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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    took a big step today. Had the first discussion with the wife while out walking the dog about what the next car should be. Hey, it's only 2 years from when it's first possible! I think she was excited. Hard to tell. She should be though, since it will be her car!

    Arbitrarily decided that the current short list includes the X3, Volvo XC40 and XC60, and the RDX. Seems like a good starting point. Entirely subjected to change of course.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481

    See you on the trail, pardners....

  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    edited May 2019
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    See you on the trail, pardners....

    Did I miss something? Are you leaving us?
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    Yes, he's gone.


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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,239
    edited June 2019
    Yes it’s true and hard to believe!  Things will be a little different around here.  

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,734
    ???

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,627
    qbrozen said:

    Yes, he's gone.


    OH NO!

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    Corporate world. Don't stand in front of the train.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,495
    Bye, Shifty! Happy trails! 
  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,196
    corvette said:

    graphicguy, get a 2018 or newer Air if you can. Smaller footprint and USB-C. 

    Based on what I’ve seen, Apple stopped optimizing its OS for spinning platter hard drives around 2012-ish. The iMac I had at the time really started to suffer until I put an SSD in it. The initial release of Windows 10 ran very well with a conventional hard drive. After a year or so, that was no longer the case. Bottom line, I don’t think you can expect good performance with any modern OS without an SSD boot drive. Only the 21” iMac comes with a conventional hard drive as standard equipment now (the 27” has a Fusion drive). 

    I agree. But, the new MacBook Airs with 8GB memory and 512GB SSD are about $500 more expensive than the 2017 version. Yes, better screen, finger print ID, and smaller form factor.

    But, the 2017 version has the better keyboard, and of course is $500 less expensive. It has the SSD drive, too.
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  • carnaughtcarnaught Member Posts: 3,592
    edited June 2019
    There’s going to be a new sheriff in town? Say is ain’t so...
  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,627
    Still looks great @kyfdx

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,479
    You will be missed, Shifty...

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,479
    My wife found a car; sadly the price will likely go through the roof:
    1988 560SL

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  • rayainswrayainsw Member Posts: 3,192
    Mr_Shiftright -
    Good bye & good luck !
    Happy trails !!!
    - Ray
    As said above - you will be missed...
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Ugh Shifty, way to break it to us. Hope the appraisal business keeps you busy.

    People here have a way of leaving in the blink of an eye.
  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
    Mr. shift right, you will be missed, good luck on your future endeavors, would be cool if you would be able to keep in touch with us all in here every now and then and just post once in a while when you’re able to. Going anywhere good in your next endeavor?g mr. shift right, you will be missed, good luck on your future endeavors, would be cool if you would be able to keep in touch with us all in here every now and then and just post once in a while when you’re able to. Going anywhere good in your next endeavor? 
  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
    Wzest.  Wow that’s awesome doing it without a lift, for some reason I thought maybe you had one, hey when you’re done I want to come to New York and help me out too ha ha Ha. 
  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     20 for your fighter and others that’s insane you can’t trade in your car with the record if you don’t have a fix for like mentioned and other postings do you want to sell cars open because all the time. Inseam 
  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     New York car guy, are use the voice dictation on my phone, majority of the time it’s OK, but sometimes as you can tell from prior postings and things it writes whatever it wants to. Ha ha ha thanks for the compliments in your posting. 
  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     See there’s a good and bad to this technology in cars these days, Ha ha ha. Maybe your sister in law, should go up the ladder and talk to a manager at Akura directly, in case there’s any software updates or something probably she’s not the only one having this problem. 
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    kyfdx said:

    Some interesting stuff at Cars n Coffee

    Looks like it has an early BMW park assist system, must be rare. B)

    https://youtu.be/ki9otMeiRP0

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,195
    That might be my son’s bike. ;)

    He rode 19 miles out there to meet me. I have fold-down rear seats. Took off the front wheel, and it fit right in the trunk. (Very tight).

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    Best of luck, @Mr_Shiftright!  Wishing you all the best!  Thank you for everything you have done to make this community awesome. 
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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,675
    We will miss you tremendously @Mr_Shiftright. I enjoyed your humor and benefited from your knowledge and wisdom. Check in from time to time. It will be interesting to learn about some of your appraisals and experiences with your business. All the best, Steve

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,675
    kyfdx said:

    Some interesting stuff at Cars n Coffee


    Oops.. how did that one get in there?

    That’s a sharp looking BMW, very nice.

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  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     Agreed on the above, bove the sheep of the red BMW, in the shape of the front. 
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,195
    No love for the SVT Lightning?

    Fairly rare

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  • henrynhenryn Member Posts: 4,289
    kyfdx said:

    No love for the SVT Lightning?

    Fairly rare

    Not really a collector's item. The prices / value haven't gone up that much. Some, yes, but not a lot.
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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,734
    Sorry to hear Shifty is leaving. He was a wealth of knowledge and had some great stories.

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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,791
    Yes, indeed! Hopefully he takes a moment to come around "from the other side" once in a while just to say hello to us.
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  • marcogallo1986marcogallo1986 Member Posts: 1,164
     I guess I would be in the minority, I would buy a nice low mileage lightning if I had the means and drove yes.   I neighbor where are used to live your single head to them first white one forget how many years he had that one before, and he had a red one. Forget what years they were I never asked. But he sounded good that’s for sure. 
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    I would not mind one if it was cheap, since it would serve as a toy (with a practical bent when needed!)

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    Problem is it is less comfortable, lower tech, crappier interior, and barely quicker than a current ecoboost supercrew. Maybe it turns better? But are you really buying a pickup for its handling?

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,195
    It is "cooler".

    You could say that about almost every modern car, in comparison to it's predecessor.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,877
    I was a bigger fan of the Harley Davidson edition F150. 
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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,495
    28firefighter said:

    I was a bigger fan of the Harley Davidson edition F150. 

    I'd prefer a Lightning to that. I think they only made the Lightning as a regular cab, so not super practical as a daily driver (although parking would be easy, since I think it'd be about the same length as my Tahoe). For a daily, yeah, a new F-150 with the Ecoboost would be great.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    lightning sounds better, and looks cooler. And yeah, moderately more compact and maneuverable.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    I dunno about “looks cooler.” Its a pickup.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    I think a lot of trucks sell on the tacit pretense of "cool", and are then justified with a bi-annual trip to Home Depot/IKEA/the dump.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,195
    fintail said:

    I think a lot of trucks sell on the tacit pretense of "cool", and are then justified with a bi-annual trip to Home Depot/IKEA/the dump.

    I don't think anyone ever bought a Lightning with the intention of hauling anything, but... ;)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    I think something like a lightning (or an El Camino) makes a good "toy" car. at least on occasion it has practical value.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,479
    I always liked the musclecar derivatives of the El Camino and Ranchero. As for “real” pickups I’d only take a Raptor, SRT-10, or maybe a Syclone. 

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,627
    fintail said:

    I think a lot of trucks sell on the tacit pretense of "cool", and are then justified with a bi-annual trip to Home Depot/IKEA/the dump.

    Funny. I was behind a new-ish F150 this AM with (1) single 2'x4' sticking out of the back of its tonneau cover.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,239
    Ha Ha... I've picked up more lumber with a sedan.

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,734
    edited June 2019
    fintail said:

    I think a lot of trucks sell on the tacit pretense of "cool", and are then justified with a bi-annual trip to Home Depot/IKEA/the dump.

    I wouldn't dispute that. A lot of vehicles are sold/marketed on the pretense of the 'lifestyle' they represent: Wranglers, Subaru's and even the new Honda Passport. It seems to be marketed at more of the outdoorsy crowd.

    Must work pretty well. You can't swing a broom around here and not hit a Jeep.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Oh yeah, outdoorsy cosplay lifestyle stuff probably leads to half of the car sales in the Seattle metro area. Sometimes it seems like every other car is a Subaru or Jeep, or maybe 4Runner/Taco.
    au1994 said:



    I wouldn't dispute that. A lot of vehicles are sold/marketed on the pretense of the 'lifestyle' they represent: Wranglers, Subaru's and even the new Honda Passport. It seems to be marketed at more of the outdoorsy crowd.

    Must work pretty well. You can't swing a broom around here and not hit a Jeep.

  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,627
    au1994 said:

    fintail said:

    I think a lot of trucks sell on the tacit pretense of "cool", and are then justified with a bi-annual trip to Home Depot/IKEA/the dump.

    I wouldn't dispute that. A lot of vehicles are sold/marketed on the pretense of the 'lifestyle' they represent: Wranglers, Subaru's and even the new Honda Passport. It seems to be marketed at more of the outdoorsy crowd.

    Must work pretty well. You can't swing a broom around here and not hit a Jeep.
    Wranglers ARE EVERYWHERE around here. I wonder how much better the JL drives compared to the JK.

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,734
    edited June 2019
    nyccarguy said:

    au1994 said:

    fintail said:

    I think a lot of trucks sell on the tacit pretense of "cool", and are then justified with a bi-annual trip to Home Depot/IKEA/the dump.

    I wouldn't dispute that. A lot of vehicles are sold/marketed on the pretense of the 'lifestyle' they represent: Wranglers, Subaru's and even the new Honda Passport. It seems to be marketed at more of the outdoorsy crowd.

    Must work pretty well. You can't swing a broom around here and not hit a Jeep.
    Wranglers ARE EVERYWHERE around here. I wonder how much better the JL drives compared to the JK.
    Well, the JK was miles and miles ahead of the TJ so I would think its an improvement as well. I'd love to test drive one but the temptation would be high!! The Subaru dealer is attached to a CDJR franchise.

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