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When I have some time I'll be sure to drop in and chat more. All the best to everyone in 2011!
2016 Audi A7 3.0T S Line, 2021 Subaru WRX
There must be some variations from different operating systems (OS) and versions of IE. I have had an empty box a couple of times out of perhaps 50 when I use the back arrows, wait for the browser to reload all the ancillary pieces for the previous page, and then return to the page using the forward arrow.
In support of Edmunds on this being a problem with Microsoft's IE browser, I have had at least one quirk happen while typing into a posting box on another website since Christmas. I do believe there's something funny about Microsoft's implementation of the posting boxes. I may be wrong, but I suspect the boxes are Java applets, if I'm using the right terminology.
So let's hope this is part of the January 6 updates. Please remember that changing one or more things may cause additional problems. I'm expecting a new problem to surface if things are updated. Having built and managed a website in my previous life, I understand all there is to go wrong.
The Edmunds site works so much faster and consistently well, other than the posting box for some of us still using the archaic Microsoft browser, that I applaud them for the change.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Nice to hear from you boomcheck. How is the baby doing?
Always nice to from someone in the business, especially when they were a frequent poster with good info and insight....and glad you are upwardly mobile - sounds like a good professional move.
Once in awhile we even hear from Greenpea too! Check in when you can, we don't have many actual sales people left around any more (Isell counts as half since he is retired).
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I am thinking of a new car. Of course I always am !!
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Hey, Perhaps you could explain the Leaf to folks considering an Electric Car.
Not sure how it stacks up against the Volt, etc, but a quick tutorial would be nice along with some cost factors. Thanks.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Richard
I like his post just the way it is. It give me something to hope for.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Richard
That’s cheap. Not too long after they started E-Zpass on the PA Turnpike a guy I knew told me that he got into the E-Zpass line and couldn’t back up because there were cars behind him. So he goes through then pulls over and goes back to one of the toll booths (says he was almost run over 3 times) and tells the guy what happened and the guy says, “you’re not the first one to do that”. That didn’t make him feel any better but he pays the toll and asks for a receipt. The guy says, “don’t worry about it you’re paid up. I’ll fill out this form to get it taken care of. The state is prepared for when this happens so you don’t need a receipt”. Really? About a week later he gets a $38 ticket in the mail because the camera got his license number. He calls to explain the situation and is told, “without a receipt”, he has to pay the ticket.
You could try not paying the ticket but I understand it is very easy for states to get their payments today with the computer systems in place by yanking you’re license and it’s just as easy to get more money for being late with the payment. For 5 bucks I’d chalk it up to experience. :sick:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
What would you people think of such a car?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Richard
Richard
Ain't that the truth! Our governor is trying to do everything he can to knock the stuffing out of our pension and health care. Fortunately he suddenly has had his "Katrina" bu going on vacation and letting the lieutenant governor go at the same time just in time for our blizzard. The president of our State Senate had to run things. They had just created a $141K a year lt. Governor's post exactly for times like this. Oops.
The thing that the blizzard fiasco has accomplished is it showed the emperor has no clothes and he'll have a harder time pushing his agenda further.
A black Orient watch as a birthday present? You did know that my birthday is a week from today....
i haven't blown up a monitor yet - just computers.
The mileage is irrelevant if the price is good. With that said there is one thing I'd be cautious of. Drive wheels run the odometer through the transmission.
Is it FWD or RWD? If I remember that's the one with servo steering motor.
If the vehicle was towed with the drive wheels turning thru the trans without the use of the trans oil pump supplying oil, you may have a trans rebuild coming your way. But, hey for $1500 and you like the car, think of it as a $3000 car with a brand new trans. Just don't plan to sell it any time soon.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Definitely take it for a ride. I think it will be good enough for you to at least be tempted to cheat on BMW.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Unfortunately, I wasn't in Key West long. We were only docked there for about 5 hours. So, we kind of rushed our way through getting on and off the trolley at places that looked interesting. Definitely looking to go there to spend a few days with the significant other at some point, though.
We had so much fun on the Christmas cruise, we're already planning to do the same thing this upcoming December, only this time in the Mediterranean.
