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Government Installation Issues
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Dan Daley
Experts discuss challenges in security, budget, and technology.
Installing AV and other media systems for government clients is a multidimensional proposition. The bureaucracy and procedural process can often be as complex as the technology itself. In this article, we'll survey a number of systems integrators who pool their experience on municipal, state, and federal installation projects to bring a tactile sense of scope to the issues and challenges involved with this unique market.
Participants include Steve Stanford, senior systems integrator at Allied Sound in Nashville, Tenn.; David Giblin, vice president and general manager for Communications Engineering (CEI) in Newington, Va.; Paul Culbertson, marketing and sales at JAVS in Louisville, Ky.; and Anthony Hammond, AV systems sales engineer at Comprehensive Technical Group (CTG) in Atlanta.
What sets a government installation project apart from commercial projects, in terms of technology, process, and procedure? Do government clients prefer not to push the boundaries of technology?
Stanford: Most of our government projects have been very strict in terms of equipment choices, installation techniques, and even value-engineering options. They typically have a consultant involved of some nature. As for the process, certain government sites and projects are in a much higher-security area, and may involve some level of background checks for everyone who may work onsite. Depending on the project, all the equipment may also have to be checked out and pass through a security checkpoint.
Dealing with all these issues has to be considered when pricing a government project. Most of our government projects have utilized some level of technology; however, they rarely push the boundaries. Frequently, we have to introduce some new technology to them — though, on occasion, we have seen some more "independent" government agencies step out and apply more leading-edge technology.
Giblin: Several of our government clients are working in older facilities with old technology. The facility upgrades can span multiple generations of equipment and multiple budget years of incremental equipment sales. As a systems integrator, we may be less likely to recommend less mature technology to our government clients than to commercial enterprises. A minor software bug in vendor-supplied equipment can tie up payments from the government, where commercial customers can be more flexible.
Culbertson: The processes typically stretch out over extended periods. A courthouse project may span five or six years from initial conversations to actual installations. This potentially changes the project's procedures with regard to the originally specified products changing both in models and, at times, functions. There can also be new players (administrators, judges, and IT staff) who have their own requirements and design ideas on how the courtroom should function.
Hammond: When working on the local government level, it can be quite challenging. The problem I have found stems from the fact that most people in charge of purchasing technology within a local government really don't know how to go about the process of getting new audio and video technology installed. Usually, it is a bidding process that starts way too late — and there is rarely a consultant involved — and they usually must always pick the lowest bidder.
It is not a question of do they want the latest in technology — they almost always do. The problem is that their purchasing processes usually keep them from getting it. [But] I have been successful in convincing commercial clients that design/build [which puts both design and build under a single entity's control, thus reducing redundancy] works much more in their favor.
Government Installation Issues
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Dan Daley
Experts discuss challenges in security, budget, and technology.
The bidding process can be complex for government projects, from the Pentagon down to a local municipal auditorium. What's the biggest challenge in this regard, and how has the process changed over time?
Stanford: Most of our government work has come through fairly traditional channels, such as electrical contractors and/or general contractors, which means the bid process hasn't been dramatically different. What has changed for us is the paperwork during and after the project and the level of detail now required in the billing process for the "sunshine" laws [which dictate that the allocation and spending of public funds on public projects are fully tansparent to the public].
Giblin: Some of the government [requests for proposals (RFPs)] received by CEI are vague, stating only overall requirements of the project. The integrator needs to research and propose a complete solution as part of their response. Other RFPs include detailed equipment lists and systems designs produced by another consultant. Often the consultant's design is incomplete.
Although the RFPs generally contain a response evaluation system based on the integrator's technical response, history, methodology, and project team, there is a strong weighing factor in favor of the lowest bidder even at the expense of a clearly more experienced organization or better designs. Though this is not always the case, it is a frequent occurrence, often does not provide the best technical solution, and may limit flexibility in the long term.
Culbertson: New construction is the toughest. To be considered as a contender on the latest government bids, a company may find that the licensing requirements requested on some bids force many good companies to 'no-bid' the project. The government is really the loser in this situation through higher pricing from larger companies, less customer service in the after sale from larger companies, and certainly less flexibility to make changes quickly when needed. In the end, you have an unsatisfied customer and higher government spending.
Hammond: I have found that the bidding process has not changed much over time, and that is the problem. There tends to be no difference between purchasing carpet and furniture and purchasing a custom-designed AV system. What would make it work better is for the process to be a qualification-driven process for a design/build contract. That way, the client can make sure they are hiring a reputable company to do the work, and then they can work with that company to provide them the best solution for the budget that they have.
What kinds of workaround strategies are available for budgets in government projects? For instance, many computer makers will offer reduced costs for their products for educational applications. Are there other strategies similar to this that can give government projects more bang for the buck?
Stanford: We occasionally see a manufacturer or distributor offer 10 percent off for government projects, but we haven't seen massive discounts in the industry to seriously change the bang for the buck on government projects.
Giblin: CEI's government customers frequently upgrade their systems incrementally. They will purchase equipment one year and install it in a future year's budget, or build small digital islands in old analog facilities.
Hammond: Many manufacturers offer government discounts on products, and some offer registration discounts if you are able to get a project registered before anyone else does. This is good if you have a product that you know will work well if you happen to be one of a few vendors that carry it.
How is high-definition video faring at the governmental-install level? Do they want, and are they willing to pay for, HD?
Stanford: We have yet to see high def really take off in government projects. I think they'd love to have it — and in cases where it is a necessity, it happens — but for the average install, it is still too much of a luxury. We have seen more webcasting or streaming video, with which it clearly isn't prudent to try and use high def.
Giblin: Most of CEI's government clients are not considering high definition at this time. An exception is the Library of Congress National Audiovisual Conservation Center, where video is archived digitally at the highest quality available.
Culbertson: High definition has only just recently hit the courtrooms. This is due to product availability. Our industry has been forced into the HD market — there is nothing else available to sell and install. The HD format is not always the best choice for the courtroom. To get the same size display with a 16:9 as compared to 4:3 requires a larger HD LCD. For now, larger HD formats push the project price tag up. These, too, will drop, of course — but for now, it creates a bit of a transitional challenge.
Hammond: I just had one local government really embrace it. Most don't know enough to understand the benefits. Some of the biggest problems I have seen so far have been the price difference between small HD projectors and large HD projectors. Almost all government projects that I have worked on require bright projection systems. Most cannot afford the price of a decent, bright HD projector. Plus, mostly what they show is PowerPoint, so HD does not mean much.
We are starting to see some movement in the HD broadcast side of the business, though. The HDV camera market has really made this an attainable goal for local governments.
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Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Dan Daley
Experts discuss challenges in security, budget, and technology.
How is the impending digital broadcast switchover, slated for February 2009, impacting the thinking of government clients as they consider new media technology installations?
Stanford: Most of our clients have at least considered the change in planning the infrastructure, but most of our projects have not been affected much.
Giblin: The digital broadcast switchover has not had a significant impact on CEI's government clients since they are usually not broadcasters in the traditional sense of the word.
Culbertson: The most notable impact is to existing government networks. Backbone judicial networks across the nation are ramping up their bandwidth to accommodate increased network usage from applications they traditionally pushed off to parallel networks, such as ISDN and dedicated T1 networks — videoconferencing, media storage, document imaging, and IP communications.
Hammond: Well, most people that I talk to still don't think much about it. But as I stated, HDV camera systems are making this an attainable goal for some of the larger local government customers.
What's different in the role of the consultant in government AV projects? Is it more complex than in a commercial applications? How so and why?
Stanford: We've had some consultants act as consultant and project manager for some projects, and others were long-distance voices at the end of a phone who we never saw and [who] didn't want to sign off on anything. It seems to depend on the agency and how complex the overall project is and how much [the] agency wants to pay.
Giblin: One significant difference is that a consultant who specifies equipment and solutions to a government agency is often not eligible to bid on the installation and deployment of the systems.
