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#29 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [hpmctorque] by fintail

Jun 03, 2011 (1:21 pm)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Jun 03, 2011 7:48 am)
Automatics can help those with physical limitations - but most who rely on them don't have any. I am saying this as an automatic driver. I could get by with a stick in a pinch, but how many could do likewise? You'd see a lot less phone yapping and eating while driving without it.
 
Yeah, a buzzer for lane departure would bug me too. When I drove BMWs with that feature, I turned it off, even the vibrating was annoying.

#30 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [fintail] by michaell

Jun 03, 2011 (1:56 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Jun 03, 2011 1:21 pm)
Yeah, a buzzer for lane departure would bug me too. When I drove BMWs with that feature, I turned it off, even the vibrating was annoying.
 
Our new CX-7 is equipped with a blind spot indicator - a little warning light built into the side mirror illuminates when there is a vehicle in your blind spot.
 
After driving the car for several months, there are a couple of issues that I don't like about it, both related to the fact that there is a warning chime when you use the turn signals while there is something that triggers BLIS:
 
1) If there is a retaining wall or hedgerow on your right, using your right turn signal will trigger the warning chime.
 
2) When passing slower traffic on the interstate, I have a habit of flicking on my turn signal just as I finish passing the car or truck. On our recent road trip, apparently I do this a bit too soon for BLIS and trigger the warning chime. Irritates my wife to no end, as she thinks I'm going to change lanes right there and then. I'm having to relearn the timing of the use of my turn signals until the BLIS light is out.

#31 of 68 CARS COST SO MUCH $$$$ by txtoyota

Jun 03, 2011 (2:54 pm)

A new car costs so much money, probably an average of $26,000. My 2000 Toyota Avalon with bench front seat (they don't make them like that anymore) has 190,000 miles on it. No Detroit machine (used to be huge Chevy fan/customer, then tried a Ford) got near 100,000 miles on it for me without starting to have major problems by the 60,000 mile mark. Now I think I'd like to drive this Avalon till the wheels go square (like my Dad says) and save that car note money. Now I'm wondering how many miles I can put on this thing. I would rather have an iPad. I would rather use the $26,000 to put down on a vacation home.

#32 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [michaell] by steve_ HOST

Jun 03, 2011 (3:10 pm)

Replying to: michaell (Jun 03, 2011 1:56 pm)
habit of flicking on my turn signal just as I finish passing the car or truck
 
My sister is worse, she'll start signaling to change lanes back to the right about as soon as she gets into the passing lane to pass someone. Drives me crazy.
 
Definitely going to recommend she look at a CX-7 when she goes car shopping again.

#33 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [lemko] by berri

Jun 03, 2011 (5:17 pm)

Replying to: lemko (Jun 03, 2011 12:30 pm)
The show "Emergency" did have a Mopar connection via the 1972 Dodge Rescue 51 truck
 
There was a precursor to this in the late 50's called "Rescue 8" that also took place in LA and featured a much better looking (IMHO) period Chevy Suburban.

#34 of 68 New cars way over priced by puffin1

Jun 04, 2011 (5:47 pm)

A Ford Focus for 25K in this economy? Hello rebates.

#35 of 68 iPad? to me... by explorerx4

Jun 04, 2011 (6:40 pm)

It sounds like some kind of personalized feminine hygiene product.

#36 of 68 dimissing bad attempts at humor... by explorerx4

Jun 05, 2011 (1:51 pm)

If I lived in a large NYC or Chicago, I probably would rather have a iPad.

#37 of 68 Re: New cars way over priced [puffin1] by andre1969

Jun 05, 2011 (2:14 pm)

Replying to: puffin1 (Jun 04, 2011 5:47 pm)
I'm sure that any $25K Focus is so loaded up that it would be any techno-geek's wet dream. FWIW, they start around $16,500, and I'm sure most of 'em will probably sticker for $20K or less.
 
But, I can understand the sentiment. With inflation and price creep, and all the features on cars these days, some of these prices do seem extreme. Kinda reminds me of a time back in 1993 though, when I went into a Dodge dealer and they had this new Intrepid ES on the showroom floor, pretty much fully-loaded, and my first thought was good lord, $25K for a DODGE?!

#38 of 68 Re: New cars way over priced [andre1969] by michaell

Jun 06, 2011 (7:23 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 05, 2011 2:14 pm)
But, I can understand the sentiment. With inflation and price creep, and all the features on cars these days, some of these prices do seem extreme. Kinda reminds me of a time back in 1993 though, when I went into a Dodge dealer and they had this new Intrepid ES on the showroom floor, pretty much fully-loaded, and my first thought was good lord, $25K for a DODGE?!
 
I had the same thought back in 1983 when I was at a BMW dealer in Phoenix - at the time 3-series were going for something like $15K and I thought that was all the money in the world for a starving college student like myself.

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