Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

kyfdx

corvette said:

kyfdx said:

pensfan83 said:

As I look out into the 35 degree weather here I was drawn more toward the nice weather there.

But seriously, car looks great too 👌

29 F for a low, tonight, here

You live in the frigid north, though. It's going to be a balmy 30 here.

We made it to 28..

ab348

For years I was a big fan of the Mr. Clean car wash system that was basically a combination foamy wash suds dispenser (not a cannon) that you used with a wash mitt, and a rinser that had a de-ionizing water filter so you didn't need to dry the car after. It really did work well but unfortunately they discontinued it.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

For years I was a big fan of the Mr. Clean car wash system that was basically a combination foamy wash suds dispenser (not a cannon) that you used with a wash mitt, and a rinser that had a de-ionizing water filer so you didn't need to dry the car after. It really did work well but unfortunately they discontinued it.

I just used the old Turtle wash&wax but I’m getting tired of the residue it leaves on the windows. From the trouble I have getting it off the windshield it must be pretty durable.

Later in the season I’ll strip everything off with Dawn and reapply the Meguire’s Fast Finish.

oldfarmer50

kyfdx said:

corvette said:

kyfdx said:

pensfan83 said:

As I look out into the 35 degree weather here I was drawn more toward the nice weather there.

But seriously, car looks great too 👌

29 F for a low, tonight, here

You live in the frigid north, though. It's going to be a balmy 30 here.

We made it to 28..

I’m looking at snow on my deck.

tjc78

I left the heat off at home... was watching the forecast. Luckily no freeze so I’m sure I’m ok but was worried about having to drive home or have someone go turn it on.

kyfdx

tjc78 said:

I left the heat off at home... was watching the forecast. Luckily no freeze so I’m sure I’m ok but was worried about having to drive home or have someone go turn it on.

Unless you have sustained temperatures (for days and days) below 20 F, you'll be fine.

stickguy

the wet spots on my deck had skim ice on them this morning when I let the dog out. and I have a pail for poop bags next to my garage (in the shade) and just now I put the morning bag into the pail, and the top had water on it from rain yesterday, and that was a sheet of ice. Nice and sunny now, but way too windy.

tjc78

Pretty cool down here near Sea Isle too. Walked the dog this morning and was surprised how cold.

tjc78

kyfdx said:

tjc78 said:

I left the heat off at home... was watching the forecast. Luckily no freeze so I’m sure I’m ok but was worried about having to drive home or have someone go turn it on.

Unless you have sustained temperatures (for days and days) below 20 F, you'll be fine.

Yeah that’s true, plus all my pipes are in the basement and it’s only one floor home.

kyfdx

tjc78 said:

kyfdx said:

tjc78 said:

I left the heat off at home... was watching the forecast. Luckily no freeze so I’m sure I’m ok but was worried about having to drive home or have someone go turn it on.

Unless you have sustained temperatures (for days and days) below 20 F, you'll be fine.

Yeah that’s true, plus all my pipes are in the basement and it’s only one floor home.

If the daily high temperature is moving above freezing, absolutely nothing to worry about. The heat coming off your refrigerator will take care of it.

imidazol97

stickguy said:

the wet spots on my deck had skim ice on them this morning when I let the dog out. and I have a pail for poop bags next to my garage (in the shade) and just now I put the morning bag into the pail, and the top had water on it from rain yesterday, and that was a sheet of ice. Nice and sunny now, but way too windy.

Do we blame the winds on Florida or on Canada?

graphicguy

roadburner said:

@graphicguy:

I found my local BB has a Sony X900F for cheap(<$1800). Have you had any experience with that set? I just hate to settle.</p>

RB...had the previous version. Stellar TV (as are all Sonys, IMHO). Gave it to my son when I got my other OLED. No issues whatsoever with it. Sony’s DSP is 2nd to none in the industry, I believe. That said, you’d be hard pressed to get me to trade out of my OLEDs (which Sony also uses LG’s panels for).

