Yeah, I've got a Snap-on, USA stamped, 1/2" drive, 50-250, still works like it was new.Also an older Craftsman, when they were still made in the USA, just as old, 3/8", also in great shape (can't recommend Craftsman anymore ... <sad_face>
Speaking of tools (to borrow Quag's segue motif ...), a couple of guys in a BMW were all "racey" with me last night, it was turning from a 25MPH road into a 35MPH section of town, traffic, generally some police presence, they wound up doing a Ricer-Fly-By - I wound up laughing at them and giving them a little salute
I was ready for them if they needed to meet the torque wrench
Asswipe..... His buddy in a GTI was tailgating me and when I went into the turning lane to turn right, blew past me as well.
I had a Mustang GT driver throw trash at my car when starting from a stop light.Had a riced out Subaru WRX STi do that to me 2 weeks ago in a 35 MPH limit and I was already doing 45 MPH. He passed me going at least 60 MPH kicked up dirt on the road and put 3 small tiny dents in the Camaro....
Well if AU was the person actually buying the Equinox, I would suspect it would be trolling, but it looks like it is his moms car.
Speaking of initial quality issues....
Apparently a common issue with the Camaro with mixed results of getting truly fixed with a replacement headliner. They have to remove the front windshield in order to replace it too. Debating if I want to get it replaced ASAP or wait a bit. So far leaning towards getting it replaced when I hit 1500 miles( the official break in period) when I take it in for the first oil change and rear differential fluid change. Currently at 560 miles with the car.
In news of car cleaning products though..... The wheel cleaner product( called brake buster) and a hydrophobic spray( bead maker) works freaking fantastic. Brake buster requires light scrubbing to get the dirt/brake dust off, but does a great job cleaning the wheels and the bead maker causes water to bead right up and slide off.
And speaking of torque wrenches, anyone recommend a good one that will do 140 lb.?
It was a favor. They were responsible for a few sales to my SiL and her husband over the years, and used up whatever good will I had. I barely put 30 miles on it due to traffic and only performing daily tasks. Great SUV, but the tiny faults here and there ruin it, apart from its sketchy reliability being a JLR vehicle. The faults are more niggles I have with the vehicle rather than it being a universally known fault.
I figured he was trolling, but it's always difficult to tell with him. Is he as sarcastic in person as he is on here?
Interesting. Yes, tire wear is going to be an issue with any full size SUV. I had no idea your father was an RRS owner. You must have said it before but I never caught it. There's a lot left to be desired with Euro SUVs, but they're far better than their domestic counterparts if luxury and performance are your main criteria, aside from space, that is.
), which will probably add on even more mileage. It may be time to trade her in. But she keeps on kicking. As far as I know it's still running the original air suspension components which is fantastic considering how the P38 was constantly needing the EAS serviced. Interesting. Is the ipanema gold anything like the silvery blue LR do, except in a light silver gold tone? I had to look it up in Google Images to see, and it's not a bad color. Boring combination, but not a bad one. I think for someone like your father who doesn't need the hauling space but prefers to sit in something luxurious and at a higher ride height, especially the way east coasters drive, it's a great option. Plus, it's livelier than most SUVs in its class or otherwise. By the end of my test period, the exhaust became annoying. I was also driving with the window down, so perhaps that's why. I'd be interested to know the condition of his suspension considering the bad road quality there in most places.Yes, 2012 RRS HSE Lux w/HD pack (rear locking diff). 5.0 NA V8. Ipanema Gold on brown leather- not exactly my preferred exterior color but it could be worse. It was a demo model with several thousand miles on it but he got a good deal on it. Overall it's a solid option for an SUV IMO. The trunk it a bit small, a few quirky ergonomics, gas mileage is atrocious, infotainment system isn't + has never been great, and the repairs/service is heinously expensive.
It has over 100k at this point. The jaunts from CT to Manhatten racks up miles quickly. My father took a new position at a new company, so now he's driving between NYC and Boston (he got an apartment here
As much as I want to inject a 10mg bolus haloperidol right into his jugular sometimes, I fear the sedation may depress his respiration too much.
Interesting. Is the ipanema gold anything like the silvery blue LR do, except in a light silver gold tone? I had to look it up in Google Images to see, and it's not a bad color. Boring combination, but not a bad one. I think for someone like your father who doesn't need the hauling space but prefers to sit in something luxurious and at a higher ride height, especially the way east coasters drive, it's a great option. Plus, it's livelier than most SUVs in its class or otherwise. By the end of my test period, the exhaust became annoying. I was also driving with the window down, so perhaps that's why. I'd be interested to know the condition of his suspension considering the bad road quality there in most places.
I wouldn't bother with that stuff. 3-4 diphenhydramine tablets dissolved into sweetened tea or coffee will hide the bitterness very well. Within about 25 minutes he should quiet down a little as the drug takes effect, and ten minutes after that he should experience sleepiness, heavy eyes and his thought process should slow down. Of course, chances are he won't accept anything that he didn't make or open himself from now on when he's in your presence.
This is my preferred method of taking the above drug (and one recommended to me by my GP) when I'm ill or severely under the weather. The taste of the tablets, including the EC ones, is disgusting and I can taste it for hours. In tea or coffee, I can barely taste it and it seems to work much faster. Smoother transition into a sleepy lull and none of the weird after effects in the morning or whenever you wake up IF you wake up before the drug is mostly evacuated from your system. 4 tablets can keep me more or less asleep, even if I wake up a few times for water, for around 12-14 hours.
So, I did a thing yesterday:
This wasn't a lightly made or whimsical decision. My wife and I own 3 coupes, and with a kiddo planned for a couple years from now, and her Beetle paid off, we figured we want to keep the Beetle as long as possible but we will still need a family hauler. So we figured it might be best to get something sooner than later and get it paid down as far as possible before we have a kid. What we were originally planning to do was do this, but then also get my wife a replacement for the Beetle when the kid arrived (the thinking being that we didn't want to be on the front end of two car loans with a new kid). But with how easy the Tiguan is for my wife to drive, we might not even do that - might just keep the Beetle as long as possible even after having a kid and just switch off who drives what depending on who has the kid, at least until the Tiguan is paid off also. So taking a long term view of future finances here with this decision.
I know there's a new Tiguan on the horizon, I've seen it, and I know it has double the warranty. It's nice, but I'm sure there will be teething issues and it's going to be a lot bigger since we are getting the long wheelbase version only. We like the current Tiguan, as old as it is, for its size. So we decided to pull the trigger on a top of the line SEL for me and I traded in the Mustang which was the best car I've ever owned, bar none.
The Tiguan stickered for $37,660, I got a discount of $5,828, meaning I paid $31,832. 15.5% off, so not too bad in a month with bad rebates. They gave me what I wanted for my 5.0 without any back and forth - $22,000 and I kept my Nokian snow tires since they will fit on the Tiguan as they are the same size (meaty 255s on this thing!), so that's like $1500 more saved there since those tires were expensive as hell and only have 4k miles on them. Since money is cheap I decided to pull out the positive equity in my Mustang, and walked away with a check for north of $5,500 that I can do something else with, which is more than I thought I'd be able to walk away with. Throughout the process Inver Grove VW in MN was great and I encountered zero BS from anyone. Price of the Tiguan was good, trade was what I said I wanted with no arguing, and pulling out positive equity was no problem. One thing that was nice about the dealer was they told me since I had DNR license plates on my Mustang that I could actually transfer them to the new car, which I did not expect to be able to do in MN (standard plates cannot be transferred, I didn't know any plates could be transferred at all and I don't think most people know that either). I had just re-upped registration in February, so that saved $500 or so. Only downside is the car looks used since it has real plates already instead of paper tags and a temp permit in the window, lol. Car drives fantastic.
Likes:
-Handling and chassis response
-Size
-Feature content
-Fit and finish
-Good overall packaging for the interior size
-40/20/40 rear seat
-Fender stereo is fantastic once you really dial it in and head unit is great
-Adaptive headlights are really cool and less gimmicky than I thought
Dislikes:
-No homelink (WTF?) - I was sure that was what the button under the mirror was for but it's just the auto-dimming on/off switch
-Can't do voice commands to navigate my iPod on USB, have to use menus via head unit touchscreen (WTF?)
-Would be nice if the front passenger seat could fold flat like the manual ones can on lower trims but alas, I'll sacrifice that for the 12 way power passenger seat instead
-Spongy gas pedal, will need to get used to
-Halogen fogs/no LED tails
I still have some things that I need to set up like my wife's memory settings as well as getting the passenger side mirror to dip when in reverse, but for the most part I have things set the way I want them. Really happy with it, and while it is old, it really doesn't feel that old once you are inside surrounded by all the creature comforts. It still looks and feels good in the flesh, despite looking old as hell in pictures, particularly the interior.
Sonax makes a very good wheel cleaner. Has a compound in it that works like Iron X to pull contaminants out. Use a wheel specific semi stiff nylon brush. Don't forget another brush, square or circular, to scrub your tire wall.In news of car cleaning products though..... The wheel cleaner product( called brake buster) and a hydrophobic spray( bead maker) works freaking fantastic. Brake buster requires light scrubbing to get the dirt/brake dust off, but does a great job cleaning the wheels and the bead maker causes water to bead right up and slide off.
