" (as seen on TV) at Walmart for $49.99. The pillow looks and feels normal enough and I look forward to the REM sleep that they promise.

1) Let me know how that pillow works out. There are lots of pillow ads that promise to change your life for the better, but, you don't know until you buy one and try it!

2) About universities. My moron neighbor who cut down 6 30 foot Spruce trees....and i haven't said a word to in 3 years, is in charge of computers at the local university. They own 2 new Cadillacs, built their $80k pool, and seems to work about 20 hours a week....no way I would donate to that university. :@

driver100

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

I agree....that is why I am waiting for a V6 model.....late Nov or early Dec.

driver100

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I'd probably want the drivers assist/distronic toys, just to play with. They are pretty uncommon on all but the highest trim E here.

I think of my computer, it gets black screen of death, won't start, needs rebooting, goes offline,.....I don't trust my home computer so I don't want to trust my life to a computer....until it has been proven to be 99.9% perfected.

berri

Maybe someday a squad car will pull up to your neighbor's place driver

ab348

driver100 said:

2) About universities. My moron neighbor who cut down 6 30 foot Spruce trees....and i haven't said a word to in 3 years, is in charge of computers at the local university. They own 2 new Cadillacs, built their $80k pool, and seems to work about 20 hours a week....no way I would donate to that university. :@

It is not hyperbole, it is a real problem. I'm starting to think it is a new profession for someone to fix, an "Accountability Czar" or some such. Universities here spend big bucks on everything except, it seems, educating students. One had its president retire 3 years ago. But he is still the highest paid employee there at nearly $450k annually because of provisions they included in his contract that gave him an extra year on the payroll for every 5 years of service. Not a pension; that's on top of this which is itself pensionable time. Outrageous.

Today the city government here released its "Sunshine List" naming all employees making over $100k a year. It is full of policemen and firemen (apparently due to copious overtime) which from the reaction I've seen online, most people seem to not mind that much because of the nature of the job. But you have bus mechanics and Exec Assistants and Communications staff on it too. Then you have the Directors and the like who approach $200k. The big bosses are even higher. It is just a never-ending stream of public money for them to fill up on. It never used to be that civil servants took those kind of jobs to make big bucks, but that's no longer the case. It needs to change.

nyccarguy

stickguy said:

Bradd, just got the latest CR issue today, and they had a bunch of car writeups. Including rankings of midsize sedans. Legacy was top scorer. but easily the slowest (I think they got 10.2 0-60). Accord clocked in at 7.7. Though the Sube was the only AWD model in the list.

The Legacy hasn't moved since Saturday night. I took it to work on Saturday & parked it. Sunday we drove the Pilot to the beach & I took the Prelude along with my 4 year old daughter to pick up Chinese food for dinner (this is your race car Daddy). I drove the Prelude to work yesterday where I out maneuvered an unsuspecting Audi S5 for a spot in the left lane of 95 (he was none too happy). Drove the Prelude today too. Weather looks promising so I'll drive it again tomorrow. Love that car.

The 10.2 second 0-60 sounds about right. I keep throwing ideas around in my head How cheap will the Ford Dealer sell me a leftover 2016 Escape Titanium? How long will it sit on their lot for?

Dodge is having a 20% off Sale on select Chargers. Inventory of R/Ts seem to be limited to Black, White, or Go Mango. I wonder if additional incentives stack with the 20% off (USAA, Friends & Family...). Probably not. I also think the Charger is longer than my Pilot.

There are quite a few VW dealers out there discounting GTI Autobahn w/ Performance Package by $5K. Which makes a $35K GTI a $30K GTI

So a Fire Sale Escape, Charger RT, or GTI are in the same pricing ball park as a WRX Limited. It always seems to come back to The WRX. The good thing is that WRX pricing doesn't fluctuate all that much. I'm very happy with the Subaru service department. I do like my Legacy's AWD & compliant ride. It is well designed & screwed together. I've got to get my rear end down to the dealership and test drive. That's the only way to find out.

suydam

My son is a police officer. How he wishes he made $100k a year! He does he stint in the Air Guard to earn extra money to live on. That's pretty typical of most cops I think.

stickguy

depends on where you are. in some cities or bigger towns, they make a lot of money. an pile up OT.

graphicguy

jmonroe said:

Hey GG, look at the mug for the post right above yours. Is that a relative you didn't want us to know about?

jmonroe

J....if you're talking about the avatar, they have some weird ones. I need to find a pic that relates to me somehow!

stickguy

GG, go with a pic of the Cobra

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

driver100 said:

2) About universities. My moron neighbor who cut down 6 30 foot Spruce trees....and i haven't said a word to in 3 years, is in charge of computers at the local university. They own 2 new Cadillacs, built their $80k pool, and seems to work about 20 hours a week....no way I would donate to that university. :@

It is not hyperbole, it is a real problem. I'm starting to think it is a new profession for someone to fix, an "Accountability Czar" or some such. Universities here spend big bucks on everything except, it seems, educating students. One had its president retire 3 years ago. But he is still the highest paid employee there at nearly $450k annually because of provisions they included in his contract that gave him an extra year on the payroll for every 5 years of service. Not a pension; that's on top of this which is itself pensionable time. Outrageous.

Today the city government here released its "Sunshine List" naming all employees making over $100k a year. It is full of policemen and firemen (apparently due to copious overtime) which from the reaction I've seen online, most people seem to not mind that much because of the nature of the job. But you have bus mechanics and Exec Assistants and Communications staff on it too. Then you have the Directors and the like who approach $200k. The big bosses are even higher. It is just a never-ending stream of public money for them to fill up on. It never used to be that civil servants took those kind of jobs to make big bucks, but that's no longer the case. It needs to change.

One local high school lists 118 employees that make over $100k.

School bus driving use to be a nothing job for retirees and bored moms but the economy here in NY is so bad upstate that a 30 hr. week is attracting a flood of young people who can't get anywhere near $25/hr. In the private sector. Throw in a rediculiously generous state pension and we get tons of people who would be employed in manufacturing or trades. The economy is good for people with highly specialized degrees and burger flippers but the middle class only has government jobs.

I'd hate to be starting off my working career now.

driver100

oldfarmer, I agree 100%. Very few high paying manufacturing jobs, mid level office jobs, no mid stream sales jobs. The only jobs are at the very top, the very bottom - service and retail - or government jobs. Government jobs at least usually have benefits and pensions, and often pretty good pay. They don't add any real value to the economy though, so we can't have everyone on the government payroll.

ab, they found subway drivers in Toronto were on the sunshine list - over $100000 a year.

I worked in sales for a major book publisher. Those jobs have all disappeared, all sales are done by head office and reorders are generated by computers. Glad I don't have to look for a job!

graphicguy

My late Father (who owned and operated a slaughter house), used to say all the time, with everyone going to college, someday there won't be enough people to manufacture your car, pave the roads, grow the corn, or clean the streets. Looking back, that's pretty prophetic. That's where we are now.

And, the jobs mentioned above go begging more times than not. Not getting political, but it is true, the jobs we don't want, the illegal immigrants are more than happy to take.

driver....having managed a sales and marketing force, you're pretty much spot on. They keep cutting my sales force, and I have to keep sending those jobs to rep firms, who really don't understand what it is we do. My admin now has 4 others just like me who she supports, where 3 years ago, it was just me and one other. We eliminated her counterpart. Bless her soul, she does the best she can, but she really has too much on her plate and most days barely keeps her head above water.

My marketing folks are more adept at shoving spreadsheets in front of me, than they are at crafting a compelling corporate message.

