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I had 2 string cheese, 1 cheese doodle thingy's (not good), a granola bar of some sort, 1 Rice Krispy treat, 2 chips Ahoy, and one of the black cherry seltzer waters. My wife thought I was being a pig because I was.
IMO, the cheese doodles and Rice Krispy are not great, so far as snacks go. I'd be tempted to check my rewards points on the McDank app, assuming there was a restaurant nearby.
I had 2 string cheese, 1 cheese doodle thingy's (not good), a granola bar of some sort, 1 Rice Krispy treat, 2 chips Ahoy, and one of the black cherry seltzer waters. My wife thought I was being a pig because I was.
IMO, the cheese doodles and Rice Krispy are not great, so far as snacks go. I'd be tempted to check my rewards points on the McDank app, assuming there was a restaurant nearby.
Where do you guys shop that they have these candy stores? The only thing I can remember from my rare dealer visits are coffee machines and maybe once an empty popcorn machine. No biscotti or croissants to be found anywhere. My Ford dealer didn’t even have a TV set, it was like waiting in a funeral home.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
@oldfarmer50 - I've never been at a dealer that had that much selection, but was talking about snacks in general. My local $1.25Tree stores have stopped carrying microwave popcorn... How annoying!
Just curious @xwesx, did you get a PPI before you bought it? Nice that you can share it with your brother. Just make sure he fills the tank (that thing must be huge) and has it waxed and ready to go when you get to Ohio.
Good luck with it and let us know what your brother thinks of it after he shakes it down for a few weeks.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Best of luck with it. At least the cost is split. Hopefully your brother is a far better caretaker of cars than mine.
Haha! That's a great point, Q, but I'm fairly confident in him. At least, he'll do it no harm in relation to what your brother is capable of pulling off. His other vehicles are a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, which he's owned since 2015 and it looks and feels like it is still 2015, and a Camaro ZL1, which he keeps immaculate (but who wouldn't?!).
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
Just curious @xwesx, did you get a PPI before you bought it? Nice that you can share it with your brother. Just make sure he fills the tank (that thing must be huge) and has it waxed and ready to go when you get to Ohio.
Good luck with it and let us know what your brother thinks of it after he shakes it down for a few weeks.
jmonroe
I told him to do a PPI; not sure if he did or not. He is supposed to actually do the purchase on Monday.
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
@oldfarmer50 - I've never been at a dealer that had that much selection, but was talking about snacks in general. My local $1.25Tree stores have stopped carrying microwave popcorn... How annoying!
I’m going to have to ask my buddy who works at the Mercedes-BMW-Mini-Honda store where I bought my truck if they have a good snack selection. I could always pretend to shop a $250k G Wagon if it meant a free lunch.🥗
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I had 2 string cheese, 1 cheese doodle thingy's (not good), a granola bar of some sort, 1 Rice Krispy treat, 2 chips Ahoy, and one of the black cherry seltzer waters. My wife thought I was being a pig because I was.
IMO, the cheese doodles and Rice Krispy are not great, so far as snacks go. I'd be tempted to check my rewards points on the McDank app, assuming there was a restaurant nearby.
Where do you guys shop that they have these candy stores? The only thing I can remember from my rare dealer visits are coffee machines and maybe once an empty popcorn machine. No biscotti or croissants to be found anywhere. My Ford dealer didn’t even have a TV set, it was like waiting in a funeral home.
My former Lexus dealer was the first that offered snacks; it grew into sandwiches, salads, ice cream, cookies, muffins etc. It was my Saturday morning home while the former RX got its free wash.
Audi and BMW dealers on the cape offer basic fare: water/juice/soda and packaged snacks. Same dealers north of me (~equidistant to the Cape dealers) only water. I go over the bridge!
'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...)
OK, so what’s the deal with Toyota recalling a bunch of vehicles with V6 engines because of milling particles causing the motor to grenade? I thought that was a Hyundai/Kia problem?
Is Toyota farming out their engine manufacturing to other factories?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I had 2 string cheese, 1 cheese doodle thingy's (not good), a granola bar of some sort, 1 Rice Krispy treat, 2 chips Ahoy, and one of the black cherry seltzer waters. My wife thought I was being a pig because I was.
IMO, the cheese doodles and Rice Krispy are not great, so far as snacks go. I'd be tempted to check my rewards points on the McDank app, assuming there was a restaurant nearby.
Where do you guys shop that they have these candy stores? The only thing I can remember from my rare dealer visits are coffee machines and maybe once an empty popcorn machine. No biscotti or croissants to be found anywhere. My Ford dealer didn’t even have a TV set, it was like waiting in a funeral home.
My former Lexus dealer was the first that offered snacks; it grew into sandwiches, salads, ice cream, cookies, muffins etc. It was my Saturday morning home while the former RX got its free wash.
Audi and BMW dealers on the cape offer basic fare: water/juice/soda and packaged snacks. Same dealers north of me (~equidistant to the Cape dealers) only water. I go over the bridge!
When I was in the Seattle area, local MB dealer had maybe muffins or similar along with a fancy coffee machine and bottled water. Here, it is fancy coffee machine and water, no food.
OK, so what’s the deal with Toyota recalling a bunch of vehicles with V6 engines because of milling particles causing the motor to grenade? I thought that was a Hyundai/Kia problem?
Is Toyota farming out their engine manufacturing to other factories?
———————————————— Could be. Just the other day we saw where manufacturers lend their expertise to whom ever wants to pay for it.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j'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...)
I thought I was hearing noises from my brakes on the Outback , so I took it to a local shop who does free inspections.
Fearing the worst, I was pleasantly surprised to be told everything is in great shape. 6mm on the front pads, 9mm on the rear, no unnatural scoring or other issues on the rotors.
My garage is 20’ long. When I was buying the place the previous owner told me that he had an Olds 98 in the ‘70s and it *just* fit enough to let him close the door. He put padding on the back wall.
Fixed up one of my fenders today. The rust was much more extensive than I originally thought. I couldn’t do the other side because I didn’t have enough rust inhibitor on hand.
Pics show after I chipped away all the bad rust, then after treating what remained, then after applying the wrap, and the finished exterior product. Also a shot of all the rust on the ground for good measure. As a last step, I’ll apply a rubber liner on the inner fender to seal it up.
'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
Fixed up one of my fenders today. The rust was much more extensive than I originally thought. I couldn’t do the other side because I didn’t have enough rust inhibitor on hand.
Pics show after I chipped away all the bad rust, then after treating what remained, then after applying the wrap, and the finished exterior product. Also a shot of all the rust on the ground for good measure. As a last step, I’ll apply a rubber liner on the inner fender to seal it up.
———————————————— Perfect way to make @oldfarmer50 feel at home.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Pictures tomorrow but the car show I was invited to was a lot of fun if extremely hot. My friend brought his 3.0 CSL and his M1 and the M1 won Best of Show.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Fixed up one of my fenders today. The rust was much more extensive than I originally thought. I couldn’t do the other side because I didn’t have enough rust inhibitor on hand.
Pics show after I chipped away all the bad rust, then after treating what remained, then after applying the wrap, and the finished exterior product. Also a shot of all the rust on the ground for good measure. As a last step, I’ll apply a rubber liner on the inner fender to seal it up.
Welcome to the hooptie club.😂 Your frame looks surprisingly good which is what really matters. It’s amazing that manufacturers can’t somehow prevent rust from forming in the space between the inner and outer bed panels. I’m currently looking for some way of spraying rust preventative into that void so mine doesn’t end up like that.
Have you considered doing some hillbilly body work with foam and Bondo to close in that gap?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
@oldfarmer50 said:
Welcome to the hooptie club.😂 Your frame looks surprisingly good which is what really matters. It’s amazing that manufacturers can’t somehow prevent rust from forming in the space between the inner and outer bed panels. I’m currently looking for some way of spraying rust preventative into that void so mine doesn’t end up like that.
Have you considered doing some hillbilly body work with foam and Bondo to close in that gap?
On mine, it is closed around the wheel (well, it would be closed if not rusted through), but open behind and in front. So one could reach up over the wheel well from under the truck.
Not shown in pics, but I needed a small bit of structure where the rust reached higher than the fender flare, so I used a piece of plastic and bondo. Close.
For the gap, that would be too big a spread of bondo and not hold up. Now spray foam on the other hand…
'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
If it makes you feel any better, Q, here are some photos of my plow truck after I brought it to Fairbanks in 2007:
———————————————— YIKES, that’s even worser than what @qbrozen had to work with. If I had any tears left after seeing his, you’d get some but I’m fresh out.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
The owner of this 7-series (I think) really tried to bougie it up. From the hip-hop exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum. They also have a Rodin exhibition and there is a great new country French restaurant about a half mile walk away in Eden Park.
The owner of this 7-series (I think) really tried to bougie it up. From the hip-hop exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum. They also have a Rodin exhibition and there is a great new country French restaurant about a half mile walk away in Mount Eden.
