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Also saw the Dodge Charger--another WOW--3/4 height windows, nice wheels, and a flip flop paint job--very sleek styling--Chrysler hasnt lost the styling touch--just hope they dont produce retro-look Intrepid or radically redesigned 300sedan--the 300N convertible is superb however---
I really liked the Lexus 300ES--they had a fully optioned model on display for 39K--(base is $31K).
Beautiful exterior design and just as impressive luxury looking interior with comfortable buckets and nice NAV system. I may have to consider that car for my next vehicle---
also saw the Caddy CTS---not really impressed with the style or price--bases at $29k but quickly adds up with options---the one they had on display listed at 39k
they also had the T-bird on display--nice looking convertible with 50-50 wt distribution--
audi A6 is relatively unchanged and next to the Lexus ES300, I was not that impressed by the Mercedes C-class
Well thats my update on the auto show--if an auto show comes near you, it's worth going to check out the Chronos--looks much better in the flesh than seeing it in pictures on the net--I wonder how much they will be selling for.
Easyrider300M
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1777218&a=13742402&p=54283114&f=0
Kzrsix
Thanks 300Michael and job well done!
BTW, Dubs M is sweet! Now dual exhaust it. Your brother in law loved the way my M sounded when he was riding shotgun with me on the freeway! O_*
I think I saw an Aston Martin yesterday. Not sure. Whatever it was, it was a beauty!
laurasdada-
30,000 miles! WOW! I have 10,300+ on mine from 3/28/01! Catching up to you! ;-)) My friends with the XG300 L went to you know where the other night and made out like bandits!! Sorry I didn't go too! They're the same ones who won the car there last April, but opted for the money instead!! Talk about LUCKY!!
easyrider300m-
Was this the Charger they had at the show?
http://www.geocities.com/fastdriver2_99/charger/
Not bad looking.
AZ group- Glad you had a good time! How were those Krispy Kremes? ;-)) Will I be able to see the pics too even though I'm not a member of the 300 club?
fastdriver
I went to (dare I mention the actual name??? Sure, why not. LIfe is short) Mohegan Sun a couple of weeks ago. New casino is nice, much brighter and Vegas-like. As my luck has gone south lately, again I made a donation. Ugh. Do your lucky friend want to adopt a middle-aged man?
Easyrider is right, the Chronos is muy cool. As is the Charger. I was less impressed with the new Lexus ES300 exterior than the richly luxurious interior. I might take the evil wife to look at an RX300 this afternoon, after the Patriots beat the Bills (please!).
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and don't forget to take some time to reflect upon the role of Veterans in the fabric of our great country!
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
"I'm trying to conserve warranty miles...;-)"
I hear you! I have a 4/50,000 bumper to bumper warranty. My lease is 3 1/2 years 15,000k a year.
"again I made a donation."
THANK YOU! It will help our state budget! LOL....
"Do your lucky friends want to adopt a middle-aged man?"
NO! Me first!
"Enjoy the rest of your weekend and don't forget to take some time to reflect upon the role of Veterans in the fabric of our great country!"
Yep. Been watching many of the different ceremonies on TV. Watching the President now at Ground Zero!
Was the Charger the same one as in my pics above?
fastdriver
Did you see the patriot Prowler painted in American Flag design--talk about a "look-at-me" paint job!
I thought the ES300's exterior was a major improvement over past years--expecially like the HID headlights (optional). The interior is top-notch--if it handles as good as it looks, I will be considering it for my next vehicle purchase.
What did you guys think of the Caddilac CTS?
My question: Does our M's CD player play CD-Rs and CD-RWs? Or neither?
I did not buy any blank CD dics with the Burner until I know which one the M plays.
Also, what sites do I need to go to for download music?
Fastdriver: The Krispy Kremes were great! I bought a leftover dozen off 300Michael to take back to Tucson for we do not have KKs in Tucson.
Someone here (Race?) recommended http://www.kazaa.com/ for downloading MP3's. I haven't tried it but my son thinks it's great.
The Chrysler dealers around here were not very eager to make any deals. Plus many of them don't have PHP on their lots. And those who do, have the loaded with everything else and say "but this car is loaded with everything, I can't give you a good deal". Or if I want to lease - "but over the years the price has grown while the residual has dropped, I don't think I can give you a good lease deal". I don't understand these dealers - I have watched their inventory online and they had had the same cars on their lots for TWO months or longer. Do they EVER want to sell them?
So all that was putting too much stress on me. I would have continued shopping for a 300M but I checked out this Acura dealer and he gave me a good lease deal on the TL Type-S. That was actually a few weeks ago and I turned it down, hoping to find another 300M. But he called again the other day and offered an even slightly better deal. And he really showed that he wanted my business.
So I have a 48-month lease on Acura TL-S now. It is Aegean Blue with black interior. Very nice car, very nice ride, smooooooth transmission.
But I already miss my 300M. I miss the Auto headlights. I miss the courtesy lights for rear passengers (TL only has a dome light). I miss the trip computer (TL only has two trip-o-meters). I miss 300M's turning ability and readiness to fishtail a bit. I miss the adjustable rear headrests.
What I am going to miss the most is the 300M crowd in this forum. I think I am going to hang out here anyway.
gas strut trunk hinges.
key-hole in the trunk lid that was so convenient for closing the trunk.
Easyrider300M
300M is an amazing car. It is quite big yet it does not feel big. It accelerates well, especially with age. It handles really well, I would say unexpectedly well for its size. It pampers with luxury features. It has great visual style inside and out (I miss those gauges). And it is very practical with all that space, huge trunk, and folding rear seats.
http://www.losercars.com/images/loser17.jpg
Charger is great looking like the 300M, but......
tucsongil-
I was at that SAME Krispy Creme in Scottsdale when I was out there last year. I know right where you were. I had to go there because of all I had heard about them in this topic and in the early Zaino topic. We don't have any Krispy Cremes in CT either.
300michael-
Thanks for the pics. WOW! That must have been some sight! Seven beauties for sure! Did you attract a lot of attention from passers-by? Did they all have a Zaino shine? ;-))
ruski-
CONGRATULATIONS!! Great color for Zaino! I knew that if you drove one, you'd love it! You'll get used to all the missing gadgets like I did. I always did my gas mileage on a calculator anyway. As for the headlights, I leave mine on all the time. That way they will go on when you unlock the doors and go off when the key is out of the ignition for 30 seconds. You can snake the phone cord from the outlet in the console through the cupholder opening for the telephone or just use the one on the dash.
As for the lack of a trunk keyhole, I never used the key on the 300 anyway. On the Acura, I just reach in where the emergency handle is and close the trunk from that to avoid any fingerprints on the trunk. It's easy. I never really used the fold down seats anyway, so I don't miss that. There is another emergency trunk release behind the foldown armrest. The trunk hinges are kind of "old fashioned" these days, but the trunk is a little "bouncier" and not like dead weight.
I hope you have as good a time with that car as I'm having with mine. 10,300+ miles since 3/28/01 and loving every minute of it. Still always getting in the 20's for gas mileage since day one. Rarely got that with the 300. I don't drive 55 or I'd probably get closer to 30MPG.
You're going to love the 5-speed tranny and the TL's pep! Just break her in easy even though it's very difficult. When you do, let me know if you think it's as smooth and quiet as the Riv when you floor it. You'll love the slight "roar" from the duals.
Start taking some pics! Check out http://www.acura-tl.com
fastdriver
Just got back from the Az meet. Mike did a wonderful job of pulling this together and was a wonderful host.
I meandered back through Salt Creek Canyon and the VLA. So I took nine hours for a seven and a half hour drive. Trying to make up time at the end I picked up a ticket (77 in a 55 zone). I sure didn't see the 55 sign. Small towns still arrange to have speed traps. The trip was more than worth it.
I learned a lot and will start making the mods, Air Intake, plugs, and Duals. I recived word from Roger that I was choosen to do the Dyno runs while making the mods. I'll send all information to the club so look at the club pages. Roger and the board laid out a nice testing program as I step through the mods that should teach us a lot.
A GREAT BIG THANKS TO MIKE. I LOOK FORWARD TO OTHER MEETS.
Welcome to the world of the 300M. You'll be in love soon if not already.
As for autostick. You can switch in and out at any speed. It will show you current gear, usually 4th if you're moving along at any significant speed, and you can downshift accordingly for passing. When in autostick mode, the shift are firmer. My car shifts 2nd to 3rd much firmer than 1st to 2nd. It's programmed to be like in a sport mode so shift is quicker and more jerky. It will shift a little smoother if you're soft pedaling it, but who does that?
Other Autostick "features":
Autostick also prevents the downshifting when using cruise control, that is the downshifts it will do to hold speed when you are going DOWNHILL (Great in hilly areas). If you put enough load on the engine, the car will downshift from 4th to 3rd on occasion automatically, but will not shift back. As you come to a stop of slow down to preprogrammed speeds, the car will downshift back towards first automatically. It will also automatically upshift around 6500 rpm. If you are in the throttle too much, it will not shift into 4th gear from 3rd. Last one I can think of, it will not let you downshift to a gear it thinks you are driving to fast and would result in RPMs being too high.
Hope that helps.
-m
Autostick is also great when you need to quickly downshift and whoop someone.
On a different front - Tuscangil - the cd player will play CDR but not CDRW. Already tried it. I burn cd's all the time to make mixes I like. I got 200 cdrs for a little under $3 so it really doesn't matter As for where to d/l music, I'm not sure people should say here as it is illegal. you can email me if you'd like
Autostick - I use it frequently to downshift instead of breaking. It doesn't really have any benefit other than nothaving to move my feet off the gas. It does shift harder, but if you notice in D it will shift to 2nd and 3rd gear at very low rpm under normal driving
I purchased a 2001 300M about 1 month ago. It has given my nothing but problems, and the local dealers cannot figure out what is going on.
Every once in a while the car will start, run for 2 seconds, then die. After this the starter motor will not even turn over. After waiting about 1 day, the car will start and be fine for several days. The problem will then repeat itself.
Trip 1 to the dealer
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Dealer: You have a dead battery
Me: How can I have a dead battery if it starts fine then dies after several seconds..
Dealer: You have a dead battery. We will charge it overnight.
The car did start fine the next day.
Trip 2 to a different dealer:
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Dealer: You have a bad chip in your key:
Me: Ok lets replace it
The car did not start the next day (with several clients in the back seat...luckily one of them was able to drive me to the dealer after the tow truck came)
Trip 3 to the dealer:
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Dealer: We could not get the car to act up, so we can't fix it.
Me: (Time to start researching my local lemon laws)
Has anyone dealt with this? Perhaps you know what is causing this so I can tell the dealer what they need to know to fix this car. It fails to start about 1 out of every 5 times, when you wait a day, it probably will be able to start....only to fail later.
I really wanted to try to give an American-made sedan a chance. Unfortunately, things are not working out too well.
-M
Wanted to let you all know that I've been approachefd by Billet Grills to do a custom grill (and I think lower grill) for my M...
I need to work out the details, but I believe that they are going to use me as the Ginne pig on this..this should be a swithable deal..meaning that if you lease, you can pop out the Billet and put the factory one back in...
I will keep everybody posted on the outcome..and when I get pictures..I'll be sure to post them..
Just thought you all would like to know..
Why can't I be approached by someone to try something cool on my M? Maybe I'll go drive around Paxton for a while to see if I can get the attention of their supercharger group. lol
Looking at:
http://www.autostockinc.com/billetgrilleinstalls.html
I thought to myself, "These grilles don't look very good." But then when I saw the PT Cruiser pic, which I liked a lot, I thought, "It's not the grilles -- it's the ugly cars and trucks!"
It might be worth it, if it comes in black chrome. I hope the wings can stay on there somehow...
The CEO of American said this morning that people could cancel their flights with NO problems. Been watching the news since this morning. American has not been having good luck lately. Can't you see if they can switch you to Delta or some other airline? Check it out. Lots of people might be canceling. Same with the rental car once people hear the current news. More cars might become available.
Be careful.
fastdriver
There's no need to feel like you're doing something illicit when there're perfectly licit ways to go about it!
Oh, and after sampling the tunes on the artists' web sites, buy the CDs directly from them -- it's better for them.
Igor
I'm pretty sure that they will do two kinds..Full chrome, as well as Black chrome..which I think would look HOT!I'm not a member yet, but as soon as I join, I'll let everybody know..maybe I'll start a side buisness and sell these myself?? I'll give you a discount..don't worry!
I agree scotian..I think that most of them look ok..but the PT looked great..and I've seen some with...black chrome willl look hot!
Jack