They pay me well and have been generous. But, at some point, it doesn't take a genius to figure out if I do my job really well (manage a sales force that isn't employed by us, and lead a marketing team who could bypass me and send their spreadsheets right up the ladder), they may feel I'm replaceable. In short, if I really do my job well, I'm putting myself right in the line of fire.

nyccarguy

driver100 said:

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

I agree....that is why I am waiting for a V6 model.....late Nov or early Dec.

I know you don't like Audi because of how they treated you with your wife's A4 clutch, but the A6 is a pretty nice ride. Would you give them a try for something different than the MB? That supercharged V6 is quite the motivator.

nyccarguy

@graphicguy - my plumber tells me all the time how he can't find enough qualified workers. He's willing to pay too.

bwia

driver100 said:

bwia said:

graphicguy said:

Talk about double speak, slight of hand, marketing spider web of marketing jargon, I finally went to shop for a new mattress last night.

First, even going from store-to-store, trying to compare models and pricing, of the "big guys" Seally, (who now owns Tempurpedic, who knew?), Sterns and Foster (which used to be made about 20 miles from me), Serta, etc....all have different models depending on which store you shop, although the different models look identical from store to store.

So much for taking advantage of any "price matching".

Came home to look at online mattress stores. They're just as bad. Bed in a Box, Casper, Tuft and Needle, and probably 6-10 others. OF course, they all have the "best" mattress.

I have come to the conclusion, as tempting as it is to buy on line and save a few bucks, you really do have to lay down on one to know if it's right for you.

I wasted 2 hours last night going to 3 different stores. I'm more confused now than I was when I started.

Speaking of mattress, my wife just bought a "My Pillow" (as seen on TV) at Walmart for $49.99. The pillow looks and feels normal enough and I look forward to the REM sleep that they promise.

1) Let me know how that pillow works out. There are lots of pillow ads that promise to change your life for the better, but, you don't know until you buy one and try it!
:@

Spent my first night with "My Pillow" and wow, what a surprise. It works as well as advertised on TV and one unintended benefit--No more snoring. My wife was delighted. Now I have to get her a My Pillow because she snores although she denies it.

About the pillow itself, it is standard size. It feels a little firm, but not hard. Not sure what the filler is, but it does not appear to be foam or cotton. It is odorless, cool, and ergonomically perfect. One problem I always had with pillows is that I needed two to read in bed or sleep on. With My Pillow, only one pillow is needed--perfect thickness.

Oh, and about the REM sleep. I slept for 10 straight hours and had those vivid dreams that one experiences during REM sleep. Enough already, I can't wait for tonight.

fezo

graphicguy said:

Had to go to FedEx to ship some work stuff. Made a detour to the Matress Factory and a local furniture place on the way home (Furniture Fair).

Mattress Factory is pretty wide open about their business model. They make the mattresses on the premises. Still, they seem to have a commissioned sales force, which they all do, I suppose. The mattress I liked was $2,300 (foam/latex), which was about the same price I paid for my Tempurpedic several years ago.

Furniture Fair is a local place, but more traditional, and they sell furniture, too (obviously from the name). They carry all the brands you hear advertised....Seally, Tempurpedic, Serta, Sterns, and some "house brand".

Won't keep you in suspense. I liked something called an iComfort, which is Serta's take on foam/latex. With promotions (which it seems never go away based on the commercials I've seen), I ended up with a Prodigy III. It was $2K and change. But, something I thought I'd never do, the bed I "demo'd" had a motion platform, which raises/lowers your feet and/or head and offers massage.

They knocked $200 off the mattress because I wasn't going to use their xx months same as cash promo. Plus, since the motion platform was a demo they knocked $800 off of it (regularly $1,900). With tax, I'm in for ~$3,000.

Sales person was good...knowledgeable....laid back....didn't push me...at all.

Not what I was going to spend, but I liked the deal.

They had some $7K beds that I just could not see or feel the difference to the one I bought. Asked about water beds jokingly, and sales guy said they're looking to bring some in, as the advances made are quite different than the one I had in 1984. I miss that bed.

