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driver100 · July 2019

explorerx4 said:
Posting pics from your local drive is back!

My one vacation picture.

You go on vacation and the one picture you take is of your speedometer?

driver100 · July 2019

abacomike said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:
For anyone interested, this show was partially filmed in my county- and features officers and staff I work with on a daily basis:
60 Days In: Narcoland

Update: I just saw a story that idiots in W. Virginia are using wasp spray to get high when they run out of meth. What is wrong with people?
Don't knock it until you try it

Just got a call from my MB dealer. They are sorry the car wash took over 2 hours and the new girl at reception didn't know if the car is going to take longer than normal they should tell the customer. In fact, he said they would try to give an estimate no matter how long the wait would be. They offered to do a thorough extra good cleaning to make up for it. I said it was OK, I will try the regular cleaning again one day. I don't usually need an extra cleaning, but, if I do I would let him know - he wanted a heads up. They tried, he said he was glad I mentioned it so they could review their systems with the staff.

So, driver, you are truly a pampered MB owner!

I guess I should appreciate it while I can.

snakeweasel · July 2019

qbrozen said:

explorerx4 said:
One more.
Got a kick out of this while out for one of my walks.

I must be missing something

I missed it at first but there is tiny wing there.

benjaminh · July 2019

sda said:
Mileage summary from my trip to GA last week.

Impressive mpg!

On our return drive from Dayton to Louisville a few days ago we got 39 mpg with the AC on with our TLX. But of course that's with premium fuel....

snakeweasel · July 2019

Michaell said:
I'm guessing it's the black miniaturized wing above the Honda logo on the lip.

In reality that's a standard sized wing, it's just a really big Honda.

driver100 · July 2019

Is that a spoiler or a little handle to lift the trunk lid?

berri · July 2019

My experience with Florida car dealers was they were expensive to buy from and had tire dealer like amenities, basically a coffee pot or K cup machine and maybe some no name bagels if you got there early enough. I actually think you could save more than a little money flying somewhere north, buying the car, and then driving it back. Of course, then comes all the admin stuff you have to do. I understand some FL dealers now have doc fees at $800 or more. Total rip-off. Most places I've lived at least had doc fees around $150 or less, and that includes in the west.

Michaell · July 2019

snakeweasel said:

Michaell said:
I'm guessing it's the black miniaturized wing above the Honda logo on the lip.
In reality that's a standard sized wing, it's just a really big Honda.

Oh! You mean it was originally designed for the first Civic, in the 70's?

That makes much more sense.

oldfarmer50 · July 2019

explorerx4 said:
Posting pics from your local drive is back!

My one vacation picture.

My Ford’s personal best:

oldfarmer50 · July 2019

driver100 said:
Is that a spoiler or a little handle to lift the trunk lid?

I think it’s a place to tie the rope when you tow water skiers.

oldfarmer50 · July 2019

berri said:
My experience with Florida car dealers was they were expensive to buy from and had tire dealer like amenities, basically a coffee pot or K cup machine and maybe some no name bagels if you got there early enough. I actually think you could save more than a little money flying somewhere north, buying the car, and then driving it back. Of course, then comes all the admin stuff you have to do. I understand some FL dealers now have doc fees at $800 or more. Total rip-off. Most places I've lived at least had doc fees around $150 or less, and that includes in the west.

My guess is those $1000 doc fees make the below invoice prices possible. In NY doc is capped at $75 but you’re lucky to get down to invoice. So it all evens out if you know the system. In NY you demand invoice, in Florida you demand $1000 below.

abacomike · July 2019

28firefighter said:
17 MB dealers within 2 hours? Good lord.

There are 10 within a 45 minute drive (Ft. Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Miami (2), Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Coral Gables and North Palm Beach).

There are 2 more in Kendal (South Miami) 1 in Naples, 1 in Ft. Myers and 1 in Jupiter. 2 more dealerships north of Jupiter.

