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jmonroe1

graphicguy said:

I know some of us kicked around getting a Z Car. They weren't available and/or dealers were asking crazy money on them for a while.

Got this sent to me.....

https://jeffwylerkingsnissan.com/new/Nissan/2025-Nissan-Z-770eba8eac1825eaa548c8af6be1baf4.htm

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So why are you telling us? Are you waiting for one of your poster buddies to grab it before you get there? C’mon man, move it.

jmonroe

qbrozen

$40k is still far too dear for me.

Just as an example, I could get one of these for $10k less:
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/417381102
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/392142352

tjc78

No touch screen on a 2011 Vette? That’s surprising.

Porsche is really sharp … I’m really surprised at the tire profile difference between front and rear. It’s really noticeable.

jmonroe1

qbrozen said:

$40k is still far too dear for me.

Just as an example, I could get one of these for $10k less:
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/417381102
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/392142352

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What are the chances that a 14 year old car has seen only 21K miles for the first time. Possible since it’s a Vette but I’d have to check that out closely.

jmonroe

xwesx

Very likely with those sorts of cars. The ones I am leery about are the ultra-high-performance cars with well under 10,000, since that most likely means it was a track-only car (e.g., multiply the miles by 100 for wear/tear estimates), especially if it has mods!

imidazol97

I don't know about the car being discussed, but I was in the showroom while my car was being serviced when a Corvette buyer told them not to remove the plastic over the seats of anything when the car came off the truck. I got the impression he was trucking it home. I assume he was putting it away.

There are a lot of Vette owners in the area and that dealership supports the local Corvette club.

xwesx

This is a quick, fun read with an automotive backdrop....

https://www.uaf.edu/aurora/archives/summer-2025/alan-straub-still-building-up-uaf-after-almost-60-years.php

oldfarmer50

jmonroe1 said:

qbrozen said:

$40k is still far too dear for me.

Just as an example, I could get one of these for $10k less:
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/417381102
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/392142352

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What are the chances that a 14 year old car has seen only 21K miles for the first time. Possible since it’s a Vette but I’d have to check that out closely.

jmonroe

I’ve got a 10 year old car that only has 19k miles.

explorerx4

I have a 34 year old car that has less than 43K on it.
How many miles does jmonroe1 have on his car?

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

qbrozen said:

$40k is still far too dear for me.

Just as an example, I could get one of these for $10k less:
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/417381102
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/392142352

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What are the chances that a 14 year old car has seen only 21K miles for the first time. Possible since it’s a Vette but I’d have to check that out closely.

jmonroe

I’ve got a 10 year old car that only has 19k miles.

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And my 10 year old car (2015 Genny) has less than 12K miles. But I would say your car and my car are the exception to the rule for mileage per age (MPA. Is there such a thing?). And I’m also sure your Mustang just like my Genny shows almost no signs of wear. Again, the exception.

jmonroe

kyfdx

I have an 18 year old car with 42K miles
I have a 7 year old car with 43K miles

cdnpinhead

I have . . . oh, never mind.

explorerx4

@cdpinhead,
Good one!

nyccarguy

My 25 year old car has 166K miles, the 3 year old car has 73K miles, 33K miles on the 2 year old car, and about 800 miles on the 2 week old car.

roadburner

graphicguy said:

I know some of us kicked around getting a Z Car. They weren't available and/or dealers were asking crazy money on them for a while.

Got this sent to me.....

https://jeffwylerkingsnissan.com/new/Nissan/2025-Nissan-Z-770eba8eac1825eaa548c8af6be1baf4.htm

If you could get a NISMO with a stick I might be tempted.

corvette

My 1 year old car has 6k miles, and my 2.5 year old car has 26k miles.

jmonroe1

nyccarguy said:

My 25 year old car has 166K miles, the 3 year old car has 73K miles, 33K miles on the 2 year old car, and about 800 miles on the 2 week old car.

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I doubt all the cars I’ve ever owned had the combined miles your current fleet has.

jmonroe

xwesx

jmonroe1 said:

nyccarguy said:

My 25 year old car has 166K miles, the 3 year old car has 73K miles, 33K miles on the 2 year old car, and about 800 miles on the 2 week old car.

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I doubt all the cars I’ve ever owned had the combined miles your current fleet has.

jmonroe

Hahah; I cheated with my pickup and just bought it with the "winning" hand. Perhaps with some irony, my oldest car is also my lowest mileage one: Just under 76,000 on the 1969 C20. 56 years old now, with 28 in my possession, which is kinda cool since now I've owned it as long as the original owner did! Perhaps longer, to be honest, because he passed away four years before I bought it from his widow.

kyfdx

Well.. I probably have 500K miles in commercial driving. Most of it from 1986-1995. That's a lot for an Econoline.

tjc78

I’ve only owned two cars with more 100K.

My 79 Continental had probably 270K at least… bought it with “10K” and put 60k on it.

The 99 S10 had about 95000 or so when I got it and I put about 10 k in the 5 years I had it before giving it to my SIL.

The 93 Taurus and 89 Grand Marquis were in the 90s

My 89 Town Car had 66K when I bought it and then 72K when sold.

Nothing else I’ve owned has exceeded 36K

Currently the truck has 1200 and the EQ has 11,500 (it was a service loaner and came with 3500)

tjc78

Oh shoot .. forgot the 04 Marquis that flipped 100K while I had it.

My wife drove the car like three times and she was the one who got to see it turn to 100K.

I rang 99K in with style lol. (This pic was in TX where this speed is legal) 😉

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

I’ve only owned two cars with more 100K.

My 79 Continental had probably 270K at least… bought it with “10K” and put 60k on it.

The 99 S10 had about 95000 or so when I got it and I put about 10 k in the 5 years I had it before giving it to my SIL.

The 93 Taurus and 89 Grand Marquis were in the 90s

My 89 Town Car had 66K when I bought it and then 72K when sold.

Nothing else I’ve owned has exceeded 36K

Currently the truck has 1200 and the EQ has 11,500 (it was a service loaner and came with 3500)

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What kind of math is that?

jmonroe

tjc78

@jmonroe1 said:
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What kind of math is that?

jmonroe

Haha …. Don’t quit flipping houses sir!!

Michaell

I've only had one car registered in my name that had over 100K. The '93 Legacy wagon I inherited from my late FIL. Purple, grey interior, 5 speed stick. Had around 140K on it.

Drove it from CO to CA to give to my son as a graduation present. I know that drive is mostly downhill, but I remember averaging 30 MPG over the 1100 miles.

I took the '03 Saturn L300 and '06 Saturn ION to over 90K before I traded in the L300 and gifted the ION to my step son.

nyccarguy

tjc78 said:

Oh shoot .. forgot the 04 Marquis that flipped 100K while I had it.

My wife drove the car like three times and she was the one who got to see it turn to 100K.

I rang 99K in with style lol. (This pic was in TX where this speed is legal) 😉

Have you ever seen the Married With Children episode where Al tries to get his Dodge to roll over 1,000,000 miles so he can get a free Viper?

explorerx4

Back then, didn't the display only go up to 85?

pensfan83

My wife was in her glory. I thought I might be coming home single.

ab348

Since I am allergic to today’s movies I am immune to these sort of things. I did see an Adam the Woo visit to that place a few months ago when he was in London. Whatever floats your boat I suppose.

tjc78

@explorerx4 said:
Back then, didn't the display only go up to 85?

Not by 04. It would go as high as the car would.

Yes, older Ford’s with digital dash would flash 85 when you exceeded (Thunderbirds, Mark VII , etc )

pensfan83

I'm with you, not really my cup of tea but she's a HP fanatic so this a must visit. I still found it interesting though, even being relatively unfamiliar with all the storylines and characters.

tjc78

@nyccarguy said:
Have you ever seen the Married With Children episode where Al tries to get his Dodge to roll over 1,000,000 miles so he can get a free Viper?

Yep .. still watch that show to this day.

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

@explorerx4 said:

Back then, didn't the display only go up to 85?

Not by 04. It would go as high as the car would.

Yes, older Ford’s with digital dash would flash 85 when you exceeded (Thunderbirds, Mark VII , etc )

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Did the siren nanny go off too?

jmonroe

tjc78

@pensfan83 said:
I'm with you, not really my cup of tea but she's a HP fanatic so this a must visit. I still found it interesting though, even being relatively unfamiliar with all the storylines and characters.

My wife likes HP too… but surprisingly she also loves Marvel. We always watch the new ones in our movie room. I wasn’t a huge fan but over the years have really come to enjoy them.

I also can geek out because the visuals and sounds really give your system a workout. I’m sure @roadburner and @graphicguy would agree.

kyfdx

pensfan83 said:

I'm with you, not really my cup of tea but she's a HP fanatic so this a must visit. I still found it interesting though, even being relatively unfamiliar with all the storylines and characters.

I started reading those books to my son, when he was 6 or 7? Maybe, younger. Later, we started reading each other alternating chapters.

kyfdx

More driving info. 233 mile round-trip this morning to pickup a bicycle. Exactly 3 hrs, 30 minutes of driving, and averaged 38.7 mpg. Not bad

tjc78

@jmonroe1 said:
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Did the siren nanny go off too?

jmonroe

Nah that was the old Buicks with the speed alert.

explorerx4

The office campus where one of my kid's works has themed office buildings.
One of them has a Harry Potter theme.

sda

@kyfdx said:
More driving info. 233 mile round-trip this morning to pickup a bicycle. Exactly 3 hrs, 30 minutes of driving, and averaged 38.7 mpg. Not bad

What car? GTI?

kyfdx

sda said:

@kyfdx said:

More driving info. 233 mile round-trip this morning to pickup a bicycle. Exactly 3 hrs, 30 minutes of driving, and averaged 38.7 mpg. Not bad

What car? GTI?

Yes.. 2018 2.0 turbo with manual transmission.

To be fair, all but about 9 miles was clear interstate

graphicguy

qbrozen said:

$40k is still far too dear for me.

Just as an example, I could get one of these for $10k less:
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/417381102
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/392142352

Yeah....but the "Z" is red!!!!!

pensfan83

explorerx4 said:

The office campus where one of my kid's works has themed office buildings.
One of them has a Harry Potter theme.

Hogwarts Express, that's a must ride every time we go to Universal Resort.

roadburner

tjc78 said:

@pensfan83 said:

I'm with you, not really my cup of tea but she's a HP fanatic so this a must visit. I still found it interesting though, even being relatively unfamiliar with all the storylines and characters.

My wife likes HP too… but surprisingly she also loves Marvel. We always watch the new ones in our movie room. I wasn’t a huge fan but over the years have really come to enjoy them.

I also can geek out because the visuals and sounds really give your system a workout. I’m sure @roadburner and @graphicguy would agree.

My wife, son and I liked the HP books and films. My son and I followed the MCU until the wheels fell off after Phase Three. This summer we are looking forward to F1 and Superman. My son liked Ballerina (a fifth installment of the beloved John Wick franchise).

xwesx

edit: Nevermind! I'm, as always, way too slow.

In other news, my dryer doesn't like to spin the drum anymore. I have to manually spin it, close the door quickly, and usually it will take it from there.

jmonroe1

kyfdx said:

pensfan83 said:

I'm with you, not really my cup of tea but she's a HP fanatic so this a must visit. I still found it interesting though, even being relatively unfamiliar with all the storylines and characters.

I started reading those books to my son, when he was 6 or 7? Maybe, younger. Later, we started reading each other alternating chapters.

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Ahhh, isn’t that nice. My sons couldn’t read until they were 10 or 11. Pretty slow early on but they both have a masters now. So, starting out slow ain’t the worst thing.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

xwesx said:

edit: Nevermind! I'm, as always, way too slow.

In other news, my dryer doesn't like to spin the drum anymore. I have to manually spin it, close the door quickly, and usually it will take it from there.

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That sounds like a bad motor starter winding. Hand spinning a dryer loaded with wet cloths takes a lot of effort to do what the starter winding does. l couldn’t do that when I was at my fighting weight. A word of caution to all my poster buddies in here, don’t mess with @xwesx.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

kyfdx said:

Well.. I probably have 500K miles in commercial driving. Most of it from 1986-1995. That's a lot for an Econoline.

Well if we’re talking about miles driven for work….hold my beer.😁

nyccarguy

@roadburner said:
My wife, son and I liked the HP books and films. My son and I followed the MCU until the wheels fell off after Phase Three. This summer we are looking forward to F1 and Superman. My son liked Ballerina (a fifth installment of the beloved John Wick franchise).

I’ve seen the previews for Superman. Do we really need another? There was the original Superman movies in the ‘80s, then Man of Steel about what? 10 years ish ago?

My son loves F1 and is excited to see the movie.

ab348

nyccarguy said:

I’ve seen the previews for Superman. Do we really need another? There was the original Superman movies in the ‘80s, then Man of Steel about what? 10 years ish ago?

The movie studios all seem to have lost the plot. Most of what they churn out are remakes of remakes, or big-screen comic books with actors mouthing lines in front of a green screen that is filled with CGI effects. No thanks.

suydam

I tend to think of years rather than miles in keeping vehicles. The longest we owned any vehicle has been 10 years, for the Toyota Previa and the Buick Encore. Toyota probably had well over 100,000 miles but not the Buick. But the Buick was going to need more repairs than its trade-in value, so time to go!

explorerx4

The last 2 movies that I thought were original and entertaining were Red and Red 2.