Ha ha. This wouldn't be for me (3 cars) or my son (drives the Caddy) it would be for my nephew, if I can tear him away from his new girlfriend.
You make a good point, why were they towing it with the drive train connected? I'm no expert but aren't you supose to disconnect that for long tows? 2005 Malibu is FWD so maybe that's not possible. I agree towing an auto trans across country with the drive train connected could destroy the tranny. I was just thinking about wheel bearings and struts.
Good catch.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
If I'm not mistaken, that Malibu is FWD and you can't flat tow that car without damaging the transmission and damage would have happened very quickly.
So, if they towed it with the front wheels on a dolly that would mean the rear wheels ran the speedometer.
Don't think so but I could be wrong?
They didn't like the way the dash lights looked or they thought the tailights were ugly etc.
I was reminded of that yesterday when I was getting out of our 2003 CRV in a parking lot.
A woman asked me what year it was. she was looking for a good used one.
I told her it was a 2003 and she siad.." I can't stand where the shifter is located so I may have to buy something else"
For those who don't know, it pokes out of the dash.
So I said..." It it really THAT big of a deal?"
" Yes it is...why would Honda put it there?"
" Well, you'll get used to it in a day or so but if it's THAT big of a deal you should probably buy something different"
Then there were the people who hated the spare tire hanging off the rear door and other people who thought we spoiled the looks of the new CRV's because we moved the spare inside!
Amazing...
It's a 2007 with only 20K on the clock- with the CPO warranty it would be covered for another 2.5 years or 80K miles.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Good luck in the big one.....money that is!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Actually, it is not the CPU that you have to worry about. It is the GPU (otherwise known as a graphics card or in laptops something other than the Intel graphics processor) You can go to a 24" monitor on any computer built in the last 2 or 3 years, for older computers only if they have an upgraded GPU.
To use a monitor over 24", you need a GPU that has a different type of connection, either a dual linked DVI port, a Display Port (DP) or HDMI.
Well, she had about 6 lottery tickets she wanted checked, then she told the clerk about how she has a blue light that came on 3 days ago and she doesn't know what it is for, and how her teenage daughter had the car out the night before and thought she caused the light to come on. Then she bought 6 more lottery tickets.
She left without a thank you or even a nod. I paid for my gas in cash and left within 20 seconds! :sick:
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
When they put tolls on the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge, many people complained because you have to exit the highway to get to the toll booths. People with transponders can just drive straight through. Since tolls are very rare around here, that system caught a lot of people off guard.
Many said that they didn't notice the signs to exit and then went through the roof when they got a $52.00 ticket in the mail weeks later.
The DOT put up much better signage along the route to help ease the confusion.
So $5 ain't all that bad.
That sounds a whole lot like what I said in post 63161:
“It seems like every time you try to fix something with these programs, while you may fix ‘A’ you screw up ‘B. C, D, E ’.”
Having built and managed a website in my previous life, I understand all there is to go wrong.
Maybe Edmunds should hire you. Negotiate a “no dues” clause while you’re at it. :P
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
lol... that's the one.
Well, actually that one (Galloping Gertie) is at the bottom of the Narrows. The tolls were removed on the one that replaced it when I was a kid. Now the new one stands alongside.
Both of the newer bridges have a slightly better design.
My stomach was getting queasy watching that bridge swing. I am glad the doctor saved the dog. I didn't expect the old bridge to actually collapse though. Hope those people stuck on it got a refund!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
You want me to remember your birthday after you jumped my bones last night? Regardless of what health plan we have, I would vote for it if it would make you well and not cost you a bunch of money. I'm just worried about how it will effect people from all walks of life. I think that perhaps my post didn't reflect what I meant to say. I didn't mean to sound "silly" or shallow. You know me better than that.
I do admire your wonderful sense of humor in the face of your physical problems. No amount of money in the world can buy that level of character and bravery.
Richard
I didn't know, guys! :P
Richard
BTW, why does it surprise you that people have different tastes in car designs? Don't tell me that you are as indifferent to design as you are to color. I can see the lady's point. When Honda went from the boxy design in the CRV to a more aerodynamic style, it turned me off totally. I like the Pilot much better because of the boxy lines.
Also, what color is your CRV and why did you select that color? What about the color of your old Explorer? Does your wife select the colors?
Richard
Richard
I was talking more about the petty things that 99% of the people don't care about such as the placement of a shift lever. That was that lady's only complaint. A dumb thing in my opinion.
The 2003 CRV is white and the 2011 is Glacier Blue and, yes, m wife wanted Glacier Blue but she would have been happy with some otehr colors too. The Explorer is green and when we bought it, the color was the LAST thing I cared about.
When they changed the looks of the CRV, I would say that the vast majority of people really liked the changes but there were a few, a very few, like yourself who liked the old style better.
Of course, the same thing happened every time a model changed.
Richard
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)
The site I handled was microtiny compared to this. I rapidly learned at that period in time there were problems with different browsers and different operating systems. Someone always had a problem.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I like the earlier CRV myself but I'd be happy to take a current one.
Funny thing on the cat food front. If you try to give my cat the good stuff (canned) she won't touch it. Likes plain old Meow Mix and nothing else. I suppose she'd eat the dog's dry food in a pinch.
The dog, OTOH will devour a can of food in nothing flat.
I'm still trying to figure out the logic of the slow snow removal around here. They cut the number of people who plow snow way back. Now the logic is the cause is employee slacking. You would think they'd figure out that more snow and fewer people to plow would make slower snow removal. Maybe I'm just not mathematically inclined.
We've been trying a new method of removal - it's called melting.
I think this falls into the "no good deed goes unpunished" file.
Once in 20 times I'll get behind someone in the TSA line who has their, well, let's say stuff, together. They already have their bag open so the laptop can go in the tote immediately, if they have a jacket or coat it's in another tote, they put their shoes & 3 oz bottle bag into a separate tote and nothing slows down at all.
Then there are the other 19 times.
Stores are much the same. What, have exact change ready? Surely you jest. Have the cheque nearly entirely written until the final total appears -- why bother? Oh, and let's drag out those coupons in the express lane.
Avoid these opportunities at all costs. Certainly drives commerce, doesn't it?
I was in what is laughingly referred to as the express line of a local supermarket the other day, & a woman in front of me paid with a check. She wrote it out, copied the pertinent info into the checkbook register & then handed to the cashier with her store-issued ID, while those of us in line behind her got older.
We're in the 21st century, so why is she paying for groceries with a check? If she has a checking account, she also has either a debit or an ATM card. Swipe that through the little terminal right by her elbow, punch in her PIN, take her receipt & go. But pay with a paper check? That's so 70s.
Thanks for letting me vent. I'm feeling better now.
You're very welcome.
It's part of the service I provide.
If she had said "Thank you" when I held the door open for her I would gladly have explained the blue light. Or if she paid for her gas and let me pay for mine I would have opened the hood of her car and checked her oil and anti-freeze..........but, after all that I just wanted to pay and go.
I told my experience to a friend and he told me held the door open for a "lady" and the lady said, "I can do that for myself".........at least this one didn't say anything
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
That really happened in Manila. A lady walked in front of some guy waiting to buy a lottery ticket. He bought one ticket, the next one, and he won $17 million.
Sometimes there is justice!
$17 million lottery winner
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
It's an Esso station, guess they are still called that in Canada.
This is our "Esso" station.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Richard
I, for one, would not buy a vehicle with the shift lever on the dash.
It looks tacky and all I see is hitting a bump and going into park while in motion.
I've had the 2007 Ford Escape for 2 months now and still like it a lot.
I intended it as a temporary vehicle while awaiting the new Mustang, but am now reluctant to give it up. It fits perfectly in the garage and the color (red) is so nice and shiny. Plus it has 4WD, the larger engine (V-6) and goes in snow.
I looked at replacing it with a brand new one, but after 2007 they replaced the console hand brake with a foot operated one. That, to me, is a no sale. I like console hand brakes. To each his own!
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
There is, it's called swiping your credit card at the pump. I can't remember the last time I went into the store to pay for gas. I use my credit card for everything and have since the mid 90's, it's just too convenient to do it any other way.
I think this is what 'jimbres' was talking about when he was getting older at the supermarket line.
C'mon join the rest of us, at your age you can't afford to lose time doing things the old way. :P
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl