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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,786
    edited December 2025
    My beloves 2014 Malibu with only 65K miles got driver door dented because an older woman driver changed into my lane without waiting for traffic to be open. Then she tried to blame me because I should have seen her turn signal. I was busy following two others who had changed lanes safely in front of me to get around what I later saw was a stalled car.

    Luckily the locations of the mild impact didn't match.
    And the traffic camera showed what she did. LOL

    Now I'm getting spam calls and texts from all the attorneys wanting to "help" me, on both cell and landline. I didn't realize the ambulance chasers started work before 8 am.

    I've been driving Malibu waiting to work on my rear brake on Cruze. Why couldn't someone hit my Cruze and I can get a Venza or a Mercedes to replace it?

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,321

    Glad that I didn’t get a chance to wash the very salty Acura yesterday. We got a couple more inches of snow overnight and this morning my wife got drafted for emergency babysitting duty. So it went back out on treated highways and would need another bath. Tomorrow for sure!

    I really need to lease a winter beater.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 268,678
    stickguy said:

    Glad that I didn’t get a chance to wash the very salty Acura yesterday. We got a couple more inches of snow overnight and this morning my wife got drafted for emergency babysitting duty. So it went back out on treated highways and would need another bath. Tomorrow for sure!

    I really need to lease a winter beater.

    Grab an Uber to the dealer and get 'er done! Doesn't have to be anything fancy, since it will likely live outside.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,823

    @xwesx said:
    Great minds think alike!

    ——————————————————
    Yeah, I know but that leaves you out. :p

    jmonroe

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,321

    It would actually replace one of the current fleet

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,713
    edited December 2025
    stickguy said:

    Glad that I didn’t get a chance to wash the very salty Acura yesterday. We got a couple more inches of snow overnight and this morning my wife got drafted for emergency babysitting duty. So it went back out on treated highways and would need another bath. Tomorrow for sure!

    I really need to lease a winter beater.

    Why are you worrying about salt on the Acura? I thought you were looking to dump it in favor of one of those Uber-reliable BMWs? B)

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,786

    ab348 said:

    stickguy said:

    Glad that I didn’t get a chance to wash the very salty Acura yesterday. We got a couple more inches of snow overnight and this morning my wife got drafted for emergency babysitting duty. So it went back out on treated highways and would need another bath. Tomorrow for sure!

    I really need to lease a winter beater.

    Why are you worrying about salt on the Acura? I thought you were looking to dump it in favor of one of those Uber-reliable BMWs? B)
    He can’t get top dollar trade in if it looks like this:




    Wheelcovers look good!

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,720
    xwesx said:

    Great minds think alike!

    ........and fools seldom differ :)

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,720

    Then she tried to blame me because I should have seen her turn signal.

    I've been driving Malibu waiting to work on my rear brake on Cruze. Why couldn't someone hit my Cruze and I can get a Venza or a Mercedes to replace it?

    When I taught driving we were told you don't put on your signal light and then drive into the space you want to get into. In fact, her signal light should only come on after she knows the space is clear. That might not be technically true but it should be common sense....why make other drivers panic not knowing if you are going to change lanes without looking.

    Will you really not buy a GM next time, their current line-up looks pretty good, though my friend wishes his wife never bought a LYRIQ.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,720
    edited December 2025

    ab348 said:

    stickguy said:

    Glad that I didn’t get a chance to wash the very salty Acura yesterday. We got a couple more inches of snow overnight and this morning my wife got drafted for emergency babysitting duty. So it went back out on treated highways and would need another bath. Tomorrow for sure!

    I really need to lease a winter beater.

    Why are you worrying about salt on the Acura? I thought you were looking to dump it in favor of one of those Uber-reliable BMWs? B)
    He can’t get top dollar trade in if it looks like this:




    Wheelcovers look good!
    I guess he figured if he has nice wheel covers no one will notice the rust.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,823

    @oldfarmer50 said:
    He can’t get top dollar trade in if it looks like this:

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    I can’t tell from the pic you posted, but does the other end of the bungee cord attached to the rear bump attach to the front bumper, thereby holding the center section of the car together? :o

    jmonroe

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,507

    I’d trust that box Caprice over some new cars.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,786
    edited December 2025
    driver100 said:



    Will you really not buy a GM next time, their current line-up looks pretty good, though my friend wishes his wife never bought a LYRIQ.

