One of the first year punches? 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring purchase, white with beige leather, black carpeting.
Dealership was open even though a holiday, just looking, and voila.... this for Mrs. Carnaught. My lease is up in Nov.
My congrats to you and the Mrs. Honda has been pulling out all the stops to sell cars. Let's face it, they still make great cars that seem to last forever.
Xwesx, ditto here also except with this last punch I made, totally illogical and definitely not practical but fun so that's so worth it to me. As I age, have decided that it's time to just do some things in life...do not think everything to death like I usually do but just get out there and do. I didn't break the bank here and now enjoy driving that much more so all is good. After the other half was satisfied with the reasons I gave as to why I was purchasing so soon, I was good to go. So now, once I get my smartphone situation in order, I plan to save, save, save, As much as I don't really need to swap out my HTC One VX for a Samsung S4 or S5, really want the bigger screen and the better phone...the HTC is a mid quality one while the Samsung is really a top tier phone but since AT&T no longer subsidizes their phones and since I don't want to sign up for another two year contract, that would raise our bill $25/month, I'd have to pay for the phone outright. So, since it's not a real necessity, a want and not a need, not sure where this is going. The one kid has an old phone of mine so figured I'd give her mine, it looks new since I've always had a cover on it plus a screen protector but the wife says to let her get a new one. She don't care as long as she has a phone and is fine with taking mine again even though I agreed for her to get her own new one. So we'll see how this pans out. Again, I want a Samsung but don't need one. Might be best to wait till the new S6 comes out in April and then get the S5 after it goes down in price. Decisions, decisions!!!
The Sandman
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 just cut the check for the princess' 2nd semester tuition. I am not going for anything for a long, long time.
She is going to Dubai and Abu Dahbi for 2 weeks though on a school trip. Must be nice.
My adventure will be going to the Philly auto show in February and sitting in all the nice cars that maybe I can look at as CPOs in 3 years when I have to replace mine!
The ATS my dealer had for me to drive was that color. Unless it is in direct sunlight it reads as a very drab sort of gray. The "plum" only appears in the sun. But to me it looked very dull most of the time.
'97 Subaru - 1,812 (sold in May with 96,100) '99 Quest - 5,472 (sold in May with 200,301) '09 Grand Caravan - 16,569 (total of 141,569, purchased in May)
We total somewhere in the 40-45k range. Commuting is 35k alone. We are at the dojo 5 days a week, which is 14 miles roundtrip, and 2 cars do that 4x a week. So thats 41k before adding shopping, going to relatives houses, parties, etc. YIKES why did you make me think about it? is it any wonder I have so many cars?
'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 commute 33 miles roundtrip, 5 days/week.. Been putting around 11K/yr on my car..
My wife is retired (no commute) and we average around 12K/yr on her car. It's the only automatic, so between her running around all week, we also use it as the family vehicle when we are out together on the weekends. (you know, in case there is beer involved.... and, there is almost always beer involved).
My son probably averages about 400 miles/month, mostly because college is too close to home..
My commute is 65 miles round trip. 6 days a week. I'll drive the Prelude once or twice a week depending on the weather & traffic during the spring & summer.
My wife works less than 3 miles from the house. We use the Pilot for weekend stuff & anytime someone has to go somewhere with our daughter (her seat is LATCHed into the Pilot).
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
My yearly average has been almost exactly 15,000 miles per year - for the past 10 years. [ 1 vehicle - 1 driver. ] When I traded in the 2007 Corvette I had, it was 2 years old - and had 30,000 miles on it. That is \ was a VERY high mileage 2 year old Corvette. - Ray Still waiting...
My commute is 65 miles round trip. 6 days a week. I'll drive the Prelude once or twice a week depending on the weather & traffic during the spring & summer.
My wife works less than 3 miles from the house. We use the Pilot for weekend stuff & anytime someone has to go somewhere with our daughter (her seat is LATCHed into the Pilot).
No commute for me as I work from home, but I deliver 3 times a week and have been averaging about 50-60 miles a night.
Wife and daughter work together - 22 miles one way. They often ride together. Daughter travels to some sites as well.
My 2013 Ford F150 XLT is now 15 months old, and has a total of 5,400 miles. I have had the 2005 Tahoe for about 5 months, and have driven 1,418 miles in it.
My daily commute is 5.3 miles each way, 5 days a week (well, 4.5 as I have off every other Friday), so roughly 2,500 miles per year commuting.
I lived out in the country from 1999 to 2009, 33 miles one way to work, around 15,000 miles per year commuting. Not any more. I now live inside the loop, short commute. I like driving, I HATE fighting traffic.
