My pristine no at-fault driving record has been dirtied. I was watching my phones navigation more than I was the road in front of me apparently, and my internal "auto-pilot" and peripheral vision failed me. The two cars in front of me moved forward from a long stop, light changed green, and then they proceeded to stop again, but I didn't notice that. There was a long line of vehicles stopped for the red light originally. My autopilot saw the green light and let the S4 roll forward. I look up and I'm a foot or 3 maybe from the car's rear bumper, not enough time to fully compress the brakes let alone stop. Smacked the Chevy Impala LT's rear bumper, barely dented and scuffed it.
On my end, my S4 is now no longer completely accident free. The damage appeared minimal, but, Audi's are not cheap to fix.
Ended up needing a new bumper and grill. The grill is $1,500 (alu-optic black prestige S4 edition). The hood was ever so slightly impacted (you could see some light scuffing upon close eyeballing), they'll need to fix and refit that with the fenders (gap tolerance notably effected). Lots of little brackets holding the bumper needed replacement too. Minor items like lower plate, backing plate, headlamp (paying $726 for a used one from a junkyard; wasn't cracked but OK), LT Air duct $422
$5,700 - Repairs taking forever because the aftermarket bumper companies can't deliver the right bumper covers timely. Should be getting the car back this Saturday finally after 3 weeks?
NOTE: The two cars that re-stopped in front of me didn't need to do that, did so for absolutely no reason (but that doesn't give me the right to rear end them, nor could the car in between us do anything about the car in front of them that started it). STILL, watching the dash cam footage I'm reminded that this could have been avoided if the car in front of the car I hit didn't leave a mile in front of them.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
Those re-stoppers are tricky. I nearly did a similar thing when I was making a right turn once a long while ago. The light was red initially, and the car in front of me, who was at the crosswalk, started to go with no traffic coming. Immediately afterward, the light turned green for us. I started going too, looked left out of habit, and when I looked right again, that same car was stopped half-way out into the intersection! I was able to swerve left to avoid it, but it was a *very* near thing.
Rumor has it that the car is still sitting there, unable to decide whether it is safe to go....
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
My pristine no at-fault driving record has been dirtied. I was watching my phones navigation more than I was the road in front of me apparently, and my internal "auto-pilot" and peripheral vision failed me. The two cars in front of me moved forward from a long stop, light changed green, and then they proceeded to stop again, but I didn't notice that. There was a long line of vehicles stopped for the red light originally. My autopilot saw the green light and let the S4 roll forward. I look up and I'm a foot or 3 maybe from the car's rear bumper, not enough time to fully compress the brakes let alone stop. Smacked the Chevy Impala LT's rear bumper, barely dented and scuffed it.
On my end, my S4 is now no longer completely accident free. The damage appeared minimal, but, Audi's are not cheap to fix.
Ended up needing a new bumper and grill. The grill is $1,500 (alu-optic black prestige S4 edition). The hood was ever so slightly impacted (you could see some light scuffing upon close eyeballing), they'll need to fix and refit that with the fenders (gap tolerance notably effected). Lots of little brackets holding the bumper needed replacement too. Minor items like lower plate, backing plate, headlamp (paying $726 for a used one from a junkyard; wasn't cracked but OK), LT Air duct $422
$5,700 - Repairs taking forever because the aftermarket bumper companies can't deliver the right bumper covers timely. Should be getting the car back this Saturday finally after 3 weeks?
NOTE: The two cars that re-stopped in front of me didn't need to do that, did so for absolutely no reason (but that doesn't give me the right to rear end them, nor could the car in between us do anything about the car in front of them that started it). STILL, watching the dash cam footage I'm reminded that this could have been avoided if the car in front of the car I hit didn't leave a mile in front of them.
For $5700 you could probably have bought the Impala and had a spare to drive while the Audi was being fixed.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
My pristine no at-fault driving record has been dirtied. I was watching my phones navigation more than I was the road in front of me apparently, and my internal "auto-pilot" and peripheral vision failed me. The two cars in front of me moved forward from a long stop, light changed green, and then they proceeded to stop again, but I didn't notice that. There was a long line of vehicles stopped for the red light originally. My autopilot saw the green light and let the S4 roll forward. I look up and I'm a foot or 3 maybe from the car's rear bumper, not enough time to fully compress the brakes let alone stop. Smacked the Chevy Impala LT's rear bumper, barely dented and scuffed it.
