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'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
To be honest, it got to the point of diminishing returns. Now, I wash my cars with whatever car wash Costco had when I needed some. I use Zaino's AIO (all-in-one) product, and I'm done. Shine's as well, lasts a long.
Given that my cars are always garaged, I'm sure that helps with the long lasting shine and protection.
Then I read this article which makes some really good points;
IS AFTERMARKET GLASS AS GOOD AS OEM?
Some really good points were:
Insurance Companies OEM Versus Aftermarket Auto Glass Windshield Replacement Insurance Claims?
Auto Insurance policy language normally states that they will provide “Like Kind & Quality Replacement Parts” which includes auto glass. That means aftermarket auto glass, NOT OEM auto glass with the manufacturer name and logo stamp on the replacement window.
TIP: If your vehicle is less than two years old, many insurance companies will authorize an OEM windshield replacement. It also said if your car is fairly rare, OEM glass may be all that is available. BOTH APPLY TO MIKE.
What If Your Insurance Adjuster Is Telling You They Will Not Pay For OEM Glass?
The standard and legal answer is you can get the OEM windshield installed, but you will be responsible for the price difference.
When Will The Insurance Adjuster Approve OEM Glass?
Some insurance companies have a no exception rule while others do. This is something you should consider when you are considering one auto insurance company over another if an OEM auto glass window replacement is important to you.
Now I am confused....Look up is aftermarket windshield as good as OEM, when you sort it out let me know.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Nice dog, explorerx4. Here's my Akita Chow, Meggy May.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
You could ask the salesman to show you on their new and used lot if any windshields were replaced on the cars. Look in through the side window so you're looking through the front windshield and move your head and body so that things in the distance move from one part of the glass to adjacent parts and watch for the squiggles and wobbles. Especially obvious on things with straight lines like power lines and buildings.
The manufacturer may make the BMW-labeled stuff and the regular label, but the manufacturing specs don't have to be the same. On my leSabre with the heads up display and the inner coating it had, the label of the glass installed by Guardian was different than the original GM had put in. I could see some waves, but it was better than some replacements. On some inexpensive brand cars I see lots of squiggles on glass that I suspect is the OEM that came on the car, but might have been replacement.
I go by the glass maker Fuyao and they have a big pile of glass in a pit to be trucked away, where they destroy product that's not up to standard. I'm sure all of it isn't from line startup and shut down problems. (Fuyao uses part of the defunct local Moraine truck plant that GM closed after the UAW didn't protect the IBEW workers in the GM size reduction.)
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Up here Honda is moving vehicles at a dizzying pace, especially the Civic, with some relatively aggressive lease numbers but nothing like those. The Civic here has a semi-permanent $750 incentive available and lease numbers around or under $300/mo w/o anything much up front, which for this market are very good. It is an attractive offer compared to most of the competition. Even Hyundai, which has a reputation as willing to do almost anything to move the metal, still show ridiculously high numbers on their website. If there are deals to be had on them, you need to go in and grind away with their somewhat sleazy dealers here.
I looked at the new Civic on the dealer lot here a week or two ago and I can see the appeal. If you can get past the overdone exterior, the interior on the Touring model looks rather nice for the money and the car seems to be roomy inside. I just don't understand why the hatch model needed to have such an awful roofline compared to the sedan. The sedan trunk opening appears to be too small for much except grocery bags. Just give it a hatch and be done with it.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
However, that could make for a good business for hoopty type vehicles. If you have an older car that isn't worth a whole lot, my business plan calls for me to find one at a wreckers and then my experts install it for a fraction of the cost of a new one.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Yeah, the posted payments are pretty aggressive, but the down payment requirements change the deal.
As @qbrozen said, the Fit is not that bad of a deal. I didn't run the numbers for all the other ads, but I suspect they are in-line with what I'm seeing posted in the forums.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I think the hatchback above has some pizzaz for a lower priced car. The sedan below looks like it was designed by about 12 different people....each one worked on their section without consulting the others;
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I missed the ding problem....I assume this is a windshield problem. Take it to Safelite, for under $120 they at least fill it so the windshield has it's strength and it will probably save it from spreading. They may or may not notice when you return it.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
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I supose a used front might have to be examined for pitting but for a normal non-HUD I'd go used again.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Called the the 2 nearby tire stores and they both had several hour waits to repair a tire, so I checked with the corner gas station (they have a good reputation for service work) and the guy told me to stop by around 2:00.
