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driver100

fintail said:

People in BC call it "hydro" too.

For the identity of the McLaren crasher, IMO more likely spoiled devilspawn of a newly arrived "investor" type New money acquired through questionable means and an entitled lack of self-awareness are not a good combination. Grass growers are the epitome of clean business in comparison.

We havve had a few cases similar to the McClaren kid and you got the profile down. Usually new money, lots of it, and the kid gets what the parents could only dream of. Kid has no discipline, no values, and is completely irresponsible. What did that judge call it "affluenza"?

driver100

qbrozen said:

The power windows are pure witchcraft.



;b

Hey Q....how come you have an Infinity symbol for your picture? Is that in honor of GG and NYC or is that your next car?

qbrozen

I bought an EX35 back in ... December? November? Somewhere around there.

abacomike

qbrozen said:

The power windows are pure witchcraft.

;b

I'm still trying to figure out how a jet-liner, or any airplane for that matter, can fly! I see this Boeing Dreamliner circling MIA. It looks like a small city flying overhead - it is huge. How the heck can something that large and that long actually fly? I've studied all the aerodynamic hokum about "lift" over a curved wing and the difference in the flow of air over the huge wing, but come on folks - that thing should never be able to actually lift off the ground and fly 10,000 miles, give or take a few thousand. It's black magic, I say, deep and dark black magic - to be sure!!!

driver100

qbrozen said:

I bought an EX35 back in ... December? November? Somewhere around there.

Then change your list of cars......and did we here about it?

driver100

abacomike said:

qbrozen said:

The power windows are pure witchcraft.

;b

I'm still trying to figure out how a jet-liner, or any airplane for that matter, can fly! I see this Boeing Dreamliner circling MIA. It looks like a small city flying overhead - it is huge. How the heck can something that large and that long actually fly? I've studied all the aerodynamic hokum about "lift" over a curved wing and the difference in the flow of air over the huge wing, but come on folks - that thing should never be able to actually lift off the ground and fly 10,000 miles, give or take a few thousand. It's black magic - to be sure!!!

Not to mention Bumble Bees!

abacomike

driver100 said:

PF_Flyer said:

Are you having trouble figuring out how to use all of the technology in your car? If you're overwhelmed with how to operate your navigation system, bluetooth, park assist or other advanced technology feature, a reporter would love to talk to you about your experience.

Please send an email to PR@Edmunds.com by Friday, March 17, 2017.

Give him Mike's address.

Hey, driver, the request was for people having "trouble" figuring out how to use all the technology in their car. I know how to use the technology I "know" about. The post never asked for those people who don't know what technology is still lurking inside one's new car - I have no idea how much technology is remaining that I have not accessed - but I'm sure it's a bunch!

abacomike

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

abacomike

driver100 said:

abacomike said:

qbrozen said:

The power windows are pure witchcraft.

;b

I'm still trying to figure out how a jet-liner, or any airplane for that matter, can fly! I see this Boeing Dreamliner circling MIA. It looks like a small city flying overhead - it is huge. How the heck can something that large and that long actually fly? I've studied all the aerodynamic hokum about "lift" over a curved wing and the difference in the flow of air over the huge wing, but come on folks - that thing should never be able to actually lift off the ground and fly 10,000 miles, give or take a few thousand. It's black magic - to be sure!!!

Not to mention Bumble Bees!

Bumble Bees I can agree should be able to fly with those wings they have that flap. They can even "hover" if they want, much like a helicopter. But a 553,000 pound monster should never ever be able to leave the ground. It's against my religion to believe in that stuff!

Another anomaly in our universe is the "hummingbird". How does that beautiful avian hover over a flower and stick its long beak into the petal area without falling to the ground? Tell me - how can that bird hover like that. It's sacrilegious, I say, pure black magic once again!

stickguy

Mike, I think the same thing about ocean liners. Those babies should sink. No way a big air pocket keeps that much metal afloat!

As to wifi, that is more for passengers, and stuff like Waze or pandora that need access. But if you have a phone, redundant to have another internet data access plan. You can also use your iPhone as a hot spot for wifi devices.

PF_Flyer

What will be the next "innovation" on a car? I'd say someone might build a Keurig coffee maker into the dash, but didn't a Fiat have an espresso maker in it already?