On my end, my S4 is now no longer completely accident free. The damage appeared minimal, but, Audi's are not cheap to fix.
Ended up needing a new bumper and grill. The grill is $1,500 (alu-optic black prestige S4 edition). The hood was ever so slightly impacted (you could see some light scuffing upon close eyeballing), they'll need to fix and refit that with the fenders (gap tolerance notably effected). Lots of little brackets holding the bumper needed replacement too. Minor items like lower plate, backing plate, headlamp (paying $726 for a used one from a junkyard; wasn't cracked but OK), LT Air duct $422
$5,700 - Repairs taking forever because the aftermarket bumper companies can't deliver the right bumper covers timely. Should be getting the car back this Saturday finally after 3 weeks?
NOTE: The two cars that re-stopped in front of me didn't need to do that, did so for absolutely no reason (but that doesn't give me the right to rear end them, nor could the car in between us do anything about the car in front of them that started it). STILL, watching the dash cam footage I'm reminded that this could have been avoided if the car in front of the car I hit didn't leave a mile in front of them.
That really stinks @andres3. It happens to everyone. While being without your car is a minor inconvenience, it will get fixed and be back good as new eventually. The most important thing is that you didn’t get hurt or injured. Keep us updated on the progress of your car’s repair.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
The regular trim levels back then weren't too bad, to be honest. At the time, they had the 2.5i base, 2.5i, and 2.5i limited (without getting into specialty stuff like LL Bean and/or H6 vehicles).
The base wasn't horribly decontented, but the 2.5i added fog lights, heated seats/mirrors, and a rear LSD in those years (2008/09). I liked all three in my usage. This particular car seems to be over-priced because they are trying to sell the low miles like it is some sort of benefit in a car this age. If anything, it's a detriment, because it's very possible that it does still have original HGs along with a host of other things that haven't been addressed (such as fluids) due to the low miles.
I have had good luck with these older Subarus when they have 120-140K on them. Often, they have recently had their head gaskets replaced, and have also recently had other maintenance work such as struts and wheel bearings done. As odd as it is to me, owners get some sort of psychological hangup about having spent so much money on an old car like this, and then they start fearing the "what's next?" like the car is out to get them or something.
I also strongly prefer to buy from private parties in the sub $10K price range, as you typically get the same car either way, but dealers want to charge you thousands more.
When my son bought his 2009 Forester last August, he paid $4,500 for it with about 155,000 miles. It had head gaskets, struts, rear wheel bearings, and a few other items done on it within the last 40,000 miles. He put an extra $600 and a day of elbow grease into it to get it up to snuff (fixed an issue with the AC compressor's clutch, new front wheel bearings, new front brakes incl. rotors, calipers, and pads). Now, nearly a year later, he's added 20,000 miles and nothing else. One would be hard-pressed to pay less for any newly acquired car over that same time and distance.
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
My pristine no at-fault driving record has been dirtied. I was watching my phones navigation more than I was the road in front of me apparently, and my internal "auto-pilot" and peripheral vision failed me. The two cars in front of me moved forward from a long stop, light changed green, and then they proceeded to stop again, but I didn't notice that. There was a long line of vehicles stopped for the red light originally. My autopilot saw the green light and let the S4 roll forward. I look up and I'm a foot or 3 maybe from the car's rear bumper, not enough time to fully compress the brakes let alone stop. Smacked the Chevy Impala LT's rear bumper, barely dented and scuffed it.
On my end, my S4 is now no longer completely accident free. The damage appeared minimal, but, Audi's are not cheap to fix.
Ended up needing a new bumper and grill. The grill is $1,500 (alu-optic black prestige S4 edition). The hood was ever so slightly impacted (you could see some light scuffing upon close eyeballing), they'll need to fix and refit that with the fenders (gap tolerance notably effected). Lots of little brackets holding the bumper needed replacement too. Minor items like lower plate, backing plate, headlamp (paying $726 for a used one from a junkyard; wasn't cracked but OK), LT Air duct $422
$5,700 - Repairs taking forever because the aftermarket bumper companies can't deliver the right bumper covers timely. Should be getting the car back this Saturday finally after 3 weeks?
NOTE: The two cars that re-stopped in front of me didn't need to do that, did so for absolutely no reason (but that doesn't give me the right to rear end them, nor could the car in between us do anything about the car in front of them that started it). STILL, watching the dash cam footage I'm reminded that this could have been avoided if the car in front of the car I hit didn't leave a mile in front of them.
