So I drove the Jeep to the beach on Long Island yesterday. Not on the beach, just to the beach. Roof was open all day, it was perfect. When I got home last night, I plugged it in and got an error message. Service charging system. Huh?
Ugh…any update?
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
Had the lease end inspection on the Tundra this afternoon. They are supposed to email me a report within a couple of days, but the inspector said everything looked good. He also left my passenger window rolled down, so I am glad I went outside to check the truck after he left.
Made an appointment to bring it in for service on Tuesday. They said if the CEL is on, it is ok to drive. If it starts flashing then it isn’t safe to drive. I’ll keep everyone updated.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Definitely see why people like a PU in the fleet. Took another big load of donations to goodwill. So much easier to pile it in the bed than to crawl around in the CUV to make it fit. Plus anything dirty or stinky stays outside. And don’t lose the backseat.
Will definitely be keeping one around, even if eventually it becomes an old beater instead to go along with a nice fun car for good weather.
It’s funny you mention that. The other day I was counting the number of people on my road who had a truck of some sort in their driveway. Out of maybe 50 houses I think there was only one who didn’t.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I'm not sure whether I had to... the instructions said to have all keys available, so I put both fobs plus the mechanical emergency key on a ring and handed it over to him. Shockingly, he did not make off with any of them. I will be sure to photograph the lot of them when I turn the truck in at lease end.
Had the lease end inspection on the Tundra this afternoon. They are supposed to email me a report within a couple of days, but the inspector said everything looked good. He also left my passenger window rolled down, so I am glad I went outside to check the truck after he left.
8 or 9 years back, I had an A/C checkup for my house in the spring. The weather was nice, the house was open (all windows, all rooms). The guy did a quick check, everything good, and left. That night, in the middle of the night, I noticed a soft roaring sound. I got up to check, and the heater was on, blowing hot air into a wide open house. I had a few unkind works for that A/C guy, and switched to a different company.
————————————————- Why would an A/C check require that all windows be opened?
jmonroe
It didn't. The windows were opened by me, well before the A/C guy came around. And the central heat / AC was most definitely turned off when he arrived. He turned on first the AC, then the heat, to check operation. And he left the thermostat on, turned to heat, so in the middle of the night when it got cooler the heat came on. And the house was still open, because that's the way I like it when the weather's nice.
Definitely see why people like a PU in the fleet. Took another big load of donations to goodwill. So much easier to pile it in the bed than to crawl around in the CUV to make it fit. Plus anything dirty or stinky stays outside. And don’t lose the backseat.
Will definitely be keeping one around, even if eventually it becomes an old beater instead to go along with a nice fun car for good weather.
It’s funny you mention that. The other day I was counting the number of people on my road who had a truck of some sort in their driveway. Out of maybe 50 houses I think there was only one who didn’t.
————————————————- If I didn’t know better I’d say you lived in southern New York.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Had the lease end inspection on the Tundra this afternoon. They are supposed to email me a report within a couple of days, but the inspector said everything looked good. He also left my passenger window rolled down, so I am glad I went outside to check the truck after he left.
8 or 9 years back, I had an A/C checkup for my house in the spring. The weather was nice, the house was open (all windows, all rooms). The guy did a quick check, everything good, and left. That night, in the middle of the night, I noticed a soft roaring sound. I got up to check, and the heater was on, blowing hot air into a wide open house. I had a few unkind works for that A/C guy, and switched to a different company.
————————————————- Why would an A/C check require that all windows be opened?
jmonroe
It didn't. The windows were opened by me, well before the A/C guy came around. And the central heat / AC was most definitely turned off when he arrived. He turned on first the AC, then the heat, to check operation. And he left the thermostat on, turned to heat, so in the middle of the night when it got cooler the heat came on. And the house was still open, because that's the way I like it when the weather's nice.
——————————————— You didn’t say that you created the opportunity for the problem.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I'm assuming here that the Tundra is going back to Toyota when the lease ends. For some reason, I thought you were going to buy it at the residual price. Those are nice trucks though a bit too big for my tastes.
