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25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
just checked apple site, and the new iPhone 13 still has lightening plug.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
How appropriate that you are looking at a dealer site on your iPad.
I think most of the newer Android phones have a female USB-C connector on the phone itself. There is talk of Apple going to a completely wireless design with no charge port, but they haven't yet.
Took my driving test in the Cutlass as it was the smallest of the three and I felt super comfortable in it. Little did I know that within five months, I'd be driving it full time!
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Finally bought the television set on Saturday. Ended up with the Sony 55" Smart one from Best Buy. The salesman recommended it as a better unit even though it cost more then I wanted to spend. My daughter just said to do it, so I did it. She knows I would've gone back & forth & taken another week to make up my mind, so she smartly jumped in and it was a done deal. Best Buy is delivering it on Thursday so that's that. Guess I need to take her when I go car shopping as she'll get me to decide pretty quick I'm betting!
I have an iPhone 12 and it still uses the lightning connector. But my newer MacBook Air uses the usb-C one. Just wish Apple would make up it's mind here and have everything use the new standard, the usb-C cord. Way past due to be honest & surprised that Apple is so far behind Android here as I always thought they were the innovators in tech up to now! As it is now, have too many different cords & wish that they all used the same one already!!!
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
However, visiting family on the west side would destroy the fun, I'm not spending 90 minutes in George or Ritzville or Cle Elum or something waiting for juice - assuming I don't have to wait in line for a charger. Short distance EV mode with a ICE travel mode seems ideal until batteries can catch up, I believe that will happen long before we see a legit "autopilot" type feature.
but they better keep a charging port of some kind. Us old people can't handle trying to be totally wireless. does that mean you would need all new power blocks that were wireless instead of corded? Definitely going to get expensive if I got a new phone that was wireless, since I need to be able to charge a few places in the house, and have cords in both cars.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Is that a burgundy Corolla back there? Is that like the "ringer" car on Top Gear, where if a presenter's car breaks down and can't be mended, they have to drive the ringer?
Plan B, start copying my CD collection into iTunes so the phone will pull it into music library (I have a hundred or so already but some weird stuff). Will give me something to do when work is boring.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
So we all know right now isn’t the time to be buying or leasing a car unless you really need one. I need one. The lease is up on my Tacoma on 3/17/2022. My wife’s 2022 Wrangler 4Xe isn’t due in until late March/early April. We still need a 3 row SUV and I’ve decided I’d really like to ditch our Pilot while it has less than 10K miles and is still worth a decent amount. So I’m going to try and sell my truck to the highest bidder and will be thrilled to get about $2K more than the buyout. I’m closing in fast towards 53,000 miles.
I’ve decided to go for a Highlander as our next family hauler. The Hybrids seem to be scarce. So the V6/AWD combo it will be. The lease prices make me want to vomit. I’ve been quoted $700, $689, & $649 per month for 36/15K 1st DAS. Even though I’ve been preaching and drinking leasing kool aid, given the miles I drive, should I just finance?
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
So the plan is to unload the Taco and buy the highlander as a keeper, then when the Jeep shows up, lease that and sell the (paid off?) Pilot?
if so, it works out the same as turning in the taco and getting a new lease to replace it, and keeping the SUV as a longer term purchase vehicle.
my neighbor got a Hybrid Highlander last year (to replace a well used 2005ish Pilot) and they love it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
they are selling at sticker at least.
when I stopped in the fall to look at a Taco before deciding on the Maverick I chatted with the salesguy and he said they almost never had stock but did not custom order, so you just had to snag something off the in transit list before someone else took it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
@nyccarguy Have you seen the asking prices on Pilots with over 100k miles?
Not sure what the selling price would be on your chosen trim level Highlander, but $40k financed at 2.5% for 60 months is $710 per month. So, basically, two more years of similar payments (vs. the lease), and you own it outright.
Are you going to trade the Pilot on a Highlander and then sell the Taco when the Jeep arrives?
Do I have that right?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I would put it on the phone but I think the file was not an itunes library (though maybe it was? I have a bunch of them!) I might be able to copy that into my existing itunes file but most likely I would have to overlay it and thinking it could mess it up. So if the stick works, all good for now Just one more option.
I will see how that works, then see how the phone music works. If the phone is a big improvement I will start copying more cds into iTunes and see how that works.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
non-FM options are needed when we take a trip.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Generator and gas cans in the trunk works too
My insulin pump uses micro USB for recharging so I’m fully committed.
Weird episode Sunday- pump says I have 0.5 units left so I stick needle in insulin cartridge and withdraw 100 units. That seems like it is reading pretty close…
Oh well. I get a new pump next year. Apparently the warranty is 4 years so you get a new under warranty pump every four years. Seems like it would be cheaper to have them get a squaretrade/Allstate warranty with a pump that is working…(yes, that’s a joke)
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I’ve had several cars going back to 2009 that took a USB for music. All worked well, especially in shuffle mode.
I had a few hard drives loaded to gills will all 100% legally obtained music and during the move two of them got corrupted. Still have boatloads of MP3 CDs and DVDs I burned before the hard drives, but currently no computer that has an optical drive. I’m going to have to buy one to get all that music back.
Quite honestly in the car Pandora and Amazon music fit the bill quite well. As @stickguy pointed out our FM choices here aren’t that bad either (especially if you are an 80s nut like myself)
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
https://www.powernationtv.com/post/ford-submits-patent-for-a-magnetic-truck-bed?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Ford+Submits+Patent+for+a+Magnetic+Truck+Bed
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
That looked like a cool, but totally unneeded, feature.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Well, plus 2 years payments. So quick mental math, maybe about $26,000?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Years ago I spent a ton of time importing CDs. Had 100s loaded into iTunes. But somewhere along the way between switching computers and a crash, and swapping phones, all the import stuff got lost. Really not looking forward to doing that again!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Payments seem HIGH! Assuming no discounts?
And subsidized leases are a distant memory.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.