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fintail · October 2020

I don't like the tablet/pop up look either. To me it screams "suddenly it's 2010!" and isn't a cohesive design. MB doesn't do everything right (had plenty of tablet designs too), but the integrated seamless screen optional on E-class from 2017+ (standard for 2020+) is the best design in the industry IMO.

Same for the column shift. It irks some people, but quickly becomes muscle memory, and just looks right. Really makes the car feel more open, and removes the false pretense of sport with a floor shift (especially those with a boot), this might be a relatively fast car, but it isn't a sports car, let's stop pretending.

abacomike said:

I don’t like those pop-up screens like the one shown above on the new Genesis. It is not recessed to avoid sunlight distortion. It is also very small.

I noticed that they did away with the gear selector in the console making more room for console storage, much like Mercedes and many other makes and models. Everything is electronic when it comes to gear selection anyway.

My best friend is interested in replacing his 2008 Infinity M35X with a G80 lease. I will go with him when he is ready. But I know he won’t like the narrow height on the GPS screen.

fintail · October 2020

Hmmm...if you insist?

I swear I've seen a similar steering wheel hub, either an old Ford or Mopar, I think.

bwia said:
Meet the 2021 Genesis GV80. It may not carry the price tag of a Bentley Bentayga but the interior design and sophistication of the GV80 is equal to or surpasses the Bentayga. Enjoy!

qbrozen · October 2020

bwia said:
Meet the 2021 Genesis GV80. It may not carry the price tag of a Bentley Bentayga but the interior design and sophistication of the GV80 is equal to or surpasses the Bentayga.

Are these your words or those from a published article?

driver100 · October 2020

New Genesis GV80 is pretty nice, but Mercedes seems to have leapt ahead with the 2021 S Class:

...even if the GV80 has silvery buttons with white accents!

sda · October 2020

What happened to just the joy of driving? All this high tech stuff, though impressive, robs the driving experience, at least to me.

oldfarmer50 · October 2020

sda said:
What happened to just the joy of driving? All this high tech stuff, though impressive, robs the driving experience, at least to me.

I agree. Modern cars seem to be 50% video game but I guess that the demographic they’re going for.

abacomike · October 2020

driver100 said:
New Genesis GV80 is pretty nice, but Mercedes seems to have leapt ahead with the 2021 S Class:

...even if the GV80 has silvery buttons with white accents!

I don’t like the new dash in the 2021 S Class with its up-sloping console which culminates in the GPS screen. Much too confining for the driver and front passenger.

snakeweasel · October 2020

bwia said:

abacomike said:

bwia said:
Meet the 2021 Genesis GV80. It may not carry the price tag of a Bentley Bentayga but the interior design and sophistication of the GV80 is equal to or surpasses the Bentayga. Enjoy!
I don’t like those pop-up screens like the one shown above on the new Genesis. It is not recessed to avoid sunlight distortion. It is also very small.

I noticed that they did away with the gear selector in the console making more room for console storage, much like Mercedes and many other makes and models. Everything is electronic when it comes to gear selection anyway.

My best friend is interested in replacing his 2008 Infinity M35X with a G80 lease. I will go with him when he is ready. But I know he won’t like the narrow height on the GPS screen.
You may be right but according to C&D, "at a time when many carmakers are replacing switches and buttons with vast touch-sensitive black panels, Genesis uses silver-tone knurled knobs and select physical buttons with white accents, creating a light, bright space. The large rotary dial that controls the infotainment system lives in the center console and clicks with satisfying precision as it turns." The collage bellow shows an example of this. Enjoy!

If any of you ever watched Star Trek Voyager this reminds me of the episode where they built a bigger, faster, better shuttle craft. The guy building it made all the controls knobs, levers, switches and buttons instead of using the touchscreens found all over the Star Trek universe. When someone questioned him about it he said "I want to feel the ship, I'm sick of punching panels".

snakeweasel · October 2020

Question for those who care. I finally got the Sebring into the mechanic who said it would be $825 to fix it up. This includes replacing the part that's leaking, replacing the thermostat, flushing the system and replacing the battery as they said testing it it was not fully holding the charge (it's around 5 years old or so). Add to this the fact that I have to renew the registration by the end of the month which is going to be about $145, Thank you governor [non permissible content removed] so we are looking at nearly a grand to get back on the road.