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)
Picked up 4 new 2022 Honda Pilot's today at a local dealer. Drove really nice but they are awfully big vehicles. Not something I'd be comfortable driving on a daily basis. While upstairs in their parking garage to get our vehicles, saw a brand new 2023 HR-V and it definitely is a bigger vehicle. Prefer the previous generation's size and wonder what will slot into that size platform. Toyota has their new Corolla Cross so will be interested in seeing what Honda plans to do here. As much as I like the C C, it's still a Corolla underneath it all and without the JBL sound system that's an option, no way will I get one I suspect. I could live without the moon roof option if I have to but need the better audio system or it'll be a no sale for me.
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)
I'm assuming here that the Tundra is going back to Toyota when the lease ends. For some reason, I thought you were going to buy it at the residual price. Those are nice trucks though a bit too big for my tastes.
Yes, will get dropped at a Toyota dealer and returned to US Bank, the leasing company. I could probably make a little bit by buying it out at the residual and reselling it, but there's the risk that the market changes during the (hopefully few) months I'd keep it.
Well, another AMW has come and gone. It was a bit of mixed bag overall. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish the list of maintenance items. However, the good side is that what I did get done went well enough, and I didn't get hurt (at all) doing it! Heck, I didn't even smash a knuckle, and that simply must be a first.
Out of six vehicles, though, I only got to four:
76 F250 plow: Oil change, topped off brake fluid, hunted for why the fluid level dropped again, and discovered that I have a line to a rear tire that was torn off by the chains last winter (future project, I guess). I replaced the cab lighting (yellow flashy lights for plowing), adjusted the timing, washed it, and called it a day on that one.
69 Econoline: Oil change, topped off the transmission fluid, replaced the rear shocks, put a new battery in it, and fixed the washer fluid hose because it had a split in it. My son still hasn't finished the wiring project he started on it nearly two years ago now, but I've moved into nag mode. I think he knows I'm serious now....
2013 Forester: Oil change, cleaned engine air filter, replaced cabin filter, replaced all the front lighting with LED units (experimenting here), new wiper blades all around, and conditioned the belts and door gaskets and whatnot.
2018 Crosstrek: Pretty much same as the Forester, except I used conventional lighting on it. Also replaced the shocks with Bilstein B6 and King springs all around.
Man, that Crosstrek definitely came from New York. We bought it with 37,000 miles on it (it has 58,000 now), and I am shocked at the amount of corrosion on the suspension of that car... even in places that leave me scratching my head as to how it could even get there! Needless to add, it was a complete PITA replacing all this stuff on it due to the corrosion. I ended up just cutting the sway bar end links off the front end because they were so hopelessly corroded that there was no way humanly possible to remove them based on their design. Now, I have everything done on it except a completely disconnected sway bar on the front end: Makes me greatly appreciate the function of sway bars!
I had to order a pair of end links, and I hope they will come in before the weekend. I set up the Q7 for the next phase. I need to do all the same stuff as with the Forester, plus I need to tear the top end of the engine down to address the coolant leak that has been persistently, but ever so slowly, getting worse for the last year or two.
2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
Well, another AMW has come and gone. It was a bit of mixed bag overall. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish the list of maintenance items. However, the good side is that what I did get done went well enough, and I didn't get hurt (at all) doing it! Heck, I didn't even smash a knuckle, and that simply must be a first.
Out of six vehicles, though, I only got to four:
76 F250 plow: Oil change, topped off brake fluid, hunted for why the fluid level dropped again, and discovered that I have a line to a rear tire that was torn off by the chains last winter (future project, I guess). I replaced the cab lighting (yellow flashy lights for plowing), adjusted the timing, washed it, and called it a day on that one.
69 Econoline: Oil change, topped off the transmission fluid, replaced the rear shocks, put a new battery in it, and fixed the washer fluid hose because it had a split in it. My son still hasn't finished the wiring project he started on it nearly two years ago now, but I've moved into nag mode. I think he knows I'm serious now....
2013 Forester: Oil change, cleaned engine air filter, replaced cabin filter, replaced all the front lighting with LED units (experimenting here), new wiper blades all around, and conditioned the belts and door gaskets and whatnot.
2018 Crosstrek: Pretty much same as the Forester, except I used conventional lighting on it. Also replaced the shocks with Bilstein B6 and King springs all around.
Man, that Crosstrek definitely came from New York. We bought it with 37,000 miles on it (it has 58,000 now), and I am shocked at the amount of corrosion on the suspension of that car... even in places that leave me scratching my head as to how it could even get there! Needless to add, it was a complete PITA replacing all this stuff on it due to the corrosion. I ended up just cutting the sway bar end links off the front end because they were so hopelessly corroded that there was no way humanly possible to remove them based on their design. Now, I have everything done on it except a completely disconnected sway bar on the front end: Makes me greatly appreciate the function of sway bars!
I had to order a pair of end links, and I hope they will come in before the weekend. I set up the Q7 for the next phase. I need to do all the same stuff as with the Forester, plus I need to tear the top end of the engine down to address the coolant leak that has been persistently, but ever so slowly, getting worse for the last year or two.
____________________________________________________________________ YIKES, I'm tired from just reading all of that. Since work doesn't seem to bother you, the next time you make a trip to Ohio give me a call. We could always use another body at the flip. Hell, I might just take that week off.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I'm assuming here that the Tundra is going back to Toyota when the lease ends. For some reason, I thought you were going to buy it at the residual price. Those are nice trucks though a bit too big for my tastes.
Yes, will get dropped at a Toyota dealer and returned to US Bank, the leasing company. I could probably make a little bit by buying it out at the residual and reselling it, but there's the risk that the market changes during the (hopefully few) months I'd keep it.
Have you checked the buy out vs. what someplace like Carvana will offer?
Ford seems to be doing better these days with a 32% sales increase in June. I didn’t know they had a fire at one of their chip suppliers but getting it back on line must have helped.
@xwesx said:
Man, that Crosstrek definitely came from New York. We bought it with 37,000 miles on it (it has 58,000 now), and I am shocked at the amount of corrosion on the suspension of that car... even in places that leave me scratching my head as to how it could even get there! Needless to add, it was a complete PITA replacing all this stuff on it due to the corrosion. I ended up just cutting the sway bar end links off the front end because they were so hopelessly corroded that there was no way humanly possible to remove them based on their design. Now, I have everything done on it except a completely disconnected sway bar on the front end: Makes me greatly appreciate the function of sway bars!
On a 2018? Geesh! They must have never washed it.
'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
I'm assuming here that the Tundra is going back to Toyota when the lease ends. For some reason, I thought you were going to buy it at the residual price. Those are nice trucks though a bit too big for my tastes.
Yes, will get dropped at a Toyota dealer and returned to US Bank, the leasing company. I could probably make a little bit by buying it out at the residual and reselling it, but there's the risk that the market changes during the (hopefully few) months I'd keep it.
Have you checked the buy out vs. what someplace like Carvana will offer?
Ford seems to be doing better these days with a 32% sales increase in June. I didn’t know they had a fire at one of their chip suppliers but getting it back on line must have helped.
Ukraine's car parts industry, which supplies many vehicle manufacturers in western European, has taken a battering since the Russian invasion one month ago.
The country's proximity to the European Union, its skilled workers and low labour costs have attracted a string of Western manufacturers, particularly from German groups like Bosch, Kostal and Prettl.
By 2021, they were employing 60,000 workers in 38 Ukrainian plants, according to government figures. The factories produce electronic components, car seats and, crucially, electric cables.
A maze of cables known as a wire harness runs through every vehicle and constitutes its central nervous system. A large SUV like the Porsche Panamera contains several kilometres (miles) of these cables. Before the Russian invasion on February 24, Ukraine was one of Europe's biggest manufacturers of electric cable.
It could be company A has enough of that model and doesn't want any more. It doesn't help that the last gen Tundra is pretty much the biggest fuel guzzler among it's peers. Unfortunately, that is just the current circumstances with fuel prices the way they are. When I sold my pickup to Vroom, there was about a 5k+ spread among the quotes I got.
2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
Last time I asked about a closing date on the new house, builder said August 1. Now he says July 20th. We were in OH over the holiday and walked through to see the progress. A lot of stuff is done. We paid for a bunch of dimmer switches but none were installed so those will have to be retrofitted. Also, just about all the plumbing fixtures were the wrong finish. They will all have to be swapped out. July 20 is in about 2 weeks. Yikes!
2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
@explorerx4 said:
Last time I asked about a closing date on the new house, builder said August 1.
Now he says July 20th.
We were in OH over the holiday and walked through to see the progress. A lot of stuff is done.
We paid for a bunch of dimmer switches but none were installed so those will have to be retrofitted.
Also, just about all the plumbing fixtures were the wrong finish. They will all have to be swapped out.
July 20 is in about 2 weeks. Yikes!
You would be amazed how they kick into gear when a settlement date ($$$) is coming.
I know my GCs on the corporate side always seem to pull it together when they want their progress payments.
Last time I asked about a closing date on the new house, builder said August 1. Now he says July 20th. We were in OH over the holiday and walked through to see the progress. A lot of stuff is done. We paid for a bunch of dimmer switches but none were installed so those will have to be retrofitted. Also, just about all the plumbing fixtures were the wrong finish. They will all have to be swapped out. July 20 is in about 2 weeks. Yikes!
—————————————— White, off white, bone white, almost white what’s the difference. They’re probably waiting to see how much you’re going to dig in about this. Happens all the time.
Those are the joys of building new that I didn’t want to get into when we moved to SC. Turns out the builder I had was terrific about everything. Which is why when we moved back to the Burgh I didn’t want to build new again. I got lucky and I knew that couldn’t happen again. You gotta know when to quit when you’re ahead and I did.
If you’re not in a hurry you should get what you want. Good luck.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Interesting Maverick tidbit from the guy who does the Long McArthur Ford YouTube videos. Supposedly there is only a three day shutdown between the end of 2022 production and the start of 2023, which is far shorter than normal and suggests few or no physical changes that would require retooling of the production line (I definitely still expect to see some changes with regard to option availability and bundling).
@qbrozen, Asked for shipping quotes from Shiply. Some shippers have already dropped their price quotes since earlier this afternoon. One shipper dropped it a dollar. HA HA.
2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
Exactly! I couldn't believe it. I mean, overall, the car cleaned up nicely, but the dealer (or the place that took in the lease return) must have done a heckuva job on it. I keep envisioning the owner having one of those little work tunnels under their garage floor (from the days before lifts were so commonplace) and just spending hours down there cackling and finely misting a saltwater solution on the underside.
2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
You would be amazed how they kick into gear when a settlement date ($$$) is coming.
I know my GCs on the corporate side always seem to pull it together when they want their progress payments.
Yeah, but as you found out, @explorerx4 , just make sure they aren't cutting any corners to get there. Some corners are more significant than others; those details matter (especially the ones you cannot see).
2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
I am betting that they are making very minor changes too. Packages for sure will be reconfigured. Maybe a new color or 2. some minor upgrades of plug and play stuff maybe (or taking stuff from a higher trim and pushing it down to a lower one).
I heard back from my dealer today, confirming that on the 2nd they will reach out to every unscheduled order (based on when they were submitted, so might not happen on the 2nd). I assume will be quick process. Just confirm I still want it, and tell them any big changes (like adding a luxury package) and they will submit it.
