Recent content by Steveinarizona

My definition of a luxury automobile is that it has buttons and switches for those features that I might want to adjust while driving. And I want them in the usual places (turn signal stalk on the left side of the steering wheel; seat buttons on side of seat; button to turn autohold on or off...

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That is and should be a reasonable practice. Unfortunately, in my experience, using anything other than the closest setting tends to allow the practice you are describing of drivers jumping into your safe space. From my experience, you have two choices: either change to one space or accept...

That is unusual. Usually the cops give everyone a ten mile forbearance. There is one exception to that practice: the state has now marked out a few sections of highway as "safety zones" and they say they will strictly enforce the speed limit in those zones; it is almost an approval of the ten...

I have the chargepoint also. The fact that after the warranty expired, and after three eyars of ownership, the company still gave you a new one suggests that you might want to stay with Chargepoint. Why did your electrician refuse to install conduit? Mind did from the electric panel on one...

I don't know about New Jersey traffic but out here, driving a steady 74 would make you a slow driver and one who should remain in the right lane. When I have lots of time on a local trip, I will sometimes do what you do: set the ACC at 74 (speed limit is 65) and just cruise. But I do it in the...

I believe the OP was referring to transportation costs from a location without a service center to the nearest service center which might be hundreds of miles away. AAA or other local towing companies won't resolve that issue.

Very true because the luxury cars have way more features and cutting edge technology. That means more things to go wrong and more confusion when they do.

If you are going to post a picture you should at least include the 0-60 and quarter mile times!

You can avoid Arizona transaction privilege tax: 90-Day Non-Resident (Drive Out) Permit A 90-Day Nonresident (Drive Out) Permit allows a person to drive their newly purchased vehicle out of Arizona for registration in another state. You will be required to show your out-of-state identification...

Jaguar once had that reputation. But it then decided to compete in the general luxury market against BMW, MB, Audi, Lexus, Cadillac, etc. My question is whether it is possible to go back up once one has decided to go down even if that "down" is a luxury marque.

I think that may be true at the mainstream level but I don't see that at the luxury level. MB drivers tend to stay with MB; the same for BMW or Cadillac or Lexus. When people change it is often because the car company changed. I was a BMW driver until the company's designer went crazy with...

Its only a vehicle. No reason to get angry. :D

It is all part of the awful trend toward "minimalism". It's cheaper to put all the controls in the info system but, IMHO, no car pretending to be a luxury car should be following this trend.

Yup. Your behavior might have cost you as much as one mile in your estimated total battery life of at least 100,000 miles. Shocking.