PF_Flyer

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

Who knows? Maybe the reporter is interested in people dealing with "I didn't know my car could do THAT"

jmonroe

driver100 said:

fintail said:

People in BC call it "hydro" too.

For the identity of the McLaren crasher, IMO more likely spoiled devilspawn of a newly arrived "investor" type New money acquired through questionable means and an entitled lack of self-awareness are not a good combination. Grass growers are the epitome of clean business in comparison.

We havve had a few cases similar to the McClaren kid and you got the profile down. Usually new money, lots of it, and the kid gets what the parents could only dream of. Kid has no discipline, no values, and is completely irresponsible. What did that judge call it "affluenza"?

Correction: It wasn't the judge, it was the snot nosed kid's lawyer that invented the term "affluenza". The judge and jury didn't buy it. Nor did the judge like the fact that the mother was helping the kid hide-out in Mexico after jumping bail. Nice family all the way around though.

jmonroe

houdini1

driver100 said:

This happened about 10 miles from where I live back home.


Accused impaired driver totals high-end McLaren sports car in Burlington

The driver of a high-end McLaren Spider sports car is facing impaired driving charges after he crashed into a hydro box on a tree-lined residential street in Burlington late Thursday night. Car valued at almost $400000!
It was a 23 year old kid!

What parent gives their kid a $400k car to drive?

I wonder if insurance will pay....since he was DUI.?

VIDEO

Supposedly, insurance won't cover damage to a car if the driver is committing a crime at the time. Does drunk or impaired driving count as a crime ?

jmonroe

abacomike said:

qbrozen said:

The power windows are pure witchcraft.

;b

I'm still trying to figure out how a jet-liner, or any airplane for that matter, can fly! I see this Boeing Dreamliner circling MIA. It looks like a small city flying overhead - it is huge. How the heck can something that large and that long actually fly? I've studied all the aerodynamic hokum about "lift" over a curved wing and the difference in the flow of air over the huge wing, but come on folks - that thing should never be able to actually lift off the ground and fly 10,000 miles, give or take a few thousand. It's black magic, I say, deep and dark black magic - to be sure!!!

Have you thought about engines that crank out lots of HP...like in the tens of thousands.

Something like "give me a lever long enough and I will..."

jmonroe

abacomike

PF_Flyer said:

What will be the next "innovation" on a car? I'd say someone might build a Keurig coffee maker into the dash, but didn't a Fiat have an espresso maker in it already?

I've thought about this for many years and wonder if it can be done. On very long trips, what's the "major" reason you pull off the interstate or turnpike? Food, drink - nah - you can stock up on that stuff easily inside the car. So what's the answer? To relieve oneself of built up fluids in the bladder - right?

So what if a car manufacturer added a portable potty under all the seats in the car? All they would need to do is just add "another button" on the armrests labeled "open sesame" and the seat bottom slides open. You do your business and then press that same button to return the seat bottom to its original position. The driver then accesses in the iDrive or some other controller and presses the word "dump"! Voila! Not something the EPA would approve of, but it sure would be great for the bladder!!!

houdini1

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

Be careful with all that tech stuff in your car. I think I saw you driving around yesterday on you tube. You were wearing plaid pants and a stripped shirt and making funny hand gestures in your BMW.

driver100

abacomike said:

PF_Flyer said:

What will be the next "innovation" on a car? I'd say someone might build a Keurig coffee maker into the dash, but didn't a Fiat have an espresso maker in it already?

I've thought about this for many years and wonder if it can be done. On very long trips, what's the "major" reason you pull off the interstate or turnpike? Food, drink - nah - you can stock up on that stuff easily inside the car. So what's the answer? To relieve oneself of built up fluids in the bladder - right?

So what if a car manufacturer added a portable potty under all the seats in the car? All they would need to do is just add "another button" on the armrests labeled "open sesame" and the seat bottom slides open. You do your business and then press that same button to return the seat bottom to its original position. The driver then accesses in the iDrive or some other controller and presses the word "dump"! Voila! Not something the EPA would approve of, but it sure would be great for the bladder!!!

I thought your car came with all that....you just haven't found the right buttons yet. Ask that reporter or roadrunner how to access them. Be careful, don't want you pressing the wrong button........and away you go.................

abacomike

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

Be careful with all that tech stuff in your car. I think I saw you driving around yesterday on you tube. You were wearing plaid pants and a stripped shirt and making funny hand gestures in your BMW.

That couldn't have been me, Houdini! I can't stand the sight of plaid pants. I also hate striped (not stripped) shirts. But if you saw someone with a Polo Golf Shirt (any color) and beige, navy blue or gray shorts and wearing a pair of tan Rockports - then you found me out! I just love hand gestures - they do something for me - what, I don't know, they just do!!!

driver100

Right JMonroe, it was the kids lawyer that came up with "affluenza". A new term that applies to a kid who has been so spoiled they can only think of themselves.

houdini1

abacomike said:

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

Be careful with all that tech stuff in your car. I think I saw you driving around yesterday on you tube. You were wearing plaid pants and a stripped shirt and making funny hand gestures in your BMW.

That couldn't have been me, Houdini! I can't stand the sight of plaid pants. I also hate striped (not stripped) shirts. But if you saw someone with a Polo Golf Shirt (any color) and beige, navy blue or gray shorts and wearing a pair of tan Rockports - then you found me out! I just love hand gestures - they do something for me - what, I don't know, they just do!!!

Stripped? What was I thinking!

fintail

The moronic judge in the first trial indeed bought it - and then his family exhibited their true colors, and the kid finally got something closer to actual punishment.

jmonroe said:

Correction: It wasn't the judge, it was the snot nosed kid's lawyer that invented the term "affluenza". The judge and jury didn't buy it. Nor did the judge like the fact that the mother was helping the kid hide-out in Mexico after jumping bail. Nice family all the way around though.

jmonroe

fintail

In Vancouver, the authorities have been known to seize the cars and give impound fines, but not nearly what they should be. I am surprised there hasn't been an affluenza style case here either.

driver100 said:

We havve had a few cases similar to the McClaren kid and you got the profile down. Usually new money, lots of it, and the kid gets what the parents could only dream of. Kid has no discipline, no values, and is completely irresponsible. What did that judge call it "affluenza"?

abacomike

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

Be careful with all that tech stuff in your car. I think I saw you driving around yesterday on you tube. You were wearing plaid pants and a stripped shirt and making funny hand gestures in your BMW.

That couldn't have been me, Houdini! I can't stand the sight of plaid pants. I also hate striped (not stripped) shirts. But if you saw someone with a Polo Golf Shirt (any color) and beige, navy blue or gray shorts and wearing a pair of tan Rockports - then you found me out! I just love hand gestures - they do something for me - what, I don't know, they just do!!!

Stripped? What was I thinking!

We all know what your were thinking - just don't act on that thought!!!

houdini1

Speaking of thoughts, a guy was talking on the phone to his attorney. The attorney told him to be quick because the call was costing him about $50. a minute. The guy says OK...what are you wearing...

Mr_Shiftright

oldfarmer50 said:

graphicguy said:

OldFarmer......OK....impressions of driving a 50+ year old Mustang?

Impressions? Well I felt like I was 16 again. Totally different feel from cars today. This one was pretty tight, no rattles or wind noise even with the cloth top. One thing for sure I'm a fan of fuel injection now. Carbureted cars are not meant to be driven cold in 9 degree weather. Just like my old cars from the 60s and early 70s it bogged down on acceleration until it warmed up. This was the regular 289 that was base with the 66 GT so not a lot of power. Handling was what you'd expect. I imagine just about any modern car would take a turn better. All and all a lot of fun but definitely not a daily driver.

I get to drive a lot of old cars and I agree with you. Not many 50s or 60s cars can be daily drivers on today's freeways especially. There are some exceptions but there's a reason I'm seeing more and more modified old cars these days rather than having them remain in stock config.

Mr_Shiftright

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

This happened about 10 miles from where I live back home.


Accused impaired driver totals high-end McLaren sports car in Burlington

The driver of a high-end McLaren Spider sports car is facing impaired driving charges after he crashed into a hydro box on a tree-lined residential street in Burlington late Thursday night. Car valued at almost $400000!
It was a 23 year old kid!