On the other hand I have an offer of $400 for it as is.

So its a 13 year old Chrysler with 143K miles and some issues and I am thinking of cutting my losses and taking the $400, but it could last a few more years and with winter coming soon it would still be a good beater car for the snow and stuff that's coming.

What say all of you?

abacomike · October 2020

snakeweasel said:
Question for those who care. I finally got the Sebring into the mechanic who said it would be $825 to fix it up. This includes replacing the part that's leaking, replacing the thermostat, flushing the system and replacing the battery as they said testing it it was not fully holding the charge (it's around 5 years old or so). Add to this the fact that I have to renew the registration by the end of the month which is going to be about $145, Thank you governor [non permissible content removed] so we are looking at nearly a grand to get back on the road.

On the other hand I have an offer of $400 for it as is.

So its a 13 year old Chrysler with 143K miles and some issues and I am thinking of cutting my losses and taking the $400, but it could last a few more years and with winter coming soon it would still be a good beater car for the snow and stuff that's coming.

What say all of you?

I have no opinion one way or the other. At times like this, I just flip a coin! 😜

driver100 · October 2020

abacomike said:

driver100 said:
New Genesis GV80 is pretty nice, but Mercedes seems to have leapt ahead with the 2021 S Class:

...even if the GV80 has silvery buttons with white accents!
I don’t like the new dash in the 2021 S Class with its up-sloping console which culminates in the GPS screen. Much too confining for the driver and front passenger.

I kind of agree. It is too bad they couldn't actually build that screen into the instrument panel, even if they made the screen a bit smaller. It almost looks like a clip board leaning up against a smooth instrument panel behind it. There should be enough leg room I would think, it is a wide console but it is a pretty big car.

snakeweasel · October 2020

abacomike said:

snakeweasel said:
Question for those who care. I finally got the Sebring into the mechanic who said it would be $825 to fix it up. This includes replacing the part that's leaking, replacing the thermostat, flushing the system and replacing the battery as they said testing it it was not fully holding the charge (it's around 5 years old or so). Add to this the fact that I have to renew the registration by the end of the month which is going to be about $145, Thank you governor [non permissible content removed] so we are looking at nearly a grand to get back on the road.

On the other hand I have an offer of $400 for it as is.

So its a 13 year old Chrysler with 143K miles and some issues and I am thinking of cutting my losses and taking the $400, but it could last a few more years and with winter coming soon it would still be a good beater car for the snow and stuff that's coming.

What say all of you?
I have no opinion one way or the other. At times like this, I just flip a coin! 😜

Any other suggestions?

driver100 · October 2020

"snakeweasel"

So its a 13 year old Chrysler with 143K miles and some issues and I am thinking of cutting my losses and taking the $400, but it could last a few more years and with winter coming soon it would still be a good beater car for the snow and stuff that's coming.

A good case either way. I am more of the opinion that you got your use out of the car, and getting $400 out of it now would be a nice bonus.....you can buy a nice dinner for Mrs Snake. Putting $1000 into it isn't too bad, but if there is another fairly major repair, and there probably will be, then you will be behind. No when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em I always say.

driver100 · October 2020

sda said:
What happened to just the joy of driving? All this high tech stuff, though impressive, robs the driving experience, at least to me.

Not sure about robs the driving experience....but it is different. I like the C250 because of its simplicity, start it up, put it in gear, and it works like cars have for 40 or 50 years. Not even a rear view camera.
But the newer cars are more like flying a new plane, digital instruments, all the comfort options, fast, smooth, with lots of extra features like GPS, BLIS etc.
I like having one of each, but if I could only choose one I'd take the newer one with all the extras.

fintail · October 2020

I'm not in love with that design either. Weird jutting tablet for the gauges, weird Tesla-wannabe screen in the middle. MB seems to be moving on from designs I like, which means my latest new purchase may be my last.

driver100 said:
New Genesis GV80 is pretty nice, but Mercedes seems to have leapt ahead with the 2021 S Class:

ab348 · October 2020

bwia said:

You may be right but according to C&D, "at a time when many carmakers are replacing switches and buttons with vast touch-sensitive black panels, Genesis uses silver-tone knurled knobs and select physical buttons with white accents, creating a light, bright space. The large rotary dial that controls the infotainment system lives in the center console and clicks with satisfying precision as it turns."

