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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
There is a huge wide track to reach the controls at the back without singing your bathrobe.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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The PO also had an electric dryer installed instead of gas. That one baffles me completely!
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
My wife and I have always had electric appliances. Even though we have a gas furnace, water heater and fireplace, all of our appliances are electric.
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Electric dryer? Baffles me too.
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
My grandma's house, with the kitchen I posted above, has oil heat - apparently they still make oil furnaces, as hers was replaced maybe 10-15 years ago. Good when prices are low, maybe not when prices are high, but still worlds better than baseboard, I bet.
Because of the gas issue I have an electric HW heater. I was told that it was the most cost effective for a single occupant like myself versus a gas unit, though that would flip if it was a large family living here. Likewise my stove and clothes dryer are also electric. That is the norm around here. Many rental properties use electric baseboard for heat and you hear horror stories of bills pushing close to $1000/mo in heating season. Fortunately the advent of heat pump technology provides a much cheaper alternative in terms of operating cost, but the up-front cost tends to discourage broad adoption. We have a lot of people here heating with wood and wood pellets.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
My mom lives in a 1920s bungalow that once had some kind of oil heat, but that was removed maybe in the 60s or 70s when the house was renovated, and now has baseboard. Her electric bill is over $200 for more than half the year, and it's not a big house. Was baseboard maybe seen as something modern and good, back when maybe electricity was cheaper? I was looking at the prior listing for a local house I like (sold in 2014 for 226K, can't imagine it bringing under 500K now, gotta love that), custom early 60s build, baseboards throughout. Why?!
Many cheaper apartments here have baseboard, or at best, the Cadet-style wall units, but some better built places have central heating. The first condo I lived in had Cadet heaters, I don't recall the expense being high, but it was a while back now.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Mixing a pair new tires with well worn ones is pushing the envelope with AWD vehicles.
Dealer probably figured by the time problems developed, you would be out of warranty.
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
https://dahp.wa.gov/historic-preservation/historic-buildings/historic-building-survey-and-inventory/live-better-electrically-the-gold-medallion-electric-home-campaign
I remember as a kid seeing the ads on TV for them in the 1960s. Nowadays up here a kw/hr goes for about 16 cents, quite different from the good old days.
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I see the Somerset neighborhood was mentioned - you probably won't get in there today for under a million.
You all know how I purchased the car and what I paid for it and what they gave me as a trade value for my E450 4MATIC. The problem with the Genesis Connectivity System came to light the second day I owned the car back on March 30th. I tried to contact Genesis through the connectivity button in my car, but I kept getting, "The connection failed, try again later" message on my car's main screen. I also attempted to get in touch with their roadside assistance using the "S.O.S." button. That also failed. I tried it at least 20 times, but to no avail.
I brought the car in and my salesman tried to get it to work, but his attempts failed. He then escorted me to the dealership's "Concierge" who said he knew what the problem was - it's the satellite - and until Genesis fixes the satellite problem, there is nothing we can do. I did not believe him mainly because I know that when you attempt contacting BMW, Mercedes and Audi, it is by picking up a cell tower signal and making a call to their communications center. I assumed Genesis had the same system in their G90 and that there is no direct contact via the satellite to my car - it's all cell tower connectivity. But the dealership's Concierge reiterated to me again that same day by pointing up into the sky and asking me if I knew what was up there. I said I don't see anything. He said it's a satellite that isn't communicating with your car. I asked him if there were other cars having the same problem, and he said yes. I still did not believe him.
I sent 3 emails over the next 4 days (March 31 - April 3) to Genesis Consumer Affairs and they assigned a case number to my car - but I received no response from a human being - only "no-reply" emails. I then called their Consumer Affairs department and finally got through to someone who assisted me. I explained the history behind my inoperative Genesis Connectivity System and he assured me someone would be in contact with me within 5 business days. After 5 business days, I called them again - and was assured I would receive a call from Genesis Corporate within 3 business days.
Two days later, I received a call from Genesis Corporate - an extremely attentive and empathetic gentleman who listened to everything I said and took notes. He assured me that he was in contact with the dealership's Concierge and that they would be working together to solve the problem. About 20 minutes after my call with Genesis Corporate ended, I got a call from the dealership's Concierge. He said that he was wrong in assuming it was a satellite problem and that he had gone ahead and contacted California regarding my car's inability to connect with Genesis Connectivity. He asked me to bring the car in for service the following Monday and I would receive a loaner car. When I got a call from Genesis Corporate the following day to find out if I was contacted by the Concierge to bring my car in, I responded that he had called the day before and he made an appointment for me for the following Monday. I asked the Corporate representative (he's a manager for Genesis USA) if the dealership's Concierge had requested assistance with my car - he responded that he did not receive any communication from the dealership about my case nor did anyone else in his office. It was obvious I was again being lied to by this Concierge - it was my contacts with Genesis Corporate that got things rolling - not the dealership's.
So I brought the car in Monday morning and they gave me a G90 loaner. On Tuesday afternoon of this week, the Concierge calls me and says that they think it's the radio system. So they ordered a radio for the car from Genesis. Yesterday, he called to tell me it was on back-order but they were getting it expedited through Genesis Corporate. Today, I get a call that the earliest a radio would get to the dealership would be May 15th. Needless to say, I was pretty upset, but I said I would think over his proposal to bring back the loaner and take my car back until a new radio is available. The Concierge further stated that he had put a call into Genesis Corporate to get assistance in getting the radio expedited and he would call me this afternoon with an update.
Knowing this Concierge lies through his teeth, I took it upon myself to call the Genesis Corporate Manager (I have his direct cell phone number which he provided me with last week which he answers every time I call him) to get the truth about this messy situation. I just got off the phone with the Genesis Corporate Manager. He said they could not get a new radio until May 15, or longer, but that the engineers in California and in South Korea were working on a "coding" error they discovered after going through the cars data bank which they got from the dealership's technician working on my car. It may not be a bad radio, but bad software which they think they might be able to correct. He would know for sure either tomorrow or next Monday, and he would call me no later than Monday with the information. I asked him if the dealership's Concierge was correct in stating that many cars are having this problem, and he laughed and stated that the only car having this problem is yours, Mike. I then stated that I can no longer trust this Concierge at the dealership.
Before he ended our call this afternoon, he told me that if they have no answers regarding software coding by next Tuesday and the fact that a new radio in the car may not be the solution to this problem, he stated that we may want to replace the car. He told me inventories are quite low on the G90's, and I might have to be flexible with color and interior - I responded that I would be if we could just get this saga over with.
So that's the Saga. They want two more working days for the engineers in Korea and California to try to solve the problem and if that is unsuccessful, waiting until May 15th for a radio that may or may not solve the problem would be fool-hearty. I now have to hope that everything works out as the Corporate Manager foresees. I am quite pleased with his intervention and his problem-solving approach. He seems honest and truly wants to see an end to this as much as I do. That's more than I can say for the dealership's Concierge. Just another b___ll____er trying to b____ll___it a b____ll_____er!!!
2021 Genesis G90
It the different tire diameters front and rear that can be an issue.
Some systems are more sensitive than others.
Here's some fodder for you van rides.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXEe2kqiYIM
Gas stoves are preferred due to having more control over the heat from the stove. Temperature adjustments on a gas stove are instant but an electric stove has to heat up or cool down with the temperature adjustment. It's also easier to gauge temperatures of a gas stove just by looking.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkwPjbMa4lI
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2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Corporate so far seems very consistent with the value and image of the vehicle. It's the handling
of the car at the retailer's end that's still Hyundai (my opinion).
I don't know about you, but my finishing touch to this saga, if there's a replacement vehicle or a software update/hardware replacement, would be to sit down with the owner/general manager of the dealership and tell him how his concierge lied. I'd suggest they need a replacement who has integrity, but probably in different wording.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I have an AR-29 Heathkit receiver amplifier. Is that the model
of the one you've remanufactured?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
here's an idea. You are already driving around in a G90. Just work out a trade! Or if they can find a comparable new one in the country that you like the colors on, also no harm no foul.
the software issue sounds implausible to me, only because that is loaded the same on all cars. So having a coding error on one car doesn't make sense. A hardware issue of some sort does.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
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
Have you bought a new car and had everything actually work? I don't think in recent history
The satellite story might be true but it sounds like b.s. from somebody who wants to off load the problem.
I'd suggest trying another dealer but if it is a software or actual radio problem - that won't help.
I mentioned a software program with our Audi, then I remembered I bought the 2017 E350 and they realized they didn't install the latest GPS update, so my salesman came to the house and loaded it up. My point being that today's cars are complicated.....could be a simple programing or coding error.
It will be interesting to see if they either figure it out, or get you another car....if they do that I would be very impressed, I doubt anyone would do that.
Other than that, are you loving the new car?
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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2021 Genesis G90
And, to top it off, the vehicle gets driven rarely and not far.
Go figure.
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