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*The old cars....wow, if he can restore those they would be nice to have.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
You really have to look at what you are throwing away.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
The location is about an hour from the nearest hospital and supermarket/big-box shopping, and about a half-hour from any sort of smaller stores. It was OK driving up there today but coming home tonight in the dark on a misty/rainy night it was desolate and a bit much for me. I did not enjoy that drive.
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So the buyer sends me a text and is all frantic. She took the car in for an alignment (as the garage that finished the car for me recommended) and they tell her the air-ride is all messed up, doesn't hold air and the car can't be aligned.
Now I am not a fan of air-ride either, and never would have put it in the car had I been building it, but I know it holds air! The car drives fine in fact.
I am trying to help her out though and I get a hold of the original mechanic who worked on the car - great mechanic, bad business man. I am trying to figure out how hard and how much to revert back to original suspension.
He says he still has his garage, tools and most if not all the original parts and if she lets him keep the air-ride he will swap it out for free.
She was thrilled by that option, so I think I solved it for her and the car is 100% sold now.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Seriously, I've enjoyed your commentary and miss having you around. Please reconsider.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
When we sold our home in the country, the kitchen was very modern, huge space, clean lines, latest fasucets, drop in stove (not seen much in those days), cupboards were modern clean and sleek. One potential person who saw it wasn't interested because it wasn't a country kitchen look.......guess she wanted rooster clock, dishes hanging everywhere, yellow wallpaper......everyone is different!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Right now the number one reason young people want IKEA is that it's cheap and easy to get.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
But saw one of the self-driving Uber vehicles go by. It was very close to the stadium and people and vehicles were going in every direction, so I'm not certain if the person behind the wheel was in "manual" mode or not, but given how many people were dashing across the streets in all directions, I suspect they were.
I don't think that autonomous vehicles are going to to be the norm anytime soon, but I think I know what the next reason someone's going to give to keep pushing them. I'd bet that someone, somewhere is going to say that self-driving cars will allow senior citizens to retain their mobility once they shouldn't be driving anymore.
Just sayin'
I'd take a pretty big hit on my CTS, too. And, it's running/driving very well.
So, kicking around ideas.
Thanks!
OF....lady with the $1,000 van. If she's happy with $1,000, you are happy with the $1,000, I don't see any down side here. Leave her the cash, and take the gelato.
Just a thought! I do miss you around here!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
But to keep Isell posting, I suggest logging in after creating a new name
such as Isoldhondas or IsellhondasB4.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
IKEA is fun but the closest one is 350 miles away so I never get to go to them. My mom was a big antiquer and burned me out on most of the old stuff, including "antique" cars.
Thanks for reminding me to look into that....hate for it to keep gioing and then automatically get renewed for full price in May, for a car that isn't on the road.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I suppose if you are driving safe enough to avoid having collisions over the long term "more safe" is of little value. I'll concede that, but I'd still like more information sooner rather than later as a driver.
As for an officer having someone pulled over making it less safe there is a great solution to that, don't speed.
You failed to address the problem of innocent drivers being pulled over, or driver's that are pulled over in a case of mistaken identity (such as when two cars of the same color get confused; and the slower moving car is the one that gets pulled over). I find that moving my car to the right lanes is more effective than slowing down by itself. The officer will often assume the vehicle in the left "fast" lane is the speeding vehicle. Radar is not selective, it just tells him someone or some object might have been going over the speed limit, it doesn't tell him which car.
As for you forming an opinion AFTER studying the issue, I seriously doubt that. Did you look at all the facts on the issue? If you did you wouldn't have made some of the laughable comments that you have. I used to have the same train of thought that you have, then to support what I was saying I studied all aspects of the issue and found that I was really fooling myself. You know what really did it for me? It was after the eliminated the 55MPH limit. When that happened all the arguments that the "speed demons" like use used to discredit the supporters of the 55 MPH now could be used to discredit the "speed demons".
We must live in alternate realities because every study I've looked at regarding the change away from 55 MPH shows that safety rates improved after the lifting of the insanely low 55 federal speed limit. When you get past the fluff and wildly incorrect assumptions of a couple studies backed by the Insurance companies you'll come to realize this. You have to look past the recession that lowered miles traveled during the 55 time-frame used by a couple unscrupulous studies. More importantly, and I think everyone here will agree with me, that over the last 25 years since the repeal of 55 pretty much every year (with very few exceptions like the last 2 years) has shown a significant improvement with lower traffic fatality and accident rates. I know it doesn't seem like it at times, but things have improved dramatically. Cherry-picking one year versus another is dishonest at best, something I'd never resort to; Look at the trend over the long term.
I deal with people like you all the time, you give discredited "facts", restate others arguments to try to discredit them and go on personal attacks on those that disagree with you simply because you cannot address the argument.
I haven't resorted to personal attacks. I simply show the absurdity of your arguments, and you get upset at that fact.
Quoting a wise man "it's not the speed that kills you, it is the stopping that gets you."
Rapid deceleration kills, not speed.
Re: antiques, I wouldn't put my money in anything but high quality items. I'll wager younger people today won't become collectors as they age, in nearly the same numbers as generations past. They just don't care. They have no connection to the stuff, and don't like clutter. Stuff like depression glass and most art pottery, heavy oak furniture etc, is already stagnant or deflating, often worth less than it was 20 years ago. Ebay and other online selling has also helped, allowing people to find things now rather than hunt antique malls and auctions for that perfect piece. My parents were hobbyist antique dealers, and sometimes made a good secondary income when I was a kid - I don't think it would be possible today.
Possible exceptions to deflating collectibles might be toys, quality art, good vintage electronics, etc.
Our criminal justice system has always held people personally responsible for their crimes, Civil court might be different, but we really can't be blaming the car when we don't know who committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt based on that information.
Otherwise we might as well blame the manufacturer for building the car in the first place that led to the violation being committed. Blame gun manufacturers for someone else pulling the trigger.
I don't want the US to go down that road.
They remind me a lot of sedans that way - I can't tell them apart either.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Swapping out the Lincoln's air ride for regular suspension cost me $1080.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1) The decline in the number of MVC deaths for 1998 was unanticipated. (MVC = motor vehicle crash)
2) We found that the largest increases in fatalities on urban interstates occurred in states that maintained a 55-mph speed limit. Speed spillover from higher-speed roads is a plausible explanation for this finding.
3) We considered several aspects of the fatality data in choosing our statistical methods: (1) the data involved counts of absolute numbers rather than rates,
HAHAHAHAHAH at #2. Don't like the data, make up ludicrous theories explaining it away.....
#3 - Oh GEEZE!, I really wonder why they don't use rates, and just resort to absolute numbers. Could it be that using the rates doesn't fit their pre-conceived conclusions???
[non-permissible content removed] Anyone looking at these studies in depth will clearly see and even smell something something is rotten.
I like studies that just give the hard objective data and don't make a bunch of wild highly unlikely to be correct assumptions, premises, excuses, and biases to explain away the numbers that don't agree with their conclusion.
Swapping out the Lincoln's air ride for regular suspension cost me $1080.
A friend of mine had a '98 Continental. He really liked that car. When one of his suspension air bags burst he said it really scared him as it was a loud boom. He replaced it with another air bag to soon after have another one blow. The car was traded, pronto. In retrospect he said he wished he had converted to regular springs and kept the car.
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Sure, they want to make more money too, but only at acceptable safety risk. These same truckers wouldn't approve a vote for 100 MPH minimums either.
The problem with speed governors is it takes away the driver's ability to maneuver in an emergency situation. If you are at the limit of your governor, you can now only slow down your speed, rather than having the option to speed up or slow down. You basically take away half of your options in relation to speed. Not to mention the problem with passing other vehicles without becoming a rolling traffic blockade and impediment.
I have had Sirius since 2009 and I have never opted for that automatic thing. I have them send me a bill after I tell them I'll cancel if they don't give me the past years rate and I do this for both cars every year at different times because of when the cars were purchased. There is a 2 dollar fee to have the bill sent but I would rather pay the billing fee than try to unwind an automatic charge that hits my credit card every year at the full pop rate.
FWIW, I think their customer service is better today than years ago but I never really had a problem with there old people; it's just that they seem to be more accommodating the last few years.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
http://www.vollynet.org.nz/Speed Limit Law and Fatality Rates.pdf
This guy really presents both sides in a fair manner.
My favorite parts (#1 & #2 go back to cherry-picking studies caught red-handed, while #4 is important to discrediting previous contrary and faulty studies, #5 is a big gov't oops):
1) Following the federally imposed limit of 1974, the largest single-year
decline in highway deaths occurred, indicating that the federal law had a significant,
negative affect on the fatality rate. It is worthy to note however, that the effects were short-lived, presumably due to the lower propensity for drivers to take long trips, especially on those roads where fatalities are measured most fervently (Cook, 1995).
2) Third, analysis has determined that those rises
brought by the 1987 intervention (when 65 was allowed) were short-lived (Chang, Chen, & Carter, 1993),
The Evolution and Devolution of Speed Limit Law and the Effect on Fatality Rates 511
and fell back to pre-65mph levels as soon as 1990 (Cook, 1995).
3) The fifth area of the findings
concerns the possibility that raising the speed limits actually led to a lower fatality
rate. Michener and Tighe (1992) found that, when considering number of miles
driven on all highways, speed is negatively, but not significantly, related to fatality
rates.
4) The seventh and final finding seems to hold the most promise for future
research on the effects of speed limits, and may help explain the variation in the
aforementioned conclusions. Lave (1985; Lave & Elias, 1997) has asserted that to
study the effects of changes in speed limits on fatality rates, one is remiss simply to
examine those roads that are directly affected by the change; interstates with
increased limits are not independent from other roads, as the decision calculus of
drivers in route selection and driving behavior take into consideration several
factors, including the trade-offs of time traveled, possible traffic law enforcement,
and road safety in planning their trip. The lure of a safer, faster road will draw
drivers off the two-lane highways and country roads where the fatality rate is historically
three times higher than on rural interstates. Lave provided persuasive evidence
for the lure of the interstate, and the vehicle miles traveled since 1987 has
grown 1.62 times faster on the rural interstates in the 65mph states than in states
with the 55mph, and additionally, those rural interstates with 65mph limits saw a
growth rate in vehicle miles traveled 1.73 times faster than other roads within those
particular states. Thus, to view the effects of speed limit change, the proper focus
is the system-wide effects (all roads within a state), rather than measuring solely the
effects on those stretches where the limits have been raised. When employing system-wide,
state-by-state analysis on the effects of the 1987 limit devolution, Lave
noted that fatality rates fell overall in the first year, but were not equally distributed.
The fatality rate in 1987 fell 4.68% on average in states with the new 65mph
limit, but was unchanged in other states. The following year, the rate fell 1.55% in
the 65mph states, 2.55% in other states. When the change in the rate for the two
years is combined, the results indicated a difference of 3.62%, the 65mph states
enjoying a sharper decrease in the fatality rate than in states retaining the 55mph
limit. When analyzing the effects on each individual state, Lave and Elias noted
that, among states that increased their maximum legal speed, states that enjoyed
a decrease in the fatality rate outnumbered those that suffered an increase by three
to one.
5) our knowledge of the 1995 act’s impacts are quite sparse. The DOT, upon passage of the statute,
predicted that up to 6,400 more lives per year would be lost on the nation’s highways,
a prediction that under initial analysis seems quite overstated. The actual
increase in 1996 was 109 (the total being 41,907), a statistically insignificant increase
(Cook, 1997). Montana, the focus of much attention due to its enactment of no
specific daytime automobile speed limit, saw a decrease of fatalities, from 215 in
1995 to 200 in 1996.
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Bottom line, the faster you go, the less time to react, and the greater the force with which you hit something.
Craig
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
The estimated effects reveal that the assertion that speed kills, and more speed
kills more is mostly unfounded. The model employed does not allow me to reject
faithfully the null hypothesis that raising the speed limit in the examined states
had no effect on fatality rates, adjusting for several factors. Table 2 organizes the
results of Table 1 by resulting speed limit, revealing no visible correlation between
state speed limit and its effect on fatality rate. Given the inquiry here, there is no
widespread positive relationship between raising the speed limit and fatality rate.
And another gov't oops!:
....It is worthy to note that repeal proponents cite a factually false report by the NHTSA, which exaggerated
the Autobahn fatality rate, as ammunition against the repeal. The NHTSA has since apologized
for the issuance of the information,.......
For those that like to read in a book style format, here's another good one:
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=MFhkehz-Ky0C&oi=fnd&pg=PA257&dq=speed+limit+repeal+fuel+economy&ots=O2gj21eYsY&sig=KilLE2skiWMmiuGH08YnhAzcjG4#v=onepage&q&f=false
Chapter 8 is key.
Absolute speed increases (at least in the US) do not show correlated accident risk probability.
However, your second line is fair, IF you hit something, you are more likely to hit it with greater force if you are going faster.
The real-world and driving psychology play a major factor. Also, speed differentials greatly outweigh absolute speed in their importance. It is the relative speed differentials that are being shown to be far more statistically significant.
For example, studies fail to show that going from 65 to 75 is any more dangerous than States that went from 55 to 65 (same 10 MPH delta, but greater absolute speed).
Antiques are a better deal than buying new, as you might still get a bit of your investment back 30 years later, but I think the price wave for old timey furniture has crested - just as it has for common cars before the mid 50s, which are also slowly shrinking in value.