Surely we have learned by now to discount the introductory articles about any new model that run in the car magazines, as they are almost always ridiculously positive and enthusiastic.

ab348 · October 2020

snakeweasel said:

On the other hand I have an offer of $400 for it as is.

So its a 13 year old Chrysler with 143K miles and some issues and I am thinking of cutting my losses and taking the $400, but it could last a few more years and with winter coming soon it would still be a good beater car for the snow and stuff that's coming.

What say all of you?

I guess the question is really one of do you want a beater convertible for summer days or not? Would you be confident taking it out on a nice summer day (or for that matter, in a snowstorm) or would you be in fear of it stranding you? The money really isn't much either way, and if you replaced it with another beater then you would still have a cash outlay.

abacomike · October 2020

driver100 said:

sda said:
What happened to just the joy of driving? All this high tech stuff, though impressive, robs the driving experience, at least to me.
Not sure about robs the driving experience....but it is different. I like the C250 because of its simplicity, start it up, put it in gear, and it works like cars have for 40 or 50 years. Not even a rear view camera.
But the newer cars are more like flying a new plane, digital instruments, all the comfort options, fast, smooth, with lots of extra features like GPS, BLIS etc.
I like having one of each, but if I could only choose one I'd take the newer one with all the extras.

Your C250 doesn’t have a rear view camera? How come? Never knew that! 😜🤓😝

oldfarmer50 · October 2020

snakeweasel said:
Question for those who care. I finally got the Sebring into the mechanic who said it would be $825 to fix it up. This includes replacing the part that's leaking, replacing the thermostat, flushing the system and replacing the battery as they said testing it it was not fully holding the charge (it's around 5 years old or so). Add to this the fact that I have to renew the registration by the end of the month which is going to be about $145, Thank you governor [non permissible content removed] so we are looking at nearly a grand to get back on the road.

On the other hand I have an offer of $400 for it as is.

So its a 13 year old Chrysler with 143K miles and some issues and I am thinking of cutting my losses and taking the $400, but it could last a few more years and with winter coming soon it would still be a good beater car for the snow and stuff that's coming.

What say all of you?

Well, the Sonata is old enough to take over winter beater duty and the prime function of the Sebring doesn’t work and can be taken over by your other convertible I’d say send it down the road. Getting 143k out of a Chrysler is a cause for celebration.

garrison16 · October 2020

Snake, I have been a lurker for several years but logged in to respond to your situation. I also had a 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. I was the second owner. I bought it CPO when it was about 3 years old with about 21000 miles. It was a touring model with 2.7 6cyl with leather interior. The maintenances were starting to get expensive. Like with you it was an extra car. What I thought it might need was about what I thought the car was worth. Dealer would have given me $1700 plus tax savings on a trade. I sold it for $1500 last January. It had 120,000 miles. From what I understand it may have needed repairs that I was not aware of as I sold it to a friend of a friend. In case this helps with the decision you are about to make

tjc78 · October 2020

TJC’s public service announcement...
Don’t move. Stay in your current home.

Carry on...

sda · October 2020

tjc78 said:
TJC’s public service announcement...
Don’t move. Stay in your current home.

Carry on...

That doesn’t sound good.

28firefighter · October 2020

tjc78 said:
TJC’s public service announcement...
Don’t move. Stay in your current home.

Carry on...

Yikes lol

ab348 · October 2020

Ruh-roh.

stickguy · October 2020

Sounds ominous. But even when nothing goes really wrong, it is still a bunch of headaches.

stickguy · October 2020

Snake, the question to me is, do you really need the extra car? I assume the only real purpose is to keep the BMW in the garage when the roads are crappy? If so, and you would have to replace it, might as well fix it up and let it take the abuse. If you would not replace it anyway, might as well dump it, get some cash, free up garage or driveway space, and lower insurance.

Plus since the top doesn't work, of no real use in the nice weather (plus you have a nice convertible).

abacomike · October 2020

Just spoke with my son who lives in the Coachella Valley in the Palm Springs area of California. My grandson told me that my son was suffering from migraines the past few weeks when I called him last week.

