Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations (Archived)

oldfarmer50 · May 2018

ab348 said:

stickguy said:
My rule of thumb is dogs are better than people. It works for me.
I agree, but with the codicil that cats are better than dogs, which is why I have cats (I like dogs too).

You cat made you say that didn't he?

oldfarmer50 · May 2018

jipster said:
Saw the comment below in a "Scams of Craigslist" blog. Seems fairly spot on. 90% of the ads in private party sales are from flippers and curbstoners. Out of that number, 50% are rebuilt, 40% are priced way below market value and highly suspicious. Some of the warning signs that I've noticed: having owned the car less than a year, military and going overseas, need bigger car for growing family, little to no information, licence plate blacked out, car is parked and photographed at either a Wal-Mart or out in God's country. I like to see a photograph of a car in someone's driveway..from someone who has owned the car for a couple years and has maintenance records. Wish I'd asked to see the title from the guy I almost bought a Mercury Milan from. Anyone else have any warning signs to add? Still looking for a car for my son.

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Robert
May 31, 2016 at 3:04 pm
I’m sure that must be the case. I’ve found that about 90% of cars listed on Craigslist in the “Private Party” section are actually dealers/flippers/curbstoners (look up that word). They probably buy a lot of their “stock” at auctions, but also from people like you, where they can talk you down a few hundred off your already too-low price, then flip it within a few days and pocket the difference. They never register the car in their own name – when they sell it, they tell the buyer that the name on the title (yours) is a friend or relative who is mysteriously not available. Dead giveaways for spotting these ads:
1) Pictures of the rear of the car show that there’s no license plate
2) Generic information like “runs good”, never any specific historical info like “I’ve driven it daily for the last xxx years”
3) No indication of any kind of the history of the car, only present-day observations, always in glowing “salesman-speak”
4) And the biggest dead giveaway of them all – the ever present phrases: “Cold AC”, and “Clean title in-hand” Whenever I see those, I go to the next ad.
If you’re not sure, contact them and ask: “Regarding your car on Craigslist, how long have you owned it? Do you have maintenance/repair records”? If they reply “which car”, or don’t reply at all, then skip that o

Another thing you can do is Google the contact phone number. Frequently it will trace back to a dealer or multiple other ads. There's also a federal site that lists VINs of totaled cars.

I was looking at a local ad for a cheap car that looked pretty decent but the phone traced back to what looked like a motorcycle gang hangout. Probably not a good place to visit with a pocket full of cash.

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Agree driver

jipster · May 2018

driver100 said:

Jipster if you see an ad like this watch out! This is not good either;

Looks like something Wonder Woman would be interested in...or the Invisible Man. ;-)

abacomike · May 2018

jipster said:

driver100 said:

Jipster if you see an ad like this watch out! This is not good either;

Looks like something Wonder Woman would be interested in...or the Invisible Man. ;-)

Or “Mr. Magoo” - the pic with 4 tires!

snakeweasel · May 2018

abacomike said:

@driver100:

“...another couple are extremely right wing...she wakes up to the National Anthem on Fox News every morning...”

Is that what determines how right wing an individual is? I would imagine if you did not wake up to the National Anthem on Fox News every morning but watched Fox News for “Special Report” with Bret Baier every night, you would be only slightly right wing!

There is absolutely no way I would bring myself to watch the National Anthem at 6:00 AM every morning on Fox News - but I never miss Bret Baier on “Special Report” at 6:00 PM. What does that say about my politics, driver?

I had enough getting up early for the National Anthem when I was in the service.

Now I get up when I want to, salute the flag in my bedroom, sing Lee Greenwoods "I'm proud to be an American" and bing watch "American Dad".

snakeweasel · May 2018

ab348 said:

My rule of thumb is dogs are better than people. It works for me.
I agree, but with the codicil that cats are better than dogs, which is why I have cats (I like dogs too).

Dogs are man's best friend.

Cats are man's weird annoying roommates.

snakeweasel · May 2018

driver100 said:

Jipster if you see an ad like this watch out! This is not good either;

Wait, that first ad, did I read that right 2.3 million miles on the odometer?

driver100 · May 2018

You read it right......Honda should buy it and use it in their ads..........it will really boost sales, must be a record!

oldfarmer50 · May 2018

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Jipster if you see an ad like this watch out!

This is not good either;

Wait, that first ad, did I read that right 2.3 million miles on the odometer?

I'm sure that's a typo but even 230k miles would be a no go for me. Usually they leave a zero off the milage in the ads for whatever reason. I've bought two CL cars, both low mileage Florida cars. Both are still on the road, one with another owner.

I look for local phone numbers (an Illinois number like on one i recently saw is a red flag). Has to have plates so you can test drive but covered up in the ad is not a deal breaker unless it turns out to be out of state. An older owner in a suburban area is a plus. Complete records are a double plus. Seller's name on the title is a must (not already filled out on the back).

snakeweasel · May 2018

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

Jipster if you see an ad like this watch out! This is not good either;

Wait, that first ad, did I read that right 2.3 million miles on the odometer?
I'm sure that's a typo but even 230k miles would be a no go for me. Usually they leave a zero off the milage in the ads for whatever reason. I've bought two CL cars, both low mileage Florida cars. Both are still on the road, one with another owner. I look for local phone numbers (an Illinois number like on one i recently saw is a red flag). Has to have plates so you can test drive but covered up in the ad is not a deal breaker unless it turns out to be out of state. An older owner in a suburban area is a plus. Complete records are a double plus. Seller's name on the title is a must (not already filled out on the back).

I am pretty sure its a typo too.

As for out of state phone numbers this day and age with people having cell phones as primary numbers people will move and just keep their current number.

My niece who moved here over 15 years ago still has her Colorado phone number. Our kids in Florida still use their Chicago area numbers even though they moved out of illinois 5 years ago.

As long as they keep their current carrier they can keep those numbers no matter where they move. Although I am not sure what happens if the move to a different country.

jmonroe · May 2018

snakeweasel said:

abacomike said:

@driver100:

“...another couple are extremely right wing...she wakes up to the National Anthem on Fox News every morning...”

Is that what determines how right wing an individual is? I would imagine if you did not wake up to the National Anthem on Fox News every morning but watched Fox News for “Special Report” with Bret Baier every night, you would be only slightly right wing!

There is absolutely no way I would bring myself to watch the National Anthem at 6:00 AM every morning on Fox News - but I never miss Bret Baier on “Special Report” at 6:00 PM. What does that say about my politics, driver?

I had enough getting up early for the National Anthem when I was in the service.

Now I get up when I want to, salute the flag in my bedroom, sing Lee Greenwoods "I'm proud to be an American" and bing watch "American Dad".

Once again I agree with you.

I did my Navy boot camp in the Summer of 1960 at the San Diego Recruit Center. Not there anymore but it was a huge center that bordered on the Marine Corp boot camp, Camp Pendleton.

I seem to remember being awakened from a sound sleep before 6 AM. Could barely see the flag at that time of the morning but we had no trouble hearing the blaring music. I'm sure if they got us up at say, 10 AM, the flag would have been even more beautiful with the music being the same.

Well, if nothing else we got up on the right side of the fence.

jmonroe

Michaell · May 2018

Dogs have owners.

Cats have staff.

That is all.

snakeweasel · May 2018

Michaell said:

Dogs have owners. Cats have staff. That is all.

Give a dog food, toys, a home and affection they will look at you and think "they must be gods".

Give a cat food, toys, a home and affection they will look at you and think "I must be a god".

Michaell · May 2018

Greetings from the Mountain West, where you see 3 seasons in a single day. Have had thunderstorms the past few days.

Still putting the house together, unpacking boxes, findng improvement projects.

Since moving in, we have made the following changes:

4 new ceiling fans
2 hose reels
Ramp for dogs up the stairs to the deck
temporary window well covers
fence off access to the underside of the deck
fence off access to both side yards
new curtains on 3 windows
install dog gates inside house to restrict access, as needed

Projects involving contractors, in progress:

Permanent window well covers
Closet organizers
Window coverings
New garage door opener - the current one seems quite underpowered and noisy
Radon mitigation
Duct cleaning
Storm / screen door on front door

We still have a number of boxes to unpack - mostly artwork, which takes time to figure out the right placement in the new house. But, progress is being made.

And, I'm losing my dachshunds in the yard, so it's time for me to unbox my new electric mower and trim the grass.

dino001 · May 2018

Non-local number would have been a flag 10-15 years ago. Today people no longer switch their cell-only number when they move, as there are no longer long-distance charges from cell to cell and landlines are disappearing. I still have one, don't really remember why...

jmonroe · May 2018

Michaell said:
Greetings from the Mountain West, where you see 3 seasons in a single day. Have had thunderstorms the past few days.

Still putting the house together, unpacking boxes, findng improvement projects.

Since moving in, we have made the following changes:

4 new ceiling fans
2 hose reels
Ramp for dogs up the stairs to the deck
temporary window well covers
fence off access to the underside of the deck
fence off access to both side yards
new curtains on 3 windows
install dog gates inside house to restrict access, as needed

Projects involving contractors, in progress:

Permanent window well covers
Closet organizers
Window coverings
New garage door opener - the current one seems quite underpowered and noisy
Radon mitigation
Duct cleaning
Storm / screen door on front door

We still have a number of boxes to unpack - mostly artwork, which takes time to figure out the right placement in the new house. But, progress is being made.

And, I'm losing my dachshunds in the yard, so it's time for me to unbox my new electric mower and trim the grass.

Whew, sounds like you should have never left the old place. Maybe in one of those unpacked boxes you'll find a key to the old place. If so, at least you won't be charged with breaking and entering, just entering.

jmonroe

28firefighter · May 2018

I use a Google Voice number with a Pittsburgh area code for all craigslist transactions. No less confusing than if I used my actual number, which is a Philadelphia suburb area code (same number since I was 16).

carnaught · May 2018

"Radon mitigation" @Michaell, did your house test positive for radon, or is this just a protective measure?

suydam · May 2018

Every house pretty much gets radon mitigation these days.

Michaell · May 2018

carnaught said:
"Radon mitigation" @Michaell, did your house test positive for radon, or is this just a protective measure?

It tested positive during the inspection. First house in the three I've owned that did so.

Looks like a number of houses in the development have them in place.

oldfarmer50 · May 2018

Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.

tbirdmarco · May 2018

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dS4aXd9SjK4

driver100 · May 2018

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.

And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.

jmonroe · May 2018

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.

You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe

explorerx4 · May 2018

Altima's have their good points, but never thought handling or ride(other than a smooth road) was very good.

carnaught · May 2018

Michaell said:

carnaught said:
"Radon mitigation" @Michaell, did your house test positive for radon, or is this just a protective measure?
It tested positive during the inspection. First house in the three I've owned that did so.

Looks like a number of houses in the development have them in place.

I hope your seller is paying for the mitigation of the issue or gave you an allowance to do so. Anyway, better to know about it and take the appropriate measures.

andres3 · May 2018

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe

We'll, if you took away half his posts, he'd still be a part of the distinguished 31 who have 10,000 posts or more.

You've got a ways to go to catch up!

xwesx · May 2018

jmonroe said:
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe

It's fine, regardless. You know that they really just wanted an "in" to be able to strike up a conversation with you. Maybe it is a good thing that your daily driver doesn't provide them with such an excuse!

jmonroe · May 2018

andres3 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe
We'll, if you took away half his posts, he'd still be a part of the distinguished 31 who have 10,000 posts or more.

You've got a ways to go to catch up!

I believe in quality not quantity, so I'm never going to hit that mark.

jmonroe

snakeweasel · May 2018

The truth about dealerships comes out.

pensfan83 · May 2018

@28firefighter

driver100 · May 2018

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe

I didn't miss that your rental was black...the car shown was black....just like yours. I didn't mention it, thought it was a given.

driver100 · May 2018

andres3 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe
We'll, if you took away half his posts, he'd still be a part of the distinguished 31 who have 10,000 posts or more.

You've got a ways to go to catch up!

I have over twice the number of post that JMonroe has, but he wins on actual verbiage. I think he is the champ for total words printed.

driver100 · May 2018

xwesx said:

jmonroe said:
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe
It's fine, regardless. You know that they really just wanted an "in" to be able to strike up a conversation with you. Maybe it is a good thing that your daily driver doesn't provide them with such an excuse!

Yeh, he doesn't get much attention with his wannabe.

28firefighter · May 2018

pensfan83 said:

@28firefighter

Many many many nights out spent there, Hems, and Garage Door. Well, and Ginzas early on. So depressing.

driver100 · May 2018

jmonroe said:

andres3 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe
We'll, if you took away half his posts, he'd still be a part of the distinguished 31 who have 10,000 posts or more.

You've got a ways to go to catch up!
I believe in quality not quantity, so I'm never going to hit that mark.

jmonroe

I'd say - when it comes to actual posting - quantity wins over quality.

jmonroe · May 2018

driver100 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe
I didn't miss that your rental was black...the car shown was black....just like yours. I didn't mention it, thought it was a given.

Once again you are misinformed, the car that was posted is blue NOT BLACK. Look at the specs if you don't believe me.

jmonroe

jmonroe · May 2018

driver100 said:

jmonroe said:

andres3 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe
We'll, if you took away half his posts, he'd still be a part of the distinguished 31 who have 10,000 posts or more.

You've got a ways to go to catch up!
I believe in quality not quantity, so I'm never going to hit that mark.

jmonroe
I'd say - when it comes to actual posting - quantity wins over quality.

I doubt that is in the Edmunds bylaws but you keep right on believing that.

jmonroe

Michaell · May 2018

carnaught said:

Michaell said:

carnaught said:
"Radon mitigation" @Michaell, did your house test positive for radon, or is this just a protective measure?
It tested positive during the inspection. First house in the three I've owned that did so.

Looks like a number of houses in the development have them in place.
I hope your seller is paying for the mitigation of the issue or gave you an allowance to do so. Anyway, better to know about it and take the appropriate measures.

