Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

carnaught

@28firefighter, so sorry for losing your best friend. When they’re gone, it takes a piece of our heart with them,

explorerx4

@28firefighter,
Sorry to hear about your dog. We would get upset when our guinea pigs would pass away.

henryn

@28firefighter,
You have my strong sympathies. I know how bad it hurts.

stickguy

Got ambitious and waxed the truck this morning. And I never do that with new cars. Online forum said there could be an issue with rail dust hurting the paint after so much time on the train. And there were a few pieces of gunk on the roof.

Since it was just washed and in the garage I gave it a coat lid meguires cleaner wax. Figured that would remove and dust or iron particles and protect the paint. Came out good. Even slicker than it was and the stuff on the roof is all gone. Now it is all set to hibernate for the winter

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

Got ambitious and waxed the truck this morning. And I never do that with new cars. Online forum said there could be an issue with rail dust hurting the paint after so much time on the train. And there were a few pieces of gunk on the roof.

Since it was just washed and in the garage I gave it a coat lid meguires cleaner wax. Figured that would remove and dust or iron particles and protect the paint. Came out good. Even slicker than it was and the stuff on the roof is all gone. Now it is all set to hibernate for the winter

How did you wash it during the snow bomb apocalypse?

stickguy

I had to shovel the snow pile to get to the hose bib and make sure the hose did not run across the snow. And did it in my driveway Wednesday when the temp hit a balmy 43 and it wasn't raining.

it was somewhat weird being out there doing it when most of the lawn was still covered by snow.

henryn

stickguy said:

I had to shovel the snow pile to get to the hose bib and make sure the hose did not run across the snow. And did it in my driveway Wednesday when the temp hit a balmy 43 and it wasn't raining.

it was somewhat weird being out there doing it when most of the lawn was still covered by snow.

I have never seen anyone washing a car, in the driveway with a hose, while there was snow on the ground. That must have been some sight.

stickguy

Neighbors probably think I’m weird anyway but I don’t care. As long as they stay off my lawn.

Get looks when I’m out mowing in August when it’s 98 and humid too.

stickguy

Purists hide your eyes, but since I was out there anyway, I pulled out the tools and mounted the plate. Screws I bout worked fine. On solid, and no hissing noises or puddles coming from the front end.

But oddly they were torx head screws. Had to dig out the drill bit set to find that.

It looks fine to me. Helps that the mount is almost the same color as the bumper (and is the color of the grills). It blends in fine, and now all that’s left is to get to the inspection station Monday.

tjc78

@stickguy said:
Neighbors probably think I’m weird anyway but I don’t care. As long as they stay off my lawn.

Get looks when I’m out mowing in August when it’s 98 and humid too.

Must be a south Jersey thing… I’ve washed my car with snow on the ground too.

tifighter

I'm looking forward to when I can have the car self-drive itself to the car wash, put on car wash mode, clean itself up, and drive back. All while I'm sleeping.

28firefighter

stickguy said:

Got ambitious and waxed the truck this morning. And I never do that with new cars. Online forum said there could be an issue with rail dust hurting the paint after so much time on the train. And there were a few pieces of gunk on the roof.

Since it was just washed and in the garage I gave it a coat lid meguires cleaner wax. Figured that would remove and dust or iron particles and protect the paint. Came out good. Even slicker than it was and the stuff on the roof is all gone. Now it is all set to hibernate for the winter

This is definitely a me problem, but I absolutely read this at first as "Got ambitious and got waxed this morning" and had some follow-ups. But glad I re-read.

ab348

henryn said:

I have never seen anyone washing a car, in the driveway with a hose, while there was snow on the ground. That must have been some sight.

When my buddy who moved up-country still lived in his house here in the burbs, his heated garage had a mixing faucet for a hose bib so he would wash his cars in the winter with warm water. He was a bit obsessive.

british_rover

@qbrozen said:
I haven't kept in touch with the person who graced me with their login. I have no clue what they are up to these days. But I've had that login for many many years. It is the end of an era.

I haven't used my login that much because I didn't want someone to notice and disable it.

It pulled Manheim, galves(cause northeast obviously) NADA, KBB, local auctions plus similar cars listed for retail within a selected radius.

The local auctions data was usually crap but sometimes useful to spot outliers.

I just recently found out that the guy who set up my login some 10 plus years ago left less.than a year after me. I wonder if anyone else would even notice me logging in from time to time as long as I don't save anything.

stickguy

ab348 said:

henryn said:

I have never seen anyone washing a car, in the driveway with a hose, while there was snow on the ground. That must have been some sight.

When my buddy who moved up-country still lived in his house here in the burbs, his heated garage had a mixing faucet for a hose bib so he would wash his cars in the winter with warm water. He was a bit obsessive.

I just fill up the bucket inside with warm water since I stick my hand in that. Not worried about the rinse hose being colder. I just hate when the wind blows it into my face!

kyfdx

I drive to the automatic carwash, get out, then get back in, and drive home.

Michaell

kyfdx said:

I drive to the automatic carwash, get out, then get back in, and drive home.

I don't even get out. The basic wash still has attendants dry the car by hand.

breld

@ab348 said:
When my buddy who moved up-country still lived in his house here in the burbs, his heated garage had a mixing faucet for a hose bib so he would wash his cars in the winter with warm water. He was a bit obsessive.

Hold on…a heated garage with a hot and cold faucet makes you obsessive? Dang! 😀

breld

Visiting Nashville with some friends this weekend.

This is displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame…

ab348

CNET reviews are usually of the softball variety so their conclusion here isn’t a surprise but here’s their take on the Bronco vs Wrangler question:

https://www.cnet.com/reviews/2021-ford-bronco-review/#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j

ab348

breld said:

@ab348 said:

When my buddy who moved up-country still lived in his house here in the burbs, his heated garage had a mixing faucet for a hose bib so he would wash his cars in the winter with warm water. He was a bit obsessive.

Hold on…a heated garage with a hot and cold faucet makes you obsessive? Dang! 😀

No, it was the part that made him stand outside in his driveway washing cars in the snow that made him obsessive.

kyfdx

@breld

This is where you want to go:
https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/

corvette

I was about to mention that, but kyfdx beat me to it. Also, if you are a reciprocal member of a museum in the SERM network, you can get into Cheekwood for free.

explorerx4

That definitely is not the model Firebird that was in the original movie. It's too new.

mjfloyd1

@breld said:
Visiting Nashville with some friends this weekend.

This is displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame…

Oh the screaming chicken

fintail

You must be planning to live to be about 900 years old

tifighter said:

I'm looking forward to when I can have the car self-drive itself to the car wash, put on car wash mode, clean itself up, and drive back. All while I'm sleeping.

stickguy

well, my wife already has a car like that. Also fills itself with gas when it needs it.

of course if she loses me the car stops functioning like that.

qbrozen

Signed for the Ram tonight and brought her home. Good GOD it is ridiculous. Over the top in every way. I did not realize even I would have trouble getting in and out of it. It should have steps standard.

explorerx4

@qbrozen,
What does your insurance agent say about all these vehicle changes?

ab348

explorerx4 said:

@qbrozen,
What does your insurance agent say about all these vehicle changes?

I’d guess that as long as he keeps making the premium payments the agent won’t care. Of course once the shuttle bus arrives it may be a different story…

british_rover

@breld

Man Nashville. My ex was from Nashville and she passed away a few months ago. I have all those happy great but confusing and sad memories now.

Don't think I could ever go back there.

28firefighter

@british_rover said:
@breld

Man Nashville. My ex was from Nashville and she passed away a few months ago. I have all those happy great but confusing and sad memories now.

Don't think I could ever go back there.

I’m so sorry for your loss - even if confusing.

qbrozen

@explorerx4 said:
@qbrozen,
What does your insurance agent say about all these vehicle changes?

The insurance app does not judge me

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

Signed for the Ram tonight and brought her home. Good GOD it is ridiculous. Over the top in every way. I did not realize even I would have trouble getting in and out of it. It should have steps standard.

BIG congrats on the TRX!

xwesx

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

Signed for the Ram tonight and brought her home. Good GOD it is ridiculous. Over the top in every way. I did not realize even I would have trouble getting in and out of it. It should have steps standard.

BIG congrats on the TRX!

Yes, that's fantastic! We need more than photos this time; we need a video of you jumping it.

tifighter

fintail said:

You must be planning to live to be about 900 years old

tifighter said:

I'm looking forward to when I can have the car self-drive itself to the car wash, put on car wash mode, clean itself up, and drive back. All while I'm sleeping.

Probably. But it did drive me to across town to our recycling center on its own the other day. Seriously.

tjc78

@qbrozen
Pictures or it didn’t happen

@breld
Enjoy Nashville. Don’t have too many drinks at Tootsies!

Sandman6472

Sorry for your loss. When our first pup passed, I was a mess. Was 13 at the time and my first experience with death. Took me a few days to come to grips with it. My folks waited a few months and then decided we needed another pup in the house, and she was with us for about 15 years. They become such a part of our family that once they're gone, it's such a loss for everyone. Take some time but eventually, get another pet as they help our kids become adults in that they now have someone else depending on them, and having them is a great lesson in life.
Grieve as much as y'all need & remember, we're all with ya on this!

28firefighter

No pictures of the TRX? Does it not fit in the frame?

qbrozen

I took vids. Wish i could share

qbrozen

Here are some stills from the vids

Michaell

qbrozen said:

Here are some stills from the vids

Gotta update that ol' signature line - maybe a separate line for the stuff that's on order.

28firefighter

TRX needs its own line to represent how huge it is.

oldfarmer50

That’s a very angry looking front end. Will you be tailgating some poor LLC in that thing?

For what it’s worth, the Ram is the nicest riding of the big three domestics.

Michaell

Member needs help with their first car

graphicguy

explorerx4 said:

That definitely is not the model Firebird that was in the original movie. It's too new.

The original was not the Turbo version, either. They just picked a random Trans Am of the era, shined it up, and put it in the museum.

graphicguy

@qbrozen ….that is so cool. Congrats on the punch!

au1994

The TRX looks really cool! Enjoy for a month or so and good luck with the flip!

stickguy

should have gotten the red one across the aisle. That is a sharp color!

I don't think the pictures do justice to have large it is.

carnaught

@qbrozen, nice truck, congrats! You’re giving @breld some nice competition. Oh, and great pic of your hand!