As you all know, he had an inoperable malignant brain tumor in the rear of his cerebrum about 5-6 years ago. He underwent proton radiation at Loma Linda Medical Center near Riverside and after 6-8 months of heavy doses, the tumor disappeared.

When we spoke today, he was very guarded about discussing his health with me. He said he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him or pity him. He had tests done and said he is waiting for results.

All I can say at this time is that I am very scared that the cancer has returned. I hope he levels with me when he gets the results. If it is cancer, I will fly out there immediately. I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔

jmonroe1 · October 2020

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:
Question for those who care. I finally got the Sebring into the mechanic who said it would be $825 to fix it up. This includes replacing the part that's leaking, replacing the thermostat, flushing the system and replacing the battery as they said testing it it was not fully holding the charge (it's around 5 years old or so). Add to this the fact that I have to renew the registration by the end of the month which is going to be about $145, Thank you governor [non permissible content removed] so we are looking at nearly a grand to get back on the road.

On the other hand I have an offer of $400 for it as is.

So its a 13 year old Chrysler with 143K miles and some issues and I am thinking of cutting my losses and taking the $400, but it could last a few more years and with winter coming soon it would still be a good beater car for the snow and stuff that's coming.

What say all of you?
Well, the Sonata is old enough to take over winter beater duty and the prime function of the Sebring doesn’t work and can be taken over by your other convertible I’d say send it down the road. Getting 143k out of a Chrysler is a cause for celebration.

Yeah what you said. Any Chrysler that has 143K miles on it has been on borrowed time for 142K miles.

jmonroe

venture · October 2020

abacomike said:
Just spoke with my son who lives in the Coachella Valley in the Palm Springs area of California. My grandson told me that my son was suffering from migraines the past few weeks when I called him last week.

As you all know, he had an inoperable malignant brain tumor in the rear of his cerebrum about 5-6 years ago. He underwent proton radiation at Loma Linda Medical Center near Riverside and after 6-8 months of heavy doses, the tumor disappeared.

When we spoke today, he was very guarded about discussing his health with me. He said he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him or pity him. He had tests done and said he is waiting for results.

All I can say at this time is that I am very scared that the cancer has returned. I hope he levels with me when he gets the results. If it is cancer, I will fly out there immediately. I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔

Praying for positive results Mike.

jmonroe1 · October 2020

abacomike said:
Just spoke with my son who lives in the Coachella Valley in the Palm Springs area of California. My grandson told me that my son was suffering from migraines the past few weeks when I called him last week.

As you all know, he had an inoperable malignant brain tumor in the rear of his cerebrum about 5-6 years ago. He underwent proton radiation at Loma Linda Medical Center near Riverside and after 6-8 months of heavy doses, the tumor disappeared.

When we spoke today, he was very guarded about discussing his health with me. He said he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him or pity him. He had tests done and said he is waiting for results.

All I can say at this time is that I am very scared that the cancer has returned. I hope he levels with me when he gets the results. If it is cancer, I will fly out there immediately. I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔

We’re all praying that he’ll be OK.

jmonroe

sda · October 2020

abacomike said:
Just spoke with my son who lives in the Coachella Valley in the Palm Springs area of California. My grandson told me that my son was suffering from migraines the past few weeks when I called him last week.

As you all know, he had an inoperable malignant brain tumor in the rear of his cerebrum about 5-6 years ago. He underwent proton radiation at Loma Linda Medical Center near Riverside and after 6-8 months of heavy doses, the tumor disappeared.

When we spoke today, he was very guarded about discussing his health with me. He said he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him or pity him. He had tests done and said he is waiting for results.

All I can say at this time is that I am very scared that the cancer has returned. I hope he levels with me when he gets the results. If it is cancer, I will fly out there immediately. I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔

So sorry to learn. I hope he has a quick recovery from whatever is affecting him.

venture · October 2020

driver100 said:

abacomike said:

driver100 said:
New Genesis GV80 is pretty nice, but Mercedes seems to have leapt ahead with the 2021 S Class:

...even if the GV80 has silvery buttons with white accents!
I don’t like the new dash in the 2021 S Class with its up-sloping console which culminates in the GPS screen. Much too confining for the driver and front passenger.
I kind of agree. It is too bad they couldn't actually build that screen into the instrument panel, even if they made the screen a bit smaller. It almost looks like a clip board leaning up against a smooth instrument panel behind it. There should be enough leg room I would think, it is a wide console but it is a pretty big car.