We've got a Casper mattress. It's an online company. No stores except two demo places - one on each coast. Foam with top layer of latex. Couldn't be happier. $800 for a queen and if within a hundred days you don't like it you call, they come get it back and refund your money.

fezo

bwia - thanks for that info. Maybe I'll take a try. Have a couple from Hampton Inn. They sell them online and a very nice but your sleep description sounds right up my alley.

andres3

driver100 said:

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

I agree....that is why I am waiting for a V6 model.....late Nov or early Dec.

Why wait months and settle for a V6. Go out and Test drive an S6 with a blower-enhanced V8.

andres3

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

And the BMW was probably a stick knowing you? Or maybe not since that is rare with AWD. Either way, those 230 horses weren't saddled with a CVT like the 175 are.

andres3

stickguy said:

GG, go with a pic of the Cobra

I think @graphicguy should have his avatar be a picture of his former CTS up on a lift in the shop.

nyccarguy

@andres3 - nope. My BMW was equipped with a 6 speed automatic. I like the CVT in my Legacy. It makes good use of what little power there is. It is responsive too.

andres3

nyccarguy said:

@andres3 - nope. My BMW was equipped with a 6 speed automatic. I like the CVT in my Legacy. It makes good use of what little power there is. It is responsive too.

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on how you felt Subaru's CVT in the Legacy compares to the Accord's if you've driven a recent model Accord with a CVT.

oldfarmer50

Does anyone have a link to horsepower ratings for 1995 cars? The reason I ask is I was tooling around in the Lincoln yesterday and unlike my usual old fart mode I was feeling frisky. Now I usually don't beat on it since it's 22 years old but I have to tell you, once it gets rolling it can haul.

It got me to thinking how a 280hp car compared to it's contemporaries. From what little I could find on line in 1995 only the Corvette with 300hp was higher. Camaro Z28 was 275 and the Mustang Cobra (which was still using the old 5.0) was only 240. Makes you appreciate how far engine performance has come since the 90s.

What if any other cars in 1995 exceeded 280hp. from the factory?

Mr_Shiftright

The Corvette LT5 engine (ZR-1s last year) was rated at 405 hp.

The Cobra R had 300 HP

sda

andres3 said:

nyccarguy said:

@andres3 - nope. My BMW was equipped with a 6 speed automatic. I like the CVT in my Legacy. It makes good use of what little power there is. It is responsive too.

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on how you felt Subaru's CVT in the Legacy compares to the Accord's if you've driven a recent model Accord with a CVT.

I would be curious as well. Though I would still prefer a conventional automatic in the Accord, the CVT makes the best of it. What I really appreciate is in slow moving traffic it is really smooth. On hilly roads it modifies the engine speed in a subtle way and the car goes up and down the hills effortlessly. If you need a quick burst of acceleration, it is prompt to do that as well. But on an extended burst of acceleration, such as 20-70, it does drone a bit, though it is marching up to speed briskly.

iluvmysephia1

Man walks into a bank and asks for a loan. 
"What'd'ya need?", asks the banker.
"A good mattress."
Banker chuckles and looks the customer right in the eyes and retorts. 
"How about a pillow...for life!" Save ya some money.

oldfarmer50

Mr_Shiftright said:

The Corvette LT5 engine (ZR-1s last year) was rated at 405 hp.

The Cobra R had 300 HP

Well I mentioned the basic Corvette and with the Cobra R you needed a race car license to even buy one. But I guess that makes my point that 280hp in 1995 was right up there.

Any other domestics? I'm sure there are some Euro super cars but that's kind of cheating.

nyccarguy

andres3 said:

nyccarguy said:

@andres3 - nope. My BMW was equipped with a 6 speed automatic. I like the CVT in my Legacy. It makes good use of what little power there is. It is responsive too.

