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You know how I hate to lose an arguement? Well, if I had used the word "Matt" I would have explained it by saying I threw some guy named Matthew on the floor.........short form Matt.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
It is a really nice looking car and I'd love to get one of those for Florida. The red is a good color for Fusions but it looks even better in white, and I think black would work well. It looks even better in white:
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Driver, It's argument...not arguement. What are you now, French?
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
That's about $75 a month per vehicle, right? I figured out all the repairs I've done on the hooptie van and it come out to about $72 per month. The only work I've done myself is change the battery a few days ago.
I guess I'll have to stop cussing and kicking that van.
Oh, I also fixed the heater fan by pounding my fist on a bunch of wires in the engine compartment. :lemon:
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I thought it was more Aston Martin Vantage-looking. :confuse:
http://images.automodifiedesign.com/2010/11/Orange-Aston-Martin-Vantage-GT4-Fron- t-View.jpeg
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Like one on how to spell argument?
rb - well, you're a pulley ahead of me....
Richard - maybe those cousins all died because they didn't have the secret charm of me in the will..... I've worked it out fine. People who are going to leave me anything live until they go broke. HAs worked every time - so you may be immortal.
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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Exactly....I was using the French spelling. L'arguement.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
The Malibu looks pretty good too......but like the current editions, I think the Fusion is slightly more with it...a cleaner more modern look.
And it does look a lot like an Aston Martin front end.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
We are big ice hockey fans.
Egghead is in the equipment manager rotation at school.
She gets to work the UND/UMich game tonight on the bench, which is being broadcast on CBSCS.
That would be subjective.
>And it does look a lot like an Aston Martin front end.
The front end looks like a bass. It's void of having been made part of the car--it's empty.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I agree and it looks waaay better than the Fusion but since it's a Chevy that kills it for me. I have a friend who has an '07 and an '08 Fusion. I think both of them look much better than the new Fusion. I don't like the grill on the new one at all.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
We are watching the game and the camera pans down the bench then stops pointing at the tunnel at the end.
Stupid me, I say to my wife, Why is the camera pointing down the tunnel?
She says, Don't you see you daughter right in the middle of the picture?
Oops.
Richard
That would be subjective.
Absolutely, just stating my opinion...just like a journalist would who would be writing a review. I base it on what I perceive to be a neater cleaner look....less clutter, larger window areas, smoother lines.
Don't get me wrong, I think the Malibu looks pretty good too, but in my opinion, the Fusion gets points for being more daring, more original, and it seems to have little no draft windows too.
But, strictly subjective. Now you can have your opinion.......................
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Yeh, I even tried Spanish and other languages, such as Pashto and Dari spoken in Afghanistan. No luck, I guess I will have to eat that one.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I don't know if there is a definitive answer but this seems to be the best explanation;
His full name is Willard Mitt Romney. Mitt, his middle name, comes from his father's cousin Milton Romney, who played quarterback for the Chicago Bears some time ago.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Just hard to actually check out a car caked in ice, with the tires frozen to the grass it was parked on! and blocked in by another row of ice coated cars.
salesguys must hate weather like this.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Well, if it starts that would be a good sign.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I can't wait to become a snowbird, or at least a mid-back.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Wasn't it boomchek who worked at a dealer where the sales force had to clean the cars every time it snowed?
I always wondered how they cleaned several hundred cars at these big mega dealers. I figured they just had a big truck that sprayed hot water. I can't imagine what a bunch of disgruntled sales people banging and hacking away would do to the finish on a car.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
It is really nice not to even have to think about ice and snow. They had a snow storm back home last week, lots of accidents and roads closed. What a way to live!
Too bad you couldn't give the bimmer a test run, it would have been interesting to hear your views.
Hopefully, the weather will improve and the ice will have melted, so you can get into the car.
It does remind me of going to the drive thru on a really freezing day when I had my X3. If the temperature got to around zero the window wouldn't go down...so I had to open the door a bit, pay for my coffee, and then get it through the open door.
I watch in my rear view mirror as a guy in a 10 year old Ford Focus puts down his window with no problem. He must have been LHAO.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I wanted tennis shoes so I was going to Dicks Sports. I looked in the shoe department and I saw, basketball shoes, court shoes, aerobic shoes, running shoes, trainers, but no "tennis shoes"
So, I ask the guy in charge, "I see every kind of shoe but not tennis shoes, where can I find them?" He says, "Oh, you mean to play tennis in?" I say, "No I want them to watch tennis on TV in them".
Apparently, they don't sell tennis stuff in this huge gigantic sports store. We spent over an hour getting in and out of the mall for nothing.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I bought my 86' Toyota in conditions like that. The first time we went to test drive the truck was frozen in place and would only spin the wheels. I should have recognised the omen and left that piece of junk stuck there. :lemon:
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Now that's funny. Driver, there seem to be a lot of Dicks in Florida. If you want to sample the hottest chicken wings around, go to Dick's Wings. I asked for the "really hot wings". They asked me again, you mean "really hot?". Yes. They were! The manager actually came out and asked how I was doing every 10 minutes.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Overall, not too bad, but it had some needs. This was a 1 owner car, but came across as a "non car guy" owenr. Just drive it and put in gas.
ran good and shifted well, but needed at least 2 tires (fronts were awful close to the wear bars), brakes were probably going to be due (based on how long ago he though he did them), and there was some shake in the steering wheel and a bit of pulling.
so at minimum, I would be budgeting for tires, brakes, alignment (through in some tie rod ends or some such most likely). It also had quite a bit or wear and tear (owner was not JMonroe to say the least).
My daughter of course was all antsy to just buy it now, but I think I shall try to run down to the dealer with the other 325 I want to see after work tomorrow. Sounds a lot cleaner, and the carfax was good.
I did talk to this guy about getting it in for a PPI, and he might be able to finagle something during the weak, but logistics were going to be a major pain. But, may revisit it.
My rule of thumb, always better to get the used car that the last owner just had to sink a bunch of money into for normal wear out items. Better him then me!
Oh, and in this case, if he had spent the $85 for a written PPI to share, and it was clean, there was a chance I would have done a deal on the spot.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Here goes;
WING TEMP
No Heat • Wimpy • Mild • Medium • Hot
Great Balls of Fire • Swamp Fever • Secret Sauce
WING FLAVORS
BBQ
Bourbon
Cajun Ranch
Caribbean Gold
Caribbean Jerk
Charlie Chan
Flying Fajita
Garlic Pepper
Georgia Girl
General Dick’s
Gold Rush
Honey BBQ
Honey Mustard
Italian
Jamaican Jerk
Lemon Pepper
Lime Pepper
Margarita Ranch
Parmesan Peppercorn
Ragin’ Cajun
Raspberry
Redneck
Reggae
Sesame
Smokey Mountain Gold
Sweet & Sour
Teriyaki
Triple Threat
Victory Lane
Wanna Tee Awanna
Sounds like quite the place.....another reason this is such a great country!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
This could be a diamond in the rough, but I don't know. The lack of care and the guy driving it with shaky steering would make me proceed with caution. If you own a BMW you don't want shaky steering......you don't want that much "feel of the road".
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
So what's the problem? It's not your car. :confuse:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Nope. No. No. Not gonna say it. Wouldn't be prudent........
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
As a Met fan, you get plenty of practice at that considering who our knuckle ball pitcher is!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
There are many people here who live for my posts...well I'm sure there is at least one...OK, OK, I enjoy my posts, so let's get busy and fix these glitches. I don't have to stick around here to be disrespected; I can go anywhere for that. :P
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
That's a killer for BMWs; they require brake fluid flushes every two years, coolant every two or three(using only BMW coolant). Just based on what you said I'd pass...
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
What were you typing about...cars? Try hot wings or tennis shoes.
Even BMW maintenance gets posted occasionally. Try to keep up, oldfarmer.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
and Mako, I might not be making much progress, but I am at least posting actual car looking stories!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
We're getting a few dealers near here that have their cars inside. I like that.
I'd pay a little more to shop in comfort, winter or summer. Cheapo cars still sit out, but 100 or so are inside. Empire Ford in Abingdon, Va. 60 miles from me, but I'll drive it on a snowy day if that's when I need to buy.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Meanwhile..... Yow! Go Giants!
amazing game. I still can't believe they pulled it off. 2 muffed punts in the same game? Who woulda thunk it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Funny, the other forums I read didn't seem to lose track....
You mean when you watch football games you don’t wear the jersey and helmet of the team you’re rooting for? I do that and I also insert a mouth piece. Just in case I get too involved and don’t hear Mrs. j calling for help with something then comes storming into the family room and tries to do an uppercut under my face mask.
About that Dick comment, mine was wiped out yesterday. I thought I said something wrong but now I find out that others have had glitch problems too. Mine wasn’t any worse than what you said. Being from north of the border, you can always say we Americans just take things the wrong way. But since you’re here now (even have a house here), talk right. I can see you getting into a lot of trouble here talking like you do. Your neighbors might not be as understanding as we are. :confuse:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
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2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
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