snakeweasel · October 2020

garrison16 said:
Snake, I have been a lurker for several years but logged in to respond to your situation. I also had a 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. I was the second owner. I bought it CPO when it was about 3 years old with about 21000 miles. It was a touring model with 2.7 6cyl with leather interior. The maintenances were starting to get expensive. Like with you it was an extra car. What I thought it might need was about what I thought the car was worth. Dealer would have given me $1700 plus tax savings on a trade. I sold it for $1500 last January. It had 120,000 miles. From what I understand it may have needed repairs that I was not aware of as I sold it to a friend of a friend. In case this helps with the decision you are about to make

Thank you for your input. Plus stop lurking and become active here, we are a good group and very welcoming so post here often.

omarman · October 2020

I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔

Hoping your son gets well soon Mike. My nephew came over for a visit last night and we were up til 3AM just talking, laughing, and sorting through all the family ups and downs over this year. (So far.) By the time he left we were both feeling better even though we're staying the same course as always: Power of prayer!

snakeweasel · October 2020

stickguy said:
Snake, the question to me is, do you really need the extra car? I assume the only real purpose is to keep the BMW in the garage when the roads are crappy? If so, and you would have to replace it, might as well fix it up and let it take the abuse. If you would not replace it anyway, might as well dump it, get some cash, free up garage or driveway space, and lower insurance.

Plus since the top doesn't work, of no real use in the nice weather (plus you have a nice convertible).

We really don't need the extra car and your presumption is correct but we wouldn't be replacing it should we dump it.

As for nice weather, yes we have a real nice convertible plus the bike

tjc78 · October 2020

jmonroe1 said:

abacomike said:
Just spoke with my son who lives in the Coachella Valley in the Palm Springs area of California. My grandson told me that my son was suffering from migraines the past few weeks when I called him last week.

As you all know, he had an inoperable malignant brain tumor in the rear of his cerebrum about 5-6 years ago. He underwent proton radiation at Loma Linda Medical Center near Riverside and after 6-8 months of heavy doses, the tumor disappeared.

When we spoke today, he was very guarded about discussing his health with me. He said he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him or pity him. He had tests done and said he is waiting for results.

All I can say at this time is that I am very scared that the cancer has returned. I hope he levels with me when he gets the results. If it is cancer, I will fly out there immediately. I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔
We’re all praying that he’ll be OK.

jmonroe

+1. Mike we are praying for you and your family.

tjc78 · October 2020

stickguy said:
Snake, the question to me is, do you really need the extra car? I assume the only real purpose is to keep the BMW in the garage when the roads are crappy? If so, and you would have to replace it, might as well fix it up and let it take the abuse. If you would not replace it anyway, might as well dump it, get some cash, free up garage or driveway space, and lower insurance.

Plus since the top doesn't work, of no real use in the nice weather (plus you have a nice convertible).

I think I’d take the $400 and say it’s been a good run!

snakeweasel · October 2020

abacomike said:
Just spoke with my son who lives in the Coachella Valley in the Palm Springs area of California. My grandson told me that my son was suffering from migraines the past few weeks when I called him last week.

As you all know, he had an inoperable malignant brain tumor in the rear of his cerebrum about 5-6 years ago. He underwent proton radiation at Loma Linda Medical Center near Riverside and after 6-8 months of heavy doses, the tumor disappeared.

When we spoke today, he was very guarded about discussing his health with me. He said he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him or pity him. He had tests done and said he is waiting for results.

All I can say at this time is that I am very scared that the cancer has returned. I hope he levels with me when he gets the results. If it is cancer, I will fly out there immediately. I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔

Hoping all is OK

tjc78 · October 2020

The

stickguy said:
Sounds ominous. But even when nothing goes really wrong, it is still a bunch of headaches.

I’m just tired... lol. Last weekend before settlement.

We spent a good bit of it taking the stuff down from the attic and the last bit of packing. At least the attic wasn’t bad and 90% of it just got piled to go on the moving truck.