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on how you felt Subaru's CVT in the Legacy compares to the Accord's if you've driven a recent model Accord with a CVT.

I can't comment as my Legacy is the only CVT equipped car I've ever driven.

driver100

graphicguy said:

But, at some point, it doesn't take a genius to figure out if I do my job really well (manage a sales force that isn't employed by us, and lead a marketing team who could bypass me and send their spreadsheets right up the ladder), they may feel I'm replaceable. In short, if I really do my job well, I'm putting myself right in the line of fire.

I have had that happen too. I was in charge of a department (distributor of books and magazines being put in retail stores), and I was getting kind of bored in the job (after 3 years).

When I went away for a 2 week vacation I had to train one of the drivers how to do my job....make up distribution routes for 4 drivers. When I got back from vacation they realized he could do his old job plus my job, and they lost a major customer at the same time. So they canned me to save the company some money. I made sure to not tell the guy everything I knew, but I lined up another job within 2 weeks....much better but still not great, it lasted for 10 months.

Everybody is replaceable today, and companies love to use you during their growth period, then drop you when they no longer need you. No wonder there is no loyalty today.

stickguy

I tested the accord and Subaru 2 years back when I was shopping. I recall them both bring fine, and no real differences. And I was being very conscious of that aspect at first, so was pleasantly surprised.

driver100

nyccarguy said:

driver100 said:

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

I agree....that is why I am waiting for a V6 model.....late Nov or early Dec.

I know you don't like Audi because of how they treated you with your wife's A4 clutch, but the A6 is a pretty nice ride. Would you give them a try for something different than the MB? That supercharged V6 is quite the motivator.

NYC, when I bought my now deceased 2015 E400 the first car I tried was an A6 because it ranks at the top against the competition. I was really underwhelmed - and that was before the clutch going in the A4. The colors didn't look that great to begin with, the interior though very nice was no match for the refinement of the MB, the seating position wasn't as good, exterior site lines not as good, the passenger seat was low. I was really disappointed. I really thought trading in my 2012 BMW 535 was a step backward. I would rather have bought a 2015 535, though it would be almost the identical car to what I had.

I would describe the A6 as being bland, it is competent, but not exciting. Instrumentation was a bit awkward and I didn't like the pop up screen, compared to built in, more refined look of the MB.

stickguy

I've been in big companies long enough to be very jaded. Quite clear that the employees are not valued assets, just expensive overhead.

driver100

bwia said:

driver100 said:

bwia said:

graphicguy said:

Talk about double speak, slight of hand, marketing spider web of marketing jargon, I finally went to shop for a new mattress last night.

First, even going from store-to-store, trying to compare models and pricing, of the "big guys" Seally, (who now owns Tempurpedic, who knew?), Sterns and Foster (which used to be made about 20 miles from me), Serta, etc....all have different models depending on which store you shop, although the different models look identical from store to store.

So much for taking advantage of any "price matching".

Came home to look at online mattress stores. They're just as bad. Bed in a Box, Casper, Tuft and Needle, and probably 6-10 others. OF course, they all have the "best" mattress.

I have come to the conclusion, as tempting as it is to buy on line and save a few bucks, you really do have to lay down on one to know if it's right for you.

I wasted 2 hours last night going to 3 different stores. I'm more confused now than I was when I started.

Speaking of mattress, my wife just bought a "My Pillow" (as seen on TV) at Walmart for $49.99. The pillow looks and feels normal enough and I look forward to the REM sleep that they promise.

1) Let me know how that pillow works out. There are lots of pillow ads that promise to change your life for the better, but, you don't know until you buy one and try it!
:@

Spent my first night with "My Pillow" and wow, what a surprise. It works as well as advertised on TV and one unintended benefit--No more snoring. My wife was delighted. Now I have to get her a My Pillow because she snores although she denies it.

Oh, and about the REM sleep. I slept for 10 straight hours and had those vivid dreams that one experiences during REM sleep. Enough already, I can't wait for tonight.

"My Pillow" is the one the guy invented because no pillow was good enough for him, now he manufactures them. I am going to consider it, a good pillow is really important. I have become sceptical, it is like snake oil salesmen, they all tell you their pillows will solve all your sleeping problems.

Let us know if it is good after night #2. Keep us posted.

stickguy

There was a guy demoing a comparable pillow at BJs last year. Cheaper. I almost bit, but wife wouldn't let me. I seem to be extremely picky about pillows (have to be relatively flat)

driver100

andres3 said:

driver100 said:

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

I agree....that is why I am waiting for a V6 model.....late Nov or early Dec.

Why wait months and settle for a V6. Go out and Test drive an S6 with a blower-enhanced V8.

Read my review of the A6 a few posts previous.

One friend has an S8 and it is of absolutely no interest to me. He went through a set of tires in 10k miles....at $800 each. I love the styling of an Audi S6 and 8, and I would choose the S8 over an MB s Class probably, depending on the driving experience, but a V8 is superfluous for me....and low profile tires that are useless in snow make it a no go. I would rather wait for my E400!

Not to mention the Audi warranty on our A4, which Audi doesn't seem to honor.

driver100

We email our insurance company to see if we can pick up items left in the car, and to find out where they took the car....supposed to take it to their shop.

We find out the car has been at the original garage it was towed to, and before the insurance company proceeds we have to pick up the plates.

The guy at the first garage takes off the plates, and he says, if they are giving you the plates, the car is a write off. No one else has told us anything. We emailed insurance company to say we have removed the plates.

My wife went to the doctor and she has a mild concussion and will need some physio for tight back muscles.

And the beat goes on.......

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

We email our insurance company to see if we can pick up items left in the car, and to find out where they took the car....supposed to take it to their shop.

We find out the car has been at the original garage it was towed to, and before the insurance company proceeds we have to pick up the plates.

The guy at the first garage takes off the plates, and he says, if they are giving you the plates, the car is a write off. No one else has told us anything. We emailed insurance company to say we have removed the plates.

My wife went to the doctor and she has a mild concussion and will need some physio for tight back muscles.

And the beat goes on.......

Sorry about your wife. You still have time to knock out a tooth and file a big money law suit.

Mr_Shiftright

oldfarmer50 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

The Corvette LT5 engine (ZR-1s last year) was rated at 405 hp.

The Cobra R had 300 HP

Well I mentioned the basic Corvette and with the Cobra R you needed a race car license to even buy one. But I guess that makes my point that 280hp in 1995 was right up there.

Any other domestics? I'm sure there are some Euro super cars but that's kind of cheating.

The Cadillac had 275 HP

stever

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

We email our insurance company to see if we can pick up items left in the car, and to find out where they took the car....supposed to take it to their shop.

We find out the car has been at the original garage it was towed to, and before the insurance company proceeds we have to pick up the plates.

The guy at the first garage takes off the plates, and he says, if they are giving you the plates, the car is a write off. No one else has told us anything. We emailed insurance company to say we have removed the plates.

My wife went to the doctor and she has a mild concussion and will need some physio for tight back muscles.

And the beat goes on.......

Sorry about your wife. You still have time to knock out a tooth and file a big money law suit.

Bummer (again), but glad y'all got checked out.

andres3

driver100 said:

andres3 said:

driver100 said:

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

I agree....that is why I am waiting for a V6 model.....late Nov or early Dec.

Why wait months and settle for a V6. Go out and Test drive an S6 with a blower-enhanced V8.

Read my review of the A6 a few posts previous.

One friend has an S8 and it is of absolutely no interest to me. He went through a set of tires in 10k miles....at $800 each. I love the styling of an Audi S6 and 8, and I would choose the S8 over an MB s Class probably, depending on the driving experience, but a V8 is superfluous for me....and low profile tires that are useless in snow make it a no go. I would rather wait for my E400!

