Re: Good Morning Thread

by **smoken340** Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:51 pm

JGL wrote:Dan wrote '' Got to go car shopping this morning.''
And the question is...WHY?

Wasn't for myself JG. It was for a friend of mine. He had a Nissan Rouge, that his youngest son stole from him, smashed it up and wrote it off. The insurance won't cover it, because my friend wouldn't charge his son with theft. So because he had no other car to drive, I was driving him around from dealer to dealer, looking for something. Spent the whole day and didn't find anything he liked. Maybe we will find something today. Just going to try and get a couple hours of sleep.

by GONEFISHIN' Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:34 pm

had a good, slightly damp weekend at the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest Cinderella Cruise

the Fish made some new friends Laughing

by **smoken340** Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:50 am

GONEFISHIN' wrote:had a good, slightly damp weekend at the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest Cinderella Cruise

the Fish made some new friends

Nice picture. At least you were able to take your car out. It rained off and on here all weekend, but when the rain came down, it was in down pours.

by **smoken340** Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:52 am

Good morning all 14 now going up to 19. Going to be cloudy with a chance of rain all day. Have a good day all.

by philcollins Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:46 am

HI, sunny but cool. Forecast of only 12 today. Winter tire time for my truck. I've bought 4 new winter tires and they wll install them on my wheels.

by JGL Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:51 am

Dan I bet that Rouge is really a Rogue.

by JGL Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:59 am

Good morning everyone, the high temp of the day is now...a whopping 12, going down slightly from here (unless the sun pops out). You know the Spring list we have well I have a Fall list too, not as long though.
Have a great day all.

by **smoken340** Mon Oct 03, 2016 5:29 am

JGL wrote:Dan I bet that Rouge is really a Rogue.

YEA, Your probably right. It's just another foreign piece of CRAP to me.

by Ragtacker Mon Oct 03, 2016 5:50 am

Good morning 8 with a high of 15 or so. Rain showers all week.
Have a great day

by JGL Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:10 am

Dan said '' YEA, Your probably right. It's just another foreign piece of CRAP to me.

According to my calculations: Nissan 1st, Toyota and Honda about even, Hyundai and Kia next, same company, then there is Mitsubishi and others. By the way BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar and Rolls Royce are also part of that bunch and lets not forget Fiat...

by **smoken340** Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:32 am

No foreign stuff in my driveway. All my daily drivers are Fords, and my Duster was made along time before anyone was partners with Chrysler.

by **smoken340** Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:30 am

Good morning all, Sunny warm and 23 today. Going to do some cruising today. Have a good day all.

by JGL Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:35 am

Good morning, 2nd frost this year so far but it's already all gone, Nice and sunny and should be this way for the next 4 days with temps of 18-24 . Plan on doing some cruising the next few days.
Have a great day all.

by blown motor Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:37 pm

Looking for a new vehicle also. Like the Dodge Journey and Jeep Compass and Cherokee but all the reports say they aren't good vehicles. Like the Hyundai Tucson but the have a huge blind spot and you can't see much out the back window when backing up. The search continues.

by **smoken340** Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:29 pm

blown motor wrote:Looking for a new vehicle also. Like the Dodge Journey and Jeep Compass and Cherokee but all the reports say they aren't good vehicles. Like the Hyundai Tucson but the have a huge blind spot and you can't see much out the back window when backing up. The search continues.

I was actually told by a manager at a Honda dealership, that the best thing on the road that a working man can afford is the Fords. Apparently Ford, are the ones with the fewest recalls.

by JGL Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:20 pm

Here's one for you DAN: Dacia Duster by Renault...small SUV, made in Italy. Google it to see what it looks like. ''Italian Duster''

by GONEFISHIN' Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:18 pm

[quote="blown motor"]Looking for a new vehicle also. Like the Dodge Journey and Jeep Compass and Cherokee but all the reports say they aren't good vehicles. Like the Hyundai Tucson but the have a huge blind spot and you can't see much out the back window when backing up. The search continues.[/quote

I'm on my second Journey (2010 and 2014) and I can never figure out what the "reviewers" are talking about! Comfortable, looks good, quick, and handles extremely well, and only 1 recall each. ]

by **smoken340** Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:49 pm

For what ever reason, the Journey, carries some kind of Stigma. We have a really nice, clean, low mileage trade in at work and we've had it at least 3 months. A dozen or so people have looked at it and they all passed on it. If it was the R/T, I'd probably buy it myself. I love the Journey R/T in red with black wheels.

by **smoken340** Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:53 pm

JGL wrote:Here's one for you DAN: Dacia Duster by Renault...small SUV, made in Italy. Google it to see what it looks like. ''Italian Duster''

Did a web search. Really doesn't look to bad for a small suv and the pickup version looks ok, but also looks useless as a truck.

by **smoken340** Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:36 am

Good morning all, only slept for about an hour last night. Starting to get tired now, but I have to take my buddy to pick up his new car this morning. At least its going to be a real nice day, 15 now going up to 22. Guess I'll take the Duster and scare the crap out of him.
Have a good day all.

by JGL Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:32 am

Good morning, bright, sunny but cool this morning, another possibility for cruising today, only 5 now but heading towards 20s. The Duster SUV does not look too bad for a European made vehicle.
Watched the Blue Jays win in 11 innings last night 5-2. Edwin hit it hard at the right time with a 3 run homer.
Have a great day all.

by Ragtacker Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:46 am

Good morning 10 and raining.
Have a great day

by **smoken340** Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:15 am

JGL wrote:Watched the Blue Jays win in 11 innings last night 5-2. Edwin hit it hard at the right time with a 3 run homer.

Yeah, I watched the game as well. Thought for sure that the Jays were going to blow it. Both starters did a hell of a job. But the way the Jays relievers have been doing lately, I thought that when they pulled Stroman, that was it, but to my surprise, the relievers held up.

by philcollins Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:47 am

Good morning, nice and sunny. Cruising time with the Duster.

BTW, just bought a complete a body rebuilt 4 speed transmission with new Hurst shifter, bellhousing, clutch, linkage pedal etc. Will put aside for a new project.

by **smoken340** Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:08 am

Good morning all. We are having some fantastic fall weather this week. 16 now going to be 24 for a high, with lots of sun. Have a good day.

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