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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,741
    edited May 2019
    Michaell said:

    I know what @nyccarguy is trying to get, but I'm sworn to secrecy...

    awww, c'mon. Can you at least say if any of our guesses are close?

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    tjc78 said:


    Michaell said:

    I know what @nyccarguy is trying to get, but I'm sworn to secrecy...

    That means he has been trolling the leasing forums!

    Bzzzzzzt!

    Thanks for playing; your consolation prize of Rice O Roni, "The San Francisco Treat" will be sent to you.

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  • henrynhenryn Member Posts: 4,289
    I forget, who is the official keeper of the number of punches each year? It does seem that we are falling behind. But, of course, it is still early!

    I'm having some thoughts about getting a used car, but I'm severely hampered by no place to park the thing! And I really like both of my present vehicles, and don't want to get rid of either one.
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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,631
    Glad I'm creating some sort of a buzz. Once I know for sure (after a test drive), then I'll reveal. Nobody has guessed yet. I will give a hint. One of our fellow card carrying CCBA members currently has one of these in the stable.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,481
    Michaell said:

    stickguy said:

    au1994 said:

    5 months?? How is the greater Denver economy surviving?? :smile:

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    What could possibly go wrong?

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    Now that is funny.
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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,631
    ab348 said:

    nyccarguy said:

    Glad I'm creating some sort of a buzz. Once I know for sure (after a test drive), then I'll reveal. Nobody has guessed yet. I will give a hint. One of our fellow card carrying CCBA members currently has one of these in the stable.

    You're getting a Saab? :)
    Funny! I did lease a 2000 Saab 9-3 from 1999 - 2002. It was a base model, Automatic. I drooled over the VIGGEN like @28firefighter has when it came out.

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  • coldinohiocoldinohio Member Posts: 170
    glad procedure went well---mjfloyd

    nycarguy--- has a Porsche in family; why not two?? they do 2 year leasing...

    anybody heard from abacomike lately?

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    I expect to see Mike on my local (Philly) news one day. They occasionally do an "Only in FLA" type segment. He's a natural.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    My guess is also going to be a loaner lease on an X2. Seems to fit the bill. I don't think Bradd is brave enough to go Alfa, though the TLX A Spec SH AWD could be an option. I am seeing some tasty lease offers on that now.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,802
    edited May 2019
    An X2 28i would be a driving experience downgrade from a Q40. Maybe a 330xi? But Michaell said no lease? Could buy a used one for not that much dough.

    hmmm... so buying a used model of something someone here has. And likely AWD. I can't make sense of anything but a 330xi. Countryman S??

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    qbrozen said:

    An X2 28i would be a driving experience downgrade from a Q40. Maybe a 330xi? But Michaell said no lease? Could buy a used one for not that much dough.

    hmmm... so buying a used model of something someone here has. And likely AWD. I can't make sense of anything but a 330xi. Countryman S??

    No, I said he wasn't trolling the lease threads...

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,250
    Michaell said:
    An X2 28i would be a driving experience downgrade from a Q40. Maybe a 330xi? But Michaell said no lease? Could buy a used one for not that much dough. hmmm... so buying a used model of something someone here has. And likely AWD. I can't make sense of anything but a 330xi. Countryman S??
    No, I said he wasn't trolling the lease threads...
    Ahh direct to the source ...

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,505
    qbrozen said:

    hmmm... so buying a used model of something someone here has. And likely AWD. I can't make sense of anything but a 330xi. Countryman S??

    Stelvio?
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    au1994 said:

    Michaell said:

    I know what @nyccarguy is trying to get, but I'm sworn to secrecy...

    awww, c'mon. Can you at least say if any of our guesses are close?
    and what fun would that be

    All you know at this point is that it isn't what you're currently driving, else you'd know.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    Michaell said:

    au1994 said:

    Michaell said:

    I know what @nyccarguy is trying to get, but I'm sworn to secrecy...

    awww, c'mon. Can you at least say if any of our guesses are close?
    and what fun would that be

    All you know at this point is that it isn't what you're currently driving, else you'd know.
    Ok, I'll give a hint...

    How do I know what he's looking for? He hasn't been in touch with me directly...

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    I can't believe anyone would get a Stelvio between mine and Q's feedback on it.

    My buddy's wife has one and it experienced a spontaneous adaptive cruise control acceleration event. Out of nowhere, after slowing down for traffic, it accelerated to 90+.
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  • henrynhenryn Member Posts: 4,289
    28firefighter said:

    I can't believe anyone would get a Stelvio between mine and Q's feedback on it.

    My buddy's wife has one and it experienced a spontaneous adaptive cruise control acceleration event. Out of nowhere, after slowing down for traffic, it accelerated to 90+.

    Now this I do not understand. It strikes me as total BS, just like those runaway Toyota stories. Some idiot driving down the freeway, calling 911 on his cell phone, saying he couldn't get his Toyota to slow down.

    Why don't you put the gear shift in neutral???? Turn off the ignition ?????


    Now sudden acceleration, causing an immediate accident, all happening in a split second with no (or very little) time to react. Okay, maybe. But not "accelerated to 90+".
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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    edited May 2019
    henryn said:

    28firefighter said:

    I can't believe anyone would get a Stelvio between mine and Q's feedback on it.

    My buddy's wife has one and it experienced a spontaneous adaptive cruise control acceleration event. Out of nowhere, after slowing down for traffic, it accelerated to 90+.

    Now this I do not understand. It strikes me as total BS, just like those runaway Toyota stories. Some idiot driving down the freeway, calling 911 on his cell phone, saying he couldn't get his Toyota to slow down.

    Why don't you put the gear shift in neutral???? Turn off the ignition ?????


    Now sudden acceleration, causing an immediate accident, all happening in a split second with no (or very little) time to react. Okay, maybe. But not "accelerated to 90+".
    He disabled the cruise - he was watching it the entire time, just to see what would happen and how far the car would take it. ~90 is where he cut it off, but it was continuing. He did say it happened within a couple of seconds though, which makes sense since he had the cruise set to 70 and in the Stelvio, 70-90 is only a matter of a few seconds.

    If you don't want to call it "spontaneous" you could say the Stelvio exceeded the cruise control limits without user input. The bottom line is, the car did something outside of what it was told to do.
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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,247
    Random Ramblings:

    Broke a tooth flossing last night; don't get old. My dentist put a temporary crown on it today noon-time. To console myself, went car shopping. Local CarMax had an interesting Porsche Macan, blue with tan interior. I really liked it. As I wandered the lot, sales dude took a rather lost looking woman (I was watching from the Macan as he tried to take her to cars she might be interested in, when he turned right, she went left...) for a test ride. Poof, MY Macan is no longer listed for sale on the site. Must've been a quick negotiation.

    Went to my Jag dealer, they have a high mileage 2016 F-Type S just in. Was in satellite lot, so instead of having them bring it over (I was told not yet detailed, prepped for sale), I sat in the '18 version. I fit rather nicely, son of my XK? But, like HenryN, as a second car, I ain't got no place to park it.

    I"m shopping as the boy may need a car for a summer internship, debating buying me something shiny, letting him use the XF over the summer. A truly bad plan, but hey, it wasn't over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor...

    What to do, what to do.

    Speedy recover, MJFloyd

    Good luck, Bradd. I hope you find a car that rides better than the Sox have been playing! Going to Fenway with the boy tomorrow, throw in lunch and there goes new car money.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    A Breld mobile? You heard it through the grapevine?

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  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     New York car guy, suspense is killing me, I can’t wait to hear what it’s going to be. Indoors with the Stelvio‘s man these computers these days they have minds of their own sometimes. Ha ha ha 
  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     Laura Stana nice they went car shopping today. Sorry to hear about the issue with the tooth, I will try not to feel old ha ha I wish we all had control over that. Think tomorrow finally going to thoroughly washed up Thunderbird and start playing pouring it to start early in the morning till I get everyone to move their cars out of the way so I have the space was the horse is it near where I have the car parked unfortunately. Has three moved to the front of the house. And of course only to find someone for assistance with that. My cousin might come over tomorrow, but he’s iffy he says one day yes   And then I won’t hear from him till Saturday night sad but people are the way they are so we’ll see what develops tomorrow, then Sunday Mother’s Day. I think we’re just gonna stay in and order a pizza or something that’s what she wants ha ha Ha hey turd day. What’s everyone else up to for the weekend? 
  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     Laura summer, decisions decisions that would be a nice car for your son to drive for the summer and get yourself a shiny new toy, and see what you’ll do with the extra after he’s done with it in the summer or just have two cars if you’re able to. 
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    stickguy said:

    A Breld mobile? You heard it through the grapevine?

    Getting warmer ...

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,631
    Jan could hook me up

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,806
    edited May 2019
    laurasdada said:
    Random Ramblings: Broke a tooth flossing last night; don't get old. My dentist put a temporary crown on it today noon-time. To console myself, went car shopping. Local CarMax had an interesting Porsche Macan, blue with tan interior. I really liked it. As I wandered the lot, sales dude took a rather lost looking woman (I was watching from the Macan as he tried to take her to cars she might be interested in, when he turned right, she went left...) for a test ride. Poof, MY Macan is no longer listed for sale on the site. Must've been a quick negotiation. Went to my Jag dealer, they have a high mileage 2016 F-Type S just in. Was in satellite lot, so instead of having them bring it over (I was told not yet detailed, prepped for sale), I sat in the '18 version. I fit rather nicely, son of my XK? But, like HenryN, as a second car, I ain't got no place to park it. I"m shopping as the boy may need a car for a summer internship, debating buying me something shiny, letting him use the XF over the summer. A truly bad plan, but hey, it wasn't over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor... What to do, what to do. Speedy recover, MJFloyd Good luck, Bradd. I hope you find a car that rides better than the Sox have been playing! Going to Fenway with the boy tomorrow, throw in lunch and there goes new car money.
    ??? “when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor”???  History re-written 
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    Animal house reference. I love that movie.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,505
    nyccarguy said:

    Jan could hook me up

    Huh? Is that Mrs. breld? Are you looking at an A5?
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    I was just going to post that. After going to check what they had in the fleet at the moment!

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,802
    Breld has an A5? I don’t recall that. Wasn’t it a Q5? No... Macan? No.... wait.
    oh, but a Macan... hmmmm....

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,631
    Your guesses are all wrong and completely off.  Nobody has even guessed the type of vehicle or the manufacturer.  

    Although it it seems you guys know my driving preferences, so maybe I should re-consider.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    an F150? Tacoma?

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    You guys are going to die when you figure it out.....

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,802
    Apparently sedan, coupe, and compact SUV are all off the table.

    Maybe a wrangler. 

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    that at least would be a different type of vehicle, and more than one person here has one of each.

    Maybe he is buying a '66 Coronet?

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,802
    He could buy my ‘67, but he’ll need to finish reassembling it.

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,806
    Polestar Volvo
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    I thought Michael said currently in someone's fleet. The Polestar is long gone.

    My gut says PU truck. Just don't know why.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    stickguy said:

    I thought Michael said currently in someone's fleet. The Polestar is long gone.

    My gut says PU truck. Just don't know why.

    I didn't say that .... someone else did.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    so current or prior. Breld reference.

    that, well, does not narrow it down much! But given the nature and cost of a polestar, sounds wrong, but ya never know!

    Buying the Q7?

    Oh, how about a Hemi Durango? Had one of them.

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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,960
    Mrs. Breld wanted me to clarify her name is not Jan. (It’s Krystal). 😀

    Though I do indeed get Bradd’s Jan reference. But then again, I know the answer as well as @michaell does.

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,806
    edited May 2019
    Hmmm

    Miata, Macan, A5 sportback, Durango, BMW electric thingy, q7

    im missing a lot of vehicles 
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,291
    mjfloyd1 said:
    Hmmm

    Miata, Macan, A5 sportback, Durango, BMW electric thingy, q7

    im missing a lot of vehicles 
    A5 coupe, S3, S4, SQ5, 3,4,5-series, Mazda 3, multiple MINIs....

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    Jan the Toyota lady?

    Buying the Tacoma? Not sure what other Toyota's are in the mix to pick from.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    Unless there is another Jan I am missing! And can't think of too many other 'Yotas that I could see him in.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    and "type of vehicle". Hope this isn't another lawn mower story!

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,631
    edited May 2019
    stickguy said:
    and "type of vehicle". Hope this isn't another lawn mower story!
    It isn’t a lawn mower story

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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,247
    I was thinking Jan the Toyota woman. Obviously a Supra. Or a weaker sibling...

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