Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous

explorerx4 · November 20

I was happy to get this coupon from the dealer although the recall vehicle referenced is one I haven't owned in almost 13 years.
The back of the card is pretty concerning too.
Just seems a bit weird to get this from the dealer.

corvette · November 20

My cynical translation: In the last few years, Ford has recalled several million vehicles. Maybe don't buy one!

jmonroe1 · November 20

@breld said:
I had a call with BMW of North America as a follow up to my experience with my i5 and I expressed how I do like the vehicle, but was naturally disappointed that it required such a major repair for the HVAC system that kept it in the shop for 21 days.

I didn't request any follow up, but they called me today to say they had good news and that they were offering me $475 for the trouble.

There is a release required to be signed and notarized to receive the payment that includes the following:

...hereby releases and forever discharges BMW of North America, LLC
(“BMW NA”) and its respective parents, subsidiaries, agents, brokers, insurers, trustees,
beneficiaries, administrators, successors in interest, predecessors in interest, assigns,
corporations, partners, entities, affiliates, all authorized dealerships, and all directors,
officers, employees, attorneys, and representatives of same (“RELEASEES”), of and from
all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, damages, judgments, claims, executions and
demands whatsoever the CUSTOMER ever had, now has, or hereafter can, shall or may
have for or relating to the 2025 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan automobile (VIN No.
WBY13HG02SCU85189)(“the Vehicle”).

Yeah...you can keep the $475.

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It seems like the only one you can go after is Butch their Doberman guard dog. But I doubt you want to face him since he will be off his leash while in the court room.

jmonroe

Sandman6472 · 2:53AM

Comcast has been putting in lines for their fiber internet all around here and they got to our place yesterday. As I was getting into the shower, turned it on and no water! Nothing. Tried another sink...and again, nothing. Got dressed and went outside to talk to them. This time, there were 2 guys and a lady standing by the broken pvc pipe which supplies our water. As I found out the other day, the 2 guys don't speak any English! None! Lady proceeds to tell me they broke my water supply pipe which I said, "I know, I was just getting into a shower and no water"! I was a bit pissed as I had laundry to do and wanted a shower.
Seems they called the city water department and about an hour later, they knock on the door and tell me the water is fixed and they also made sure the pressure was the same as it was. Mentioned that I have underground sprinklers in the 2 places they dug up today and I needed a number to call if something is wrong with them or the water pipe has issues. Don't feel like I need to pay if there are any issues down the road. Got that so will see tomorrow morning if the front sprinklers do work as they come on Saturdays. Comcast will be in our area for awhile so if things aren't o k, I know where to find them!
It's always something!!!

Kirstie_H · 4:59AM

jmonroe1 said:

Since you’re in a helpful mood maybe you can tell me how to see the cars owned by our members. This feature disappeared days ago and I can’t get it back. I’ve logged out/back in and I’ve even rebooted my iphone but I can’t get that feature back. FWIW, I can see it on my desk top.

I'm usually in a helpful mood! Looks like signature lines aren't visible on the mobile version now, if they ever were. I don't use mobile much because features are so limited, and getting to the admin tools is torture, but I just took a look and I don't see member signature lines.

tjc78 · 5:25AM

I’ve never seen sig lines on mobile.

tjc78 · 5:26AM

However … if so inclined you can have Safari “request desktop site”.

tjc78 · 5:27AM

Which then will display sig lines ….

tjc78 · 5:29AM

Hey all … not really sure where to post this so why not here.

I visited Xiamen China for a week to visit current and new factories for work. What a trip… great place. We stayed across from the water in a touristy area. While not working there was plenty to do.

Anyway - the electric cars are extremely plentiful. Most I have no idea what they are … but in the next series of posts I will dump a ton of pics.

tjc78 · 5:31AM

ab348 · 5:31AM

tjc78 said:
However … if so inclined you can have Safari “request desktop site”.

If you do that, do things remain readable and navigable?

tjc78 · 5:32AM

tjc78 · 5:36AM

I rode in at least 10 different cars during the week.

Buick Minivans are everywhere. One of them I was in was an Avenir trim and quite honestly blew away the interior in my Mercedes.

The BYD electrics are clearly Tesla clones .. big center screen and all.

We were in some sort of other Chinese minivan that was also incredibly plush and loaded.

Mercedes here all seem to be “L” variants. The E class L I posted above felt like an S class inside.

The dealer pictures were from a shopping area that had many showrooms. They had Volvo and Tesla too but no pics since we know those.

oldfarmer50 · 5:59AM

tjc78 said:
Hey all … not really sure where to post this so why not here.

I visited Xiamen China for a week to visit current and new factories for work. What a trip… great place. We stayed across from the water in a touristy area. While not working there was plenty to do.

Anyway - the electric cars are extremely plentiful. Most I have no idea what they are … but in the next series of posts I will dump a ton of pics.

I seem to remember reading that China was having so much trouble selling EVs that they had been discounted to around $8k. Quite a bargain.

au1994 · 7:10AM

tjc78 said:

Dang, I wouldn’t kick a Stelato out of the garage

explorerx4 · 7:34AM

Most of those cars look like Audi, Benz or Tesla knockoffs.

Michaell · 7:36AM

I find it interesting that the vehicle badging is a mix of Chinese and English, but the number plates are English only.

corvette · 8:00AM

I love the color on this one:

nyccarguy · 8:22AM

Wild pics @tjc78 . Thank-you for sharing!

ab348 · 8:54AM

That’s one big ol’ can of worms right there.

tjc78 · 9:47AM

ab348 said:

tjc78 said:
However … if so inclined you can have Safari “request desktop site”.

If you do that, do things remain readable and navigable?

I can't tell a difference

tjc78 · 9:49AM

corvette said:
I love the color on this one:

Yes! It was a stunner in person.

There was a darker green over saddle that was pretty nice as well.... like a modern version of 90s Hunter Green over Beige.

tifighter · 9:56AM

The xpeng stuff is supposed to be pretty good, by most accounts.

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