What are those?

[Connie Bennett]

In similar vein to the standard transmission thread:

My son has been gone 33 years but his best friend STILL keeps in contact, even though I now live ten hours further south.

He and his fiancée were car shopping and settled on a two year old Mazda CX that had been a lease car for an elderly couple who liked to travel.

In the back of the SUV, there were FOUR brand name studded snow tires on rims.

My son’s friend asked the much younger car salesman what the dealership was going to do with those studded snow tires. The kid replied “what’s that?” He had. no idea about snow tires. - no idea at all.

At that point my son’s friend asked to speak to the sales manager, who wasn’t much older than the salesman but at least knew about snow tires.

I can’t imagine not knowing what snow tires are. They are in western PA. There IS bad weather there. You would think everyone that sells cars would know the history of snow tires.

But OTOH, the driver of my hay delivery was a retired semi driver for Walmart and he couldn’t jacknife that fifth wheel to get it around the barn to the 10 foot door to offload the hay

 

[Hoot Crawford]

As long as they {tires/rims} are included in the purchase price, the unknowing young man can be ignored and forgiven.

 

[Marie Miller]

He lives up to the general profile of used car sales person aka lot lizard. Short sleeved shirt and pocket protector.

 

[Beth Gallagher]

He lives up to the general profile of used car sales person aka lot lizard. Short sleeved shirt and pocket protector.

You might want to look up "lot lizard." It has nothing to do with selling cars.

 

[Beth Gallagher]

There is a section of Reddit called "identify this item" or something like that. People post pictures of things they have no idea what the item is. I'm always surprised by the mundane stuff that people don't have a clue about.

 

[Marie Miller]

You might want to look up "lot lizard." It has nothing to do with selling cars.

You may want to talk to anyone in so-called floor plans

 

[Beth Gallagher]

You may want to talk to anyone in so-called floor plans

Maybe so, if I had a clue about what you are talking about.

 

[Marie Miller]

Maybe so, if I had a clue about what you are talking about.

Floor plan loans. Dealers do not own outright what is on their lot.

 

[Hoot Crawford]

Floor plan loans. Dealers do not own outright what is on their lot.

from Google AI:

A "lot lizard" is slang for a prostitute or sex worker who operates out of truck stops and rest areas. The term originated within the American trucking industry and generally refers to individuals who loiter in parking lots, often knocking on the doors of sleeper cabs or soliciting drivers over CB radios to offer sexual services. [1, 2, 3]

 

[Ken Anderson]

Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota prohibit studded snow tires. When I grew up in the UP of Michigan, I think most people drove what are now known as all-weather tires year-round, but those who traveled in mountainous areas would carry chains for emergencies. Here in Maine, I feel far more secure with studded tires in the winter, given that the winter lasts a long time, and it's hard to go anywhere without encountering hills. However, when I first started driving in Michigan, they had snow tires that weren't studded, and people preferred not to switch tires out twice a year, so they generally opted for all-weather ones.

 

[Marie Miller]

Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota prohibit studded snow tires. When I grew up in the UP of Michigan, I think most people drove what are now known as all-weather tires year-round, but those who traveled in mountainous areas would carry chains for emergencies. Here in Maine, I feel far more secure with studded tires in the winter, given that the winter lasts a long time, and it's hard to go anywhere without encountering hills. However, when I first started driving in Michigan, they had snow tires that weren't studded, and people preferred not to switch tires out twice a year, so they generally opted for all-weather ones.

Studded has been prohibited forever in Europe but winter tires are required. There are even set dates. We had serious spikes on dirt bikes for lake riding. Just do not get caught!

 

[Marie Miller]

from Google AI:

A "lot lizard" is slang for a prostitute or sex worker who operates out of truck stops and rest areas. The term originated within the American trucking industry and generally refers to individuals who loiter in parking lots, often knocking on the doors of sleeper cabs or soliciting drivers over CB radios to offer sexual services. [1, 2, 3]

Hoot, that is why I have a Webster first edition and current edition. No need for an intelligent idiot.