I was amazed at the number of Mercedes Dealerships in South Florida. Auto Nation owns 7 of them.

explorerx4 · July 2019

One of my kids in expecting in a couple of months and I told them they have to trains their dogs to do this.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/dog-gets-up-during-the-night-to-help-put-crying-toddler-back-to-sleep/ar-AAEfezh?li=BBnbcA0&ocid=DELLDHP

snakeweasel · July 2019

berri said:
My experience with Florida car dealers was they were expensive to buy from and had tire dealer like amenities, basically a coffee pot or K cup machine and maybe some no name bagels if you got there early enough. I actually think you could save more than a little money flying somewhere north, buying the car, and then driving it back. Of course, then comes all the admin stuff you have to do. I understand some FL dealers now have doc fees at $800 or more. Total rip-off. Most places I've lived at least had doc fees around $150 or less, and that includes in the west.

My son in law keeps talking about coming back to Chicago when he gets his next car because of the outrageous Doc fees in Florida. I keep telling him to just negotiate the out the door price and let the dealer work out how much the car cost and how much the doc fees are.

snakeweasel · July 2019

abacomike said:

28firefighter said:
17 MB dealers within 2 hours? Good lord.
There are 10 within a 45 minute drive (Ft. Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Miami (2), Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Coral Gables and North Palm Beach).

There are 2 more in Kendal (South Miami) 1 in Naples, 1 in Ft. Myers and 1 in Jupiter. 2 more dealerships north of Jupiter.

I was amazed at the number of Mercedes Dealerships in South Florida. Auto Nation owns 7 of them.

According to MBs website there are 6 within 25 miles of me and 14 within 50.

28firefighter · July 2019

explorerx4 said:
One of my kids in expecting in a couple of months and I told them they have to trains their dogs to do this.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/dog-gets-up-during-the-night-to-help-put-crying-toddler-back-to-sleep/ar-AAEfezh?li=BBnbcA0&ocid=DELLDHP

You know what my pooch did when ours was born and would cry? Roll over and yawn and go back to sleep.

driver100 · July 2019

abacomike said:

28firefighter said:
17 MB dealers within 2 hours? Good lord.
There are 10 within a 45 minute drive (Ft. Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Miami (2), Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Coral Gables and North Palm Beach).

There are 2 more in Kendal (South Miami) 1 in Naples, 1 in Ft. Myers and 1 in Jupiter. 2 more dealerships north of Jupiter.

I was amazed at the number of Mercedes Dealerships in South Florida. Auto Nation owns 7 of them.

Lots of drug money and illegal activities going on.....crime does pay!

qbrozen · July 2019

Michaell said:
I'm guessing it's the black miniaturized wing above the Honda logo on the lip.

Ah. Reading forums on the phone can sometimes be detrimental to your observational powers.

graphicguy · July 2019

Got to give my Acura dealer credit. The few times I’ve taken my car into them for routine maintenance (which has been about once/year), they have fancy coffee and pastries available. But, I don’t hang around. They have a loaner ready to go for me, which I sometimes use, sometimes don’t...depending on how long they need to do the maintenance.

Simple oil change? About 30 minutes. So, I’ll wait. Changing out some of the fluids and doing checks? That usually takes about 3 hours, so I’ll take the loaner.

sda · July 2019

Bunny land! They are everywhere this year. I have to check before I let our dogs in the yard, otherwise, not good.

jmonroe1 · July 2019

sda said:

Bunny land! They are everywhere this year. I have to check before I let our dogs in the yard, otherwise, not good.

Not good for who? The dogs or the bunnies?

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · July 2019

qbrozen said:

Michaell said:
I'm guessing it's the black miniaturized wing above the Honda logo on the lip.
Ah. Reading forums on the phone can sometimes be detrimental to your observational powers.

Don't feel bad. When I finally zoomed in, I thought that gizmo was an antenna for tracking aliens.

jmonroe

Michaell · July 2019

jmonroe1 said:

sda said:

Bunny land! They are everywhere this year. I have to check before I let our dogs in the yard, otherwise, not good.
Not good for who? The dogs or the bunnies?

jmonroe

We have the same issue here. Our doxies almost got one the other day; my wife had to intervene so the bunny could get its fat butt through the fence. Wife is bruised and sore from the experience.

benjaminh · July 2019

I miss Shifty.

ab348 · July 2019

benjaminh said:
I miss Shifty.

Likewise.

jmonroe1 · July 2019

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

sda said:

Bunny land! They are everywhere this year. I have to check before I let our dogs in the yard, otherwise, not good.
Not good for who? The dogs or the bunnies?

jmonroe
We have the same issue here. Our doxies almost got one the other day; my wife had to intervene so the bunny could get its fat butt through the fence. Wife is bruised and sore from the experience.

Rather than some time with a heating pad, should have settled for some rabbit stew.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · July 2019

benjaminh said:
I miss Shifty.

Me too. They'll never find another guy like him.

jmonroe

driver100 · July 2019

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

sda said:

Bunny land! They are everywhere this year. I have to check before I let our dogs in the yard, otherwise, not good.
Not good for who? The dogs or the bunnies?

jmonroe
We have the same issue here. Our doxies almost got one the other day; my wife had to intervene so the bunny could get its fat butt through the fence. Wife is bruised and sore from the experience.
Rather than some time with a heating pad, should have settled for some rabbit stew.

jmonroe

Instead of a heating pad! Do you apply the rabbit stew to the wound?

driver100 · July 2019

jmonroe1 said:

benjaminh said:
I miss Shifty.
Me too. They'll never find another guy like him.

jmonroe

Or like me

houdini2 · July 2019

jmonroe1 said:
Before I forget, happy anniversary @jmonroe.

jmonroe

Happy Anniversary jmonroe !

fezo · July 2019

So, I buy the 3. My youngest daughter, 17, has likely never seen me but a car in state. I bring it home and she says "You bought a car in New Jersey?" Totally baffled.

Today I get a $10 check in the mail from the dealership saying I overpaid the state fees. Cool.

driver100 · July 2019

Great, now you can get a latte at Starbucks

explorerx4 · July 2019

The Top Gun 2 trailer is out.
Actors are looking a bit old, but flying scenes and music still seem good.

https://youtu.be/qSqVVswa420

snakeweasel · July 2019

jmonroe1 said:

qbrozen said:

Michaell said:
I'm guessing it's the black miniaturized wing above the Honda logo on the lip.
Ah. Reading forums on the phone can sometimes be detrimental to your observational powers.
Don't feel bad. When I finally zoomed in, I thought that gizmo was an antenna for tracking aliens.

jmonroe

Maybe it is and the owner is getting ready for the storming of Area 51.

jmonroe1 · July 2019

fezo said:
So, I buy the 3. My youngest daughter, 17, has likely never seen me but a car in state. I bring it home and she says "You bought a car in New Jersey?" Totally baffled.

Today I get a $10 check in the mail from the dealership saying I overpaid the state fees. Cool.

Gee, this must be the third or fourth post from you in a week. What happened? Did Edmunds new system kidnap you or what?

FWIW, they're not nice guys. They have to refund over payments or they'd be fined by the state. I'll bet they didn't apologize for screwing you with their doc fee.

jmonroe

28firefighter · July 2019

explorerx4 said:
The Top Gun 2 trailer is out.
Actors are looking a bit old, but flying scenes and music still seem good.
https://youtu.be/qSqVVswa420

I’m so excited for this that I feel silly.

explorerx4 · July 2019

@28firefighter,
Funny thing is, I heard about it from my kids, neither of which were born when the original Top Gun was released.

oldfarmer50 · July 2019

explorerx4 said:
The Top Gun 2 trailer is out.
Actors are looking a bit old, but flying scenes and music still seem good.
https://youtu.be/qSqVVswa420

Looks like some good flight scenes. However I prefer the stunt flying in this old 1980 movie:

https://youtu.be/gChU-mGeBaM

At one point in the filming the navy pilot came within 100 feet of splashing himself when he lost airspeed and had to kick in afterburners just above the deck.

oldfarmer50 · July 2019

jmonroe1 said:

fezo said:
So, I buy the 3. My youngest daughter, 17, has likely never seen me but a car in state. I bring it home and she says "You bought a car in New Jersey?" Totally baffled.

Today I get a $10 check in the mail from the dealership saying I overpaid the state fees. Cool.
Gee, this must be the third or fourth post from you in a week. What happened? Did Edmunds new system kidnap you or what?

FWIW, they're not nice guys. They have to refund over payments or they'd be fined by the state. I'll bet they didn't apologize for screwing you with their doc fee.

jmonroe

My Kia dealer overcharged me $65 on the registration fees even though I told him what the correct amount was. He did send me a check though.

