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qbrozen · April 2020

oldfarmer50 said:

My suspicious side is wondering if this is legit. After the multitude of telemarketer calls I’m always looking for the scam.

I don't see how telling you to do nothing more would scam you in any way.

stickguy · April 2020

imidazol97 said:

stickguy said:

I just read the latest CR issue (yes, I get it in the mail still). they had a big article about the mold problems with front load machines. But I assume that is what you have now, right? Anyway, they also had a section of ratings. mostly front loaders, but a couple of top load HE machines too.

the top models in both models were all LGs. a couple maytags in the middle and a couple Samsungs on the bottom (we have a Samsung and it has been excellent, but we are having some mold issues that we just tried to treat). But in the front load section, they all seemed to test out well (overall score range was 81-86).

Only 3 top loaders listed. a couple of LG that scored high, and a Kenmore that fell a bit behind.
Top loader, Cabrio. Never liked the mold problems of the front loaders. That's why they encouraged using the Oxy type products: like bleach, they resist mold.

When ours goes I’ll switch to a no agitator HE top loader. Hopefully the old one lasts without too much mold if we keep after it, until I finally convince the wife to sell this place and move!

snakeweasel · April 2020

oldfarmer50 said:
OK, something strange just happened. I filed for UI a few weeks ago but due to the massive backlog I was never able to complete the filing because the automated system said I had to talk to a person. After dozens of calls and a few emails I still couldn’t get through so I backed off to let people who needed it more have a better shot.

So a minute ago I get a call that comes up as “NY Dept. of Labor“. It’s an automated call that says my claim is approved and I don’t have to call back.

My suspicious side is wondering if this is legit. After the multitude of telemarketer calls I’m always looking for the scam.

My gut feeling is that since it was just saying you were approved and dont have to call back it's legit. I would only worry if they want you to call back to complete the application.

stickguy · April 2020

Farmer, my guess, they are so backed up they are just approving without the call. Host was largely a make-work project anyway. They have already enough info to go on.

snakeweasel · April 2020

I have gotten a call from a headhunter yesterday asking if I was still employed and seeing if they could help me find new employment.

jipster · April 2020

driver100 said:
jipster The Acura TLX....so quiet, so comfortable, so luxurious.... you wouldn't mind being buried in one

I like Sticks wise advice, but "TLX....so quiet, so comfortable, so luxurious.... you wouldn't mind being buried in one", believe me, at that point comfort and luxury ain't going to matter one bit.

jipster Now, the Altima was much nicer at its trim level. It was saying buy me initially, but it felt a bit "nervous" on the expressway.

That reminds me. The rental Altima I drove did not impress me on the highway. I drove it 20 miles each way on I-75 and I could have gone in the left lane at times (3 lanes) but, never felt confident enough about the steering, handling and the general feel of the road. Our 2013 Passat lacked power, but I felt sure of it at 75 m.p.h. - steering felt solid, not the Altima...kind of wishy washy.

It was a windy day yesterday, so hard to say for sure, but the Altima felt it was getting pushed around a bit too much for a low profile sedan. Felt like it needs to guzzle some heavy duty motor oil and put some weight on.

My Veracruz will be ready Monday evening or Tuesday morning, which means I'll get to drive the Hyundai Tucson loaner for 4 more days. It's HORRIBLY underpowered....but a pretty good ride overall.

driver100 · April 2020

oldfarmer.....probably OK, just don't send money or give them your credit card number

houdini1 · April 2020

How long are you planning on keeping the car? If only a few years go with the Altima. If you keep it until they cart you off to the nursing home I’d say the Acura. Sounds like the interior is important to you so I’d say dump the rest.

The plan is to keep the car until it turns to rust, or I do. Was actually thinking of this slogan, for Acura, when test driving the TLX, " The Acura TLX....so quiet, so comfortable, so luxurious.... you wouldn't mind being buried in one. "

Most of these midsize midlevel sedans I've looked at have interiors that are lacking in quality. Now, the Altima was much nicer at its trim level. It was saying buy me initially, but it felt a bit "nervous" on the expressway.

I accidentally came upon a Kia Stinger review about an hour ago. Maybe a plant by g.g? LOL.
It sounded and looked pretty good. Standard leather seats and a 2.0 turbo. With dealer incentives would put the price around that of the base TLX. Don't know about the hatchback though.

