Comfort spec E350 https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3vGPnWeM/2006-mercedes-benz-e350-wagon Budget a coupla two tree thousand for initial maintenance and enjoy. Is there such a thing as a non comfort E350? I dig these a lot still Yeah that’s a nice car. Over 100k and no trans service gives me pause. ...

I maintain that there’s no way I’d keep this pile of shit. No matter how nice it is to drive or how deep the quilting is on the seats.

Good updates are good. This is blowing my mind that it’s taking so long to repair.

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:55 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:08 pm I might have to buy one of these. Sounds ideal.

You're welcome to come over and take it for a spin.

Might take you up on that but it’ll be a minute. I’m poor until we sell our Philly house.

In reality I’d love a $15k wagon. But they don’t really exist.

He will probably love it. My kid loves my dads pos F150 because it’s enormous and he sits up so high in it.

I might have to buy one of these. Sounds ideal. They really are a great commuter. I even took mine on some back roads outside Philly last week that had some twisties and turn in is quite nice, it feels dece to throw around. Grip from the stock tires on the 17" wheels is VERY low which is kind ...

I might have to buy one of these. Sounds ideal.

Also how’s mini man doing?

So “update” here. I haven’t been at a gas station since late July. Which is an absolute :fuckyeah: The truck has 8605 miles on it and reached 1 year anniversary today ! 9/20! It is getting its annual service at the stealer Friday. I’ll also attempt to get a trade in quote. Replacing the taco truck?...

Almost stalled in a parking garage … engine couldn’t make it in 2nd gear at 10mph … had to stop again on a tall incline and get up in 1st like the cuck that I am. That’s kind of annoying. I remember my manual cars could almost always plod along in 2nd in those cases. Some very steep hills I’d have ...

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max225 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:05 pm Update from the car …
They drove it 20 miles …

They probably brought a pizza back to the shop in it

I drove Gberg’s mk7 and it was better than a GTI for sure. No wheel hop and no torque steer. Just point and shoot around every single turn. I think that alone is worth the premium. I hate wheel hop. It was not super engaging to drive, no steering feel, no edge, nothing standout other than a strong m...

Oh wow those wheels look fantastic!

Drive to work today - 47 miles. 76.8 MPG, using about 40% of the battery (I over-rode it into hybrid mode for a long stretch down the highway). Averaging about 3.8 miles/kw so right around 40 miles on a full charge. The XSE has 19" wheels so it's rated for 39 miles BEV and 44 for the base mode...

What do you want out of the next car? Overdue to response. Faster, drives better (esp. in the handling department), non fwd. Plug in hybrid where I can drive roughly 40 miles just on electric motor (hence the s60 and wrangler 4xe). Which I can just use the electric motor just for my work commute as...

Nice dude. What are the other upgrades of this jerb? Free healthcare, higher base salary, 3 weeks PTO plus Christmas week off fully paid, performance bonuses if any of the race teams win, short vesting period for the 401k match, and other things like free food truck lunches at least once a month. N...

Ah. Well hard to fault someone for taking a higher number. Most / many would do the same regardless of political affiliation. it is when its a letter of people begging for your house at a fair price over ask and a flipper comes in just above that cutting you out at the last minute; when the agents ...

Someone putting in a higher offer makes them a shithead? We put in plenty of democrat shithead offers then. We got under bid on two houses because we needed a mortgage and others didn’t. We were $10k higher on at least two and were passed over for the lesser offer. No sorry you misunderstand; I'm c...

Beefy tires are beefy. Curious if mpg took a hit or not.

They threw in their lawnmower, a ladder big enough to get to the gutters, and a wheelbarrow too. At settlement the notary guy that was coordinating everything asked them to sign the price escalation clause from our offer. They had no idea it was even there. And she said it didn’t matter anyway “the...

They threw in their lawnmower, a ladder big enough to get to the gutters, and a wheelbarrow too. At settlement the notary guy that was coordinating everything asked them to sign the price escalation clause from our offer. They had no idea it was even there. And she said it didn’t matter anyway “the ...

House acquired! Repairs start on Friday.

KYGTIGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:54 am Anyone else having a mid life crisis?

I dig the toys!

Yeah the lack of manual is a bummer.. and it just seems like a wagon should come with something larger than a 4 cylinder engine, but could still be worth checking out. I found a “preferred” trim one, which is the middle of the line trim that gets you some nice upgrades without all the driving nanni...

Close on Wednesday this week. The entire process has been a headache from start to finish. I’ll be glad it’s over. It'll be a yuuge relief, then the real work of physically moving start. Godspeed, bro. :like: Well the work to make it a reasonable place to live starts next. It’s not a big list but a...