I'm surprised you haven't checked the manual, you manual machine!My RR doesn't even have a hook.
I think, but I'd have to check the manual.
Cliff next time you have to buy a new car think about an Alfa Romeo Stelvio: more quality and less money for a real (Italian) sport car.
This is the first time in history that the words "Alfa Romeo" and "more quality" have been combined in a single sentence.
Beautiful cars, though.
Considering the massive spate of problems that plagued the Giulia through its launch and first model year, I think we're still waiting for the Stelvio to prove it's a car worth owning long term. It's still on Consumer Reports' list of least reliable cars - along with the Tesla Model X. Maybe Alfa will surprise us - but even their recent history doesn't support that. And clearly reliability is not the end all of car purchasing decisions.Drove a Stelvio lately, a rental car, it's quite good IMHO
I've got 3 personal Levonos and both myself and me have one for work (so 5 in the house). They've all been really solid.I've never been an Apple fan (hate the lack of a delete key, HATE Finder, hate the closed infrastructure, etc.) and their business model has gotten very greedy. They try to force you into buying cloud storage as a revenue stream. I bought a Lenovo X1 Extreme last night. We'll see.
I relied on Intellicast for weather.
Late to the thread, but in deference to the OP's comments about widespread, declining product quality, I would like to refer readers to Sturgeon's Law.
My 2012 Macbook Pro is on it's last legs. So I'm looking for a new laptop. Should've never installed Mojave but it was constantly nagging me. Worked great before that. Now it's a dog and says the battery needs service but it only has 500 charge cycles. I'm convinced Apple slows down older products intentionally.
Dell: Gets really hot. Dell's response: "Dont' put it on your lap". Excuse me? Why tf do you call it a laptop then?
Apple: No USB ports. You need dongles for everything. Who was the rocket surgeon who came up with that idea? No mag-safe anymore. WTF? Trackpad the size of the USS Nimitz. Stupid strip thingy at the top. STILL no backspace key. Crappy keyboard where the keys stop working because they really needed to shave 0.1mm off the thickness.
Surface Book 2: Was tempted to get this until I read the reviews. 25% of the reviews are 1-star ratings. So, yeah, I'm guessing it's typical MS quality. Cut every corner possible and it breaks after a couple months.
Lenovo X1 Carbon. Overheats and CPU throttles. Gee what a surprise. You made the shell out of carbon fiber dumbasses. It's not a very good conductor of heat.
What's with the "it needs to be absolutely as thin as possible"? I'd rather have a laptop 1/2" thicker if it stayed cooler and got better battery life.
I relied on Intellicast for weather. They got bought by Weather Underground. "Dont' worry, it's gonna be great". Uh, no, WU sucks donkey tits. Everything TWC touches turns to poop.
My Porsche Cayenne got hit by a deer. Damage not too bad but was thinking about trading it in. The new ones are noticeable poorer quality. Floor mats look like they're made out of recycled burlap bags. Poor panel fit, lower quality materials everywhere. Disappointing.
Why do these tech companies have to keep moving the cheese. I swear they just change things for the sake of change.
Oh, and get off my lawn...
Both of you?both myself and me
It is with my sincerest regard and gratitude for this brotherhood of grumpy old men that I bring to you this evening that which has stirred in my own inquisitive mind and lay before me both quandary and conundrum. That which, in itself, so richly exemplifies the purist distillation and exquisite presentation of paradox that to not partake in its sweetness would be as senseless as rejecting the warmest of springtime splendors.
To wit, to foment outrage and let fly pertinacious accusations of tit-for-tat, nay, subjugation as the consequence of decisions for which not an ounce of compulsion or duress was endured, is to place me in such a state as to conclude that the whole endeavor was but a pasquinade in disguise!
It is of this mind, and knowing that our deeply held mutual esteem will endure the sometimes rowdy assails of the tongue, that I suggest to you that your target is not alone in its foibles, and that the same deficiencies may be found in your lauded vehicular and faux airless tubular extravagances!
Alas, even though these words may earn me the much undeserved reputation of a verbal vomitorium, I feel called to witness to all that shall hear that an injustice has been served to one not able to hear nor offer defense, to rebut, parry or to provide exemplar contrair!
It is my humble wish that all present take heed and let transpire an inquiry of magnitude justly appropriate to the matter at hand, weigh heavily the results of such ponderance, and rest assured that the fine members of this body have duly performed same.
Yours in quiet contemplation,
fractalz
Something changed latelyMy Uncle had an Alfa Romeo Spider convertible from the early 80's. My Dad had an Alfa Romeo GTV6 from the mid 80's and an Alfa Romeo Milano from the late 80's. They both needed second cars because their Alfa's were in the repair shop so much. When I was a kid, I'll never forget one year on Halloween I was hiding behind my Dad's GTV6 waiting to scare my cousins and all of a sudden there was a loud bang that sounded like a shotgun and flames started shooting out from the engine!
Different pool, different results: https://www.whatcar.com/news/2018-what-car-reliability-survey/n17826It's still on Consumer Reports' list of least reliable cars - along with the Tesla Model X. Maybe Alfa will surprise us .
Considering the massive spate of problems that plagued the Giulia through its launch and first model year, I think we're still waiting for the Stelvio to prove it's a car worth owning long term. It's still on Consumer Reports' list of least reliable cars - along with the Tesla Model X. Maybe Alfa will surprise us - but even their recent history doesn't support that. And clearly reliability is not the end all of car purchasing decisions.
I bought a Lenovo X1 Extreme last night. We'll see.
why should you still take pride in your work?
+1I’ve been very happy with HP laptops lately. I went to the Microsoft store a couple years ago to buy a Surface Book and walked out with an HP Spectre x360 instead. Since then I’ve bought two more for my mom and son and they’ve all been great.