28firefighter · July 2019

explorerx4 said:
@28firefighter,
Funny thing is, I heard about it from my kids, neither of which were born when the original Top Gun was released.

Whoops - I wasn't alive when the original Top Gun was released, either.

stickguy · July 2019

Did not have a chance to get a picture, but going down a side street near me today, I noticed someone has a new mailbox up. They took an automatic trans case, put a door on the front, and mounted it on a pole. It's hysterical.

qbrozen · July 2019

I was alive when Top Gun came out, and probably part of the target audience. However, I have never been able to sit through it. Have never been much of a Tom Cruise fan.

driver100 · July 2019

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:
The Top Gun 2 trailer is out.
Actors are looking a bit old, but flying scenes and music still seem good.

Looks like some good flight scenes. However I prefer the stunt flying in this old 1980 movie:

At one point in the filming the navy pilot came within 100 feet of splashing himself when he lost airspeed and had to kick in afterburners just above the deck.
I like the original TG. If those were the best scenes it seemed pretty lame to me. Looked like the plane scenes were computer generated.
OTOH, I think they would have to pay me $5000 to sit through "Cats".
https://youtu.be/FtSd844cI7U

tjc78 · July 2019

stickguy said:
Did not have a chance to get a picture, but going down a side street near me today, I noticed someone has a new mailbox up. They took an automatic trans case, put a door on the front, and mounted it on a pole. It's hysterical.

We need pics of that!

My family runs a transmission shop in the area, they would get a huge kick out of that

tjc78 · July 2019

qbrozen said:
I was alive when Top Gun came out, and probably part of the target audience. However, I have never been able to sit through it. Have never been much of a Tom Cruise fan.

Not a huge Cruise fan either, but Top Gun is a great movie and I’ll admit I’m excited for the sequel.

It’s also still a great movie on a home theater system, despite its age.

graphicguy · July 2019

Was at a car show last weekend.....mostly British iron. Saw a guy pull up in a Stinger GT. We started talking as we were looking around at the different MGs, Triumphs, etc.

I told him I almost pulled the trigger on a Stinger last year. He said he loved the car, but hated the service.

He said he has some build quality and material quality issues with the car, but has had to fight tooth and and nail with 3 different KIA dealers to get them fixed. That was the one thing that kept me from buying one.....the dealerships that sold them.

Still....he showed me his...the grey ceramic metallic exterior and red interior.....super sharp car.

graphicguy · July 2019

My ex wanted me to take her to see Cats on Broadway many years ago. I took her. To me, the worst waste of money I've ever spent.

Looking back, it should have been a sign of things to come.

kyfdx · July 2019

graphicguy said:
Was at a car show last weekend.....mostly British iron. Saw a guy pull up in a Stinger GT. We started talking as we were looking around at the different MGs, Triumphs, etc.

I told him I almost pulled the trigger on a Stinger last year. He said he loved the car, but hated the service.

He said he has some build quality and material quality issues with the car, but has had to fight tooth and and nail with 3 different KIA dealers to get them fixed. That was the one thing that kept me from buying one.....the dealerships that sold them.

Still....he showed me his...the grey ceramic metallic exterior and red interior.....super sharp car.

Was that the British car show in Fairfield?

graphicguy · July 2019

kyfdx said:

graphicguy said:
Was at a car show last weekend.....mostly British iron. Saw a guy pull up in a Stinger GT. We started talking as we were looking around at the different MGs, Triumphs, etc.

I told him I almost pulled the trigger on a Stinger last year. He said he loved the car, but hated the service.

He said he has some build quality and material quality issues with the car, but has had to fight tooth and and nail with 3 different KIA dealers to get them fixed. That was the one thing that kept me from buying one.....the dealerships that sold them.

Still....he showed me his...the grey ceramic metallic exterior and red interior.....super sharp car.
Was that the British car show in Fairfield?

Yep!

driver100 · July 2019

graphicguy said:
My ex wanted me to take her to see Cats on Broadway many years ago. I took her. To me, the worst waste of money I've ever spent.

Looking back, it should have been a sign of things to come.

Did anyone really like Cats....or do people think they have to say they liked it? I don't get it, and the cat suits in the movie look really creepy......scarier than Friday the 13th.

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