For $5700 you could probably have bought the Impala and had a spare to drive while the Audi was being fixed.
If they'd have offered me $4,700 (less my deductible of $1K), I might have driven the S4 around forever without fixing it. A little Sharpie pen on the black grille where cracked along with some epoxy glue, a little buffing on the hood and touch up on the bumper and it would have "passed." Of course, Geico's first estimate is always useless (less than $2K). So they wouldn't have paid me $4,700.
Once my deductible was exceeded, the claim already reported by the car in front, there's no real reason for me not to get it fixed right, the insurance hit is coming for the next 3 to 5 years regardless.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
On the bright side I have my TTS to commute daily in (shorter 20 minute commute these days), and it's running just fine; mileage catching up to the S4 at nearly 61K.
Was tempted to get a 88K mile All Track I'd like knowing ahead of times the repairs "would take forever" even for a minor thing. That was my excuse to get the family a 4th vehicle. Since we wouldn't have the 3rd vehicle for quite some time. The significant other didn't quite grasp my logic.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
@andres3 said:
On the bright side I have my TTS to commute daily in (shorter 20 minute commute these days), and it's running just fine; mileage catching up to the S4 at nearly 61K.
Was tempted to get a 88K mile All Track I'd like knowing ahead of times the repairs "would take forever" even for a minor thing. That was my excuse to get the family a 4th vehicle. Since we wouldn't have the 3rd vehicle for quite some time. The significant other didn't quite grasp my logic.
Glad you are still able to enjoy the TT.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
A local, well regarded Saab and Subaru specialist has an 08 Forester 5spd for sale with 90k miles - Red over Tan - New head gaskets, valve cover gaskets, new timing belt, pulleys, tensioner, and water pump. New clutch, new right rear wheel bearing, four new Continental tires, 90k service and alignment performed. They're asking $9500. It's still an old car and will have it's issues, but I'd sooner do that than many other cheap car alternatives.
2025 Jetta GLI Autobahn, 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xE
Are you all aware there are legislators in CA trying to help create a Gov't MONEY GRAB by allowing speed cameras in Los Angeles? Of course, we all know if it passes and is allowed in LA, it'll soon spread like a virus to other cities and hometowns.
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots of money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
A local, well regarded Saab and Subaru specialist has an 08 Forester 5spd for sale with 90k miles - Red over Tan - New head gaskets, valve cover gaskets, new timing belt, pulleys, tensioner, and water pump. New clutch, new right rear wheel bearing, four new Continental tires, 90k service and alignment performed. They're asking $9500. It's still an old car and will have it's issues, but I'd sooner do that than many other cheap car alternatives.
I feel like that's something to spend the money on. I think @xwesx is right that the dealer here is asking A LOT of money because of the low miles and like @qbrozen said, it will still need head gaskets.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Are you all aware there are legislators in CA trying to help create a Gov't MONEY GRAB by allowing speed cameras in Los Angeles? Of course, we all know if it passes and is allowed in LA, it'll soon spread like a virus to other cities and hometowns.
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots more money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more money out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
Of course, when you give $1 billion to the already rich owners of the Buffalo Bills for a new stadium, that money has to come from somewhere
Are you all aware there are legislators in CA trying to help create a Gov't MONEY GRAB by allowing speed cameras in Los Angeles? Of course, we all know if it passes and is allowed in LA, it'll soon spread like a virus to other cities and hometowns.
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots of money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
NY does seem to be on the leading edge of creating a totalitarian society. I'd hate to see CA go the same direction.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
@greg128 said:
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots more money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more money out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
Was that from a camera? If so, then he got off cheap. If it was from a police officer and he was found guilty, it would be the fine plus 6 points. It does stink that it was with a median in between and he didn’t do it intentionally. I drive and see people not stop for busses every single day in NYC.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Those announcements are really changing the EV landscape, but also, I think Tesla is going to have to rapidly expand the Supercharger network in order to have adequate capacity.
How far back (in terms of model years) are most manufacturers saying they will provide Supercharger compatibility with an adapter?
Those announcements are really changing the EV landscape, but also, I think Tesla is going to have to rapidly expand the Supercharger network in order to have adequate capacity.
How far back (in terms of model years) are most manufacturers saying they will provide Supercharger compatibility with an adapter?
