Random thoughts thread

[yamabob]

Gee, I used to go all nutso over car audio (primarily Nakamichi stuff) but haven`t cared for decades..

Hell yeah. Back in the mid early 80`s I was rocking Nak subs and amp`s. The amp was wasted as it was so low in distortion or coloring. Canton-Kef-Alpine. Now I keep it simple with ARC Audio and Morel Elates. Nak stuff now is junk sadly

 

[Accumulator]

Sigh...so many things just aren`t what they used to be

Seems like current head units are just too, uhm...modern...for me, weird controls/displays that require interpretation/observation to operate, which is virtually impossible without taking my eyes off the road. But eh, I`m OK with what we have so I can stick with just not caring.

 

[rlmccarty2000]

Yep. Yesterday she blew me off when I asked for help shopping for a few new clothes since I lost 15 lbs post heart attack in the hospital.

Later that day she said she got sunburned at the pool with her friends.

That was the last straw I just wanted to sleep on my decision.

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A lot more fish in the ocean, and the ocean is very deep. It took me a long time to find a good one, but they are out there. You did right dropping this one.

 

[Stokdgs]

Does it concern anyone that all the Returned Open Box Special Rupes machines all had Module Failures ??
Do they all have this issue ??
Oh, just so you know, my Makita has had Zero failures - ever -
Dan F

 

[Oneheadlite]

Summer`s here!

Thermostat on the wall at work shows 90°. 50% humidity, 76° dewpoint, "feels like" 99 outside. Not much of a breeze blowin through.

 

[Oneheadlite]

Does it concern anyone that all the Returned Open Box Special Rupes machines all had Module Failures ??
Do they all have this issue ??
Oh, just so you know, my Makita has had Zero failures - ever -
Dan F

I wonder if it`s just part of their reconditioning process? Like I`m sure any refurbished phone/tablet gets a new touchscreen just as SOP?

 

[Desertnate]

I wonder if it`s just part of their reconditioning process? Like I`m sure any refurbished phone/tablet gets a new touchscreen just as SOP?

I wouldn`t be so sure about that. Refurb`d equipment is no different than a used car. The seller probably runs a checklist and only replaces those items which fail to perform to a certain spec. I doubt phones and tablets get a new screen unless they are in really bad shape and/or their oleophobic coating is heavily degraded. Many probably get a good cleaning and pushed on. The re-seller or OEM is out to make money on the sale of the refurb, so the fewer parts they add, the more money they make on the sale.

As for the polishers, if the module failure is the most common failure and the rest of the tool is in great shape, they probably just clean it up, replace the failed part and push it back out.

 

[Accumulator]

Anybody else do any Detailing to their trash can(s)?

When our Garbage Service switched to different cans, the first one was in, uhm...unacceptable condition. They wouldn`t replace it over that, but they did replace it over, uhm....some severe subsequent damage that befell it immediately following that refusal. Got a nice, new clean one and I`ve kept it that way, same as I had with the older ones.

I clean ours weekly, merely wiping it down with ~QD-strength IUDJ inside and out with an old cotton towel, occasionally using a Magic Eraser (with IUDJ) if there`s something nasty from contact with the truck. Quick and easy, and the inside stays nice since we use liner bags; zero bad odor once they`ve picked up so wiping that out isn`t bad. Whatever the IUDJ leaves behind has built up to where the can is now basically "waxed" for all practical purposes.

Our lid had two handles; we use one *only* with clean hands, otherwise we use the other handle, that way the first one is always clean enough that "taking out the trash" doesn`t require subsequent handwashing (the can is kept in our smaller, attached garage).

Nobody else I know IRL does any of that. I gather that finding the 3-5 minutes is a problem.

 

[PA DETAILER]

 

[rlmccarty2000]

Anybody else do any Detailing to their trash can(s)?

When our Garbage Service switched to different cans, the first one was in, uhm...unacceptable condition. They wouldn`t replace it over that, but they did replace it over, uhm....some severe subsequent damage that befell it immediately following that refusal. Got a nice, new clean one and I`ve kept it that way, same as I had with the older ones.