Hammond: In my opinion, the best part of having a good consultant design a system is mainly in the infrastructure. It is always reassuring to know that you have sufficient wireway and power for a system, and that at least everyone bidding on the project is bidding on the same thing.
Where it gets a bit more complex is usually in the programming, tuning, and testing phase. A good consultant will either handle this part or at least give specifications on what the final result should be. I have seen certain projects where none of these things were worked out, and it was up to the contractor to get it done. This is usually where, if you are not careful in reading the bid documentation, you could lose a lot of money rather quickly.
What is the nature of the interaction between systems integrators and other key service providers — architects, trades, etc. — in a government context? How is it different than in a commercial project?
Giblin: CEI has the same level of interaction with our government and commercial client's service providers. We provide architectural specifications, such as power, grounding, HVAC, conduit, cable trays, and acoustics. We support the various trades on site with location/schedule coordination and drawing interpretations.
Culbertson: It changes with each stage of the job progression and implementation. Our industry is typically the last one in the courtroom due to the sensitivity of the hardware and technology. At this point in the project, many of the trades just want to finish the job and move on to the next. They tend to be less open and cooperative to any changes at this point. For one thing, there may be conduit access issues that don't show up until system installation.
There is also a tendency of certain trades to overdesign or oversell a courtroom. Courtroom technology can often be "island technology." All too many times, the technology in new courtroom construction has been installed without consideration of integration. This typically forces the consumer to use separate control interfaces for each technology, and no easy path to combine the product functions.
Hammond: The main difference that I have seen is in government you tend to always be a subcontractor to the electrical contractor. Architects like doing it this way because that means they only have to deal with one entity as it relates to the technical and electrical part of the job, especially when it comes to new schools.
In commercial work, the trend is that you almost always work directly for the end user, so the other trades tend to treat you a little differently. Now, this is great if you have the ability to be a part of the project from the beginning, and your design is in the construction documents.
Where it doesn't work so well is if you are brought in when the general contractor is close to getting a [certificate of occupancy (CO)]. At that point, you may find it very difficult to get anything done that you need, if it is not already in the plans. Also, you may find that everyone else has gotten their change orders approved, and the money to pay for the extra 50 parking spaces that now are required to get the CO just came out of the AV budget. So there are definitely pros and cons to both.
How is organizing a project different for government projects? Commercial installs usually have a fairly clear hierarchy, but government projects often serve multiple agencies. How do you deal with that?
Stanford: We will always try to arrange a meeting with end users of systems during a design or prior to the installation commencing to try and make sure the goals of the system haven't been lost in the process. The best thing we have found is to try to overcommunicate with end users and owners, especially when they are not the same.
Giblin: Government projects typically require significantly more contract administrative efforts for tracking deliverables, project scope adherence, etc.
Culbertson: It is a job-by-job basis, for the most part. Our projects have us working directly with [everyone from] judges to the maintenance personnel. A courtroom installation affects many different disciplines within the organization.
Hammond: The toughest part about it is the length of time it can take to get a decision on projects. Once the decision has been made, and the project is starting, usually there is single point of contact.
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Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Dan Daley
Experts discuss challenges in security, budget, and technology.
Security has been a major component of every government systems installation project in recent years. How did the events of Sept. 11 change the way security is regarded in the context of AV? Where do security issues sit in the hierarchy of systems' planning and installation?
Stanford: Security issues have risen in importance depending on the agency and function of the system, but have rarely been a driving force. Some facilities require speaker and line monitoring and reporting. There are many other projects where security simply isn't an issue. It seems like federal government projects are more likely to have security impacts.
Giblin: Finding qualified people with security clearances is challenging. IT systems security is another area that requires significant effort. Some jobs require full certification and accreditation. Certification is a quality-assurance process that ensures that the security controls on an IT system are adequate to protect that system. Accreditation is the formal acceptance of the residual risk by a client manager with an in-depth understanding of the business process being supported by the system who has been appointed by the head of the service unit.
Culbertson: Traditionally, we have not been involved with the security integration outside of the courtroom. That said, some of our integrations provide for system operation and control from remote offices where trained court personnel might operate multiple courtrooms per person using video/audio monitoring. There are certain intrinsic qualities to this type of configuration, which can be used or interpreted as additional security for the courtroom.
Hammond: I have not seen a big difference other than how the systems can help in the way of emergencies. System overrides and cable TV access has been the biggest change that I have seen. The biggest change has been job-site access.
What kinds of constraints — technical, financial, and operational — do security issues impose on integrators or consultants?
Stanford: Technically, security issues become another segment of the project. Whether it means providing audio inputs, or control ports, interfacing with fire alarm systems, or providing battery backup to support emergency evacuation messages. The biggest constraints operationally for us have been simply time. It takes longer to park, go through metal detectors, have the necessary background checks done on employees, and in general, just the hassle factor.
Giblin: Systems designated for installation in areas requiring security clearances are typically built and fully tested off site in CEI's shop. It is then relocated and installed by technicians with the appropriate security clearance. This can increase the overall cost of a project.
Culbertson: The issues that are most prevalent are the security aspects involved with media transport over the networks.
Hammond: As I stated, this has been the biggest change. You definitely have to budget time for crews to gain access to the job site and make sure that work vans are clean on the inside, and that technicians have been properly screened and registered.
Can you list a few of the government installations your company has done and describe some of the key points?
Stanford: Tennessee State House and Senate chambers and committee meeting rooms: BSS London for auto mixing 100 mics and house processing, which interfaced with a voting system for control. Justice A.A. Birch Courthouse Nashville, Tenn.: Yamaha DME with CP1 controller, mix-minus with auto mixing and house processing.
Giblin: CEI is providing integration services to the Library of Congress for the National Audiovisual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Va. The facility will house 124 million items in 450 languages. The original materials date back to the 1800s. CEI is building a total of 10 rooms for digitizing audio and video content, plus two screening rooms and a 200-seat theater. The screening rooms each have two 16mm/35mm projectors, and the theater has two 16mm/35mm projectors and two 35mm/70mm projectors. This allows two copies of a film or two films to be played side-by-side simultaneously for comparison. CEI is also repairing, calibrating, and installing playout equipment for nearly every format, including obsolete video and audiotape machines, turntables, and projectors.
A second project in progress for CEI is the installation of Voice of America's extensive modernization effort to upgrade its existing television broadcast center operations in its Washington, D.C., headquarters. This modernization project includes the construction of a modern state-of-the-art television technical facility to accommodate the following operations: television master control, videotape master recording/file server ingest, videotape/DVD duplication, technical quality control, and automated on-air program playout.
Culbertson: Birch Building, Nashville, Tenn., Courthouse. Each courtroom has multiple video input sources, which require video-follow-audio capabilities and locked source video for evidentiary display and videoconferencing display. The courtroom staff had to have easy access and control of these sources during court proceedings. JAVS integrated control of these video sources (and the associated audio) with the JAVS AutoLog software and the CT-Vi audio/video processor. This allows courtroom staff to press one button to activate the automated switching mode, which allows the cameras to automatically switch to each speaker as they talk. It also allows court staff to press one button to lock the video source on the evidentiary system, or the videoconferencing system.
Hammond: The Forsyth County [Ga.] Public Safety Complex. One of the key systems in this installation is the Automation system by Tightrope Systems. This system allows them to record and archive all proceedings, stream to the Web, as well as serve their digital signage system.
And the City of Johns Creek, Ga. — the mayor of this city has a goal of having the most technologically advanced city in the state of Georgia. A key point of the installation is the Crestron [control] system that makes using the system simple and reliable. HD displays are used instead of projectors, due to low ceilings, and they make the installation very modern.
Are certain products or manufacturers more suited to government projects? Why? What's the synergy with suppliers and the integrator on a government project?
Giblin: Some of the larger equipment manufacturers have significant presence in the government sector. Their efforts are effective in getting their equipment specified in new projects. A different approach is required for all aspects of government business, including sales, consulting, and integration. Someone that is used to working for the private sector is often perplexed by the structure and complexity of government business.
Hammond: I would not say it is certain manufacturers that suit government projects. I would say that the products that are built well and are easy to use are more suited toward government. Local governments usually do not have the technical staff to support highly sophisticated systems, so things such as Crestron and AMX control systems that help simplify the operation go a long way.
As far as synergy between the supplier and an integrator, I would have to say that the most important thing is product support, training, and short lead times. Government projects require tight installation schedules and products with long lead times can make it extremely difficult to deliver the project on schedule.
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Luxurious Ha Noi Old Quarter Hotel is built and designed as three stars standard with 24 elegantly decorated rooms. Each room is designed and decorated in its own style, the harmonious combination between of eastern grow more refined western lines and all modern western facilities such as : elevator, hot running system, airconditioning, fridge, home and international telephone, cable television, free internet. Ha Noi Old Quarter Hotel is located in the area of 36 old streets in the center of Hanoi Capital Vietnam.
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Such misbehaving executables / files can be quite difficult to get rid of and for the really desperate it might involve quite a few reboot-delete-reboot or reboot into safe mode-delete-reboot cycles. Wastage of time & effort if you ask me. Isn't there any way out of this mess?
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Pocket Killbox doesn't either.
Neither does Microsoft's ProcessExplorer.
I'm about to try del /P "PathOfFile" in the safe mode, which just better work!
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this will not work if a file is in a recursive directory and the folder names are for example c:/program files/configuration.old/configuration.old/configuration.old/… and so on. this appears to be a windows limitation, you'll have to rename the folder names to something shorter to be able to delete them.
This does not work with XP Pro x64
@Luke: Unfortunately Unlocker doesn't work with x64 systems and as far as I know there aren't any x64 compatible releases yet.
Alternatively, you can use Process Explorer. This one has a "Find Handle" command, which searches for open files and gives you a list of applications that currently have a lock on them.
I hate windows. You shouldn't have to do find a freeware program to do what windows should be able to do. I don't ever have this problem at home on my macs.
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is required do right-click in any disk unit to unlock.
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It worked. I had a folder that wouldn't delete because the error message states that the specified file cannot be found. I downloaded the Unlocker and although it wasn't able to unlock the hidden spyware file(s) in the folder, it gave me an option to delete and magically deleted the folder for me.
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Entirely too easy. You're supposed to suffer correcting problems like this. I had some corrupt files while trying to do a restore. When trying to restore correctly I couldn't move them. They weren't locked, but the program still deleted them without a problem.
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Unlocker says it deletes file, but it is still there…Any ideas????
@clats: What file are you trying to delete? Some sort of system / cache / dll ? Can you elaborate on it a bit. Maybe easier to diagnose that way.
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Dont download any software, just click on folder, right click on folder and select rename, rename folder with alphabets (no special charecters like +-,;) and try to delete.
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The long and short for me is langford racked up a resume significantly better than Dempsey did. He is perhaps the greatest trap setter in history and Dempsey has been shown to be wild and aggressive in his prime.
The thing is, does the footage of Langford show him setting amazing traps and icing guys with single shots ?
I don't think it does.
Most people here think he looks pretty good on film, but they also reckon his opposition looks pretty crude and inept - on the available films.
I've seen footage of him KOing Bill Lang, and he's not totally uneducated in doing so, but really he's mostly walking down and stalking an intimidated opponent and looks 'heavy-handed' more than anything.
The footage of him against Flynn, what I can remember is he's getting really stuck in, throwing some nice uppercuts.
It's not the cagiest, cleverest display of trap-setting from what I can remember. And Flynn's pretty basic.
And then there's the Jeanette bout on film. Langford looks good, but Jeanette really not so much.
I mean, a lot of people are going to dismiss what people said about Dempsey because they think 'He doesn't look that good on the film, I don't see it' .... are we evaluating Langford in the same way ?
I dunno, call me crazy, but I think it's Dempsey who 'looks better on film'.
That's not to say Langford would not knock him out, he certainly can.
Run at langford with your chin out and the next thing you'll see is the ref count ten.