———————————————— What was done to that interior should be a fineable offense.
Taking about that restaurant makes me hungry. All I had for breakfast was a measly blueberry muffin but dinner will be great. I’ll be putting some baby backs on the grill. That’ll make everything right tonight.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
The owner of this 7-series (I think) really tried to bougie it up. From the hip-hop exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum. They also have a Rodin exhibition and there is a great new country French restaurant about a half mile walk away in Eden Park.
Fixed up one of my fenders today. The rust was much more extensive than I originally thought. I couldn’t do the other side because I didn’t have enough rust inhibitor on hand.
Pics show after I chipped away all the bad rust, then after treating what remained, then after applying the wrap, and the finished exterior product. Also a shot of all the rust on the ground for good measure. As a last step, I’ll apply a rubber liner on the inner fender to seal it up.
That is an impressively professional job. You are obviously a talented all around Mechanic (capital M). More importantly ambitious or at least have the kind of personality that has to keep busy all the time, which I also was when I was younger. In any case you increased the value of that pickup quite a bit and probably in the $1000s
Luca Bistro. They have kind of odd hours, so check to make sure they are open before you go. The old timer, bon vivant-looking dude sitting next to me said he's had everything on the menu and it's all excellent.
I took the Ariya. Started fully charged and set the cruise around 75 on the way up. Arrived at CAM with 47% charge remaining, plugged into one of their Level 2 chargers. $0.35/kWh is quite spendy for an L2 charge, plus I got a $0.50 fee added onto the final tally because I'm not a member of the FLO network. $6.82 for a two hour, 35 minute charging session, which got me to 70% state of charge.
I drove closer to 80 on the return trip and would have made it to my house with about 14% remaining, but I decided to stop at one of the free L2 chargers in town to try to get a head start on charging it back up (it will take days with the L1 charger). Parked at the Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church with 12% remaining, made a lap around the Crescent Hill Reservoir and the neighborhood nearby, and got back in with a 22% charge, 2% of which was burned off on the trip home, so kind of a fool's errand, but at least I got my steps in.
My takeaway is that it's fairly tricky to plan a day trip that's outside of the vehicle's range and rely upon stopping for a couple of hours for an L2 charge at the destination. Definitely a good idea to look for a nearby DC fast charger as a backup (there are none along I-71 between Northern KY and Louisville).
I don't think I ever posted the full details, but the "sign and drive" lease on my Ariya is $178.75 per month for an 18 month lease with 10k miles per year. Looking forward to keeping some miles off the Maverick!
I don't think I ever posted the full details, but the "sign and drive" lease on my Ariya is $178.75 per month for an 18 month lease with 10k miles per year. Looking forward to keeping some miles off the Maverick!
My takeaway is that it's fairly tricky to plan a day trip that's outside of the vehicle's range and rely upon stopping for a couple of hours for an L2 charge at the destination. Definitely a good idea to look for a nearby DC fast charger as a backup (there are none along I-71 between Northern KY and Louisville).
Does the Aryia have route plotting Nav that shows DC fast chargers along the route? I haven’t tried it in the Blazer yet. It still has about 60% charge because we have only been driving it around town.
sweet deal. I would definitely grab one of those at that price and flip the Acura.
did a walk through on the new house today, and it does have a 220 outlet in the garage. so any time I get a plug in, just need to get a charger and hang it on the wall and plug it on in.
I don't think I ever posted the full details, but the "sign and drive" lease on my Ariya is $178.75 per month for an 18 month lease with 10k miles per year. Looking forward to keeping some miles off the Maverick!
That seems a very good lease rate. Are you that good of a negotiator or are they giving them away?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I don't think I ever posted the full details, but the "sign and drive" lease on my Ariya is $178.75 per month for an 18 month lease with 10k miles per year. Looking forward to keeping some miles off the Maverick!
That seems a very good lease rate. Are you that good of a negotiator or are they giving them away?
That seems a very good lease rate. Are you that good of a negotiator or are they giving them away?
In the past several years, my experience has been that dealers (especially the local ones) are very committed to whatever price they ask, and aren't willing to negotiate, so I just try to find something that is attractively priced, right out of the gate.
Dealer in Nashville was willing to give them away. The higher trim level one (at whatever discount they were giving) would have been around $299/month, which seems a touch high, given what I've seen on the forums here, but not completely unreasonable.
Does the Aryia have route plotting Nav that shows DC fast chargers along the route? I haven’t tried it in the Blazer yet. It still has about 60% charge because we have only been driving it around town.
I believe it does, as I know you can search for nearby EV chargers, however, I have noticed that some of the EV chargers in its database are for places like a nearby Kia dealer, which may not really be open to the public that aren't customers. So, I'm planning any necessary or potential charging stops along my route manually using the Plugshare app.
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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Good luck with it and let us know what your brother thinks of it after he shakes it down for a few weeks.
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
I told him to do a PPI; not sure if he did or not. He is supposed to actually do the purchase on Monday.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Audi and BMW dealers on the cape offer basic fare: water/juice/soda and packaged snacks. Same dealers north of me (~equidistant to the Cape dealers) only water. I go over the bridge!
'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...)
Is Toyota farming out their engine manufacturing to other factories?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
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Could be. Just the other day we saw where manufacturers lend their expertise to whom ever wants to pay for it.
jmonroe
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Because everyone knows the peanut M&M is the superior candy
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'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...)
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Fearing the worst, I was pleasantly surprised to be told everything is in great shape. 6mm on the front pads, 9mm on the rear, no unnatural scoring or other issues on the rotors.
Dodged a bullet.
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Fixed up one of my fenders today. The rust was much more extensive than I originally thought. I couldn’t do the other side because I didn’t have enough rust inhibitor on hand.
Pics show after I chipped away all the bad rust, then after treating what remained, then after applying the wrap, and the finished exterior product. Also a shot of all the rust on the ground for good measure. As a last step, I’ll apply a rubber liner on the inner fender to seal it up.
'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
Perfect way to make @oldfarmer50 feel at home.
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
Have you considered doing some hillbilly body work with foam and Bondo to close in that gap?
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
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
On mine, it is closed around the wheel (well, it would be closed if not rusted through), but open behind and in front. So one could reach up over the wheel well from under the truck.
Not shown in pics, but I needed a small bit of structure where the rust reached higher than the fender flare, so I used a piece of plastic and bondo. Close.
For the gap, that would be too big a spread of bondo and not hold up. Now spray foam on the other hand…
'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
YIKES, that’s even worser than what @qbrozen had to work with. If I had any tears left after seeing his, you’d get some but I’m fresh out.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
The owner of this 7-series (I think) really tried to bougie it up. From the hip-hop exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum. They also have a Rodin exhibition and there is a great new country French restaurant about a half mile walk away in Eden Park.
What was done to that interior should be a fineable offense.
Taking about that restaurant makes me hungry. All I had for breakfast was a measly blueberry muffin but dinner will be great. I’ll be putting some baby backs on the grill. That’ll make everything right tonight.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
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I took the Ariya. Started fully charged and set the cruise around 75 on the way up. Arrived at CAM with 47% charge remaining, plugged into one of their Level 2 chargers. $0.35/kWh is quite spendy for an L2 charge, plus I got a $0.50 fee added onto the final tally because I'm not a member of the FLO network. $6.82 for a two hour, 35 minute charging session, which got me to 70% state of charge.
I drove closer to 80 on the return trip and would have made it to my house with about 14% remaining, but I decided to stop at one of the free L2 chargers in town to try to get a head start on charging it back up (it will take days with the L1 charger). Parked at the Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church with 12% remaining, made a lap around the Crescent Hill Reservoir and the neighborhood nearby, and got back in with a 22% charge, 2% of which was burned off on the trip home, so kind of a fool's errand, but at least I got my steps in.
My takeaway is that it's fairly tricky to plan a day trip that's outside of the vehicle's range and rely upon stopping for a couple of hours for an L2 charge at the destination. Definitely a good idea to look for a nearby DC fast charger as a backup (there are none along I-71 between Northern KY and Louisville).
There are barely any decent gas stations on 71, let alone EV chargers.
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A friend brought his M1 and 3.0 CSL- the M1 won best of show, deservedly:
An M3 Lightweight:
A 2002 Turbo:
Don't see these too often:
Another friend's car- it's his daily:
The Club Sport:
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
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did a walk through on the new house today, and it does have a 220 outlet in the garage. so any time I get a plug in, just need to get a charger and hang it on the wall and plug it on in.
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Dealer in Nashville was willing to give them away. The higher trim level one (at whatever discount they were giving) would have been around $299/month, which seems a touch high, given what I've seen on the forums here, but not completely unreasonable. I believe it does, as I know you can search for nearby EV chargers, however, I have noticed that some of the EV chargers in its database are for places like a nearby Kia dealer, which may not really be open to the public that aren't customers. So, I'm planning any necessary or potential charging stops along my route manually using the Plugshare app.