[Magdalen] Car quirks / was Re: Is the Pub closed?

[Ginga Wilder]

I love my CR-V...2013.  I had driven sedans prior to this car, which I
believe has made me a better driver because I ride higher in traffic.  Mine
is not fancy but does have some useful extra features like a back up
mirror.  I wish for a back up signal like John's Chevy Equinox.  Maybe it's
my older age, but I find I can manage my speed better on the CR-V.
Previous Volvo cruise at 40, not good for in town driving.

Ginga

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On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 3:04 PM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a 2006 Honda C-RV that doesn't yet have !00K miles on it...bought it
> when I was contemplating being a travel nurse for far longer than I was.
> Now I find myself needing less car and have been discussing getting my
> son-in-law to look for a slightly smaller car for me. He wants to make a
> trade; he will  purchase the smaller car and then trade it to me for the
> CR-V for Boogie. I would consider that once I get some work done on mine,
> depending on what he can find.
>
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 2:27 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have discovered that some newer car innovations are not all they're
> > cracked up to be.
> >
> > Last June my car was totaled and I was fortunate to find, almost
> > immediately, a used Honda HR-V for sale, formerly driven by a little old
> > lady (probably my age) who had passed away. It is more car than I would
> > have
> > ever bought with many bells/whistles and new tech but the price was so
> > right
> > I knew it was a good decision.  It is one of those that uses a push
> button
> > to turn on the car, based on the driver having the 'fob device' that
> > interacts with the car's electronics to enable that action.
> >
> > There have been some very unique occurrences so far relating to this
> > set-up,
> > not the least of which is the new challenges, in the greater metro
> Houston
> > area  (being less than a day's drive from the Mexican border, where most
> > stolen cars head immediately - usually in the dead of night). There are
> > devices that can triangulate with your fob, even if it is inside your
> > house,
> > allowing a criminal to open and drive the car --- this can also happen in
> > a
> > parking lot. I do have a special Faraday key-keeper that protects the fob
> > from receiving false activation, but that kind of undermines the
> handiness
> > of having the fob in pocket or purse and just opening the car without
> > having
> > to fumble with keys, because if the fob is in the key-keeper the car does
> > not respond until the fob is freed from its bondage....  Also recently
> > discovered that the fob battery is low (thank goodness a message appeared
> > on
> > the dash!) because if the fob does not work you can still use a key
> hidden
> > in the fob, to enter the car, but the key can not start the car. Note to
> > self... *always* have batteries at the ready : )   So I love the car but
> > there's a bit too much of "The Jetsons" about it that I'm still getting
> > used
> > to.
> >
> > Lynn
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 1:00 PM
> > To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Is the Pub closed?
> >
> > > So I said the Chevy Malibu was a POC, right?
> > >
> > > Today I noticed that it was actually shutting off at stop lights.
> > > (it's alot quieter in St. Augustine than in Jacksonville)
> > > Then, when the light turned green and I touched the gas,
> > > it turned on and surged a bit.
> > > Weird, weird, weird.
> > > Thought I'd call Hertz later today, but then found this.
> > > https://youtu.be/1a2ZeiIigig
> > >
> > > This car actually has two batteries, one under the hood and one in the
> > > trunk.
> > > What a great idea!
> > > NOT.
> > > -M
> >
> >
>