Did I miss where you tried an Accord? I mean, that’s the go-to in that segment.

As has been discussed recently, if getting a Stinger, get the bigger lease incentive and then refinance. Thought I read it can be had in the mid $20k range that way??

Accord? Never really thought about it. That Acura TLX I looked at probably just 1k or 2k more with incentives.

Leasing poses a lot of questions. Haven't ruled it out.

Might as well try the Civic while you're at the Honda store. It's bigger than the Accord used to be and seems to have a very good reputation.

graphicguy · April 2020

driver100 said:
I don't know if I told my Instacart experience:
Here, they get their groceries from a chain called Loblaws. We placed a large order, for us, almost $200, got a delivery date for about 10 days later. Supposed to deliver Tuesday between 6 and 8 p.m. They email at 7:45 running late, be here at 8:15 to 8:45. No problem. At 8:05 they say they can't keep up, we can either cancel our order or reorder it again. Delivery days for a rebooked order would take at least 10 days and they could pull the same trick again. Fortunately, we had a small order booked for today at Wallymart for pickup, and we added all the Instacart items to it. The lot was packed and people had to wait outside in the freezing cold...we felt guilty sitting in the car waiting for the guy to fill up the trunk. Surprisingly they had almost all 30 items we ordered, just one was out of stock. I wrote to Loblaws that they lost almost $200 worth of business to Walmart, and we will never use Instacart again.

Well, we had a great outing today, actually had somewhere to go. Never saw Wallymart that busy before, I think people are bored and have to go to a store. About 10% wore masks, saw staff close together talking outside.

Used INSTACART last week. Pretty pleased. This week, every time slot and every day said there were no delivery times available. Either they quit, or they aren’t offering the service anymore where I live. Not quite sure what’s going on.

As such, I needed to replenish yesterday. Off to Costco I went. I had gone there a couple of weeks ago for soap, their salmon (which I love) etc.

Drove by yesterday, stopped in for gas, noticed a LONG line to get in. Not sure why....maybe because of Good Friday and Easter this weekend.

But, there’s a Target next door and a Sam’s Club next door to them...all within 75-100 yards of each other. Went to Target. No line. Picked up a few perishables like bananas and lettuce, stuff that you have to buy a pallet of at either Costco or Sam’s Club.

I had a coupon for Sam’s Club. Pay $45 for a membership and get a $45 credit on your first purchase. Went in. No line (although they did have the barriers up to keep the in and out lanes separate. Had a sign stating they weren’t allowing more than 100 people in at a time. Went to Customer Service, got my membership card. Found what I was looking for (laundry detergent, vitamin water, fresh salmon, and some other misc). Self serve checkouts were quick and their scanners actually worked very well. Much was similar to Costco, so I didn’t understand the line at one, and not the other.

The head scratcher, instead of just going to Costco, because of their lines, I had to go to another place, Sam’s. I was exposed to more people in more places. Doesn’t make any sense.

Not sure what Costco’s policies are right now, but they don’t seem to make sense, and I may have found a new discount store to replace them (although I do like their fuel prices).

abacomike · April 2020

stickguy said:
Farmer, my guess, they are so backed up they are just approving without the call. Host was largely a make-work project anyway. They have already enough info to go on.

OF, when I graduated from NYU in 1965, I took a position as Claims Examiner with the Unemployment Insurance Division of the New York State Department of Labor as a place holder until I could figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I was assigned to the UI Office at 170th Street and Jerome Avenue.

After 6 months there, the NYC subway system's employees went on strike causing tremendous havoc and causing over a million workers to be laid off. The Unemployment Insurance Division was overwhelmed with applications for UI. The Governor had waved the 7 day waiting period and the managers of all the UI offices in the State were required to send 1 of their top Claims Examiners to Manhattan for training as to how to investigate claims and claimants and to approve or deny claims based on investigations.

I was picked by my superior to go. After 1 day of training, I was assigned to the Jamaica, Queens office. I was the only Claims Examiner In that office authorized to process claims, approve the 7 day waiting period waiver, investigate the legitimacy of the claim and then authorize payments.

When I arrived there, there were over 10,000 claims sitting in the office in need of approval or denial of each and every claim - with hundreds coming in every day. We did not have computers in those days and everything had to be done manually. I had 2 assistants to help me wade through the mess and organize the claims by date applied and to ensure paperwork was complete.

Even though the strike only lasted a few weeks, it took me 3 months to get those claims approved. I had an office manager who required 1000 claims processed per 8 hour day - not counting 8 hours of overtime I had to put in until 12 midnight 7 days a week.

After assessing the mess, I took several shortcuts in order to get these claimants paid, needless to say, so I was approving claims with only minor investigations, if any.

I quit 2 months later when my fellowship for my Master's Degree came through, but I was exhausted and frustrated for 3 months.

Even with computers now, imagine how they can process millions a week, if not more.

graphicguy · April 2020

imidazol97 said:
I extended our CFA lunch drive thru experience today to do a little bird watching at WPAFB.
They were doing touch and go landings. Our tax money at work.

The runway view is the Wright Brother's Prairie where they tested their aircraft. Picture
taken from the historic national park dedicated to them.

Spent a whole lot of time at WPAFB doing work for my company several years ago.

And yes, the landing/take off training is super important.

graphicguy · April 2020

@jipster Altima has the CVT, right? That’s a hard stop in my book.

Even Scotty agrees....

https://youtu.be/HSZ5-ifYQho

jipster · April 2020

graphicguy said:
@jipster Altima has the CVT, right? That’s a hard stop in my book.

Even Scotty agrees....

https://youtu.be/HSZ5-ifYQho

I don't know when Scotty made that video, but my understanding was that the CVT in the new 2019 generation of Altima's was new and improved . The Altima I drove the other day was really quick and responsive at the low end and midrange. A bit lacking in hp at highway speeds when trying to pass a semi, but not that much.

abacomike · April 2020

I went outside this morning in order to get some exercise walking because I have been sitting around the Condo and doing nothing but watching TV or napping.

As I walked out of my Condo, the air hit me - it was so hot, I walked right back in to my Condo. I looked up the temps and it was 88 degrees at 10:00 AM and now it's 90 - and it isn't the hottest part of the day yet. They are expecting record temps in the mid-90's. I really don't remember temps being this high this early in the spring. Good grief - I hope this is no omen as to how hot it is going to be this summer. UGH!

roadburner · April 2020

jipster said:

The plan is to keep the car until it turns to rust, or I do. Was actually thinking of this slogan, for Acura, when test driving the TLX, " The Acura TLX....so quiet, so comfortable, so luxurious.... you wouldn't mind being buried in one. "

Most of these midsize midlevel sedans I've looked at have interiors that are lacking in quality. Now, the Altima was much nicer at its trim level. It was saying buy me initially, but it felt a bit "nervous" on the expressway.

I accidentally came upon a Kia Stinger review about an hour ago. Maybe a plant by g.g? LOL.
It sounded and looked pretty good. Standard leather seats and a 2.0 turbo. With dealer incentives would put the price around that of the base TLX. Don't know about the hatchback though.

I love hatchbacks, but as others have said, the Stinger needs the V6 to be really entertaining. The AWD Stingers are at least RWD biased, but I prefer RWD or the GTS, which has a true LSD on the rear axle and the ability to send 100% of the power to the rear wheels.
Still, you might try a Stinger with the turbo 4, you might find it adequate. The Stinger isn't exactly burning up the sales charts, so-as graphicguy discovered-there are some real deals to be had- especially if you lease one and then immediately purchase it.

venture · April 2020

abacomike said:
I went outside this morning in order to get some exercise walking because I have been sitting around the Condo and doing nothing but watching TV or napping.

As I walked out of my Condo, the air hit me - it was so hot, I walked right back in to my Condo. I looked up the temps and it was 88 degrees at 10:00 AM and now it's 90 - and it isn't the hottest part of the day yet. They are expecting record temps in the mid-90's. I really don't remember temps being this high this early in the spring. Good grief - I hope this is no omen as to how hot it is going to be this summer. UGH!

We had snow flurries this morning. I don't know if that groundhog is safe.

jmonroe · April 2020

stickguy said:
Just made a supply run to BJs. Out of some stuff of course, but overall, the experience was mentally and physically exhausting. And I still need to try sldis to see if I can find more stuff. Even though we seem to have 2 fridges stuffed. Enough butter to last until 2022 at least. Just can’t make anything that requires flour.

