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'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...)
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
1) She worked for a cable company which is very questionable (and must have been fairly high up), and
2) She buys a Mercedes and thinks the ride is too tight.
Tell her not to buy a BMW. An Audi might be a little gentler.
Be careful, they may have security cameras and they might think you are stalking her.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
A friend of mine has a late model Camaro, maybe 10 years old, heavily modified, really souped up, lowered, etc. A ground pounder in the old style, when she starts it up you can hear it at least a mile away. The kind of exhaust that would have been completely illegal back when I was young. And fast, really really fast, I don't think it's ever been to the track but I would guess sub 12 second quarter mile times.
But it won't make it over speed bumps without dragging various components underneath. And you talk about a harsh, spine breaking ride, great jumping Jehoshaphat!
Going back about 50 years, I owned a 69 Dodge Charger with a 440. The engine was balanced and blueprinted, a cam that idled with a ridiculous lope, headers and big dual exhaust. Even with all of that, my best time in the quarter mile was around 13.2 seconds. Modern cars blow right by that, and are much more comfortable.
I guess it would be nice to own another car like that Charger, but I would drive it very rarely if I did own it. A new Mustang GT would be faster, more comfortable, and cost considerably less. Nostalgia will only take you so far.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
BUT, if modding a car anyway, you could have a ‘69 Charger with hellcat drivetrain and magneride suspension that would look and drive amazingly well.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Now tomorrow I have to go to work to take a rest.
Oh yeah, I took the convertible back out of the barn for the last chance to enjoy (politically correct) Summer.😎
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
oh, and one of the few around that still offers a dime discount for prepaid cash. That would make it the same price as the Citgo up the road (still pretty sure that is the lowest in the region). but that is a bit further out and less convenient (plus the pumps are so close together you can barely squeeze 2 cars in at the same time).
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Not surprised to see that from Valero.
I think the spread is widening in a lot of places. The spread from unleaded to premium at Costco here in Louisville is 70 cents and I’m seeing more and more 70-80 cent spreads out and about.
Today, I was at HEB, and 87 octane was $3.01, 93 octane $3.55. If you need 93 octane, you need to be a VERY careful shopper.
Mid was always the most confusing. I always understood they only had 2 tanks, and mid was just a 50/50 mix. so seems like it should be half way in between. not skewed way toward the PUG price like that.
but, I guess I should not expect logic, since pricing is done to maximize how much they think they can suck out of your wallet, and I assume they figured out that the rich folk that won't put the cheap stuff in, will pay extra for the privilege. or maybe, just not careful enough to notice!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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Everyone does that..
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
One of our regular customers came in, someone we saw regularly and knew. He had just purchased a brand new Ford half ton pickup, and we (my boss and I) were admiring the truck. Back then, the dealerships did not give you a full tank of gas, barely enough to get to the nearest gas station, so he asked for a fill up. I started the pump, and went back to the conversation about the new truck.
A few minutes later, I walked back around to check on the pump, and it was still going. I looked at the meter on the pump, and it was showing something like 50 gallons and still going strong, so I immediately clicked it off. In those days, in Ford half ton pickups, the gas tank was inside the cab, behind the seat, running all the way across the cab. The hose from the inlet to the top of the tank was half on and half off at the tank, and gas was just pouring into the cab, filling it up like a bath tub.
Needless to say, the truck owner was really p_____d. My boss and I were more concerned about how to get rid of that gas without burning down the station!
I’m sure it was a good time, but a bad game for the Phil’s. History making but not in a good way.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Terribly frustrating to watch. Could just see it happening as the Phils pitchers repeatedly would get ahead of a hitter and then proceed to fail at finishing, working the count to where they had to put the ball in the middle of the plate. Of course, that doesn’t matter when the offense doesn’t put up numbers. Very sad to see their “undefeated at home post season run” fall.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
What I find odd is the difference in price among the 3 grades (we have 87/89/91 or 92 depending upon brand). The difference between 87 and 89 is about 10 cents a liter. The difference between 89 and 91 is maybe 2 or 3 cents per liter. I think someone is making bank on the 89.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Some stations have removed the metal tab, so you can't be hands-free. Maybe, they've had issues.
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'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Seems like in the old days, people invented solutions. Now they just complain and yell at each other saying it can’t be done.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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I’m not surprised Indian Summer is no longer “appropriate”. I wonder If Custer would be allowed to say that he was killed by Indians. Might have to re-write some history books, now.
Anyway, I was told years ago by a guy I worked with who grew up on a farm, that it’s not officially an Indian Summer (sorry for my in-appropriateness) until there is at least an 80 degree day following a first frost.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
This thing was immaculate if it was original. It even sounded like OEM mufflers. You know - the ones that sound like something is rattling around in there. I don't know how anyone could keep it this nice.
If it was restored (most likely) they did an amazing job.
He was turning left, and I let him go first because I didn't want to hold him up, but, more importantly, I wanted to see the side and back.
It looked like this driving away:
I was going to try to see where he was going and stop to chat, but he was driving a Corvette and I was driving a John Deere.
I had a '67 Coupe as did Mike. mjloyd has a "63 Coupe. My most favorite.
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
It looks pretty good but can look even better in the right color and with the right trim;
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport