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Yes, it would, but Apple doesn't really care about its customers being mildly inconvenienced by having to spend hundreds on new charging hardware.
They probably do care. They get to sell hundreds of dollars of new charging equipment.
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
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There are no good leases relative to MSRP other than the two mentioned above.
I know a few people in my family/friends circle that used the positive equity in their current lease as a CCR and ended up with similar payments.
That’s not something any of us like to do, but in this market it isn’t the worst thing you can do. IMO it’s better than buying something used at these prices.
If Volvo still made the S60 in the T6 configuration I’d consider doing it August, especially considering that there is no other way to use that equity other than leasing/buying another Volvo.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
I guess they are designed and priced to be fleet work trucks!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I only ever cared about DAS and payment. Not how they made the sausage!
Same reason I’m not concerned about house prices when I move (hopefully!). As long as what I’m buying and what I’m selling go up or down the same %!
Like a wise man once said, the only difference, is the difference.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
When we arrived in Nashville last week, we went to the Avis counter to check in. We had reserved a “Ford Edge or similar” class and were told they had a Kia Sportage for us. I politely told them we needed a vehicle that could seat 4 plus their luggage, and she insisted the Sportage was in the same class. Long story short, she asked a manager to come over and explained that I was insisting on a Ford Edge….uh no, I get how the “similar” part works, I just didn’t think the Sportage was “similar.” Finally, he made the claim again that the Kia was the same size, if not larger, than the Edge, particularly since the Kia had a third row. Huh? Simple mistake…the clerk had mistakenly said “Sportage” instead of “Sorrento.”
The Sorrento was nice for a rental car…certainly comfortable enough for driving around the city. But I have often made the claim that pretty much all cars these days have adequate horsepower. I stand corrected.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2020/HYUNDAI/TUCSON/SUV/FWD#recalls
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/park-outside-hyundai-kia-recall-u-s-vehicles-due-to-fire-risk-1.5772762
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
We went to Greencastle IN to see our daughter cheer a basketball game. On the way home, I notice a Bentley at a used car lot in this tiny town.
I just googled it. 2012 Bentley Flying Spur with 112k miles. Call for price.
What could possibly go wrong? 6 liter W12 twin turbo.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Jason Stoogenke, wsoctv.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Another local family says their Kia caught fire without being in a wreck. It’s a problem Channel 9 has covered since 2018. Unlike the other cases, this latest one involves a 2022 vehicle.
Kathy Basternak says she bought a 2022 Kia Sportage in July. In December, five months after purchasing it, she and her husband switched cars for the day.
Her husband was traveling on Interstate 485 when he noticed smoke coming from under the hood. “Within minutes, the whole car had engulfed in fire,” Basternak told Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Volvo did that with the fuel pump circuit in my car as per recall.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-bmw-850i-129/
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Yes, it feels much larger
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
The tricky thing for me is that, with all the reimports I've done over the years, I tend to end up with between two and four duplications of every track showing up in iTunes when I first get it set up on a new computer. The sad thing is, only one version works (but I don't know which one until I click on it). Over the course of years, I generally end up deleting the erroneous listings, but there are thousands of them! By the time I finish, it's time to build a new computer.
Speaking of which, my current one is somehow seven years old again.... Hmm....
I have never been able to quite understand how iTunes works though, so likely it is just another technological thing that this dinosaur cannot grasp. I do remember a few years ago people complaining that some new feature of it wiped the owned music off their phone for some reason, or something outrage-inducing like that.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Once again, a fix for something that ain’t broke.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I know we are off topic… but ITunes is the dumbest program ever. You can simply drag and drop pictures to/from your IPhone using windows, why didn’t they do the same with music? The process is made more difficult than it has be.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
The problem I ran into is that iTunes (that you have to log into, and can buy music and stuff like that) only saved what you got from them. So if you logged into your iTunes account on a different computer, all your imported music did not show up. That is what happened to me. I lost the local copy and only the Apple connected stuff showed up on the new machine.
I believe Apple sorta scrapped iTunes for music player (get apple music instead, whatever they call it). But I still use iTunes to backup my phone!
but I agree that at this point it is a poor solution.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
as a side note, it makes me feel very old that my car is inspected through the date when I can start on Medicare. 2nd side note, I stopped for a haircut on the way back, and the stylist thought I was supposed to get the senior rate which I don't until the Maverick inspection sticker runs out!
but at least everything matches (plates and stickers) and no more big yellow paper up on the dash (temp inspection ID).
*Goose worked on multiple levels. Top Gun reference, and it is big and gray ("Grey Goose"). And yesterday someone sent me a picture of her cute pair of dogs, named goose and Maverick! My daughter liked it, so done deal.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Did you come down my way (Tanyard road)? That’s less than 10 mins from my house.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
That’s the one I went to when I worked at my old office in Berlin, very slow location.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
The M70 V12 and the rest of the drivetrain was solid. The 8 Series had a lot of electronic bits in the interior which could go wonky. Nowadays there are aftermarket rebuilds and other solutions. It’s another car that I wish I had bought a few years ago. It’s a peerless long distance GT.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Call it what you want it’s still old mans Gray and when your inspection sticker expires you’ll really fit in.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Took the left front wheel off the Prius and discovered the shield behind the brake disc was bent all to heck. Bent it away from the brake disc and it still looks bad, but the noise is about 90% gone, so I’ll call that a win. I’ll probably have it fixed properly if it gets worse or when I have the front brakes done (they work but the discs are warped—it’s a minimally irritating issue if you mostly use the regenerative braking). Naturally, I treated myself to dinner at the Cuban place as a reward for my handiwork.
So, what are your thoughts on that auction? Was it reasonable to go unsold at that bid?
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S