I clean ours weekly, merely wiping it down with ~QD-strength IUDJ inside and out with an old cotton towel, occasionally using a Magic Eraser (with IUDJ) if there`s something nasty from contact with the truck. Quick and easy, and the inside stays nice since we use liner bags; zero bad odor once they`ve picked up so wiping that out isn`t bad. Whatever the IUDJ leaves behind has built up to where the can is now basically "waxed" for all practical purposes.

Our lid had two handles; we use one *only* with clean hands, otherwise we use the other handle, that way the first one is always clean enough that "taking out the trash" doesn`t require subsequent handwashing (the can is kept in our smaller, attached garage).

Nobody else I know IRL does any of that. I gather that finding the 3-5 minutes is a problem.

No way. Mine is nasty and ugly and the way the city dumps the can into the garbage truck I really don’t want to touch it even to put garbage into it. Lol

 

[rlmccarty2000]

Does it concern anyone that all the Returned Open Box Special Rupes machines all had Module Failures ??
Do they all have this issue ??
Oh, just so you know, my Makita has had Zero failures - ever -
Dan F

I noticed this too, but it must not be a big thing or the forums would be lit up with reports. I’ve got 7 Rupes polishers and 0 problems so far (knock on wood).

 

[Stokdgs]

I noticed this too, but it must not be a big thing or the forums would be lit up with reports. I’ve got 7 Rupes polishers and 0 problems so far (knock on wood).

Oh, good ! I`m glad that your 7 Rupes machines have had 0 problems..

Perhaps the factory got a run of bad parts that of course, they didn`t know about and hopefully, they will all be in for servicing and all will be good..
It just worried me that all those returned machines all say about the same thing in the repair report, failed Module...

I see more and more things acting up like that lately..
Example - I have been using Sonicare products for about 20 years I think, for sure since they came out..
All has been lovely; their brush heads do wear out, so one purchases new ones..
For the past full year, perhaps a little longer, the replacements are not exactly the same size where they install onto the Sonicare electric brush..
The opening in the brush head is a little larger now, so they begin to vibrate and make an annoying noise that they never used to make..
So in true Autopian innovation, I figured out if I put just enough teflon tape around the part that the brush head attaches to, it will take up that micro-slack there and the brush head will be normal again..
And it is!!!
Thank your Dr.Teflon or whoever invented that tape!
Dan F

 

[512detail]

One of my clients and his wife just came over to visit
He recently got his cat upgraded to 837 at wheels. Around 967 engine hp.

Took me for a ride

Oh my goodness. Holy moly. Etc etc...

Then he pulls over and hands me the keys.. I said I can`t because when i go to get a hellcat it will feel too slow, lol.

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[Accumulator]

...[he]...hands me the keys.. I said I can`t because when i go to get a hellcat it will feel too slow, lol..

Heh heh, actually...I won`t drive a Charger in large part because it`d, uhm...affect my ability to enjoy the Crown Vic and I`ll never consider owning a Charger anyhow so it`d be a temptation to want something that`s just not in the cards- no win in that for me.

And that`s despite knowing that I can`t appreciate really powerful cars on the street!

 

[Coleroad]

And that`s despite knowing that I can`t appreciate really powerful cars on the street!

that`s why I don`t worry about how much power a car has anymore. I`ll trade power for a great handling, tossable car any day. Great handling I can enjoy immensely at normal speeds. That`s why miatas are so prevalent as track cars. Although they can be boosted pretty good with a fair amount of money, but a lot of them are not.Don`t get me wrong power is fun, but not that fun on the street. I don`t need tickets, wrecks, or heaven forbid kill someone because I was speeding.

 

[Desertnate]

that`s why I don`t worry about how much power a car has anymore. I`ll trade power for a great handling, tossable car any day. Great handling I can enjoy immensely at normal speeds. That`s why miatas are so prevalent as track cars. Although they can be boosted pretty good with a fair amount of money, but a lot of them are not.Don`t get me wrong power is fun, but not that fun on the street. I don`t need tickets, wrecks, or heaven forbid kill someone because I was speeding.