... or it might take Langford a few rounds to do that.
Again, call me crazy, but I don't see Dempsey running at his opponents with his chin out
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He probably did that against Flynn the first time, and he did it against Firpo. But not every fight.
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GM Estimation of Higher-Order Spatial Autoregressive Processes in Cross-Section Models with Heteroskedastic Disturbances
This paper generalizes the approach to estimating a first-order spatial autoregressive model with spatial autoregressive disturbances (SARAR(1,1)) in a cross-section with heteroskedastic innovations by Kelejian and Prucha (2008) to the case of spatial autoregressive models with spatial autoregressive disturbances of arbitrary (finite) order (SARAR(R,S)). We derive the moment conditions and the optimal weighting matrix for a generalized moments (GM) estimation procedure of the spatial regressive parameters of the disturbance process and define a generalized two-stages least squares estimator for the regression parameters of the model. We prove consistency of the proposed estimators, derive their (joint) asymptotic distribution, and provide Monte Carlo evidence on their small sample performance.
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CLEVELAND -- Tony Gwynn's death on Monday had a profound effect on three people in the Indians clubhouse. First-base coach Sandy Alomar started in the Padres' organization before being traded to the Indians in 1989, Terry Francona played against him and Gwynn coached Justin Masterson at San Diego State.
The most incredible thing was being able to play for him for a year at San Diego State.
"What caught me off guard the most was you got to be with a guy who played 20 years in the league who became one of the best hitters in the history of the game," Masterson said. "A lot of times when people are good at something they gain an arrogance but what he proved more than anything was he taught you how to be a professional. Whether you are a rookie or veteran he treated you the same, like you were a man and a regular person."
Gwynn died of oral cancer at age 54. He had 3,141 hits, a career .338 average and won eight National League batting titles.
Masterson transferred to San Diego State on the advice of his friend, Bruce Billings, who was also a pitcher at the school. He went 6-7 with a 4.81 ERA with the Aztecs in 2006 but was ranked as the 24th best draft-eligible prospect by Baseball America before being drafted in the second round by the Red Sox.
With the way Gwynn was able to relate to people, Masterson said that Gwynn's approach to hitting was so easy that Masterson felt like he could do it.
"He never really talked (pitching) mechanics but we would talk about how he would approach this guy and what he was thinking at the plate," Masterson said. "He would always end with 'There's no way I could hit you Masty' and I'm thinking he could hit .700 off me but I appreciated the confidence."
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When it came to what made Gwynn great as a hitter, Francona said that he was a rare breed and that not many could mimic what made him great.
"He could wait so long and then hit it that most people can't. His results were incredible. His hand-eye coordination was off the charts," Francona said. "People donât remember what a great athlete he was. He was a great basketball player. He was also a great base stealer and could manipulate the bat as well as anyone. As he got older I don't think people gave him credit for how fast he could run."
Alomar's memories of Gwynn, like Masterson, were more about the person than the player.
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Like the Lower Yakima Valley, Whatcom County has a lot of dairy farms and a significant percentage of wells near them have been found to have nitrate levels above federal drinking water standards. Understanding how farming practices can influence groundwater is an important part of solving the nitrate pollution problem for both communities.
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The conclusion for farmers, according to WSU's Joe Harrison, is that keeping careful records of manure applications, testing the nitrogen content in the manure, and using good estimates of crop yield can help them keep nitrogen in balance and protect the groundwater.
Virginia Prest, manager of the Dairy Nutrient Management Program for the state Department of Agriculture said he study does a "good job of illustrating the relationship between excess nitrate-nitrogen and the excess water that it moves with," and offers some good recommendations.
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Reading the review, sorry, but it does often equal cars costing 10-20-or 30K more.
First, it has a better warranty, 5 years bumper to bumper.
2nd, you got leather, not pleather as in BMW.
Come on, I am paying $40K for a BMW and I have to pay another $1K for real leather?
Price out the tech and navigation prices on a 3 or 5 series, BMW.
Your way over 30K different, and you have a smaller interior.
