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#29557 of 32351 Re: 2012 punches [michaell] by breld

Jan 25, 2013 (9:56 am)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 25, 2013 7:31 am)
Let's see, 3 of our 4 purchases in 2012 were used:
 
2009 Odyssey had 45k miles
2011 A5 had 17k miles
2007 Beetle had 56k miles
 
Both our 2013 punches were used:
 
2011 335xi had 27k miles
2010 328xiT had 21k miles
 
Thanks Michael!

#29558 of 32351 Re: 2012 punches [michaell] by anonymousposts

Jan 25, 2013 (10:09 am)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 25, 2013 7:31 am)
01/29/2012 - Toyota RAV4 - 72k
05/2/2012 - Toyota Prius - new
9/25/2012 - 08 Odyssey - 57k
12/23/2012 - 2013 Accord - new
 
2013 guess - 31

#29559 of 32351 Re: 2012 punches [anonymousposts] by michaell

Jan 25, 2013 (10:37 am)

Replying to: anonymousposts (Jan 25, 2013 10:09 am)
Thanks, breld and anon, for the updates ... I now have 18 punches for 2012 and 5 for 2013.
 
I'm still pretty confident with my guess of 15-17 for 2013. As I look at the 2012 punches I see a number of purchases from people who probably won't punch again this year (andre, jayrider, corvette).
 
Updated list:
 
2012 Punch List:
01/12/12 corvette 2003 BMW 540i
01/29/12 anon 2007 Toyota RAV4 72K
02/15/12 breld 2012 BMW X3
02/15/12 stickguy 2007 Volvo S40
02/28/12 breld 2009 Honda Odyssey 45K
03/22/12 nyccarguy 2011 BMW 328xi (lease)
05/02/12 anon 2012 Toyota Prius
07/31/12 breld 2011 Audi A5 17K
08/05/12 qbrozen 1998 Volvo S70
08/20/12 breld 2007 VW Beetle 56K
08/31/12 stickguy 2013 Acura RDX AWD
09/14/12 steine13 1995 Toyota Camry 123K
09/23/12 andre1969 2012 Dodge Ram
09/25/12 anon 2008 Honda Odyssey 57K
11/xx/12 jayrider 2012 Buick LaCrosse AWD
12/17/12 mark156 2013 Honda CR-V EXL w/ nav
12/21/12 stickguy 2000 Acura Integra LS
12/23/12 anon 2013 Honda Accord
 
2013 Punch List:
01/08/13 breld 2011 BMW 335xi 27K
01/11/13 steine13 2013 Chevrolet Cruze LT (lease)
01/15/13 breld 2010 BMW 328xi wagon 21K
01/18/13 qbrozen 2013 Nissan Leaf (lease)
01/19/13 anon 2013 Toyota Sienna (lease)
 
Punch guesses for 2013:
Michaell 15-17
Stickguy 25
Qbrozen 28
Au1994 30
Anon 31
Steve 36
Nyccarguy 38
Rayainsw 39
Ateixeira 40
Kyfdx 45

#29560 of 32351 Wow... by rayainsw

Jan 25, 2013 (11:06 am)

I have obviously not kept track of the numbers
of 'punches' here - so I am rather surprised.
- Ray
0 punches in 2012 = provisional CCBA card extension ?

#29561 of 32351 Re: Wow... [rayainsw] by michaell

Jan 25, 2013 (11:19 am)

Replying to: rayainsw (Jan 25, 2013 11:06 am)
I have obviously not kept track of the numbers of 'punches' here - so I am rather surprised.
 
0 punches in 2012 = provisional CCBA card extension ?
 
Surprised by how many or how few punches there were in 2012?
 
I'm living vicariously through you guys. My last punch was February 2011. I hope that by maintaining this list I'll be granted my CCBA extension gratis.

#29562 of 32351 Re: Wow... [michaell] by ateixeira

Jan 25, 2013 (12:27 pm)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 25, 2013 11:19 am)
You're both on probation.
 
I should talk, I got 3 new cars in 2008-2009 but then a dry spell since!

#29563 of 32351 Re: Wow... [ateixeira] by michaell

Jan 25, 2013 (1:01 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 25, 2013 12:27 pm)
You're both on probation.
 
I'm in serious danger of losing my card, then. No punches expected for the family for at least two more years.
 
And, even then, I've got to convince the wife that:
 
1) It's ok to have more cars than drivers
2) It's ok for me to get a new / used car even though I work from home

#29564 of 32351 Re: 2012 punches [michaell] by stickguy

Jan 25, 2013 (1:07 pm)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 25, 2013 10:37 am)
OK. the 2007 Volvo had 91K on it. The 2000 Integra had 166K on it (barely broken in).

#29565 of 32351 '13 Punch? by laurasdada

Jan 25, 2013 (1:25 pm)

Two punches in '11, none since. However, daughter heads to college in the fall, leaving the 11 year old SUV behind. Mine to use in the winter, since my car don't go in snow (literally, wide summer tires), but she's getting just tear-inspiring mpg in her local driving. So, do I trade it for something more economical, a cute-ute? Love the utility of the RX, so would like to have a hauler available. Of course, the potential out of pocket $ will probably more than offset any mpg saving. But, I haven't bought a new car in almost two years!!!

#29566 of 32351 Oh, Yeah. by laurasdada

Jan 25, 2013 (1:32 pm)

Looking at the pix of Ol' Farmer's future Celica's front end got me to thinking: Auto mfg. logos- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. I'll start with just one of each, of course one could add many to each. And add categories, e.g. The Classic or The Most Descriptive. Maybe I will:
 
The Good: BMW. Simple, colorful, motion.
The Bad: Hyundai. Weak, amorphous.
The Ugly: Toyota. Interlinked blobs.
The Classic: Mercedes Benz. Elegance and class.
The Most Descriptive: Ferrari. Power, pasion and performance. May be the best (along w/MB).

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