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2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
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Never back mine in since I've got that pesky a/c air handler behind me, just too much of a pita! Usually, with enough room, I'd rather back into a space but our garage just isn't wide enough. A few more feet would've been perfect or best would to have had a three car garage unit. But since we live on a cul-de-sac, we have a pie shaped lot so no room for a larger garage or even a circular drive. Miss not having a circular drive to be honest.
Our neighbors now have two of those Rat Pack storage units sitting on their driveway, doing some extensive remodeling it seems. But with them having 3 vehicles, they've taken over the small space in front of our house now to park his city owned Suburban. Backing out, it's an accident waiting to happen honestly. Luckily, I leave early enough in the morning so as to not hit anything. But, he's taken over the area we've used to put out the trash bin and the recycling bin now so an issue those two days a week. Just wish they would've mentioned all this stuff as a heads up like I would've done. And the neighbor across from our house has 5 vehicles, so way too many vehicles for the four homes on the cul-de-sac...12 at last count. And the only ones to use their garage for the intended purpose is...us, of course!
Annoying at best, just hope it's all done within the next month or so!
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)
That lesabre has the old bulletproof 3.8, so no worries there.
As for those big old cars like the mark 8… of course they have fans, but they are fans living off social security, so gotta stay cheap.
'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
@kyfdx - time to convert to GFTs (gets flat tires)?
2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe Granite Crystal over Saddle
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
Ended up with plate number EIE4966 and EIE4967.
How in the world did you register the RDX and the Maverick together yet still not get consecutive plate numbers?
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
@stickguy Nice!
I’m looking to do my garage work this weekend and get the truck in. I know my wife wants to get everything for vacation on the 8th ready tomorrow, so hopefully I have time on Sunday.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
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
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MSRP on a M240 would be a respectable deal in the PNW. Guess it varies by region.
23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
For the wife’s BMW?
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
there is enough space for both. can't have a lot of other stuff (shelves, cabinets or bikes) so I just moved the excess (including the bikes) to the large shed in the back yard. And will probably hang some more shelves or cabinets in the garage at some point. but at least should not be an issue keeping them both inside when I want to.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Still haven’t found the gumption to propose replacing the wife’s Jetta, and not sure how much sense it makes to replace a car that’s only being driven 3k per year. Even if the replacement might get close to double the usage.
The 21 Outback XT I mentioned earlier dropped in price by $1000, but started showing unavailable before I could make a move on it.
Today I did look at something a little different… a 2018 A5 Sportback, with just 29k, same price point as that Outback. Really enjoyed the way it drove, but while it could get by doing stuff locally with the bike, travel to destination triathlons might require too much Tetris. Might have to hold out for an Outback at the right price for the miles. Luckily I can wait. Or if the Mrs. says we should replace the Jetta, hope the previously posted Lexus IS is viable to replace it. I think the Audi was a bit $$ to replace the Jetta.
Jersey is a front plate state. Truck came from Florida so no front plate bracket. I really don’t want a front plate, but I’m sure if I don’t put it on I’ll get pulled over.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
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For the wife’s BMW?
Yes. Her car has 60K miles. We bought it as a service loaner exactly five years ago with 4K miles. The current tires have around 32K on them. They are fine, until winter weather gets here.
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
You can get 2 custom plates but not regular issue plates.
WA is a front plate state, too, but with the Tesla and the Hyundai I’ve been living dangerously.
On the form we filled out, wife got a special interest plate with a custom letter number combo, you can select one or two plates.
Back around 2017 or so, when I came close to buying a new Kia Soul, that came with only the "spare tire in a can". There was a place to store a spare tire, and you could buy one as an extra cost option which naturally I was going to do.
My pet peeve is dealers in 2 plate states that prep their cars for 2 plates. The Acura came from NY outfitted with the front bracket and after it was removed the holes were plugged. From afar it's not really noticeable but would still rather not have the bumper drilled into.
They used to make brackets for the front plate that make it so you don’t have to drill into the front bumper. I believe my Prelude has such a bracket.
CT is a 2 plate state. I see people driving around with the front plate in their window. Not sure if that’s legal or not. NY is a 2 plate state. If you don’t have that front plate mounted, you will get pulled over. Park on the street with no front plate & you’ll get a ticket.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
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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)
The Club Sport has an emergency spare which is located beneath the trunk. In 27 years it has only been removed once- when I lowered it in order to change the oil in the differential.
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
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
when I bought my Miata 20 years ago it had been in PA so I needed to get a front bracket. The Mazda OEM was a back hook. I think there were mounting holes on the bottom of the front crossmember that it bolted to, then a U bracket that looped under the front valance. so the plate bolted to the uprights but nothing went into the nose plastic. Good solution.
I have gotten a few new cars from PA and at least 2 of them just left the front bracket in the trunk wrapped in plastic (well, one Hyundai dealer forgot to even do that so had to send me one) and I installed them myself. Talk about nerve wracking, having to shoot self tapping screws into your new car!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Years ago, he bad guys would follow tourists out of the airports with vehicles having the 6/12 or whatever year it was sticker as nine times out of ten, they were tourists. After enough folks got robbed, the state went with a different sticker. Seems like history repeated itself but eventually, the bad guys will learn that the "PM" plates are fleet rentals & more chaos will ensue.
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)
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)
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Discount is really efficient - I had a 1:15 appointment, got there a few minutes early, and was back in my car at 1:50.
$909.48, installed. Only a couple of miles to drive home, so not enough time to really give any feedback.
Certainly a unique tread pattern, that's for sure.
While killing time before my appointment, I stopped by the Acura dealer, where they had just received a new Integra A-Spec with a stick shift. White over red interior (just the way @graphicguy likes it).
After a bit of adjustments with the seat, I found I was pretty comfortable behind the wheel.
Price? MSRP plus all weather mats for all seats and the hatch area, plus tinted front windows. About $900, total. MSRP was around $37K.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
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)
CT stopped using the expiration date stickers about a dozen years ago. People had a way of peeling the sticker off the plate. Newest one we have is 2009.
For whatever reason, when I got the registration renewal on the Prius, I just stuck it in the glove compartment and didn't put the new sticker on the plate. I noticed that after I got the hybrid battery replaced.
Then for several decades you kept your license plates and only received a new sticker to go on one corner of the rear license plate. Now, for the last several years, you only have a combined registration / inspection sticker in the lower driver side corner of the front windshield.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Turns out that was legal at the time. You could drink while you were driving, you just couldn't be drunk. Texas is a different sort of place, and I liked it then. Looks like a fair number of people like it now as well.
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You can always do what I did when we we bought Mrs. j’s 2012 Subie from a dealer in the Columbus Ohio area. The front plate was held on by black screws so I painted them the body color of the car and screwed them back in. Could you see them? Sure, if you squinted, but it was better than looking at the blank holes that looked black and stood out like a sore thumb on a silver car.
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And my Acura salesman called me last week and said they were starting to take deposits to get in the queue for the Integra Type S, so I went ahead and placed one. I actually like the new Civic Type R’s looks better, but it seems challenging to get a local Honda dealership here to get you on a list.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
Here a couple of window sticker addendums.
At least the bedliner and wheel well liners are useful.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
My experience, off & on, since 2007 [ Corvette ]
has been that the ride has improved rather remarkably
over the years.
I replaced the RunFlats on my 340i with Michelin GoFlats.
The RunFlats on my M340i are much better - and I am
keeping them on.
- Ray
Also have a spare = an option from the factory.
Belt & suspenders...