    The Malibu has been great: 2.5 L na.

    The Cruze with a turbo and lots of plastic parts hung on the engine, has had a lot of failures. Tie that to not having knowlegeable mechanics in service, and i think a lot of parts got replaced trying to diagnose failure of a poorly designed turbo system.

    I don't want a turbo. GM spent a lot of effort to get government concessions that in effect were "loans" allowing them to sell lots of high profit trucks while focusing on silly EVs to get the 669% higher claim agains t Corp average economy. Should have been working on hybrids, the future.

    The small GM suvs have 3 cyl turbos. No hybrids. But they have Mary Barra's Lyric for $80k EV.


    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,720
    edited December 2025
    @imidazol97 I remember GM was going to limit the number of models they were making to become more profitable......but these days they seem to have more models than ever.
    I think there are at least 16 Chev models alone, not counting Buick, Cadillac and GMC.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,720
    Happy 2026!

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,321

    Happy new years, to those of you who celebrate that holiday!

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,657

    My beloves 2014 Malibu with only 65K miles got driver door dented because an older woman driver changed into my lane without waiting for traffic to be open. Then she tried to blame me because I should have seen her turn signal. I was busy following two others who had changed lanes safely in front of me to get around what I later saw was a stalled car.

    Luckily the locations of the mild impact didn't match.
    And the traffic camera showed what she did. LOL

    Now I'm getting spam calls and texts from all the attorneys wanting to "help" me, on both cell and landline. I didn't realize the ambulance chasers started work before 8 am.

    I've been driving Malibu waiting to work on my rear brake on Cruze. Why couldn't someone hit my Cruze and I can get a Venza or a Mercedes to replace it?

    When I got run over a couple of years ago not one attorney tried to contact me. But I did get spam calls wanting to buy my timeshare, which surprised me as I didn't know I owned one.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,657
    edited December 2025
    stickguy said:

    Happy new years, to those of you who celebrate that holiday!

    And a happy new years to you too.

    0.32 seconds into the new year and all my resolutions have been broken. A new record, I've never keep my resolutions this long before.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,720
    I don't make New Years Resolutions because..........there is nothing I have to change!
    When you're perfect....you're perfect!

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,786
    edited January 1
    Happy New Year to everyone.

    Thanks for an enjoyable year of reading on the forum everything from cars to houses to DIY repairs and dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, garbage disposals. I've loved it and I learned much.
    B)

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,321

    My resolution is to become unemployed.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,628
    edited January 1
    That should be doable in any number of ways.😆

    https://youtube.com/shorts/jNSi4az2MHk?si=cAAmCd2MYmU-hqge

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,321

    While the ideal scenario is getting fired right before I was telling them I quit, I don’t think that one is happening.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,657
    stickguy said:

    My resolution is to become unemployed.

    That would be mine for next new years.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,117
    Starting out the new year with a bang.
    Used the snowblower for the first time in over 2 years.
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,713

    Starting out the new year with a bang.
    Used the snowblower for the first time in over 2 years.

    Did it blow up?
    💥

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,117
    @ab348,
    There were several people in the neighborhood shooting off fireworks last night but I was referring to the snow we woke up to today .
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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,507

    @explorerx4 said:
    @ab348,
    There were several people in the neighborhood shooting off fireworks last night but I was referring to the snow we woke up to today .

    We have a soccer field across from our development. Someone must have gone there and put on one heck of a fireworks show. They must have spent $1000.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,823

    @snakeweasel said:
    When I got run over a couple of years ago not one attorney tried to contact me. But I did get spam calls wanting to buy my timeshare, which surprised me as I didn't know I owned one.

    ——————————————————
    You should have sold it anyway. That would have been 100% profit with no expenses whatsoever.

    jmonroe

    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,823

    @driver100 said:
    I don't make New Years Resolutions because..........there is nothing I have to change!
    When you're perfect....you're perfect!

