But did you get the Matzah ball soup? That's the soup you must have to feel better.
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But did you get the Matzah ball soup? That's the soup you must have to feel better.
Good for Gabe. I have a feeling he will be getting a nice check.
Jen,
Don't do it without driving one first. Every one I've ever been in has ridden like a bucking bronco. Run Flat tires. Coming from a sports car fanatic, the comment may seem like heresy but ..... Go drive a Ford Focus, Mazda 3, Civic SI or Subaru BRZ. Same money. Much better cars. Best of all, you don't have to visit a BMW mechanic for service.
Lyn
Mini Cooper!
Notorious for tranny problems. Maybe just in the automatics, not sure. My brother swears by the Ford Taurus, and he drives hard and puts em up wet. Subarus are supposed to be great on bad roads, gravel and dirt. AWD is standard on Subarus.
Notorious for tranny problems. Maybe just in the automatics, not sure. My brother swears by the Ford Taurus, and he drives hard and puts em up wet. Subarus are supposed to be great on bad roads, gravel and dirt. AWD is standard on Subarus.
My Babies
Both run Prefect , the GMC has 67,000 miles and the BMW has 194,000 miles . Both maintained by a Local shop , Not that expencive to maintain . Jim
Both run Prefect , the GMC has 67,000 miles and the BMW has 194,000 miles . Both maintained by a Local shop , Not that expencive to maintain . Jim
I like my women like I like my coffee, ground up and in the freezer.
Jennie:
I can speak for the Ford Focus. I took a new job a couple/three months ago, and my new employer offers a fleet car benefit, so I took it. (I was surprised this benefit is still offered these days -- I would gather that the number of companies today that offer this benefit to employees can probably be counted on one hand.) They delivered a shiny and tricked-out (options-package-wise) 2012 Ford Focus with only 10k miles to my door.
The car drives and runs great. For a "lowly" 4-banger, if you don't watch your speed, you'll find yourself doing 85 and think you're only going 55. Like you mention, the doors slam solidly (which is more than I can say for my other car), and attention to detail in the design -- fit and form -- is readily obvious.
The only option to watch out for (to make sure you don't inadvertently activate it), is the Ford Focus's "MyKey" feature, which is a way of programming the car to recognize a specific ignition key (you get two) as a restricted key. I.e. when the key is used to start and drive the car, certain features of the car are disabled (e.g. you can't exceed a predetermined maximum speed, the stereo maximum volume has a limit, among other things):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tz44JaaDVBM
Obviously, if you don't have teenagers or other not-fully-trusted drivers in your household, you don't want to inadvertently enable this. If you do, you have to use your *other* key (the other non-programmed/restricted one) to remove the MyKey settings. Been there, done that.
("Hey, what is this 'MyKey' stuff I'm seeing in the settings? Let me enable it..." and then regretted what it did, until I found out how to remove the restrictions with the other key.)Given the opportunity, if I had to purchase a good economical car to get around, I would recommend the Ford Focus. Definitely different from the same model of car only a couple years ago -- they've really revamped this car for the better in recent years for sure!
-Sean
Jennie:
I can speak for the Ford Focus. I took a new job a couple/three months ago, and my new employer offers a fleet car benefit, so I took it. (I was surprised this benefit is still offered these days -- I would gather that the number of companies today that offer this benefit to employees can probably be counted on one hand.) They delivered a shiny and tricked-out (options-package-wise) 2012 Ford Focus with only 10k miles to my door.
The car drives and runs great. For a "lowly" 4-banger, if you don't watch your speed, you'll find yourself doing 85 and think you're only going 55. Like you mention, the doors slam solidly (which is more than I can say for my other car), and attention to detail in the design -- fit and form -- is readily obvious.
The only option to watch out for (to make sure you don't inadvertently activate it), is the Ford Focus's "MyKey" feature, which is a way of programming the car to recognize a specific ignition key (you get two) as a restricted key. I.e. when the key is used to start and drive the car, certain features of the car are disabled (e.g. you can't exceed a predetermined maximum speed, the stereo maximum volume has a limit, among other things):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tz44JaaDVBM
Obviously, if you don't have teenagers or other not-fully-trusted drivers in your household, you don't want to inadvertently enable this. If you do, you have to use your *other* key (the other non-programmed/restricted one) to remove the MyKey settings. Been there, done that.
Given the opportunity, if I had to purchase a good economical car to get around, I would recommend the Ford Focus. Definitely different from the same model of car only a couple years ago -- they've really revamped this car for the better in recent years for sure!
-Sean
Thanks for the Focus review, Sean. I love that Focus. It is a small car, but, man, it can fly. You're right. I also like the seat belt configuration. For shorter people, the seat belts bar on the wall of the car lowers. That way, if you're short or if you drive with your seat pushed up close to the steering wheel -- :wave2: -- the seat belt strap doesn't go around your neck and choke you.
My next-door neighbor just purchased a brand-new Ford Fusion.
I'm really eyeballing these Fords. I like them, and I guess it goes without saying, they are "Made in the USA." :wink:
