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driver100

stickguy said:

take it to the dealer to do it for free.

It is a voluntary recall so you wouldn't know about it unless you take the car in for service.

driver100

ab348 said:

I made an appointment for a 6-month service on the Caddy the other day. Business must be good as the dealer is booking about a month out. Oil/filter change is $109 in worthless Canadian dollars which seems fair. I wanted them to do the annual once-over of a bunch of things which is another $100. The lady booking me in tried upselling me on lots of other things like sludge removal treatment, decarbonizing the valves, and brake caliper lube which I declined. I did go for a brake fluid change which had never been done.

My MB dealer has never tried to sell me extras....in fact they told me I have at least another year before brakes or tires need to be considered.

driver100

@tjc78 Really sorry to hear about your eye problem. That is a tough one. I hope they can find a solution.
Some people bought eye drops through Amazon, they weren't the brands we know...and they caused serious eye problems, they were contaminated. Just putting it out there to be careful when buying health products, especially when it comes to eyes.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

I made an appointment for a 6-month service on the Caddy the other day. Business must be good as the dealer is booking about a month out. Oil/filter change is $109 in worthless Canadian dollars which seems fair. I wanted them to do the annual once-over of a bunch of things which is another $100. The lady booking me in tried upselling me on lots of other things like sludge removal treatment, decarbonizing the valves, and brake caliper lube which I declined. I did go for a brake fluid change which had never been done.

I first started noticing how pricy oil changes had become when I got a $75 bill for 9 quarts on the Mustang (full synthetic). Now it’s almost up to that for the 4.25 quarts Kia. I stopped changing my own oil when it became necessary to remove a hundred bolts to get the skid plate off.

I guess we’re never going back to the days of 50 cent a quart oil at the precursor to Sam’s club.

BTW, someone mentioned that Sam’s club was doing away with accepting cash so I asked a few employees about that. The best answer I could get was that the new CEO wanted to do that sometime between 1 and eight years.

I can’t wait for the new Costco.

tjc78

@driver100 said:
@tjc78 Really sorry to hear about your eye problem. That is a tough one. I hope they can find a solution.
Some people bought eye drops through Amazon, they weren't the brands we know...and they caused serious eye problems, they were contaminated. Just putting it out there to be careful when buying health products, especially when it comes to eyes.

Thanks Driver. I just had the non medicated stuff delivered from the local Walmart store. Bought only name brands. Not messing around.

graphicguy

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

kyfdx

That was a big storm... coming back from the airport around 2:45 pm, and traffic down to about 30 mph on the freeway.

tjc78

@graphicguy said:
Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

You’ve got good audio taste! So did you get them? I’ve always wanted to try a pair. I bet they would pair wonderfully with my Adcom gear

venture

graphicguy said:

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

You should have flipped him the bird before you drove away.

jmonroe1

graphicguy said:

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

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You should be glad for that…he probably needed a pair of clean skivvies anyway.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

graphicguy said:

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

So he behaved just like he drove….stupidly?

Michaell

Can't help but post this here:

schadenfreude

def: satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

Can't help but post this here:

schadenfreude

def: satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

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Since my German isn’t very good I had to look up that word. You should have said “epicaricacy” for us English speaking folks.

jmonroe

Michaell

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

Can't help but post this here:

schadenfreude

def: satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

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Since my German isn’t very good I had to look up that word. You should have said “epicaricacy” for us English speaking folks.

jmonroe

I didn't know that English had a direct translation, so I didn't mention it.

driver100

Michaell said:

Can't help but post this here:

schadenfreude

def: satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

Once on a 6 lane highway, 3 going West and I was in the left lane and couldn't go any faster as there were a string of cars in front of me. I did leave a few car lengths between me and the car in front. The guy behind me saw an opportunity, he jumped into the middle lane, got slightly ahead of me, cut into my lane in front of me, the traffic ahead of him stopped suddenly, he plowed into the car in front of him.
Sorry buddy Hated to see that happen

kyfdx

You know that schadenfreude is not a positive attribute, right?

corvette

Instant karma's gonna get you
Going to knock you on the head
You gonna break your body, darling
Pretty soon you're going to be dead

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

Can't help but post this here:

schadenfreude

def: satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

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Since my German isn’t very good I had to look up that word. You should have said “epicaricacy” for us English speaking folks.

jmonroe

I didn't know that English had a direct translation, so I didn't mention it.

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Consider it part of a poster buddies responsibility to keep a moderator informed.

jmonroe

roadburner

graphicguy said:

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

Back in 2006 my wife and I were taking the Club Sport on an overnight trip. A Jaguar XJS convertible cut in front of me as I was taking an entrance ramp on to I-64. The driver was a textbook example of Mid-Life Crisis Man: comb-over hair, gold chains, and wrap-around sun glasses. His companion was a flashy blonde trophy wife/girlfriend/bimbo/escort. The guy simply could not stand for me to pass him, so the faster I went, the faster he went. I settled in to a cruising speed of 85, trusting in my V1 and the fact that the XJS was serving as a "rabbit" in front of me.

After several miles I noticed the Jag was starting to smoke a bit. I decided to speed up just to see what would happen, and -of course- so did the XJS. More smoke. Then I caught a whiff of antifreeze. That was just too good, so I turned up the wick a bit more; I couldn't believe that comb-over hadn't noticed any problem. I ended up pushing him up to about 95 and at that point, the poor XJS had had enough; clouds of steam suddenly billowed out from under the car and from around the hood. The last I saw of him he had pulled over to the emergency strip. My Club Sport now had a film of coolant covering the windshield, but it was worth it.

And no, I didn't stop.

laurasdada

roadburner said:

graphicguy said:

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

Back in 2006 my wife and I were taking the Club Sport on an overnight trip. A Jaguar XJS convertible cut in front of me as I was taking an entrance ramp on to I-64. The driver was a textbook example of Mid-Life Crisis Man: comb-over hair, gold chains, and wrap-around sun glasses. His companion was a flashy blonde trophy wife/girlfriend/bimbo/escort. The guy simply could not stand for me to pass him, so the faster I went, the faster he went. I settled in to a cruising speed of 85, trusting in my V1 and the fact that the XJS was serving as a "rabbit" in front of me.

After several miles I noticed the Jag was starting to smoke a bit. I decided to speed up just to see what would happen, and -of course- so did the XJS. More smoke. Then I caught a whiff of antifreeze. That was just too good, so I turned up the wick a bit more; I couldn't believe that comb-over hadn't noticed any problem. I ended up pushing him up to about 95 and at that point, the poor XJS had had enough; clouds of steam suddenly billowed out from under the car and from around the hood. The last I saw of him he had pulled over to the emergency strip. My Club Sport now had a film of coolant covering the windshield, but it was worth it.

And no, I didn't stop.

Yeah, I miss that car. Not so much the bimbo...

laurasdada

I have an optometrist appt this morning, of course in the old 'hood, ~1 hour drive. Weather's been real nice the past few days, had hoped to to topless in the M240. But and say it with me, it's Saturday so it's pouring rain!

graphicguy

tjc78 said:

@graphicguy said:

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

You’ve got good audio taste! So did you get them? I’ve always wanted to try a pair. I bet they would pair wonderfully with my Adcom gear

There's not many places you can demo those Magnepans. These are from a dealer. They are their "demos". I think I have the "juice" to run them with my amp, because it takes a lot of juice to get sound out of ribbon speakers.

$750 cash and carry, which for this level of performance is a bargain.

Still on the fence because I have a very nice pair of Klipsch Heritage Fortes, now. Different sound, though.

The Magnepan's (made in MN) have the ability to hear even the breaths of the singers, finger plucks on strings, wide sound stage. The sonic image doesn't come from any one place like a box. My Klipsch (made in AR) have more bottom end and more dynamics. The speakers are the tall ones. The electronics are some "high zoot" McIntosh integrated amp is hand made in NY (who was just bought by Bose) and a high end streamer.

graphicguy

My current rig.....

graphicguy

jipster

@graphicguy said:
Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

Very magnanimous of you g.g. When my son's car was rear ended, and totaled, on the interstate, 2 or 3 people drove by and jeered. :-(

Dealership now says the Passport won't be ready till Monday or Tuesday...which probably means Wednesday.

