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venture

jmonroe said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

So you think. That was a hint.

jmonroe

LOL. I don't know. Maybe an omen? The Fusion just turned 3 so it's about time. I've sort of been looking, but really like the Fusion. Perfect size, looks good, and is optioned just the way I want a car.

AWD sedans are not plentiful until you start entering the area where the law of diminishing returns sets in.

venture

The probable solution to the I-85 problem in Atlanta

ab348

carnaught said:

I know it's not the same, but have any of the enthusiasts here collected diecast cars in recent years?

I have a few from 15 or so years ago but found I get very little out of them. They just are something else to gather dust. I have enough stuff like that.

stickguy

I had that Bond Aston, but in a bigger size. Not sure if it was 1/24, but I think a little smaller (but much bigger than Matchbox). Bought it in Bermuda sometime in the early 70s when I was there as a kid. Wish I still had it!

oldfarmer50

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

stickguy

Infiniti, the new official car of Edmunds forums?

tjc78

Like someone said earlier.  We had a BMW, run then VW (lots of them)  now Infiniti.  What's next?

venture

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

You are correct, but really - she doesn't know one car from another. I have passed her on the road that runs past our house and waved. She doesn't see me. She doesn't know what my car looks like because they all look alike to her.

When I suggested she needed a new Forester, she didn't know why since hers was running OK.

qbrozen

tjc78 said:

Like someone said earlier.  We had a BMW, run then VW (lots of them)  now Infiniti.  What's next?

Keep leaving out Caddy. I think we had 5 or 6 if you include GG's 3.

oldfarmer50

Driver 100:

"OF Sounds like CL is just too risky for buying a car. If someone could devise a system so it could be kept honest then it would be worthwhile...no bargain is worth that kind of risk."

If someone devised a system like that it would probably be a scam too. Buying any used car, ANYWHERE is a gamble because we don't really know how a car was treated. Some like you always go to a dealer and buy CPO. That gives you some insurance against short term failures. Others don't want to pay the extra price for that.

CL has always been a bargain bin and you have to check things out carefully. I've developed a few tricks to weed out the obvious scams like looking at the background of photos to see if there are palm trees for a local car or if the listed phone number appears in multiple ads. CarFaxs, independent mechanic inspection, and sizing up the owner also help.

Bottom line: nobody ever sold a used car because it was running TOO good.

oldfarmer50

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

You are correct, but really - she doesn't know one car from another. I have passed her on the road that runs past our house and waved. She doesn't see me. She doesn't know what my car looks like because they all look alike to her.

When I suggested she needed a new Forester, she didn't know why since hers was running OK.

Well they can be tricky with that innocent routine but when two ladies' men like me and jMonroe agree on something you better take it seriously.

graphicguy

oldfarmer50 said:

Driver 100:


Bottom line: nobody ever sold a used car because it was running TOO good.

This group? We'll buy a used car just because it's Tuesday!!!!!

stickguy

there was a run on Dodges, but that was just Breld. Had a little Hyundai spurt at one point, but that seemed to have dried up. Drive went on his own Mercedes run (with a little help from Mike).

nyccarguy

I had a rough day yesterday. My sister called me at work around 8:00 am to tell me that my brother in law didn't wake up yesterday AM. He was 40. They have 2 girls, ages 5 & 7. It is completely devastating

28firefighter

Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry, @nyccarguy

carnaught

nyccarguy said:

I had a rough day yesterday. My sister called me at work around 8:00 am to tell me that my brother in law didn't wake up yesterday AM. He was 40. They have 2 girls, ages 5 & 7. It is completely devastating

Oh, @nyccarguy , I'm so sorry as well for your sister's, and your loss. At that age it's especially tragic.

Mr_Shiftright

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graphicguy

Bradd.....OMG! Sincerest condolences for you and your family's loss!

oldfarmer50

nyccarguy said:

I had a rough day yesterday. My sister called me at work around 8:00 am to tell me that my brother in law didn't wake up yesterday AM. He was 40. They have 2 girls, ages 5 & 7. It is completely devastating

That's terrible!

cdnpinhead

graphicguy said:

Bradd.....OMG! Sincerest condolences for you and your family's loss!

+1, and so young makes it significantly harder to accept

explorerx4

@Bradd,
Terrible news for your sister and the kids. Prayers are with them.

Sandman6472

Think most dealerships have signs saying to not leave any personal stuff in your vehicle as "they are not responsible"! I see it at every dealership we go to. A shame no one emptied the c d player but that's just another life lesson learned. Luckily you had copies. But for anyone to think that the dealership should give any form of restitution, ain't gonna happen! Look at places like car washes and similar places and you'll find similar signage about not being responsible for a list of stuff. That's just the way it is now.

The Sandman

suydam

As an attorney once told me about such signs, "They can SAY they're not responsible. It doesn't mean that they AREN'T."

jmonroe

tjc78 said:

Like someone said earlier.  We had a BMW, run then VW (lots of them)  now Infiniti.  What's next?

Well it better not be a Genny or I'm turning in my membership to this site. :@

jmonroe

jmonroe

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

You are correct, but really - she doesn't know one car from another. I have passed her on the road that runs past our house and waved. She doesn't see me. She doesn't know what my car looks like because they all look alike to her.

When I suggested she needed a new Forester, she didn't know why since hers was running OK.

That sounds like the woman I slept with last night.

Twins separated at birth ??

jmonroe

imidazol97

suydam said:

As an attorney once told me about such signs, "They can SAY they're not responsible. It doesn't mean that they AREN'T."

Those signs are just as meaningful as the signs on the back of dump trucks saying "Not responsible for rocks thrown from road" and "Stay back 300 feet." Those are attempts to scare people away from going after them for the rocks dropped _from_ their trucks whether you're 300 feet back or not.

There is constant construction on the OSU campus and I noticed in Columbus City that dump trucks carrying gravel or debris stop before getting on the freeway past The Ohio State campus and sweep gravel off the side rails and other parts of their trucks before hitting the higher speeds. Apparently Columbus Police enforce the responsibility and accountability.

jmonroe

nyccarguy said:

I had a rough day yesterday. My sister called me at work around 8:00 am to tell me that my brother in law didn't wake up yesterday AM. He was 40. They have 2 girls, ages 5 & 7. It is completely devastating

WOW.

Please pass on my condolences to your sister and the entire family.

jmonroe

Sandman6472

I use those signs as education really. Never leave anything that I'd mind losing in any vehicle that goes in for service. Things that I don't care about, stay...and have always been there when I get the vehicle back. Just easier to take my valuable things out so they do not get lost as some things are not replaceable. Have instilled this same philosophy in the kids also, they seemed to have listened to me on that one!

The Sandman

berri

NYC - Sorry about that sad news. In life you never know from one day to the next unfortunately.

berri

Sign or not, often the reality is it is not enough of a damage or theft claim to get adequate, if any, legal recourse considering litigation costs and the fact that many lawyers won't take a small case. Sure, you can go to small claims court and maybe win, but collecting the the compensation is in your lap, not the small claims court - so often just a pyric victory for your time and effort.

tjc78

jmonroe said:

Like someone said earlier.  We had a BMW, run then VW (lots of them)  now Infiniti.  What's next?

Well it better not be a Genny or I'm turning in my membership to this site. :@ jmonroe

Hey as far as I know we are exclusives in this little circle. 

Heck I believe we both had 09 Burgundy ones.  

Sandman6472

Best thing to do is just take everything of any personal value out of the vehicle before it leaves the house. Stick it all in a bag and replace once vehicle comes back home. Being proactive is always the smart thing to do because no one takes as good care of your stuff like you. Anyways, found it's a good thing to purge my vehicle once a month to get rid of stuff that I've left in there that needs to be put away. Since it's only me 95% of the time, an easy job. Since I've got more miles now than the wife's Audi, want to even things up a bit since she bought hers first and have a feeling hers might go first also. It's still an appliance to her, a nice one, but she just needs it to work every time she starts it up. Once it starts to strand her, she'll call me to search for a replacement and give her a short list.

The Sandman

thebean

explorerx4 said:

@Bradd, Terrible news for your sister and the kids. Prayers are with them.

+1. So sad to hear.

oldfarmer50

sandman_6472 said:

Best thing to do is just take everything of any personal value out of the vehicle before it leaves the house. Stick it all in a bag and replace once vehicle comes back home. Being proactive is always the smart thing to do because no one takes as good care of your stuff like you. Anyways, found it's a good thing to purge my vehicle once a month to get rid of stuff that I've left in there that needs to be put away. Since it's only me 95% of the time, an easy job. Since I've got more miles now than the wife's Audi, want to even things up a bit since she bought hers first and have a feeling hers might go first also. It's still an appliance to her, a nice one, but she just needs it to work every time she starts it up. Once it starts to strand her, she'll call me to search for a replacement and give her a short list.

The Sandman

Wow, an Audi is an appliance to her? Why not get her an Elantra to replace it when the time comes?

Just noticed your car list at the bottom of your post. All I can say is you are a great dad.

sb55

@nyccarguy
So sorry for the loss of your brother-in-law. Time for family to be tight. 

venture

jmonroe said:

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

You are correct, but really - she doesn't know one car from another. I have passed her on the road that runs past our house and waved. She doesn't see me. She doesn't know what my car looks like because they all look alike to her.

When I suggested she needed a new Forester, she didn't know why since hers was running OK.

That sounds like the woman I slept with last night.

Twins separated at birth ??

jmonroe

Sounds like it.

houdini1

berri said:

NYC - Sorry about that sad news. In life you never know from one day to the next unfortunately.

berri said:

NYC - Sorry about that sad news. In life you never know from one day to the next unfortunately.

+2. Man that is tough. Condolences to you and the rest of the family.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

You are correct, but really - she doesn't know one car from another. I have passed her on the road that runs past our house and waved. She doesn't see me. She doesn't know what my car looks like because they all look alike to her.

When I suggested she needed a new Forester, she didn't know why since hers was running OK.

Well they can be tricky with that innocent routine but when two ladies' men like me and jMonroe agree on something you better take it seriously.

Make that one man.

From a few of the pics you've posted of yourself, I don't think anyone ever said you looked like Dean Martin in your younger days

jmonroe

jmonroe

tjc78 said:

jmonroe said:

tjc78 said:

Like someone said earlier.  We had a BMW, run then VW (lots of them)  now Infiniti.  What's next?

Well it better not be a Genny or I'm turning in my membership to this site. :@

jmonroe

Hey as far as I know we are exclusives in this little circle. 

Heck I believe we both had 09 Burgundy ones.  


Yes we did but I had the V8 and you had the puny V6. Plus, since I had my '09 longer than you had yours and I now have a '15, I have more seniority owner rights in here.

jmonroe

explorerx4

Took a look at some new trucks today. To replace what I have now lists for 60k.
Funny thing is the full size 4 door is the same size as the half rear door truck I have now.
They take a foot out of the bed and add it as rear leg room in the back seats row.

oldfarmer50

jmonroe said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

You are correct, but really - she doesn't know one car from another. I have passed her on the road that runs past our house and waved. She doesn't see me. She doesn't know what my car looks like because they all look alike to her.

When I suggested she needed a new Forester, she didn't know why since hers was running OK.

Well they can be tricky with that innocent routine but when two ladies' men like me and jMonroe agree on something you better take it seriously.

Make that one man.

From a few of the pics you've posted of yourself, I don't think anyone ever said you looked like Dean Martin in your younger days

jmonroe

jmonroe said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

The wife and I were at Lowes earlier this evening. When we left and were walking to my car, I suddenly realized I was by myself. She is not in to cars at all. She was standing next to a grey Q50 waiting for me to unlock the door.

You don't understand women. She wasn't at the wrong car, she was telling you that this was the one she wanted you to buy for her.

Better get over to the Infinity store first thing in the morning.

You are correct, but really - she doesn't know one car from another. I have passed her on the road that runs past our house and waved. She doesn't see me. She doesn't know what my car looks like because they all look alike to her.

When I suggested she needed a new Forester, she didn't know why since hers was running OK.

Well they can be tricky with that innocent routine but when two ladies' men like me and jMonroe agree on something you better take it seriously.

Make that one man.

From a few of the pics you've posted of yourself, I don't think anyone ever said you looked like Dean Martin in your younger days

jmonroe

I always thought of myself as a young Chuck Heston. I'm sorry you don't think of yourself as a ladies man. (Did your wife make you type that?)

stickguy

explorerx4 said:

Took a look at some new trucks today. To replace what I have now lists for 60k.
Funny thing is the full size 4 door is the same size as the half rear door truck I have now.
They take a foot out of the bed and add it as rear leg room in the back seats row.

I assume it is like it's always been, and you can get different combos of WB and bed (so a shorter cab/long bed or big cab SB that are the same total length, but if you really want a big cab long bed, yours for the asking!

fintail

Condolences, bradd. That stuff hits hard, I am roughly the same age as you and your brother-in-law. Makes one realize time is passing, I think I have known of as many people who have passed away in the past 5 years as in the rest of my life before that.

tjc78

jmonroe said:

jmonroe said:

Like someone said earlier.  We had a BMW, run then VW (lots of them)  now Infiniti.  What's next?

Well it better not be a Genny or I'm turning in my membership to this site. :@ jmonroe

Hey as far as I know we are exclusives in this little circle. 

Heck I believe we both had 09 Burgundy ones.  

Yes we did but I had the V8 and you had the puny V6. Plus, since I had my '09 longer than you had yours and I now have a '15, I have more seniority owner rights in here. jmonroe

Ha ha.... and now I have an Elantra.  The big part of the car budget goes to the family truckster!

driver100

nyccarguy said:

I had a rough day yesterday. My sister called me at work around 8:00 am to tell me that my brother in law didn't wake up yesterday AM. He was 40. They have 2 girls, ages 5 & 7. It is completely devastating

Very sorry to hear that NYC. It is always a shock when young people die so suddenly. Life is always fragile, your sister will need you - good to have family who are there for you.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

Driver 100:

CL has always been a bargain bin and you have to check things out carefully. I've developed a few tricks to weed out the obvious scams like looking at the background of photos to see if there are palm trees for a local car or if the listed phone number appears in multiple ads. CarFaxs, independent mechanic inspection, and sizing up the owner also help.

Bottom line: nobody ever sold a used car because it was running TOO good.

Well done summary of used car buying OF but some used cars are pretty good. The 2013 Passat we traded in was perfect in every way, if you didn't mind the lack of power and stability on the highway.

If you are going to spend $10000 or more on a used car I would rather pay the 10 to 20% more and buy it from a respected dealer. There are a million things that could be wrong with a used car, from being in a flood to be totally rebuilt.

I have seen people on the judge shows...they buy a car for $3000, it has 200000 miles on it, and they wonder why it stopped running.

driver100

Where is Mike?

I am home now btw....flew back this afternoon. 2 1/2 days by car, 21/2 hours by plane.
I am supposed to pick up the new E400 tomorrow....I'll let you know how it goes.

imidazol97

driver100 said:

Where is Mike?

I am home now btw....flew back this afternoon. 2 1/2 days by car, 21/2 hours by plane.
.

After driving back from Pigeon Forge over the Cumberlands on Wednesday, I can appreciate more why you welcome flying rather than driving. This was the first time I ran into the slow obnoxious drivers, some snow birds, north of Knoxville. A pickup truck pulling a 30 foot trailer, e.g.. The truckers were aggravated with the friction in the traffic caused by the small portion of drivers with FL, Ontario, Michigan, OH, Indiana plates.

When I hit the Kentucky border it was smooth sailing. I must have been ahead of the majority of birds who had overnighted somewhere from Atlanta to Knoxville.

I breezed past 2 KY state cops at 77 and 78 mph, over the 70 mph. Not a flinch. I didn't notice them until I was already close because of the car color and location they had picked.

jmonroe

driver100 said:

Where is Mike?

I am home now btw....flew back this afternoon. 2 1/2 days by car, 21/2 hours by plane.
I am supposed to pick up the new E400 tomorrow....I'll let you know how it goes.

How does it feel to be out of the warm Florida weather? Not so good, huh !

My snowbird next door neighbor has been home for 3 days already and he drives.

Better call before you run in to get the E400 that may still need some work.

jmonroe

driver100

imidazol97 said:

driver100 said:

Where is Mike?

I am home now btw....flew back this afternoon. 2 1/2 days by car, 21/2 hours by plane.
.

The truckers were aggravated with the friction in the traffic caused by the small portion of drivers with FL, Ontario, Michigan, OH, Indiana plates.

When I hit the Kentucky border it was smooth sailing. I must have been ahead of the majority of birds who had overnighted somewhere from Atlanta to Knoxville.

I breezed past 2 KY state cops at 77 and 78 mph, over the 70 mph. Not a flinch. I didn't notice them until I was already close because of the car color and location they had picked.

That is about as far as you can get the first day. I hear it was bumper to bumper on I-75 leaving Florida on Fiday and Saturday. A lot of people leave when their monthly rent expires, on the 31st or the 1st of the month.

The trailers with those little tiny skinny tires scare me, and the big RVs that have the wheels about a foot inside the wheel wells, and there is a lot of overhang on the sides...looks really unstable.

Cops leave you alone up to 80.........I try to stay under 78. Nice not to have to worry, if you see them you just wave to them.