Roll in at 2:00 and sure enough he is free, I tell him the issue and he goes to the other side and as luck would have it the screw was visible, in fact right at the top of the tire. He looks at it, pulls back on the screw a bit and we immediately hear the rush of air, so yup that is the leak. No problem he says, in fact I can fix it right here without taking the tire off.
So he pulls the screw, cleans the hole, inserts/glues in a plug and tops off the air pressure and I am off. 15 minutes tops.
It has been ages since I had a tire repaired, but I recall having them plugged before and never having an issue...however my neighbor tells me that plugs are terrible and I should have it patched. Of course I google it and see several conflicting articles, plugs are terrible, may last a few hundred miles, plugs are fine should last the life of the tire, etc, etc.
My question to all of you, does anybody have direct experience of a plug failing?
I don't think either one looks particularly bad although they were designed for two different markets. If I was a 20 something boi racer I'd be drooling over the hatchback with thoughts of how to fit a giant muffler on it.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Yea, pretty much like that. All sort of cars that had been in varying degrees of wrecks, front clips almost dragging on the road, fenders caved in and then pried back so the wheels could turn.
I believe a requirement for joining Trump's cabinet is to have the financial means to get a Dodge Neon up to 100,000 miles. I only got to 65,000 so I won't be on the cabinet anytime soon.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I had a Chrysler 300 rental with a similar issue - fuel door button near the door panel pocket, every time I put something in it, I would hit the button and open the fuel door.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Just this weekend coming back from the shore I picked up a hook in one of the Enclave's tires. Little mom and pop gas station had me on my way in 20 mins. I didn't even have to take the family out of the car. If had to patched it would have been a much longer process.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Plugs are fine. I've used 2 different kinds over the years and neither has ever failed. And I have done a few with the tire still on the car.
I actually wonder if failures are due to leaving the excess sticking out. I'd rather not have the pavement pounding away on the end of the plug. I have always trimmed them down to below the tread.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
yes, my guess is somewhere in that 180-190 zip code depending on the MF and your local DMV fees. Most leases have some sort of Acqusition/bank fee.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2021 Genesis G90
I lived in SC for 5 years (early '92 to early '97) and I saw quite a few cars that would never be on PA roads because they could not have passed the annual PA state inspection.
The first year I was there I asked some of the locals where I should take my car for inspection and was told to take it to an old time gas station that actually did service work on cars and it just happened to be very close to where I lived, so that's where I went.
I pulled into this run down station and parked right in front of the big plate glass window and went inside. There were 3 guys there and I asked if I could make an appointment for an inspection because I didn't want to drop it off then come back for it. The guy who owned the place said, "on that car right there" as he pointed to it (this was my '80 Park Ave). I said yes. He then says, "go out to the car and turn on your lights. When I raise my arm, turn on the high beams and when I lower my arm turn them off". I did what he said then he motioned to me to come back into the station, so I did. He starts to right up the sticker and I said, "is that it"? He said, "yep, that's it. Your car looks like it's in pretty nice shape so I'm not going to spend any more time with it". Then one of the other guys laughingly says, "you don't have to feel all that proud about your car, although it is in nice shape. He doesn't check too much more than that on very many cars he inspects".
Given state inspections were a total farce in SC at that time and everyone knew it, including the state legislators, the state did away with them by the time I was due for another one the next year (maybe it was the following year, not sure now). In any case that was the end of state inspections in SC.
I lived in a town close to Augusta GA, so I was in GA quite a few times so I saw a lot of what you are talking about, and so I was told, GA never had state inspections.
I guess you might say, "misery loves company".
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'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
I have no idea when my car will be returned to me.
2021 Genesis G90
My car has an auto trunk feature. If you stand right behind if for the think 3 seconds, it pops open. Just a little, so you still have to grab the lid to raise it. Seems pointless.
After finding it open a few times, I turned the feature off.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I think the tire industry has a lobby with a lot of clout. It seems tire shops are afraid to be sued over anything that happens.