We worked out what we believe was an equitable deal on the mitigation costs.

They will be here tomorrow, as well as the garage door folks.

On a positive note, I got to try out my new electric mower today. Cut that grass right down to size. I can see my dogs legs again when they are in the yard.

venture · May 2018

Michaell said:
Greetings from the Mountain West, where you see 3 seasons in a single day. Have had thunderstorms the past few days.

Still putting the house together, unpacking boxes, findng improvement projects.

Since moving in, we have made the following changes:

4 new ceiling fans
2 hose reels
Ramp for dogs up the stairs to the deck
temporary window well covers
fence off access to the underside of the deck
fence off access to both side yards
new curtains on 3 windows
install dog gates inside house to restrict access, as needed

Projects involving contractors, in progress:

Permanent window well covers
Closet organizers
Window coverings
New garage door opener - the current one seems quite underpowered and noisy
Radon mitigation
Duct cleaning
Storm / screen door on front door

We still have a number of boxes to unpack - mostly artwork, which takes time to figure out the right placement in the new house. But, progress is being made.

And, I'm losing my dachshunds in the yard, so it's time for me to unbox my new electric mower and trim the grass.

Man! You are busy.

BTW - If your garage door is sprung correctly, even a 1/8 HP motor would work OK.

driver100 · May 2018

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima.

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html

You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off.

You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@

jmonroe
I didn't miss that your rental was black...the car shown was black....just like yours. I didn't mention it, thought it was a given.
Once again you are misinformed, the car that was posted is blue NOT BLACK. Look at the specs if you don't believe me.

jmonroe

It looks black on my computer screen.

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Wow Michael you and your wife have your hands full with the new house enjoyed reading all about that above that you’ve done what you have to do

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Now now children enjoyed reading everything else above I Annesely thought the picture he posted could’ve been gray or brown but what do I know Ha ha ha

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Lol lol lol

abacomike · May 2018

driver100 said:

Hey Jipster, if you're still looking for a mid-size like the Milan/Fusion, you might look at the Nissan Altima. I've driven a bunch of them and they are nice cars. Peppy with crisp handling. A big improvement over Nissan's smaller vehicles like the Sentra. I like them better than the Maxima. https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/2012-nissan-altima/6583009364.html You were right about one thing, half the CL listings in your area are rebuilds.
And Jmonroe says they are good for picking up hot women.
You are twisting this around quite a bit. I never said that. What I said was that I got a few compliments when I had a 2015 Altima rental as the result of when Mrs. j's Subie was in the shop because a pickup truck whacked the right front fender in a parking lot and took off. You also missed the point that the rental was Black. I doubt that other colors would get as many compliments. I wonder what recourse Edmunds has with members who have incorrect posts? Maybe they can remove those posts. In your case, your post count would be less than half of what it shows now. :@ jmonroe
I didn't miss that your rental was black...the car shown was black....just like yours. I didn't mention it, thought it was a given.
Once again you are misinformed, the car that was posted is blue NOT BLACK. Look at the specs if you don't believe me. jmonroe
It looks black on my computer screen.

Maybe it’s time to trade that B&W monitor you have for a color flat-screen monitor!

nyccarguy · May 2018

tbirdmarco said:
Now now children enjoyed reading everything else above I Annesely thought the picture he posted could’ve been gray or brown but what do I know Ha ha ha

Very funny Marco! You made me laugh this morning!

imidazol97 · May 2018

I found a short review about the accident that dumped the Corvette off a wire trailer here on I75 on Monday morning.

The driver claimed he looked back and the trailer was fishtailing already. I looked at the accident scene for tire marks and there were none still showing. The article said the Covette was not tied down properly. You can see straps in the photo.

I wonder if the winds that day, it was windy, or the wind gusts from the semis pushed the relatively light trailer sideways and started the accident which ended up in a jackknife of the light pickup towing. I think the rig was not set up right and the pickup was too light on rear traction for the job.

The pickup was in the right hand lane of three lanes. There are sound barrier walls close to the highway just before where the accident occurred.

Does anyone know what about the towing setup may have been wrong?

The driver had sold the Corvette to someone and was delivering it to the new owner. LOL.

pensfan83 · May 2018

28firefighter said:
Many many many nights out spent there, Hems, and Garage Door. Well, and Ginzas early on. So depressing.

Antoon's Pizza was also a late night staple after Peters or Garage Door staple until I got food poisoning and refused to ever eat there again. $5 large pizzas though!

The morning show I listen to had the owner on and he said they had a great run but it was time to close shop and they weren't really interested in having anyone else take over the business.

28firefighter · May 2018

@pensfan83 We did Sorentos. They started doing large $5 pizzas as well after 8pm which was fine by me.

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