Michaell

jipster said:

@graphicguy said:

Was coming home from Dayton yesterday after looking at a pair of used Magnepan LRS+ speakers for sale (a story in an of itself if any of the audio people here are interested).

Was following a a Maserati Ghilbi on I75S when a torrential downpour starts. Traffic slows way down, as it should, because visibility was dismal, at best. But, not for the Mazzy. He needed to weave in and out, using the shoulder, to get around slowed traffic. He passed me on the right dangerously close to my passenger door.

Didn't see what happened, but no more than 300 yards later, I see him on the right, off the road...not even on the berm, but in the grass, dug in the mud, facing the opposite direction. He was standing, in the downpour, looking at the damage. I assume it was substantial as the undercarriage was full of grass and mud.

Since I was already in the right lane, going about 10 MPH, I pulled over and asked if he needed help. He said he called his wife to come get him. I offered to wait with him and let sit in my car in the dry until help came. He said he'd "sit in his own damn car".

Awwwrighty. Clearly he was upset. I just drove away.

Very magnanimous of you g.g. When my son's car was rear ended, and totaled, on the interstate, 2 or 3 people drove by and jeered. :-(

Dealership now says the Passport won't be ready till Monday or Tuesday...which probably means Wednesday.

Do you plan to trade or sell the Veracruz?

jmonroe1

graphicguy said:

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Now that’s what I call relaxing. Your pooch either has an eye on your slippers or is about to join you in your easy chair.

jmonroe

jipster

@Michaell said:
Do you plan to trade or sell the Veracruz?

My wife wants to sell, which would be private party. I'd prefer to keep it just in case my son's Mercury Milan blows up with 207,000 miles. So not sure. The Veracruz has 214,000 miles, but a 1 owner with excellent service records. Good condition. Fairly new tires New front brakes. Mrs. Jip thinks about a selling price of $3,000. I'm thinking around $4,500-$5,500.

tjc78

@graphicguy said:
There's not many places you can demo those Magnepans. These are from a dealer. They are their "demos". I think I have the "juice" to run them with my amp, because it takes a lot of juice to get sound out of ribbon speakers.

$750 cash and carry, which for this level of performance is a bargain.

Still on the fence because I have a very nice pair of Klipsch Heritage Fortes, now. Different sound, though.

The Magnepan's (made in MN) have the ability to hear even the breaths of the singers, finger plucks on strings, wide sound stage. The sonic image doesn't come from any one place like a box. My Klipsch (made in AR) have more bottom end and more dynamics. The speakers are the tall ones. The electronics are some "high zoot" McIntosh integrated amp is hand made in NY (who was just bought by Bose) and a high end streamer.

Tough call whether or not to buy those. You may need a subwoofer to be fully happy considering what you are running now.

oldfarmer50

jipster said:

@Michaell said:

Do you plan to trade or sell the Veracruz?

My wife wants to sell, which would be private party. I'd prefer to keep it just in case my son's Mercury Milan blows up with 207,000 miles. So not sure. The Veracruz has 214,000 miles, but a 1 owner with excellent service records. Good condition. Fairly new tires New front brakes. Mrs. Jip thinks about a selling price of $3,000. I'm thinking around $4,500-$5,500.

Is this the same car that they told you needed a new engine 100k miles ago?

stickguy

got ambitious today (paying the price now!) and did a full detail on the Acura. Had it out earlier in the rain and it got filthy so I kept it out to wash. Decided it was getting a little rough so did a clay job (love the mitt to replace the actual clay) and a wax. was due for its post-winter refresh. Pulled out the shop vac and cleaned up the carpets and storage bins too. So should be good for another year now! It does not get used enough (and no longer makes a trip to the beach) plus lives in the garage so one wax just annually should be enough.

Next week I need to do the truck. I don't think I did that since late last year either.

roadburner

This was my first BMW- a 1973 Bavaria that my girlfriend (now wife) found for me in 1983. It now belongs to a friend who just finished restoring it. I looks better than new and I want it back.

jmonroe1

roadburner said:

This was my first BMW- a 1973 Bavaria that my girlfriend (now wife) found for me in 1983. It now belongs to a friend who just finished restoring it. I looks better than new and I want it back.