I wonder if Tesla will buy one of the other big networks and just upgrade the head units to Tesla spec? would be a lot easier than building from scratch!
they might have to replace the box, but all the infrastructure (power lines, stands, etc.) is already there. Sort of like a Citgo station closing, an Exxon buying the station and putting up their own pumps and branding.
Got invited to my local Acura dealer tomorrow for their big Integra type S (R?) reveal event. WIll be right near there running errands. Won't the wife be surprised when we stop in!
My pristine no at-fault driving record has been dirtied. I was watching my phones navigation more than I was the road in front of me apparently, and my internal "auto-pilot" and peripheral vision failed me. The two cars in front of me moved forward from a long stop, light changed green, and then they proceeded to stop again, but I didn't notice that. There was a long line of vehicles stopped for the red light originally. My autopilot saw the green light and let the S4 roll forward. I look up and I'm a foot or 3 maybe from the car's rear bumper, not enough time to fully compress the brakes let alone stop. Smacked the Chevy Impala LT's rear bumper, barely dented and scuffed it.
On my end, my S4 is now no longer completely accident free. The damage appeared minimal, but, Audi's are not cheap to fix.
Ended up needing a new bumper and grill. The grill is $1,500 (alu-optic black prestige S4 edition). The hood was ever so slightly impacted (you could see some light scuffing upon close eyeballing), they'll need to fix and refit that with the fenders (gap tolerance notably effected). Lots of little brackets holding the bumper needed replacement too. Minor items like lower plate, backing plate, headlamp (paying $726 for a used one from a junkyard; wasn't cracked but OK), LT Air duct $422
$5,700 - Repairs taking forever because the aftermarket bumper companies can't deliver the right bumper covers timely. Should be getting the car back this Saturday finally after 3 weeks?
NOTE: The two cars that re-stopped in front of me didn't need to do that, did so for absolutely no reason (but that doesn't give me the right to rear end them, nor could the car in between us do anything about the car in front of them that started it). STILL, watching the dash cam footage I'm reminded that this could have been avoided if the car in front of the car I hit didn't leave a mile in front of them.
What a nightmare - at least the damage wasn't worse, and you weren't moving fast. Modern headlight assemblies are insanely expensive, too.. Morons who freeze up like that should be forced into re-taking a license test. I had a similar incident some years ago when a timid wonder apparently had a panic attack mid turn onto a major arterial street and stood on the brakes, thankfully I was able to stop in time. I was able to warm up the horn anyway (which probably made the freeze-up worse).
RB, that engine compartment is cleaner than my kitchen!
'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...)
Are you all aware there are legislators in CA trying to help create a Gov't MONEY GRAB by allowing speed cameras in Los Angeles? Of course, we all know if it passes and is allowed in LA, it'll soon spread like a virus to other cities and hometowns.
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots of money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
I’m surprised he got caught. Drivers routinely ran my reds on 4 lane roads from both directions sometimes driving on the shoulder to pass as I was letting kids off. I once had a guy run right through a group of kids crossing the street and give me the finger when I honked. I reported him to the police and was told that even though my ID was dead on they couldn’t touch him because he lived too far away for them to deliver the ticket in person.
Where I worked we called it a “Clifton Park turn” when people universally did right on red without stopping. If you did stop before a right on red you risked getting rear ended.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Are you all aware there are legislators in CA trying to help create a Gov't MONEY GRAB by allowing speed cameras in Los Angeles? Of course, we all know if it passes and is allowed in LA, it'll soon spread like a virus to other cities and hometowns.
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots more money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more money out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
Of course, when you give $1 billion to the already rich owners of the Buffalo Bills for a new stadium, that money has to come from somewhere
As bad as that is at least you get to watch a football game. Our previous governor gave $750 million to a solar company that went bust.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Are you all aware there are legislators in CA trying to help create a Gov't MONEY GRAB by allowing speed cameras in Los Angeles? Of course, we all know if it passes and is allowed in LA, it'll soon spread like a virus to other cities and hometowns.
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots more money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more money out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
Of course, when you give $1 billion to the already rich owners of the Buffalo Bills for a new stadium, that money has to come from somewhere
As bad as that is at least you get to watch a football game. Our previous governor gave $750 million to a solar company that went bust.
They should trace where the 750 million went and pass a reparations bill.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
While having my car serviced this morning, I sat in several CPO VWs in the showroom. Not surprising, all are overpriced. They have a 2020 GTI which I liked with the plaid seats, however I found the shoulder bolsters too tight on my frame but otherwise comfortable. The 2022 GLI seats fit me better. The GLI may have some potential as my next ride. We are trying to get another year of service from the TL which will coordinate with my daughter graduating from college. After graduating the Passat will become hers and a new ride for me. Subject to change..