Wait a minute, why do you need flour? It's Passover, maybe you meant stuff to make Matzo Balls !!

qbrozen · April 2020

graphicguy said:
@jipster Altima has the CVT, right? That’s a hard stop in my book.

Even Scotty agrees....

https://youtu.be/HSZ5-ifYQho

when are we getting a thumbs down button around here?
Heck, I think I'll start flagging any posts with scotty videos as Abuse. You've all been warned.

28firefighter · April 2020

I love Passover as a holiday, but my gosh, the Matzah. When the dog refuses to eat something, you know it probably isn't great for you - Matzah falls into that category. Like eating cardboard that turns into concrete.

The beauty of Passover baking, you generally end up with one of two situations:
(1) Your baked good looks delicious, but is so dense that it has become unfit for human consumption.

(2) Your baked actually tastes delicious, but looks unimpressive and crumbles into a million pieces of you look straight at it.

stickguy · April 2020

I’m not a fan of those. But the wife was going to make bread. Apparently that is a big thing now because while we did find flour, yeast is impossible to find. So maybe we are getting Matzah after all,

driver100 · April 2020

All of a sudden people are wanting to make their own bread

Michaell · April 2020

@jipster - I've test driven the Stinger with the 2.0T, and found it had more than adequate power. What I think you need to determine is if the size is right for you - it's bigger than most of the mid sized sedans you've been looking at.

Also, I found that visibility out the back is compromised.

With the gigantic lease incentives available, you might be able to do a lease, then buy it out. Lots of people are taking that approach.

oldfarmer50 · April 2020

imidazol97 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:
I extended our CFA lunch drive thru experience today to do a little bird watching at WPAFB.
They were doing touch and go landings. Our tax money at work.

The runway view is the Wright Brother's Prairie where they tested their aircraft. Picture
taken from the historic national park dedicated to them.

We occasionally get those C-17s doing that at ALB and rarely the big KC 10s but usually it’s the old C 130s from the National Guard. Fun to watch particularly when they do the low level banks over our house.
I love the full thunder of power as they come over the east end of the runway on approach. Then there's the different takeoff patterns. A couple years ago we were in that area and the Blue Presdiential aircraft took off, or at least one of them. It was doing a serious 45 deg or more bank to the left immediately after leaving the ground on the runway like it were avoiding a threat on the ground. It was turning at full power and low altitude looking like it could fall out of the sky banked that much. Maybe it was in a hurry to get back to Dulles and not waste time going in the takeoff direction away from its target. I checked to see if there had been any events in the area, and wondered whether the aircraft had been here for maintenance work. We see E4's occasionally here and the equipment on this plane likely is as technical as those are.

Best we ever got here was once when the Vice President had his limo delivered by C-17.

oldfarmer50 · April 2020

qbrozen said:

oldfarmer50 said:

My suspicious side is wondering if this is legit. After the multitude of telemarketer calls I’m always looking for the scam.

I don't see how telling you to do nothing more would scam you in any way.

That’s what was bugging me, what was the angle? Would someone then call asking for your banking info? Turns out that after checking it’s legit. Pays to be careful though. Look at what happened to Bernie supporters when someone trolled them into thinking they would get their donations refunded after he dropped out. The trolls even set up a fake web page with a “refund” button.

driver100 · April 2020

RE Instacart; I would have said it was good after the 1st 2 deliveries, but the 3rd was a disaster. I was checking a few sites that do reviews....Instacart usually gets 1 1/2 stars out of 5, many stories are horror stories....spend 3 hours on the phone trying to get a refund for orders that don't show up etc.
This site is called Trustpilot, others have over 2000 reviews and 1.5 stars.
Instacart
Reviews 34 • Bad
1.5 stars: Bad

oldfarmer50 · April 2020

qbrozen said:

graphicguy said:
@jipster Altima has the CVT, right? That’s a hard stop in my book.

Even Scotty agrees....

https://youtu.be/HSZ5-ifYQho
when are we getting a thumbs down button around here?
Heck, I think I'll start flagging any posts with scotty videos as Abuse. You've all been warned.

LOL. I was going to post that video but I’m already a pariah around here for promoting him.

oldfarmer50 · April 2020

28firefighter said:
I love Passover as a holiday, but my gosh, the Matzah. When the dog refuses to eat something, you know it probably isn't great for you - Matzah falls into that category. Like eating cardboard that turns into concrete.

The beauty of Passover baking, you generally end up with one of two situations:
(1) Your baked good looks delicious, but is so dense that it has become unfit for human consumption.

(2) Your baked actually tastes delicious, but looks unimpressive and crumbles into a million pieces of you look straight at it.

As a teen I developed a taste for Matzah when my Jewish buddy brought some when we went bush drinking in the woods. He said he couldn’t stand the stuff but it was the only thing his mother would give him to eat. I should have asked him if cheap beer was allowed because he sure liked that.

imidazol97 · April 2020

abacomike said:
I went outside this morning in order to get some exercise walking because I have been sitting around the Condo and doing nothing but watching TV or napping.

As I walked out of my Condo, the air hit me - it was so hot, I walked right back in to my Condo. I looked up the temps and it was 88 degrees at 10:00 AM and now it's 90 - and it isn't the hottest part of the day yet. They are expecting record temps in the mid-90's. I really don't remember temps being this high this early in the spring. Good grief - I hope this is no omen as to how hot it is going to be this summer. UGH!

Today it's a beautiful, cool 45 Deg (F) in western Ohio. Lots of fresh oxygen moving by with the breeze (under 20 mph mostly).

Michaell · April 2020

imidazol97 said:

abacomike said:
I went outside this morning in order to get some exercise walking because I have been sitting around the Condo and doing nothing but watching TV or napping.

As I walked out of my Condo, the air hit me - it was so hot, I walked right back in to my Condo. I looked up the temps and it was 88 degrees at 10:00 AM and now it's 90 - and it isn't the hottest part of the day yet. They are expecting record temps in the mid-90's. I really don't remember temps being this high this early in the spring. Good grief - I hope this is no omen as to how hot it is going to be this summer. UGH!
Today it's a beautiful, cool 45 Deg (F) in western Ohio. Lots of fresh oxygen moving by with the breeze (under 20 mph mostly).

Mid 60's here in Colorado today and tomorrow, but snow predicted for Sunday and Monday. Will get out and do a bit of yard work tomorrow.

jmonroe · April 2020

jipster said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:
Another long day. In 3 days, I've gone from a full head of luscious hair....to gray....to completely bald!

I test drove the Ford Fusion SE , this morning. On the way to the dealership the battery light came on in my wife's Hyundai Veracruz. Oh, no! More of that later. The salesman is a young quiet guy. Uncomfortably quiet for a saleman. I test drove the SE Fusion. The 1.5 ecoboost engine is pretty good, a bit underpowered compared to the Optima. The interior quality is as subpar as many of the others. Ride, handling and comfort aren't as good as my son's 2010 Milan SE. MORE POWER!....I bellow at the bewildered salesman. So we test drive the Fusion Titanium. Much better. But, not sure $$$.

Driving home I get AAA to come out and check the battery in the Veracruz. They say bad alternator. Take the car to Goodyear Auto Care. They confirm the gasket is leaking oil into the alternator. I say I had the alternator replaced 1 1/2 years ago for the same problem. May be under warranty at Oxmoor Hyundai? I call Oxmoor Hyundai, they say bring it in...it may or may not be covered by Hyundai. They confirm bad gasket.so you they will send photos to Hyundai to see if they will cover the third replacement. May be a day or two wait. They unexpectedly offer me a loaner car. No charge. Which are my 2 favorite words. A brand new Hyundai Tucson. Maybe Oxmoor isn't so bad after all roadburner? ;-) It's very nice. Since my nephew's BMW dealership is only 10 minutes away, I zip on over to look at that 2019 Nissan Altima SL

The Altima was much nicer in the interior than all but Acura and maybe the Mazda 6. Nice leather seating and styling. The thing that surprised me the most on the test drive was the cars unexpected.... POWER!. It was much quickly off the blocks and midline. The CVT got that car going. Handled and drove well. The car felt really light and quick on its feet. Didn't have that solid heavier control of the Acura though. I liked the Altima. But, it is a used vehicle, I would lose 1 year of bumper to bumper.

So a nicer $19,500 Altima, with a shorter warranty...or a Kia Optima...new....not as nice for 22k otd.
The salesman texted back that they would sell the 2020 Ford Fusion SE for $21500. (MSRP $$26,745).
And then there is the pearl, the Acura TLX. $29k for the base model. Maybe I'll go look at it tomorrow.

How long are you planning on keeping the car? If only a few years go with the Altima. If you keep it until they cart you off to the nursing home I’d say the Acura. Sounds like the interior is important to you so I’d say dump the rest.
The plan is to keep the car until it turns to rust, or I do. Was actually thinking of this slogan, for Acura, when test driving the TLX, " The Acura TLX....so quiet, so comfortable, so luxurious.... you wouldn't mind being buried in one. "

Most of these midsize midlevel sedans I've looked at have interiors that are lacking in quality. Now, the Altima was much nicer at its trim level. It was saying buy me initially, but it felt a bit "nervous" on the expressway.

I accidentally came upon a Kia Stinger review about an hour ago. Maybe a plant by g.g? LOL.
It sounded and looked pretty good. Standard leather seats and a 2.0 turbo. With dealer incentives would put the price around that of the base TLX. Don't know about the hatchback though.
On the Stinger go with the 3.3L TT or go home.

I’m taking it easy today from doing nothing to binge watch Jay Leno’s Garage. I hope they air the 200mph Mustang episode or the one where Jay gets rolled in a funny car.
Too much bread for the 3.3L. The Ford 2.0 Ecoboost had plenty of power for me. Thought about checking the Stinger out today, as well as the red Acura.

Oxmoor Hyundai just called. Said Hyundai would cover having the valve cover gasket and alternator repaired on our 2011Veracruz with 158,000 miles. Thank you Hyundai! I don't care what Jmonroe says about your warranty coverage....you alright in my book. LOL.

I'm happy to hear it worked out for you. My problem was with DIY oil changes not oil leaks. But it sounds like Hyundai has changed their ways after my dealer told them about how many sales I killed for them when I spread the word around where I worked. The final straw was when my dealer really got upset when my uncle nixed a deal on a top of the line Sonata that he was waiting to be delivered when I told him what happened to me. So much so that the GM himself called me to call off the dogs. He went so far as to say they'd take 3 grand off my next purchase. That was in the Spring of 2012. Never had the opportunity to take him up on that. By the time I bought my next Hyundai (2015 Genny), that guy was long gone. But given the chance I'll still kill some sales for them. Some things you never forget.

jmonroe

bwia · April 2020

I was just watching a laughable Southern California situation where a CHP was chasing a woman driving a Hyundai Sonata doing 125 mph while the police were struggling to keep up in their SUVs at 100 mph. No contest. Apparently, the dispatcher had the good sense to call of the chase. Believing that she was in the clear the woman fugitive slowed down and pulled into a bank parking lot. What she didn't realize was that a TV chopper was following the action all along and conveyed the location to a ground crew....she surrendered without a whimper. Thanks to the TV reporter; now we'll be seeing more of them hovering over every little incident claiming to be friends of the police.

So, I'm wondering why do police departments invest so heavily in SUVs when they cannot adequately do a highway pursuit? Perhaps these gas hogs are best suited for snowy climes but not sunny California or Florida.

fintail · April 2020

125 in a Sonata is a lot more believable than 110 in an 80s Excel, anyway.

Cops in my town have mostly switched over to Explorers I think, with a Tahoe here and there.

stickguy · April 2020

They are better for 99% of what they use them for. And they aren’t supposed to be doing high speed pursuits now anyway.

driver100 · April 2020

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:
I love Passover as a holiday, but my gosh, the Matzah. When the dog refuses to eat something, you know it probably isn't great for you - Matzah falls into that category. Like eating cardboard that turns into concrete.

The beauty of Passover baking, you generally end up with one of two situations:
(1) Your baked good looks delicious, but is so dense that it has become unfit for human consumption.

(2) Your baked actually tastes delicious, but looks unimpressive and crumbles into a million pieces of you look straight at it.
As a teen I developed a taste for Matzah when my Jewish buddy brought some when we went bush drinking in the woods. He said he couldn’t stand the stuff but it was the only thing his mother would give him to eat. I should have asked him if cheap beer was allowed because he sure liked that.

Unfortunately, matzah and cheap beer probably won't work, since it is made with wheat, barley, spelt, rye, or oat as it is not kosher for Passover. Cheap wine is OK.

stickguy · April 2020

I believe the SUVS are normal not AWD. Tahoe’s are RWD. though explorers must be AWD since I doubt they were going with FWD

ab348 · April 2020

Hard to believe a Sonata could do 125 for very long without having the engine fail, a tire blow, the car careen off the road, or fly over a cliff (in which case it could exceed that speed I suppose).

jmonroe · April 2020

28firefighter said:
I love Passover as a holiday, but my gosh, the Matzah. When the dog refuses to eat something, you know it probably isn't great for you - Matzah falls into that category. Like eating cardboard that turns into concrete.

The beauty of Passover baking, you generally end up with one of two situations:
(1) Your baked good looks delicious, but is so dense that it has become unfit for human consumption.

(2) Your baked actually tastes delicious, but looks unimpressive and crumbles into a million pieces of you look straight at it.

I know what you mean about Matzo. That stuff is tasteless although I don't think it is actually bad for you as you stated it was. When I was in high school a friend gave me some Matzo from his lunch that he didn't want. I had an idea. Took it home and put some peanut butter on it. It wasn't bad like that. The next day at school I told him to put peanut butter on it and he told me peanut butter was not kosher for Passover. He then tells me about other restrictions for Passover. I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't be good with that religion. Hell, I could even eat Gefilte fish if I lathered on enough horse radish but that was my limit for Passover food.

jmonroe

bwia · April 2020

From Car & Driver. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15147575/the-147-mph-hyundai-sonata-car-news/

The 147-mph Hyundai Sonata.

Way back in 2007 a Sonata was clocked doing 147.

"At 5:47 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, [2007] the freeway — the Loop 101 — was empty, so empty that before he knew it his rental, a 2006 Hyundai Sonata V-6, was going 128 mph. Eight minutes later he was clocked at 147 mph, which works out to 82 mph over the limit. He didn't know it, but speed cameras had taken pictures of him as he blew by.

But wait just a minute. Is a Sonata even capable of going 147 mph?
That was the question an Arizona newspaper put to Car and Driver soon after the story broke. If a Sonata could not go 147, then the speed-monitoring equipment was suspect, and so were all the citations."

fintail · April 2020

I could believe 128 out of a V6 model anyway. As so much speed monitoring equipment is installed and maintained for private profit, I wouldn't put my money or life on it, for sure.

explorerx4 · April 2020

Since someone brought up police pursuits, I've watched a couple of OSHP video's.
They have been about a 1/2 hour long.
It was pretty local to some of you, even I recognize some of the signs from travelling down that way.
Amazing how long this GM keeps going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrNzZNS-MSk

jipster · April 2020

roadburner said:

jipster said:

The plan is to keep the car until it turns to rust, or I do. Was actually thinking of this slogan, for Acura, when test driving the TLX, " The Acura TLX....so quiet, so comfortable, so luxurious.... you wouldn't mind being buried in one. "

Most of these midsize midlevel sedans I've looked at have interiors that are lacking in quality. Now, the Altima was much nicer at its trim level. It was saying buy me initially, but it felt a bit "nervous" on the expressway.

I accidentally came upon a Kia Stinger review about an hour ago. Maybe a plant by g.g? LOL.
It sounded and looked pretty good. Standard leather seats and a 2.0 turbo. With dealer incentives would put the price around that of the base TLX. Don't know about the hatchback though.
I love hatchbacks, but as others have said, the Stinger needs the V6 to be really entertaining. The AWD Stingers are at least RWD biased, but I prefer RWD or the GTS, which has a true LSD on the rear axle and the ability to send 100% of the power to the rear wheels.
Still, you might try a Stinger with the turbo 4, you might find it adequate. The Stinger isn't exactly burning up the sales charts, so-as graphicguy discovered-there are some real deals to be had- especially if you lease one and then immediately purchase it.

If you were leasing with the intent to immediately buy afterwards, is that something you'd want to talk to with the finance guy beforehand or after? Do all leases have this provision? Would a salesperson send me a completed lease form that has everything on it but my signature? The sales manager did not send me all the necessary numbers...just big picture numbers.. I would like a little time to look at a lease agreement before signing it.

Took the day off looking at cars. Today was run errands day. The little Tucson 4 banger loaner drives fairly well once it gets going. But it sure groans and protests when pressed.

Scotty mentioned not liking those CVT transmissions, but he also commented on the wisdom of having 8 and 9 speed automatic transmissions, "more things to go wrong". Have these transmissions been around long enough to have a good idea about their reliability?

explorerx4 · April 2020

If we stay in 'shelter in place' for another 6 months, I might cave and watch a Scotty video.

stickguy · April 2020

I think he is funny. But I can see how he would not be everybody's cup of tea.

benjaminh · April 2020

@jipster : I don't have answers to your questions, but as you may have already learned the $9500 incentive on the TLX Tech seems to already be gone. Acura updated their incentives. Might be more like $8k now, even with your first responders 750.

jmonroe · April 2020

bwia said:
From Car & Driver. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15147575/the-147-mph-hyundai-sonata-car-news/

The 147-mph Hyundai Sonata.

Way back in 2007 a Sonata was clocked doing 147.

"At 5:47 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, [2007] the freeway — the Loop 101 — was empty, so empty that before he knew it his rental, a 2006 Hyundai Sonata V-6, was going 128 mph. Eight minutes later he was clocked at 147 mph, which works out to 82 mph over the limit. He didn't know it, but speed cameras had taken pictures of him as he blew by.

But wait just a minute. Is a Sonata even capable of going 147 mph?
That was the question an Arizona newspaper put to Car and Driver soon after the story broke. If a Sonata could not go 147, then the speed-monitoring equipment was suspect, and so were all the citations."

Mrs. j. had a 2006 Sonata with a V6. IIRC, it was the LX model back then which eventually became the Limited model in subsequent years. I never pushed it to anything close to 147 MPH but it held the road pretty good at a little over 90 MPH. Did that numerous times on the PA Turnpike.

FWIW, that was the car I traded in for my '09 Genny. Turned 13K miles on the drive to Ohio to get it.

jmonroe

jipster · April 2020

benjaminh said:
@jipster : I don't have answers to your questions, but as you may have already learned that the $9500 incentive on the TLX Tech seems to already be gone. Acura updated their incentives. Might be more like $8k now, even with your first responders 750.

Well, that stinks. But, I don't think the dealership ever discounted off MSRP, so may be able to get that back.

imidazol97 · April 2020

explorerx4 said:
Since someone brought up police pursuits, I've watched a couple of OSHP video's.
They have been about a 1/2 hour long.
It was pretty local to some of you, even I recognize some of the signs from travelling down that way.
Amazing how long this GM keeps going.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrNzZNS-MSk

Great post! I didn't know that existed.

I listened to radio updates as that chase occurred. I thought the chase ended in Covington when the car hit the barrier wall. It was in Cincy next to the football stadium.

Amazing how many lives in other cars that GM almost hit. What did the passenger keep doing with his arm out the window? Was he throwing out stuff?

jipster · April 2020

jipster said:

benjaminh said:
@jipster : I don't have answers to your questions, but as you may have already learned that the $9500 incentive on the TLX Tech seems to already be gone. Acura updated their incentives. Might be more like $8k now, even with your first responders 750.
Well, that stinks. Thought I had till the end of the month. But, I don't think the dealership ever discounted off MSRP, so may be able to get that back.

jipster · April 2020

jipster said:

jipster said:

benjaminh said:
@jipster : I don't have answers to your questions, but as you may have already learned that the $9500 incentive on the TLX Tech seems to already be gone. Acura updated their incentives. Might be more like $8k now, even with your first responders 750.
Well, that stinks. Thought I had till the end of the month. But, I don't think the dealership ever discounted off MSRP, so may be able to get that back.

jipster · April 2020

jipster said:

jipster said:

jipster said:

benjaminh said:
@jipster : I don't have answers to your questions, but as you may have already learned that the $9500 incentive on the TLX Tech seems to already be gone. Acura updated their incentives. Might be more like $8k now, even with your first responders 750.

Well, that stinks. Thought I had till the end of the month. But, I don't think the dealership ever discounted off MSRP, so may be able to get that back.

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