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It does look good, especially for its age. Make him an offer he can’t refuse.

jmonroe

corvette

@stickguy - I can't wait to try a clay mitt. I think I still have one traditional clay bar I've yet to use.

stickguy

far as I can tell it works just as well and is incredibly easier and quicker. and washable!

qbrozen

@ab348 said:
I made an appointment for a 6-month service on the Caddy the other day. Business must be good as the dealer is booking about a month out. Oil/filter change is $109 in worthless Canadian dollars which seems fair. I wanted them to do the annual once-over of a bunch of things which is another $100. The lady booking me in tried upselling me on lots of other things like sludge removal treatment, decarbonizing the valves, and brake caliper lube which I declined. I did go for a brake fluid change which had never been done.

$109 (CDN) oil change is a bargain.

roadburner

The AEV/Bilstein steering stabilizer (more properly called a damper) arrived early this afternoon so I decided to go ahead and install it.

Being old and stubborn I performed the install with the jeep on the ground. With a regular damper that wouldn't be as issue, but the AEV/Bilstein piece uses a monotube high gas pressure design- which means that it's very hard to compress it enough so that it will fit into the Jeep's mounting brackets. Because of the reduced clearance and lack of leverage it took me several tries -I thought I was going to pop a blood vessel towards the end- but I finally had it installed with the two mounting bolts torqued to the correct values.

I took it on a test drive and I really like it. It firms up the steering a bit and eliminated any hint of shimmy. So that's Jeep modification number 1 for 2025.

jmonroe1

roadburner said:

The AEV/Bilstein steering stabilizer (more properly called a damper) arrived early this afternoon so I decided to go ahead and install it.

Being old and stubborn I performed the install with the jeep on the ground. With a regular damper that wouldn't be as issue, but the AEM/Bilstein piece uses a monotube high gas pressure design- which means that it's very hard to compress it enough so that it will fit into the Jeep's mounting brackets. Because of the reduced clearance and lack of leverage it took me several tries -I thought I was going to pop a blood vessel towards the end- but I finally had it installed with the two mounting bolts torqued to the correct values.

I took it on a test drive and I really like it. It firms up the steering a bit and eliminated any hint of shimmy. So that's Jeep modification number 1 for 2025.

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I thought you knew retired guys shouldn’t push it too much when doing car repairs.

jmonroe

nyccarguy

@roadburner said:
The AEV/Bilstein steering stabilizer (more properly called a damper) arrived early this afternoon so I decided to go ahead and install it.

Being old and stubborn I performed the install with the jeep on the ground. With a regular damper that wouldn't be as issue, but the AEV/Bilstein piece uses a monotube high gas pressure design- which means that it's very hard to compress it enough so that it will fit into the Jeep's mounting brackets. Because of the reduced clearance and lack of leverage it took me several tries -I thought I was going to pop a blood vessel towards the end- but I finally had it installed with the two mounting bolts torqued to the correct values.

I took it on a test drive and I really like it. It firms up the steering a bit and eliminated any hint of shimmy. So that's Jeep modification number 1 for 2025.

Is that a cure for death wobble?

graphicguy

jmonroe1 said:

graphicguy said:

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Now that’s what I call relaxing. Your pooch either has an eye on your slippers or is about to join you in your easy chair.

jmonroe

She was 10 seconds away of jumping into my lap. Frankly, she loves listening to music with me.

graphicguy

tjc78 said:

@graphicguy said:

There's not many places you can demo those Magnepans. These are from a dealer. They are their "demos". I think I have the "juice" to run them with my amp, because it takes a lot of juice to get sound out of ribbon speakers.

$750 cash and carry, which for this level of performance is a bargain.

Still on the fence because I have a very nice pair of Klipsch Heritage Fortes, now. Different sound, though.

The Magnepan's (made in MN) have the ability to hear even the breaths of the singers, finger plucks on strings, wide sound stage. The sonic image doesn't come from any one place like a box. My Klipsch (made in AR) have more bottom end and more dynamics. The speakers are the tall ones. The electronics are some "high zoot" McIntosh integrated amp is hand made in NY (who was just bought by Bose) and a high end streamer.