What parent gives their kid a $400k car to drive?

I wonder if insurance will pay....since he was DUI.?

VIDEO

Regardless of what anyone in here will say...that WILL NOT BUFF OUT.

As for the parents thingy, none in my hood.

jmonroe

The laws are a bit dodgy about that. Some insurance companies try to define DUI as "intentional conduct" and no insurance company pays for intentional conduct. However this has been challenged in court.

One thing for sure--an insurance company will probably pay for property damage to YOUR vehicle in a DUI, but when it comes to personal injuries to you or passengers or property damage to others (like that hydro-box), chances are that coverage will be denied and that it will hold up.

So the McLaren will probably be paid for, the insurance policy immediately cancelled, and the driver, once sobered up, will be paying for other damages and also repair to himself.

roadburner

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

I don't see the purpose for it either, but I had a guy who bought from another dealer stop by on his way to Florida and he was EXTREMELY upset to learn he had to pay extra for a subscription after he used up his 3GB or 3 months- the selling dealer had not informed him of that salient fact...

driver100

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

Be careful with all that tech stuff in your car. I think I saw you driving around yesterday on you tube. You were wearing plaid pants and a stripped shirt and making funny hand gestures in your BMW.

That couldn't have been me, Houdini! I can't stand the sight of plaid pants. I also hate striped (not stripped) shirts. But if you saw someone with a Polo Golf Shirt (any color) and beige, navy blue or gray shorts and wearing a pair of tan Rockports - then you found me out! I just love hand gestures - they do something for me - what, I don't know, they just do!!!

Stripped? What was I thinking!

I don't know but I hope it didn't have to do with Mike

driver100

Mr_Shiftright said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

This happened about 10 miles from where I live back home.


Accused impaired driver totals high-end McLaren sports car in Burlington

The driver of a high-end McLaren Spider sports car is facing impaired driving charges after he crashed into a hydro box on a tree-lined residential street in Burlington late Thursday night. Car valued at almost $400000!
It was a 23 year old kid!

What parent gives their kid a $400k car to drive?

I wonder if insurance will pay....since he was DUI.?

VIDEO

Regardless of what anyone in here will say...that WILL NOT BUFF OUT.

As for the parents thingy, none in my hood.

jmonroe

The laws are a bit dodgy about that. Some insurance companies try to define DUI as "intentional conduct" and no insurance company pays for intentional conduct. However this has been challenged in court.

One thing for sure--an insurance company will probably pay for property damage to YOUR vehicle in a DUI, but when it comes to personal injuries to you or passengers or property damage to others (like that hydro-box), chances are that coverage will be denied and that it will hold up.

So the McLaren will probably be paid for, the insurance policy immediately cancelled, and the driver, once sobered up, will be paying for other damages and also repair to himself.

Thanks for the explanation. I think that would be a good point to make in DUI ads on TV.....they never really tell you that. I don't think people who get drunk and drive don't consider their insurance may not cover them if they are in an accident. They really don't think past the buzz they get from their drink....but, maybe that is a (sorry for the pun) sobering thought,,,,,I may be in an accident and I could do $200000 or more in damage....and do I really want to try to pay that off?

There is an effective ad on TV with a guy who just found out he has lung cancer, he is 39 and finds out he has at most 5 more years to live. He says, if I had known that I never would have started smoking.

Mr_Shiftright

There have been many people whose entire lives have been changed forever by their negligence.

jmonroe

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

houdini1 said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

Be careful with all that tech stuff in your car. I think I saw you driving around yesterday on you tube. You were wearing plaid pants and a stripped shirt and making funny hand gestures in your BMW.

That couldn't have been me, Houdini! I can't stand the sight of plaid pants. I also hate striped (not stripped) shirts. But if you saw someone with a Polo Golf Shirt (any color) and beige, navy blue or gray shorts and wearing a pair of tan Rockports - then you found me out! I just love hand gestures - they do something for me - what, I don't know, they just do!!!

Stripped? What was I thinking!