Assuming 75”?

stickguy

tjc78 said:

Pretty cool down here near Sea Isle too. Walked the dog this morning and was surprised how cold.

was the new place OK after the winter? Must be a relief to have it all checked out and operational!

graphicguy

@kyfdx ...took the dog out early this a.m. Was nippy. But, it’s sunny and will be in the 50s today. Think the GF and I will take another tour of Northern KY real estate.

kyfdx

graphicguy said:

@kyfdx ...took the dog out early this a.m. Was nippy. But, it’s sunny and will be in the 50s today. Think the GF and I will take another tour of Northern KY real estate.

I walked out to get the paper in gym shorts and barefoot. Not bad. (even though 30 F). No frost.

It's beautiful, today.

I'd meet up and buy you a beer, but you know....

Or, swing by the house, and we can have a socially distanced meetup in the driveway.
I'm two miles from the Mansion Hill district.

pensfan83

34 here. Tacoma had a layer of frost on it this morning when I went to pick up some donuts.

One of our favorite brewpubs is releasing a fruited sour and gose today. A road trip is in order

kyfdx

pensfan83 said:

34 here. Tacoma had a layer of frost on it this morning when I went to pick up some donuts.

One of our favorite brewpubs is releasing a fruited sour and gose today. A road trip is in order

Yes!

roadburner

graphicguy said:

roadburner said:

@graphicguy:

I found my local BB has a Sony X900F for cheap(<$1800). Have you had any experience with that set? I just hate to settle.</p>

RB...had the previous version. Stellar TV (as are all Sonys, IMHO). Gave it to my son when I got my other OLED. No issues whatsoever with it. Sony’s DSP is 2nd to none in the industry, I believe. That said, you’d be hard pressed to get me to trade out of my OLEDs (which Sony also uses LG’s panels for).

Assuming 75”?

At a minimum; I'd go OLED but I'm still concerned about burn-in.

kyfdx

My friend picked up a 55" LG OLED from Costco, this year.

$1500, which is crazy. But, the picture is fantastic.

roadburner

It rained in Louisville yesterday, which brought out scores of remarkably incompetent drivers; we drove up I-65 to run some errands and saw five accidents in the space of an hour. Funny thing; all the damaged vehicles were AWD or FWD; I can only assume that the accidents involving RWD cars must have been so extreme and violent that the damage wasn't visible from the road.
One hopeless fool was intent on proving his Explorer was the equal of any Wrangler- so he managed to flip it on its side without the need of an offset barrier impact.

graphicguy

kyfdx said:

graphicguy said:

@kyfdx ...took the dog out early this a.m. Was nippy. But, it’s sunny and will be in the 50s today. Think the GF and I will take another tour of Northern KY real estate.

I walked out to get the paper in gym shorts and barefoot. Not bad. (even though 30 F). No frost.

It's beautiful, today.

I'd meet up and buy you a beer, but you know....

Or, swing by the house, and we can have a socially distanced meetup in the driveway.
I'm two miles from the Mansion Hill district.

Sincerely appreciate the offer. Rain check?

graphicguy

roadburner said:

graphicguy said:

roadburner said:

@graphicguy:

I found my local BB has a Sony X900F for cheap(<$1800). Have you had any experience with that set? I just hate to settle.</p>

RB...had the previous version. Stellar TV (as are all Sonys, IMHO). Gave it to my son when I got my other OLED. No issues whatsoever with it. Sony’s DSP is 2nd to none in the industry, I believe. That said, you’d be hard pressed to get me to trade out of my OLEDs (which Sony also uses LG’s panels for).

Assuming 75”?

At a minimum; I'd go OLED but I'm still concerned about burn-in.

What are you planning on using the TV for? I haven’t seriously thought about burn in on anything I’ve bought since my Pio Kurt Plasma days. And, even there, I really had nothing to worry about.

28firefighter

I did not get one of the name brand cannons because I wasn’t sure I was going to like it - the chemical guys and griots inserts for the pressure washer was like $85.

I ended up with this: Tool Daily Foam Cannon with 1/4... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HC898GM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

28firefighter

Regarding using the pressure washer, the ryobi I bought came with several tip options for the wand. I use the middle power one to rinse the car and that’s it. The foam cannon controls the flow of water very well and it has very little pressure.