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
I have been slowly disassembling the Maser interior and de-stickifying the pieces in the evenings while watching the Phils. It is quite a laborious process. I unfortunately discovered that alcohol remove the paint entirely from the buttons. Luckily that was discovered on a piece that happens to be replaceable for $20. Found I have to use goo-off to get rid of the residue while retaining the paint underneath. It takes far more effort, however. I’ve now got the center stack complete. Have yet to attack the driver’s controls.
'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 been slowly disassembling the Maser interior and de-stickifying the pieces in the evenings while watching the Phils. It is quite a laborious process. I unfortunately discovered that alcohol remove the paint entirely from the buttons. Luckily that was discovered on a piece that happens to be replaceable for $20. Found I have to use goo-off to get rid of the residue while retaining the paint underneath. It takes far more effort, however. I’ve now got the center stack complete. Have yet to attack the driver’s controls.
———————————————— Damn, I never knew alcohol would to that. What did you mix your bourbon with? Gives credence to what an old timer told me years ago when I was about to mix it. He said, “son, why don’t you just take it straight”.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Are you all aware there are legislators in CA trying to help create a Gov't MONEY GRAB by allowing speed cameras in Los Angeles? Of course, we all know if it passes and is allowed in LA, it'll soon spread like a virus to other cities and hometowns.
It is worse in NY. My son got a $250 fine for not stopping for a school bus that was on the opposite side of a 4 lane road with a median between the opposing traffic. He didn't even see it. I got a couple of tickets for not stopping completely for a right turn on a red light. Now they are talking about stop sign cameras for people rolling through at 2 MPH.
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots of money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
I’m surprised he got caught. Drivers routinely ran my reds on 4 lane roads from both directions sometimes driving on the shoulder to pass as I was letting kids off. I once had a guy run right through a group of kids crossing the street and give me the finger when I honked. I reported him to the police and was told that even though my ID was dead on they couldn’t touch him because he lived too far away for them to deliver the ticket in person.
Where I worked we called it a “Clifton Park turn” when people universally did right on red without stopping. If you did stop before a right on red you risked getting rear ended.
School buses here in NY now have cameras that activate when the stop sign swings out. That is in addition to many red light cameras and soon to come stop sign cameras. Apparently a lucrative source of income. I refuse to make a right turn on a red light now even if I get beeped.
Oh and about a month ago I got pulled over by police on a cloverleaf entrance checking for buckled seat belts and expired inspection stickers. At first he told me it looked like I wasn't wearing my belt, but I was. After checking license and registration I was on my way.
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
My pristine no at-fault driving record has been dirtied. I was watching my phones navigation more than I was the road in front of me apparently, and my internal "auto-pilot" and peripheral vision failed me. The two cars in front of me moved forward from a long stop, light changed green, and then they proceeded to stop again, but I didn't notice that. There was a long line of vehicles stopped for the red light originally. My autopilot saw the green light and let the S4 roll forward. I look up and I'm a foot or 3 maybe from the car's rear bumper, not enough time to fully compress the brakes let alone stop. Smacked the Chevy Impala LT's rear bumper, barely dented and scuffed it.
On my end, my S4 is now no longer completely accident free. The damage appeared minimal, but, Audi's are not cheap to fix.
Ended up needing a new bumper and grill. The grill is $1,500 (alu-optic black prestige S4 edition). The hood was ever so slightly impacted (you could see some light scuffing upon close eyeballing), they'll need to fix and refit that with the fenders (gap tolerance notably effected). Lots of little brackets holding the bumper needed replacement too. Minor items like lower plate, backing plate, headlamp (paying $726 for a used one from a junkyard; wasn't cracked but OK), LT Air duct $422
$5,700 - Repairs taking forever because the aftermarket bumper companies can't deliver the right bumper covers timely. Should be getting the car back this Saturday finally after 3 weeks?
NOTE: The two cars that re-stopped in front of me didn't need to do that, did so for absolutely no reason (but that doesn't give me the right to rear end them, nor could the car in between us do anything about the car in front of them that started it). STILL, watching the dash cam footage I'm reminded that this could have been avoided if the car in front of the car I hit didn't leave a mile in front of them.
Rumor has it that the car is still sitting there, unable to decide whether it is safe to go....
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
That really stinks @andres3. It happens to everyone. While being without your car is a minor inconvenience, it will get fixed and be back good as new eventually. The most important thing is that you didn’t get hurt or injured. Keep us updated on the progress of your car’s repair.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
The base wasn't horribly decontented, but the 2.5i added fog lights, heated seats/mirrors, and a rear LSD in those years (2008/09). I liked all three in my usage. This particular car seems to be over-priced because they are trying to sell the low miles like it is some sort of benefit in a car this age. If anything, it's a detriment, because it's very possible that it does still have original HGs along with a host of other things that haven't been addressed (such as fluids) due to the low miles.
I have had good luck with these older Subarus when they have 120-140K on them. Often, they have recently had their head gaskets replaced, and have also recently had other maintenance work such as struts and wheel bearings done. As odd as it is to me, owners get some sort of psychological hangup about having spent so much money on an old car like this, and then they start fearing the "what's next?" like the car is out to get them or something.
I also strongly prefer to buy from private parties in the sub $10K price range, as you typically get the same car either way, but dealers want to charge you thousands more.
When my son bought his 2009 Forester last August, he paid $4,500 for it with about 155,000 miles. It had head gaskets, struts, rear wheel bearings, and a few other items done on it within the last 40,000 miles. He put an extra $600 and a day of elbow grease into it to get it up to snuff (fixed an issue with the AC compressor's clutch, new front wheel bearings, new front brakes incl. rotors, calipers, and pads). Now, nearly a year later, he's added 20,000 miles and nothing else. One would be hard-pressed to pay less for any newly acquired car over that same time and distance.
Once my deductible was exceeded, the claim already reported by the car in front, there's no real reason for me not to get it fixed right, the insurance hit is coming for the next 3 to 5 years regardless.
Was tempted to get a 88K mile All Track I'd like knowing ahead of times the repairs "would take forever" even for a minor thing. That was my excuse to get the family a 4th vehicle. Since we wouldn't have the 3rd vehicle for quite some time. The significant other didn't quite grasp my logic.
Glad you are still able to enjoy the TT.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
New York has many billion dollar deficits predicted for the coming years. They need lots of money to fund their welfare state and the only way to get it is to suck more out of the already overly taxed population.
I won't even get into what business owners deal with when their commercial vehicles are stopped by DOT. An average fine after one of these is easily over $1000.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
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Was that from a camera? If so, then he got off cheap. If it was from a police officer and he was found guilty, it would be the fine plus 6 points. It does stink that it was with a median in between and he didn’t do it intentionally. I drive and see people not stop for busses every single day in NYC.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
I had a 2 year lease on an 09 Legacy 2.5i base with auto trans. It was slow and blah, but absolutely a phenomenal young kids car.
one reason my daughter got a Volvo S40 when she got her license. She let me borrow it once in a while since technically we "shared" it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Wasn’t who I expected next, TBH…
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0
How far back (in terms of model years) are most manufacturers saying they will provide Supercharger compatibility with an adapter?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
@stickguy - I see the logic in doing that, but I think Tesla has a pretty high standard that these other units may not live up to.
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
'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...)
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Where I worked we called it a “Clifton Park turn” when people universally did right on red without stopping. If you did stop before a right on red you risked getting rear ended.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
I have been slowly disassembling the Maser interior and de-stickifying the pieces in the evenings while watching the Phils. It is quite a laborious process. I unfortunately discovered that alcohol remove the paint entirely from the buttons. Luckily that was discovered on a piece that happens to be replaceable for $20. Found I have to use goo-off to get rid of the residue while retaining the paint underneath. It takes far more effort, however. I’ve now got the center stack complete. Have yet to attack the driver’s controls.
'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
Car looks great, @roadburner! A true classic.
SHOW OFF.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Damn, I never knew alcohol would to that. What did you mix your bourbon with? Gives credence to what an old timer told me years ago when I was about to mix it. He said, “son, why don’t you just take it straight”.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Oh and about a month ago I got pulled over by police on a cloverleaf entrance checking for buckled seat belts and expired inspection stickers. At first he told me it looked like I wasn't wearing my belt, but I was.
After checking license and registration I was on my way.
Club Sport is looking good!!
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart
That is one great looking classic BMW!
- Ray
Not exactly driving a classic BMW...
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
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Hint: Don’t go tinkering under his hood.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)