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Fri Oct 9 08:07:16 EDT 2015
Went to bed around 10:30 last night, slept well, and woke up around 7:30.
Cloudy with a high of sixty-three.
Goals:
Work:
- Test Unifi control software on ThinkPad
Done. It runs fine of Debian. Need to explore the config more.
- Finish SquidGuard white/black list
Done.
- Check into mail list problem
Done. Fixed.
Half hour walk at lunch. Cloudy; looks like it might rain. Saw a couple of robins and a ton of starlings. Trees are much as they were yesterday.
Home:
- Scope out cars online before I go shopping tomorrow
Done.
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So, I'm driving home after work, planning to buy a new car tomorrow, and my old/current car dies three miles from home. Come on, you only had to keep going for ten more minutes!
Sigh.
Mom and Renny came out. Renny believes it's the serpentine belt, which he thinks he can replace on site. Tomorrow.
(I had already walked two miles before Mom and Renny caught up with me. Got my second walk in for the day!)
Left the car at the church parking lot near 12 and Lahser.
I'm not too upset by all this (but I may be annoyed if for some reason I can't get a new car tomorrow.)
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## Car stuff ##
Initial impressions from research below:
- Makes to look at: Chevrolet, Scion, Toyota; maybe Honda, Buick, and Kia also
Strongly leaning to the Scion iA.
Cars to look at:
- Scion iA $17,600
Lease an iA for $169/mo 36 MONTHS $1,999 due at lease signing
**Abyss** color
- Toyota Prius (c hatchback?) $19,400
$1,500 on select Toyota models, Financing Offer : $400 and 0.0% on select Toyota models
- 2016 Toyota Camry LE Sedan $21,500
$1,500 on select Toyota models, Financing Offer : $1,000 and 0.0% on select Toyota models
I like this article enough that it make me want to buy a Toyota:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/04/07/business/gods-edging-out-robots-at-toyota-facility/#.VTpQeeqVthE
Scion is a brand of vehicles produced by Toyota for the North American market.
J.D. Power 2015 Vehicle Dependability:
http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/2015-vehicle-dependability-study
1. Lexus [$$$]
2. Buick [surprised, but that's cool!]
3. Toyota
4. Cadillac [$$$]
5. Honda
6. Porsche [$$$]
7. Lincoln
8. Mercedes [$$$]
9. Scion [?]
10. Chevrolet
11. GMC
12. Acura
13. Nissan
14. Ram
15. Audi
16. Mazda
17. Mitsubishi
18. Infinity
19. BMW
--- Industry average
20. Subaru
21. Kia
22. Volkswagen
23. Chrysler
24. Volvo
25. Ford
J.D. Power 2015 Initial Quality
1. Kia
2. Porsche
3. Lincoln
4. Jaguar
5. Infiniti
6. BMW
7. Hyundai
8. Chevrolet
9. Scion
10. Ram
11. Ram
12. Acura
13. Buick
14. Volvo
15. Mercedes
16. Lexus
17. Cadillac
18. Audi
19. Volkswagen
20. Mazda
21. Ford
22. Toyota
23. Nissan
24. Mitsubishi
25. Honda
IIHS 2015 Safety [my listing is selective, not complete]
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/TSP-List
2015 Chevrolet Spark
2015 Honda Fit
2016 Scion iA
2015 Toyota Prius c
2016 Acura ILX
2015 Chevrolet Sonic
2015 Chevrolet Volt
2015 Dodge Dart
2015 Ford Focus
2015 Honda Civic 2-door coupe
2015 Honda Civic 4-door sedan
2015 Hyundai Elantra
2015 Kia Soul
2015 Scion FR-S
2015 Scion tC
2015 Toyota Prius
2015 Volkswagen Golf 4-door hatchback
2015 Volkswagen GTI 4-door hatchback
2015 Chevrolet Malibu
2015 Chrysler 200
2015 Ford Fusion
2015 Honda Accord 2-door coupe
2015 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
2015 Hyundai Sonata 4-door sedan
2015 Kia Optima
2015 Toyota Camry
2015 Toyota Prius v
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