I thought the foam was BS, but it seems to really loosen things up and make for a slicker wiping surface with the wash mit.

coldinohio

thanks for information on foam cannon and inserts

will start looking....

stay safe

danbone111

28firefighter said:

I did not get one of the name brand cannons because I wasn’t sure I was going to like it - the chemical guys and griots inserts for the pressure washer was like $85.

I ended up with this: Tool Daily Foam Cannon with 1/4... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HC898GM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Thanks. Based on reading your posts and how you do research, felt confident and clicked one button order on amazon. Will be here Monday. Thanks!

28firefighter

For $17 I figured it was a worthwhile experiment. So far I’m pleased.

I’m impressed you’re getting it so quickly. Even with prime it took 2 weeks to get to the PNW because of how they were reprioritizing shipping of non-essentials.

qbrozen

I opened my pool last week. Guess that was a mistake. LOL. But mosquitoes started gathering when we had those nice days, so I figured I had to get ahead of it. Oh well.

tifighter

This car for the weekend edition of today's random craigslist post needs no preamble. I just love knowing it is out there...

28firefighter

I thought it was a joke the first time I saw it one of the auto rags.

explorerx4

For the full 'ugly' you need the metallic green.

kyfdx

I’m pretty sure there is no water cannon in my future.

corvette

The Murano CrossCabriolet made Walter White’s Aztek with the permanently installed spare tire look good.

corvette

@roadburner - any experience with this outfit?

http://driveautox.com

Michaell

Member need shopping assistance:

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/61204/subaru/x/advice-requested-used-car-buying-in-the-age-of-coronavirus#latest

oldfarmer50

tifighter said:

This car for the weekend edition of today's random craigslist post needs no preamble. I just love knowing it is out there...

I always liked those in a weird sort of way but the general opinion was that they were ugly as sin.

roadburner

corvette said:

@roadburner - any experience with this outfit?

http://driveautox.com

No, I'll see if some of my CCA friends have heard of it.

tifighter

oldfarmer50 said:

tifighter said:

This car for the weekend edition of today's random craigslist post needs no preamble. I just love knowing it is out there...

I always liked those in a weird sort of way but the general opinion was that they were ugly as sin.

I think finding any SUV that's less than 10 years old, under $10k that's AWD with around 60k miles would be a tall order here in the NW. This one is available, and with heated leather and a droptop.

oldfarmer50

tifighter said:

oldfarmer50 said:

tifighter said:

This car for the weekend edition of today's random craigslist post needs no preamble. I just love knowing it is out there...

I always liked those in a weird sort of way but the general opinion was that they were ugly as sin.

I think finding any SUV that's less than 10 years old, under $10k that's AWD with around 60k miles would be a tall order here in the NW. This one is available, and with heated leather and a droptop.

I never said I wouldn’t buy it....just that I would have to hide my face when I drove it.

oldfarmer50

Some new ideas.

https://youtu.be/kNbgumI1c2M

corvette

Visibility on the CrossCabrio appears to be terrible.

The Tundra seems to have much larger blind spots than the Tahoe. Fortunately, mine has BLIS.

stickguy

I also don't consider that any sort of SUV.

stickguy

Farmer, there is some seriously non-PC sexist stuff in there! Though I do like the raiseable garage option.

explorerx4

Got to look at this during dinner.

tjc78

stickguy said:

tjc78 said:

Pretty cool down here near Sea Isle too. Walked the dog this morning and was surprised how cold.

was the new place OK after the winter? Must be a relief to have it all checked out and operational!

Yes, everything was perfect. We were relieved as it was our first time winterizing. Thanks for asking!

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

Farmer, there is some seriously non-PC sexist stuff in there! Though I do like the raiseable garage option.

Perfectly PC for the 1950s.

stickguy

well, you would know. You were there!

graphicguy

explorerx4 said:

For the full 'ugly' you need the metallic green.

You need to frame Nissan’s continued demise, that should be the poster for the explanation.

kyfdx

corvette said:

Visibility on the CrossCabrio appears to be terrible.

The Tundra seems to have much larger blind spots than the Tahoe. Fortunately, mine has BLIS.

Not with the top down!

breld

I was shocked when another manufacturer followed Nissan’s example.