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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2018 430i Gran Coupe
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
As for the car already moving sure that 1/2 inch and 0.0001 MPH head start really makes a difference.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2018 430i Gran Coupe
I'll try again, next time.
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
When the Kia was 3 months old some idiot with a spiked license plate bracket gouged the back bumper. I was busy so I let it go. If it was the Mustang I’d be posting from jail.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
I was trying to go beyond the well known wage differential.
For large sets of data with relatively "normal" distribution of majority of the items within the set (e.g. wages, prices) , the median will get you much better feel for experience of an "average person", whatever that means, because it is not sensitive to small number of large outliers, like Bentleys or billionaires. For scientific inquiry, sure mean plus std. deviation is the way to go, but explain it to an average reader. Making up some numbers say you have said "average price of car of $40,000 and std. deviation is say $15,000. This means if the pricing follows normal distribution, 99.7% of the cars would cost $40K+3*$15K = $85K or less, but about 68% of the cars are $40K-$15K = $25K or more. Too many words for an article. But if you say that 50 percent of the people pay less than say $35K and the other 50% paid more, this gives you a decent tie-in point, in my opinion, better than "average" $40K, from which some small number of Bugattis and Bentleys pulled the number up so much. The wages would feel even more skewed, as how many people would have to be included to overcome the proverbial 1%, especially if you're not one of them... Median can have some weird values when you have large clusters of closely packed data that are significantly separated from each other, but that's not the case for things like wages or prices, they tend to have a continuous spectrum. BTW, it would likely quickly converge with the mean if you discard fringe values, like said Bentleys, or proverbial top 1% in the wage pool.
2018 430i Gran Coupe
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I like the name spelt out in large letters, good thing it isn't a Plymouth or something...it would fill the whole width of the car.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
And then you open Pandora's Box - new paint makes the chrome look bad, then you have to make the interior look equally good, then the powertrain will need to be similarly nice, might as well do the suspension while you're there - then you end up with 60K in bills for a car worth 20-25K on a good day.
Barring a lottery win, my longterm plans/goals with the car are to keep it presentable and roadworthy.
I don't think I've ever used sport+.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
When I worked at BMW we took in an E60 M5 on a trade. The next morning there was a very long set of black marks over on the CPO lot. Everyone accused me of hooning the M5, but it turned out the culprit was the UCM...
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
If I had a Chryco 300 - which I would never have, but if I did I would definitely love to put this grill on it;
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
That’s why my go to joke about problems after a dealer visit is to blame it on a lot boy joy ride.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
If it’s not down to the color (clear coat only), first try a clay bar to clean out any dirt from the scratch, and then use some “Perfect it” by 3M to smooth out the scratch. Then, just wax the affected area. It doesn’t sound like it’s a big scratch and would take all of maybe 10-15 mins to complete.
If it’s a scratch down to the metal, then painting is the only way to go.
For $100, I’m thinking the airbrush method does not include anyone doing any prep work, which is critical. If they don’t do the prep work, the airbrushed paint is going to be obvious (orange peel) and might look worse than the scratch.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
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