    ——————————————————-
    Your resolution this year should be to see a proctologist to confirm that. B)

    jmonroe

    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,507

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,587
    $12K for all of it

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,739
    Happy New Year everyone. I hope it is a good year for all. We are off to a minor step in the wrong direction, but manageable. Our washer decided to leak on the floor. What is it with appliances not lasting 10 years?? A conversation of washer/ dryer may be front and center if it is determined the washer can’t be repaired. The washer and dryer must be replaced as a matching set said…you know who. They are the first thing you see when entering from the garage.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,321
    feeling old today. We offered to go up and help the kids today with projects on their new house. They have mostly been painting all 4 bedrooms, while trying to work on some smaller projects. So the wife and I took care of the 4th bedroom which out not have happened today otherwise (and they really were not looking forward to having it left over for tomorrow). Along with some other odds and ends, including trying to figure out what the unmarked breakers in the box were for! Got half of them. Not bad for not having any special gizmos to help with it.

    this reminded me that I have no desire to take on big painting projects. If the new house ever needs to be repainted, I am either hiring guys to do it, or selling the place.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 268,678
    stickguy said:

    this reminded me that I have no desire to take on big painting projects. If the new house ever needs to be repainted, I am either hiring guys to do it, or selling the place.

    Uh, isn’t this why you had kids? My stepdaughter painted the entire interior of our house.

    Granted, it took her something like 3-4 months to complete, and all we had to do was buy the supplies.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,321
    well, with the baby my son is lucky he can get the lawn mowed (when there is one). Our daughter would certainly help but it would take her forever with limited time, and she is a perfectionist. Plus our house is not only large (SF), there is a 2 story entry that needs some serious equipment to reach the top of. Way higher than I will ever go!

    the bedrooms, we can handle that.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,734
    @sda - a leak is probably fixable. I've posted my laundry saga here before, but my parents and I both have Speed Queen washers and dryers and are happy with them, although even I as a bachelor wish the washer tub size were a bit larger.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,117
    edited January 1
    @sda,
    Maybe you could put up a shower curtain in front for the W/D? :)
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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,117
    @tjc78,
    After yesterday's OSU football game, I was wondering if someone saw Ryan Day in the neighborhood. :p
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,713
    Back after I bought this place I painted my bedroom twice, the first about a year after I moved in, then again about 4 years later. Now it needs doing again and with my physical infirmities I don’t think I can do it. Just moving stuff would be a challenge and getting up on ladders with 2 bad knees and stability problems seems unwise. Same goes for removing the old ceiling fan that was here when I got the place which no longer gets used since central air got put in. I need to find a guy.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,628
    ab348 said:

    Back after I bought this place I painted my bedroom twice, the first about a year after I moved in, then again about 4 years later. Now it needs doing again and with my physical infirmities I don’t think I can do it. Just moving stuff would be a challenge and getting up on ladders with 2 bad knees and stability problems seems unwise. Same goes for removing the old ceiling fan that was here when I got the place which no longer gets used since central air got put in. I need to find a guy.

    Unfortunately, “the guy” doesn’t work cheap.🥲

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,587
    We had a single painting contractor, after re-doing the kitchen (and most of the first floor). Great work. And, that's where it really pays off. I'm terrible at painting, generally, and I'm even worse in the prep work.

    Painting is not cheap. We spent around $5000 (which included a healthy amount of drywall fix). But, wow, you could end up with quotes of $7K-$10K.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,507

    @explorerx4 said:
    @tjc78,
    After yesterday's OSU football game, I was wondering if someone saw Ryan Day in the neighborhood. :p

    After that upset, I’m sure the Giants are thinking what did we get ourselves into.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,117
    @tjc78,
    To be fair, last year, all 4 teams with a first round bye, lost.
    This year, 3 of 4 lost(Indiana only one to win).
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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,507
    Very true, the break did not help them at all. Happens in the NFL too.... those wild card teams usually have a lot of momentum heading into the playoffs.

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  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,190
    stickguy said:

    feeling old today. We offered to go up and help the kids today with projects on their new house. They have mostly been painting all 4 bedrooms, while trying to work on some smaller projects. So the wife and I took care of the 4th bedroom which out not have happened today otherwise (and they really were not looking forward to having it left over for tomorrow). Along with some other odds and ends, including trying to figure out what the unmarked breakers in the box were for! Got half of them. Not bad for not having any special gizmos to help with it.

    this reminded me that I have no desire to take on big painting projects. If the new house ever needs to be repainted, I am either hiring guys to do it, or selling the place.

    We used to do all the interior painting. Not any more. When we did our bathroom reno and I saw how good professional painting looked, that was it. Ten years later it still looks great. Yes, it’s expensive, and so worthwhile.
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