Just tell him he was stripped of his pants...like without them. He probably waved at the screen, which in turn activated a button, and an arm came out from under his seat and yanked his pants right off; clean as a whistle. What would he know anyway at his age? He'd never admit to it but his car is so full of buttons that he will only find out about what they do the hard way. Like the "pants yanker" button.

jmonroe

suydam

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

I have that feature on my Volt as well. If you only drive by yourself it's not very useful. I did enjoy it for the passenger to check email and directions without using our data plan. If it was only a couple of dollars a month I'd keep it but as it is I'll let it expire.

graphicguy

suydam said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

I have that feature on my Volt as well. If you only drive by yourself it's not very useful. I did enjoy it for the passenger to check email and directions without using our data plan. If it was only a couple of dollars a month I'd keep it but as it is I'll let it expire.

Car WiFi hotspots are expensive. Although, I did just see a GM blurb about having an unlimited plan.

Makes no sense to me, given that most every cell provider offers an unlimited data plan on your phone for far less than what the car manufacturers charge. And, your phone can be used as a hot spot.

stickguy

Yup GG. that's what I do. Can easily run my work laptop off work cell if needed. I suppose the car based one is convenient with a lot of passengers, but limited usage really.

Most line,y related to the elapsed time between the bright idea, and putting it in road. Common issue with car tech. Outdated too quick

suydam

graphicguy said:

suydam said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

I have that feature on my Volt as well. If you only drive by yourself it's not very useful. I did enjoy it for the passenger to check email and directions without using our data plan. If it was only a couple of dollars a month I'd keep it but as it is I'll let it expire.

Car WiFi hotspots are expensive. Although, I did just see a GM blurb about having an unlimited plan.

Makes no sense to me, given that most every cell provider offers an unlimited data plan on your phone for far less than what the car manufacturers charge. And, your phone can be used as a hot spot.

An unlimited data plan is far more than the $10 per month that GM will charge. That said, it is a little redundant so I probably won't keep it.

graphicguy

suydam said:

graphicguy said:

suydam said:

abacomike said:

I contacted the BMW Concierge by pressing the "concierge" button in my car. I asked them why my iPhone keeps popping up with "BMW hot spot" as a source of WiFi. He (his name was Lincoln) said that on the 7 series, if I want, I can be provided with a 3-month "trial" hot-spot to use in my car to access the internet using my iDrive. After the trial period, there is a monthly data charge. It is provided by AT&T.

This is one of those "I didn't know I had it" thingamajigs lurking inside my car. I thought this over carefully. Why would I want to access the internet while driving my car? I have an iPhone that I can use once I am no longer driving to access the internet if I want. Now, if there was no charge for the service, sure, why not. But to pay a monthly charge for the service after the 3-month trial period is absurd, at the very least. So, I decided I did not need a "hot-spot" inside my car. Now, if the need should ever arise - like I become a billionaire tycoon in need of internet service in my car for stock trading and the like, I'll get it. But I do not see the billions forthcoming nor do I ever look like or dress like a tycoon.

I wonder what else is lurking inside my car just itching to be discovered?

I have that feature on my Volt as well. If you only drive by yourself it's not very useful. I did enjoy it for the passenger to check email and directions without using our data plan. If it was only a couple of dollars a month I'd keep it but as it is I'll let it expire.

Car WiFi hotspots are expensive. Although, I did just see a GM blurb about having an unlimited plan.

Makes no sense to me, given that most every cell provider offers an unlimited data plan on your phone for far less than what the car manufacturers charge. And, your phone can be used as a hot spot.

An unlimited data plan is far more than the $10 per month that GM will charge. That said, it is a little redundant so I probably won't keep it.

I get it. But, you can only use GM's plan in and around the car. Using your phone as a hotspot, you can have WiFi wherever you go, and you have a signal....not just the car.

qbrozen

driver100 said:

I bought an EX35 back in ... December? November? Somewhere around there.

Then change your list of cars......and did we here about it?

Yup. I was on the 2016 punch list.

my signature settings are up to date. Not sure why its not showing.

driver100

qbrozen said:

driver100 said:

qbrozen said:

I bought an EX35 back in ... December? November? Somewhere around there.

Then change your list of cars......and did we here about it?

Yup. I was on the 2016 punch list.

my signature settings are up to date. Not sure why its not showing.

I seem to recall that....a last minute entry IIRC.

So how is the EX35 doing?

Don't know why the signature line isn't working.....hope I didn't jinx it for my new car....when and if I get it!

ab348

GM added WiFi hotspot capability to the ATS last year IIRC - I know I let them replace all of the CUE electronics when it was in for a service, which took them a few extra hours. When I picked the car up it had a hanger on the rear-view mirror telling me about it and giving 3 months free usage. I think it also has a technical advantage of using the car's antenna so your signal strength and range may be better.

I think it is good for families with kids who each have devices and use an inordinate amount of data while they are in the back seat. Up here unlimited data plans are close to nonexistent and data plans generally are very expensive. Unfortunately GM Canada wanted something like $60/mo for some number of gigs after the free trial so I passed on it.

imidazol97

abacomike said:controller and presses the word "dump"! Voila! Not something the EPA would approve of, but it sure would be great for the bladder!!!  

I think that would be perfect for tailgater control!

isellhondas

Hey....I'm actually BACK! A million thanks to Karen who somehow pushed the right buttons and got me back in under isellhondas! It's been a long frustrating experience and I only hope I lasts!

Hope all of you are doing well and for those in the East.....be careful!

Craig

thebean

isellhondas said:

Hey....I'm actually BACK! A million thanks to Karen who somehow pushed the right buttons and got me back in under isellhondas! It's been a long frustrating experience and I only hope I lasts! Hope all of you are doing well and for those in the East.....be careful! Craig

Yea!!!!!  Good to have you back, Craig.

PF_Flyer

Don't leave a trail of bread crumbs, write down the directions back to us

My shovels are ready. I expect that I'll go out tonight and shovel once a couple of inches are down, then a short nap, and back at it again in the morning. Woo woo

isellhondas

Mr_Shiftright said:

oldfarmer50 said:

graphicguy said:

OldFarmer......OK....impressions of driving a 50+ year old Mustang?

Impressions? Well I felt like I was 16 again. Totally different feel from cars today. This one was pretty tight, no rattles or wind noise even with the cloth top. One thing for sure I'm a fan of fuel injection now. Carbureted cars are not meant to be driven cold in 9 degree weather. Just like my old cars from the 60s and early 70s it bogged down on acceleration until it warmed up. This was the regular 289 that was base with the 66 GT so not a lot of power. Handling was what you'd expect. I imagine just about any modern car would take a turn better. All and all a lot of fun but definitely not a daily driver.

I get to drive a lot of old cars and I agree with you. Not many 50s or 60s cars can be daily drivers on today's freeways especially. There are some exceptions but there's a reason I'm seeing more and more modified old cars these days rather than having them remain in stock config.

" Not many 50's or 60's cars can be daily drivers on today's freeways especially"

Really? I think my 62 Impala SS would do just fine. I wouldn't tailgate people and I would respect it's age. My '64 Impala SS with the 409 might be tough in bumper to bumper traffic with that stiff clutch.

My 1965 Rivieras would do just great and even my 1954 Chevy Bel Air would be up to the task.

My old VW bugs would be a bit hairy now that I am older and no longer think I have no fear.

What am I missing?

Hey, it's so good to be back!

stickguy

Shovels are still in the garage. Just not looking forward to using them again. Really was happy that this year was passing with only a few inches. After this, better warm up by next week and no more freezing temps or snow!

ab348

It was well below zero Fahrenheit here Saturday night, and now it is sunny and above freezing. The little bit of snow we got overnight Friday is all gone again. Just crazy swings in the temps - aside from dumping some trash in the can on the deck I never left the house all weekend because it was so cold. They are still waffling on whether we get snow followed by rain here tomorrow night and Wednesday. I'm rooting for as much rain as I can. Spring needs to hurry up and get here.

ab348

isellhondas said:

Hey....I'm actually BACK! A million thanks to Karen who somehow pushed the right buttons and got me back in under isellhondas! It's been a long frustrating experience and I only hope I lasts!

Welcome back! - assuming it's you and not that imposter fella again.

isellhondas

No, it's me. I'm just hoping I can get back in next time!

driver100

stickguy said:

Shovels are still in the garage. Just not looking forward to using them again. Really was happy that this year was passing with only a few inches. After this, better warm up by next week and no more freezing temps or snow!

Good luck if you are in a snow area.
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