Thursday, May 23, 2013

Advice for all XM/Sirius subscribers

They sent me a "renewal" letter in the mail. Quite a good deal they are promoting

25 dollars, you get 6 months, for the radio that you've stopped subscribing on, and for any other radios you have that get XM/Sirius.

I got the letter because I got rid of a car and cancelled XM/Sirius, and they had been charging me 15 dollars a month.

15 a month.

Now to get my business back they'll give me 6 months at 25 dollars total.

I called to get this applied to my daily driver. The letter says it is for every additional radio you have in addition to the one you are renewing for.

This means that even if I had the car I don't own any more turned back on, and my car renewed for 6 months... both cars would cost me 50 dollars for 6 months. Still 40 dollars cheaper than what they charge by the month for one car.

So I called, and asked what I was currently paying for the car I have... they said my current subscription offer is for about 100 dollars, 12 months, doesn't expire til January of 2014.

I asked if that was all, and they said no.

HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART

They said my AUTOMATIC renewal would then occur, and I'd be charged 175 dollars for the 12 months after that.

So, I advice all of you to check on the renewal situation of your XM/Sirius radio contract or subscription, tell them you are cancelling. A couple months down the line, you'll get a sweet heart offer for 1/4 or less of the normal charge.

Just thought you'd like to know. 

Re-imagine, re-use, and re "cycle" if you can. A neighborhood bike rack



Some cool unusual stuff at El Mirage this past weekend









I finally found the Austin with the hood on for a change (at El Mirage)







Unusual to see a hybrid or electric on El Mirage, but one that has a parachute? A Honda Epiphany




this is going to make some people sick, it's a crime against winged cars and musclecars

70's street machines indeed

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

the coolest rv at El Mirage had this bar in the back. Looks ready for snacks and beer


I found some familiar cars at El Mirage this past weekend, I've seen them most of the past 4 years I've been back to the May event the SCTA has at El Mirage











if you've been looking at this blog long enough to recognize these from 2012, or 2011, or 2010... you must enjoy the content I've been posting to still keep coming back!

For everyone else, these cars are there every year I've been there, and I thought that this year instead of avoiding posting the cars I've featured before, I'd just do this simple gallery to show who is still having fun at the dry lakes. For previous galleries of these cars (If you're interested) http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/El%20Mirage
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/May%2015%202010%20El%20Mirage
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/May%2014%202011%20El%20Mirage
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/May%2019%202012%20El%20Mirage

I found another movie that uses the Leslie Special!




it stalls out right on the center of the railroad tracks, so it can be smashed by the train. One very old gag from the silent movie era







above is a shot of Geroge Kennedy in the Making Of special feature on the DVD. They had 2 cars worth of parts to make the pile of car parts look convincing


this is the first time I noticed that the hood ornament was a L with wings

this movie is "The Good Guys and the Bad Guys" 1969 and stars Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy, and is a western comedy, though not actually funny enough to make me laugh anywhere. It's humorous, and enjoyable though. Supporting roles went to Tina Louise, you might know her as the Movie Star in Gilligans Island... and David Carradine http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064379/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

This movie is also a Warner Brothers movie, made in 1969. The Great Race in 1965 used the car in white with exhaust pipes coming out of the side cowls. The Ballad of Cable Hogue http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-movie-great-race-you-may-have-liked.html was filmed in 1970, and had the car in green