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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,432
    edited November 2024

    @xwesx said:
    Wow. Sounds like one heck of a day. We all need more like that!

    Right? I feel so accomplished.

    Now I gotta make another appt to register the Alfa.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,312
    I have not gotten around to going to the DMV to update our licenses after our move. not actually required to though. They tell you to handwrite your new address on the back of the license. I'm sure that will be legible. it is a bit of a pain though not having proof of address when needed.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,312
    nice looking steering wheel. and seats.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 255,907
    Wait, what?

    Why is it called the 350 if it doesn't have the 3.5L V6 engine?

    I know that other Lexus models use the 300 moniker to indicate the turbo 4 engine (NX300, etc.).

    Is nothing sacred anymore?

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,463

    @qbrozen said:
    Was required to go in person to the MVC to renew my license. I was shocked to be in and out in about 10 mins, so I took the truck through inspection. Only been driving it for 8 months without a sticker. That process also took just 10 mins.

    New MAF sensor arrived for the Alfa. It did the trick. She is good to go now. Much more fun to drive when it has all its horses.

    That reminds me the EQE is over a year old and I haven’t run it through for the sticker either. No excuse … station is a mile away!

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    @nyccarguy, the dog bed B)
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,731
    qbrozen said:

    @Michaell said:

    Wait, what?

    Why is it called the 350 if it doesn't have the 3.5L V6 engine?

    I know that other Lexus models use the 300 moniker to indicate the turbo 4 engine (NX300, etc.).

    Is nothing sacred anymore?

    Not many manufacturers have left those numbers alone. My wife asked about the “T5” she saw on a Volvo just the other day. I explained how the T5 and T6 USED to be turbo 5-cyl and turbo 6-cyl, but then became all 4s. She said “that’s dumb. They should have just changed the trim names.”


    Those alphanumeric names are a pet peeve of mine. You have to be a real fan of a manufacturer’s products to keep them all straight. Maybe that’s why I gravitate towards named cars like Sebring, Mustang or Soul.

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,577

    I could live with that Lexus interior.

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,655
    edited November 2024

    @oldfarmer50 said:
    Those alphanumeric names are a pet peeve of mine. You have to be a real fan of a manufacturer’s products to keep them all straight. Maybe that’s why I gravitate towards named cars like Sebring, Mustang or Soul.

    What about the Mustang GT 350 and GT 500??😇

  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,577
    mjfloyd1 said:

    @oldfarmer50 said:

    Those alphanumeric names are a pet peeve of mine. You have to be a real fan of a manufacturer’s products to keep them all straight. Maybe that’s why I gravitate towards named cars like Sebring, Mustang or Soul.

    What about the Mustang GT 350 and GT 500??😇



    That caused a huge argument when I was a kid. For a minute my dad was into Mustangs. We had a 66 Convertible and a 65 HT with Pony interior. So naturally I absorbed all things Mustang. Some wiseacre on the playground tried to tell me that the GT 350 was so named because thats how big the engine is. If I didn’t weigh about 70 lbs soaking wet at the time, I’da taken him out.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 257,699
    Increased incentives on the 4XE Wranglers. I'm seeing 24 month leases for around $450-$500 per month, with just first payment due at signing.. ($62K MSRP on a Willys 4XE)

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,731
    mjfloyd1 said:

    @oldfarmer50 said:

    Those alphanumeric names are a pet peeve of mine. You have to be a real fan of a manufacturer’s products to keep them all straight. Maybe that’s why I gravitate towards named cars like Sebring, Mustang or Soul.

    What about the Mustang GT 350 and GT 500??😇


    Irregardless, you still know it’s a Mustang. Same with the Soul, that year you could get a base, plus or an exclaim trim but the name separated it from other Kias.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,731

    Back when I had a Lincon MKZ, sometimes I would think, MKC? ..No, MKX? ..No, Ok Ok, MKZ.

    Perfect example.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 10,914
    edited November 2024
    Reminds me of my late grandmother, who would just go down the list of her male child/grandchildren in order of birth until she got to the right one.
  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,328
    edited November 2024

    One of many views that can be displayed. You can see a green pip
    mark that shows the intended cruise speed setting. If you exceed the setting, such as passing it will show red over the intended cruise setting. Typical drive home on I 485.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,731
    mjfloyd1 said:

    @oldfarmer50 said:

    Irregardless, you still know it’s a Mustang. Same with the Soul, that year you could get a base, plus or an exclaim trim but the name separated it from other Kias.

    When I see “irregardless”, I think there, their, they’re😎


    Well, I’m just a dumb farmer so you’re lucky you don’t get yup, nope and mabe.

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,655

    My wife’s maternal grandpa was a Kentuckian with an 8th grade education and was a tobacco, cow and crop farmer in northern KY. He was one of the smartest people that I knew. He could figure out a way to fix anything.

  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] ColoradoPosts: 0
    pensfan83 said:

    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    :o did I miss something?!?!?
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,775
    dad23 said:

    pensfan83 said:

    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    :o did I miss something?!?!?
    ————————————————
    I don’t think so. You’re not supposed to do that in here, :# Maybe he was afraid one of his poster buddies would buy it out from under him. B)

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 19,863
    dad23 said:

    pensfan83 said:

    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    :o did I miss something?!?!?
    Maybe he got tired of sitting on the floor?

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,047

    @pensfan83

    You cashed out and got a 4th gen?

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,648
    edited November 2024

    @pensfan83 said:
    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    Snowy off-ramp?

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 257,699

    @pensfan83 said:

    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    Snowy off-ramp?


    Or, just rain, for that matter... :o

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 10,914
    edited November 2024
    kyfdx said:

    Or, just rain, for that matter... :o

    Grass clibbins... the green ice... Haddalayerdown!
  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,047

    @pensfan83 said:
    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    The more and more 4th gen Tacomas I see, the more I like them. I saw a Green Trailhunter in the grocery store parking lot. It’s sick!

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,775
    nyccarguy said:

    @pensfan83 said:

    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    The more and more 4th gen Tacomas I see, the more I like them. I saw a Green Trailhunter in the grocery store parking lot. It’s sick!

    ————————————————-
    Well, that is in keeping with the color green.

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,577
    ab348 said:

    dad23 said:

    pensfan83 said:

    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    :o did I miss something?!?!?
    Maybe he got tired of sitting on the floor?

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 257,699
    nyccarguy said:

    @pensfan83 said:

    Tacoma is gone. Replacement pending.

    The more and more 4th gen Tacomas I see, the more I like them. I saw a Green Trailhunter in the grocery store parking lot. It’s sick!


    He didn't say he's getting another Tacoma.. so...

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 10,914

    A Haultima (Nissan Frontier)?

  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,047

    Ridgeline?

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,648

    @corvette said:
    A Haultima (Nissan Frontier)?

    I snorted. Especially because I saw an Altima that was absolutely destroyed driving today. No rear bumper, missing half the front end, no headlights, broken windows - just hitting every stereotype.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,463
    edited November 2024

    @28firefighter said:

    @corvette said:
    A Haultima (Nissan Frontier)?

    I snorted. Especially because I saw an Altima that was absolutely destroyed driving today. No rear bumper, missing half the front end, no headlights, broken windows - just hitting every stereotype.

    My SIL has a 2017 ish Altima and it’s pretty beat up. Only has about 70k on it. Can’t figure out what she did to it.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,312
    some people just make any car age in dog years. Some personal failing, I guess. Others have 5–10-year-old cars that look nearly new.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,775
    tjc78 said:

    @28firefighter said:

    @corvette said:

    A Haultima (Nissan Frontier)?

    I snorted. Especially because I saw an Altima that was absolutely destroyed driving today. No rear bumper, missing half the front end, no headlights, broken windows - just hitting every stereotype.

    My SIL has a 2017 ish Altima and it’s pretty beat up. Only has about 70k on it. Can’t figure out what she did to it.

    ————————————————-
    More like, what didn’t she do for it?

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,731

    @corvette said:

    A Haultima (Nissan Frontier)?

    I snorted. Especially because I saw an Altima that was absolutely destroyed driving today. No rear bumper, missing half the front end, no headlights, broken windows - just hitting every stereotype.


    My BIL was a big Altima fan, I think mainly because of the 3.5L V6 which gave him the zoom zoom that his Mazdas didn’t. He had a 2003 which was pretty reliable but the floors rusted out at 120k miles. He replaced it with a 2015 despite the CVT. He ran that one up to about 75k before he traded it for a Maxima.

    The Altimas I’ve driven were comfortable and had good pickup. Except for the one that blew it’s CVT and left me stranded in the woods they were reliable and got excellent gas mileage.

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,655
    edited November 2024
    Michaell said:

    Wait, what?

    Why is it called the 350 if it doesn't have the 3.5L V6 engine?

    I know that other Lexus models use the 300 moniker to indicate the turbo 4 engine (NX300, etc.).

    Is nothing sacred anymore?

    I believe it is a 2.4 liter turbo so the 300 doesn’t really make sense either but the RX350 still looks like a RX350.

    The BMW M3 used to be a coupe but now is a 4 door. Time marches on. Change is difficult 😇

  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,047

    Ridgeline?> @mjfloyd1 said:

    I believe it is a 2.4 liter turbo so the 300 doesn’t really make sense either but the RX350 still looks like a RX350.

    The BMW M3 used to be a coupe but now is a 4 door. Time marches on. Change is difficult 😇

    Ironic how alpha numeric was started by the Germans. The numbers would reference the engine size. It was copied by Lexus. Abandoned by MB & BMW over 10 years ago. Lexus has recently gotten rid of it in the last 2 ish years. I think the only one left is the IS350 which given how old the platform is still looks great!

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,168
    edited November 2024
    Is that a Macan or a Cayenne on the right of the picture? :o
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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 255,907

    Is that a Macan or a Cayenne on the right of the picture? :o

    Gee, did you completely skip the multi-part story of the search by @kyfdx for a new loaner for the wife to replace the X3?

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,655
    edited November 2024

    It’s a Macan (and not a red hot chili pepper)

  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,775
    kyfdx said:

    New garage pic

    ————————————————
    Is that the new startup used car Porsche dealership in your neighborhood?

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,168
    I know it's a Macan. It just dwarfs the Cayman. OK, man?
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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 255,907
    kyfdx said:

    New garage pic

    And the GTI is now in the storage unit?

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,655

    @Michaell said:
    And the GTI is now in the storage unit?

    Probably getting a new clutch😂

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