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driver100 · May 2018

It was probably because GM cars aren't balanced properly!

Actually, I have seen a small trailer start to sway, it happened in Florida. The guy did a small zig zag move and the trailer starts oscillating from side to side, and it got worse the more he tried to correct it.

Some people drive trailers who should not be doing it....it requires some skill.

driver100 · May 2018

abacomike said:

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jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

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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.

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

On the Edmunds site it looks dark charcoal....on CL it looks lighter gray or actually bluish gray.

I think it is two different cars!

driver100 · May 2018

btw....I have a 22 inch HP monitor.

JMonroe probably has a wannabe monitor;

Mr_Shiftright · May 2018

Michaell said:

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.

What brand of electric mower did you buy?

Mr_Shiftright · May 2018

imidazol97 said:
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.

That's going to be interesting. If money didn't change hands yet, then who owns the car?

Mr_Shiftright · May 2018

Speaking of which, has anyone ever heard of auto insurance that offers replacement value of a new car if yours is totaled?

snakeweasel · May 2018

Mr_Shiftright said:

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.
That's going to be interesting. If money didn't change hands yet, then who owns the car?

If money hasn't changed hands and the car is still in the sellers possession then the seller still owns the car.

dino001 · May 2018

Mr_Shiftright said:
Speaking of which, has anyone ever heard of auto insurance that offers replacement value of a new car if yours is totaled?

Yes. Allstate, Liberty Mutual, probably others. Usually it's first year or couple of years from date of first purchase (day in service). There are limitations. When I had Allstate, the agent said it covered both collision and comprehensive with some exception, such as fire and other conditions that could be created by the owner. I joked that if my car was totalled by a fallen tree, then it would have been covered with that replacement rider, but if the tree caused a rupture in the gas tank or electrical short that consumed the car, it would not.

I also heard of rider offering replacement with "same" model one year newer. The issue is of course the features. I remember somebody here (driver was it?) described their fight with insurance on the "equivalent" replacement, as the equipment packages changed (but kept same names) and it created a lot bad feelings.

Mr_Shiftright · May 2018

Interesting. I suspect this type of policy is considerably more expensive?

dino001 · May 2018

The rider wasn't that much at Allstate, it was a part of a larger package anyway. Consider the risk vs. the actual payout difference. Only for a year or two, only, a few thousands. How often does that happen, anyway? Liberty Mutual has it standard and they were expensive, when quoting years ago.

BTW, with those you still pay the deductible, but they may take on themselves to buy you that new car. As I said, it may work both ways.

So you've never seen LM commercials tauting this feature?

ab348 · May 2018

I have that rider on my policy, I think it is for the first 2 years. It came standard.

abacomike · May 2018

Mr_Shiftright said:

Interesting. I suspect this type of policy is considerably more expensive?

I have Liberty Mutual and they do offer new car replacement - but only on one year old cars or newer and, yes, it is more expensive which is why I never carried it when I bought my cars.

Since I am leasing this car, I don’t need anything like it since MB leases have gap insurance included in the lease agreement.

suydam · May 2018

driver100 said:
btw....I have a 22 inch HP monitor.

JMonroe probably has a wannabe monitor;

That looks like quite the relic! Positively Pleistocene!

Mr_Shiftright · May 2018

dino001 said:
The rider wasn't that much at Allstate, it was a part of a larger package anyway. Consider the risk vs. the actual payout difference. Only for a year or two, only, a few thousands. How often does that happen, anyway? Liberty Mutual has it standard and they were expensive, when quoting years ago.

BTW, with those you still pay the deductible, but they may take on themselves to buy you that new car. As I said, it may work both ways.

So you've never seen LM commercials tauting this feature?

I have not, but I'll check it out.

driver100 · May 2018

Mr_Shiftright said:
Interesting. I suspect this type of policy is considerably more expensive?

Dino is right...I had full replacement value insurance on my 2015 E400. I did have a hassle collecting the full amount, there was a dispute about changes in option packages - it was also a really poor adjuster who didn't seem to care, and had left before it got resolved. The new adjuster got it through quickly and was sorry for the delays I had.

Cost is very inexpensive....it was about $60 when I bought it for the 2015 car, it has gone up to $100 on my new car....but, it is definitely worth it.........I could have been out $20 or $30K

I was thinking about it, cost is lower than you think, because of all the people who pay $60, how many are in the sweet spot to collect.

btw....the waste truck totalled my E400....about $72000, but, I figure he got off lucky, could have been loss of life or limbs involved.

driver100 · May 2018

IMHO - He whose name is on the ownership papers is in possession of the car.

Mr_Shiftright · May 2018

driver100 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:
Interesting. I suspect this type of policy is considerably more expensive?
Dino is right...I had full replacement value insurance on my 2015 E400. I did have a hassle collecting the full amount, there was a dispute about changes in option packages - it was also a really poor adjuster who didn't seem to care, and had left before it got resolved. The new adjuster got it through quickly and was sorry for the delays I had.

Cost is very inexpensive....it was about $60 when I bought it for the 2015 car, it has gone up to $100 on my new car....but, it is definitely worth it.........I could have been out $20 or $30K

I was thinking about it, cost is lower than you think, because of all the people who pay $60, how many are in the sweet spot to collect.

btw....the waste truck totalled my E400....about $72000, but, I figure he got off lucky, could have been loss of life or limbs involved.

Well let's say you did an outright purchase on a $45,000 car. After say a year or 15 months, you're going to take a $6K--$8K hit on that car.

So a replacement cost policy is definitely worth it, should you suffer a total loss when the car is relatively new.

driver100 · May 2018

One very nice thing about full replacement insurance to think about.
The insurance company will find it hard to undervalue your car - since they have to replace it the same.
And, I got a few extras on this car because they came in a package...that had the features I had on the 2015 car.

oldfarmer50 · 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.

Do you have Sandy soil in your neighborhood? Sand can let radon seep in from the rock below while clay tends to seal it in.

explorerx4 · May 2018

Interesting topic about replacement vehicle insurance.
What happens if you buy a last year model and it is totaled within the covered period?

Mr_Shiftright · May 2018

You mean if you bought it as a new car?

dino001 · May 2018

explorerx4 said:
Interesting topic about replacement vehicle insurance.
What happens if you buy a last year model and it is totaled within the covered period?

I believe they should replace it with the new model. The fight may be on the equipment level. Another possibility is to give you cash value as it was at the purchase time, whether it's MSRP or "market value" it's probably a matter of negotiation.

jmonroe · May 2018

driver100 said:
btw....I have a 22 inch HP monitor.

JMonroe probably has a wannabe monitor;

I've been looking all over for that. :@

jmonroe

explorerx4 · May 2018

What if there is no direct replacement model?
Say you buy a last year Taurus? I think 2019 will be the last year with no replacement.
Maybe the actuaries figure that into how much the rider costs.

oldfarmer50 · May 2018

explorerx4 said:
Altima's have their good points, but never thought handling or ride(other than a smooth road) was very good.

Not sports car crisp but good. Ride is on par with Fusion, perhaps a bit harsher.

driver100 · May 2018

explorerx4 said:
What if there is no direct replacement model?
Say you buy a last year Taurus? I think 2019 will be the last year with no replacement.
Maybe the actuaries figure that into how much the rider costs.

Maybe, but they couldn't know in every case if a model will be brought back the following year. My guess, and it is only a guess, is they would give you a similar car that would have cost the same as your original car was...at the time. For example, replace a $40000 2016 Taurus, with a 2019 Impala that would have been $40000 in 2016.

tbirdmarco · May 2018

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qD1x_egMgZU

tbirdmarco · May 2018

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ15P1hTL7Y

jmonroe · May 2018

driver100 said:

explorerx4 said:
What if there is no direct replacement model?
Say you buy a last year Taurus? I think 2019 will be the last year with no replacement.
Maybe the actuaries figure that into how much the rider costs.
Maybe, but they couldn't know in every case if a model will be brought back the following year. My guess, and it is only a guess, is they would give you a similar car that would have cost the same as your original car was...at the time. For example, replace a $40000 2016 Taurus, with a 2019 Impala that would have been $40000 in 2016.

Who other than @imidazol97 would be satisfied with a Chevy when they had a Ford?

jmonroe

nyccarguy · May 2018

I’m not sure how many of you have heard, but @sandman_6472 has been laid up in the hospital for a few days and nobody has heard from @graphicguy in a while.

sda · May 2018

nyccarguy said:
I’m not sure how many of you have heard, but @sandman_6472 has been laid up in the hospital for a few days and nobody has heard from @graphicguy in a while.

Thanks for letting us know. I hope they are ok and/or getting better.

Sandman6472 · May 2018

Just got home from hospital/rehab yesterday. Had septis and pnemonia then gall stones and finally they took the gall bladder out since the white count was through the roof. Am exhausted to say the least so taking a six week vacation, a plan to do nothing at all, work gave me the time off. Am super tired all the time to. Fell in the hospital a few times and also in the house so my wife said enough and called the paramedics. Took my cane away and using a walker 24/7 as of now but need the rest. The world will be just fine until I get back to Hertz.

The Sandman

tbirdmarco · May 2018

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hLj81E9ZGkw

oldfarmer50 · May 2018

sandman_6472 said:
Just got home from hospital/rehab yesterday. Had septis and pnemonia then gall stones and finally they took the gall bladder out since the white count was through the roof. Am exhausted to say the least so taking a six week vacation, a plan to do nothing at all, work gave me the time off. Am super tired all the time to. Fell in the hospital a few times and also in the house so my wife said enough and called the paramedics. Took my cane away and using a walker 24/7 as of now but need the rest. The world will be just fine until I get back to Hertz.

The Sandman

Glad to hear that you're on the mend.

Now let's hear from GG. Hope he was just busy buying a new car.

driver100 · May 2018

oldfarmer50 said:

sandman_6472 said:
Just got home from hospital/rehab yesterday. Had septis and pnemonia then gall stones and finally they took the gall bladder out since the white count was through the roof. Am exhausted to say the least so taking a six week vacation, a plan to do nothing at all, work gave me the time off. Am super tired all the time to. Fell in the hospital a few times and also in the house so my wife said enough and called the paramedics. Took my cane away and using a walker 24/7 as of now but need the rest. The world will be just fine until I get back to Hertz.

The Sandman
Glad to hear that you're on the mend.+1

Now let's hear from GG. Hope he was just busy buying a new car. +1

We need a roll call every morning.

driver100 · May 2018

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

explorerx4 said:
What if there is no direct replacement model?
Say you buy a last year Taurus? I think 2019 will be the last year with no replacement.
Maybe the actuaries figure that into how much the rider costs.
Maybe, but they couldn't know in every case if a model will be brought back the following year. My guess, and it is only a guess, is they would give you a similar car that would have cost the same as your original car was...at the time. For example, replace a $40000 2016 Taurus, with a 2019 Impala that would have been $40000 in 2016.
Who other than @imidazol97 would be satisfied with a Chevy when they had a Ford?

jmonroe

You can have a similarly priced Chrysler 300 or a Wannabe as long as it is the same price.

driver100 · May 2018

explorerx4 said:
What if there is no direct replacement model?
Say you buy a last year Taurus? I think 2019 will be the last year with no replacement.
Maybe the actuaries figure that into how much the rider costs.

Another question comes to mind. What if you bought a 2015 about 3 months after the 2016's come out....you may have saved $1000s, so, do you get a new 2018?

abacomike · May 2018

sandman_6472 said:

Just got home from hospital/rehab yesterday. Had septis and pnemonia then gall stones and finally they took the gall bladder out since the white count was through the roof. Am exhausted to say the least so taking a six week vacation, a plan to do nothing at all, work gave me the time off. Am super tired all the time to. Fell in the hospital a few times and also in the house so my wife said enough and called the paramedics. Took my cane away and using a walker 24/7 as of now but need the rest. The world will be just fine until I get back to Hertz. The Sandman

Glad to hear you are healing. Being Septic is very serious - thank God they were able to overcome the infection. I pray you fully recover quickly and are able to continue in your life travels where you left off.

suydam · May 2018

abacomike said:

sandman_6472 said:

Just got home from hospital/rehab yesterday. Had septis and pnemonia then gall stones and finally they took the gall bladder out since the white count was through the roof. Am exhausted to say the least so taking a six week vacation, a plan to do nothing at all, work gave me the time off. Am super tired all the time to. Fell in the hospital a few times and also in the house so my wife said enough and called the paramedics. Took my cane away and using a walker 24/7 as of now but need the rest. The world will be just fine until I get back to Hertz.

The Sandman

Glad to hear you are healing. Being Septic is very serious - thank God they were able to overcome the infection. I pray you fully recover quickly and are able to continue in your life travels where you left off.

+1.

Michaell · May 2018

Mr_Shiftright said:

Michaell said:

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.
What brand of electric mower did you buy?

Kobalt, which I think is the Lowe's house brand.

Michaell · May 2018

oldfarmer50 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.
Do you have Sandy soil in your neighborhood? Sand can let radon seep in from the rock below while clay tends to seal it in.

The first house was on a mesa - pretty solid rock (they had to blast to create basements for the houses that had them).

The second house was on clay - we were pretty close to a major creek in Colorado, and I could never get the grass to grow well.

The new house, I suspect, is on more loose soil, hence the radon issue.

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Glad to hear from you Cindy and that you were getting better yes should we call every day

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Lol lol lol

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Hopefully your fake guy is good to hopefully will hear from him soon happy Friday all

tbirdmarco · May 2018

Thank you for letting us know New York car guy

snakeweasel · May 2018

sandman_6472 said:

Just got home from hospital/rehab yesterday. Had septis and pnemonia then gall stones and finally they took the gall bladder out since the white count was through the roof. Am exhausted to say the least so taking a six week vacation, a plan to do nothing at all, work gave me the time off. Am super tired all the time to. Fell in the hospital a few times and also in the house so my wife said enough and called the paramedics. Took my cane away and using a walker 24/7 as of now but need the rest. The world will be just fine until I get back to Hertz. The Sandman

Glad to hear you are recovering, take care of yourself.

bwia · May 2018

sandman_6472 said:
Just got home from hospital/rehab yesterday. Had septis and pnemonia then gall stones and finally they took the gall bladder out since the white count was through the roof. Am exhausted to say the least so taking a six week vacation, a plan to do nothing at all, work gave me the time off. Am super tired all the time to. Fell in the hospital a few times and also in the house so my wife said enough and called the paramedics. Took my cane away and using a walker 24/7 as of now but need the rest. The world will be just fine until I get back to Hertz.
The Sandman

So sorry to hear of your struggles but with time you'll be back to your old self. Be Blessed and have a restful day.

jmonroe · May 2018

@Sandy, good to hear you are on the mend and will be back moving cars for Hertz before @oldfarmer50 decides to move in on your absence.

Ask Mrs. Sandy to let you have your cane back. Might come in handy if she tries to take advantage of you in your weakened condition. Might also scare off @oldfarmer50 if he gets any wise ideas.

Check in now and then to let us know how you are doing.

Good luck,

jmonroe

imidazol97 · May 2018

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

explorerx4 said:
What if there is no direct replacement model?
Say you buy a last year Taurus? I think 2019 will be the last year with no replacement.
Maybe the actuaries figure that into how much the rider costs.
Maybe, but they couldn't know in every case if a model will be brought back the following year. My guess, and it is only a guess, is they would give you a similar car that would have cost the same as your original car was...at the time. For example, replace a $40000 2016 Taurus, with a 2019 Impala that would have been $40000 in 2016.
Who other than @imidazol97 would be satisfied with a Chevy when they had a Ford?

jmonroe

How am I supposed to take that comment invoking my name?

oldfarmer50 · May 2018

jmonroe said:
@Sandy, good to hear you are on the mend and will be back moving cars for Hertz before @oldfarmer50 decides to move in on your absence.

Ask Mrs. Sandy to let you have your cane back. Might come in handy if she tries to take advantage of you in your weakened condition. Might also scare off @oldfarmer50 if he gets any wise ideas.

Check in now and then to let us know how you are doing.

Good luck,

jmonroe</blockquote

Stop trying to stir up trouble. Hertz has been calling me for months begging me to come work for them. I don't need Sandy's job. I'm having a ball working where I am.

Two of my transporter buddies use canes so I could always steal theirs.

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