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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
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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
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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My BMW dealer was not very trustworthy. I would guess their thinking was, we don't really want to store tires but, if someone is desperate and really needs to store tires...we might as well take them for all we can.
Tire dealers store tires for about $50....that's probably a season so $100 a year. I doubt if that is a profitable amount for the amount of room tires would use up.....but, maybe it is space above the office or something that isn't costing much to operate.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
But seriously, so many kitchens aren't planned properly....with flow. When we looked at homes some had you taking things out of the fridge, going past a sink and a dishwasher to get to the stove. Many things go from the fridge to the stove, if planned properly you take fewer steps.
In one house we weren't there to watch the workers one day, and they put the outlet for the central vac behind a door....so you had to have the door half closed when using the central vac.
Mrs D is really good at these things. She paints electrical cords to match the walls to so the black cords don't stand out against light colored walls.
@jmonroe1 you could hire her as a consultant.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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Must be lots of people fed up with winter. Was about 56, and 2 neighbors drove by with convertible tops down!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
House 1 was a new build, and we were on a tight budget. Counters were formica, and the only change we made was to add a glass backsplash behind the stove.
House 2 needed a big overhaul - in the kitchen, the counters were formica, but were in really bad shape. We replaced them with quartz - light grey on the counters, dark grey on the island. We also refaced the cabinets, as well - white on top, grey on the bottom. Turned out really sharp, with the stainless steel appliances.
House 3 (current) has granite in the kitchen and master bath. Previous owners never sealed them, so it takes a lot of maintenance to keep them looking nice. We've talked about replacing them, but we aren't sure we'll be in the house long enough to get the value out of them. I'd rather save the money for the next (forever) home, which I hope is in a warmer climate.
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FWIW, when we have a wall open, we put outlets close to the corners so you can put a table with a lamp there without the need of extension cords running to the middle of the wall where most builders place outlets.
jmonroe
What about when the means of production controls government? Might go on the "reverse socialism" term I used before
But seriously the only time something goes from the fridge directly into the oven is when we are warming up leftovers. And then it's usually warmed up in the microwave. I cant remember the last time I didn't do some prep before cooking.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
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
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
I think the most fun, other than putting down the maple flooring, was the under and over cabinet LED lighting. I never worked with low voltage lighting before.
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
My 2011 Lacrosse with 43k miles, has in the last two times I turned off the ignition, the engine continued running. At least so I thought. Upon rechecking it turned out to be the engine cooling fan.
I checked out Google and they said the problem is likely dieseling. My question is, what causes dieseling and how expensive is it to fix at a Buick dealership, assuming $200/hr. shop rate?
Might not be a problem.
What did you search for on Google?
One of those BG treatments might fix it for a few hundred bucks but I’d prefer the Italian tune up.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Dieseling, from the old days. was when the engine kept sort of running for a bit after you turned it off, until the fuel or deposits burned off.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
What does the temperature gauge show or the digital readout on temp show? If coolant is over about 215 the system may have the fan running while engine is running. over 225 or so, the fan will be on high speed
for cooling while the engine is running.
Did you have the AC on? Maybe inadvertently by having the defrost on which turns on AC with the
fan(s) at various speeds. And some cars turn on the AC when higher humidity is sensed inside the
car without the settings calling for the compressor to turn on.
Had you been driving in stop & go traffic just before turning off the engine which might have caused
the car to run hotter? Were you driving away from the wind in low speed traffic which means little or no
air is going through the radiator to cool.
I'm guessing the fans run for a short time and then turn off. I haven't had a car that did this but I'd guess
a minute or two? That would mean the system is hotter than normal on shutdown.
If it's doing this when it didn't do it before or you never noticed it before, your question should be
why is the car running warmer than it used to. Have you checked the level of coolant in the reservoir
to be sure you've got a full system. A low coolant level sometimes causes water noises in the HVAC as air and water go through the heater core? No noises like that?
Has the DexCool been changed in the radiator. I believe it's rated as a 5 year or 150000 mile coolant.
But many do a simple drain and refill at 3 years or 2 years. Old coolant with depleted additives might
have radiator deterioration causing low flow and running hotter.
The question related to the coolant,
is what does it look like in the reservoir? Is there any cloudiness that looks like particulates or gooey material suspended? DexCool can be contaminated by mixing with actual old style green antifreezes or equipment used to test radiators with that in them. There are newer green coolants that are more compatible. But some older
usually cheaper coolants are available that don't play nice with the newer types.
If you haven't always used "good" gasoline from major brands stations, you might put a can of Sea Foam
engine cleaner/fuel system cleaner into the tank with your next gas purchase. It will change how the car runs as it goes through, for the good. I don't usually recommend the cleaners other than Techron, but I have used Sea Foam a few times. It's at Walmart and almost anywhere selling oil for cars.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
She doesn't like cords showing, often she paints them and you wouldn't see them. In one house the furniture was away from the walls, she put outlets in the floor under an end table so the lamp cord would be hidden.
She doesn't like this look;
When it comes to this stuff, she knows what she is doing, though most builders would never think it through.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
This is what I have, under my desk. The box contains the power strip - picked that up at the Container Store a few years back.
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2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Original kitchen, too - counters are kind of a mottled seafoam green formica (maple cabinets). Flooring had to be replaced about 10 years ago, when the original flooring (linoleum with a very mid-century style mother of pearl and glitter pattern) developed a crack, and a similar replacement didn't exist, so it was replaced by laminate.
House goes on the market this spring, hoping for a bidding war, and time to pay one last visit.
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
It could be normal if the operating temps are high when the car is shut off. Like Imid suggests maybe you need a coolant service and the car is running hotter. It could also be a sticky fan relay.
Some cars this is very common and often. My Volvo does it all the time in the summer. I’ve even had people tell me I’ve left my car running.
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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
a fraction, which is making the car run slightly hotter under high demand situations.
As for the relay sticking, I'd believe the relay sticks ON and stays stuck after shutdown. That means the
radiator fan runs until the battery dies. Some folks report that isn't a really long time.
I mentioned the actual old formulation of green coolant ruining the newer type of coolants including DexCool.
Son had the Cruze overheat and stopped at Speedway. He bought a gallon of coolant.
When I mentioned that to the service manager at Chevy during that same day and I didn't know which coolant was put in, he said if it's the wrong coolant they'll have to flush it out right away when car came in for the small seep fix. He said it will do awful things to the cooling system. Luckily Speedway is like some other stores and they don't sell anything that's not compatible with the modern coolant types. I suspect Speedway got sued by buyers who didn't realize that using the actual old type green coolant can ruin the new coolants.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Of course the reviewer, no longer able to credibly complain that a GM interior has too much in the way of hard plastics, now complains the interior has too much vinyl-soft plastics. Cripes! Biased much?
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2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Added a narrow undercounter vertical door for storage of things like cookie sheets. Moved the sink over then and extended the length of that counter. On the other end of that counter was a larger area with a breakfast side. Expanded slightlly and put cabinets under the opposite side taking away the breakfast side's legroom but gaining storage. Wrapped upper cabinets around the corner onto the side wall overhead of the breakfast counter. Put in rolling shelves. Glass doors in strategic upper cabinets.
Expanded pantry storage on other side of galley walkway to use every inch of wall space.
She did a great job.
The kitchens pictured here look like someone knew how to design things as well as pick the finishes and styles.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
There's a little more vinyl-soft plastic than I'd prefer to see in a top-tier trim with an out-the-door price north of $45,000, but that's GM for you.
If those are north of $45000 what does an X2 or an A3 go for?
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
My new 15 minute Gourmet Meals Cookbook comes out this Spring.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
It seems demand for what I offer is still there. Probably take me a while to re-build my previous business which was going gang busters right before all of my eye surgeries.
As they say, 95% of work is showing up. I’m reliable, responsive, and if I say I’m going to be there, I’m there, exactly when I say I’m going to show up.
Dealerships see value in that. And, for some unknown reason, can’t seem to find anyone who they already have hanging around their stores to do it.