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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8280 on: February 01, 2018, 01:26:38 pm »
why not get an old minivan for minivan duties and keep the BMW?  ;D

It's just not fun enough to be the "fun car".  I've had three vehicles before...hate juggling them in the driveway, insurance, etc.  I'd only have a 3rd one as a summer toy, which I plan to buy in a few years anyway, so not too sad to give up the Bimmer. 

Also...I'm not handy....so I am paying full shop rates for anything that goes wrong on an old van.  The mileage of the Sequoia is scaring me for the same reason.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8281 on: February 01, 2018, 07:00:01 pm »
The mileage of the Sequoia is scaring me for the same reason.

If it didn't tow heavy trailers then it would be fine.  Depends on the price really.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8282 on: February 01, 2018, 07:02:39 pm »
only reason I would buy one, is to tow...

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8283 on: February 02, 2018, 07:55:32 am »
The mileage of the Sequoia is scaring me for the same reason.

If it didn't tow heavy trailers then it would be fine.  Depends on the price really.

160km, $27k

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8284 on: February 02, 2018, 08:47:46 am »
The mileage of the Sequoia is scaring me for the same reason.

If it didn't tow heavy trailers then it would be fine.  Depends on the price really.

160km, $27k

 :fall:  SUVs are hot right now, so your gonna pay big bucks even for used.  I paid just a few more grand for my 2013 GS-350 with a little over 40k on the odo, and it was pristine.  The used SUVs they had in stock were another 10 - 20% higher for something similar.   

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8285 on: February 02, 2018, 09:10:05 am »
The mileage of the Sequoia is scaring me for the same reason.

If it didn't tow heavy trailers then it would be fine.  Depends on the price really.

160km, $27k

 :fall:  SUVs are hot right now, so your gonna pay big bucks even for used.  I paid just a few more grand for my 2013 GS-350 with a little over 40k on the odo, and it was pristine.  The used SUVs they had in stock were another 10 - 20% higher for something similar.

Yep, definitely a premium....just look at compact SUV....on the used market, often $10k more than than a similarly equipped car (CR-V vs Civic).

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8286 on: February 02, 2018, 11:49:53 am »
Parked it like a boss.  OK, so it took about 15 cuts, but I never touched either of the other two vehicles at all.  Skills you learn while living in Eastern Europe for 4 years...
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8287 on: February 02, 2018, 11:57:03 am »
^Impressive!  :o :thumbup:

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8288 on: February 02, 2018, 12:26:26 pm »
Dayum!! Nice work on that parking!! Thats Austin Powers level of work lol
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8289 on: February 02, 2018, 01:15:28 pm »
Hopefully the drivers of the other cars are as patient and skilled as you to get out without bumping/rubbing.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8290 on: February 02, 2018, 01:26:02 pm »
Hopefully the drivers of the other cars are as patient and skilled as you to get out without bumping/rubbing.

They'll use their European skills to get out... bump the car in front a bit, bump the car behind a bit... voila, lotsa space to get out  :rofl:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8291 on: February 02, 2018, 01:28:44 pm »
Hopefully the drivers of the other cars are as patient and skilled as you to get out without bumping/rubbing.

They'll use their European skills to get out... bump the car in front a bit, bump the car behind a bit... voila, lotsa space to get out  :rofl:
Sounds like Toronto style...
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8292 on: February 02, 2018, 01:29:49 pm »
Hopefully the drivers of the other cars are as patient and skilled as you to get out without bumping/rubbing.

They'll use their European skills to get out... bump the car in front a bit, bump the car behind a bit... voila, lotsa space to get out  :rofl:
Sounds like Toronto style...

It for sure was in the late 60's according to my Dad....  :rofl:

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8293 on: February 02, 2018, 02:03:08 pm »
Hopefully the drivers of the other cars are as patient and skilled as you to get out without bumping/rubbing.

They'll use their European skills to get out... bump the car in front a bit, bump the car behind a bit... voila, lotsa space to get out  :rofl:
But this is the proper way to park I thought..........15-point contact was the way my friend put it.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8294 on: February 02, 2018, 03:47:55 pm »
Hopefully the drivers of the other cars are as patient and skilled as you to get out without bumping/rubbing.

They'll use their European skills to get out... bump the car in front a bit, bump the car behind a bit... voila, lotsa space to get out  :rofl:
But this is the proper way to park I thought..........15-point contact was the way my friend put it.

They'll have no trouble.  Douchebag Mazda 3 had 3 feet in front and douchebag Jeep had 3 feet behind.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8295 on: February 02, 2018, 07:04:55 pm »
Hopefully the drivers of the other cars are as patient and skilled as you to get out without bumping/rubbing.

They'll use their European skills to get out... bump the car in front a bit, bump the car behind a bit... voila, lotsa space to get out  :rofl:
But this is the proper way to park I thought..........15-point contact was the way my friend put it.

They'll have no trouble.  Douchebag Mazda 3 had 3 feet in front and douchebag Jeep had 3 feet behind.
Then that just goes to show your parking skills :)

I remember a couple years ago when my parents and I went to the Basilique Notre-Dame (Montréal) for the Christmas night service. There was a handy spot literally diagonal to the catheral.......

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Me: "Mmmmm nope the Golf's small, I'll make it fit !"
Parents: "No that's way too risky.......we shouldn't ding up the rental"

20 seconds later..........me: "Done! See why compact cars are awesome......."

I'd slotted the Golf into the spot with <50cm between the other cars. Roughly your distance actually.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8296 on: February 02, 2018, 10:11:41 pm »
God damn this thing is hot.

You can't just have your characters announce how they feel.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8297 on: February 05, 2018, 09:52:00 pm »
Didn't really "do" anything to the MX-5 today, but I did receive a new Flyin' Miata muffler and mid pipe with high flow cat.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8298 on: February 05, 2018, 10:13:46 pm »
Didn't really "do" anything to the MX-5 today, but I did receive a new Flyin' Miata muffler and mid pipe with high flow cat.

OMG, Flyin' Miata is worse than crack!

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8299 on: February 06, 2018, 08:29:44 am »
Didn't really "do" anything to the MX-5 today, but I did receive a new Flyin' Miata muffler and mid pipe with high flow cat.

Not doing the header? Probably not a good idea anyway. Had the full exhaust on my 06(Goodwin). Had to remove the header ,it was just too loud.
The midpipe and muffler will make it just about right. You will get rid of that corolla sound. :thumbup:
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