Wife and I went shopping for some stuff today and did ok. Have a good story from the furniture store I’ll share later. Since we really have no kitchen left bought $200 of prepared stuff from Wegmans. That place was a total zoo as usual.

stickguy · October 2020

Wegmans makes a great deli sandwich. But not convenient for us to shop at. And the shopping center is horrible to deal with (and probably getting worse now that Costco is open in there).

stickguy · October 2020

stuff, drags you down. I just assume now that my kids will just need to rent some big dumpsters some day to deal with it. I am happy that we finally got a few boxes off for shredding, but that is a slow process. I did go through one file today (old insurance papers) so got to reminisce over the last 15 years of various companies. It was interesting to see how much less I pay now. Even a year in the Mid-00's when we had 2 cars and no kids driving, I paid about 50% more than we pay now for 2 cars (before I turned one in). About the only think in Jersey that costs less than it used to!

tjc78 · October 2020

stickguy said:
Wegmans makes a great deli sandwich. But not convenient for us to shop at. And the shopping center is horrible to deal with (and probably getting worse now that Costco is open in there).

I had to pickup an order at Crate and Barrel so I was up that way. Otherwise, it’s not convenient at all and will be less so once I move.

tjc78 · October 2020

stickguy said:
stuff, drags you down. I just assume now that my kids will just need to rent some big dumpsters some day to deal with it. I am happy that we finally got a few boxes off for shredding, but that is a slow process. I did go through one file today (old insurance papers) so got to reminisce over the last 15 years of various companies. It was interesting to see how much less I pay now. Even a year in the Mid-00's when we had 2 cars and no kids driving, I paid about 50% more than we pay now for 2 cars (before I turned one in). About the only think in Jersey that costs less than it used to!

My car insurance is far less than it used to be. It went down considerably moving Gloucester county.

I burned three giant totes of paperwork a few weeks back.

stickguy · October 2020

the local animal shelter had a fund raiser a few weeks ago. $40 for all the shredding you could fit in the car, at a shredding place nearby. I think we had 5 boxes at the time, so I convinced the boss that it was for a good cause and we went. I think she shed a tear watching it go into the hopper.

explorerx4 · October 2020

Danny's Favorite.

roadburner · October 2020

venture said:

abacomike said:
Just spoke with my son who lives in the Coachella Valley in the Palm Springs area of California. My grandson told me that my son was suffering from migraines the past few weeks when I called him last week.

As you all know, he had an inoperable malignant brain tumor in the rear of his cerebrum about 5-6 years ago. He underwent proton radiation at Loma Linda Medical Center near Riverside and after 6-8 months of heavy doses, the tumor disappeared.

When we spoke today, he was very guarded about discussing his health with me. He said he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him or pity him. He had tests done and said he is waiting for results.

All I can say at this time is that I am very scared that the cancer has returned. I hope he levels with me when he gets the results. If it is cancer, I will fly out there immediately. I am praying that God will watch over him and see to it that he is well. 😔
Praying for positive results Mike.

Same here.

driver100 · October 2020

snakeweasel said:

garrison16 said:
Snake, I have been a lurker for several years but logged in to respond to your situation. I also had a 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. I was the second owner. I bought it CPO when it was about 3 years old with about 21000 miles. It was a touring model with 2.7 6cyl with leather interior. The maintenances were starting to get expensive. Like with you it was an extra car. What I thought it might need was about what I thought the car was worth. Dealer would have given me $1700 plus tax savings on a trade. I sold it for $1500 last January. It had 120,000 miles. From what I understand it may have needed repairs that I was not aware of as I sold it to a friend of a friend. In case this helps with the decision you are about to make
Thank you for your input. Plus stop lurking and become active here, we are a good group and very welcoming so post here often.

Basically agree....not sure about what I underlined above.

driver100 · October 2020

tjc....and this too shall pass. One day you will be glad you made the move.

driver100 · October 2020

Mike, hoping for the best possible outcome.

driver100 · October 2020

Just saw this story on the national news in Canada.
Guy buys a 2013 used Nissan Leaf a few years ago. Guy loves the car.
Now he finds it is losing power quickly, can't drive far.
To save the battery he tries not to use heat or a/c.
The cost of a new battery would be $13000, more than the car is worth.
He is upset Nissan doesn't have a way to fix the problem, for a more reasonable cost.
It also upsets him that he bought an environmentally friendly car and now there is a battery that is going to get dumped.
Nissans only real solution is to trade it in on a new model.
This is why I prefer tried and true technology!

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