The stay in touch thread
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The stay in touch thread
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Sep 9 2017, 06:45 PM
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Club Founder Group: Admin Posts: 21,359 Posts Per Day: 3.01 Thanks Received: 2809 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 23-December 04 From: Maryland Member No.: 1 Mood: Okay |
If any of our EC regulars want to stay in touch or just "shoot the shit" or vent, post up in this thread.
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Jul 29 2023, 02:09 AM
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Howdy Group: Lifetimer Posts: 954 Posts Per Day: 0.14 Thanks Received: 20 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 9-October 05 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 1,485 Mood: Confused |
Howdy all,
Update on my life and car adventures: I sold my 2002 XD (which I owned for 11 years) back in 2014, for a 2013 Elantra - that was a HUGE mistake which lead me to buying one car, after another, after another. See the last post, here: http://www.elantraclub.com/forum/index.php...st&p=395533 I only had the 2013 Elantra for 4 or 6 months - I absolutely hated that thing. That particular car was a bit messed up, as well. Anyway, I got a 2015 Mazda 3 after that, which I owned for about a year and a half (bought in 2014). But the ride was terrible and the infotainment system infuriating - it froze every day on my 5 mile commute to work, and back. The Bose stereo sucked and the car always struggled for traction, especially in the rain, even after upgrading to ultra high performance all season tires. My last car purchase was a new 2016 BMW 328i xDrive -- I said screw it and just spent the money. My health was so poor I wasn't sure how long I would live, anyway. That was actually a pretty good car. Believe it or not, the BMW was probably the most reliable car I've ever owned in my life - I had virtually no problems with it. Well, 7 years later, I'm still alive - overall health is still bad in most ways, but better in other ways. I just sold the 3 Series because ultimately I have a cerebellum problem and the car is transmitting too many road imperfections to the chassis of the car. I tried different shocks, but couldn't get it quite soft enough. Ultimately, there's not enough suspension travel to make any sort of shock or coilover work for my purpose. Many BMWs virtually ride on the bumpstops - no joke. I've been living off savings for 6 years now trying to recover my health - so will take the proceeds from my BMW and get something cheaper, help pay for medical bills, etc. The car market is absolutely nuts right now too - there's a glut of over priced garbage on the market - it's disgusting. My old XD Elantra soaked up the road imperfections really well and was a lot of fun to drive - so thinking about another XD or maybe an HD - since that had an independent rear suspension too. Anyway, just thought I'd say "hi" -- glad to see elantraclub still up and running, even if only to current members. Hope everyone is doing well! -Nathan -------------------- 2002 GLS Auto
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