Then new 3 and 5 series BMW comes with a nice 4 CYL now as standard engine. A 4 cylinder in a 4000lb BMW 5 Series?
The reviews by the experts are pretty poor.
I remember Saab getting hell for using 4 cyl turbos, for 30 years, but now BMW you think that engine with 6 years less on the warranty and comparable gas mileage is not equal?
Your 0-60 is better; your gas mileage is the same.
You want cruise control with camera front views on those other cars; it will cost you about $2K.
You want it in a Taurus or Chrysler 300?
Nope Options, well to get an equal stereo, you can only get the Lexicon with 17 speakers in the top of the line option on the 7 series, and Bentley Flying Spur, not even available on the 3 or 5 series.
Not talking about 30K difference, we are talking more like $40-$50K difference.
Why did you buy the car, and not notice "disturbingly loud tire roar on rough roads" on a test drive?
What other cars did you test drive?
Part with $1K and get yourself some soft tires on TireRack.
Serenity by Bridgestone will solve your complaint.
People want feedback, then they want a soft ride, you have to choose what you want.
Go to the "Build my BMW" site and load it up with the same options as a loaded Genesis, equal cars in price are your loaded Chrysler 300, Taurus, or Buick LaCrosse, and they will still cost you 5-6K more when you put in all the same options, and many of them are not even available.
You need to drive the comparison cars you are talking about.
Lexus has the same blue lights in the interior, BMW 5 series had the exact same transmission from the same vendor (neither not in house built) until they went to the 8 speed on the Hyundai.
For your photophobia, I suggest one, you test drive the car at night , but since you now bought it, your local window tinter to put on a very low shade over the displays, it will save it from any scratches, and make it more acceptable, for you can surely increase the brightness, since your complaints were at the "lowest level possible".
"Not there yet", then why did you buy it?
It had to be value, over comparable cars, and I don't think you priced out BMW, Audi, Lexus, or MB, for your way off with thinking you are not getting all the options (if you have a tech and performance package on the Genesis) for only $30K more.
Go drive and price those cars out, I think you will be more happy with what you have.
You got a lot of car for the money, and options that are not even available to you at the price differences you throw out.
But even if the car did compare to something at your lowest number, that cost $10,000 more, would that not be an accomplishment?
Or, would you just spend the $10,000 more for an equal car?
No car is perfect, but give me something that cost $20,000 or $30,000 more and tell us why it is a better car?
This is what you walked off the lot paying.
What options does it give you?
What room and performance does it give you?
What warranty?
Why is it better in the low to mid $50,000's?
What does it give you for your cash?
Now buck up $67,775 and you still get a 4 cly with not all the Genesis options:And some options to equal your Genesis:
Still only a 4 cly turbo, so this still does not have all the options as your Genesis:
My 528i Sedan Details
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BASE MSRP $47,500 Titanium Silver Metallic$550
Black Nappa Leather$1,000 Dark wood trim$0
Driver Assistance Plus$700
Driver Assistance Package$1,900 Luxury Seating Package$2,400
Heated front seats $500
Premium Package $2,600
Technology Package $2,800
Active Cruise Control $2,400
Bang & Olufsen Sound System $4,500 (rated below the Lexicon)
Destination & Handling:$895
How about just getting two his and hers Genesis 3.8 for this price, you know your dealer would give you two 3.8's for 68K.
Would you not call that an pretty "equal value" to a smaller car with a smaller engine and performance?
BMW has had the press since the 1980's, and his hard to give it up, but when Hyundai will give you what they do now, then you can even get a 10 year bumper to bumper extended warranty for $1800 bucks, damn, that is a value.
BMW will drive you into the poor house with repairs after that 50K or 4 years,
I had a 3 series that has put off retirement for couple years for "out of warranty repairs".
Yes, I loved driving it, a nice rag top, but people are way too stuck on the badges and so called cache factor.
It is slowly going away, first Infinity, Lexus and Acura, now Hyundai.
Yes, they should have had another badge for premium cars for the U.S. market, but the reviews have spoke for them, no need to now.
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