I believe you will have time after that to make tweaks without losing your place in line (you could this year) so taking off or adding an accessory of option should not be a problem. I will just probably change colors, just for the heck of it, and bump up to a Lariat instead of XLT, with the luxury package. And of course the moonroof. everything else pretty much is standard.
Have you checked the buy out vs. what someplace like Carvana will offer?
Yes. Buyout is right at $39,000 plus about $2,340 in sales tax. Carvana offered me $42,841.
How did that happen? I thought all the people on here were flipping buyouts for big bucks. At that price you ought to buy it out and keep it because I can’t imagine the dealer is going to give you a break on a replacement.
They’re predicting market disruptions into 2024 now. I’m sick of it.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I might bump up to an XLT, and might also switch to a hybrid if it's allowed (doubt it will be).
you can change anything. Not clear if anything will cause you to lose your place in line though. I was already waiting on a hybrid so would just be changing trim level.
Have you checked the buy out vs. what someplace like Carvana will offer?
Yes. Buyout is right at $39,000 plus about $2,340 in sales tax. Carvana offered me $42,841.
How did that happen? I thought all the people on here were flipping buyouts for big bucks. At that price you ought to buy it out and keep it because I can’t imagine the dealer is going to give you a break on a replacement.
They’re predicting market disruptions into 2024 now. I’m sick of it.
Nobody knows for sure. also have to "follow the money" to see what the source of the prediction is.
Interesting Maverick tidbit from the guy who does the Long McArthur Ford YouTube videos. Supposedly there is only a three day shutdown between the end of 2022 production and the start of 2023, which is far shorter than normal and suggests few or no physical changes that would require retooling of the production line (I definitely still expect to see some changes with regard to option availability and bundling).
———————————————- 3 days? Most car production lines can’t change their skivvies in a week. I guess you’ll be getting a 2022 with a 2023 badge.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Have you checked the buy out vs. what someplace like Carvana will offer?
Yes. Buyout is right at $39,000 plus about $2,340 in sales tax. Carvana offered me $42,841.
How did that happen? I thought all the people on here were flipping buyouts for big bucks. At that price you ought to buy it out and keep it because I can’t imagine the dealer is going to give you a break on a replacement.
They’re predicting market disruptions into 2024 now. I’m sick of it.
I am too. My wife is rightfully getting tired of the X1 but we both agree, it just doesn’t make any sense to do anything at this point.
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
Ah, yes, the old two point slow engine. Something like 115 HP of glory in a ~3,000 pound car paired with a four speed automatic. The timing belt is way overdue, if it hasn't been done. 0-60 likely takes over ten seconds. Everyone thought the 2.0 normally aspirated engine was, mercifully, forever gone from the North American market when VW made the standard engine on the MKV Jetta/Golf the 2.5 liter inline 5. But wait, there's more! They brought it back in the sixth generation Jetta.
you can change anything. Not clear if anything will cause you to lose your place in line though. I was already waiting on a hybrid so would just be changing trim level.
Right, I meant I'd be willing to consider changes which wouldn't cost me my priority as a 2022 order holder. If the contemplated change will move you to the back of the line, probably better to keep the existing config as a 2023 order and then do a second order for the other config.
you can change anything. Not clear if anything will cause you to lose your place in line though. I was already waiting on a hybrid so would just be changing trim level.
Right, I meant I'd be willing to consider changes which wouldn't cost me my priority as a 2022 order holder. If the contemplated change will move you to the back of the line, probably better to keep the existing config as a 2023 order and then do a second order for the other config.
yup. some people are changing their carry over order to a low constraint build to get something quicker, and doing a 2nd order with the goodies they really want that should arrive "someday". then they trade in the first one.
I have zero clue when my updated order will finally arrive. or what all the market conditions will be then to figure out what I do about it.
Yeah, that could be too low. Maybe grandma has been in a nursing home since 2004.it must have been stored for extensive periods.
The car we’ve been babysitting for over 2 years has started having numerous problems like rusted rotors, stuck gear shifts and problems starting. I don’t know how much longer we can keep running it on that old gas. We start it every few weeks but I don’t know how long it will keep going.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
@oldfarmer50 - if the gas is two years old, probably time to run it to empty or drain the tank and refill it. It sounds like it needs to be driven more rather than just started.
Ah, yes, the old two point slow engine. Something like 115 HP of glory in a ~3,000 pound car paired with a four speed automatic. The timing belt is way overdue, if it hasn't been done. 0-60 likely takes over ten seconds. Everyone thought the 2.0 normally aspirated engine was, mercifully, forever gone from the North American market when VW made the standard engine on the MKV Jetta/Golf the 2.5 liter inline 5. But wait, there's more! They brought it back in the sixth generation Jetta.
Put some massive twin turbos on it and it might be fun. Looks like it's in good shape.
The 2.5 was not very good either.
The 1.8T or 3.0/3.2 VR6 was the way to go back then.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
Ah, yes, the old two point slow engine. Something like 115 HP of glory in a ~3,000 pound car paired with a four speed automatic. The timing belt is way overdue, if it hasn't been done. 0-60 likely takes over ten seconds. Everyone thought the 2.0 normally aspirated engine was, mercifully, forever gone from the North American market when VW made the standard engine on the MKV Jetta/Golf the 2.5 liter inline 5. But wait, there's more! They brought it back in the sixth generation Jetta.
Put some massive twin turbos on it and it might be fun. Looks like it's in good shape.
The 2.5 was not very good either.
The 1.8T or 3.0/3.2 VR6 was the way to go back then.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
Lease end Inspection scheduled for next week on the S60. Last payment in about a week. As soon as that payment posts it is getting turned in. Someone is going to get a clean car with less than 16K miles.
Thought about keeping it but with a 31K buyout plus tax it just doesn’t make sense to me.
I haven’t even driven it for about a month, it’s home and we have been down the shore since mid-June. I hope the battery isn’t dead. The Volvo app said it is on standby. Never seen that before.
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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
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
Made an appointment to bring it in for service on Tuesday. They said if the CEL is on, it is ok to drive. If it starts flashing then it isn’t safe to drive. I’ll keep everyone updated.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
If I didn’t know better I’d say you lived in southern New York.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
You didn’t say that you created the opportunity for the problem.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
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)
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)
Out of six vehicles, though, I only got to four:
76 F250 plow: Oil change, topped off brake fluid, hunted for why the fluid level dropped again, and discovered that I have a line to a rear tire that was torn off by the chains last winter (future project, I guess). I replaced the cab lighting (yellow flashy lights for plowing), adjusted the timing, washed it, and called it a day on that one.
69 Econoline: Oil change, topped off the transmission fluid, replaced the rear shocks, put a new battery in it, and fixed the washer fluid hose because it had a split in it. My son still hasn't finished the wiring project he started on it nearly two years ago now, but I've moved into nag mode. I think he knows I'm serious now....
2013 Forester: Oil change, cleaned engine air filter, replaced cabin filter, replaced all the front lighting with LED units (experimenting here), new wiper blades all around, and conditioned the belts and door gaskets and whatnot.
2018 Crosstrek: Pretty much same as the Forester, except I used conventional lighting on it. Also replaced the shocks with Bilstein B6 and King springs all around.
Man, that Crosstrek definitely came from New York. We bought it with 37,000 miles on it (it has 58,000 now), and I am shocked at the amount of corrosion on the suspension of that car... even in places that leave me scratching my head as to how it could even get there! Needless to add, it was a complete PITA replacing all this stuff on it due to the corrosion. I ended up just cutting the sway bar end links off the front end because they were so hopelessly corroded that there was no way humanly possible to remove them based on their design. Now, I have everything done on it except a completely disconnected sway bar on the front end: Makes me greatly appreciate the function of sway bars!
I had to order a pair of end links, and I hope they will come in before the weekend. I set up the Q7 for the next phase. I need to do all the same stuff as with the Forester, plus I need to tear the top end of the engine down to address the coolant leak that has been persistently, but ever so slowly, getting worse for the last year or two.
YIKES, I'm tired from just reading all of that. Since work doesn't seem to bother you, the next time you make a trip to Ohio give me a call. We could always use another body at the flip. Hell, I might just take that week off.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Ford seems to be doing better these days with a 32% sales increase in June. I didn’t know they had a fire at one of their chip suppliers but getting it back on line must have helped.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fords-u-s-sales-increase-32-in-june-outpacing-broader-industry-11657034435
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
On a 2018? Geesh! They must have never washed it.
'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
You might see what driveway.com will give you for the Tundra (unless you have already tried)
Bummer. So weird how different prices are from different companies
It doesn't help that the last gen Tundra is pretty much the biggest fuel guzzler among it's peers.
Unfortunately, that is just the current circumstances with fuel prices the way they are.
When I sold my pickup to Vroom, there was about a 5k+ spread among the quotes I got.
Now he says July 20th.
We were in OH over the holiday and walked through to see the progress. A lot of stuff is done.
We paid for a bunch of dimmer switches but none were installed so those will have to be retrofitted.
Also, just about all the plumbing fixtures were the wrong finish. They will all have to be swapped out.
July 20 is in about 2 weeks. Yikes!
You would be amazed how they kick into gear when a settlement date ($$$) is coming.
I know my GCs on the corporate side always seem to pull it together when they want their progress payments.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
White, off white, bone white, almost white what’s the difference. They’re probably waiting to see how much you’re going to dig in about this. Happens all the time.
Those are the joys of building new that I didn’t want to get into when we moved to SC. Turns out the builder I had was terrific about everything. Which is why when we moved back to the Burgh I didn’t want to build new again. I got lucky and I knew that couldn’t happen again. You gotta know when to quit when you’re ahead and I did.
If you’re not in a hurry you should get what you want. Good luck.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Maybe that's it, I just got an email(not read yet) from the mortgage bank with the word maturity in the title.
Maturity is overrated!
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
By plumbing fixtures I meant faucets, etc...
Builder said no problem to swap them.
Asked for shipping quotes from Shiply.
Some shippers have already dropped their price quotes since earlier this afternoon.
One shipper dropped it a dollar. HA HA.
I heard back from my dealer today, confirming that on the 2nd they will reach out to every unscheduled order (based on when they were submitted, so might not happen on the 2nd). I assume will be quick process. Just confirm I still want it, and tell them any big changes (like adding a luxury package) and they will submit it.
I believe you will have time after that to make tweaks without losing your place in line (you could this year) so taking off or adding an accessory of option should not be a problem. I will just probably change colors, just for the heck of it, and bump up to a Lariat instead of XLT, with the luxury package. And of course the moonroof. everything else pretty much is standard.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
They’re predicting market disruptions into 2024 now. I’m sick of it.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
3 days? Most car production lines can’t change their skivvies in a week. I guess you’ll be getting a 2022 with a 2023 badge.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
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
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/lynnwood-volkswagen-jetta-extremely-low/7503978402.html
'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
I have zero clue when my updated order will finally arrive. or what all the market conditions will be then to figure out what I do about it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The car we’ve been babysitting for over 2 years has started having numerous problems like rusted rotors, stuck gear shifts and problems starting. I don’t know how much longer we can keep running it on that old gas. We start it every few weeks but I don’t know how long it will keep going.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
The 2.5 was not very good either.
The 1.8T or 3.0/3.2 VR6 was the way to go back then.
The 2.5 was not very good either.
The 1.8T or 3.0/3.2 VR6 was the way to go back then.
Thought about keeping it but with a 31K buyout plus tax it just doesn’t make sense to me.
I haven’t even driven it for about a month, it’s home and we have been down the shore since mid-June. I hope the battery isn’t dead. The Volvo app said it is on standby. Never seen that before.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic