Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

tbirdmarco · October 2016

@nyccarguy That is good to no. Have sat in one menny times at dealers like them my selfe lol. He is leary to bye an ford lol. Told him take an chance every car brand has the chance to have problems no mater the brand if you like it bye it.

Sandman6472 · October 2016

Discussed with my indie guy last Thursday about swapping out the battery but we agreed that at the 2 year mark, I'd come back and get an Interstate one. Well Plan A was thrown out the window Monday morning so went with Plan B. Need to be flexible in life I've found. Now off to T P with the Accent so they can take it to Tampa sometime next week it seems. The Accent has a cd player so am happy for that at least as she never signed up for SiriusXm after the trial period ended. Can't believe she's had it 8 years come Thanksgiving weekend. Still drives great but the paint on the roof is a bit tired looking even after the detail. Next time, think I'll have him use some clay on it to see if it can be brought back to life. Who knows, if she gets a job soon, she might just want something a bit newer...she's always loved a Mini Cooper.

The Sandman

nyccarguy · October 2016

Marcothecarguy1986 said:
@nyccarguy That is good to no. Have sat in one menny times at dealers like them my selfe lol. He is leary to bye an ford lol. Told him take an chance every car brand has the chance to have problems no mater the brand if you like it bye it.

Also to add to the pro Ford argument. My Mother In Law is on her 2nd Flex Lease. She LOVES it. Not a single problem. There is a poster here @explorerx4 who has bought and traded a few Fusions, Escapes, & a Fiesta over the years.

kyfdx · October 2016

stickguy said:
my BIL just bought his new Jaguar from a dealer in Ct (not sure where). They did all the DMV work. collected the taxes and got the registration (and I assume plates) and mailed them to him.

IMO, whether dealers do that is related to how close they are to the other state. I got my car in PA, but very close to Jersey so they did all the legal work. just like if I bought it in Jersey.

N. Jersey dealers do it all the time too.

If you lease through the captive finance company of the manufacturer, then they have to do all of the legwork, no matter where purchased or registered. I leased a car in Maryland, and BMWFS uses a service to do the title/registration work. When they are all done, they send it to you, and you go get your plates.

stever · October 2016

Update on Edmunds Content

stickguy · October 2016

A new platform. Yeah, nothing ever goes wrong there!

Also tends to put more dinosaurs out to pasture.

kyfdx · October 2016

stickguy said:
A new platform. Yeah, nothing ever goes wrong there!

Also tends to put more dinosaurs out to pasture.

What could go wrong?

xwesx · October 2016

Yay! Let's keep life exciting, shall we?!

Karen_S · October 2016

It's always an adventure.

stickguy · October 2016

well, if everyone gets reset to zero, maybe Craig will come back!

ab348 · October 2016

Wow, putting Vanilla Forums out to pasture already?

This part concerns me:

Forums / Comments / Consumer Reviews: Early next year, a new community platform is coming that will allow for easier, better (and better-looking) commenting with better visibility into the conversations you have deemed the most important.

I don't know what it means but I suspect it is not good for the future of the forums as we know them.

corvette · October 2016

I'm headed to NOLA and Houston in a couple of weeks. Has anyone here beeen, and do you care to share any recommendations for things to do or places to eat? (FWIW, my traveling companion and I are both allergic to shellfish, so a lot of the "local flavor" may be lost on us.)

PF_Flyer · October 2016

I understand that reaction. Been the same on every change I've been through over the last 15 years. I would only point out that WE are the forums/community and not the software we happen to be using.

kyfdx · October 2016

corvette said:
I'm headed to NOLA and Houston in a couple of weeks. Has anyone here beeen, and do you care to share any recommendations for things to do or places to eat? (FWIW, my traveling companion and I are both allergic to shellfish, so a lot of the "local flavor" may be lost on us.)

We went to NOLA, last year.

The WWII museum is very cool. And, while I enjoy history, I'm not really a WWII buff.
We ate and drank (a lot). Do you want restaurant recommendations? There is a lot of great food there, while still avoiding shellfish.

sda · October 2016

Café du Monde is a must. Chalmette battle field, plantation and Oak Alley are worthwhile if you can travel around New Orleans some.

nyccarguy · October 2016

I can log in from my PC at work, but not on my iphone.

stickguy · October 2016

Houston? Stay with Henry. Just watch your car in his driveway.

stickguy · October 2016

I take those cryptic comments about the new direction to mean Twitter style, and geared toward mobile.

xwesx · October 2016

henryn said:
You better believe it. The total bill was a little over $2,300. The parts were less than 50%, the major part of the cost was "paint labor", matching the paint and painting the new parts.