Not to mention the Audi warranty on our A4, which Audi doesn't seem to honor.

I'm sure I've asked before, but refresh us, did it have more to do than the old "clutches are a wearable part" argument? Or was it as simple as that?

Audi has given me some resistance on covering wearable parts, even under there 1 year 12,000 mile wearable part warranty (wipers, batteries, and not sure what else). My dealer has covered wipers and light bulbs in the past, and I'm not sure if it is them wanting a perfect survey or Audi stopping those shenanigans.

jmonroe

driver100 said:

We email our insurance company to see if we can pick up items left in the car, and to find out where they took the car....supposed to take it to their shop.

We find out the car has been at the original garage it was towed to, and before the insurance company proceeds we have to pick up the plates.

The guy at the first garage takes off the plates, and he says, if they are giving you the plates, the car is a write off. No one else has told us anything. We emailed insurance company to say we have removed the plates.

My wife went to the doctor and she has a mild concussion and will need some physio for tight back muscles.

And the beat goes on.......

Sorry to hear about the delayed reaction that Mrs. Driver is experiencing now. Pass on our best to her with her therapy.

I think you said when you went to the doctor he said you were OK but having concussion like symptoms for you would be normal.

Anyway, let us know how Mrs. Driver is doing after a week or so.

jmonroe

driver100

andres3 said:

driver100 said:

andres3 said:

driver100 said:

nyccarguy said:

Driver - it is going to be tough for you to go from an E400 with the bi-turbo V6 to a 4cyl. Going to a slower car is no fun. My BMW 328xi had 230 hp, my Legacy has 175.

I agree....that is why I am waiting for a V6 model.....late Nov or early Dec.

Why wait months and settle for a V6. Go out and Test drive an S6 with a blower-enhanced V8.

Read my review of the A6 a few posts previous.

One friend has an S8 and it is of absolutely no interest to me. He went through a set of tires in 10k miles....at $800 each. I love the styling of an Audi S6 and 8, and I would choose the S8 over an MB s Class probably, depending on the driving experience, but a V8 is superfluous for me....and low profile tires that are useless in snow make it a no go. I would rather wait for my E400!

Not to mention the Audi warranty on our A4, which Audi doesn't seem to honor.

I'm sure I've asked before, but refresh us, did it have more to do than the old "clutches are a wearable part" argument? Or was it as simple as that?

Audi has given me some resistance on covering wearable parts, even under there 1 year 12,000 mile wearable part warranty (wipers, batteries, and not sure what else). My dealer has covered wipers and light bulbs in the past, and I'm not sure if it is them wanting a perfect survey or Audi stopping those shenanigans.

Exactly...wear and tear is driver caused. Car had under 12k mile limit on clutch warranty, but was just over the 2 years on the time limit. Don't know why extra few months matter if you are within mileage time?????
Every mechanic who I was able to ask said it is almost impossible to wear out a clutch with that mileage. Audi has potentially lost the sale of 3 cars now.

thebean

iluvmysephia1 said:

Man walks into a bank and asks for a loan. 
"What'd'ya need?", asks the banker.
"A good mattress."
Banker chuckles and looks the customer right in the eyes and retorts. 
"How about a pillow...for life!" Save ya some money.

Am I the only one that doesn't get this?  Apologize if I'm just dense.  

driver100

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

We email our insurance company to see if we can pick up items left in the car, and to find out where they took the car....supposed to take it to their shop.

We find out the car has been at the original garage it was towed to, and before the insurance company proceeds we have to pick up the plates.

The guy at the first garage takes off the plates, and he says, if they are giving you the plates, the car is a write off. No one else has told us anything. We emailed insurance company to say we have removed the plates.

My wife went to the doctor and she has a mild concussion and will need some physio for tight back muscles.

And the beat goes on.......

Sorry to hear about the delayed reaction that Mrs. Driver is experiencing now. Pass on our best to her with her therapy.

I think you said when you went to the doctor he said you were OK but having concussion like symptoms for you would be normal.

Anyway, let us know how Mrs. Driver is doing after a week or so.

jmonroe

LOL about my concussion like symptoms. I feel a little like I am having an out of body experience since the accident, like I am viewing my life from the outside. Maybe I am thinking what it would be like if I did leave this world. One pecular thing, my tennis elbow has cleared up.

Thank you for your thoughts about Mrs D., I will let her know your concerns. More sincere and genuine than the 10 word email from the SIL.

For those who wanted to see the headrests, I will give it my best shot:

roadburner

oldfarmer50 said:

Does anyone have a link to horsepower ratings for 1995 cars? The reason I ask is I was tooling around in the Lincoln yesterday and unlike my usual old fart mode I was feeling frisky. Now I usually don't beat on it since it's 22 years old but I have to tell you, once it gets rolling it can haul.

It got me to thinking how a 280hp car compared to it's contemporaries. From what little I could find on line in 1995 only the Corvette with 300hp was higher. Camaro Z28 was 275 and the Mustang Cobra (which was still using the old 5.0) was only 240. Makes you appreciate how far engine performance has come since the 90s.

What if any other cars in 1995 exceeded 280hp. from the factory?

The BMW 540i made 282 bhp and the 750i made 300 bhp. The E34 M5(only sold here through 1993) made 307 bhp- not bad for a NA 3.5 liter I6.

oldfarmer50

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

The Corvette LT5 engine (ZR-1s last year) was rated at 405 hp.

The Cobra R had 300 HP

Well I mentioned the basic Corvette and with the Cobra R you needed a race car license to even buy one. But I guess that makes my point that 280hp in 1995 was right up there.

Any other domestics? I'm sure there are some Euro super cars but that's kind of cheating.

The Cadillac had 275 HP

Interesting. So except for the Corvette and a few low production speciality cars 280 is right up there.

jmonroe

driver100 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

We email our insurance company to see if we can pick up items left in the car, and to find out where they took the car....supposed to take it to their shop.

We find out the car has been at the original garage it was towed to, and before the insurance company proceeds we have to pick up the plates.

The guy at the first garage takes off the plates, and he says, if they are giving you the plates, the car is a write off. No one else has told us anything. We emailed insurance company to say we have removed the plates.

My wife went to the doctor and she has a mild concussion and will need some physio for tight back muscles.

And the beat goes on.......

Sorry to hear about the delayed reaction that Mrs. Driver is experiencing now. Pass on our best to her with her therapy.

I think you said when you went to the doctor he said you were OK but having concussion like symptoms for you would be normal.

Anyway, let us know how Mrs. Driver is doing after a week or so.

jmonroe

LOL about my concussion like symptoms. I feel a little like I am having an out of body experience since the accident, like I am viewing my life from the outside. Maybe I am thinking what it would be like if I did leave this world. One pecular thing, my tennis elbow has cleared up.

Thank you for your thoughts about Mrs D., I will let her know your concerns. More sincere and genuine than the 10 word email from the SIL.

For those who wanted to see the headrests, I will give it my best shot:

Geez that bit about your "tennis elbow" now being OK could be a dangerous thought for you. Hope you don't get the idea when you have another body part problem that a rear-ender will clear it up. But if you do, leave Mrs. Driver at home on that crash ride.

As for those head rests, it looks like they did what they were supposed to do. I think most manufactures call that "active head restraints". One thing for sure, they won't be selling those at the junk yard.

jmonroe

iluvmysephia1

thebean - it's just what came to my mind when contemplating mattress outlets and prices...and now we're gonna start on pillows for another thing ta run up prices and overcharge on. But, it's true, pillows aren't that costly, though, huh?

Yet. That's all I was saying there.

stever

Thanks for the pics @driver100. I was half expecting bits of foam and fabric hanging loose around the seats.