First World Problems

[Buug959]

Murf993 at computer madly Googling "Icehouse Plans" so he can store blocks of ice from the lake.

[Wamion117]

That the seatbelts on my new g82 m4 are mounted to the roof instead of the chair (like my old 4 series convertible was) so now the seatbelt buffers against my shoulder when the window is down

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc;

Nice Johnson

That's what SHE said

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by TommyG-inFlaNow

That's what SHE said

Nobody told you about upstatedoc ? Maybe Belgie can explain.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Nobody told you about upstatedoc ? Maybe Belgie can explain.

tell me tell me

[TiMSport]

... before choking

[upstatedoc]

I have extremely heavy loafers for the record

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

I have extremely heavy loafers for the record

There you go TommyG-inFlaNow

[jmg]

I have a 3 car garage but a 1 car width long driveway so I can't park my 4th car in the driveway since it is essentially blocking all the other cars.

[GenXer]

Originally Posted by jmg

I have a 3 car garage but a 1 car width long driveway so I can't park my 4th car in the driveway since it is essentially blocking all the other cars.

I feel you. I have 4 cars and only a 2-car garage so I had to extend my driveway. Now it's wide enough to park 6 cars on the driveway and 2 in the garage. Unfortunately snow removal and leaf blowing are a pain.

[vreihen16]

I have four perfectly drivable and registered/insured cars sitting in the driveway, yet had to rent a car for a road trip we're taking this weekend.....

[lowrydr310]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I have four perfectly drivable and registered/insured cars sitting in the driveway, yet had to rent a car for a road trip we're taking this weekend.....

Looking at your 'garage' under your avatar, the Ram would be my road trip weapon of choice.

[Tambohamilton]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I have four perfectly drivable and registered/insured cars sitting in the driveway, yet had to rent a car for a road trip we're taking this weekend.....

But...why?!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by lowrydr310

Looking at your 'garage' under your avatar, the Ram would be my road trip weapon of choice.

The Mighty Dodge is indeed my road trip vehicle of choice! Unfortunately, I discovered on a short 3,000 mile jaunt to Miami two months ago that the air conditioner was not working...on an 87 degree day. I was not in a rush to fix it, since we were not planning to go anywhere until next winter. This weekend's trip south is a last-minute idea, and needless to say I am not going south without a working AC now that I know it's broken.

The 5.9L Cummins inline-6 diesel coupled to a 6-speed manual gearbox is really sweet on the highway.....

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

But...why?!

The Mighty Dodge's AC is broken, and there's no way that I'm driving it south again until that is fixed.

The BMW i3 only has a 70-mile range between charges, and there's not enough hours in the weekend for 20+ charging stops. Bought it purely as a commuter car.

The Audi is pickled for long-term storage in my enclosed race car hauler. The cost of renting a car for the trip is less to me than the hassle of pulling it out and re-pickling it when I get home.

My DW's Kia Niro EV has ~260 miles of range and would probably do fine for this trip...except that it's still in COVID quarantine after being exposed to an infected friend last week.

Surely a first-world problem that I won't drive a truck without a working AC unit, when the pioneers traveled west for longer trips than I'm making with horse-drawn wagons and no AC or even a breeze from an open window.....

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

I have extremely heavy loafers for the record

So wait, you're a fat dude? J/K

Where I am from it was always called light in the loafers and although its not my way to swing I have no problem with it if I am reading between the lines.

[upstatedoc]

I was trying to come up with the opposite of light in the loafers. I guess I failed

[infinitekidM2C]

Crankhubphobia.

[lowrydr310]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

The 5.9L Cummins inline-6 diesel coupled to a 6-speed manual gearbox is really sweet on the highway.....

Oh man... perfect combo. A good friend of mine had a 93 Ram 5.9 Cummins with the six speed NV4500. I was really bummed when he sold it without asking me first! Another friend had a 50 something Willys Jeep with a 4BT, completely rebuilt from the frame up, same deal, he sold it without ever even mentioning it to me.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

The Mighty Dodge's AC is broken, and there's no way that I'm driving it south again until that is fixed.

The BMW i3 only has a 70-mile range between charges, and there's not enough hours in the weekend for 20+ charging stops. Bought it purely as a commuter car.

The Audi is pickled for long-term storage in my enclosed race car hauler. The cost of renting a car for the trip is less to me than the hassle of pulling it out and re-pickling it when I get home.

My DW's Kia Niro EV has ~260 miles of range and would probably do fine for this trip...except that it's still in COVID quarantine after being exposed to an infected friend last week.

Surely a first-world problem that I won't drive a truck without a working AC unit, when the pioneers traveled west for longer trips than I'm making with horse-drawn wagons and no AC or even a breeze from an open window.....

I've actually been in a similar situation. Our ICE SUV was out of commission, I cannot bring the i3 simply because of range but also luggage space. I won't take my M3 CS because it is a track car with obnoxiously loud track focused brake pads and sticky tires. My Civic was currently on loan to someone else. We ended up renting a Suburban.

[TiMSport]

Not being able to run my new BMW with a smartphone because I don't own an iPhone.

[UncleWede]

TWO WEEKS?? To replace a rear bumper and repair a small crease in the tailgate??

I was thinking 3-4 days tops