So very true. Give me something small, light, tossable, with tight steering, good brakes and around 350~400HP, and I`ll be much happier than behind the wheel of a heavy sled with 1000hp. A Cayman S or GTS would be ideal. Corvette`s a bit big and heavy, but a C7 Stingray or Grand Sport would suit me nicely too. No need for a Z06 or ZR1...heresy, I know.

Just this past weekend McClaren mentioned the weight is the next frontier in car performance since they can easily put out cars with silly amounts of HP and it isn`t much of a challenge any more. BMW is also rumored to be reducing the weight of the next generation M3. Both are going to move focus away from the HP and turn to aero and weight to improve the performance and driving experience of their cars.

 

[Accumulator]

Yeah, that old "slow car fast vs. fast car slow" thing.

The "natural speed" for me in our current cars is deep into "impound car, incarcerate driver" territory as it is, and they`re all "slow" by today`s standards.

Desertnate- I agree with you on the recent `vettes, they`re just... *so serious*. I enjoyed my turbo`ed `77 a *LOT* more than my Mallett C5, which did everything sooooo well but just wasn`t much fun.

Oh, and interesting that you chose ~350hp as the low-end of your Fun Scale; my previous Crown Vic made 360rwhp and was perhaps the most fun daily that I`ve ever had. It trounced some truly serious cars when I AutoXed it too.

 

[Desertnate]

Oh, and interesting that you chose ~350hp as the low-end of your Fun Scale; my previous Crown Vic made 360rwhp and was perhaps the most fun daily that I`ve ever had. It trounced some truly serious cars when I AutoXed it too.

I was really trying to say 350~400 was the sweet spot for HP. Weight and size of the car play a big part. My GTI is 200-ish, and in a car that size it`s quite fun and moves the car nicely, but tuning it to around 250 would make it perfect and 300 would be a total laugh. I`ve driven several cars like a BMW 340 with M Sport, BMW 535, Audi S4, Audi S3 and a Lexus IS350 F Sport which all fall at/above the 300 HP point and were properly quick for their environment. I wouldn`t track the 535 or the IS350, but on the open highway both were well motivated to work through traffic.

 

[Accumulator]

... I wouldn`t track the 535 or the IS350, but on the open highway both were well motivated to work through traffic.

Heh heh, OTOH...remember that my wife tracked a stock Mercedes S Class and the biggest problem she had was waiting for the guys in "serious sports cars" to grant her the pass (as per the day`s rules, but they kept thinking they could stay ahead of her- wrong). She didn`t even toast her brakes either, unlike Yours Truly, who was driving a "better" AMG`ed version of the same car. I couldn`t have hung with her anyhow, she simply *HAD the Line* and did everything right, while I didn`t...it was an Object Lesson in "It`s Not the Bike".

 

[Desertnate]

Heh heh, OTOH...remember that my wife tracked a stock Mercedes S Class and the biggest problem she had was waiting for the guys in "serious sports cars" to grant her the pass (as per the day`s rules, but they kept thinking they could stay ahead of her- wrong). She didn`t even toast her brakes either, unlike Yours Truly, who was driving a "better" AMG`ed version of the same car. I couldn`t have hung with her anyhow, she simply *HAD the Line* and did everything right, while I didn`t...it was an Object Lesson in "It`s Not the Bike".

That`s a great story. The fact you guys have tracked huge cars like S classes and autox`d a Town Car, shows a whole different level enthusiasm. I think it`s fantastic.

Maybe it`s my inexperience, or the fact I daily a small hatchback, but I`m not comfortable driving large sedans like a 5 series or even an S class on the hairy edge of their abilities. There is simply too much car to deal with, no matter how well they handle the environment. The IS350 was a good size, but the lethargic transmission and massive weight are a wet blanket on great steering and suspension. Not something I`d want to fight on a track day or autox.