Tough call whether or not to buy those. You may need a subwoofer to be fully happy considering what you are running now.

Yeah....I really don't have the room for the Maggies. But dang, they sound good. Subwoofer is definitely needed, though. That really doubles the cash outlay for those. Plus, I keep telling myself I really like what I already have.

Like cars, the next new thing may be better. So, I keep looking. LOL!

graphicguy

roadburner said:

This was my first BMW- a 1973 Bavaria that my girlfriend (now wife) found for me in 1983. It now belongs to a friend who just finished restoring it. I looks better than new and I want it back.

That is Just so very cool!

jipster

@oldfarmer50 said:
Is this the same car that they told you needed a new engine 100k miles ago?

Yes. The 2010 Mercury Milan was that car. They said it had major timing issues.
All it needed was a throttle body. Engine has been fine since that diagnosis....100,000 miles ago.

oldfarmer50

jipster said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

Is this the same car that they told you needed a new engine 100k miles ago?

Yes. The 2010 Mercury Milan was that car. They said it had major timing issues.

All it needed was a throttle body. Engine has been fine since that diagnosis....100,000 miles ago. " alt="" height="20" />

How do you misdiagnose a throttle body with timing chains? I hope you took that shop off your list.🥲

roadburner

@nyccarguy said:

@roadburner said:
The AEV/Bilstein steering stabilizer (more properly called a damper) arrived early this afternoon so I decided to go ahead and install it.

Being old and stubborn I performed the install with the jeep on the ground. With a regular damper that wouldn't be as issue, but the AEV/Bilstein piece uses a monotube high gas pressure design- which means that it's very hard to compress it enough so that it will fit into the Jeep's mounting brackets. Because of the reduced clearance and lack of leverage it took me several tries -I thought I was going to pop a blood vessel towards the end- but I finally had it installed with the two mounting bolts torqued to the correct values.

I took it on a test drive and I really like it. It firms up the steering a bit and eliminated any hint of shimmy. So that's Jeep modification number 1 for 2025.

Is that a cure for death wobble?

Death Wobble is caused by worn or loose steering components, but a good damper can mask it. I was experiencing a very slight shimmy that occurred on rough pavement at speeds over 50 mph. And I don’t believe that any steering components are worn- it’s just the nature of the beast.

roadburner

@jipster said:

@oldfarmer50 said:
Is this the same car that they told you needed a new engine 100k miles ago?

Yes. The 2010 Mercury Milan was that car. They said it had major timing issues.
All it needed was a throttle body. Engine has been fine since that diagnosis....100,000 miles ago.

Bill Collins or Oxmorons I bet.

jmonroe1

jipster said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

Is this the same car that they told you needed a new engine 100k miles ago?

Yes. The 2010 Mercury Milan was that car. They said it had major timing issues.

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I’m guessing you mean a “throttle body SENSOR”, not the entire throttle body. There is a huge price difference between the two.

Just curious but who did the correct diagnosis?

jmonroe

driver100

qbrozen said:

@ab348 said:

I made an appointment for a 6-month service on the Caddy the other day. Business must be good as the dealer is booking about a month out. Oil/filter change is $109 in worthless Canadian dollars which seems fair. I wanted them to do the annual once-over of a bunch of things which is another $100. The lady booking me in tried upselling me on lots of other things like sludge removal treatment, decarbonizing the valves, and brake caliper lube which I declined. I did go for a brake fluid change which had never been done.

$109 (CDN) oil change is a bargain.

I wonder if it was synthetic?
Just taken from Google AI,
A full synthetic oil change in Canada typically costs between $80 and $120, with a wider range of $66 to $137. Conventional oil changes average around $60, with a range of $42 to $73. Local factors, like the specific oil brand used and the service location.

So @ab348 paid a little bit on the higher side, but it is a Cadillac.

sda

This would really disappoint me if I bought a MB for their reputation of quality and have the upholstery split at the seam. I've seen this on multiple late model C sedans with less than 70k.

sda

Sun is not your friend to composite headlights and trim. This is on my SIL's RDX that she bought new. It is washed frequently and waxed. The paint has held up fine. It is either an 18 or 19 Advance trim.


Unfortunately she does not have a garage at her apartment.