When I first moved to Denver, I worked in a downtown office building. I always lived in a suburb, so had to commute downtown.
First was from the east, with no direct highway access. Four lane arterial roads, choked with traffic.
Next was from the north, with decent highway access.
Then I moved south of downtown, also with decent highway access.
Then my company moved offices to a business park on the south side of town. Score! My commute was cut by 1/3 on miles (30 to 20) and over 50% on time.
Of course, for many years, I was traveling 2 weeks a month, so I commuted to the airport (first Stapleton, then DIA when it opened).
About 6+ years ago, I changed jobs within my company and realized there wasn't any reason to commute to the office - my team was all virtual, so I could do everything remotely and work from home.
On the rare occasion I have to drive into town, I'm reminded how lucky I am to be able to work from home.
"I have off every other Friday"
I need to get a job like that:) 6 days a week, 50 weeks a year plus about 8 holidays for me. But I do have job security like nobody else:)
Well, when you compare your job to Civil Service (VA, SSA, IRS, State Dept, Defense Dept, Labor Dept, etc.) your job is not so secure, or am I off base?
I need to get a job like that:) 6 days a week, 50 weeks a year plus about 8 holidays for me. But I do have job security like nobody else:)
Well, when you compare your job to Civil Service (VA, SSA, IRS, State Dept, Defense Dept, Labor Dept, etc.) your job is not so secure, or am I off base?
One day, someone could theoretically fall victim to budget cuts, get replaced by a computer, get laid off, get fired... not me:)
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
"I have off every other Friday"
I need to get a job like that:) 6 days a week, 50 weeks a year plus about 8 holidays for me. But I do have job security like nobody else:)
Well, when you compare your job to Civil Service (VA, SSA, IRS, State Dept, Defense Dept, Labor Dept, etc.) your job is not so secure, or am I off base?
One day, someone could theoretically fall victim to budget cuts, get replaced by a computer, get laid off, get fired... not me:)
I like the word "theoretically", because it is almost impossible to lose your job if you work for the Fed. Govt. Take teachers - after getting tenure, it's a guaranteed job until retirement. But I would agree, working for your family corporate business is pretty secure.
I like the word "theoretically", because it is almost impossible to lose your job if you work for the Fed. Govt. Take teachers - after getting tenure, it's a guaranteed job until retirement. But I would agree, working for your family corporate business is pretty secure.
Well, maybe. I used to be internet friends with a guy whose family founded/owned a big consumer credit reporting operation. He worked there. Then the company merged with another, new management came in, and everything changed. He was OK financially, I think, because of the profit the family made on the buyout. But work life was no more. Whether he had to work I do not know. But I had the sense he at least wanted to, even if he didn't necessarily need to, and was unhappy by the changes in what had been his family's business.
And thanks for allowing me to continue to be an island of Jaguar amongst a sea of Audi, BMW, Caddy and MB! Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy...
Unlikely I punch in '15. But, I do have an unscratched lottery ticket from Xmas...
'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...)
Put on my winter setup tonight. Tires are quite a bit taller than stock, but they happen to be the stock all seasons from the Mustang, and the wheels are the aforementioned aftermarket I had for the 135i. Surprised GM and BMW are sharing a bolt pattern. I just had to go out and buy new lugs this morn.
'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
But Q, will they fit? Wheels can be a tricky thing as I remember. Anyways, still having the vibration issued with the new car, the passenger seat vibrates and shakes from 70 to 85 and they've had it in twice to fix it. Last week they force balanced the wheels and tires but the vibration is still there. What can we do next? Swap out the tires for a different make? The rims I swapped out were the same size so they should not be a problem. What else can the dealer do here to eradicate this issue?? Any help would be appreciated here, I've emailed and called the service manager telling her of my unhappiness with this ongoing issue and hopefully, she will respond by Tuesday. Besides this annoying issue, I love my new Golf...and the wife's Audi!!
The Sandman
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)
Wife does about 15k/year and I do about 15k also id I work both gigs. My Hertz job is just under 30 miles round trip and I do that 3 days one week/3.5 days the next. The West Palm gig is 38 miles each way, about 80 round trip which is really too long for what they pay me. Not sure If I'm going back to my other gig right now, the wife mentioned my back hasn't gone out badly since I scaled back to only one job and I haven't called out since I was out the first week in April...I need some time off! We are planning a trip to Westchester New York come October for a high school reunion and possibly a long weekend to Chicago to see our son and his lady this summer if all goes well i.e. if I am well enough to travel. I don't get paid if I don't work being part time and all so I work, a lot! Hope to retire for the 2nd time in about 5 years G-d willing!! Want to just do nothing again as it was fun, really!!! Also hoping Hertz will up the hours a bit since they haven't hired anyone and we've already lost 4 from our team of 9.
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)
But Q, will they fit? Wheels can be a tricky thing as I remember. Anyways, still having the vibration issued with the new car, the passenger seat vibrates and shakes from 70 to 85 and they've had it in twice to fix it. Last week they force balanced the wheels and tires but the vibration is still there. What can we do next? Swap out the tires for a different make? The rims I swapped out were the same size so they should not be a problem. What else can the dealer do here to eradicate this issue??
Any help would be appreciated here, I've emailed and called the service manager telling her of my unhappiness with this ongoing issue and hopefully, she will respond by Tuesday. Besides this annoying issue, I love my new Golf...and the wife's Audi!!
The Sandman
My 2013 Lexus GS350 had the same issue. They were Dunlop tires. They checked balancing 3 times both on the car, off the car and with the pressure testing. They never solved the problem. Between 55-70 mph, the front seats would shake and the steering wheel would shake. They checked the tire treads and said the tires were not out of round. Lexus refused to change the tires to solve the problem.
I was in contact with Lexus consumer affairs and they, too, refused. So I sold the car and went back to Mercedes and bought one.
That is the reason I will never, ever buy another Lexus.
I sure hope you don't have the same aggravation because nothing bothers me more than a car that vibrates because of poor balancing or bad tires.
sandy - i just went for a drive and all seems good. No rubbing and no squawks from the tpms for whatever reason. Ride is softer now, too, with the higher profile non-runflats. Not something I'd want on the track of course, but it will be nice for the winter.
as for your car, so you swapped out the wheels? But used the same old tires? Am I getting that right?
'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
But Q, will they fit? Wheels can be a tricky thing as I remember. Anyways, still having the vibration issued with the new car, the passenger seat vibrates and shakes from 70 to 85 and they've had it in twice to fix it. Last week they force balanced the wheels and tires but the vibration is still there. What can we do next? Swap out the tires for a different make? The rims I swapped out were the same size so they should not be a problem. What else can the dealer do here to eradicate this issue?? Any help would be appreciated here, I've emailed and called the service manager telling her of my unhappiness with this ongoing issue and hopefully, she will respond by Tuesday. Besides this annoying issue, I love my new Golf...and the wife's Audi!!
The Sandman
Kind of at a loss....broken belt in the tire! Maybe?
Put on my winter setup tonight. Tires are quite a bit taller than stock, but they happen to be the stock all seasons from the Mustang, and the wheels are the aforementioned aftermarket I had for the 135i. Surprised GM and BMW are sharing a bolt pattern. I just had to go out and buy new lugs this morn.
Suprised at that myself. So, you had all season rubber from the Mustang mounted on other wheels for the BMW, and they fit the CTS?
No, seems they just took off the wheels and tires from the diesel model and swapped 'em with the originals on my vehicle...easy peasy. Really think it might just be a tire issue since these tires came on these rims from the factory. Be interested to see if and when they contact me about some sort of solution. I did leave a phone message for the service manager since her card didn't have her email address, something I found peculiar. Just want this issue to go away!!! I will be driving high speeds of 70 to 80 whenever I go to work and it is annoying!!! Not something I want to live with anymore!!
The Sandman
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)
Sandy - I can't imagine it's any problem with fitment or anything like that. Other Golf/GTI wheels should be a straight swap. Worst case, see if they'll put the stocks back on and see if the problem still exists. Then at least you'd know if it was the car or the wheels/tires.
Has the dealership acknowledged something's not right?
Sandy, did yours come with Continental ContiProContact tires? I had those on an Audi A4 and a Nissan Altima, and never had any problems with them. Continental makes a very good tire, but it's still possible there is a tire problem. Can you actually feel the vibration, or is it just the empty seat shaking? In a lot of cars, the seats will vibrate slightly because the seatbacks aren't held perfectly tight.
That said, mistakes happen. When I had new Goodyear tires put on my mother's Volvo, I knew something was wrong as soon as I drove it on the highway. Took it back to the tire shop and they agreed. One of the rear tires had a cord that had shifted, and it was shaking bad enough that you could feel it in the (front wheel drive) Volvo! They ordered another tire from Goodyear and that solved the problem.
Dealers are often not tire experts, even if they have a road force balancer. It may be better for your sanity to have a professional tire shop check the thing out. One of the VW dealers here in the Louisville area overlooked a bent wheel on my dad's Beetle when he brought it in and complained of a vibration! The tire store caught it right away.
All of this talk about commuting makes me nostalgic (NOT!!). My commute used to be 110 miles/day from Northern Westchester to LIC (Queens), NY. A bridge (either Whitestone or Triborough, depending on traffic) was also involved. I also owned a summer property on Lake Champlain in Northern VT that I also used to commute to on weekends, which was 300 miles each way. (Wife and kids stayed here all summer). In addition to all of my vacation in the summer, I would stretch it out by would leaving work at about 3:30 pm on Thursdays and drive the 6+hours to get here, then leave again at about 4:00 am on Mondays to get to work at about 9:30 am. I did own the company so was able to pull it off. Those years I drove about 50K miles/year. After 30 years of doing it, I finally gave it up and sold the company (ornamental metal work). Now I live full time at our "summer" place and rent lakeside cottages May-November. We call ourselves "semi-retired" but do have to be on call 7 days/week in season. So my commute is now a 100 yard walk to the lake. I barely drive 5K miles/year anymore.
Suprised at that myself. So, you had all season rubber from the Mustang mounted on other wheels for the BMW, and they fit the CTS?
Exactly. Well, almost. I didn't have them already mounted. Had to remove my track tires from the aftermarket wheels first, then mount the all seasons from the mustang (and balance them of course). Whole thing took me a couple of hours, but not having to spend anymore money right at the moment (other than the lugnuts, because the stock nuts have a shoulder too fat for the aftermarket wheels) is nice.
'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 was really blessed- my job didn't involve commuting so much as traveling- I was sent to various counties in the state. On multi-day gigs I was allowed to get a motel close to the courthouse so any "commute" was usually under ten minutes.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Exactly. Well, almost. I didn't have them already mounted. Had to remove my track tires from the aftermarket wheels first, then mount the all seasons from the mustang (and balance them of course). Whole thing took me a couple of hours, but not having to spend anymore money right at the moment (other than the lugnuts, because the stock nuts have a shoulder too fat for the aftermarket wheels) is nice.
You have the equipment to do all that tire removal and mounting yourself?
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Dealership was open even though a holiday, was "just looking" and voila.... this for Mrs. Carnaught. My car's lease is up in Nov...so ah oh.
Good luck!
2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
The one kid has an old phone of mine so figured I'd give her mine, it looks new since I've always had a cover on it plus a screen protector but the wife says to let her get a new one. She don't care as long as she has a phone and is fine with taking mine again even though I agreed for her to get her own new one. So we'll see how this pans out. Again, I want a Samsung but don't need one. Might be best to wait till the new S6 comes out in April and then get the S5 after it goes down in price. Decisions, decisions!!!
The Sandman
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)
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
http://www.holmancadillac.com/VehicleDetails/new-2014-Cadillac-CTS-Performance_RWD-Mount_Laurel-NJ/2387517573?cs:o=47506250
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'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
She is going to Dubai and Abu Dahbi for 2 weeks though on a school trip. Must be nice.
My adventure will be going to the Philly auto show in February and sitting in all the nice cars that maybe I can look at as CPOs in 3 years when I have to replace mine!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Way to go! Start 2015 off with a bang!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Pilot: 12,614 (grand total of 58,105)
BMW: 11,486 (grand total of 46,045)
Prelude: 4,021 (grand total of 155,009)
Legacy: 5,319 (grand total of 5,319)
That's a cumulative total of 20,826 miles for me;)
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'97 Subaru - 1,812 (sold in May with 96,100)
'99 Quest - 5,472 (sold in May with 200,301)
'09 Grand Caravan - 16,569 (total of 141,569, purchased in May)
Total 23,853, two drivers (no commute)
Adding the Pilot's would give me a cumulative total between my wife & I of 33,440
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Happy New Year and Happy Car buying in 2015!
I may be good for one at the end of the year as the lease on the 335i matures so I have all year to flip flop on what I want to replace it with.
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
is it any wonder I have so many cars?
'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
My wife is retired (no commute) and we average around 12K/yr on her car. It's the only automatic, so between her running around all week, we also use it as the family vehicle when we are out together on the weekends. (you know, in case there is beer involved.... and, there is almost always beer involved).
My son probably averages about 400 miles/month, mostly because college is too close to home..
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My wife works less than 3 miles from the house. We use the Pilot for weekend stuff & anytime someone has to go somewhere with our daughter (her seat is LATCHed into the Pilot).
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
per year - for the past 10 years.
[ 1 vehicle - 1 driver. ]
When I traded in the 2007 Corvette I had, it was 2 years
old - and had 30,000 miles on it.
That is \ was a VERY high mileage 2 year old Corvette.
- Ray
Still waiting...
Wife and daughter work together - 22 miles one way. They often ride together. Daughter travels to some sites as well.
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My wife and I put 14854 on the 328i.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
My daily commute is 5.3 miles each way, 5 days a week (well, 4.5 as I have off every other Friday), so roughly 2,500 miles per year commuting.
I lived out in the country from 1999 to 2009, 33 miles one way to work, around 15,000 miles per year commuting. Not any more. I now live inside the loop, short commute. I like driving, I HATE fighting traffic.
Fighting traffic is NOT driving.
When I first moved to Denver, I worked in a downtown office building. I always lived in a suburb, so had to commute downtown.
First was from the east, with no direct highway access. Four lane arterial roads, choked with traffic.
Next was from the north, with decent highway access.
Then I moved south of downtown, also with decent highway access.
Then my company moved offices to a business park on the south side of town. Score! My commute was cut by 1/3 on miles (30 to 20) and over 50% on time.
Of course, for many years, I was traveling 2 weeks a month, so I commuted to the airport (first Stapleton, then DIA when it opened).
About 6+ years ago, I changed jobs within my company and realized there wasn't any reason to commute to the office - my team was all virtual, so I could do everything remotely and work from home.
On the rare occasion I have to drive into town, I'm reminded how lucky I am to be able to work from home.
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I need to get a job like that:) 6 days a week, 50 weeks a year plus about 8 holidays for me. But I do have job security like nobody else:)
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
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One day, someone could theoretically fall victim to budget cuts, get replaced by a computer, get laid off, get fired... not me:)
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
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And thanks for allowing me to continue to be an island of Jaguar amongst a sea of Audi, BMW, Caddy and MB! Hey, there lonely boy, lonely boy...
Unlikely I punch in '15. But, I do have an unscratched lottery ticket from Xmas...
'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...)
Put on my winter setup tonight. Tires are quite a bit taller than stock, but they happen to be the stock all seasons from the Mustang, and the wheels are the aforementioned aftermarket I had for the 135i. Surprised GM and BMW are sharing a bolt pattern. I just had to go out and buy new lugs this morn.
'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
Any help would be appreciated here, I've emailed and called the service manager telling her of my unhappiness with this ongoing issue and hopefully, she will respond by Tuesday. Besides this annoying issue, I love my new Golf...and the wife's Audi!!
The Sandman
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)
I was in contact with Lexus consumer affairs and they, too, refused. So I sold the car and went back to Mercedes and bought one.
That is the reason I will never, ever buy another Lexus.
I sure hope you don't have the same aggravation because nothing bothers me more than a car that vibrates because of poor balancing or bad tires.
Good luck.
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sandy - i just went for a drive and all seems good. No rubbing and no squawks from the tpms for whatever reason. Ride is softer now, too, with the higher profile non-runflats. Not something I'd want on the track of course, but it will be nice for the winter.
as for your car, so you swapped out the wheels? But used the same old tires? Am I getting that right?
'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
The Sandman
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)
Has the dealership acknowledged something's not right?
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
That said, mistakes happen. When I had new Goodyear tires put on my mother's Volvo, I knew something was wrong as soon as I drove it on the highway. Took it back to the tire shop and they agreed. One of the rear tires had a cord that had shifted, and it was shaking bad enough that you could feel it in the (front wheel drive) Volvo! They ordered another tire from Goodyear and that solved the problem.
Dealers are often not tire experts, even if they have a road force balancer. It may be better for your sanity to have a professional tire shop check the thing out. One of the VW dealers here in the Louisville area overlooked a bent wheel on my dad's Beetle when he brought it in and complained of a vibration! The tire store caught it right away.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
My commute used to be 110 miles/day from Northern Westchester to LIC (Queens), NY. A bridge (either Whitestone or Triborough, depending on traffic) was also involved.
I also owned a summer property on Lake Champlain in Northern VT that I also used to commute to on weekends, which was 300 miles each way. (Wife and kids stayed here all summer). In addition to all of my vacation in the summer, I would stretch it out by would leaving work at about 3:30 pm on Thursdays and drive the 6+hours to get here, then leave again at about 4:00 am on Mondays to get to work at about 9:30 am. I did own the company so was able to pull it off. Those years I drove about 50K miles/year. After 30 years of doing it, I finally gave it up and sold the company (ornamental metal work).
Now I live full time at our "summer" place and rent lakeside cottages May-November. We call ourselves "semi-retired" but do have to be on call 7 days/week in season. So my commute is now a 100 yard walk to the lake. I barely drive 5K miles/year anymore.
2025 Toyota Crown Signia Hybrid, 2022 Ram 2500 Laramie 6.4 Hemi, 2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata PRHT
'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
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