I missed what happened. Someone stole pieces of your truck from your driveway?!

henryn · October 2016

xwesx said:

henryn said:
You better believe it. The total bill was a little over $2,300. The parts were less than 50%, the major part of the cost was "paint labor", matching the paint and painting the new parts.

I missed what happened. Someone stole pieces of your truck from your driveway?!

A little over a month ago. Overnight, me in the house asleep, someone stole the hood and left front (drivers side) quarterpanel (light assembly). Truck was locked, they unlocked it with no damage and no sign of how they unlocked it. Removed everything very neatly. Even unplugged all of the wiring harnesses rather than cutting the wires. Took all of the nuts bolts and washers.

corvette · October 2016

kyfdx said:
Do you want restaurant recommendations?

Sure, I appreciate it!

qbrozen · October 2016

Salesperson at the Lexus dealer texted me to let me know they sold the white EX35 I drove. Oh well. Saved me from having to tell him I have found better deals elsewhere.

Sandman6472 · October 2016

Commander's Palace is great, Camilla Grill in Uptown on the trolly line. Brennan's in the Quarter, of course Cafe' Du Monde. We went to a great place across the bridge during graduation week, think it was Ruth's Something, can't remember now but outstanding. Do the Sunday brunch at Brennan's if possible, outstanding!!! A lot of new stuff in Uptown from what I've heard and also the Garden District, lived there senior year on Seventh St., right near Magazine St., Archie Manning and family lived about 3 doors down. Absolutely an outstanding city and hope to go back someday. take a trolley ride to Uptown and visit the zoo and the Tulane campus right across the street on St. Charles Ave. I could go on but ask some folks who've been there recently. Check some guide books, a lot has changed since the early 70's when I lived there.

The Sandman

Sandman6472 · October 2016

Accent is fine now but wheel shakes at around 72 or so, they didn't rebalance the tires so am going back at 7 a m for them to do it. Pollen filter was awful so swapped that out, need to replace the brake fluid but waiting till we hit 30K. Brakes were fine with 70% left. Now it's ready for it's road trip to Tampa next week. Nice little vehicle and suspect she'll keep it awhile longer since the miles are so super low for an 8 year old vehicle.

The Sandman

corvette · October 2016

Thanks, one of my friends also recommended Commander's Palace. Are you thinking of Ruth's Chris? We have one of those in Louisville and it's great. Actually have a gift card there that I need to use.

That reminds me, I'm a AAA member, but almost forgot to order their free guide books. I'll do that now!

Sandman6472 · October 2016

No, that's not it, been so long I can't remember now but the food was outrageous as I recall and we had to wait to my folks came out so they could take us. We college kids couldn't afford it back then! Great city!!

The Sandman

stever · October 2016

I'd hit Antoine's just to say you've been there. If the Cafe du Monde is nuts, try the Morning Call. N.O. will spoil you, we have chicory in our coffee every pot.

Sat in a couple of Volts today, really liked the two-toned leather in the Premier.

Sandman6472 · October 2016

My middle girl passed her pharmacy boards and is now able to work as a pharmacist if she chooses. Been a long 4 years but now, time to find a job!! And then move out again, glad she came back for awhile but, nice to be empty nesters! Not used to someone always being around on my n/s days, lol!! We are thrilled for her and with her bio/chem background, she should be able to find an excellent position somewhere near I hope.

The Sandman

stickguy · October 2016

hopefully my daughter gets a summer internship up here this coming summer, and if she does, means living at home. last year she worked down at college in NC so lived there, so it has been a long time since we actually had a kid living here for more than a few weeks over a holiday!

kyfdx · October 2016

corvette said:

kyfdx said:
Do you want restaurant recommendations?
Sure, I appreciate it!

Cochon Butcher for lunch. Sister restaurant is Cochon, upscale, but I haven't eaten there.

kyfdx · October 2016

kyfdx said:

corvette said:

kyfdx said:
Do you want restaurant recommendations?
Sure, I appreciate it!
Cochon Butcher for lunch. Sister restaurant is Cochon, upscale, but I haven't eaten there.

Domenica, in The Roosevelt Hotel. Wood fired pizzas and roasted cauliflower (whole head w/feta and honey)

kyfdx · October 2016

kyfdx said:

corvette said:

kyfdx said:
Do you want restaurant recommendations?
Sure, I appreciate it!
Cochon Butcher for lunch. Sister restaurant is Cochon, upscale, but I haven't eaten there.

Boucherie, if you like contemporary cuisine.

tbirdmarco · October 2016

@nyccarguy Good to no all of this. Love the flex to as whell if could drive would have had one from years ago. eather you love the flex or you don't. have sat in an few over the years at the dealers and the new York auto show. Bye what you like and what is practical for your neads to lol. no matter what it is you only live once!

tbirdmarco · October 2016

@sandman_6472 SO trew have to be very flixabal in life.

tbirdmarco · October 2016

all this talk of food. making me hungery. have to go to the citys one day! and go to all of these restorants!.

Sandman6472 · October 2016

They rebalanced all four wheels earlier and seems to have solved the issue. Was fun driving her Accent for a few days but I want my Golf back! Never knew how much I missed it after not driving it for these last few days. Got the 3 year alignment policy yesterday as I think it's a bit out but luckily the tires are wearing pretty evenly. My guy is pushing to replace the Continentals with Bridgestone Serenity tires...he even likes run flats but all I want is a tire that's great in the wet stuff and will have a fairly high tread wear rating. Mentioned a Milestar tire, Hertz uses a ton of these as replacement ones, but he said they're crap, low end units. The ones I've been seeing have real meat on them and a very aggressive tread pattern to minimize hydroplaning, exactly what I want. But with probably 5/32 to 6/32 left on the current sneakers, will wait about 6 months to address this issue.
Now, I need to figure out which extended warranty from Fidelity I want, leaning towards a 4 year plan, just need to decide on the mileage number. Figuring on 90K because figure by that time, I'll want something new. At this juncture, just not wanting anything that badly to be honest. And the prospect of maybe getting $14K or a little bit higher for it just seems dumb, worth more to me than that. Luckily, whatever warranty I decide on, it's transferrable if I do sell it privately. Even though I really like the MB CLA and GLA, the Mini Cooper and BMW 3 Series, just not willing to spend what it'll take to get into any of those. And maybe CPO is the way to go next time, let someone else deal with the initial depreciation. Especially on a luxury brand like those mentioned above, new might just not be the best way to go. Am sure i can find a lightly used cream puff out there in South Florida.

The Sandman

sda · October 2016

sandman_6472 said:
No, that's not it, been so long I can't remember now but the food was outrageous as I recall and we had to wait to my folks came out so they could take us. We college kids couldn't afford it back then! Great city!!

The Sandman

I believe you are thinking about LeRuth's. It had a great reputation. Larry, one of the owner's son, was in my Boy Scout troop. This was around '71-74. Unfortunately LeRuth's is no longer.

kyfdx · October 2016

New Orleans:

Ruby Slipper has great breakfast/brunch. A little pricey and busy, but the food is top-notch. I think there are multiple locations in NOLA.

qbrozen · October 2016

Love this color combo

28firefighter · October 2016

qbrozen said:
Love this color combo

White over brown leather might just be my favorite color combination.

Seems pricey, no?

stickguy · October 2016

Love the colors. That one is just a little south of me. Looks clean, but they have had it sitting a long time based on carfax. 8 months!

I really like brown interior. My son is shopping the A3, and has to be chestnut guts. He finally decided he likes the cosmos (dark) blue paint with it, not just medium gray. IMO a wise Choice. Matches must better, and really stunning. And much less common.

qbrozen · October 2016

Its the right asking price. Purchase price is probably around $24.5-$25k.

stickguy · October 2016

For 24k, I could live with it. Still under warranty for a while.

28firefighter · October 2016

I didn't notice it was a 2013. That makes more sense.

stickguy · October 2016

or for another 10K, get a 2017 with extended wheelbase!

28firefighter · October 2016

GTI Update:
Car remains at the VW dealer. As of today, they have replaced the DSG shifter and shifter base, performed the fuel system recall, and taken it on a 100 mile test drive to check fuel economy. I'll have official results this afternoon, but the service lead who is working with me has the exact same car and said the fuel use appeared to be excessive, but they have to fill the tank and do the official calculation for VW before reporting the results back.

VW will not consider my replacement request until the current set of repairs is complete - but its already been out of service over half of the month, so depending how long any other repairs will take, I'll start making noise to move the process along.

qbrozen · October 2016

stickguy said:
or for another 10K, get a 2017 with extended wheelbase!

oh sure! Only the cost of another fun car! ;b

xwesx · October 2016

Wow; that's insane, Henry! But, at least they were polite about it. LOL

Karen_S · October 2016

NOLA recommendations:

Brennan's - breakfast specifically. It's pricey, but worth it. Probably need to make reservations.

Court of Two Sisters - Jazz brunch buffet. Again, most likely need to make reservations.

It's been a few years since I was there, but those two are on my list if I ever make it there again.

nyccarguy · October 2016

@qbrozen - that brown leather interior is very pretty. I dig it.

Thanks for the update @28firefighter!

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