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July 9, 2007 at 8:16 PM #64948July 9, 2007 at 8:27 PM #64952
CoronitaParticipantfat_lazy_union, is your last name Jones or are you just trying to keep up? As to plasma TV's, they are a set piece like granite counter tops. I suppose people pick on them because thats the biggest size that is widely available. Plasma TV's came on the market en masse at just about the time the RE bubble really started blowing up. Its no suprise that people associate them with excess. I sincerely doubt its envy.
Yes, I want to keep up with the 100% financed, credit card debt ridden Jones down the street.. Um no..The Jones are in the poor house. If I were to keep up with anyone, it would be with the Kim's or Wong's down the street :).
Actually, the real issue is I don't want to be in a Toyota Prius/Corolla/civic/accord/camry when a Cadillac Escalade ESV/H2 driven by a soccer mom/dad talking on the cell phone slams into me with a kid in the car. on the 5/805/56/15.
The CA DMV should create a new license type for these large trucks/SUV (like a class C-2). You should have to go through extra training to have the privilege to drive these things. They dynamics/braking/handling are much different from regular cars. And the too many ignorant people drive these SUVs like cars.
July 9, 2007 at 8:27 PM #64891CoronitaParticipantfat_lazy_union, is your last name Jones or are you just trying to keep up? As to plasma TV's, they are a set piece like granite counter tops. I suppose people pick on them because thats the biggest size that is widely available. Plasma TV's came on the market en masse at just about the time the RE bubble really started blowing up. Its no suprise that people associate them with excess. I sincerely doubt its envy.
Yes, I want to keep up with the 100% financed, credit card debt ridden Jones down the street.. Um no..The Jones are in the poor house. If I were to keep up with anyone, it would be with the Kim's or Wong's down the street :).
Actually, the real issue is I don't want to be in a Toyota Prius/Corolla/civic/accord/camry when a Cadillac Escalade ESV/H2 driven by a soccer mom/dad talking on the cell phone slams into me with a kid in the car. on the 5/805/56/15.
The CA DMV should create a new license type for these large trucks/SUV (like a class C-2). You should have to go through extra training to have the privilege to drive these things. They dynamics/braking/handling are much different from regular cars. And the too many ignorant people drive these SUVs like cars.
July 9, 2007 at 8:35 PM #64954CoronitaParticipantFLU: We bought a mini-van for the family. Maybe it doesn't have the safety you are looking for but the design makes perfect sense, the large sliding doors on both sides especially. Maybe there is an SUV with sliding doors? I imagine we would have dinged 50 cars if it were not for the sliding doors. 3 kids can sit on one bench so we have room for grammy an pop pop. We remove one bench for trips and have lots of room for stuff. Disclaimer: Mine is not for sale.
If you don't mind me asking, what brand did you buy? I'm considering them because it's generally a larger car with practicality. I'm not thrilled about gas mileage, but the larger size is a definite plus. Is it one of the usual suspects (Sienna, oddysey, Caravan?)
I'm trying to compare the crash test results from IIHS.
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=182
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=385
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=577
Most of them do pretty well on frontal impact. But seems like minivans aren't quite tested yet for side impact or rear, except the oddysey. The oddysey is slightly pricey imho.
July 9, 2007 at 8:35 PM #64893CoronitaParticipantFLU: We bought a mini-van for the family. Maybe it doesn't have the safety you are looking for but the design makes perfect sense, the large sliding doors on both sides especially. Maybe there is an SUV with sliding doors? I imagine we would have dinged 50 cars if it were not for the sliding doors. 3 kids can sit on one bench so we have room for grammy an pop pop. We remove one bench for trips and have lots of room for stuff. Disclaimer: Mine is not for sale.
If you don't mind me asking, what brand did you buy? I'm considering them because it's generally a larger car with practicality. I'm not thrilled about gas mileage, but the larger size is a definite plus. Is it one of the usual suspects (Sienna, oddysey, Caravan?)
I'm trying to compare the crash test results from IIHS.
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=182
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=385
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=577
Most of them do pretty well on frontal impact. But seems like minivans aren't quite tested yet for side impact or rear, except the oddysey. The oddysey is slightly pricey imho.
July 9, 2007 at 8:38 PM #64956PerryChase
ParticipantHow much do you guys pay for TV? What’s the NPV of the purchase price plus all the monthly costs ad infinitum?
HD service from the cable company is very costly.
I just get TV over the air. I have a 37″ lcd and it’s just fine by me. I can’t foresee buying another TV for a long, long time.
July 9, 2007 at 8:38 PM #64895ParticipantHow much do you guys pay for TV? What’s the NPV of the purchase price plus all the monthly costs ad infinitum?
HD service from the cable company is very costly.
I just get TV over the air. I have a 37″ lcd and it’s just fine by me. I can’t foresee buying another TV for a long, long time.
July 9, 2007 at 8:47 PM #64958NotCranky
ParticipantFLU:
We have a basic 2001 Dodge Caravan. We bought it a couple of years ago with 50k miles on it. We have had no problems with it . Mechanic said earlier models had motor or tranny problems but that this one would be fine. In any case I would rather risk something like that than spend more for a car.
On topic: Maybe after I replace my transistor radio I can start working on one of those Hi depth T.V’s with a real Betamax recorder, maybe Sony:).July 9, 2007 at 8:47 PM #64897ParticipantFLU:
We have a basic 2001 Dodge Caravan. We bought it a couple of years ago with 50k miles on it. We have had no problems with it . Mechanic said earlier models had motor or tranny problems but that this one would be fine. In any case I would rather risk something like that than spend more for a car.
On topic: Maybe after I replace my transistor radio I can start working on one of those Hi depth T.V’s with a real Betamax recorder, maybe Sony:).July 9, 2007 at 9:23 PM #64901Anonymous
GuestThe CA DMV should create a new license type for these large trucks/SUV (like a class C-2). You should have to go through extra training to have the privilege to drive these things.
Agreed. Another prerequisiste: “Persian Gulf combat veteran”.
July 9, 2007 at 9:23 PM #64962GuestThe CA DMV should create a new license type for these large trucks/SUV (like a class C-2). You should have to go through extra training to have the privilege to drive these things.
Agreed. Another prerequisiste: “Persian Gulf combat veteran”.
July 9, 2007 at 9:51 PM #64966GoUSC
ParticipantThe de-facto standard for Minivan’s is the Odyssey. I know several familes with them and they have all been very happy.
July 9, 2007 at 9:51 PM #64906ParticipantThe de-facto standard for Minivan’s is the Odyssey. I know several familes with them and they have all been very happy.
July 9, 2007 at 10:51 PM #64916CoronitaParticipantHow much do you guys pay for TV? What's the NPV of the purchase price plus all the monthly costs ad infinitum? HD service from the cable company is very costly. I just get TV over the air. I have a 37" lcd and it's just fine by me. I can't foresee buying another TV for a long, long time.
$13 for basic cable. We can't justify spending more because we rarely watch tv. And we only use it because most of our tv's are still analog. We have a 42" plasma for which I use the OTA HD signals for all the local channels (and pbs). It might just be me, but I think the OTA hd signals are better than the HD local signals from Time Warner.
July 9, 2007 at 10:51 PM #64975CoronitaParticipantHow much do you guys pay for TV? What's the NPV of the purchase price plus all the monthly costs ad infinitum? HD service from the cable company is very costly. I just get TV over the air. I have a 37" lcd and it's just fine by me. I can't foresee buying another TV for a long, long time.
$13 for basic cable. We can't justify spending more because we rarely watch tv. And we only use it because most of our tv's are still analog. We have a 42" plasma for which I use the OTA HD signals for all the local channels (and pbs). It might just be me, but I think the OTA hd signals are better than the HD local signals from Time Warner.
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